About the Spies What's Missing? Game
Sunglasses, secret dossiers, hidden earpieces and fast cars — our spies memory game is a top-secret matching mission for budding undercover agents and detective fans.
What's in the Spies deck
The full deck, so you know what to watch for — 12 pictures: 🕶️ Sunglasses🎩 Hat🔍 Magnifier📟 Pager📞 Phone🎧 Earpiece🗝️ Key📁 Dossier🏃 Run🚗 Car🔫 Gadget🕴️ Spy
Study tip: link the first three — sunglasses, hat and magnifier — into one ridiculous mental picture. Absurd images stick; lists don't. When a picture vanishes, replay the scene and ask what doesn't fit any more.
How to memorise a genre board
Genre decks are trope checklists. Every item is something you have watched a hundred times — the proposal scene, the plot twist, the cosy rain on the window. Memorise each tile by naming its trope out loud, and the board turns into a film quiz you are having with yourself.
Sequence them into a watchlist. Romantic-comedy beats, heist beats, horror beats: the items almost sort themselves into a story order. One run through the order and recall becomes a matter of "what comes next", which your memory does effortlessly.
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.
Fun Facts About Spies
- Espionage has been a tool of statecraft for thousands of years.
- During the Cold War, both sides employed thousands of intelligence officers.
- The most famous fictional spy, James Bond, first appeared in Ian Fleming's 1953 novel.
- Ciphers and codes have been used to send secret messages since ancient Roman times.
Genre deck questions
Do I need to know the shows and films to enjoy this?
Not at all — the pictures carry the meaning, and recognising the tropes is a bonus, not a requirement. Fans get an extra layer; everyone else gets a well-designed matching game.
Which board should a superfan pick?
Whichever genre they argue about most. Recognition is fast when you love the material, which is why superfans should jump straight to the hard board and defend their honour.