is there a way to always win connect four
Connect Four The solved conclusion for Connect Four is first player win. With perfect play, the first player can force a win,[6][7][8] on or before the 41st move[12] (ply) by starting in the middle column. The game is a theoretical draw when the first player starts in the columns adjacent to the center. For the edges of the game board, column 1 and 2 on left (or column 7 and 6 on right), the exact move-value score for first player start is loss on the 40th move,[12] and loss on the 42nd move,[12] respectively. In other words, by starting with the four outer columns, the first player allows the second player to force a win.