🧠 Memory Game - Flipping Tiles

A Java Swing-based memory game that challenges your brain by testing your memory and attention skills. Match all the tile pairs in as few moves and time as possible!

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🎮 Game Features

• ✅ Flip tiles to find matching pairs
• 🔁 Restart game anytime
• ⏱ Real-time timer to track your performance
• 🧮 Move counter to count your attempts
• 🎯 Difficulty selector (Easy, Medium, Hard)
• 🌙 Dark Mode toggle for a better UI experience
• 💡 Clean and user-friendly graphical interface (Java Swing)

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📸 Screenshot

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📂 Folder Structure

📁 MemoryGame/  
├── Main.java         
├── GameBoard.java      
└── Tile.java          

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🧑‍💻 Technologies Used

Technology	Description
Java	Core programming language
Java Swing	GUI framework for window-based interface
AWT	Layout, Font, Color utilities
ArrayList	Data structure for storing tiles
OOP Principles	Classes, objects, and encapsulation
javax.swing.Timer	Used for both game timer and tile flip animation

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🚀 How to Run Locally

✅ Prerequisites

• Java JDK 8 or higher
• Any code editor or IDE (VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, etc.)

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📦 Steps to Run via Terminal (Windows CMD):

1. Navigate to your project folder:

cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\MemoryGame

2. Compile all .java files:

javac *.java

3. Run the game:

java Main

4. Choose difficulty level when prompted (Easy / Medium / Hard):

Mode	Grid Size	Pairs
Easy	3 x 4	6
Medium	4 x 4	8
Hard	6 x 6	18

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