
- BGG rank
- BGG #31,403
- BGG rating
- 4.8
Memory
1900
Rules assistance for Memory
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 30 min
- 3+
- Complexity 1.1/5
About the game
First published in today's form by Ravensburger in February 1959, have the rights for the brand name Memory. There are versions known from Japan in the 16th century - matching pictures painted on shells. Known as Awase or Kai-awase. In USA and England known as Pairs, Pelmanism, or Concentration. But these are played with simple playing cards. In Switzerland was a domino-like game named Zwillingsspiel with the same roots. In Czech Republic this type of game is known as Pexeso. The name is an acronym of "pekelně se soustřed!", which literally translates to "hellishly focus!". It usually consists of 32 pairs of square cards. There are thousands of Pexeso sets with different themes. There are hundreds of different Memory games - starting with 24 cards for the youngest, with all kinds of animals, art, about countries, also a gay and a "Breast Memory", several free giveaway Memory games published by companies. Players lay a series of tiles upside down in random order. Then proceed to uncover 2 at a time. If they match, the player keeps both. If they don't, the player loses his turn. There are 2 different types of memories: type A: Pure memory games with pairs of identical motifs and type B: memory games with similar motifs, e.g. 1x1 memory with a pair consisting of the numbers to be multiplied and the solution. Game end when all tiles have been matched. The player with the greater number of tiles wins.
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- (Unknown)
- (Self-Published)
- ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
- Alga
- Carlit
- Altap
- Clementoni
- Brio AB
- Dino Toys s. r. o.
- AMIGO
- danspil
- Diset S. A.
- F.X. Schmid
- (Public Domain)
- Dal Negro
- Disney Theme Park Merchandise
- Early Learning Centre
- Flying Tiger Copenhagen
- Discovery Toys
- Cartamundi
- Berliner Spielkarten
- Alexander
- Dourios
- Edition Michael Fischer GmbH (EMF Verlag)
- Cardinal
- Galt Toys
- Albi
- Bendon
- Educa Sallent SA
- Espenlaub
- Arrow Games Ltd
- Djeco
- eeBoo
- Efko
- Adamigo
- Drei Magier Spiele
- Encore
- Colorforms
- Falcon Games (I)
- Éditions Gladius International, Inc.
- Briarpatch
- Denys Fisher Toys
- Flair Games
- Egel-Spelen
- Chronicle Books
- Fisher Price
- BBC Enterprises
- ED-U-Cards Mfg
- The Center for the Gifted Child, Inc.
- Frank Schaffer
- Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux
- Blue Opal
- Big Box
- Buena Vista Home Video (Buena Vista Software)
- Faber-Castell
- Albert Heijn
- Deutsche Bundespost
- Depesche
- Brinquedos Toia
- Activision
- Deutsche Eisenbahn-Versicherungskasse (DEVK)
- BIS Publishers
- Chetart
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Fresh Artists
- Bräuner Produktmanagement
- British Gas
- eBay
- Dr. Rolf Ottmüller
- Gartenverlag Ansbach
- Frankie & Benny's
- Classical Historian
- Bentino GmbH
- Allgäuer Zeitung
- Art Keeping
- Dečje novine
- Denkriesen
- AMMO Books
- Generalife
- Cool Muses
- Bible Games Central
- DSS Games
- Faithful Kids
- Belmonte
- Anko Spiele
- Edm. Romberg & Sohn
- Falke Wolkenhopper
- ebos wonderful reminders
- BMG Ariola Merchandising
- .comdirect
- E.A. Seemann
- Die 3 Spielmacher
- Conseil Général de la Moselle
- Bestform
- Counter Clockwise
- Bildungszentrum für Natur, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
- Gerstenberg Verlag
- Éditions Flammarion
- Éditions Hazan
- BAUER Aktiengesellschaft
Questions and answers
The rules assistant for Memory will help explain turns, card effects and disputed situations, with references to verified official materials and saved question history. It is not ready yet; verified sources for your edition are still being prepared.
Memory supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue.
The listed playing time for Memory is 30 minutes. The actual duration depends on the group and its familiarity with the game.
The catalogue lists Memory for ages 3 and up. Check the age guidance on your edition.
The credited designers of Memory are: (Uncredited).
The catalogue lists Memory as a base game.
Rules assistant for Memory
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