Software Engineering and Computer Games

17.3. Other selection games

A weakness in the PickNPop game is that playing it requires so little thought. A simple type of game that requires thought is the Memory style game. In this kind of game, the user tries to click on some desired shape that is hidden by some more generic shape. The classic Memory game uses a set of pairs of cards with pictures, with all cards turned face down, and the player turns over one card and then tries to turn over a card with a matching image. If two matching cards are found they’re removed, a point is scored, and the player gets to continue the turn. If a non-matching card is found, the cards are turned face down again, and the player’s turn ends. Either an opponent (possibly a robot) gets a turn then, or the ...