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Memory Games for Seniors

Match pairs, remember what you saw and recall short lists. Each game starts gentle and grows a little harder as you go.

125 games. Each one has three levels: Easy, Medium and Harder. Tap a name to play.

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Picture Pairs Turn over two cards at a time. Find the matching pictures.
Word Pairs Match each picture with its name.
Follow the Lights Watch the lights. Then tap them in the same order.
What Changed? Look at the things on the table. One will change. Find it.
Shopping List Read the list. Then pick the things from the shelf.
Where Was It? Look at the pictures. They get covered. Tap where one was.
Remember the Number Look at a number. Then pick it from a few choices.
Card Pairs Find two cards with the same number and the same color.
Color and Shape Pairs Find two cards with the same shape in the same color.
Which One Is New? Look at a few pictures. Then find the one that was not there before.
In What Order? Pictures show in a row. Then tap them in the same order.
What Is Missing? Look at the pictures. One goes away. Which one is gone?
Story Recall Read a short story. Then answer a few gentle questions about it.
Sound Pairs Each card plays a soft sound. Find the two cards that sound the same.
Light Up the Pattern Some squares glow. Remember them. Then tap the same squares.
Faces and Names Meet a few people. Then tap the right name for each face.
Set the Table See where each thing sits on the table. Then put each one back in its place.
How Many Were There? Look at a group of pictures. Then say how many of each you saw.
What Color Was It? See things in different colors. Then tap the color each one was.
Memory Path See a path across the squares. Then walk it again, one square at a time.
Seen It Before? Pictures come one at a time. Say if you saw each one before.
Who Said It? Read what each person says. Then tap who said each line.
What Moved? Look at where things sit. Some swap places. Tap each one that moved.
What Came Next? Pictures come one at a time. Then say which picture came right after another.
Phone Number Read a number. Then type it on big number keys.
Under the Cup Watch a thing go under a cup. The cups slowly change places. Find it.
Which Box? See which box each thing goes in. Then tap the box for each one.
Pack the Suitcase One new thing goes in the suitcase each time. Find everything packed so far.
Mirror Pattern See a pattern on the left. Make it on the right, as if in a mirror.
Follow the Directions Read a few directions. Then walk them on the map with big arrow keys.
Recipe Recall Read a recipe card. Then say how much of each thing it needed.
Two Lists Read one list, then another. Find the things that were on both.
Clock Times See the plan for the day. Then pick the clock that shows when each thing happens.
Chime Bars Listen to a short tune on the chime bars. Then play it back. Turn the sound on for this one.
Window Watching Lights go on and off in a house, one at a time. Then say which windows are still lit.
Doorbells Each door has its own bell. Learn the sounds. Then hear a bell and find its door. Turn the sound on.
Train Backing Out Look at the train cars. The train backs out, so the last car goes first. Name the cars in that order.
Car Park Note where you parked the car. Do a small errand. Then find the car again.
Tea Orders Friends ask for their tea just so. Remember each order. Then make each cup.
Lost Property Read the note about a lost thing. Then find it on the lost property shelf.
The Very One Look closely at one thing. Then pick that very one from a few that look alike.
Do Not Forget Sort things into fruit and not fruit. But when a key comes along, ring the bell instead.
Hold That Thought Keep a word in mind while you do a small number task. Then say what the word was.
The Last Few Pictures come one at a time, and you do not know when they will stop. Then name the last few.
Red Bird Count Birds land one at a time. Count only the red ones in your head. Then say how many came.
Echo the Rhythm Listen to a knock rhythm of short and long beats. Then pick the one that looks like it. Turn the sound on.
Verse Recall Read a few lines of an old poem or song. Then fill in the words that went missing.
Coat Check Coats are hung up, each with a ticket number. Then a ticket comes back. Find its coat.
Which Came First? Pictures come one at a time. Then you see two of them. Say which one came first.
One Kind Only Read a mixed list. Then pick out only the fruit, or only the things to wear, that were on it.
Quilt Square Look at a small quilt square. Then sew it again from memory, one patch at a time.
Tea Party Seats See who sits where at the tea table. Then say who sat across from or next to whom.
First Letter Clue See a few things. Later you get only the first letter. Pick the thing you saw.
Clothesline See the washing on the line. Then hang it back in the same order and the same colors.
Same or Not? See a row of shapes. Then see it again. Say if it is the same or if something changed.
Hidden Numbers Numbers sit in a few squares. They hide. Then tap the squares in order, 1 first.
Pantry Jars See what is in each jar. Then the jars get covered. Say what is in each one.
Was It So? Look at a shelf. Then read a few sentences about it. Say if each one was so.
Shape Code Learn a short code of shapes. It goes away. Then use it from memory.
The Parade Floats go by in a parade, one after another. Then say which came first, second, third and so on.
Ask Me Again Learn one thing. Do small tasks in between. Then say it again, each time after a longer gap.
Market Board Read the prices on the market board. It gets wiped clean. Then answer about the prices.
Remember the Time See when something will happen. Do a small task. Then set the clock to that time from memory.
Your Own Choices Pick the one you like from each small set. Later, say which one you picked.
Look Back Pictures come one at a time. Say if this picture is the same as one a little way back.
The Tray Gets Lighter Look at the tray. Each time, one thing is taken away. Say what went. At the end, name all that went.
Rooms in Order Put each thing from your list in a room you choose. Then walk through the house and say what you left in each room.
Keep or Let Go Each picture comes with a sign: keep it, or let it go. At the end, find only the ones to keep.
Search the Drawers A ring is hidden in one drawer. Find it. It never hides in the same drawer twice, so remember where you found it.
