This game takes the traditional Connect 4 game and increases the demands on spatial perception, working memory and planning skills in a way that will be a great challenge for some and too much for others. Like the original game, the object is to take turns placing chips and try to be the first player to place four chips in a row before your opponent. In this version of the game, however, the chips are placed in a 5 row, twistable tower, with the option to twist one row of the tower one move to the right or left on every move, thus potentially changing the ordering of the chips in every row below. This can add a sufficient layer of complexity to the original game to make it more challenging for players who feel as if they have "graduated" from the original. However, parents will still want to start children with the original game where they can more easily see the entire board, visually understand the direct consequences of every move, and plan ahead. In addition, this version could be frustrating for young players who might easily over or under-twist on the turn. When this happens, the chips do not fall into place properly and players could lose track of what the correct columns alignment should be. This new version will do more to develop working memory and spatial planning, but it lacks the simplicity of the original that makes it so great.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Abstract Reasoning
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Attention
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Fine Motor Skills
• Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation
• Assembly is difficult or product may break or fall apart easily
• Organization
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Self-regulation
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• Assembly is difficult or product may break or fall apart easily
• Spatial Perception
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Visual Discrimination
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Visual Memory
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Working Memory
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps

A new twist on the Classic 4-in-a-row game! Just like the classic game play of Connect 4, players get four discs in a row to win the game. But with Connect 4 Twist & Turn there is a new twist! Each level of the Connect 4 tower turns to add a new level of gameplay. Drop a disc, give a twist, line up four of your colored discs and win the game!