I played this style of game last year and I thought it was really cool! This game has two namebanks, one for boys and one for girls. To create the family, you answer questions and then count along how many letters are in your answer. For example, in the question “what is your favourite animal?”, the person answering dog will count along 3 names whilst someone who likes penguins will count along 7. Where the answer is a number, count along that number rather than the number of letters in that number. For example, in the question “how many siblings do you have?”, someone with one sibling will only count along 1 space, not 3. Make sure to pick up where you left off each time, otherwise your family will have the same few names! However, if you count through the whole namebank before you complete the family, you should start again from the beginning and cycle back through.
Example:
LN: How many siblings do you have?
My answer: 2, so I count along 2, and my CAF has the LN Dines
Bygraves, Dines, Shannon, Cooke, Davies, Lyon, Rowles, Stebbings, Hewitt, Turner, Lopez, Croll, Castro, Godman, Lowe…
DH FN: Where are you right now?
My answer: Home, so I count along 4 and his name is Claude
Absalom, Alexander, Arthur, Claude, Daniel, Dominic, Elijah, Eoin, Ezekiel, Flynn…
Make sense? I think it’s easy once you get into the flow of it. Have fun, and feel free to include any other information you like, such as jobs, backgrounds, bios, or even a +25 years!
If you enjoyed this, please play my other count-along game HERE.
LN: Count along your first initial (A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc.)
Manser, Knight, Austen, Boniface, Buchanan, McIntyre, Barry, Rowntree, Kelley, Clasby, Hobbs, Irish, Steed, Clark, Fitzpatrick
DW(40): FN: count the colour of your bedding (count 12 if it’s multicoloured or 15 if your bed is unmade) // MN: count the colour of your shirt (count 11 if it’s multicoloured or 18 if you’re not wearing one) [maiden: count the letters in your last name]
DH(43): FN: count the last digit in your door or street number (count 16 if your house has a name rather than a number) // MN: count your favourite plant
DD1(18): FN: count the last thing you ate // MN: count the colour of your socks (count 10 if they’re multicoloured, count 13 if you’re wearing slippers, or count 15 if you’re barefoot)
DD2(15): FN: count your favourite girl’s name // MN: count your favourite boy’s name
DD3/DD4(14): FN: count your hometown // MN: count your dream job & FN: count the title of your favourite book // MN: count a language you want to learn
DS1(11): FN: count the letters of the current day of the week // MN: count the number of the current month of the year
DD5(9): FN: count the last thing you drank // MN: count the country where you were born
DS2(8): FN: count your favourite music artist or band // MN: count the colour of the curtains/drapes (count 12 if they’re multicoloured, count 18 if you have blinds or something other than curtains, and count 21 if you don’t have anything over your windows)
DS3(5): FN: count your shoe size // MN: count your favourite flavour of ice cream or popsicle (count 15 if you don’t like ice creams or popsicles)
DD6(3): FN: count your favourite sport (count 1 if you don’t like sports) // MN: count your favourite animal (count 13 if you don’t like animals)
DD7/DS4(2): FN: count your preferred type of shoe fastener // MN: count the number of siblings you have (count 10 if you don’t have any) & FN: count your celebrity crush (or count 19 if you don’t have one) // MN: count your favourite place to go on holiday or vacation
DD8(nb): FN: count your favourite video or board game (count 2 if you don’t like either) // MN: count your favourite colour ink to write with (or count 9 if you prefer typing)
DD1(18):
DH(21): FN: count your age // MN: count your favourite subject at school [LN: count the number of pets you have (count 1 if you don’t like animals or count 15 if you like animals but don’t have any pets)]
DS/DD(exp): FN: count the room you are currently in (or 21 if you’re outside) // MN: count the title of your favourite song & FN: count the colour of your glasses (count 20 if you don’t need glasses or 15 if you prefer contact lenses) // MN: count the colour that your nails are painted (count 11 if they’re unpainted or 19 if they’re multicoloured)
GIRLS:
