---
name: "four-in-a-row"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "four-in-a-row"
version: "3.38.1-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/four-in-a-row"
---

# four-in-a-row(6)

four-in-a-row game for GNOME

## NAME

Four-in-a-Row - four-in-a-row game for GNOME

## SYNOPSIS

**four-in-a-row** \[*OPTION...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The object of the game is to build a line of four of your marbles while trying to stop your opponent (human or computer) building a line of his or her own. A line can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

## OPTIONS

This program only accepts the standard GNOME and GTK options.

## AUTHORS

**four-in-a-row** was written by Tim Musson \<trmusson@ihug.co.nz\> and David Neary \<bolsh@gimp.org\>.

This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson \<sa@whiz.se\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

[**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md), [**gnome-options**(7)](/gnome-options/7.md)

The online documentation available through the program's *Help* menu.