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Same Picture Hunt

Find the next picture on your belt among 16 hidden panels before your rival does.

Level 2 of 3 · Medium6 min1-2 playersvs AIOnline
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How to play Same Picture Hunt

Sixteen panelsEach lettered panel hides a different picture. Every flip is seen by both players.
Your beltYour conveyor belt shows the pictures to find, in order. Find the first one.
Right or wrongRight: you move one step on and flip again. Wrong: one more card joins your belt and the turn passes.
Clear it firstThe first player to clear their belt wins. Remember what every flip showed.
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How to play

  1. Sixteen panelsSixteen lettered panels each hide a different picture. Both players see every flip.
  2. Your beltYour conveyor belt shows the pictures you must find, in order. Find the first one.
  3. Right or wrongA right picture moves you one step on and you flip again. A wrong one adds a card to your belt and the turn passes.
  4. Clear it firstThe first player to clear their belt wins. Remember what every flip showed.

Rules

Same Picture Hunt was one of the classic death matches of The Genius. A board of 16 panels showed letters on the front and hid 16 different pictures behind them. Each player had a conveyor belt filled with picture cards: three shuffled sets of the same 16 pictures. To move your piece one step towards the finish, you had to find the picture on the next card of your belt among the panels. A right answer let you move on and look again. A wrong one moved your belt back a step, a new card was added to it, and your turn ended. The first player to reach the finish won.

Our version

  • 16 panels, A to P, each hiding a different picture. A flipped picture shows for a moment to both players, then the panel closes again.
  • Each player’s belt starts with 8 pictures to find (in Season 4 the players started 8 steps from the finish). The belts are in plain sight.
  • Right picture: that card leaves your belt and you flip again.
  • Wrong picture: one card is added to the end of your belt, up to 12, and the turn passes. The picture you need stays the same.
  • The first to clear their belt wins. A coin flip decides who starts.
  • Each flip has 20 seconds (30 against the easy AI). Running out of time counts as a wrong flip.
  • Solo: clear a belt of 10 pictures on your own against the clock. Wrong flips add a card.
  • Recent flips (a setting, on by default) lists the last four flips under the panels.

Strategy

Watch every flip. Your rival’s misses are free information. Each picture they uncover is one you may need later.

Flip new panels first. When you do not know where your picture is, flip a panel nobody has opened. Flipping a known panel teaches you nothing.

Read both belts. Your belt and your rival’s are in plain sight. If their next picture is one you both know, expect them to take it.

Use runs. Late in the game you know most of the board. A turn can then clear several cards in a row, so a few early misses are not the end.

Questions people ask

Can you play Same Picture Hunt from The Genius online?

Yes. Mindverse has Same Picture Hunt against an AI at three levels, against a friend in an online room, a solo mode against the clock and a guided Practice.

What happens after a wrong flip?

The picture is shown to both players, one more card joins the end of your belt, and the turn passes. The picture you need stays the same.

Does the AI remember every flip?

It sees exactly what you see. The easy AI forgets a lot, especially older flips. The hard AI remembers almost everything.

Can I see the earlier flips?

With the Recent flips setting on, the last four flips are listed under the panels. Turn it off to play from memory alone, as on the show.

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