Find Pair Game Review

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Find Pair is a simple timed idle pair matching game. Find all the identical icons and match them up to clear them from the screen. Match all the icons before the timer runs out to win the level.

How to Play Find Pair

To select, left click with your mouse or tap on the touchscreen withy your fingers. To begin, select the play button close to the center of the welcome screen.

Select one icon, then select an identical one to match it. The matched pair of icons will disappear.

Basic Gameplay Advice

Your goal is to pair off all the icons shown on the screen before the timer expires. Select the pairs onscreen to clear them. Keep clearing pairs of icons until there’s none left onscreen. You start each level with 100 seconds on the clock. Finish the level as quickly as you can. If you run out of time, you fail the level.

Levels are unlocked sequentially. Each new level has more icons than the last, but has 10 seconds less on the timer. Keep playing for as long as you want, though there is an upper limit to the number of levels you can reasonably play. By the fifth level, for instance, you only have 60 seconds to play but dozens of pairs to match. Quitting a level will reset your progress.

Your score for the level is based on the pairs you made and the number of seconds left when you finish. Each pair you clear is worth 2 points and each second remaining is worth 1 point. The faster you finish the level, the higher your score will be. Your score is cumulative across every level you play.

Your browser automatically saves your high score. Your high score appears on the top right corner of the game screen and is updated in real-time. It also appears on the welcome screen.

Advanced Playing Tips & Strategy

Multiple pairs of identical icons can appear in a level. You can pair any of these with each other to clear them.

Particularly in later levels, some icons are covered by others, which can make it difficult to pair them up. Skip these items until you’ve uncovered them to save time. If you can somehow still see the item, consider selecting it anyway; partially covered icons can still be paired the same way.

Likewise, a few items are rotated, which can make them harder to identify. They will return to the correct orientation when you select them.

Educational Aspects

This game tests a player’s pattern recognition ability and visual finding skills. Players are challenged to looks for identical icons quickly in the jumble of icons present.

Player Age Recommendations

This game is suited for younger school-aged players who like matching games. The simple gameplay and bright color scheme make it attractive for preschool-aged children. However, the simplified gameplay might make it boring for older children and adults.