Four in a Row — Rules

Five in a Row

The board is wider — 9 columns × 6 rows — and you need five discs in a row to win, not four. Everything else is as in the basics: a match of two games, rated by the match.

Five in a row is much harder to complete than four, and the board leaves more room to manoeuvre. Games are longer, there are more threats, and the memorised classic openings do not apply. Draws on a full board happen more often than in classic.

Columns are lettered a to i.