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Simon

Simon is a large round electronic box with four player 'press pads' on top. Each of the pads lights up and plays a tone.

1–4 players30 minages 7light difficulty

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What is Simon

Simon is a large round electronic box with four player 'press pads' on top. Each of the pads lights up and plays a tone.

The game is basically a memory game. Simon lights one of the coloured pads and sounds a tone, then two, then three, etc. Players attempt to match Simon by pressing the pads in the proper sequence. If someone fails, they get a 'raspberry' and are out of the game. Of course Simon speeds up as the game progresses so it becomes increasingly more difficult.

For a little less randomness, players can set the game to ignore the computer and perform the sequences themselves adding one colour to each play. Player 1 can press "Red", Player 2 then must press "Red" and then adds another "Red", player 3 then must press "Red, Red", and then adds "Blue", etc.

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Game details

Players: 1–4
Age: +7
Duration: 30 min
Difficulty: Light
Type: Board game
Year: 1978
Mechanics: Memory · Pattern Recognition
Categories: Electronic · Memory · Real-time
Designer: Howard J. Morrison · Ralph Baer · Lenny Cope
Publisher: Estrela · Hasbro · Hasbro Industries (Hasbro Bradley) · John Sands Pty Ltd

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eugeniosarcino6/10

Esp) No estoy muy seguro de que sea estrictamente un "juego de mesa" pero, de alguna manera, lo es. Su increíble éxito comercial lo ha transformado en un icono de los 80's (al igual que el cubo Rubiks). Este aspecto lo posicionó en un lugar de "clásico indiscutido" independiente a las virtudes que pueda a llegar a tener el juego. Absolutamente universal y estéticamente maravilloso. En cuanto a mecánicas, tiene varios modos distintos de jugarlo y en todos dependés de tu capacidad para memorizar secuencias de luz y sonido. De chico lo disfruté mucho. Ideal para niñes.

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