Help For Connect4x4

Introduction

Welcome to the network Connect4x4 server.
The commands are the same for all pbmserv games.

The Rules of Connect4x4

Object of the Game

On an 8x8 board, two players alternate inserting their pieces from the edges of the board, across a row or up/down a column, attempting to form four in a row.

Movement Rules

On your turn, you position a piece of your colour next to any edge whose nearest spot is free. The piece will travel up/down/left/right as appropriate for that position and stop either at the opposite edge or when it is blocked by another piece.

           Top           
     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     
   +-----------------+   
  1| . . . . . . . . |1  
  2| . . . . . . . . |2  
L 3| . . . . . . . . |3 R
e 4| . . . . . . . . |4 i
f 5| . . . . . . . . |5 g
t 6| . . . . . . . . |6 h
  7| . . . . . . . . |7 t
  8| . . . . . . . . |8  
   +-----------------+   
     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     
          Bottom          

Figure 1 -- Empty Connect4x4 Board