About the Flags of the Americas What's Missing? Game
A picture-recall challenge based on the classic parlour game. Study a board of pictures for a few seconds, then one quietly disappears — can you say which? Rounds get bigger and faster as you go, and three wrong answers ends the run.
Stars, stripes, suns and maple leaves — the Americas run from the Arctic to Patagonia and the flags cover just as much ground. Match twelve flags from North, Central and South America.
How to Play
- Press Start and memorise every picture on the board.
- After a few seconds the board hides and one picture is removed.
- Pick the missing picture from the answer choices.
- Each correct answer adds a bigger board. Three misses ends the game.
Why Play What's Missing?
- Trains observation and visual recall under time pressure
- Based on "Kim’s Game", used for over a century in memory training
- Great party and classroom game — call answers out loud together
Fun Facts About Flags of the Americas
- The US flag has 50 stars, one for each state.
- Canada adopted its maple leaf flag in 1965.
- Brazil's flag reads "Ordem e Progresso" — order and progress.
- Mexico's flag shows an eagle eating a snake on a cactus.