 Most rules are the same, yet there are several original and optional rules that are used.In English, the most similar game is Word chain.There are Russian wordgames similar to shiritori known as "Igra v slova" ("Игра в слова" -- A game of words), where players are required to say a noun that begins with the final letter of the previous word, and "Igra v goroda" ("Игра в города" -- A game of cities), where players are required to say a name of a city or town that begins with the final letter of the previous word.