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Connect Four - Python

Create a fully playable Connect Four game through three hands-on coding assignments. Practice 2D lists, input validation, win detection, and game loops—all in Python. Perfect for intermediate students.

• Lanugage: Python
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Estimated Time: 4-6 hours

Prerequisite Skills

• Basic Python syntax
• Using input() and print() for console interaction
• Functions with parameters and return values
• Loops and conditionals
• Working with 1D and 2D lists

Skills Learned

• Designing and manipulating 2D data
• Writing and testing modular functions
• Building a text-based game loop
• Error handling and input validation

Assignments

1. Creating the Game Board
2. Finding a Result
3. Making the Game

Get the Code

• Starter Code (for students)
• Completed Code (for teachers)
• View on GitHub

This work by Jon Cooper is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0