Sequence Game

by Jax

• Easy enough for children, challenging for adults!
• Contents: Folding Game Board, Sequence Playing Cards, 135 Sequence Playing Chips, Game Instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.1 x 2.2 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: Made in USA
• ASIN: B00000IVAK
• Item model number: 8002
• Our recommended age: 8 - 12 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #532 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #35 in Toys & Games > Games > Board Games
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (286 customer reviews)

Product Description

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With touches of canasta, rummy, and poker, this game could easily become a Friday-night favorite. The object is to get a "sequence," meaning a row of five poker-like chips on the game board. The board itself depicts lines of face-up playing cards. Players place their "crowning" chips on top of the card pictures, and can form sequences by using strategy and knowing which Sequence cards to keep or discard. Since forethought, luck, and backup plans are the keys to winning, this game is probably too sophisticated for children under 7 years old. (But young ones can team up with adults.) Included are 104 playing cards and 50 crowning chips in each color: red, blue, and green. --Gail Hudson

Product Description

It's fun, it's challenging, it's exciting, it's Sequence. Play a card from your hand, place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board when you have five in a row, it's a Sequence. Learn to block your opponents - remove their chips. Watch out for the Jacks, they are wild. With a little strategy and luck, you'll be a winner. Contents: Folding Game Board, 2 Decks of Sequence Cards, 135 Playing Chips and Instructions. For 2 or more players, ages 7 and up. Country of Origin: USA or Hong Kong or China.

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86 of 87 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Outwit and Outplay July 5, 2003

By L. Shirley TOP 100 REVIEWER

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

"Sequence" is a challenging game that is fun for both the adults and the kids. It is one that will really make you think and holds your interest for several rounds of play. This is a fairly new game to us, we've had it since Christmas, and it turned out to be one of the best and most thoughtful presents we recieved as a family, as it gives us a great couple of hours of time together.

The object of the game is to get 5 chips in a row on a game board that has 2 sets of playing cards printed on it.
Each player is dealt a given number of playing cards (the amount will depend on how many players there are). Using the cards in your hand, determines where on the board you may put your chips.
Be careful though..there are wild cards lurking out there...just when you get your strategy all set and are ready to be the winner..someone may remove one of your chips or even worse...use a wild card to win their own sequence!

I like that it really makes you think. Like Chess you will be planning your next few moves in advance. Should the strategy be to go for the sequence or block your opponent? The more the board fills up with chips, the more fun to try and figure it out. Team play requires more sequences to win.

The game may be played on an indivual basis(with 2 or 3 players) or may be played by teams(this is always fun for the youngsters to team up with an adult). The only probem would be if you had five or seven or elven(up to 12 may form teams) people. Too many to play indivually and not enough to make another team of 2.(this is why I went with 4 stars on fun).

The equipment seems to be pretty durable. The chips are smaller than checkers though and young children an toddlers should be supervised, so as not to choke on them.... Two decks of standard playing cards come with it, so there's a perk, you can use them to play card games as well. The instuctions were easy to understand, by the second round we had it down pretty good, and they also came in Spanish for those that may need it.

This is one game that will probably never see the bottom of the stack! Get the family away from their TV's and computers,take it on trips, or bring it out when company arrives. It's a nice way to spend an evening or a rainy afternoon....Have fun...Laurie

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79 of 82 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for the whole family! June 12, 2001

By Drewster

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Sequence is one of those rare games that can be played by many people of widely different ages at the same time. A little skill and a lot of luck make this an easy game to learn, but sometimes very tough to win. It's more of a card game than a board game, so I can see why one reviewer said it requires "no skill," but I don't think that's a reason to "dis" the game: after all, most card games rely more on luck than anything else, don't they? However, I don't really think you can call this game "educational" except in the sense that it does help the younger kids learn about the suits and types of playing cards. And so what if it's not educational? It's Fun!

The game description does not tell you that although 2 to 12 people can play, it must be in multiples of 2 or 3. There are only 3 sets of color chips to play with, and you have to have evenly divided "teams" when you play with more than 3 people. This means that 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 people can play, but not 5, 7 or 11. (I'm sure you can figure out some way to make this work, too, especially if you've got younger children who want to get into the game).

Sequence is really easy to learn, and games are usually short, so you can play a few before you move on to something else. The biggest problem (if you can call it that) my crowd has experienced has been the "no table talk" rule of the game, which just lets us fool around trying to get our team-mates to know how we'd like them to play without saying it directly.

If you're looking for a challenge, or to show how much smarter you are than everyone else, go somewhere else, but if you're looking for a fun and "no-brain-strain" game that you can play with the kids, that "special someone" or a bunch of friends, this is well worth adding to your game collection.

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great game for adults and kids. September 9, 1999

By A Customer

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This is a great game for adults and kids- it combines strategy, skill and a little luck so that it is always exciting. My 6 year old is too young to play except on a team but my 10 year old loves it as do my wife and I. One has to think when the board gets crowded with chips and the room gets very quiet when someone is one chip away from a sequence. The game can be played in anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome game, fun for everybody!!!! August 14, 1999

By A Customer

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Whenever my family wants to play a game we play Sequence, because its easy to learn, way fun to play, and it doesn't take forever to play! Whenever we play Risk or game like that, it takes us two hours to get through it, but this game only take 15 to 20 minutes to play so we don't have to make a whole night of it! You can have fun playing in teams or just two or three people against each other. It was an awesome game!

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars My FAVORITE Game! December 2, 1999

By A Customer

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I love this game, I've played it hundreds of times by now. It is one of the few games that just 2 people can play and the rules are simple, it only takes a minute to refresh your memory if you havent played it in awhile. I can't stand those other games where you struggle through complicated rules and instructions when you just want to get the game started. Often by the time I understand the game I dont feel like playing it anymore, this one gets you into the game asap. It's equally fun with 3 people and you really don't have the advantage of knowing a game better than a newcomer, they pick it up quickly.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for all ages! December 4, 2003

By 1smileycat VINE™ VOICE

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Sequence is a board game and card game all in one! It doesn't take long to understand how to play - but good luck wanting to stop! My family has had this game for a year now - and it has never hit the bottom of the pile of games! My 5 & 4 yr old daughters love it too! They play by themselves or team up with Dad & I.

The game consists of a board with 2 decks of cards printed on it. 2 decks of cards are used to play the game, along with 3 different colors of chips. 2-12 players can play - tho I recommend keeping it to 2, 3 or 6 to be the most fun. You are dealt approximately 6 cards (depends on the # of players) and you use those cards to put your chips on the board. The goal is to get 5 chips in a row (a Sequence!)and get the most Sequences on the board before it is full. There are wild cards to throw some guessing into the mix too!

This is a wonderful family game! I highly recommend it. This one won't disappoint even the youngest or oldest of players!

1smileycat :-)