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Memory Matching Game: Emoji, Numbers or Your Images
Turn over cards and find matching pairs with emoji, numbers or local images. Choose 4 × 4, 4 × 6 or 6 × 6 cards, track moves and time, or share two-player turns.
Memory Matching Game: Emoji, Numbers or Your Images: Shuffles pairs onto a board and briefly reveals each two-card attempt. A move is one two-card attempt. The timer begins with your first card and stops when all pairs are found. Pause hides the cards and stops the timer. Your lowest solo move count is saved by board size and set; two-player mode counts pairs for each player and saves the best pair count. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.
- Category
- Health & sport tools
- Runs
- In your browser
- Cost
- Free · no sign-up
- Availability
- Ready to use
Runs entirely in your browser
Turn over two cards using a click, tap or Enter. Arrow keys move focus. Remember their positions. In two-player mode, a mismatch passes the turn.
Rules and strategy
Use a steady route through the board and describe each revealed position to yourself. When you find a card you have seen before, try its remembered partner before exploring a new square. The cards stay in the same positions throughout the game.
The 4 × 6 layout has four columns and six rows. Two players share the device and can both learn from every revealed card.
History
Pair-matching became a familiar boxed family game during the twentieth century. Museum Ravensburger's digital tour records its publisher's first matching-pairs edition in 1959. Digital tour: https://museum-ravensburger.de/en/digitale-fuehrung-guide/. This is an independent matching game with original CSS, system-rendered Unicode emoji and optional user-provided images; no boxed-game artwork is copied.
How to use it
- Choose a board size and card set. For images, select one local image for each pair.
- Turn over two cards and remember their positions. Matching pairs remain found.
- Find every pair. In two-player mode, a match keeps the turn and a mismatch passes it.
Privacy & limitations
Your images are read locally and stay in the current page session. Images are never uploaded or saved in score storage. Best scores are saved locally.
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Frequently asked questions
How many images do I need?
Choose 8 images for 4 × 4, 12 for 4 × 6 or 18 for 6 × 6. Each image becomes a pair. Images must be local image files up to 5 MB each; excess files are ignored.
How are two-player turns scored?
Each matched pair earns one point. The player who matches keeps the turn. A mismatch passes it. Most pairs wins when the board is cleared.
What counts as a move?
Turning over two different unmatched cards counts as one move, whether or not they match.
Are my images kept?
No. They disappear when you leave or reload the page. Only best scores are stored locally.
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