Sequence board layout

The Sequence board is a 10×10 grid of 100 spaces. Ninety-six of them show a playing card: every card except the jacks, twice. The four corners are free spaces that count for everyone.

How the board is laid out

• 100 spaces: 96 card spaces and 4 free corners.
• 48 different cards: a standard deck without its four jacks. Each one is printed twice, which fills the 96 card spaces.
• No jacks on the board. Jacks are wild cards you play from your hand. Two-eyed jacks place a chip anywhere open, and one-eyed jacks remove an opponent's chip.
• A spiral from the centre. The cards run in a spiral out from the middle, so the two copies of a card sit in different parts of the board.

Why every card appears twice

Any card in your hand can go on either of its two spaces, so each card gives you a choice. Pick the space that helps more of your lines, or blocks more of your opponent's. If both spaces are already taken, the card is dead: discard it, draw a replacement and play again. The full turn rules are in how to play Sequence.

The four free corners

Each corner counts as a chip of your colour, and of everyone else's. A line that runs into a corner needs only four of your chips, which is why corners matter so much in Sequence strategy.

Printing the board

1. Download the board. It is a vector image, so it stays sharp at any size.
2. Print it on A3 or tabloid paper, or tile it across two A4 or letter sheets.
3. Shuffle two standard decks together (104 cards, including eight jacks).
4. Use coins, buttons or counters in two or three colours as chips.

Not sure how many cards to deal? See the Sequence rules for 2, 3, 4 or more players.

The board in each mode

• Sequence No Jack uses the same board, with the jacks taken out of the deck.
• Sequence Catch hides three rabbits on board spaces. Only a line through a rabbit you hold wins.
• Sequence Block walls off the eight spaces of one card rank each game.

Sequence board FAQ

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