About the Mermaids Spot the Difference Game
Mermaids, mermen, shells and coral — our mermaid memory game is a magical underwater escape. Perfect for anyone who dreams of life beneath the waves in a world of treasure and sea creatures.
What's on the Mermaids boards
The pictures the two boards are built from — 12 in all: 🧜♀️ Mermaid🧜♂️ Merman🐚 Shell🌟 Star🐠 Fish🪸 Coral💎 Gem👑 Crown🏝️ Island🌊 Ocean🐙 Octopus🦀 Crab
Study tip: scan the left board in the same order every time — top-left to bottom-right — and check its twin against that order. The difference between mermaid and merman is easy to spot; a missing shell in the wrong corner is not, unless your scan is systematic.
How to memorise a fantasy board
Fantasy decks want a quest. Cast the board as a story: the dragon guards the crown, the wizard brews the potion, the knight carries the sword. Link each item to the next one until you have a six-beat plot — stories are the oldest memory technology precisely because a chain of causes is easier to hold than a list of objects.
Exploit the archetypes. Fantasy items come in pairs of rivals and partners — sword and shield, wizard and potion, dragon and treasure. Memorise the partnerships instead of the individual cards and half your recall work is done before the board hides.
How to Play
- Press Start. Two boards appear, looking identical.
- Compare them tile by tile — one has been swapped for something different.
- Tap the changed tile, on either board, before the timer runs out.
- Each round adds more tiles and less time. Three misses ends the run.
Fun Facts About Mermaids
- Mermaid legends appear in cultures around the world, from Europe to Africa to Asia.
- The most famous mermaid statue sits on a rock in Copenhagen harbour.
- Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" was published in 1837.
- Ancient sailors sometimes mistook manatees or seals for mermaids.
Fantasy deck questions
Is the fantasy theme suitable for a six-year-old?
Yes — dragons, castles and magic are the good stuff as far as most kids are concerned. The pictures are storybook-style and there is nothing scary beyond a cartoonish dragon.
What makes fantasy decks harder or easier than others?
They are easy to remember because the items are distinctive and story-friendly, which is why they are a good hard-mode deck: a big fantasy board challenges strategy rather than visual memory for near-identical tiles.