Board games, but not as you know them — discover the 21 best adult sex games

The beautiful thing about queer sex is that the line between foreplay and ‘sex’ is extremely fine.

But — whether you're playing with one, two, or three potential suitors — sometimes you want to take your time to build up the main event.

Thankfully, the geniuses at Kheper have created a board game that randomises everything before sex itself...

Talking dirty? That's the new foreplay. Spanking? That too. Finger frolicking? Whatever that means. You'll also get the chance to strip in front of your partner(s) to tease them.

The first player to get all the way round the board (thus the most naked, if not fully naked) gets to decide who does what sex position to whom. Score!

Sex is, arguably, never just sex. If you're looking to transcend the physical side of things — while also, OFC, building some heat — this set of 180 cards encourages you to get deep (emotionally... get your mind out of the gutter!) by asking questions about your relationship.

It then moves on to ‘intimate questions about sex and desire,’ including prompts to get heated — if the connection of it all doesn't get you there first.

And, if you needed more of an excuse to invest in your relationship, the cards and box themselves are — in classic Biird style — gorgeous, and covered in timeless illustrations with iridescent details. Stun!

This game is perfect if you want to learn about about your lover’s fantasies. Behind each square on the board is an intimate question or sexual prompt. Progress through three increasingly explicit rounds and the first person to square 69 gets a sexy prize.

It’s a great way to explore your sexual desires with a partner or to break the ice during group play, and is suitable for between two and eight players.

However, some of the prompts work best with additional sexy accessories (such as massage oil, a vibrator, ice cubes... you get the picture), which aren’t included.

Unlock your kinky side with this dice-based game. Roll a number and move that amount of squares; on each square you must complete the required fetish action.

Both you and your playmate will cavort towards the aptly named finish line, square 69, whilst spoiling yourselves with 65 kinky actions including slapping, spanking, and restraining.

Before you begin, it’s worth discussing any boundaries and limits with whoever you’re playing with. After all, just because it’s a board game doesn’t mean that questions of consent and comfort go out the window.

Given that this game involves activities such as restraint, you might also want to pick a safe word that either player can say when something is out of their comfort zone and they need play to stop immediately.

Life gets busy and moments of connection with your partner can be the first thing to fall off the bandwagon. Luckily, For Play has created a thoughtful experience to help you busy bees rekindle the flame.

Plan a romantic Valentine’s evening in with your OH, starting the evening with a delightful post-dinner treat of three chocolates boosted with libido-enhancing adaptogens.

Once you’re well and truly warmed up, For Play provides six cards, crafted by a qualified intimacy coach, to encourage communication, foreplay, and sexual experimentation between you and your partner.

“I honestly had one of the most sensually pleasing nights between myself and my partner we’ve shared in a very long time,” one reviewer said.

Not to mention that if your board game cupboard is already looking pretty full, For Play is an ideal option to help limit clutter, as you’ll eat half of its contents!

Plus, they’re inclusive, with vegan dark chocolate, His & His, and Hers & Hers options available.

Remember Eat Out to Help Out? Well this board game takes it to a whole new level. Enjoy a dine-in experience at home, as you make your way around the board giving and receiving oral in every way imaginable.

In order to play the game, the person with the longest tongue goes first (yep, seriously) and then players roll the die to make their way around the board. Squares contain prompts to complete an action or forfeit, which may be answering sex trivia, drinking, or performing an oral sex action.

FYI: in order to play the game to its fullest, you might require some sex toys and extras such as flavoured lube, a blindfold, and ice cubes, which aren’t included in the box.

They say you should never assume (it only makes an ass out of ‘u’ and ‘me’...) so please pardon us for thus far assuming you and your partner already know one another’s sexual fantasies.

Whether you’ve never shared your fantasies with your partner or you’re tired of enacting the same scenarios over and over, Lust allows players to improve their romantic and sexual intimacy by building their own sexual fantasies from scratch.

Simply roll a dice, move along the board, and as you go you’ll ask one another questions about your romantic or sexual fantasies, all the while collecting different sexual positions or foreplay acts for the grand finale.

The first person to reach the end of the game will have a uniquely concocted sexual fantasy to enact on their partner — and the chances you’ll ever recreate the same one are slim as the combinations boast 30,000 love-making possibilities. So you’ve no excuse not to keep that flame burning…

Everyone wins with this X-rated game, with each move directing how you’ll advance in the game (spoiler: every option is great).

