Little One · the baby shower pack · Words & quick thinking
The Name Game
One letter, six categories, all for the nursery. Only answers nobody else wrote score.
- ~12 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- In the Little One pack
- Ages 10+
What it feels like
Choosing a name is hard. Choosing one nobody else at the table thought of is harder. Here's how it works. In a private turn, you get one letter and six categories, and you write an answer to each that starts with that letter. The answers come up one category at a time, and anything the room won't accept gets tapped and struck. Every answer that starts with the letter and that nobody else wrote scores one point. If you're stuck, type a dash, because a blank scores nothing.
How to play
- Take a private turn each: one letter, six categories. Write an answer to each that starts with the letter.
- The answers come up one category at a time.
- Anything the room won't accept, tap to strike it.
- Only answers nobody else wrote score — so dodge the obvious ones.
Scoring: 1 point for every answer that starts with the letter and that nobody else wrote. Stuck? Type a dash — a blank scores nothing.
You'll get prompts like
- “A baby name”
- “Something in a nappy bag”
What you need
3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
