Sequence

I haven’t seen the original Sequence game, but Bible Sequence and States and Capitals Sequence are a little like Bingo.  Each has a large board covered with squares.  In the case of Bible Sequence, the squares are images representing various Bible stories.  In the case of States and Capitals Sequence, they’re outlines of the states.

Players draw cards with matching images, and play them to enable them to cover certain spaces on the board with tokens.  The goal is to create a “sequence” of five squares in a row on the board.  It’s harder than it sounds, as other players can block you (much like in Tic Tac Toe).  And yet it’s simple enough that our four-year-old can play with us!  (No reading is required to match the cards to the board.  We do read the cards aloud for her as they’re played, though, to help her get the most benefit from the game.)  These games are a great way to drill facts, without the kids’ feeling like they’re drilling facts.

Two Relevant attendees have just won these games.  ____ won Bible Sequence  and _____ won States and Capitals Sequence.  You ladies can catch up with me anytime this weekend to grab your games!

Chips and Match ‘Em

For the rest of my readers, I’m running a flash giveaway this weekend, of games that are travel-friendly because they’re small and easy to pack!  One winner will win both Chips and Match ‘Em.

Chips is played with a pair of dice and ten numbered chips.  All ten chips (numbered from 1-10) are laid out in front of the first player.  The player rolls the dice and removes chips adding up to the total on the dice.  This process is repeated until the player can no longer match the dice with the remaining chips, at which point the total number on the remaining chips is written down as his score.  It is then the next player’s turn.  After three rounds, the player with the lowest point total wins.

This is a great way to get kids to practice their math.  Also, as previously mentioned, it’s pretty easy to transport.

Match ‘Em is a number game, as well.  Played with a deck of cards (numbers ranging from 1-10), the object is to play cards from your hand to match the number of the card(s) currently in play.  It’s another great way to have kids practice their math.  Another feature I like is that, like most JAX games, you only need 2 players to play.

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Disclosure: JAX provided me with the above games to facilitate this review, as well as the prizes for the winners.  Of course, all opinions are entirely my own.