4 in a Row
I’m happy to announce the immediate release of our new game, 4 in a Row, which is available now on Apple’s new App Store. Although Milton Bradley made the game famous under the name Connect Four, the game itself is actually very old. It was originally called “Captain’s Mistress”, the rumor being that Captain Cook spent enough time playing it to cause the men on his ship to come up with the nickname.
I myself have had many a good time playing this old game, and I’m excited to be able to bring it to the iPhone and iPod touch. The project started out as just a bit of fun while I was experimenting and learning to program on the iPhone. As it began to take shape, I decided to polish it up and release it.
The one part that certainly works but could probably be improved upon is the AI in One Player mode, and it will be in a future release. In researching for this game, I discovered that the game has actually been “solved”, meaning that if you go first, you can guarantee a win. That means that it is possible to create a perfect computer player. I’m not sure if that level of AI will make it in to the game or not - I don’t imagine it would be very fun to play against.
I’m very curious to see how people respond to this game and the App Store itself. I’d love to hear any feedback!
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Gotta say your app looks like one of the better ones. Though I can’t play it right now (iTunes won’t let me update to 2.0…) nice polish!
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Great to see that you are expanding on your capabilities. What about On the Job. Is the project dead to you?
Just purchased this to support Stunt Software and to perhaps help fund the expedient development of OTJ 3.
Looks great. I will buy it asap. Not tried it yet as there are no more iPhones in the country (first batch sold out 6 hours before the store opened to customers standing/sleeping in line).
Just incase your were wondering, you did a fantastic job on this app. Your use of the screen by pushing the board to the edges was excellent. The fact that the pieces appear to fall and be turned in random directions makes it feel authentic. The pieces look great. Whether you slaved over the look or it just came together that way, it is very visually appealing. The sounds works well and I like the way they make a larger bounce and louder click the farther they fall.
I bought this app and a competitors app. They give me online play with less appealing graphics and your app gives me wireless play. I would like to request a feature update, can you add “PTP Play” to wireless for long rides in the car?
Great job, I look forward to your future apps.
Thanks for all of the kind words, I’m glad people are enjoying the game!
Oh, and On The Job has not been forgotten - we’re working to get version 3 out as soon as possible!