About the Premier League Odd One Out Game
Twenty clubs play the Premier League; hard memory boards hold twelve pairs, so this deck is a curated monogram set (crests are copyrighted). Every club also has its own tribal theme — open Sports Memory Games to pick your side, then jump into season trivia for the same clubs.
What's on the Premier League board
The tiles in play — 12 in all, one of which keeps being the odd one out: ARS ArsenalAVL Aston VillaCHE ChelseaCRY Crystal PalaceEVE EvertonLIV LiverpoolMCI Man CityMUN Man UnitedNEW NewcastleNFO Nott'm ForestTOT TottenhamWHU West Ham
Study tip: the odd one out is chosen by difference, so learn the board as groups. If you know the first three tiles — arsenal, aston villa and chelsea — belong together, anything that breaks that set stands out instantly.
How to memorise a sports board
Anchor every item to a moment you have watched: the last-second shot, the penalty saved, the bowled stumps. Sports decks memorise through highlight reels — one mental clip per tile — because motion is what the brain archives best from sport.
Sort by the field they play on. Pitch, court, track, pool and ring each hold a subset of the deck, and knowing the venue of the missing volleyball shrinks the search from twelve tiles to the two that share its court.
How to Play
- Press Start. A grid appears — almost every tile shows the same picture.
- Scan the grid for the one tile that is different.
- Tap it before the timer runs out.
- Each round adds more tiles and less time. Three misses ends the run.
Fun Facts About Premier League
- The Premier League started in 1992, replacing the old First Division.
- Twenty clubs play 38 league games each season.
- Three teams are promoted from the Championship each year; three go down.
- Three points for a win has been the standard since the 1980s.
Sports deck questions
Are the sports decks club-specific?
The big club and franchise themes are — there are dedicated decks for dozens of football clubs and NFL teams, with the words and colours of each. This page's deck is the general sports kit; the club decks live under the sports category.
Good game for a sports-mad child who refuses "memory games"?
This is the horse to lead to water. A deck of things they already care about plus a timer plus "I bet you cannot beat 40 seconds" is the whole trick. Keep the scoreboard honest and they will come back.