How do I win Trouble every time?

Per Trouble game rules, to win the game, you must be the first player to move all your pieces into the your Finish. You must roll an exact number to move your pieces into an empty “Finish” spot.
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How do you win every board game?

All the tips in this article take positional and directional heuristics and translate them into things that you can actually do in a board game to win.
  1. Focus on the game. ...
  2. Play to win, not for fun. ...
  3. Don't cut your friends any slack. ...
  4. Know how you can win. ...
  5. Don't go after personal goals. ...
  6. Know when the game ends.
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What do you need to start in Trouble?

On your first turn, you must pop a number 6 to move one of your pegs out of HOME and into START on the playing track. You pop only once. If you do not pop a 6 on your first turn you cannot move any of your pegs and must wait until your next turn to try again. 2.
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How do you win 4 in a row every time?

Connect 4 Winning Strategies
  1. Always anticipate your opponent's next move. ...
  2. Plan multiple moves ahead of time. ...
  3. Play the middle column. ...
  4. Block your opponent. ...
  5. Keep your eye open for game-ending spaces. ...
  6. Avoid playing directly below a game-ending space. ...
  7. Fork threats. ...
  8. Use the opponent's mistakes to your advantage.
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What happens if you roll a 6 in Trouble?

Important: If a number 6 is popped, the player gets an additional pop and move. On your first turn, you must pop a number 6 to move one of your pegs out of HOME and into START on the playing track. You pop only once.
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What does the 1 mean in Trouble?

The red 1 means everyone else gets to take out 1 peg. You do nothing and your turn is over. If you land on the XX you go again, if you roll a 6, you go again. If you roll a 6 and land on the XX, you still only get to go again once (unless you roll a 6 on the next time, then you go again).
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Can you jump over your own piece in Trouble?

This includes an opponent's piece being on your “Start” when you roll a 6 and are able to move a piece from “Home” to “Start.” You may not land on your own pieces, including to move onto Start. Per Trouble game rules, to win the game, you must be the first player to move all your pieces into the your Finish.
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How do you not lose in Connect 4?

How to Win at Connect 4
  1. Anticipate Your Opponent's Moves. Connect 4 is indeed very similar to other strategy games, but for players who are not used to the rack, it can be almost intimidating. ...
  2. Stay in the Middle. ...
  3. Look Ahead. ...
  4. Never Play Directly Below the Game-Ending Space.
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Is tic tac toe a solved game?

Tic-Tac-Toe is a solved game; unless a player makes a dumb mistake, every game will end in a draw. The board game Connect Four has been solved: The first player will always win if they make the perfect moves, regardless of what the other player does.
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What are the rules of sorry?

SORRY! Take one pawn from your START, place it on any space that is occupied by any opponent, and bump that opponent's pawn back to its START. If there is no pawn on your START or no opponent's pawn on any space you can move to, you forfeit your move.
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What's the difference between trouble and sorry?

Trouble has a similar objective to Sorry but is based solely on chance. The objective is for players (two to four at a time) to roll or 'pop' the dice and be the first to move all four of their colored pawns around the board.
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Has Connect 4 been solved?

Connect Four has since been solved with brute-force methods, beginning with John Tromp's work in compiling an 8-ply database (February 4, 1995).
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Is it better to go first in Connect 4?

Connect Four is what mathematicians call a "solved game," meaning you can play it perfectly every time, no matter what your opponent does. You will need to get the first move, but as long as you do so, you can always win within 41 moves.
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How do I play XOX?

  1. The game is played on a grid that's 3 squares by 3 squares.
  2. You are X, your friend (or the computer in this case) is O. Players take turns putting their marks in empty squares.
  3. The first player to get 3 of her marks in a row (up, down, across, or diagonally) is the winner.
  4. When all 9 squares are full, the game is over.
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How do you play Oxo?

  1. Start. OXO is played on a board consisting of 3x3 squares. Initially all squares are empty. ...
  2. Course. Taking turns, the players put their mark (a cross or a circle) in one of the empty squares.
  3. End. The first player to form a row (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) with 3 of his own marks wins the game.
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Who invented tic Tactoe?

Tic-Tac-Toe Origin

Some ascribe the origin of Tic-Tac-Toe to the ancient Egyptians, but the most concrete ancient record we have of the game is from the Romans, and the game they referred to as terni lapilli, or three pebbles at a time.
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Why is the game called Trouble?

At Board Game Central they describe trouble as what you are in when an opponent that you have sent back to home gets out and comes after you (as in… uh oh. You shouldn't have done that. You're in trouble now).
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When was the game trouble invented?

Trouble was developed by the Kohner Brothers and initially manufactured by Irwin Toy Ltd., later by Milton Bradley (now part of Hasbro). The game was launched in America in 1965.
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What does double for Trouble mean?

/ˌdʌb. əl ˈtrʌb. əl/ a situation in which there is twice the number of problems that usually exist: Having twins usually means double trouble for the parents.
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