Why What's Missing? Suits Families
Memory is one of the rare games that genuinely gives kids and grown-ups an equal chance. Gather the family, pick a theme everyone likes, and take turns on one screen.
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. It also works brilliantly as a shared game — one person plays while others call out their guesses.
Benefits
- Works across all ages at the same table
- Builds healthy competition and taking turns
- Kids often beat the adults — a great confidence boost
- Short games suit any family schedule
Tips
- Lowest move count wins the round.
- Let the youngest pick the theme each time.
- First to five wins overall — run a family tournament.
About the Wizard of Oz Theme
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.