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How to Build Your Own Sequence Board Game

Sequence is a combination card and board game that can be played with two to 12 players. In Sequence, players race to create a sequence of five chips on the playing board. A Sequence playing board consists of 100 squares representing each of the 52 standard playing cards, except for the Jacks, twice. The four corners of a Sequence board are represented by Jokers. These squares are wild, and any four-chip sequence that borders a Joker counts as a winning sequence. Creating your own sequence board game is as simple as cutting and pasting a deck of playing cards.

Things You'll Need

12-inch-by-12-inch square piece of cardboard
Ruler
Pencil
Standard 52-card playing deck
2 joker cards
Scissors
Glue

Instructions

- 1
  Draw a 10-square-by-10-square grid on a 12-inch-by-12-inch piece of cardboard. Each square should have sides that are 1.2 inches long.
- 2
  Cut two corners off of every card, except the Jacks, in a standard 52 card playing deck. Ensure that the corners you cut contain the rank and suit of the card. Each corner should be cut into a 1.2-inch-by-1.2-inch square.
- 3
  Cut two corners off of two Jokers. Cut the corners into 1.2-inch-by-1.2-inch squares.
- 4
  Glue a Joker square to each of the four corners of the grid.
- 5
  Glue the squares cut out of cards onto the bottom row of the grid. The cards should go in the order: Joker, 4 of spades, 3 of spades, 2 of spades, Ace of spades, Ace of clubs, 2 of clubs, 3 of clubs, 4 of clubs then Joker.
- 6
  Glue the squares cut out of cards onto the next row up in the grid. The cards should go in the order: 4 of diamonds, King of spades, 5 of spades, 6 of spades, 7 of spades, 7 of clubs, 6 of clubs, 5 of clubs, King of clubs then 4 of hearts.
- 7
  Glue the squares cut out of cards onto the next row up in the grid. The cards should go in the order: 3 of diamonds, 5 of diamonds, Queen of spades, 9 of spades, 8 of spades, 8 of clubs, 9 of clubs, Queen of clubs, 5 of hearts then 3 of hearts.
- 8
  Glue the squares cut out of cards onto the next row up in the grid. The cards should go in the order: 2 of diamonds, 6 of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, Queen of diamonds, 10 of spades, 10 of clubs, Queen of hearts, 9 of hearts, 6 of hearts then 2 of hearts.
- 9
  Glue the squares cut out of cards onto the next row up in the grid. The cards should go in the order: Ace of diamonds, 7 of diamonds, 8 of diamonds, 10 of diamonds, King of diamonds, King of hearts, 10 of hearts, 8 of hearts, 7 of hearts then Ace of hearts.
- 10
  Rotate the board 180 degrees.
- 11
  Repeat steps 5 through 9, starting from the bottom of the board, to complete the other side of the Sequence game board.

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