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Flip cards, remember the pairs and collect more matches than anyone.
Memory Match guide
Flip, remember, match: collect more pairs than anyone else at the table.
What is Memory Match?
Memory Match is a card game where all the cards lie face down and players take turns flipping two at a time, keeping any matching pair they find. On DD Games you can play it free against 1 to 3 bots with imperfect memories, pass one device around, or play online with 2 to 4 players.
Memory Match is the pairs game also known as Concentration, the one children play with picture cards spread across the floor. It rewards attention more than luck: every card anyone flips, including your opponents' misses, is information you can use on your next turn.
Each DD Games deck holds 10 pairs of picture symbols, chosen at random from a larger set, so the 20 cards look different from game to game. Bots come in Easy, Medium and Hard, and the difference is how often they forget a card they have seen; Auto picks the level for you based on your recent results.
How to play Memory Match
- Choose vs Bot to play against 1 to 3 memory bots, Same device to pass one device around, or Online for 2 to 4 players.
- The 20 cards (10 pairs of symbols) are shuffled and laid face down.
- On your turn, flip any two cards. If the symbols match, you keep the pair and take another turn.
- If they do not match, both cards flip back and the next player goes. Try to remember where they were.
- When every pair has been claimed, the player with the most pairs wins.
Rules
- Exactly two cards are flipped per attempt; you cannot flip a third.
- A matching pair stays face up and scores one point for the player who found it.
- A match earns an immediate extra turn, so hot streaks are possible.
- A miss passes the turn to the next player.
- If the top score is shared, the game is a draw between those players.
- Against bots you get 3 free Peek a pair hints per game, each showing one matching pair for a moment; more hints use hint helpers from the Gem shop.
Tips and strategy
- Flip an unknown card first and a known card second: you learn a new position without wasting a known one.
- Remember cards by position relative to the edges or corners rather than by counting.
- Watch every opponent's flips as closely as your own; their misses are your free information.
- Early in the game explore widely; late in the game play only sure matches.
- Save your Peek a pair hints for the end, when one sure pair can keep a streak going.
- In a 3 or 4 player game, track which pairs are half-known: the next player may flip the partner by accident.
Questions
How many cards are in Memory Match?
Each game uses 10 pairs, so 20 cards are shuffled face down at the start.
Do I get another turn after a match?
Yes. Finding a pair gives you an immediate extra turn, and you keep going as long as you keep matching.
How many players can play Memory Match?
Two to four players on one device or online. Against bots, 1 to 3 bots fill the other seats.
Can I play a memory game online with friends?
Yes. Choose Online, create a room and share the invite link or room code, or use Quick Play. Everyone sees the same board and takes turns flipping.
How good are the Memory Match bots?
Easy bots forget a lot of what they see, Medium bots forget some, and Hard bots almost never forget. Auto moves the level up or down with your results.
Is Memory Match the same as Concentration?
Yes. Memory Match, Concentration and Pairs are names for the same game of flipping two face-down cards to find matches.
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