About 4 in a Blow

You drop colored tokens into a vertical grid, trying to line up four in a row before your opponent does. 4 in a Blow takes the classic Connect 4 formula and adds power-ups that let you block columns, swap pieces, remove an opponent's token, or take two turns back-to-back. Each turn fills your power meter, and when it's full you can unleash a strategic advantage. The twist: powers can only set you up for victory or defend against one—they can never score the winning move themselves, so the final token always drops the old-fashioned way.

Choose Classic mode for straightforward head-to-head play against the computer or a friend on Poki Games, Blast mode for the complete power-up toolkit, or Wakie for a frantic ninety-second challenge where powers rotate and a Turbo Time finale ramps up the pressure. The grid is simple, but predicting your opponent's next power move keeps every match tense.

How to play 4 in a Blow

Click or tap a column to drop your token
Tokens fall to the lowest available space
Connect four tokens horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to win
In Blast and Wakie modes, fill your power meter to activate special abilities