这是一个有几个世纪历史的益智游戏，据说当年库克船长就用它来打发航海途中的漫长时间。四子棋易学难精，游戏双方轮流每次把一只棋子放进棋盘任何未全满的一行中，棋子会占据一行中最底未被占据的位置。任何一方先以四只棋子在横，竖或斜方向联成一条直线，便可获胜，游戏亦结束。假如棋盘已完全被棋子填满，但仍未有任何一方成功把四只棋子成一直线，则成为和局。

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