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Similo is a co-operative deduction game, and each version of the game — e.g., Fables, History, Myths — comes with a deck of thirty cards, beautifully illustrated by Naïade, showing the portrait and the name of a series of characters with a common theme.
Your goal is to make the other players guess one secret character (out of the twelve characters on display in the middle of the table) by playing other character cards from your hand as clues, stating whether they are similar to or different from the secret character. After each turn, the other players must remove one or more characters from the table until only the right one remains and you win — or it is removed and you lose!
You can play with one of the Similo sets on its own, using the cards from, say, Fables both for the characters being laid out and for the clues being given to the guessers, or you can use the cards from one set for the twelve characters on display and the cards from another set as the clues. The game is far trickier this way!
Year Published
2019
Transcript Analysis
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playthrough at 10:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- short playtime
- easy to teach
Cons
- depends on consistent player buy-in
Thematic elements
- historical or thematic guesswork
- cooperative deduction
Comparison games
- Dixit
- Codenames
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- deduction / clues — players give clues to help teammates guess characters
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a great simple trick taking game for kids where you don't see your own cards
- the top rated two-player game for us on this channel
- exit could be a good option as a co-op game
- Skull here we go a super great little party game about bluffing
- Sleeping Gods the other great great story game here is a area control game in ancient Egypt you're playing Gods Railroad
- Leave a comment down below and I think if you would share this video with somebody who also would comment underneath
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Unknown Channel top_10_list at 5:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Great cooperative play
- Easy to teach
- Good for families
Cons
- Hints can be vague
- Elimination can be unforgiving
Thematic elements
- Identifying a target character from a list
- Co-op deduction
- Cooperative and tense
Comparison games
- Marvel Remix
- Catch Sketch
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- hint-based deduction — One player gives hints to narrow down the target character while others eliminate options.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Catch Sketch is the best drawing game out there
- Agent Avenue is a two-player game
- it's basically a bluffing game where you try to challenge others at the right time
- the greatest card game of all time
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Unknown general_discussion at 2:57 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Easy to teach
- Great for groups and gatherings
Cons
- Clue interpretation can vary; luck factor exists
Thematic elements
- party deduction
- guess-the-character with clues
Comparison games
- Codenames
- Dixit
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- hidden-role / clue-giving — one player is the guesser; others give hints to guide but not reveal too much
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- five times if you don't you got to get rid of those games
- you're going to pick which pile I have to play five times or else I'm getting rid of that pile anyways
- my board game collection this is my board game shop
- Wingspan killer did I say that cuz I meant it
- it's a unique game where you're placing cards and literally a book and then turning pages
- thank you for watching
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Unknown Channel top_10_list at 3:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple, portable, and replayable
- Great for travel and quick sessions
Cons
- Can feel repetitive after multiple plays
Thematic elements
- guess the correct target from clues
- Animal-themed deduction with clue-laden cards
- lateral-thinking deduction
Comparison games
- Codenames
- Where's Waldo
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card layout — A fixed set of 12 animal cards is laid out as clues
- deduction — One player gives clues to guide others to pick the correct card
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is visually appealing
- I am going to pitch you 10 games
- they will pick collection to take home
- it's a card game where you're going to play elves Orcs
- Planet X is a deduction game
- Galaxy Trucker and this is super silly fun
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Foster the Meeple general_discussion at 7:52 sentiment: positive
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positive
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Quotes (from this video)
- Don't crush them when you are teaching a board game.
- I could teach you from memory.
- it's easy peasy lemon squeezies.
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