Mini Memory How to play
This guide follows one current session through pattern display, player input, scoring, same-round retry, heart loss, and the two possible final results.
Quick start
A sequence-memory game in which you watch positions light up on a 5-by-5 board and then repeat them in the same order.
- Press Start and watch every highlighted position until the display sequence finishes.
- When input begins, select the same tiles in the same order.
- Completing the full sequence earns one point and adds one position to the next round.
- A wrong position removes one heart and causes the current round’s sequence to replay.
Rounds and scoring
The round number is also the number of positions to remember. Round four, for example, shows four positions and expects four inputs; only the completed sequence adds one point and advances the session to round five.
Completing an entire round sequence correctly awards 1 point. The score equals the number of completed rounds, with a maximum of 25 after the final round.
Hearts, retries, and endings
One out-of-order position stops the rest of the input immediately. The pattern then replays from its first position, and partially correct inputs from the failed attempt are not carried into the retry.
There is no countdown. A session starts with three hearts, loses one immediately for each wrong position, and ends when no hearts remain. Completing round 25 produces the completion result.
Phone and keyboard controls
On a phone, wait for the display phase to finish and then tap the highlighted tiles in order. A tile already entered during the current round becomes disabled against duplicate taps.
With a keyboard, use Tab to reach Start and currently enabled tile buttons, then press Enter or Space. Tiles are disabled during the display phase and after their current input is accepted.
Frequently asked questions
The answers below clarify whether retries change the challenge and whether the pace of input changes the score.
- Does a mistake generate a new sequence? No. If at least one heart remains, the game shows the same round and the same sequence again from the beginning.
- Does faster input earn a higher score? No. There is no speed bonus; the game awards exactly one point only after the complete round sequence is correct.
Why the game works this way
About describes the accuracy-first design and how the 25-position sequence turns into a gradual difficulty curve.