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[SophistiKate]

I had an idea for a challenge. Let me know what you all think.

You start with a single adult CAS whose first name begins with the letter A. This Sim then has to marry (or at least have kids with) another Sim whose name begins with the letter A. When it comes time for them to have kids, each child's name must start with a B. Then when they grow up, they have to marry someone whose name also starts with the letter B. This continues on with each letter of the alphabet. The object is to see how far down the alphabet you can go. I think it will be quite a challenge when you get to "odd" letters like Q, X, and Z.

The rules:
1. Your Sims can only marry NPCs. Otherwise, it would be too easy to find someone whose name starts with the same letter.

2. No using boolprop, SimsEnhancer, etc. to make people fall in love or change names.

3. You can use other cheats as you wish as long as they don't interfere with the naming aspect of the challenge.

I just started this challenge myself, so I'm still working out the details. Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

[Sbadboy85]

I LOVE IT! haha, when I can't think of a name for a child, I'll give them a name starting with the letter of the alphabet that comes after the first letter of the mother's name...get it? Like if the mom is Lauryn, then a boy would be Mikhail or a girl would be Mina, because "M" is after "L"....I like naming them things that aren't too common, or with unusual spellings...

[yesnomaybeso7]

tonlynski said:

I had an idea for a challenge. Let me know what you all think.

You start with a single adult CAS whose first name begins with the letter A. This Sim then has to marry (or at least have kids with) another Sim whose name begins with the letter A. When it comes time for them to have kids, each child's name must start with a B. Then when they grow up, they have to marry someone whose name also starts with the letter B. This continues on with each letter of the alphabet. The object is to see how far down the alphabet you can go. I think it will be quite a challenge when you get to "odd" letters like Q, X, and Z.

The rules:
1. Your Sims can only marry NPCs. Otherwise, it would be too easy to find someone whose name starts with the same letter.

2. No using boolprop, SimsEnhancer, etc. to make people fall in love or change names.

3. You can use other cheats as you wish as long as they don't interfere with the naming aspect of the challenge.

I just started this challenge myself, so I'm still working out the details. Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

That's good idea but wut happens if u cant find one? I bet you could but i don't see many NPCs with the names that start w/ X or Z but thats just me. Sounds fun tho!

[m1rr0r4ng3l]

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That's good idea but wut happens if u cant find one? I bet you could but i don't see many NPCs with the names that start w/ X or Z but thats just me. Sounds fun tho!

For X, I know of Xavier the maid. Nothing for Z or Q yet though.

[Tabby Cool]

Yes, it could be difficult finding NPCs with names starting with odd letters like Q, U and Z!

I think that as part of the challenge, if after a certain number of sim days you still can't find an NPC with the right name, you should be able to marry a CAS sim, or maybe an NPC who has a surname starting with the right letter instead of their first name, might make it a bit more feasible.

Sounds like a fun challenge though, you'd never forget how many generations you had that way!

[SophistiKate]

Yeah, part of the challenge is finding someone whose name starts with the right letter. It took me a few days for my A sim to find someone until Adrian Lewis strolled by (Veronaville). After I got them together I found out her mailman's name started with an A and I didn't notice the whole time :o Now everytime another Sim walks by, I make a mental note of their name so I'll remember them when it comes time to find a partner.

Like I said, I'm just starting this challenge myself so I don't know how feasible it all is. One thing about the names is when you marry/move in a Townie, a new one will be generated. Maxis tends to be pretty inventive with the names, so who knows, maybe a couple of Q's and Z's will pop in somewhere. It would be cool if someone could get all the way to Z, though.

I forgot to mention in my original post that adoption is allowed in this challenge since it's not focused on genetics, if anyone's wondering. I know if you adopt a baby, you can name it yourself, but I'm guessing older kids already have names?

