What is the FLAMES game?
FLAMES is a playground fortune game that turns two names into a relationship label: Friends, Love, Affection, Marriage, Enemy or Sibling. You cross out the letters the two names share, count what's left, and use that number to eliminate the FLAMES letters one by one until a single result remains.
How the result is found
This tool does the counting for you: it cancels matching letters between the names, totals the leftovers, then runs the classic elimination around the six FLAMES letters. The same pair of names always gives the same answer, which is half the fun.
Take it lightly
FLAMES is a game, not a prediction. It's been passed around notebooks and classrooms for generations as a bit of harmless fun — enjoy the result, but don't read your future into it.
Frequently asked questions
Does the order of names matter?
No — cancelling shared letters is symmetric, so swapping the two names gives the same FLAMES result.
Is this a real compatibility test?
Not at all. FLAMES is a traditional game for fun, with no scientific basis.
How does a name compatibility calculator work?
It turns the letters of two names into numbers using a simple scheme and combines them into a score. It's a light-hearted game, not a measure of a real relationship.
Is name compatibility scientifically valid?
No. There's no scientific basis for names predicting compatibility. It's meant purely for fun, like a quiz.
Why do different calculators give different results?
Because each uses its own letter-to-number rules and formula. With no standard method, results vary from one tool to another.