Abstract: A sequence forming and alignment game is described using two sets of markers, on each of which is marked one or more alphanumeric characters. In the preferred embodiment each of the markers is divided in half and a letter appears on each half. The markers are placed one at a time on a playing surface alternately from one set and then the other. Each marker is placed so as to form a word using at least one of the letters on the marker being placed and one or more letters on other markers previously placed on the playing surface. The orientation of each marker at the time of its placement is governed by the length of the word that can be spelled during that turn of play. Previously played markers can be replaced during play provided that the replacing marker can be usd to spell out a word that is longer than that in which the replaced marker was used. The game is won when at least four, and preferably five markers from one set are all in a row on the playing surface.