[Tabby Cool]

Yes, older kids already have names, sometimes you adopt a kid with a really terrible name! I don't adopt in my game though unless I have a kid taken by the social worker, which hasn't happened since September! I do have a sim who's sole purpose is to raise NPC kids, so maybe she could adopt some kids sometime soon :)

Can your heirs go to uni in this challenge? It makes it much easier if they can, since they can just look in the campus phone directory and search for someone with the right name. There's got to be a Zoe in there, surely! Not sure about the Q or U names though!

[SophistiKate]

Sure, Uni is fine :) I have a Townie name Zoe at Sims State in Pleasantview.

I remember having a townie in the Sims 1 named Quentin. Maybe they recycled that name somewhere in TS2...

[SadSam]

i made a single CAS sim name Ace, he married a townie named Andrea they have two kids now a child name Barry and a baby girl name Bethany! :wub: i love this challenge alot i'll ceep you posted on what happens with them next :)

[SusieCue]

Neat challenge. It should be doable (especially if you have Uni since you get tons of student townies). I've got a maid named Quentin (or Quinton?) in one of my neighbourhoods, and I've also seen a Zaitrarro and a few Zoes.

[lorrswim34]

m1rr0r4ng3l said:

For X, I know of Xavier the maid. Nothing for Z or Q yet though.

you could use the name Zelda for Z girl and Zorro for a boy. For Q u could us Quinn for a Girl.

[lorrswim34]

also for U you could use Una for and Usher for a boy

[HazyFlowers]

I'd hope there would be an NPC named Zoey if you'd get all the way to Z. Uni has a lot of odd names.

[SusieCue]

I decided to give this a go. I made a cute blonde, Althea Omega, who married Abhijeet Deppiesse. They had a son Bryan and a daughter Beatrice. Beatrice has just married Brandon Lillard, and I'm hoping they'll have a son so that he can marry Calista the gardener. After that, I have my eye on Dagmar the mail carrier (assuming the first 'D' is a boy; if it's a girl, I'll see if she can meet Dorian the cop) followed by Ericka the gardener.

[SadSam]

Hi SusieCue, great to know some one else is giving a go for this challenge too :)

[SusieCue]

Thanks! Brandon and Beatrice wound up having twin boys, so it looks like Calista's a go. I'll probably let the second twin hook up with Cassidy the bartender and see which pair produces a cuter kid to continue the line. 'Cause I'm shallow like that. :)

[SadSam]

awwwwww i had my eye on cassidy oh well....i'll try and find some one else so our games can be a lil different :)

[SusieCue]

What about Christy Stratton?

The twins finally grew up and married their respective loves - Cassidy-the-bartender for Carson, and Calista-the-gardener for Clinton. As kids, Carson was way cuter than Clinton, but he developed these really puffy cheeks as a teen - and worse as an adult. Clinton, on the other hand was a massively ugly kid whose looks have improved with every age transition (to the point where he's a passably attractive adult). Cassidy and Calista got pregnant within a day of each other, and they both had sons - a redheaded Dante for the redheaded couple (Cassidy's not really a brunette - nor was Brandon), and black haired Diego for the black haired couple. The Ds turned into children today. Currently, Dante is cuter since Diego's stuck with his mother's mouth (poor thing!) - but that may change as they grow. Whoever's cuter by the time they're adults will be marrying Dagmar-the-maillady who will hopefully inject some attractive genes into this family that's rapidly turning into a future "Dilute the Ugly Gene" project. :) In other weirdness, I've been determining aspiration randomly (as in the Legacy Challenge), and my cards seem to *really* like aces. Four out of five sims born/created in game have been Fortune! I'm really hoping for some new aspirations with the boys.

I've attached a family tree showing the three generations of adults and a picture of the two kids.

[carolina-god]

This sounds fun! I want to try it, but I'm busy with my Legacy right now... hmm. Maybe...

I am someone who likes naming things, so this is why the challenge is so interesting to me.

btw, Susie, I think your fourth gen kids are cute! ;)