Glance Back: A Memory Game for Seniors

Memory Games

Glance Back is one of the looking and remembering games on ElderWit.com. Pictures come one at a time. Say if this picture is the same as one a little way back. The print is large and every button is easy to tap.

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Nothing to download. It opens in your web browser.

What to expect

A game on Easy has 6 rounds.

How to play Glance Back

  1. Tap Play now. Glance Back opens right here in your web browser.
  2. Choose a level: Easy, Medium or Harder.
  3. Follow the line at the top of the screen. To begin, it says: “Look at this picture. Keep it in mind.”
  4. There is no timer, so think each move through.
  5. When you finish, try the same level again or move up a level.

Three levels

Why people enjoy it

Glance Back is a gentle game of looking closely and remembering, and each round is short and friendly. It is all about holding on to what you just saw, at a gentle pace.

Games like Glance Back

If you enjoy Glance Back, try Seen the Most next. Pictures come one at a time. Some come back more than once. Then put them in order of how often they came. Another close match is What Came Next?. Pictures come one at a time. Then say which picture came right after another. A Different One Each Time is worth a try too. Tap a different picture each time. Never the same one twice. The pictures may change places. Last, Which Came First? is close in style. Pictures come one at a time. Then you see two of them. Say which one came first.

Questions

Is Glance Back easy to learn?

Yes. Start on Easy: Same as the last picture? When that feels comfortable, move up. On Harder: Same color as the last one?

Does Glance Back work on a tablet?

Yes. It runs in the web browser on any tablet, a phone or a computer. The buttons are big enough to tap with ease.

Is there more to play after Glance Back?

Plenty. ElderWit.com has 2,000+ games in nine kinds, from cards and boards to trivia and word games, all with three levels and no ads.

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