What Is Simon Says?
Simon Says Is a Children's Game for Three or More Players. One Player Takes the Role of "Simon" and Issues Instructions to the Other Players, Which Should Be...
Simon Says is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions to the other players, which should be followed only when prefaced with the phrase "Simon says".
How do you explain Simon says?
A command starting with "Simon says" means that the players must obey that command. A command without the beginning "Simon says" means do not do this action. Anyone who breaks one of these two rules is eliminated from the remainder of the game. Often, anyone who speaks is also eliminated.
What is the origin of Simon says?
Named for the children's game of “Simon Says,” the game was inspired by an Atari arcade game called Touch Me. Baer and Howard Morrison, a partner at Marvin Glass, first saw Touch Me at a trade show in 1976.
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