Match / Concentration - Star Shape
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Customised, star-shaped match game - a special gift
(AKA Match (Up), Memory, Matching Pairs, Pelmanism, Pexeso or Shinkei-suijaku)
How do you play star-shaped match games?
Concentration / matching pairs is a very easy to learn game in which you use your memory: The (star-shaped) cards are shuffled and placed face down on the table. The starting player picks two tiles and reveals them for all to see. If they match, she keeps them, and takes another turn. If not, she turns the cards face down again and it's the next player's turn. The games ends when the last remaining pair is collected, and the player who collected the highest number of pairs has won the game.
The right mix of luck, strategy, and fun?
Luck: +++oo Brains: ++ooo Fun: ++++o
Our heart-shaped matching pairs is a great game for the whole family and ideal for young kids. The rules are intuitive and explained in no time. There is no better (or more fun) training for your memory than playing matching pairs. It's also an excellent way to commit key content on a given topic to your memory, whether you're thinking about an academic field or your extended family tree. The duration and complexity of the game can be controlled simply by reducing the number of pairs used.
What kind of gift can I create with matching stars? Use this game to celebrate the people you love. Quite literally turn them into the stars of this unique game, whether to celebrate their birth or birthday, a family gathering or any celebration. Hobbies or other joyful pursuits are another great motif - display the cars you have driven, a selection of favourite lego works built, or the most splendid dishes cooked. By virtue of their shape, our star-cards are a perfect match for Christmas too.
And if you feel generous there is a beautiful gift box too, especially for those extra special occasions like weddings or births to make your creativity shine even more.
Made in Germany and the EU
LUUDOO manufactures customised card and board games since 2012. All of our customised games are manufactured in the EU, the vast majority in Germany. We also take care to source our raw materials in European where at all possible and strive to only use sustainable materials, as long as this does not interfere with the quality or longevity of our games.
As you would expect our customised games meet or exceed the safety requirements for toys in any of the markets we sell to.
Please check the SPECIFICATIONS tab for material, print and sizing information for the customised game components for this particular game
Match games basic accessories
All or our match games are delivered in a sturdy box. Any additional components you might want to customise or purchase as part of the customisation process are listed below and replace these basic components.
Customised metal gift box
Quality metal gift box printed with your design
+ €8.00
32 customised tiles
32 cardboard tiles, printed with your design
Included in base product price
64 customised tiles
64 cardboard tiles, printed with your design
+ €10.00
Shipping times & cost
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° Only available for card games in non-customised packaging and some other games packing small enought to fit through a letter box
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Cardboard tiles for Match games
Cardboard tiles, printed on both sides
1mm gray cardboard, digitally printed on both sides with your design at 150 DPI.
Squares:
60 x 60mm
Hearts:
Width 60mm, height 50mm
Stars:
5-pointed, 60 mm distance between opposing tips
Metal Box 14x10x5cm
Food safe tinplate with a transparent varnish.
Outside dimensions: 141 x 100 x 46mm
If necessary, includes a cardboard inset, e.g. for holding playing cards in place.
When chosen as a customised option, your design is directly printed on the lid of the box in 150 DPI.
How to play star-shaped Match / Concentration / Memory
Rule Download
A4 printable rules for Match games
Aim of the game
Players collect as many pairs as possible. The player with the most pairs wins.
Setup
All cards are placed on face down on the table and shuffled thoroughly. They may then be left unordered; or they may be ordered into a rectangular shape. The players decide which way to play, as long as cards are in separate positions without overlap.
Who starts?
The youngest, oldest, shortest, … - whoever players determine as the starting player. Play then proceeds in clockwise direction.
Gameplay
In turn, players turn two cards face up. If the two cards are identical, the player may bag the pair, and take another turn. If the cards do not match, they must remain face up for at least a short period of time, giving all players the chance to memorise the cards and their respective positions, before they are turned face down again, and play proceeds with the next player in sequence.
Don’t
If a player turns over the wrong second card, only to remember the correct location of the match at that moment, s/he may absolutely not flip over a third card. Play proceeds with the next player in sequence.
Scoring
When the final pair is revealed and taken, all players stack their collected cards. The tallest tower wins the game.
In case of a tie, all tied players play a tie-breaker with only nine pairs.
Variation: Lock & key
In this variation, players look for matching but not identical pairs. A photograph of Albert Einstein may match his famous formula E=mc2, for instance. LUUDOO also offers a customised .
One final tip
When playing the game with small kids, or for the first time, use a smaller number of card pairs, making it easier to memorise card positions and shortening the duration of a game.
