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Did he solve c4 himself? or did he make a prog?

J. Allen had solved the game in 1988 already. However, this new book seems to be exciting and maybe Connect Four will become more popular.

I'm pretty sure he made a prog. But it was the first perfect prog and he did have to know the game theory in order to make it.

And I doubt the book will make c4 more popular, but one can hope. I think every c4 nerd should get a copy though, if for nothing other than collection's sake.

As of yet it's only a *pre*order, and Amazon's estimated availability for shipping is July 23.