The 104 cards are shuffled and the dealer deals a hand of 7 cards to each player is there are 2 players, 6 each if there are 3 players, and 5 each if there are 4 players. Setup and DealĮach player or team takes the chips of one colour. These are placed on the board to denote which player or team owns a cell. Usually the cards are placed in some sort of symmetrical or spiral sequence, to create a pleasing visual pattern.Ī supply of chips or counters is needed: about 50 each of two colours if there are two or four players about 40 each of three colours for three players. The exact arrangement of the cards on the board is not critical except that the four joker spaces should be in the corners. Each of the 50 cards is cut to make two square pieces which are pasted onto two cells of the 10x10 board - see illustration. Two standard American 52-card packs without jokers are used - 104 cards in all.Īlso a board is required made from another 52-card pack with two jokers from which the four jacks have been removed, leaving 50 cards. The object is to form rows of five poker chips on the board, by placing chips on the board spaces that correspond to cards played from your hand. A commercial version of the game was published by Jax in 1982 under the name Sequence.

It is played with cards, poker chips and a board which is home made from a second deck of cards which are cut in half and glued to a base to make a 10x10 board. This game, played in parts of in the Eastern USA (North Carolina, Tennessee, and perhaps other places), is known by various names including Jack Foolery, Jack Off and perhaps others. With thanks to William Gaul, Becky Beers, Tami Verdone and Mark Cornell for information about various versions of the game and board.

Rules for playing jacks