From the publisher: "Power-Up the World’s most popular matching game – MEMORY! Challenge yourself to the classic game of Memory with a Super Mario™ twist. Turn over cards and find their match. Pick up an Item Card to add more fun and challenge. The player with the most matches wins! Game includes: 52 Character Cards, 20 Item Cards and Rules." Item cards distinguish this version of Memory from the original by giving players special powers, as items do in the Mario series of video games. For example, by picking up the matched Yoshi's Egg cards, a player can take the matched Yoshi cards away from another player. The Super Star cards protect a player from other item card actions.