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Sequence Game From Jax Ltd Inc

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• Brand: Jax
• Model: 8002
• Released on: 2006-07-01
• Dimensions: 8.06" h x 10.38" w x 2.19" l, 1.90 pounds

Editorial Review
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

From the Manufacturer
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'RE WILD! With a little strategy and a l

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Customer Reviews

Great fun for the whole family!
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.

Outwit and Outplay
"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

also recommended for the entire family:Hasbro Games Clue

This is a great game for adults and kids.
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.