Ugh, I know how that is! I have a pair of twin boys (Harrison+Henry) who both hate running. Ill ring the school bell and after everyone else has already arrived, the two of them will just come strolling along!

Well, I've had the entire Brady Bunch, including Alice and her boyfriend Sam the Butcher. That game I also have the entire Walton family and the cast of General Hospital ( boy do those guys ever "get around")

In my first village, I renamed all the villagers, either to family & friends, names I have always wanted to call my kids, or something related to their job (Fani for Farmer, Brik for Builder, etc.). At some point, though I reached a population threshold where it didn't matter anymore, and there were too many people.

In another game I've renamed every villager with a number name using a combination of English, Spanish and German, with appropriate endings for male/female, and slightly altered spelling so it looks vaguely "islandish". Examples: Cinco (guy, 5th villager), Twentitresa (gal, 23rd villager), Fiftifunf (guy, 55th villager).

Please keep this feature in future versions! It's one of things that makes the game fun, and gets you hooked at the beginning, because you care more about someone you've named (especially when it's family or friends).

I never remember the names anyway. Just as I learn them they go and die on me and the next generations are impossible to recognise anyway. Aaaarrrgghhh.

How do you change names? I can't see how to do it.

Click in the name area of the villager's Details screen, and you'll see an input cursor. You might have to click twice to be able to type a new name.

Thanks!

I'm on my first game and everyone gets named after a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" char.... Some have stayed true to character (Faith breeds everytime I turn my back) and others well, Spike was not happy doing anything but research, go figure... But on my next game I think I am going to name them after "Survivor" characters... I can't what to see Richard after the beach is cleaned

I always change their names. The first village I have I try to keep the first letter of their name the same.

The second village I have I'm starting to name them after the various Neopets I have.

I rename duplicates if there's still a living villager with the new kid's name. I've taken to naming masters at their profession "Dr. -" or "M. -" whatever. Silly, I suppose.