I analyzed the board and noticed that my O pieces are clustered in column 3 at rows 3‐5. By playing in column 2, my piece will drop to row 4 and join the existing O at column 3, forming two contiguous pieces horizontally. This sets up future opportunities for horizontal and diagonal connections while also denying my opponent (whose piece already occupies row 5 in column 2) an easy chance to build a threat. Thus, I believe column 2 is the best move.