Plastic is cheaper and thinner

Also, the entire game is make of cheap plastic, once again not like the sturdy game pieces I remember from the original.

Cheap plastic.

Cheap plastic toy.

Lots of fun, but they have made it with cheap flimsy plastic, look for older versions

Pieces are made of good quality plastic and the base fits the box nice and snug.

However, it feels like it is made of slightly cheaper thinner plastic from the

It's a gift, has plastic wrapping and no damaged I can see.

Fun game but pretty flimsy plastic as with most board games

I was excited to play with my son but the plastic is cheap and feels like it will break easily.

Overall I like the game it’s made of nice hard plastic

Quality construction made of sturdy plastic

Plastic is kinda cheap

It's cheap plastic but paid $5- happy with the purchase.

Thick plastic, not easily breakable or bendable, and the chip colors will not scratch off.

Not as strong plastic as I remember of the older versions, but it serves its purpose.

Very cheap plastic.

Made entirely of cheap plastic but for the price you can't beat it

This is a good quality plastic product

Main gripe is that is very cheap plastic and wont last that long.

Overall I like the game it’s made of nice hard plastic

Cheaper plastic than the original many years ago, however it has held up for a year through young toddlers and teenagers.

Fun game but pretty flimsy plastic as with most board games

Obviously slightly cheaper plastic than in the 80's and 90's

Very strong plastic chemical smell every time you take out of the box.

The toy is made with good quality plastic except for the stand which is wiggly sometimes.

Connect 4 has always just been a simple cheap plastic game but everyone enjoys playing it.

The pieces feel like they are made of non-durable plastic.

Good quality plastic materials.

This is a classic and is exactly what you expect it to be, the plastic seems lightweight but it has worked well and been a hit at our house!

Cheap plastic

still a great game, but it is made of very cheap plastic

It lasted 1/2 day, the plastic is cheap and broke quickly.

The rack is thin plastic and the legs fall off easily.

While the plastic is a bit cheap, I totally appreciate having this game to help my 3-year-old stay entertained

Missing the blue bar to hold the chips in (even though it was wrapped in cellophane), cheapest flimsiest plastic ever, damaged box, and you have to take the pieces off of one of those plastic-frame-holder things like when building models (which they were all removed from anyway, hence the missing piece).

It is inexpensive plastic, but has held up well to frequent assembly/disassembly.

Flimsy plastic not made for kiddos

Though it’s made of plastic, it is hard plastic and seems quite durable.2

Very strong plastic chemical smell every time you take out of the box.

The plastic frame is light weight hard plastic

Plastic is pretty brittle

Easy to knock over for young players and brittle plastic

guess what I was doing Christmas afternoon - kicking my son's butt at Connect 4This is the classic plastic model with detachable legs.

The plastic is SUUUUUPER cheap and thin

I loved this game as a

Connect Four is a fun game to play with young children as well as with adults

Loved this as a

It teaches them math fact fluency and it teaches them strategy because as much as they are trying to win by getting to 10 first, they have to pay attention to what their opponent is doing, because they need to anticipate their moves and block them when needed

Up there with Candyland and checkers as an immediately-easy-to-understand and fun-to-play game for the whole family.

it does work and my 4 year old likes to fill up and dump it out as he has not figured out the rules yet.

Not as great as the