Cover Up is, in essence, Connect Four with depth. There are three rings in each well, with corresponding sized tokens. Each player has five of the smallest tokens, four medium, and three large. Here’s how it works:
You can never place a smaller token over something larger than it. The smallest tokens can only go in the smallest well, so if there’s a medium there already, you’d need to place a large. Tokens must always be played on top – no slipping something under a piece that’s already there. The first token of the game can’t be placed in the center, but after that, anywhere is fair game.
The goal is, of course, to be the first player with four of your tokens in a row, be it vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. To that end, you’ll likely be blocking your opponent’s rows and covering their tokens with yours. Just be careful – once you place a small or medium token, it can’t be moved again. Large disks, on the other hand, you can pick up and relocate. The trick here is remembering if your opponent had anything under it! If lifting your large disk creates a row of four for your opponent, they win immediately. I know I’ve lost that way before!
Cover Up is a pretty simple game, but, like MixUp, it adds a bit of flavor to the even simpler Connect Four.
