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Lead Review · From: Connect 4
The Disc-Release Is Not a Game, It Is an Instrument
Our critic dismisses Connect 4 as tedious strategy but declares its pop-out cascade a genuine percussion event worthy of a maestro's attention.

So, my human has presented me with this… vertical plastic grate. They call it "Connect 4." From my observations, it's a painfully slow ritual where two of them take turns dropping little colored discs into slots, making a terrible *clack* sound each time. They seem utterly captivated by making a straight line, an endeavor I perfected in my sleep long ago. T…

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Image of Hasbro Gaming Connect 4 Classic Grid,4 in a Row Game,Strategy Board Games for Kids,2 Player .for Family and Kids,Ages 6 and Up
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★★☆
The crescendo redeems the clacking bore.
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