link 4

LINK 4 is a strategic, time-limited connection game where you must build your position, adapt to your opponent, and create connections at the right moment.

🎮 How to Play

The game is played on an 8×8 board with 64 spaces.

Each player has 32 pieces distributed across four colors:

🔴 Red
🔵 Blue
🟢 Green
🟡 Yellow

The colors are randomly distributed, so each player may have different quantities of each color.

🧩 Piece Placement

Players can place their piece on any empty space on the board.

A piece does not need to be placed next to another piece of the same color.

Players are free to choose their placement on every turn and use their strategy to try to create a line of 4 connected pieces.

Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal connections all count.

🔗 Create a LINK

A LINK is created when four pieces of the same color can be connected through a continuous path.

The four pieces do not need to form a straight line.

An important twist: the pieces can belong to either player.

For example, if three green pieces belong to your opponent and you place a fourth green piece that allows you to create a valid connection, you can claim the LINK.

⚡ You must create the LINK

Having four pieces of the same color on the board does not automatically give you a point.

You must actively create the connection during your turn.

If you leave four connected pieces without creating the LINK, your opponent may have the opportunity to connect them later and score the point.

⏱️ Time

The entire game lasts 6 minutes.

Each player has 12 seconds per turn to make a move.

If the 12 seconds expire, the turn is lost and play passes to the opponent.

⏭️ PASS & SIGNAL

If you believe you have no legal move, you can PASS.

Your opponent can then challenge your pass using the SIGNAL mechanic.

If a legal move actually existed, the signal can give the opponent an additional turn.

Think carefully before passing — sometimes the move you are looking for is hidden in the board.

🏆 Winning

The objective is simple:

Create more LINKS than your opponent before the game ends.

The game ends when:

• ⏱️ the 6-minute timer reaches zero, or
• 🧩 all 64 spaces are occupied.

The player with the highest score wins.

🧠 Strategy

LINK 4 is not simply about creating your own groups.

You can use the pieces already placed by both players to create connections.

Every move can change the possibilities on the board.

Build. Block. Adapt. Connect.

Can you master the board?

LINK 4 — Every piece can become part of your next LINK.