Sequence
It's from 1982, before you were born.
- Maker
- Jax Ltd.
- Type
- Board + card game
- Debuted
- 1982
- Note
- Half board game, half card game
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About
As of 2026, it's 44 years old.
Sequence shuffled onto the scene in 1982, a clever hybrid that bridges board and card gaming: play a card from your hand to place a chip on the matching space of the board, and race to line up five chips in a row. It's part rummy, part Connect Four, and entirely a staple of family game nights and church basements.
The team-based version turns it into a satisfying exercise in silent coordination and quiet sabotage, blocking your opponents' rows while sneaking your own into place. Simple enough for kids, strategic enough to keep adults invested.
Hybrid, chip-laying, and endlessly approachable, Sequence is the board-meets-card classic that became a quiet fixture of family tables everywhere.
