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Fantasies role playing game

January 26, 2010 3:27:23 PM MST

Fantasies Game Building a role-playing session with "Fantasies" by Kheper Games is very easy, and exciting. We HIGHLY recommend this game. It's definitely got a lot of potential for fun. "Fantasies" is built upon the game "Memory" where you flip over cards trying to make a match. However, this game is definitely not one you'll want to play with the kids.

The box contents are simple and in typical boardgame style: a stack of cards, some props, and the instructions. At first, you may wonder why the box contains some massage oil, a feather, and a paddle, but it makes more sense as you play the game. The cards are from several different categories, representing a room, a position, a female character, and a male character, and these are the building blocks of your fantasy. There are 15 of each character (male, female), 5 rooms, and 5 positions. My wife interjects that the character drawings on the cards are rather comical, so you won't take yourself too seriously. In addition, some of the character quotes are "James Bond" level of cringe:

"Your guitar plays a good rhythym in my little concert hall"

"By the size of your caucus, I see you approve of how I'm utilizing your staff"

"You have got yourself one fine set of griddlecakes!"

"Watching you move around in your sexy lingerie gets my redwood growing"

Several of the quotes (which are to help you get into the character) support the use of the props.

To play, create stacks of each category card (character, room, etc). Lay out the match cards, and start flipping them over. When you make a match, you'll pick from one of the category card stacks building the fantasy piece by piece. Also, you get to choose a prop (I recommend adding some more to the mix than just the oil, paddle, and feather, from your personal collection). Essentially, you're playing a sort of "hardcore clue", deciding who does it, where, and how. You build a fantasy, and then one of you becomes the narrator, who starts it all off.

My wife and I loved it, however, we do recommend utilizing other props, clothing, etc, to make the role-play more fun. On our first try, we got "Laborious Lumberjack" and "Libidinous Librarian", "Hallway" and "She's on top", however, there's a "swap" card, so we swapped out the male role for "Astronaut" (neither was something I ever thought I would role-play, but I gotta say, I never knew exactly how many lame astronaut innuendos and puns I could come up with. Just imagine, things about the milky way, seeing stars, zero gravity, docking procedures?).

Building your fantasy in the morning (before everyone leaves for work or whatever they do during the day), gives you plenty of time to prepare. Playing the "memory" aspect doesn't take long, and can set you up for some action later that night. We would guess that this set is good for at least 30 or so different fantasies (though it does claim thousands). The love-making was playful, but intense. The role-playing throws you into a different world, and "Fantasies" definitely helps to build those worlds.

If I had one wish, it's that the position cards included more positions (they're all fairly tame), but other than that, I'm really glad we added this to our collection. Maybe I'll give the lumberjack a try. We definitely recommend it, and think it helps with those times where you want to get it on, but can't really decide what you want to do (or can't agree). You won't be disappointed.