Abstract: An electronic hand-held game apparatus comprises a portable hand-held type computer including a keyboard, display screen, and memory. The keyboard has a plurality of data entry keys and instruction keys. The data entry keys include twenty-six alphabetic and ten numeric characters arranged in a novel manner. In play mode, the microprocessor which controls the data flow between the memory, data entry keys, function keys, and the display, accepts sets of data entered into the keyboard by the player. The sets of data comprise combinations of alphanumeric characters corresponding to license plates observed by the player. The microprocessor compares the license plate data to the stored thirty-six character data to identify and accumulate matches between them. Once all thirty-six characters have been matched, a winning signal is provided. The game is designed so that it may be played with as many players as have the apparatus. Each player takes a turn entering license plate numbers in their own instrument.