Who knew the game of Memory could be so much fun? I have to admit that over the years we haven’t played too many of the classic games. Apart from Mastermind and Boggle that is. We had a brief foray into the world of Scrabble and an intense period of playing pick up sticks but for the most part, we’ve concentrated on more recent games with their stunning artwork and gorgeous components.
However, I’m always on the lookout for word / writing / poetry games and so I just couldn’t go past this bookish version of Memory when I stumbled across it a bookshop. The gorgeous images of At the Bookshop are by Australian artist, Kim Siew, and you have to match the book cover with its main character.
We’ve been playing it a lot and I’m surprised by how much I’ve enjoyed trying to remember who the main character of High Fidelity is and searching for Gandalf who I am sure is here, somewhere. If you haven’t played Memory in years, and like me enjoy all things books, give this version a go. There’s also an art version by Kim Siew called At The Gallery as well as a museum version, At the Museum. I’m trying (and failing) to convince myself that I don’t need to collect the whole set!