About the Wizard of Oz Spot the Difference Game
The classic puzzle-page favourite, digitised. Two picture boards sit side by side, identical at a glance — but one tile in the second board has been swapped. Compare carefully and tap the tile that changed before time runs out.
L. Frank Baum's 1900 book is fully in the public domain. Follow the yellow brick road through a deck of scarecrows, emerald palaces, tornadoes and friendly lions — drawn from the original novel, not any later film adaptation.
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.
Why Play Spot the Difference?
- Trains comparative visual attention and detail-spotting
- A calmer pace than reaction games, but still a real challenge as boards grow
- The same skill used in "spot the difference" puzzle books, now with a timer and a score
Fun Facts About Wizard of Oz
- Baum wrote 13 sequels after the first Oz book.
- The book describes silver slippers, not ruby — the ruby colour is a later film choice.
- Dorothy is named after Baum's niece.
- The book won early praise for featuring a brave female child protagonist.