On the Subject of Cruel Match 'em

Matchmaker, matchmaker, give me a break.

On this module is a playfield with 25 cards arranged into five rows.
Each card can be one of twelve suits: Chevrons, Clubs, Coins, Cups, Diamonds, Eyes, Hearts, Pentacles, Shields, Six point stars, Spades, and Swords and one of twelve colours: Red, Orange, Yellow, Lime, Forest, Blue, Cyan, Violet, Pink, White, Bronze, and Silver.
Amongst the cards are twelve pairs and one remaining unpaired "joker" card.

None of the 25 cards on the playfield are identical.
Use the table on page two to find the matching pairs of cards and press the start button to flip the cards over.
The backs of the cards are identical.

With the cards flipped, the screen displays the number of remaining shuffles.
Initially, this number will always be 8.

Press the button to shuffle the cards. Each shuffle combines two of the following transformations:

• Swapping two rows/columns of cards.
• Shifting a row/column one space.
• Rotating four cards around the center of the playfield.
• Swapping two cards.

Once there are no shuffles remaining, the cards can now be selected, flipping them back over.
When two cards are selected, the module will check for a match.
If the two selected cards match, they will remain face up.
Otherwise, a strike will be incurred and the selected pair of cards will be flipped face down.

The module is solved once only the joker is left face down.

The table below contains every possible card.
Every card other than the joker is paired with either its vertical, horizontal, or diametric opposite in the table.

Hover or click on a cell to highlight it and its opposites.

Clear Highlights

Interactive Controls

• Type 1, 2, 3, 4 to quickly switch between modes.
• In Place Letter mode:
  • Type A - L or use the Select Letter dropdown to choose a letter.
  • Click a cell to place the selected letter pair. An asterisk (*) is placed in the last cell automatically.
• In Swap mode:
  • Click on two cells, rows, or columns to swap their contents.
• In Shift mode:
  • Left-click a row or column to shift contents right or down.
  • Right-click a row or column to shift contents left or up.
• In Rotate mode:
  • Hover over the cells to highlight the cells that will rotate.
  • Left-click to rotate clockwise.
  • Right-click to rotate counter-clockwise.
• The Clear button resets the grid.
• The Save button creates a new save state.
• The sound effects can be muted.
• Use Reset Saves to clear all saved states.
• The Reset All button resets the entire interactive.