This adult game is the first one I’ve noticed having a disclaimer/warning inside about the potential for the game to be “objectionable” to either the players or even the law in the country within which you are playing it. A sensible precaution I suppose, though with a name that starts “XXX” and a box that states “Extreme Adult Gaming” you would think that the purchaser and/or supplier would have realised that.

The black glossy box contains your game board, a stack of “Truth” cards, a stack of “Dare” cards, a dice, a timer and player markers to track your position on the board. You also have a little deck of “XXX” cards used to keep track of how many times you’ve been around the board – an important aspect of the game.

The rules for the game fit onto one side of a piece of paper smaller than a piece of A5. The game requires that you travel around the board obeying the instructions on the squares which include taking a Truth or Dare card, having a drink or “Up to You” which means you can move to the next Truth or Dare square on the board and take a card. This sex game encourages players to take cards and in doing so makes sure you quickly get down the stacks. When a player finishes a circuit of the board they take a XXX card and when they have two can instruct one or more of the other players to do something – what the other players do is up to the “Master” with two XXX cards. After this the “Master” returns the cards and you carry on. Presumably until you’re too drunk to continue or (literally) shagged out.

Truth and Dare cards are exactly as they sound. Truth instructs you to tell the other players about your fantasies and previous sexual experiences. Dare cards give you sexual tasks to perform that range from French kissing all the other players to “doing whatever you like” with another player.

From what I just said you have probably realised that you have to be pretty comfortable with your playing partners to consider pulling this one out of the games cupboard during a dinner party. It’s about telling everyone your saucy secrets and acting out your fantasies. Now that’s great if the friends around you are like-minded and want to get into your pants as much as you want to be in theirs but means it’s not a game to get out when the vicar comes round for tea.

For a couple (how we played it) then it’s going to get you talking (dirty), laughing and probably horny too. It would be good at the start of a relationship in that it would get you to open up or later on when you know each other to maybe encourage you to try new things.

The simplicity of the game encourages you to play it. The unsophisticated rules are easy to understand, even if you’re a bit worse for wear, in fact if you’re too drunk to follow them you’ll be past caring anyway! If I had to criticise I’d have to say that the number and variety of Truth and Dare cards should be increased, or you should be provided with cards to write your own Truth/Dares on to broaden and personalise the game. But otherwise it’s a great game that doesn’t require too much effort to understand and can be a great deal of fun.

The makers of XXX Truth or Dare Game also offers variants of the game to suit other sexualities and scenarios “Couples”, “Gay”, “Lesbian” and a one called “Twist or Dare”. Something to suite everyone it would seem.