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In this tutorial, you build a matching game, where the player must match pairs of hidden icons. You learn how to:

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This is the snippet Classic Snake Game, Simple Version on FreeVBCode. The FreeVBCode site provides free Visual Basic code, examples, snippets, and articles on a variety of other topics as well. Tutorial 3: Create a matching game.; 2 minutes to read +6; In this article. In this tutorial, you build a matching game, where the player must match pairs of hidden icons. You learn how to: Store objects, such as icons, in a List object. Use a foreach loop in Visual C# or a For Each loop in Visual Basic to iterate through items in.

• Store objects, such as icons, in a List<T> object.

• Use a foreach loop in Visual C# or a For Each loop in Visual Basic to iterate through items in a list.

• Keep track of a form's state by using reference variables.

• Build an event handler to respond to events that you can use with multiple objects.

• Make a timer that counts down and then fires an event exactly once after being started.

When you finish this tutorial, your program will look like the following picture:

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To download a completed version of the sample, see Complete matching game tutorial sample.

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In this tutorial, both Visual C# and Visual Basic are covered, so focus on information specific to the programming language that you're using.

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If you get stuck or have programming questions, try posting your question on one of the MSDN forums. See Visual Basic forum and Visual C# forum. Also, there are great, free video learning resources available to you. To learn more about programming in Visual Basic, see Visual Basic fundamentals: Development for absolute beginners. To learn more about programming in Visual C#, see C# fundamentals: Development for absolute beginners.

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Title	Description
Step 1: Create a project and add a table to your form	Begin by creating the project and adding a TableLayoutPanel control to keep the controls aligned properly.
Step 2: Add a random object and a list of icons	Add a Random object and a List object, to create a list of icons.
Step 3: Assign a random icon to each label	Assign the icons randomly to the Label controls, so that each game is different.
Step 4: Add a click event handler to each label	Add a Click event handler that changes the color of the label that is clicked.
Step 5: Add label references	Add reference variables to keep track of which labels are clicked.
Step 6: Add a timer	Add a timer to the form to keep track of the time that has passed in the game.
Step 7: Keep pairs visible	Keep pairs of icons visible, if a matching pair is selected.
Step 8: Add a method to verify whether the player won	Add a CheckForWinner() method to verify whether the player won.
Step 9: Try other features	Try other features, such as changing icons and colors, adding a grid, and adding sounds. Try making the board bigger and adjusting the timer.