To play, you take turns twisting the spinner and move your play piece to the next square that matches the colour the spinner points to. The icons on each square correspond with a sexy action, encouraging players to get their sensual juices flowing.

When you reach the final space, spin the spinner and let whichever sex position it points to be the inspiration for your big finish!

This game is designed for two players, but up to four can play if you’re feeling extra naughty.

Explore your intimacy as a couple with this suggestive and easy to follow card game. Boasting 90 innovative ideas and suggestions, your nights in will instantly become 100% hotter.

This game puts the emphasis on giving pleasure, and the more actions you do, the more points you receive. Whoever gets to 30 points first chooses the sex act they want as a ‘prize’.

Similar to other games on this list, gameplay might require additional naughty accessories that aren’t included within the box — meaning that it’s most enjoyable for folks who already have a well-stocked sex toy drawer.

Re-discover your love of foreplay with this filthy card game. Make your way through four levels of cards, getting increasingly dirtier, by completing the tasks on them.

Unlike many adult games, this card game has a point earning scheme which helps to structure gameplay and encourages you to take time over each step, resulting in even more pleasure.

There are lots of pros to this game: by categorising the cards into four distinct levels, the game builds anticipation as players wonder what could be coming next.

However, LGBTQIA+ couples might find this one a bit alienating as the wording of the cards presumes players are straight and cis.

This one’s for sticker lovers, and the folks who loved to make their Sims woohoo back in the day (ah, good old teenage curiosity!).

We know your rent is expensive, so Hedonism will help you make full use of each and every corner of your home by visualising exactly where you haven’t yet got down and dirty. All you have to do is spread out the boards to mimic the rooms in your flat, and arrange tiny stickers of yourselves in different positions throughout.

Then, as they say, go forth and multiply!

Can’t get your partner in bed because they’re always in the gym?

Well, firstly, it might be time to break up... but if you’re in the market for one, Fucking Hard Fitness has the solution to getting your reps in while keeping you sexually satisfied, as it shows how many calories you’ll burn in each sex position.

If you’re looking to level up your fitness game without having to leave the bedroom, slide your partner one of these cards and get that heart pumping — double time.

Discover more about your partner(s) with 52 ‘would you rather’ question cards designed to get you both confessing your kinkiest desires.

This game allows you to learn more about a partner’s sexual desires, or just prompt fun discussion among friends, with 52 cards offering up a duo of sexual scenarios to choose from.

If you decide not to answer a question, you have to complete a forfeit, which other players can choose from a list of pre-selected prompts or create off the top of their heads.

This card game doesn’t have to involve actual sexual activity, which makes it one of the safer options for playing among friends.

Unleash your dominatrix side with this card game that lets you consensually take control of your partner.

Domin8 is the exciting Dominance and submission game for couples where you perform kinky tasks based on the cards you are dealt.

This game is *basically* dominoes but with a kinky twist, with the pieces corresponding to various sex acts and power play scenarios.

If you win, you gain the opportunity to ‘control’ your partner and to submit them to your desires.

However, as with all situs involving kink, BDSM, or power play, be sure to discuss any limits, boundaries, or preferences ahead of time and agree a safe word.

A hot new take on a childhood fave. Get four in a row to win, but with each counter comes a sexy instruction, so you and your playmate might not even make it past three.

The prompts span a range of preferences and intensity levels, with sample foreplay tasks including: ‘nibble ear,’ ‘talk dirty,’ ‘massage back,’ and ‘tie up’.

It’s an easy and fun way to bring out some competitive energy and to make a night in all the more playful.

The game is designed as a precursor to penetrative sex, but the tasks are fun enough to enjoy on their own.

Roll a die to find out your next move. With six dice to roll and 720 unique combinations to explore, there’s no end to the playful possibilities.

The six dice split into the following categories, so that players can create different and unusual sexual scenarios every time:

• Die 1: Who’s in the hot seat? (You or me?)
• Die 2: What will they be doing? (Giving or receiving)
• Die 3: Which sex act will you be exploring? (Kisses, nibbles, sucking)
• Die 4: Where on the body? (Nipples, inner thigh, genitals)
• Die 5: How? (Gently, slowly, roughly)
• Die 6: Which location? (Bedroom, kitchen, bathroom)

Enjoy!