Suitable for children aged 5 and up, four-in-a-row improves spatial planning and strategy skills.
Only a deck of cards is needed to play and the re needs to be two players, one playing with red cards, the other with black.
How To Play Four In A Row
The goal of the game is to line up 4 cards of the same color in a row. The row can be vertical (down), horizontal (across), or diagonal (at a 90ยบ angle).
To set up the game, the cards are separated into red and black card piles and each player gets a pile. The player with the red pile goes first by putting one card on the table face-up, and each player takes a turn to place one card on the table at a time. The rules are:
- One card is placed on each turn but the card must touch the last played card. It can be touching on the top, sides, bottom, or one of the corners.
- Players place their cards in turns, touching the one just played.
The game ends when there are four cards of one color in a row (down, across, or diagonal) and the color with those cards is the winner.