Memory

Published 1959

First published in today's form by Ravensburger in February 1959. There are versions known from Japan in the 16th century - matching pictures painted on shells. Known as Awase or Kai-awase. In USA and England known as Pairs, Pelmanism, or Concentration. But these are played with simple playing cards. In Switzerland was a domino-like game named Zwillingsspiel with the same roots. In Czech Republic this type of game is known as Pexeso. It usually consists of 32 pairs of square cards. There are thousands of Pexeso sets with different themes. There are hundreds of different Memory games - starting with 24 cards for the youngest, with all kinds of animals, art, about countries, also a gay and a "Breast Memory", several free giveaway Memory games published by companies. The most famous publisher is Ravensburger - they have the rights for the brand name Memory.

Mechanics

Memory Partnerships Set Collection Team-Based Game

Categories

Animals Card Game Children's Game Comic Book / Strip Educational Environmental Memory Movies / TV / Radio theme Novel-based Prehistoric

Designers

(Uncredited)

Publishers

Albert Heijn Alga Allgäuer Zeitung Altap AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH Arrow Games Ltd Art Keeping ASS Altenburger Spielkarten BBC Enterprises Bentino GmbH Big Box BIS Publishers Blue Opal Bräuner Produktmanagement Brinquedos Toia British Gas Cardinal Carlit Cartamundi Chetart Chronicle Books Classical Historian Colorforms Dal Negro Damm / Egmont danspil Denys Fisher Toys Deutsche Eisenbahn-Versicherungskasse (DEVK) Dino Discovery Toys Diset S. A. Djeco Drei Magier Spiele Dr. Rolf Ottmüller Early Learning Centre eBay Éditions Gladius International ED-U-Cards Mfg eeBoo Efko Encore (for boardgames) Faber-Castell Falcon Games (I) Fisher Price Flair Games Frankie & Benny's Frank Schaffer Fresh Artists F.X. Schmid Galt Toys Global Partner Golden Gosling Games Grammar Gamecards Grimaud Grow Jogos e Brinquedos HABA - Habermaaß GmbH Hallmark Games Harett-Gilmar HARIBO GmbH & Co. Hasbro House of Marbles Hugendubel Verlag I Can Do That Games Ideal IKEA Imagination Games Impact Photographics Inc. Inkognito Irwin Toy Ltd. Jacobsony Jewish Educational Toys John Sands Pty Ltd Jumbo Justizbehörde Hamburg Kärnan Kellogg's K. Hjelm Förlag AB Kids Games Ltd KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH King International Klee KOSMOS Lagerhaus LEGO Magnetic Poetry Inc Max Hamburgerrestauranger AB Michael Stanfield Milton Bradley Ministerium für Umwelt MoBi moses. Verlag GmbH Music Games Nathan National Geographic Society National Wildlife Federation Nickelodeon Noris Spiele Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag Oetinger Spiele Oriental Trading Company Otava Otto Maier Benelux B.V. Otto Maier Verlag Palet spil Paletti Patch Products Patmos Paul Lamond Games Ltd Pegasus Spiele Peliko Peter Hammer Verlag Philmar Piatnik PlayMobil Interactive Play Time Promotions Pomegranate Communications Pressman Toy Corp. (Public Domain) Rabén & Sjögren radio Bamberg Raumordnung und Landwirtschaft Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH RoseArt Schmidt Spiele Selecta Spel en Hobby Selecta Spielzeug (Self-Published) Spear's Games Spektrum der Wissenschaft Spirit Marketing Stadt Eberswalde Tactic Talicor Taz TEDi The Center for the Gifted Child The Metropolitan Museum of Art Time Life Tourist Verlag Tree Toys Trefl Uljö University Games (Unknown) Verein für Zahnhygiene e.V. Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck Verlagshaus Braun Viacom International Vilac Waddington's Games W-H Almere (Wins-Holland) Wonder Forge
Memory

Game Info

Players
2-6 Players
Time
30 min
Weight
Light — 1.14/5
Year
1959
BGG Rating
4.80
BGG Rank
#30165
Min Age
3+

Frequently Asked Questions

Memory supports 2 to 6 players. The community rates it best at 2 players.
A typical game of Memory takes about 30 minutes.
Memory has a complexity rating of 1.14/5.00 on BoardGameGeek, placing it in the 'Light' category. It is very accessible and great for new gamers.
The recommended minimum age for Memory is 3+. Younger children may enjoy it with guidance from experienced players.
Memory has a rating of 4.80/10 on BoardGameGeek, based on 3,477 ratings. It is ranked #30165 overall.
Memory was designed by (Uncredited). It was published in 1959.