About the Greek Myths 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.
Zeus, Medusa, Hercules and the Olympian gods — our Greek Myths memory game draws from the classic public-domain tales of ancient Greece. A brilliant companion for KS2 history and mythology topics.
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 Greek Myths
- Greek mythology dates back over 3,000 years to the Mycenaean civilisation.
- The twelve Olympian gods and goddesses lived atop Mount Olympus.
- Many English words come from Greek myth — like "echo", "hermetic", and "panic".
- The Olympic Games were held in honour of Zeus beginning in 776 BC.