Score four
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Score Four is a "three dimensional" abstract strategy game, similar to Connect Four (Milton Bradley, 1974). It was first sold under the name "Score Four" by Funtastic in 1968. Lakeside issued 4 different versions in the 1970s. Later Hasbro sold the game as "Connect Four Advanced" in the UK.
The object of Score Four is to position four beads of the same color in a straight line on any level or any angle.[1] As in Tic Tac Toe, Score Four strategy centers around forcing a win by making multiple threats simultaneously, while preventing the opponent from doing so.
On the 4×4×4 board, there are 76 winning lines. On each of the four 4×4 boards, or horizontal planes, there are four columns, four rows, and two diagonals, accounting for 40 lines. There are 16 vertical lines, each ascending from a cell on the bottom board through the corresponding cells on the other boards. There are eight vertically-oriented planes parallel to the sides of the boards, each of these adding two more diagonals (the horizontal and vertical lines of these planes have already been counted). Finally, there are two vertically-oriented planes that include the diagonal lines of the 4×4 boards, and each of these contributes two more diagonal lines—each of these including two corners and two internal cells.
Tic Stac Toe
The game has also been introduced as "Tic Stac Toe", but with the introduction of a blocker piece for each side. In the game of Tic Stac Toe, on a player's turn, he or she may place a blocker piece to defend a threat of the opponent, before placing one of his or her own pieces. The blocker piece is of neutral color and cannot complete a winning line.
Gameplay and analysis
The 3×3×3 version of this game cannot end in a draw and is won by the first player if he takes corner first.
On the 4×4×4 board, if both players are perfect players, then the game will end in a draw.
See also
References
- ^ "Score Four | Board Game | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
External links
- Score Four
- Score four at BoardGameGeek
- ScorFor written by Eric Ingamells
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