During your turn you can place a chip there (instead of discarding a card to place a chip as usual) - but so can an opponent during his turn, even if the corner has already been taken. The played card then goes face-up into a discard pile, and play passes to the left.Įach corner of the board has a free space that all players can use to their advantage. To play, you'll choose a card from your hand and place a chip on one of the corresponding spaces on the game board. The player to the left of the dealer goes first. Jax garners 80 percent of its revenue from Sequence Reuter receives 20 percent of their income from Sequence as royalty payments.

Meanwhile, both sides continue to profit from game sales. Jax, in response, denied any violation and has gained restraining orders that have barred Reuter from contacting its customers, saying that his actions were intended to disrupt Jax's relationship with them. in 1981 to manufacture, distribute and sell Sequence and its subsequent variations - which later became a contentious arrangement.ĭuring a series of legal disputes (ongoing as of early 2012), Reuter has claimed that Jax violated its licensing agreement, which would provide grounds for contract termination. Reuter spent years developing the concept before entering into a licensing agreement with Jax Ltd. And out of this sleep-induced idea, a game arose: Sequence Five. One night in the 1970s, Owatonna, Minn., native Doug Reuter had a dream.