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Sequence is a strategy-focused board game that’s relatively simple to learn. It can be understood and enjoyed by anyone over the age of 6. Before playing, you’ll need to set up the game by dividing into teams and giving everyone the correct chips and cards. Take turns putting chips on the board until your team has completed the sequences needed to win the game. Make sure you’re aware of the different rules that are unique to the game before you start playing.
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Cut the deck to determine which team goes first. Sequence comes with 2 regular decks of playing cards. Shuffle both decks separately and arrange them into 2 neat stacks with the cards facing down. Put one of the decks off to the side. Have a player from each team cut the other deck by picking up a part of it. Look at the bottom card of each team’s part. Whoever has the lowest card deals first. [4] X Research source
Start to the left of the dealer and move clockwise. Organize the leftover cards into a stack and place them on top of the other complete deck. Each player will draw from this pile at the end of their turn. Once all of the cards are dealt, the player to the left of the dealer will take their turn to start the game. After their turn is done, have the player to their left go. Continue taking turns in this clockwise fashion throughout the game. [6] X Research source
Observe the board. The Sequence board is made up of 100 miniature images of each card in 2 complete decks of playing cards, besides the 4 jacks. As your cards are being dealt to you, become familiar with the board. Try to find the 2 spots that look like smaller versions of each card you have. This way, you can get an idea ahead of time of where you might put your chips.
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Select a card from your hand to use and discard it. When it’s your turn, take a look at all of your cards and look at the corresponding spaces on the board. Once you’ve chosen which card you want to use, place it in the discard pile so that you can place a chip on the corresponding spot.
Place a chip on 1 of the 2 board spaces. After you’ve discarded, take 1 of your chips and place it on the board where the card you discarded is represented. Since there are 2 places where each card is represented, you’ll need to decide between them and place the chip on the one you prefer. [7] X Research source
Build your team’s sequences and block your opponent’s sequences. This is the best strategy to have going into each turn. If your team has 3 or 4 chips in a row somewhere on the board, prioritize building onto one of the ends and creating a sequence. If the opposing team has 3 or 4 chips in a row, prioritize blocking them so that they can’t create a sequence. [10] X Research source
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Take away a chip with a one-eyed jack. If you can only see 1 eye on your jack card, then you can use it as a anti-wild card. This means that you can remove any chip from the board once it’s your turn, as long as it isn’t from a sequence that has already been completed. Take away an opponent’s chip to keep them from completing a sequence. [12] X Research source
Say “dead card” if chips already cover both spots for a card you have. You may end up with a card that you can’t use because chips are already covering both of the spots on the board that represent it. If this happens, say “dead card” and place it in the discard pile at the beginning of your turn. Then complete your turn as you normally would. [13] X Research source
Don’t coach your teammate. In Sequence, it’s against the rules to encourage your teammate(s) to or discourage your teammate(s) from making certain moves or having certain strategies. If you do this, then each member of your team must discard a card of their choice as punishment. [14] X Research source
AdvertisementJokers in a deck of cards are there for you to replace a card incase you lose one. For example, if you lose your queen of hearts card, you can use a joker by writing "queen of hearts" on it. Until a joker is needed, you should just leave it in the box so they are there when they are needed.
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It technically is not a rule, it just changes the game up a little bit so if you want to have different winners/losers, flip the board. You can also check the rule book, as it may also have suggestions.
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Advertisement ReferencesThis article was reviewed by Ashton Wu. Ashton Wu is a Board Game expert at Shelfside. After delving into the Yugioh tournament community while growing up, Ashton launched himself into the board gaming community in 2014 and went into reviewing board games as a career full-time in 2019. His YouTube channel Shelfside has over 35K subscribers and over 4 million views, assisted by written reviews on the Shelfside website and BoardGameGeek.com. He also consults with gaming companies to build high-quality gaming products. Ashton is a tournament commentator, board game playthrough director, and host of the Shelfside Podcast, where he talks about board games with his business partner, Daniel. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in addition to the Technology Management Certificate. This article has been viewed 320,687 times.
26 votes - 91% Co-authors: 5 Updated: October 27, 2023 Views: 320,687 Categories: Strategy Board GamesSequence is a fun board game where players try to score sequences, or series of 5 chips in the same color on the board. Sequence can be played with 2-12 players. If there are more than 3 players, players must split up into teams. There can only be up to 3 teams, and each team must have the same number of players. Start the game by having each player cut the deck of Sequence cards. Whoever gets the lowest card deals first (aces are high). The dealer shuffles the cards and deals them out to all of the players. The number of cards each player gets depends on whether you’re playing a 2-player/2-team game or a 3-player/3-team game, as well as how many players there are. For a 2-player/2-team game with 2 players, each player gets 7 cards, with 4 players each player gets 6 cards, with 6 players each player gets 5 cards, with 8 players each player gets 4 cards, and with 10 or 12 players each player gets 3 cards. For a 3-player/3-team game with 3 players, each player gets 6 cards, with 6 players each player gets 5 cards, with 9 players each player gets 4 cards, and with 12 players each player gets 3 cards. After the dealer deals everyone their cards, the player to their left goes first. On a player’s turn, they start by choosing a card from their hand and playing it face-up in front of them in their own personal discard pile. Then, they place a marker chip of their color or their team’s color on the matching card space on the board. Each card has two matching spaces on the board (except for Jacks), and players can place their marker on either one as long as it’s not already taken. Two-eyed Jacks are wild and one-eyed Jacks are anti-wild. If a player plays a two-eyed jack, they can place a marker on any space on the board. If they play a one-eyed Jack, they can remove an opponent’s marker from any space, unless the marker is already part of a finished sequence. Players also have the option of playing a “dead card” in their hand and drawing a new card from the deck instead of playing a marker on the board. A dead card is a card that no longer has any available matching spaces on the board. Players finish their turn by drawing a new card from the deck. Play continues clockwise around the table until one player or team scores 2 sequences for a 2-player/2-team game or 1 sequence for a 3-player/3-team game. A sequence is a series of 5 chips in the same color going up, down, across, or diagonally on the board. Whichever player or team completes their sequences first wins the game! For tips on using corner spaces to your team's advantage, read on!
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