<P> The object for the player acting as Simon is to get all the other players out as quickly as possible; the winner of the game is usually the last player who has successfully followed all of the given commands . Occasionally however, 2 or more of the last players may all be eliminated at the same time, thus resulting in Simon winning the game . </P> <P> The game is well embedded in popular culture, with numerous references in films, music and literature . </P> <P> The tradition behind the use of' Simon' as the controller of the game may trace back to the year 1264, when at the Battle of Lewes, Simon de Montfort captured King Henry III and his son, the future King Edward I . For the next year, any order Henry III gave could have been countermanded by de Montfort, until his defeat at the Battle of Evesham . </P> <P> This game has translated across multiple cultures from seemingly common routes and some international versions also use the name Simon such as: </P>

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