About the TV Genres Memory Game
Soap, crime, reality, news — twelve TV formats on one board. Great for media studies and couch critics, with no series titles or network marks.
What's in the TV Genres deck
The full deck, so you know exactly what you're up against — 12 cards, 6 pairs: 🧼 Soap🕵️ Crime📰 News🎤 Talk🍳 Cookery⚽ Sport🏝️ Reality🧒 Kids📜 Drama😂 Comedy🧪 Sci-Fi🧠 Quiz
Study tip: link the first three — soap, crime and news — into one ridiculous mental picture. Absurd images stick; lists don't. Then do the same for the next three, and the board will memorise itself.
How to memorise a film and TV board
Give each tile a scene. The popcorn belongs in the dark, the clapperboard opens the film, the spotlight finds the star — entertainment decks are a night at the cinema in object form, and staging them as one evening out links the whole board in a single pass.
Cast the order too: what happens first at the cinema — tickets, snacks, trailers, the film, the credits? Most entertainment decks roughly follow the arc, and an arc is just a story with your memory as the audience.
Fun Facts About TV Genres
- Soap operas were once sponsored by soap companies.
- Procedural crime shows often resolve a case each episode.
- Reality TV rose sharply in the early 2000s.
- Genre hybrid shows mix comedy and drama ("dramedy").
How to Play
Tap any card to flip it over, revealing the tv genre image underneath. Tap a second card — if the two match, they stay face up and you keep going. If not, they flip back after a moment. Your goal is to match every pair in as few moves as possible.
Three difficulty levels are available: easy (6 pairs), medium (8 pairs) and hard (12 pairs). Switch between them any time with the difficulty buttons above the board. Start on easy if you're new, or jump straight to hard for a proper brain workout.
TV & Movies deck questions
Is this theme okay for kids' sleepover parties?
Yes — the pictures are popcorn-and-movie-night staples rather than anything from an actual film, so there are no spoilers and no licensing issues, just the shared ritual of a big night in.
Why do themed decks beat generic picture decks?
Because recognition and delight do half the memorising for you. A board of things people already love turns the memory test into something they would play anyway — which is the whole point of theme decks.