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Enter two names to strike out shared letters and reveal Friends, Love, Affection, Marriage, Enemies, or Siblings — with authentic round-by-round elimination.
Classic Rule: Common letters cancel out. The count of uncancelled letters rotates through F·L·A·M·E·S to eliminate round by round until one bond remains.
Type two names on the left or click one of the famous pairs above to watch the letter-arithmetic wheel spin.
Rules, edge cases and the nostalgia of the classic Indian FLAMES game.
Write both names, strike out the letters they share, and count the remaining uncancelled letters. Then count round and round through F-L-A-M-E-S, striking out every Nth letter (where N is that count) until one letter survives. F means Friends, L Love, A Affection, M Marriage, E Enemies and S Siblings.
Not at all — it is a classic playground counting game, not astrology or psychology. The outcome depends purely on letter arithmetic, so treat it as wholesome entertainment to share with friends, not relationship advice.
When every single letter is shared (for example anagram-like names or identical names), the leftover count is zero. This calculator awards that 'Friends' with a special 99% perfect-match badge — perfectly matched letters deserve at least that!
Yes — every letter counts! Including surnames or using nicknames changes the leftover count and often the result. Only English A–Z letters are counted; spaces, numbers, and symbols are ignored.
FLAMES has been passed down through Indian school notebooks for decades. Generations of schoolchildren calculated crushes and friendships in the margins of their class copies during recess.
Traditionally Sister (or Siblings in this family-friendly version) — a bond like family. Some playground variants use other S-words, but we keep it wholesome here.