Artemisia, Evangelina, Liliana, Katarzyna, Theodosia, Junia, Lydia, Maria, Miryam, Naomi, Rebekah, Ruth, Sapphira, Susanna, Talitha, Alba, Amethyst, Verity, Bethan, Cariad, Cerys, Gwen, Lowri, Myfanwy, Rhiannon, Seren, Astoria, Aurelia, Abbie, Bea, Billie, Josie, Kitty, Libby, Lottie, Marnie, Millie, Pippa, Tess, Harper, Piper, Poet, Ada, Arimathea, Artemis, Berenice, Claudia, Damaris, Dinah, Eden, Elizabeth, Esther, Eve, Julia, Amelia, Andromeda, Angelina, Apolline, Arabella, Ariana, Augusta, Bellatrix, Cassandra, Charity, Anneth, Carenza, Elestren, Elowen, Endellion, Gwenora, Meraud, Morwenna, Nessa, Rosen, Antoinette, Avril, Beatrice, Camille, Celeste, Chloe, Claire, Delphine, Eléonore, Élodie, Éloïse, Aurora, Belle, Carrie, Celia, Charlotte, Clara, Daisy, Eilonwy, Elinor, Elsa, Flora, Helen, Jane, Carla, Catalina, Clara, Esperanza, Estella, Lola, Addison, Brennan, Cruz, Darcy, Delaney, Elliot, Cerise, Clementine, Coral, Ebony, Emerald, Esmeralda, Garnet, Hazel, Indigo, Ivy, Jade, Lavender, Constance, Dorothea, Eleanor, Eugenie, Isabel, Joanna, Laura, Leonor, Louisa, Matilda, Maud, Daphne, Demelza, Eileen, Emmeline, Ginevra, Helena, Hermione, Lily, Luna, Marietta, Minerva, Diana, Miranda, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Caroline, Cecilia, Delilah, Elise, Gloria, Lucy, Beatriz, Eve, Fleur, Gabrielle, Genevieve, Georgette, Iris, Isabelle, Josèphine, Juliette, Margot, Ophélie, Everly, Grey, Hollis, Logan, Loyola, Madison, Morgan, Piamarta, Sheridan, Carmen, Esme, Irina, Jane, Alexis, Celeste, Meredith, September, Teagan, Bliss, Felicity, Mercy, Serenity, Temperance, Jasmine, Jennifer, Jessie, Joy, Madeleine, Marian, Mary, Megara, Melody, Merida, Molly, Laila, Rebecca, Romola, Anthea, Ariadne, Electra, Fauna, Gaia, Hera, Hestia, Irene, Iris, Juno, Lorelei, Persephone, Phoebe, Sabrina, Selene, Autumn, Heather, Holly, Ivy, Lark, Linnea, Marisol, Lourdes, Sevilla, Valencia, Verona, Vienna, Victoria, Adeliza, Alexandra, Angela, Cecily, Margarita, Rosemary, Sage, Tea, Crystal, Galena, Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Quartz, Topaz, Alicia, Marigold, Marina, Olive, Onyx, Poppy, Rosa, Saffron, Sapphire, Scarlett, Silver, Skye, Violet, Olivia, Penny, Rosie, Trixie, Wendy, Willow, Winifred, Adele, Adeline, Aimee, Amelie, Anaïs, Ottavia, Rosaria, Simonetta, Valentina, Zaira, Bronte, Catherine, Clarissa, Emma, Georgiana, Hero, Paloma, Phoenix, Primrose, Rain, Robin, Sol, Sparrow, Star, Storm, Summer, Winter, Wren, Zinnia, Philippa, Sophia, Zara, Katya, Nadiya, Natasha, Tatiana, Zoya, Lorna, Morag, Shona, Emilia, Pomona, Rosmerta, Aisling, Brennan, Bridget, Caitlin, Erin, Fionnuala, Maeve, Niamh, Oona, Renée, Rosalie, Sophie, Vivienne, Zoe, Anise, Aramantha, Camellia, Cherry, Clove, Juniper, Roisin, Alessandra, Allegra, Chiara, Elettra, Gemma, Gianna, Leonora, Lucia, Mariangela, Ophelia, Rowenna, Steren, Thomasin, Adelaide, Adrina, Alana, Alice, Anastasia, Anita, Ariel, Athena, Scout, Grace, Hope, Lark, Luz, Alaska, Delphi, Deva, Florence, Geneva, India, Ireland, London
BOYS:
Abbott, Bennett, Bowie, Darwin, Elliott, Finch, Harrison, Hendrix, Howard, Huxley, Jacoby, Absalom, Alexander, Andrew, Asher, Benjamin, Daniel, David, Elijah, Ephraim, Ezekiel, Ezra, August, Chase, Ocean, October, Robin, True, Ever, Justice, Merit, Noble, Reason, Revolution, Austen, Bertram, Atlas, Darcy, Dorian, Edmund, Dylan, Emrys, Evander, Jason, Leander, Birch, Bertie, Jake, Leo, Quinn, Sam, Theo, Will, Clark, Cooper, Deacon, Fletcher, Shepherd, Spencer, Bryn, Cole, Noel, Cairo, Danube, Kingston, Norway, Phoenix, Alfred, Constantine, Leopold, Cedar, Elm, Falcon, Forest, Fox, Hawk, Jay, Leif, Oak, Rio, River, Storm, Wolf, Thames, Billie, Esteban, Guillermo, Gregorio, Javier, Jorge, José, Julio, Marco, Martin, Miguel, Rafael, Santiago, Eugene, Flynn, Frederick, George, Hamish, Harris, Hudson, Hugo, Jasper, Leonidas, Michael, Milo, Felix, Gabriel, Hermes, Ishmael, James, Jared, Jesse, Jethro, Joel, Joseph, Joshua, Jude, Justus, Jensen, Jones, Madden, Merrick, Myles, Quinlan, Talbot, Tanner, Wilson, Xavier, Quill, Ainsley, Julien, Laurent, Louis, Tristan, Alfredo, Barley, Basil, Kale, Rye, Sage, Copper, Lazuli, Obsidian, Luke, Malachi, Matthias, Moses, Noah, Philip, Phineas, Raphael, Reuben, Rufus, Silas, Simeon, Nathaniel, Oliver, Percy, Robin, Russell, Sebastian, Victor, Alain, Blaise, Fabien, Gaël, Henri, Octavius, Alexei, Boris, Dmitri, Misha, Vladimir, Alistair, Duncan, Ewan, Lennon, Lennox, Logan, Oisin, Padraig, Rory, Alessandro, Cosimo, Leandro, Leonardo, Mariano, Matteo, Teodoro, Atticus, Peter, Remus, Ronald, Seamus, Sirius, Vincent, William, Alastar, Brennan, Eoin, Lorcan, Niall, Scott, Balthasar, Ferdinand, Lysander, Oberon, Olivier, Orlando, Romeo, Carlos, Diego, Enrique, Solomon, Stephen, Thaddeus, Thomas, Tobias, Zachary, Blue, Grey, Indigo, Jet, Rowan, Russet, Sorrel, Digory, Jago, Jory, Massen, Adam, Arthur, Christopher, Claude, Dashiell, Eli, Valor, Aled, Gareth, Ambrose, Hywel, Ianto, Llewellyn, Owain, Rhys, Maximiliano, Zafiro, Augustus, Charlie, Dean, Dennis, Draco, Garrick, Gregory, Harry, Kingsley, Lucius, Neville, Cobain, Cosmo, Jaret, Madden, Peregrine, Phileas, Ptolemy, Quillan