Pairs

How to Play

• Flip two cards at a time to find matching pairs. Mismatches flip back after a short delay.
• Clear all 8 pairs: 2,500 points, minus 1 point per tenth of a second and 25 per mismatch. A cleared board never scores below 1,001.
• Board not cleared: 100 points per pair matched, minus 5 per mismatch. Floor 0.
• Duels: clear the board fastest. Ties go to fewer misses; an exact tie refunds both.
• Daily play: leave or run out of time before the board is cleared and the run is forfeited. Duel play: a cleared board beats an uncleared one. 2 minutes on the clock.
• Daily play: standings rank cleared boards by finish time, fastest first, not by score; on equal time, fewer flips ranks higher; equal time and equal flips is a tie, and tied players share the prize money for the places they tie for.

How It Is Scored

Cleared board: 2,500 minus 1 point per tenth of a second and 25 per mismatch, never below 1,001. Not cleared: 100 per pair minus 5 per mismatch, floor 0. Duels: clear the board fastest. Ties go to fewer misses; an exact tie refunds both.

The higher score wins. A tied score goes to the faster finish. Same score and same time: both stakes are refunded.

Entries

A daily tournament entry is $0.50.

Stakes are $0.60, $1.20, $3.00, $6.00, $15.00, and both players put up the same amount.