Why do we play Simon Says? Because Simon says so! The game goes all the way back to the 1500s, long before Simon showed up. Then in the 1700s Simple Simon – the guy who met a pieman and got tricked by absolutely everyone – became the boss of the command game. There’s even a darker theory involving a medieval rebel knight called Simon de Montfort, but the dates don’t match. Either way, the rule is simple: you only obey what Simon says. #creatorsearchinsights #simonsays #etymology #funfacts #learn