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This game is also played in many other countries, usually replacing the "syllable rule" with a "letter rule" (i.e.: the next word has to begin with the last letter of the previous word), since most languages use letters instead of syllables for writing, and eliminating the "N rule". A common English variant is "Alphabet," where they think up words in alphabetical order (i.e.: "Apple," "board," "cart," etc until Z).

 

* A version with catch phrases, one-liners, and assorted strange sentences is used for the [[Eyecatch|Eye Catches]] for ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'''s first season and ''[[Zettai Karen Children]]''. It's one of the quirks of director Keiichiro Kawaguchi.

* Spontaneously happens in an episode of ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'' when the Yorozuya trio are [[It Makes Sense in Context|playing hot potato with a time bomb.]]

* In ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', Nagisa and Mepple end up playing ''shiritori'' while hiding from the goon squad on a subway station after the villains manage to separate them from Honoka. Due to Mepple's [[Verbal Tic]] ("mepo") Nagisa has to come up with words that start with "po", until Mepple tells her that "ho" is okay too. Of course, the only word Nagisa can think of is [[Tear Jerker|"Honoka"]]... which leads to [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|major ass-kicking]].

* ''[[Married With Children]]'' has an example of the game being played with the "letter rule" in English, using place names. It gets derailed when Kelly thinks Alabama ends with R ("Alabammer").

* Used in one of [[Vocaloid|Kagamine Rin]]'s popular songs, ''Su-su-su-suki, daaisuki":