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Guides to the name games behind the calculator: how to play FLAMES by hand, how love calculators turn two names into a percentage, and which version of your name to type.

How to play FLAMES: rules, both variants and what each letter meansThe paper method for FLAMES, the one-for-one versus every-copy split, the counting slip that changes results, and a lookup table for counts 1 to 20.How love calculators turn two names into a percentageLetter-count games, hidden formulas and numerology charts compared, with the LOVES rows worked by hand and a note on endless loops.Full name or nickname for a name compatibility test?Daniel against four spellings of Elizabeth gives four answers. See which name each method reads and how surnames and accents move the result.