Simon Says

Occasionally, however, two or more of the last players may all be eliminated at the same time, thus resulting in Simon winning the game.

The game is embedded in popular culture, with numerous references in films, music, and literature.

Others substitute another name ("Yakup der ki" / "Jacob says" in Turkish), refer to some authority figure as with قال المعلّم / "The teacher says" in Lebanon, or use the verb alone as with Mando / "I say" in Spanish.

However, at least in some versions, it is allowed for Simon to eliminate players by asking them to do something seemingly unrelated to the game (example: "Anyone remaining join me up here.").

Instead of having to listen to the presence of the instruction phrase, the player has to repeat a short sequence of button presses after demonstration by the device.

This variant, found in India, Pakistan, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary, puts the focus on the specifics of the instruction phrase.

However, the commands are silent, and based on the remaining participants observation of John's actions.