Players: 2-10 (works best with 4-5)
Needed: 1 deck of standard playing cards

Sequence is a card game that is a good choice to play with young children and/or adults. The rules are easy to follow, and the game itself can help to children learn the order of numbers. Although up to ten people can play Sequence, game play goes best with around 5 players.

All the cards are dealt out one by one to all players. It doesn't matter if some players have more cards than others. Play begins with the person to the dealer's left. They lay down their lowest card(if they choose) of the suit of their choice. Ace is considered the highest value card. Suppose the first player lays a 4 of clubs. The next person who would go would be the person with the 5 of clubs. Play would continue until the Ace was played. The person who pays the Ace is the next player to start a new sequence. Play continues until someone runs out of cards. He/she is the winner.

There really is no strategy involved with Sequence; however, it is best to lead with your lowest value card in your hand. This way you won't get stuck with it at the end of the game. You do not have to lead with your lowest card, but if you don't it may cost you the game.

Optional scoring can be done for Sequence. Penalty points can also be assigned to players with cards left in their hand. Instead of doing penalty points, each game win could be worth 1 point and then play to someone has seven points.

When playing with very young children who are just learning their numbers, you may want to remove the face cards so it will be less confusing to them. You could keep the aces in the deck and assign their value as one. Although there is no number associated with the physical ace card, there is just the one suit symbol.

Sequence is considered part of the Stops family group of cards. Although it isn't atypical of this genre since there isn't an action that stops play, Sequence is an honoree member of the Stops family. Sequence is the forerunner of many Stops games.

If you are looking for a fun, simple card game to play then consider Sequence. Because of its simplicity, it makes a great choice to play with children, even very young ones.