Santa Matching Game

Santa Matching Game takes the flip-two-cards formula everyone already knows and adds a reason to keep coming back: Battle Mode, where up to four players share one board and every flip you make hands the next player free information. Watching what your opponents reveal, not just what you reveal yourself, becomes the real skill once more than two people are playing.

Solo, it is a straightforward memory climb through increasing difficulty, with Santa, cocoa, candles and gingerbread standing in for the usual symbols. With a crowd, it turns into something closer to a card game, where remembering an opponent's mistake two turns ago is worth more than remembering your own last flip.

How to play

Flip one card, then flip a second to look for a match; matching pairs stay face up and mismatches flip back over. In solo play, work through increasingly difficult levels to beat your own best time. In Battle Mode, pay attention to cards your opponents reveal and fail to match - that information stays useful long after their turn ends, since you can use it on yours.

Controls

Left-click or tap a card to flip it. Left-click or tap the on-screen buttons to start a level or move on to the next one. During Battle Mode setup, use the keyboard to type in each player's name before the match begins.