Fourth of July Emoji Matching Game

Every tile on this board is part of an Independence Day celebration. The set has fireworks, a sparkler, a firecracker, the Statue of Liberty, an eagle and a star, along with cookout favorites: burgers, hot dogs, fries, drumsticks, corn, watermelon, pie, ice cream and a soda. A balloon, a party popper, a campfire, a baseball cap and a baseball round it out. Each board shows 12 tiles, and exactly two of them match. Click both to score, and a new board appears.

Cookout food shares a lot of browns, reds and yellows, so the matching pair hides among close neighbors from the first board on. You have 60 seconds, a wrong click costs 2 seconds, and your best Fourth of July score is saved separately from the other modes.

A round lasts one minute, which makes it easy to play while the grill heats up or while you wait for dark. Pass a phone around at the cookout and see who finds the most pairs.

After a round, the Share button sends your score with a link that friends can open to try to beat it. The game runs in any browser, with nothing to download and no account to make.

• Fireworks or sparkler? The fireworks burst across the sky. The sparkler is a single stick with a bright starburst.
• Sort the cookout food. Burgers, hot dogs, fries and drumsticks are all warm browns and yellows. Check their shapes one at a time.
• Find the blues. The Statue of Liberty and the cap stand out from the reds and browns, so they are quick to check.