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==Similar games==

* In English, the closest game is [[word chain]].
* Similar [[Russian language|Russian]] word games include "A Game of Words" ({{lang|ru|Игра в слова}}), where players are required to say a noun that begins with the final letter of the previous word, and "A Game of Cities" ({{lang|ru|Игра в города}}), where players are required to say a name of a city or town that begins with the final letter of the previous word.
* In [[Sinitic languages|Chinese languages]], a similar game is known as ''jielong'' ([[wikt:接龍|接龍]]), where players start new words with the last [[hanzi]] of the preceding word. Another variant of the game is known as ''tzuchuan'' (字串), which utilises adding, removing or replacing of one of the character's components to form another character. The most popular variant of the game is known as ''chengyu jielong'' ([[wiktionary:成語|成語]][[wiktionary:接龍|接龍]]), which involves four character idioms instead.
* There is also a similar [[South Slavic languages|South Slavic]] game called [[Kalodont (game)|Kalodont]], in which players continue the chain by beginning with last two letters of the previous word.
* In [[Korean Language|Korean]], a similar game is ''kkeunmaritgi'' ([[wikt:끝말잇기|끝말잇기]]), in which players must say a word that starts with the last [[Hangul]] syllable of the previous word.
* In [[Romanian language|Romanian]], there is a game called "Fazan" ("Pheasant"), in which players must say a word that starts with the last two letters of the previous word.