# How to play Sequence

> Full rules for Sequence by Stratza Games: setup, turns, free corners, jacks, modes, and tips.

Sequence is a free card board game. Play cards, place chips, and race to complete **two five-in-a-row Sequences** before your opponent.

## Goal

Be the first to complete **two Sequences**. A Sequence is five of your chips in a row — horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

## Setup

Each player receives a hand of cards. The board shows every card rank and suit on two spaces. The four corner spaces are free and do not need a card.

## Turn structure

1. Play one card from your hand.
2. Place a chip on a matching open space (or resolve a jack).
3. Draw a replacement card and end your turn.

If both matching spaces for a card are occupied, discard that dead card, draw a replacement, and play a different card on the same turn.

## Free corners

The four corner spaces belong to everyone. They count toward any five-in-a-row line that uses them, so a Sequence through a corner needs only four of your own chips.

## Jacks

- **One-eyed jacks** remove an opponent chip that is not locked in a completed Sequence.
- **Two-eyed jacks** place your chip on any open non-corner space.

Prefer no wild cards? Play [Sequence No Jack](https://sequence.stratzagames.com/sequence-no-jack.md).

## Ways to play

- Vs AI, pass and play, [online multiplayer](https://sequence.stratzagames.com/play-online.md), or [friends rooms](https://sequence.stratzagames.com/play-with-friends.md).

## Tips

- Build toward two Sequences at once.
- Watch corners and center lines.
- Save two-eyed jacks for finishing a Sequence or stopping a clear threat.

## Rules FAQ

**How many Sequences to win?** Two.

**Can I remove a chip from a completed Sequence?** No — those chips are locked.

**What if both spaces for my card are taken?** Discard, draw, and play another card on the same turn.

## Links

- Play free: https://sequence.stratzagames.com/?play=1
- HTML page: https://sequence.stratzagames.com/how-to-play
- Agent index: https://sequence.stratzagames.com/llms.txt