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One of the podcasts I listen to (I dont remember which one, it was a while ago, but it was probably Freakonomics, or something similar) interviewed the guy who wrote the book How to Win at Everything.Īllen also describes winning strategies67 in his analysis of the game.Īt the time of the initial solutions for Connect Four, brute force analysis was not deemed feasible given the games complexity and the computer technology available at the time.Ĭontinue this thread View entire discussion ( 9 comments) More posts from the answers community Continue browsing in ranswers ranswers Reference questions answered here. Its not quite as simple as the optimal strategy for tic-tac-toe, but there is one. Connect 4 Strategy Reddit By greaslangpicria1979 Follow | PublicĪssuming a perfect player goes first and plays in the center column, they will always win within 41 moves, regardless of the opponents moves.
