Sequence Game
Mindprint Rating
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Mindprint Expert Review
Pros
- Great for a broad age range as it requires no reading.
- Easy setup and easy to teach and play.
Considerations
- Younger kids may have trouble juggling the handful of cards.
- The game requires a lot of visual scanning.
Mindprint Expert Review
Sequence is an enjoyable game that teaches strategy and is good for a broad age range. It feels like a combination of Connect 4(TM) and rummy. The game board is a grid of pictures of playing cards. Players take turns matching a card from their hands to an open position on the board and marking the spot with a chip. Players try to block opponents from getting a"sequence" of five chips in a row while attempting to build their own sequence to win. Success requires a combination of strategy and luck, so younger players should be able to effectively compete with older students and adults. There is no timer, but there is a lot of visual scanning which can be tiresome for rounds that take longer. Overall, a good game that can be played with a broad range of players.
Fun
Engaging for the Mindprint recommended age range
- Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
- Visually appealing to children in the target age range
- Adults would enjoy playing with a child
- For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
- Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
- Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option
Easy to Use
Understandable for children in the Mindprint recommended age range
- Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
- Student should be able to use independently after first use
- Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
- Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
- Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
- Can be fun as a single player game
- Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
- Well-made for the cost
- For electronic games, can play without sound
- For electronic games, allows user to save work
- For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
- Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
- Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
- Overall - Easy to use
Cognitive Concerns
May not be advisable for students with the following cognitive needs
- Anxiety
- Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
- Self-regulation
- Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
- Social Awareness
- Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
- Visual Discrimination
- Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
- Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
- Working Memory
- Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
- Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
Manufacturer Description
It's fun, it's challenging, it's exciting, it's sequence! Play a card from your hand, and place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board. When you have five in a row, it's a sequence. Learn to block your opponents or remove their chips, and watch out for the jacks - they're wild! With a little strategy and luck, you'll be a winner. For 2-12 players, ages 7 and up.