Memory Match Game Mechanics

Memory Match

A Memory Matching Game is an old-style, table-top game that pre-dates online computer arcades. It is a popular game mechanics used to help Alzheimer patients in memory exercises . Memory Matching games are the perfect answer toward “staying mentally active”. Even the Alzheimer’s Association strongly recommends “playing games” to stay mentally active! Memory Match games in the modern-age comes in two variations.

• Memory Match (in Pairs) games are simple in nature. In the table-top version, you would layout a grid of playing cards or dominos face-down. Then, during each player ‘s turn, two of those items are flipped face-up. If they match, then you score points and remove the matching pair. Otherwise, you turn them face-down again, and the game-turn passes to the next player. A crafty player is one who remembers what they saw when a “match” was not made, and remembers where items were found after several failed attempts.
• Memory Match (in Sequence) games are a derivative of the mechanics mentioned above; its popular name is “Simon Says” . This style appeared at the advent of the computer age when data manipulation came into effect. In Memory Match (Sequence) games, the player is presented with a growing series of items to remember in short-term memory, and re-play that sequence in the proper order.

What we will do with our Memory Matching (Pairs) game is add valuable twist into an “educational” Memory Match game, with an even more difficult “audio” game.

Game Examples:

This Blue Print offers several unique demonstrations examples:

1. Mozart’s Music Match (Audio game) – demo here and transpiled from Flash ActionScript.
2. Red Fountain Math Class (Pairs)– demo here and transpiled from Flash ActionScript.
3. Memory Match (Sequence) for music keyboard and mathematical numbers.
4. All games will be mobile ready with responsive design.

Phaser Game Starter Kit Collection on LeanPub.com: for more details and game rules.