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Help[Games] CAFs and Congrats Games
in reply to a message by Mike C
Create-a-Family games: These are one-round games where the player is given a family template and instructed to give names to each member of the family.
1) Choices: For each family member, you're given 6-12 name options. Oftentimes, the host will tell the players that they have the option of changing any name to a different spelling or variant, as well as changing nicknames to full names.
a) First/middle - There is a slash in the middle of the list of options to indicate that the first name must come from the first half and the middle name from the second half.
b) Combo - Instead of single names, the player is given full combos to choose from.
2) Namebank: This is similar to a Choices CAF, but instead of options for each individual, you can choose from a namebank. The namebanks are split by gender, and depending on the size of the family, they can range from twenty names to 100 or more.
a) Count-Along - This is a variation on the namebank CAF where the player rolls (usually) a ten-sided die and uses the numbers they get to count along the namebank. Whatever names they land on are the first and middle name of one of the family members. The player then puts their favorite combos (one female and one male) from their resulting family in the subject line of their response.
3) Initials: The player is provided with a set of initials to work with for each family member.
4) Rules/criteria: The player must chose names that fit the given criteria.
Congrats games: These are multi-round games usually of ten rounds, but there can be as few as five or as many as 20 rounds. They're usually made so a player can jump in at any time (this is called a keep-up-yourself or KUY congrats), but sometimes the host will make a "sign-up sheet", indicating that only those who have signed up can play.
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1) Choices: For each family member, you're given 6-12 name options. Oftentimes, the host will tell the players that they have the option of changing any name to a different spelling or variant, as well as changing nicknames to full names.
a) First/middle - There is a slash in the middle of the list of options to indicate that the first name must come from the first half and the middle name from the second half.
b) Combo - Instead of single names, the player is given full combos to choose from.
2) Namebank: This is similar to a Choices CAF, but instead of options for each individual, you can choose from a namebank. The namebanks are split by gender, and depending on the size of the family, they can range from twenty names to 100 or more.
a) Count-Along - This is a variation on the namebank CAF where the player rolls (usually) a ten-sided die and uses the numbers they get to count along the namebank. Whatever names they land on are the first and middle name of one of the family members. The player then puts their favorite combos (one female and one male) from their resulting family in the subject line of their response.
3) Initials: The player is provided with a set of initials to work with for each family member.
4) Rules/criteria: The player must chose names that fit the given criteria.
Congrats games: These are multi-round games usually of ten rounds, but there can be as few as five or as many as 20 rounds. They're usually made so a player can jump in at any time (this is called a keep-up-yourself or KUY congrats), but sometimes the host will make a "sign-up sheet", indicating that only those who have signed up can play.
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Recently added: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673
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