Mode: CLASSIC · HARD Turn: Score: 0 · Streak: ×1.0

How to Play Connect

Connect is a free online Connect-Four strategy game with a polished mahogany club-room aesthetic. Drop Navy glass tokens into one of seven columns. Tokens fall by gravity and stack from the bottom. Align four tokens in a row — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — to win the match before the Crimson AI does the same.

Tips & Strategy

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I play Connect?
Tap or click a column to drop your Navy token into it. The token falls to the lowest empty cell in that column. Align four Navy tokens in a row — horizontal, vertical, or diagonal — to win before the AI does.
What are the AI difficulty tiers?
Easy plays a shallow search with a 40% blunder rate. Medium plays a mid-depth search with center-column weighting. Hard plays a deep minimax search with an opening book and a positional heuristic.
Is there a daily challenge?
Yes — Daily Puzzle mode loads a mid-game position seeded from today's UTC date with a provable forced win. Solve the optimal sequence for a leaderboard score.