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. I tried not to repeat names in the namebanks but I might have missed some!
This version has a mixture of names I love and GP names so that it (hopefully) makes some fun, quirky combos.
Example of How to Play:
LN: How many siblings do you have?
[name_f]My[/name_f] answer: 2, so I count along 2, and my CAF has the LN Dines
Bygraves, Dines, [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], [name_m]Cooke[/name_m], [name_m]Davies[/name_m], [name_m]Lyon[/name_m], Rowles, Stebbings, [name_m]Hewitt[/name_m], [name_m]Turner[/name_m], Lopez, Croll, Castro, Godman, Lowe…
DH FN: Where are you right now?
[name_f]My[/name_f] answer: Home, so I count along 4 and his name is [name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Absalom[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_u]Daniel[/name_u], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_u]Elijah[/name_u], [name_m]Eoin[/name_m], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], 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 games:
Count-Along Game 1
Count-Along Game 2
Count-Along Game 3
Count-Along Game 4
LN: count along your favourite animal
DH(66): FN: count along your favourite actor’s first name // MN: count along your favourite author’s surname
DW(61): FN: count along the last thing you ate // MN: count along the last thing you drank [LN: count along your favourite type of cuisine, (eg Mexican, Korean, Italian, etc)
DD1(37): FN: count along the last digit in your phone number (count 10 if your number ends in 0, or count 15 if you don’t have a phone number) // MN: count along your door number (count 10 if your house number ends in o, or count 11 if your house doesn’t have a number)
DD2(32): FN: count along your top boy name // MN: count along your top girl name
DD3(27): FN: count along the number of languages you speak // MN: count 8 if you can drive, count 12 if you can’t but are legally old enough to learn, or count 21 if you’re too young to drive
DD1(37):
DexBF(36): FN: count along your natural hair colour // MN: count along your favourite artist [LN: count along your favourite band/singer] (father of son)
DH(37): FN: count along the hour it is right now on a 24-hour clock (1pm = 13, 2pm = 14, etc) // MN1: count along your dominant hand // MN2: count along the last digit in the current temperature (count 10 if it ends in 0) [LN: count along the town or city where you currently live]
DS(16): FN: count along your favourite colour // MN: count along the number of siblings you have (or 10, if you don’t have any) [LN is father’s LN]
DGf(16): FN: count along your favourite video game (count 1 if you don’t like video games) // MN: count along the number of minutes past the hour it currently is [LN: count the object you are currently sitting on (count 18 if you’re standing)]
Male cat: pick your favourite name in the boy namebank that you haven’t used yet
DD2(32):
DH(34): FN: count along your favourite mode of transport (eg train, by foot, car, etc) // MN: count along 7 if you prefer the sea or count 5 if you prefer rivers [LN: count along the first digit in your phone battery percentage]-hyphenated with wife’s maiden name
DD1/DS1(exp): FN: count 13 if you prefer wearing solid colours or 25 if you prefer wearing patterns // MN: count along the country you’re currently in and FN: count 21 if you prefer swimming or count 14 if you prefer hiking // MN: count along the room you’re currently in, or count 1 if you aren’t at home
DD3(27):
DBf(27): FN: count the letters of the current day of the week // MN: count the number of the current month of the year [LN: count along the first letter in your username]
Female Border [name_f]Collie[/name_f]: pick your favourite name in the girl namebank that you didn’t get to use
Female corgi: pick your least favourite name in the girl namebank that you didn’t use
Namebanks:
LAST NAMES:
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], Yaxley, [name_m]Tulley[/name_m], Stefanou, [name_u]Abbott[/name_u], Xanthopoulos, Waters, [name_u]Parks[/name_u], [name_m]Jones[/name_m], Iglesias, Zapatero, [name_m]Newton[/name_m], Eccleston, [name_m]Henderson[/name_m], [name_m]Vinson[/name_m], [name_m]Robinson[/name_m], Clarkson, [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_m]Deakin[/name_m], O’Brien, [name_m]Fitzpatrick[/name_m], McIntosh, Grieg, [name_m]King[/name_m], [name_u]Lee[/name_u], Underwood
BOYS:
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_u]Ezra[/name_u], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_m]Claud[/name_m], Elphege, [name_u]Constantine[/name_u], [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_u]George[/name_u], [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u], [name_m]Leif[/name_m], [name_m]Craig[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], [name_m]Yash[/name_m], [name_m]Hamish[/name_m], [name_u]Finch[/name_u], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_u]Joseph[/name_u], [name_u]Elijah[/name_u], [name_u]Bodhi[/name_u], [name_u]Taj[/name_u], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Uriel[/name_m], [name_u]Noel[/name_u], [name_m]Hywel[/name_m], [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u], [name_u]Israel[/name_u], [name_m]Absalom[/name_m], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_m]Quillan[/name_m], [name_m]Alain[/name_m], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Eoin[/name_m], [name_m]Xenophon[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Piran[/name_m], Kentigern, [name_u]John[/name_u], [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_m]Dunstan[/name_m], [name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_u]Merlin[/name_u], [name_u]Falcon[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Madden[/name_u], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Kelso[/name_m], [name_m]Philip[/name_m], [name_m]Tariq[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_m]Quiller[/name_m], [name_m]Vladimir[/name_m], [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_u]Tanner[/name_u], [name_u]Danger[/name_u], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]Irenaeus[/name_m], [name_m]Zaccheus[/name_m], [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_m]Angus[/name_m], [name_m]Fergus[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], [name_u]Moses[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Octavius[/name_m], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_u]Emrys[/name_u], [name_m]Marius[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Jaret[/name_m], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_m]Zeru[/name_m], [name_m]Stanislav[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Knox[/name_m], [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Harry[/name_u], [name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], Ekaitz
GIRLS:
[name_f]Scholastica[/name_f], [name_f]Xenia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Apollonia[/name_f], [name_u]Maria[/name_u], [name_f]Claudia[/name_f], [name_f]Hermia[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Dymphna[/name_f], [name_f]Fauna[/name_f], [name_f]Pippa[/name_f], [name_f]Giulietta[/name_f], [name_f]Perpetua[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Demelza[/name_f], [name_f]Zaynab[/name_f], [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_f]Soledad[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Emerald[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_u]Celeste[/name_u], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Bronte[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Euphrasie[/name_f], [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Temperance[/name_f], [name_u]Rome[/name_u], [name_f]Maude[/name_f], Prose, [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_u]Elif[/name_u], [name_f]Aisling[/name_f], [name_f]Morag[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Norah[/name_f], [name_f]Fiadh[/name_f], [name_f]Araceli[/name_f], Solvej, [name_u]Lark[/name_u], [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_u]Bristol[/name_u], [name_u]Sol[/name_u], [name_f]Blossom[/name_f], [name_f]Bethlehem[/name_f], [name_u]Endellion[/name_u], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Yasmin[/name_f], [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f], Adoración, [name_u]Rain[/name_u], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f], [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f], [name_f]Heulwen[/name_f], [name_u]Calypso[/name_u], [name_u]Hero[/name_u], [name_u]Juno[/name_u], [name_u]Echo[/name_u], Mandeep, Sissinnguaq, [name_f]Pilar[/name_f], [name_u]Otter[/name_u], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_u]Bliss[/name_u], [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f], [name_u]Comfort[/name_u], [name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_f]Bijou[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_f]Rainbow[/name_f], [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_u]Liberty[/name_u], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f], [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Sunday[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_f]Chastity[/name_f], [name_f]Mumtaz[/name_f], [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f]