A New One Each Time Tap a different picture each time. Never the same one twice. The pictures may change places.
Little by Little See the same list a few times. Each time, tap all you remember. Watch the number grow.
Where Are They Now? Things get moved from room to room in short notes. Keep up. Then say where each one is now.
Picture the Words Read a short line about a picture. It goes away. Then build the picture by putting each thing in its place.
Turning Tray See where things sit on a round tray. It is covered and slowly turns. Say where a thing is now.
Picture or Word? Some things show as a picture, some as a word. Later, sort each one by how you saw it.
Bits and Pieces See a few cards. They turn face down. Then match each small piece to the card it came from.
Word Partners Learn a few pairs of words. Then match each word with its partner.
Story in Pictures Read a short story with picture cards. Then put the cards back in the order of the story.
Garden Paths Walk a garden path. At each fork, note which way you went. Then walk it again from memory.
Tricky Lists Read a list of words that belong together. Then sort words into was there and was not there. One word likes to sneak in.
Bake From Memory Read a baking card. Put it away. Then bake by tapping each thing on the counter in the right order.
The Week Ahead See the plans for the week, each on its day. Then say which day each plan is on.
Draw It Again See a line drawing on a grid of dots. It goes away. Then draw it again, one line at a time.
Sizes From Memory See a few things, each a different size. They come back all one size. Put them in order, biggest first.
Numbers First Numbers and pictures come one at a time. Then tap the numbers, smallest first, and after them the pictures.
Higher or Lower Note Listen to two soft notes. Say if the second was higher or lower. Turn the sound on for this one.
Seen the Most Pictures come one at a time. Some come back more than once. Then put them in order of how often they came.
In the Dark Look at a room. Then the light goes out. Walk from the door to the armchair without bumping into anything.
The Last Card See a small set of cards. They are dealt one at a time and turned over. Say which card was never dealt.
Hidden Noughts and Crosses Play noughts and crosses against the computer. But the marks fade away, so keep the board in your head.
The Little Train Line Learn the stops on a small train line. Then take trips on it from memory, like two stops on from the orchard.
Clues to Keep Read a few clues about one thing. The clues go away. Then find the thing that fits them all.
Your Hand of Cards Look at a hand of cards. It is turned over. Then answer about the hand as a whole.
Remember the Scales Look at a few scales. Each one weighs two things. Then put all the things in order, the heaviest first.
The Old Safe Read the code for the old safe. Then turn the big dial to each number and click it in.
Jar Levels See how full each jar is. The jars are emptied. Then fill each one back to the same height.
The Errand List Read the list of errands for the day. Then walk the town and stop at each shop on your list.
Bingo in Your Head The caller reads out numbers, but your card is put away. Then your card comes out. Mark the numbers that were called.
Take a Message Read a phone message. Then fill in the message pad: who called, which day, what time, and what to bring.
Match the Note Listen to one note and keep it in your ear. Then step a note up or down until it sounds the same. Turn the sound on for this one.
Bus Route See the bus route across the town map. It goes away. Then tap the stops in the same order.
Put Them Back See the things in a row on a shelf. They get mixed up. Swap two at a time until the row is just as it was.
Chores Done Do a few small jobs around the house, in any order you like. Then think back to the order you did them.
Match the Paint Look at one paint color. Then find that very shade among others that are close to it.
Pass the Basket Friends sit round a table. Read how the basket is passed, one step at a time. Then tap who has it now.
Keep the Score Points come in one at a time. Keep the score in your head. Then set the scoreboard.
Through the Fence Something goes by behind a fence. You only see it through the gaps, a little at a time. Then say what it was.
Count Up Cards Cards lie face down. Turn one at a time. It stays up only if it is the next number, so remember where the others were.
Ask and Remember The computer picks one picture. Ask yes or no questions to find it. Keep the answers in mind, then tap the picture.
Box in a Box See which small box sits in which big box, and what is inside each one. Then open the boxes to find each thing.
Hidden Ladders See where the ladders and slides are. Then they hide. Choose to move 1, 2 or 3 squares, and try to land on the ladders.
Which Way Now A walker faces one way. Read the turns one at a time and follow them in your head. Then say which way the walker faces.
Bet Your Beans Look at a few pictures. Then say if each new one was there, and bet beans on how sure you are.
The Tea Bag Sort the post into two trays. But your tea is brewing, so remember to take the tea bag out after a few letters.
Forecast Packing Read the weather for the next few days. Then pack the right thing for each day.
Low Four Four cards lie face down in front of you. Draw a card, and swap it in for a high one, or throw it away. Keep your four as low as you can.
Dress the Scarecrow See how the scarecrow is dressed. Then dress it again the same way, one part at a time.
Turn the Arrows See which way each arrow points. They all turn back to point up. Then tap each tile to turn it the way it was.
The Bakery Queue Meet the people in the bakery queue. Read what happens, one line at a time. Then say who is at the front, or put the queue in order.
Sort to Remember First sort some things into baskets. Sorting helps you remember. Then the baskets close. Say what was in each one.
Hidden Dominoes Dominoes lie face down. Turn one over. It goes on the line only if it fits the open end, so remember the ones that did not fit yet.
Lost My Place Count things one by one, from left to right. A visitor comes by and your marks fade. Then tap the next one to count.
Phone Menu Read a phone menu. It goes away. Then press the right key for the place you want.
The Bead Necklace See a round necklace of colored beads. Then thread it again, bead by bead, starting at the clasp.
Tangled Threads Threads run from numbered pegs to pictures, and they cross. The threads go away. Then say where each thread went.

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