Similo

About this board game

Similo is a cooperative deduction game for 2–8 players that plays in around 15 minutes. Each version features a deck of 30 beautifully illustrated character cards, creating a quick and engaging challenge of association, communication, and elimination.

One secret character is selected from the 12 characters displayed in the center of the table. The clue-giver uses character cards from their hand to guide the other players, stating whether each clue is similar to or different from the hidden character.

After every clue, the other players must remove one or more characters from the display. The team needs to interpret the clue carefully: eliminate the secret character and the game is lost, but keep narrowing the choices until only the correct character remains and everyone wins.

• Cooperative deduction: work together to identify the hidden character.
• Thirty-card decks: each version contains portraits and names of characters sharing a common theme.
• Flexible play: use one set for both the displayed characters and the clues, or combine two different sets.

Similo sets include themes such as Fables, History, and Myths, with the character cards beautifully illustrated by Naïade. A single set offers a focused puzzle, while mixing sets makes the clues far trickier by separating the characters on display from the cards used to guide the guessers.

With its compact play time and simple central idea, Similo turns every clue into a discussion about resemblance, contrast, and interpretation. The shared decision-making makes each round a tense race to remove the right characters while protecting the one the team must find.