Edition Spielwiese / Pegasus
Memoarrr!
★★★★⯨4.5 / 5 – editorial rating
Memory for advanced players: only matching cards may be revealed – one slip and you're out.
age 8+2–4 playersapprox. 15 min.
Memory
How it plays
25 cards showing animals in locations lie face down; each player starts knowing only their three corner cards. In turn, one card is revealed – it must share the animal OR the landscape with the last card flipped, or you drop out of the round. The last player standing claims a treasure; after seven rounds, the pirate king is crowned.
What it trains
Unlike classic memory, everyone is permanently engaged here: every revealed card must be committed to memory and continuously updated, because the chain can reach your turn at any moment. That trains ongoing encoding, updating and strategic recall ("which card do I hand the next player?").
Community voices: A critics' darling from the small Edition Spielwiese label, regularly featured on family game recommendation lists. Reviewers love that adults and kids are equally challenged; the only gripe is the wait for eliminated players – but rounds are short.
Our tip for parents: Far more exciting than classic memory, because everyone has to keep thinking at all times.
Especially good for
- Anyone who finds classic memory games too slow
- Memory training for school kids and adults
- Quick rounds for two to four
Less suitable for
- Players frustrated by early elimination (variant: score points instead)
- Very young kids – the chain logic needs some maturity
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