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Flash Memory

Each board flashes face-up — memorize it, then flip pairs from memory. A wrong pair costs a heart. Every board you clear adds another pair and flashes for less time: how far can your memory go?

Difficulty

No best yet on Medium — set one!

Keyboard: arrows to move, Enter or Space to flip, P to pause.

How a run works

1Memorize the board while it flashes face-up.
2Flip two cards to find pairs. A wrong pair costs a heart — lose all three and the run ends.
3Clear the board and the next one grows by a pair. No mistakes? That's a Perfect Board: +1 heart.

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About Flash Memory

Flash Memory is a pairs-matching memory game with a twist: every board is shown face-up for a moment first, so you play entirely from memory.

How to play

Memorize where each symbol sits while the board is face-up, then flip two cards at a time.
A wrong pair costs one of your 3 hearts. Each cleared board grows (8, 12, 16 cards...) and flashes for less time, and a flawless board wins a heart back (you never hold more than 3).
2 Players is a pairs duel on one device: find a pair to score and go again, a miss passes the turn. Local matches are not ranked.

Controls

Tap or click two cards to flip them.

Good to know

Premium game (part of Streaky Premium). Plays in any modern browser on phone, tablet or computer. Sign in to put your scores on the Flash Memory leaderboard.

More about Flash Memory

Flash Memory is a concentration game with the first look compressed into a short preview. Every board is dealt face-up for a moment, then the cards flip over and you have to rebuild the layout from memory. The skill is chunking: grouping symbols by position and color so you remember a pattern rather than twelve separate cards.

There is no clock. Boards start small, with three pairs on Easy, four on Medium and five on Hard, and each cleared board adds pairs up to a cap of 10, 12 or 14. At the same time the preview gets shorter, shrinking with every board, so the late game asks for a clear mental snapshot. One pair on each board is golden, and finding it gives bonus XP.

Scoring and progress

Your score is the total number of pairs you match across the run, with a best saved for each difficulty. The grade, from S to D, depends on how many boards you clear: on Medium, one board earns a C and seven earn an S. A streak counts consecutive matches without a miss. Perfect boards earn bonus XP, a quick flip adds a little more, and a wrong pair resets your streak and costs a heart.

Common questions

What changes in 2 Players?
Two players share one board of 8, 10 or 12 pairs depending on difficulty. Finding a pair scores and lets you go again, and a miss passes the turn. A golden pair is worth two points, and these matches are not ranked.

Is there a time limit?
No. The run has no clock, and it ends when you run out of hearts.

Is Flash Memory free?
It is a Premium game, part of Streaky Premium.

Tips and strategy

Memorize the board in regions, such as the top row first, instead of trying to see every card at once. Anchor each symbol to a position.
Use the golden pair as a landmark. It is also worth bonus XP, so it is worth hunting for once you are confident.
Make your first flip on each board a card whose partner you already know. A safe first flip is better than a risky one when a miss costs a heart.
Aim for perfect boards. A board cleared without a mistake wins back a heart, which is the only way to refill your three hearts during a run.
On Hard the mismatch delay is shorter, so cards flip back sooner. Use that brief moment to re-memorize what the wrong card was.
Take a short second to scan when you are unsure instead of guessing. The run has no timer, so a pause costs nothing but a wrong pair does.

More advice in the Streaky guides.

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