Lust! The Passionate Game for Two Review: Board vs. Card Game
Lust! The Passionate Game for Two is a Kheper Games classic for couples. You move markers along a footprint path, drawing Foreplay cards as you go and collecting Love-Making cards. Whoever reaches the bed at the end of the board cashes in the collected cards, and the combination decides how the evening finishes. The manufacturer counts over 30,000 possible endings.
It has been on shelves for years, which is why it turns up in so many gift guides — and why there is so much confusion about what you are actually buying. There are two different products sold under nearly the same name. This review covers both, how the game plays, and who it suits.
A note up front: we do not sell this game. We looked at it for our own range and passed, and the last section covers what we suggest instead. Everything below is based on the manufacturer's specifications and current retail listings.
What Is Lust! The Passionate Game for Two?
Lust! is a two-player adult board game from Kheper Games, one of the longest-established names in couples games. It is built around a simple journey: you start at opposite ends of a path, work your way toward a bed printed at the finish, and everything you draw along the way feeds into what happens when someone gets there.
What separates it from a deck of dares is the delayed payoff. Cards you collect early are not acted out immediately — they are banked, and they come due at the end. The build-up is the design.
| Detail | Specification |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Kheper Games |
| Type | Adult board game for two (also sold as a card game) |
| Board size | 10 x 14 inches |
| Contents (board version) | 60 Foreplay cards, 40 Love-Making cards, 2 markers, 1 die, rules |
| Players | 2 |
| Playing time | Roughly 30–60 minutes |
| Age rating | 18+ |
| Replayable | Yes — cards are reusable |
| Typical US price | Around $20–$25 |
| Common ASINs | B0001VVQ38, B00CMH95WI (item no. KHEBGR02) |
Board Game or Card Game? Know Which One You're Ordering
This is the single most common mix-up with Lust!, and it is worth two minutes before you click buy. Both versions are legitimate Kheper products, they carry almost the same name, and listings frequently show one and ship the other.
| Board game version | Card game version | |
|---|---|---|
| What's in it | 10 x 14 inch board, 60 Foreplay cards, 40 Love-Making cards, 2 markers, die, rules | 20 Romance, 20 Sensuality, 20 Body Language and 40 Love-Making cards, plus 4 rule cards |
| Setup | Board laid out, markers placed | Shuffle and deal |
| Session length | Longer — a planned evening | Shorter, easy to stop anywhere |
| Travel | Awkward, boxed board | Fits in a bag |
| Gift appeal | Looks like a real present | Looks like a card deck |
The board version is the one people mean when they talk about Lust!. The card version keeps the Love-Making cards but sorts the build-up into three named categories instead of a single Foreplay pile — a better pick if you want something you can play in twenty minutes or pack for a weekend away.
How to Play Lust!
- Set up. Both markers go on the start of the footprint path.
- Roll and move. The die decides how far you travel along the path.
- Land on a footstep, draw a card. Foreplay cards ask you to act out or share something with your partner. You do it there and then.
- Collect Love-Making cards. These are not performed when drawn. You bank them and hold them until the end.
- First to the bed takes the pot. Whoever reaches the bed at the end of the path collects the banked Love-Making cards and initiates what they describe — the techniques and positions on those cards, combined.
Because the final scene is assembled from whichever cards happened to be collected, no two games end the same way. That is where the 30,000-combination figure on the box comes from. Treat it as marketing math rather than a promise, but the underlying point holds: the ending is genuinely different each time.
Pros and Cons
What works
- The delayed payoff is a smarter structure than most couples games manage. Banking cards builds anticipation instead of spending it immediately.
- Fully replayable. Nothing is consumed, unlike envelope-based games.
- Foreplay cards carry real variety, and a good share of them are romantic rather than explicit.
- It is a genuine board game, which makes it a more presentable gift than a card deck.
What doesn't
- The two-version confusion is on the manufacturer, and it catches buyers out constantly.
- It needs a real time slot. Half an hour to an hour, on a night when neither of you is tired.
- Because the ending is decided by the cards, you can arrive at a finish neither of you is especially in the mood for. Agreeing beforehand that any card can be swapped out fixes this.
- Ratings across Amazon's regional storefronts sit in the mid-range rather than the top, generally somewhere between 3 and 4 out of 5. The recurring complaint is production quality — thin card stock and a lightweight board — rather than the gameplay.
- The content assumes a heterosexual couple.
Who It's For
Lust! suits couples who like the ritual of a game night and want the evening to have a shape: a beginning, a build-up and a finish. It rewards patience, and it is a good fit if a deck of quick-fire dares has felt too abrupt.
It is the wrong buy if you want something spontaneous. Setting up a board is not a five-minute decision, and on a random Wednesday the box tends to stay on the shelf. For those evenings, dice work far better.
Where to Buy It
We do not stock Lust!. It is available on Amazon under B0001VVQ38 and B00CMH95WI, and through most adult retailers. Before ordering, check the listing photos and the contents list against the table above so you get the version you actually want — and be wary of unusually high prices from third-party sellers on what is normally a $20–$25 game.
What We'd Suggest Instead
If what appeals to you here is the structure — something else decides, you follow along — you can test that idea tonight for nothing.
Play free sex dice online. On BondAmour you can play Online Sex Dice Game which works in any browser. Choose an intensity level — Sweet, Passion or Extreme — pick a body-part category, and roll. It is the same "let the game decide" mechanic as Lust!'s Foreplay cards, without the board or the wait for delivery.
A physical set that stays on the nightstand. Our sex games for couples collection carries naughty dice sets — one pair for foreplay actions, one for positions. They cost less than the board game, they need no setup, and they suit the spontaneous evenings a board game is bad at.
Worth reading before you decide:
- Monogamy board game review — the closest comparable board game, and the one most people weigh against Lust!.
- Common mistakes with adult couple board games — read this first if this would be your first board game of the kind.
- 15 sex games and intimate ideas for couples.
- Adult games for couples: a guide to fun and intimacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What comes in Lust! The Passionate Game for Two?
The board game version contains a 10 x 14 inch gameboard, 60 Foreplay cards, 40 Love-Making cards, two game markers, a die and the rules. The separate card game version contains 20 Romance, 20 Sensuality, 20 Body Language and 40 Love-Making cards plus four rule cards.
How do you win Lust!?
You win by being first to reach the bed at the end of the footprint path. The winner collects the Love-Making cards banked during the game and initiates what they describe, so "winning" is less about competition than about who leads the last part of the evening.
How long does a game take?
Usually about 30 to 60 minutes, depending on how long you linger on the Foreplay cards. It is designed as a full evening rather than a quick round.
Is Lust! the board game the same as the card game?
No. Both are Kheper Games products with nearly identical names, but the board game includes a gameboard, markers and a die, while the card game is cards only and sorts the build-up into Romance, Sensuality and Body Language categories.
Is Lust! good for beginners?
Yes, with one caveat. Many of the Foreplay cards are romantic rather than explicit, which makes it an easier start than games that open at full intensity. Agree beforehand that either of you can swap out a card you would rather not do.
How much does Lust! cost?
Around $20 to $25 in the US. Substantially higher prices appear on some marketplace listings from third-party sellers, so it is worth comparing before ordering.