Card Sequence Deluxe

Sequence strategy card board game. Beat computer to make lines of 5 counters,

Card Sequence is the most realistic version available for mobile devices of the classic strategy card and board game Sequence, known elsewhere as Wild Jacks or Crazy Jacks. And the Deluxe version is completely ad-free.

The object of the game is to place counters on the board cells matching the cards in your hand to form lines of 5 adjacent counters in any direction - horizontally, vertically or diagonally. See below and the in-game Help page for detailed instructions.

PLEASE NOTE BEFORE DOWNLOADING: This version of Sequence does not allow you to play against your friends - sorry!

GAME FEATURES

* Play anywhere - no Internet access required.

* Accurate representation of the real board game with higher resolution images of the cards and board than other versions.

* Detailed game play instructions are available by clicking the in-game "How to Play" button Also prompts appear at the bottom of the screen as a reminder.

* The game user interface has been carefully optimised for ease of play on all sizes of screen. Its not necessary to read the value of the cards as the board squares matching a selected card are automatically highlighted and one-eyed and two-eyed Jacks are colour-coded for ease of recognition.

* Challenging computer opponent - uses sophisticated algorithms to provide 3 levels of computer player skill. Ranging from Easy which is good for newcomers to the game, to Expert which will challenge the most experienced players.

Please note: the AI does not cheat in any way. It doesn't know what cards you are holding and the cards are dealt completely randomly. However just like in the real game, sometimes one player will be dealt a better than average hand by chance, for example several Jacks. This luck will average out if you play many games. You can check the number of Jacks dealt to each player using the "Statistics" display option.

HOW TO PLAY SUMMARY:

The object is to place counters on the board to form lines of 5 counters horizontally, vertically or diagonally by matching board cells to cards in your hand. Each line of 5 counters is called a "Sequence" and to win a game the player must form a specified number of Sequences (1, 2 or 3) before the computer opponent.

The board has 100 squares consisting of 96 playing card pictures plus 4 corner squares. Each card in a standard pack of playing cards is represented twice on the board, with the exception of the Jacks which have no matching squares (see later). The 4 corner squares are "wild cards". No counters can be played on them, but any line of 4 adjacent counters plus a corner square also forms a sequence.

To start a new Easy, Normal or Expert game with default settings click on one of the large buttons. If you have quit the app before the last game was complete, a button to continue the game is also available.

The default settings are shown below the game start buttons. To change a setting click on the "cog wheel" icon.

Each player is initially dealt seven cards from a double pack of 104 playing cards. The cards the player holds determine which board squares the player may play a counter on. At each turn the player plays a card from his hand, puts a counter on one of the matching squares on the board and receives a replacement card. Play alternates between human and computer players with each player trying to form his own sequences of 5 adjacent counters (or 4 plus a corner square), while also trying to block sequences that the other player is trying to form.

The Jack cards have special values in Card Sequence:

* Playing a "Two-eyed" Jack (Jack of Clubs or Diamonds) allows the player to place a counter on any unoccupied square on the board.

* Playing a "One-eyed" Jack (Jack of Hearts or Spades) allows the player to remove any one of the other player's counters, provided it does not already form part of a sequence. Note that when playing a one-eyed Jack, the player does not also play one of his own counters.