| User | Rating | Min. Age | Adults Too | Comment |
| mawiker | 10 | 2 | Yes | |
| Shade_Jon | 10 | | | For the right age range, this is a classic game at which kids can play on an even footing with adults. Can be played with any deck of cards. |
| Aranza | 9 | | | Its true that Memory loses its appeal as the kids get older, still its a classic game where kids and adults can play on fairly even footing and a great starter for turn taking, concentration and other basic game skills. I think every toddler/pre-schooler should have one. |
| Egorjlileli | 9 | 3 | Some | This classic is fun and challenging for young children and adults as well. It can be as long or short as you want by adding or eliminating pairs. A good filler! |
| guantanamo | 9 | 4 | No | |
| maksum | 9 | | | This has been around for a long time for a reason. Simple gameplay, that encourages kids to concentrate and try to use their memory skills. Rewards those who pay attention, and this is a great ability for kids to pick up on. It will help them in nearly every aspect of live. |
| Randy Cox | 9 | | | I always enjoyed "Concentration" as a kid and I enjoyed playing straight Memory with youngsters when I was older. It really is a great way for kids to compete with (even beat) adults on an even footing. |
| klarkin | 8 | 2 | Some | |
| pikkusiili2000 | 8 | 3 | Some | Good start to memory games. |
| RPardoe | 8 | | | |
| spearjr | 8 | 3 | Some | At 26 months, my daughter is a little young for playing by the rules, but has a lot of fun just matching the tiles when they are laid out face up. She also asks to play it with us, bringing the box over, which is very sweet. |
| ccmonter | 7 | 3 | Some | Young kids will enjoy playing, specially with a themed set of tiles (Dora, Bob The Builder, Pixar seem to be favourites). My daughter started with a 4x4 grid and had slowly graduated to a 8x8. She still has some trouble concentrating for an entire game, but she enjoys the activity. Later, the game can be played with any set of cards. Memory and luck. |
| csjoholm | 7 | | | My boys were able to start playing this game at 2. |
| Gecko23 | 7 | | | |
| HappyProle | 7 | 2 | Yes | This is hit or miss with our 2-year old. At first we were blown away by how well she did.. but in subsequent gaming sessions she's lost interest partway through. She adores the Backyardigans , so we have a Backyardigans-themed set. She'll ask to play it right away but we rarely make it through a game. (we typically use about 30 cards total).
I highly recommend grouping the tiles into subsets and bagging them individually. This lets you easily scale the number of available matches (and hence the length and complexity of the game). |
| prophx | 7 | 3 | Yes | A game my 3 year old can beat me at! |
| rayzir | 7 | | | I am not sure what it is, but my niece whoops up on me. She has a very good memory and does very well. It teaches memory (obviously) and recognition. It also good for teaching turn order. It also has many different themes. So finding a theme the kids like should be relatively easy. |
| wogget | 7 | | | A Great game for the 3-5 set. At this age kids can be truely competitive with adults. The simple strategies involved are just at their level. My five year old has begun to lose interest. |
| Admiral Fisher | 6 | 2 | Yes | My kids have both enjoyed this up until the age of about 6. You can vary the complexity of it a lot depending on how many cards you include and whether you have 2 or 4 of each type. We have a set from Orchard Toys with Pirates on. |
| agenteasy | 6 | | | The idea: For more pairs than anyone else.
Components: Varies by edition. Ours is a basic plastic tray with a large number of thick and sturdy cardboard cards (square tokens, really).
The way it works: A number of cards are placed upside down on a table. Flip two on your turn, hoping to find a match. Try to remember what you see so that you can find more matches than anyone else.
Comments: Not my sons favorite, but fun once in a while. You do not really have to buy this game to play it, since it is free to play on the internet and can be created at home using 2 sets of playing cards (or many other ways). |
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