Any good strategies for winning at Connect Four?

Question

Any good strategies for winning at Connect Four?

Answer 1

the trick is to focus on setting up 3-in-a-rows while stopping your opponent from doing the same... even better is to try to set them up on top of each other or one horizontal, one diagonal so that when your opponent blocks the first, she sets you up for the next!

Answer 2

go diagnol and wen u go diagnol alwayz put a chip on one side and then nxt trn but the chip in the in the hole nxt 2 the hole dats nxt 2 the 1st who u jst put a chip in UNLESS a prsn put his chip in the 2nd hole. in dat case put da chip in there. then continue. but the basic strategy is: make a hole where if u put it in u win (it completes the 4) but put a empty spot under that place. so after every1 avoids that place and its the lst place the opponent can do. h**l have 2 go there and u cna easily top him and win

Answer 3

Yea, if you go first, play in the center column!

Did you know that Connect Four is a solved game?  The player going first can always force a win.

Answer 4

Try to go diagionally, it really works.. My older brother never catches me when I go diagonal!!!! I think he needs glasses!!