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''A Game of Concentration'' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} one player or CompetitiveMultiplayer PuzzleGame from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Players [[TurnBasedStrategy take turns]] selecting two cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player [[ScoringPoints scores either one or two points]], depending on the difficulty switches, and gets an ExtraTurn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari Platform/{{Atari 2600}} one player or CompetitiveMultiplayer PuzzleGame from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Players [[TurnBasedStrategy take turns]] selecting two cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player [[ScoringPoints scores either one or two points]], depending on the difficulty switches, and gets an ExtraTurn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.
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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} one player or CompetitiveMultiplayer PuzzleGame from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Players [[TurnBasedStrategy take turns]] selecting two cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player [[ScoringPoints scores either one or two points]], depending on the difficulty switches, and gets an ExtraTurn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} one player or CompetitiveMultiplayer PuzzleGame from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Players [[TurnBasedStrategy take turns]] selecting two cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player [[ScoringPoints scores either one or two points]], depending on the difficulty switches, and gets an ExtraTurn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.
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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. One or two players select cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets an ExtraTurn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game one player or CompetitiveMultiplayer PuzzleGame from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. One or Players [[TurnBasedStrategy take turns]] selecting two players select cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player [[ScoringPoints scores either one or two points, points]], depending on the difficulty switches, and gets an ExtraTurn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.


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* ScoringPoints: One or two points for each match, depending on the difficulty switches.
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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. One or two players select cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. One or two players select cards from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn.an ExtraTurn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Two cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Two One or two players select cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.



* CompetitiveMultiplayer: Two players competing to match the most cards.

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* CompetitiveMultiplayer: Two Games 1, 3, 5, and 7 have two players competing to match the most cards.cards.
* ExtraTurn: A player who matches two cards gets another turn.



* TurnBasedStrategy: The two player games are turn-based. A player who matches two cards gets another turn.

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* TurnBasedStrategy: The two player games are turn-based. A player who matches two cards gets another turn.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Cards Two cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers.controllers. The cards turn over to reveal images of various objects. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. If they don't, both cards turn back over. There are also wild cards that match anything.
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There are eight variations:

1. 16x16, two players, no wild cards.
2. One player competing against himself (matches vs. non-matches).
3 and 4 are the same as 1 and 2 but with wild cards.
5-8 are the same as 1-4 but with a 30x30 grid.



* CardGames
* NoPlotNoProblem
* PlayerVersusPlayer
* TurnBasedStrategy

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* CardGames
CompetitiveMultiplayer: Two players competing to match the most cards.
* NoPlotNoProblem
NoPlotNoProblem: It's just a card-matching game, no plot's needed.
* PlayerVersusPlayer
PuzzleGame: Finding matching images is a matter of turning over cards, then remembering what's where.
* TurnBasedStrategyTurnBasedStrategy: The two player games are turn-based. A player who matches two cards gets another turn.
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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Concentration}}''. Cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Concentration}}''.''{{Series/Concentration}}''. Cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. There are also wild cards that match anything.
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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early {{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Concentration}}''. Cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. There are also wild cards that match anything.

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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early {{Atari UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Concentration}}''. Cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. There are also wild cards that match anything.
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''A Game of Concentration'' is an early {{Atari 2600}} game from 1978, based on ''{{Concentration}}''. Cards are selected from either a 4x4 or 5x6 grid, using the 2600's numeric keypad controllers. If the images match, the player scores either one or two points, depending on the difficulty switches, and gets another turn. There are also wild cards that match anything.

!!''A Game of Concentration'' provides examples of:
* NoPlotNoProblem
* PlayerVersusPlayer
* TurnBasedStrategy
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