You are red, and the position is won: there is a forced win in 4. Only one column keeps it. Drop the wrong one and the engine, which is perfect, will not give it back.
About Four
Four is a free daily Connect Four puzzle from Mind Loft. Every position is a real, reachable board with you to move and a forced win already there, and your job is to find the one column that keeps it. Tap a column and the disc drops, so there is nothing to learn before you play.
Each board has exactly one winning column, checked by two independent solvers, and the win takes exactly the stated number of moves against the stiffest defence, never fewer. What makes it bite is that a wrong drop is not refused. The engine is perfect and it plays the game out, so a careless move costs the win for good and leaves you fighting for a draw.
A new position drops every day at midnight Eastern, and Sundays step up to a win in five. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. More dailies: Mate, our daily chess endgame, Etch, our daily nonogram, and Suds, our daily sudoku.
Four, in short
How do you play Four?
The position is already won for you. Find the single column that keeps it, because a wrong drop is not taken back.
Is Four free to play?
Yes. Four is free to play in your browser on Mind Loft, with no app to install and no account required.
When does a new Four puzzle come out?
A new Four arrives every day at midnight Eastern time, and Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, the biggest or hardest board of the week.
What kind of puzzle is Four?
Four is a daily endgame puzzle from Mind Loft: one column wins. Puzzle type: connect Four endgame. It is part of the daily end game puzzles lineup.
Can I play past Four puzzles?
Yes. Every past Four board is in the daily puzzle archive, along with the day's standings.
What other daily end game puzzles does Mind Loft have?