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Introduction

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

The Rules of Connectris

Object of the Game

On a 7x6 board, two players alternate dropping their pieces from the top of the board, down a column, attempting to form four in a row.

The difference between Connect4 and Connectris is that when the bottom row is filled up, it will disappear (tetris-like) and all the pieces will fall down one row.

Movement Rules

On your turn, you drop a piece of your colour down any column that is not "full". The piece will drop and stop either at the bottom of the column or on just above the topmost piece in that column.

A B C D E F G
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Figure 1 -- Empty Connectris Board

If the bottom row is filled up, the pieces on that row will dissappear, and all the pieces will fall down a row, as in this example:

A B C D E F G             A B C D E F G
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. . . . . . .             . . . . . . .
o . . . x . .     ==>     . . . . . . .
x . . o o . .             o . . . x . .
x . . x o . o             x . . o o . .
x o . o x o x             x . . x o . o

Figure 2 -- Eks plays 'C' and the bottom row drops off.