This morning, I posted a picture with Greenie at the side of the Four in-a Row board, and wondered if I should attempt to integrate Greenie into the game, somehow.



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The idea sat in my head for a few hours, and then Michael Fernie emailed me to let me know how much one of his younger relatives was enjoying the Four in-a Row game.



Awesome



Fair enough!

And, so I spent the next few hours with "AL" bubbling away in my head.
For reference, "AL O'Dare" is my musical pseudonym, and this is what "Music-AL" looks like..

.. I think we can all agree, he wouldn't fit!

Instead, then, I wondered what "might" fit.
A Greenstick, as above, obviously looks out of place, too.

In the end, I've gone for a floating computerised ball with a face on it.. As you do!!

Say Hello to AL, the new Shoebox AI.



AL looks forward to playing some games with you, and possibly expanding in the future to be other characters, too. (I'm thinking hats would probably suffice for those!)