![]() ![]() But they also have a similar and more popular game called “The Magician of Words” (‘Вълшебната думичка’). More seriously, as the country recognizes several languages, the game can be either played in German with “ Kommando Pimperle…“, or in French with “ Jacques a dit…” or in Italian with “ Simone dice…”īulgarians do have the same game as “Simon says…”, it is just translated as “ Saĭmŭn kazva…” (‘Саймън казва…’). At the end, maybe, they will come to a referendum where they will all vote on a given proposal on what they should do and on which circumstances during the game. So if there is one day a genuine Swiss version of the game “Simon says…”, it would rather be “Simon suggests… but Paul argues… while Louis protests… and Agnetta debates…”. The instruments of this system at the federal level, known as civic rights, include the right to submit a constitutional initiative and a referendum, both of which may overturn parliamentary decisions. In the great Swiss Confederation, it’s rather inappropriate to let an authoritarian character give orders to people who would have to obey without thinking! As you all well know, Switzerland has a peculiar political system where direct democracy and federalism are important hallmarks. Jacques a dit… – Kommando Pimperle… – Simone dice… The King himself plays the game in Norway and Portugal while a Captain is commander-in-chief in Finland and a whole commando is in operation in Germany and the Netherlands… “ Simon Says… enjoy this blog post!“ Let me introduce you to John in Sweden, Jacques in France, Yakup in Turkey. You remember: one player took the role of “Simon” and issued instructions to the other players, which had only to be followed if it was prefaced with the phrase “Simon says”? Don’t you recall being eliminated from the game because you either followed instructions that were not immediately preceded by the phrase, or because you failed to follow an instruction which included the sentence “Simon says”? Well, you will now be able to play the game in all European languages! It appears that Simon has a couple of other friends throughout Europe who are famous for giving commands in their own language. Don’t pretend you forgot “Simon says…”: this game sweetened your Wednesday or Saturday afternoons when you didn’t know what to do with your friends. Let’s be honest, we all remember this game from our childhood memories… This was before video games and long before smart phones and social media.
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