How to play Simon Says

Simon Says is the classic electronic memory game, free to play online with sound and color. Four glowing pads — purple, teal, red, and yellow — light up in a sequence, each with its own musical tone. Watch and listen carefully, then repeat the pattern by tapping the pads in the exact same order. Every round you survive, the sequence grows by one step, so a game that starts easy quickly becomes a serious test of short-term memory. Tap one wrong pad and the game is over; your score is the number of rounds you completed. You can play with mouse, touch, or the keyboard keys 1 to 4 for the four pads. Memory tips from Simon veterans: don't just watch the colors — the distinct tone each pad plays gives your brain a second channel to remember the pattern, like a little melody. Saying the colors out loud or chunking the sequence into groups of three or four also helps, the same way you remember a phone number. Most players start missing around round eight; passing round twelve puts you in rare company. How long a pattern can you hold in your head? Press start and find out.