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Four in a Row

The classic drop-a-disc duel, on a bigger 8×8 board. Line up four before your friend does: you get 45 seconds a move.

2 players 45s per turn 8×8 board
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Play Four in a Row right here

In your browser, with nothing to install and no account needed. Open a room and send a friend the link.

Play with a friend

Got a code from a friend? Join their game.

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With a free account

Start Four in a Row in your browser

mssgs runs right in your browser, nothing to install. With a free account you start games from your chats and play them with your friends there.

  1. Create your free account

    Open mssgs in your browser and sign up with a username and your email address.

  2. Click the game controller

    It sits in the strip on the far left and says Play a game when you point at it. On a phone it shows on the home screen; from inside a chat, swipe in from the left edge.

  3. Choose Four in a Row

    Your room opens straight away, with a 6-character room code.

  4. Bring in a friend

    Press Guest link in the room and send the link: your friend plays straight in their browser, no account needed, and the link works once. Friends already on mssgs can join with the room code under Join with a code, or you press Invite.

  5. Start playing

    As soon as your friend is in, you both press Ready and the game begins.

Open mssgs in your browser

Opens in a new tab, so these steps stay right here.

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How it works

Drop into a column

Tap a column and your disc falls to the lowest open slot. Gravity does the rest.

Connect four

Across, down or diagonal: the first line of four wins the game.

Keep it moving

Every move has a 45-second clock, so a match fits in a coffee break.

More room, more traps

mssgs plays on 8×8 instead of the classic 7×6: more space for double threats and comebacks. A full board with no line is a draw.

Every game comes with

Invites in the chatStart a game in any conversation and the invite lands as a card. Your group joins with one tap or a 6-character room code.
Turn alertsMinimize the game to a floating pill that tells you when it is your turn, so the chat keeps going.
Rematch and spectatePlay again or switch to another game in the same room, while friends watch along live.
Bragging rightsWhen it ends, a result card with the final board drops right back into the chat.

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One link invites your whole group, on phone or desktop.

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