Orbaris is built on one idea: connect four identical discs in a row. Everything else — the battle royale, the evolving board, the Tag Team — is what happens when you put that idea in a room with up to 20 players at once.
The board adapts to the competition. Classic 1v1 uses a 7-column, 6-row grid. Multi-player modes scale the grid up to fit the number of players in the match. One rule stays the same regardless of size: drop a disc into a column and it sinks to the lowest empty row.
In Classic 1v1, the board is 7 columns wide and 6 rows tall. In multi-player modes, the grid scales up automatically to give everyone enough space to compete — more players means a larger arena. On your turn, pick any column that is not full and your disc drops to the bottom of that column. Once a column is full, it is closed.
There is no picking a row. Gravity decides where your disc lands. Plan ahead — blocking a column for your opponent often matters as much as building your own line.
In multi-player modes the grid is larger, giving everyone room to build and compete. In Elimination, if the board fills completely before a winner is found, it redraws to fit the remaining players and the game continues. The game only ends when one player is left standing.
In Elimination mode with multiple players, the board is shared. Every player's discs are on the same grid simultaneously.
Get four of your discs in a straight line — in any direction. That is the only win condition in Orbaris. Horizontal, vertical, or diagonal: all four count equally.
Four discs of the same colour touching in a straight line — that is a connect-four. It does not matter which direction: left-to-right, bottom-to-top, or either diagonal all count the same way.
In Classic mode, the first player to connect four wins the game. In Elimination mode, connecting four scores points and can eliminate opponents — the board stays in play and the surviving players keep going.
Up to 20 players. One grid. Everyone's discs on the same board at the same time. Connect four to score and eliminate opponents — the board changes with every elimination, and the last player standing takes the prize pool.
Every player places one disc per turn in rotation. Connect four of your own discs to score points and eliminate an opponent — typically the player whose disc you connected against or who has the fewest discs remaining.
When a player is eliminated, their discs are cleared from the board. This is the defining moment of Elimination mode: the board opens up, columns re-open, and the strategic picture changes entirely for everyone still playing.
Points are awarded throughout the game for connect-fours, eliminations, and survival. The last player standing earns the full prize pool — the accumulated points from all eliminated players.
| Event | Points |
|---|---|
| Connect-four scored | Points awarded |
| Opponent eliminated | Bonus points |
| Surviving to final two | Survival bonus |
| Winning the match | Prize pool |
| Board fills — Classic | Draw, 1 point each |
Board redraw: If the grid fills before a winner is declared in Elimination, the board does not end the game. It redraws to a size appropriate for the players still in the match, and the game continues until one player remains.
Free users can optionally watch a short ad after a connect-four in Elimination to earn bonus points. Entirely opt-in — declining has no penalty.
This is what makes Orbaris different from any other connect-four game. When a player is eliminated their discs disappear from the shared board — columns open back up, blocking pieces vanish, and positions that were impossible become possible. Everyone still playing has to re-read the board instantly.
Same grid. Same win condition. Four formats that feel completely different.
The original format. Two players, one board, first to connect four wins. Clean, direct, and the best way to learn the fundamentals before stepping into Elimination.
Classic is the best starting point. Master reading the board in 1v1 before taking on the multi-player formats.
The original paper-game concept, now digital. All players share a single board and take turns in rotation. The board evolves as players are eliminated. Last one standing wins.
Every human player partners with one AI bot. Your team competes against other human-bot pairs. A format that only works in the digital world — and one that tests a completely different set of skills.
Set your Tag Team name in your Profile before your first game. Choose carefully — once you have points on the leaderboard, the name is locked permanently.
Every Tag Team player has a public Bot Integrity Score on the leaderboard — the average difficulty of bots they have faced across all their Tag Team games. This score makes the quality of every player's record visible to the community.
Create a private session and share the 6-character join code with exactly who you want. The host sets the rules — player count, bot difficulty, and play style. Results count toward your public stats.
Private Games run on the same competitive ruleset as public matches. There is no separate private-game leaderboard — every result counts.
Every game you play counts. Points, badges, win streaks, and your Quality Score are all visible on the global leaderboard — and the Quality Score shows not just how much you have won, but how you won it.
Every player has a Quality Score from 0 to 100, calculated from their full game history. It accounts for opponent types, bot difficulty levels faced, and game mode variety. Grinding easy bots in Classic produces a very different Quality Score than competing in high-difficulty Elimination matches against human players.
The score is informational, not punitive — it is there so the community can see the context behind any player's ranking at a glance.
Quality Score and all game history details are publicly visible on the leaderboard. Your email, name, and birth year are never shown publicly.
Every new account starts with 100 points on registration. This gives every new player an immediate foothold on the leaderboard from their first session.
Badges are earned through gameplay milestones and account completion. They are displayed publicly on your leaderboard profile and reflect the range and depth of your play history across all game modes.
Win streaks and eliminations are tracked separately per mode. Building a strong record in Elimination is one of the fastest ways to improve your Quality Score.
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