Score Four

1967
A. P. Nienstaedt, H. Heller
BGG Geek Rating
5.6
based on 721 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.0
community average
BGG Ranking
#9159
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Players
2-4
Weight
1.78/5.00
Playtime
30 min
Age
8+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Tile Placement Pattern Recognition Pattern Building

📂 Categories

Abstract Strategy

🎨 Artists

Manfred Burggraf

🏢 Publishers

1-2-3-Games Éditions Action GT Bartl Brain Games Germany Dal Negro Dilemma Games F. W. Woolworth Company Funtastic Giseh Verlag HABA Hanayama Hasbro Hatley Products Hilco Corporation IKEA Jensen John Jaques of London Lakeside MB Spellen Mester Milton Bradley Nathan Otto Maier Verlag Pelikan Philos Pressman Toy Corp. RCR Terry GmbH Square Root Games Tac-Mot Tader Products Taş Devrı Oyuncak Toltoys Top-Toy Tri-ang (Unknown) VEB Thüringer Schmuck Waltershausen Woodstock Spiele

📖 About This Game

The object of Score Four is to position four beads of the same color in a straight line on any level or any angle. There are variations in the rules for other games in this group. Some allow all beads to be played with winner having the most lines of four. Another rule variation is to allow capturing of an opponent's bead when a line of four is made. The game was first sold commercially by Funtastic. It was then produced, and made more popular, as part of the Lakeside Abstract Series. Various commercial knock-offs resulted after Lakeside ceased selling the game. Similar to: 3D Tic Tac Toe - On a 3x3 grid instead of 4x4 Double Decker - One version of game could be played by stacking on a 4x4 grid Eternas - 16 posts arranged in a circle, up to 4 beads per post. No ties. Helix - Though set on a different grid Quadrago - Center 4 posts rotate as unit Qubic - played on a 4x4x4 grid of 64 playing positions Rex Three Way Cube - Though with different play and scoring Hijara