Four-in-a-row

Four-in-a-row is an open source piece of software that provides users with a board game where the player has to build a line of four marbles of the same color, while trying to stop the opponent from building a line of her/his own.

The created lines can be diagonal, vertical or horizontal. The player who gets the highest score will win the game. Users can play with another human or with the built-in AI engine that features three levels of difficulty.

The game is played on a 7x7 grid

The game is played on a 7x7 grid and features a modern graphical user interface that integrates well with the GNOME desktop environment. Next to the grid, it displays a hint button, the undo function, as well a reload/start new game button.

In order to play a game, you can simply click on an empty box, trying to create a single line of four marbles of the same type. Your opponent will do the same, trying to block your every move. When one of the players (human or computer) creates a line of four identical marbles, automatically wins the match.

It is also possible for a match to end with a draw. The score is automatically saved in the integrated score board, which can be accessed at any time. From the Preferences dialog, users can set a human or AI opponent, enable or disable sounds, modify keyboard shortcuts, as well as to choose between five different themes for the marbles.

Designed for GNOME

As mentioned, the game has been designed from the ground up for the GNOME desktop environment, with which it integrates well, allowing users to access the game's main functions from the App Menu via the GNOME Panel.

There's no time limit or pause functionality implemented at this time. However, you can find comprehensive documentation by accessing the Help option on the App Menu. Four-in-a-row is part of the GNOME Games project and distributed as a standalone application.

What is new in this release:

• Updated translations.

What is new in version :

• Updated translations.

What is new in version 3.22.1:

• Updated translations.

What is new in version 3.22.0:

• Simplify style-checker enabling code(Sahil Sareen)
• Fix style-checker with new libgnome-games-support(Sahil Sareen)
• Add Language headers to po files(Piotr Drag)
• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.20.1 / 3.22.0 Beta:

• Simplify style-checker enabling code(Sahil Sareen)
• Fix style-checker with new libgnome-games-support(Sahil Sareen)
• Add Language headers to po files(Piotr Drag)
• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.20.1:

• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.16.2 / 3.18 Beta 1:

• Add symbolic icon (Jakub Steiner)

What is new in version 3.16.2:

• Add symbolic icon (Jakub Steiner)

What is new in version 3.16.0:

• Many updated translations

What is new in version 3.14.2:

• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.14.1:

• Start new piece in the middle, instead of the last column (Sahil Sareen)
• Fix regression that allowed multiple windows with nonsense behavior
• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.14.0:

• Updated appdata
• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.14 RC1:

• Update desktop icon so that it displays a real game position (Arnaud Bonatti)
• Fix high contrast pieces sometimes appearing "stacked" (Arnaud Bonatti)
• Fix width of text buttons (Arnaud Bonatti)
• Fix sensitivity of hint button (Michael Catanzaro)
• Fix internationalization of piece types (Michael Catanzaro)
• Remove binary data file used by the old AI (Michael Catanzaro)
• Many updated translations

What is new in version 3.14 Beta 1:

• Dependencies: GTK+ 3.13.2
• Use text buttons
• Move undo to header bar
• Use header bar in scores dialog (Yosef Or Boczko)
• Window layout improvements (Arnaud Bonatti)
• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.13.4:

• Add missing function prototypes
• Make AI tests less likely to fail
• Translation fixes and updates

What is new in version 3.12.3:

• Fix opponent in preferences dialog (Nikhar Agrawal)
• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.12.2:

• Updated translations

What is new in version 3.12.1:

• Fix GTK+ build requirement (GTK+ 3.10 is required)
• Update Slovenian translation

Requirements:

• GTK+