<p>You don't have to declare which row of five is the sequence, as any row of five is protected by the rule:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>You cannot remove a marker chip that
is already part of a completed SEQUENCE. Once a SEQUENCE is achieved by a player or a team, it cannot
be broken.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Where a Sequence is defined as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>A Sequence is a connected series of five of the same color marker chip in a straight line, either up and
down, across or diagonally on the playing surface.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Together, these rules prevent any connected series of five chips from being broken.</p>
<p>As mentioned in my comment, any series less than 9 is only valid as one sequence for scoring. A series of 9 can count as two sequences overlapping by one coin.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nordicgames.is/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sequence_Rules_EN.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rule Source</a></p>

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2020-08-03T04:40:23.237Z
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Matthew Jensen
<p>In the game of sequence, if you create a sequence of more than 5 in one move, do you have to declare which 5 coins make the sequence?</p>

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2020-08-02T21:58:37.550Z
I don't think the rules say that you have to declare when you make a sequence. But I don't think it matters, as a row of more than 5 can only count as one sequence, since sequences can only share one coin. (A row of 9 or 10 would count as two sequences by this rule)
Matthew Jensen
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2020-08-03T01:51:06.400Z
It matters because of the rule against *breaking* an opponent's sequence. So if I have 6 coins in a row, you clearly can't mess with the middle 4, but what about the two on the ends - can you mess with both, neither, or something else (like the one that was played second)?
Benjamin Cosman
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2020-08-03T04:41:11.060Z
@BenjaminCosman Good point, I forgot that rule.
Matthew Jensen
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In the game of sequence: A sequence of more than 5 coins
Armando
# In the game of sequence: A sequence of more than 5 coins

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-02)

In the game of sequence, if you create a sequence of more than 5 in one move, do you have to declare which 5 coins make the sequence?

**Tags:** sequence

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't think the rules say that you have to declare when you make a sequence. But I don't think it matters, as a row of more than 5 can only count as one sequence, since sequences can only share one coin. (A row of 9 or 10 would count as two sequences by this rule)  
> **username_2**: It matters because of the rule against *breaking* an opponent's sequence. So if I have 6 coins in a row, you clearly can't mess with the middle 4, but what about the two on the ends - can you mess with both, neither, or something else (like the one that was played second)?  
> **username_1**: @BenjaminCosman Good point, I forgot that rule.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-03. Score: 3

You don't have to declare which row of five is the sequence, as any row of five is protected by the rule:

> You cannot remove a marker chip that
> is already part of a completed SEQUENCE. Once a SEQUENCE is achieved by a player or a team, it cannot
> be broken.

Where a Sequence is defined as:

> A Sequence is a connected series of five of the same color marker chip in a straight line, either up and
> down, across or diagonally on the playing surface.

Together, these rules prevent any connected series of five chips from being broken.

As mentioned in my comment, any series less than 9 is only valid as one sequence for scoring. A series of 9 can count as two sequences overlapping by one coin.

[Rule Source](https://www.nordicgames.is/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sequence_Rules_EN.pdf)


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