Sequence the board game instructions

Two eyed jacks are wild cards and allow you to place a chip wherever you would like on the board. It is possible to have dead cards in your hand.

These are cards that cannot be played because all spots on the board have been covered. Once per turn, you may turn in a dead card for a new one by placing it in your discard pile and declaring it a dead card.

The game ends when a player or team completes the needed number of sequences to win. For 2 players or 2 teams, this requires 2 sequences. For 3 players or 3 teams, this only requires one sequence. Author Recent Posts. Amber Crook. Amber is an Austin writer and gaming connoisseur. Each pile should have an equal number of cards, which depends on how many people are playing: [5] X Research source If there are 2 players, each player gets 7 cards.

If there are players, each gets 6 cards. If there are 6 players, each gets 5 cards. If there are players, each gets 4 cards. If there are 10 players, each gets 3 cards.

If there are 12 players, each gets 3 cards. 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. Observe the board.

The Sequence board is made up of 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.

Part 2. Select a card from your hand to use and discard it. Place a chip on 1 of the 2 board spaces. Draw a new card. Win by getting completed sequences first. The object of the game is to get sequences, or 5 chips in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

If there are 3 teams, then only 1 sequence is needed to win. 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.

Part 3. Use the corners as bonus spaces. These spaces can be used as bonuses, meaning you only have to have 4 cards to create a sequence if it branches off horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from a corner. For example, if there are 4 blue chips in a row extending horizontally from a bonus corner and 4 green chips extending vertically from that same bonus space, both teams have a completed sequence. Use two-eyed jacks as wild cards. There are no jacks represented on Sequence boards.

This is because they have special uses. 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. Then complete your turn as you normally would. If you do this, then each member of your team must discard a card of their choice as punishment. Jokers 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. Not Helpful 3 Helpful 4. No, only one chip from an existing sequence may be used to complete another sequence. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 4. How many dead cards can I use in one turn?

If all I have is dead cards, do I lose a turn after I replace a card? Kathryn Lemon. You may only use one dead card per turn. You can use the new card you drew, but you must wait until your next turn to use another.

Not Helpful 3 Helpful 2. Both players will need 7 cards, and to make sure all cards are able to be drawn, both decks should be used, regardless of how many people are playing. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 3. After using a one-eyed jack, your turn is over. For 3 players or 3 teams: Team players must divide evenly into three teams. Team members must alternate their physical positions every third player around the playing surface. Players cut cards and lowest card deals — Aces are high.

The dealer should shuffle the cards and deal out the same number of cards to each player see table below for proper number of cards to be dealt. Be sure all members of a team use the same color marker chips. For 2 players 7 cards each For 3 players 6 cards each For 4 players 6 cards each For 6 players 5 cards each For 8 players 4 cards each For 9 players 4 cards each For 10 players 3 cards each For 12 players 3 cards each RULES:.

Beginning with the player to the left of the dealer and moving in a clockwise direction, each player selects a card of their choice from their hand and places it face up on a discard pile players should start their own discard pile in front of them visible to all other players and then places one of their marker chips on the matching card on the game board. Each card is pictured twice on the game board.

Jacks do not appear on the game board. A player can play on either one of the card spaces as long as it is not already covered by another marker chip. Once a marker chip has been played, it cannot be removed by an opponent except when using a one-eyed Jack as explained below. There are 8 Jacks in the card deck. To play a two-eyed Jack, place it on your discard pile and place one of your marker chips on any open space on the game board.

To play a one-eyed Jack, place it on your discard pile and remove one marker chip from the game board belonging to your opponent. That completes your turn. You cannot place one of your marker chips on that same space during this turn.

You may play either one of the Jacks whenever they work best for your strategy, during your turn. If you hold a card in your hand which does not have an open space on the game board because both spaces representing that card are covered by a marker chip, you are holding a DEAD CARD and you may turn it in for a new card. When it is your turn, place the dead card on your discard pile, announce that you are turning in a Dead Card and take a replacement card one card per turn.