The Memory Game

There are a number of games on the market that are variations of the old “Memory” card game, where you lay out a set of cards face-down, then flip two of them over to see what they are. If they match, you remove them; if they don’t, you turn them face-down and flip over two othes. The goal is to try to remember where all the cards are, and to clear all the cards in the fewest number of moves. Simple, right?

Most folks can remember somewhere between five and nine bits of information easily; more than that and it starts getting difficult. Which is where this week’s tip starts.

I am, as I’ve mentioned before, a big fan of writing and drawing on a lover’s body, as a wonderfully tactile and sensual form of play. A friend of mine shares this love, and has taken it a step further to turn it into a delightful little game for lovers.

Start with your partner nude in front of you. Choose a list of words; anything you like, such as “aardvark,” “lemon,” snowshoe,” and so on. Write the words in various places on your lover’s body–butt, back, belly, thigh, chest, wherever you like.

Then, blindfold your lover. The object of the game is to touch your lover, and have him or her tell you what word you’re touching. The more words you write, the harder this gets, of course.

Each success can be rewarded, with a kiss or a stroke or a fondle or whatever you like. Each failure is punished, perhaps by a smack on the ass or a nipple tweak or whatever else strikes your fancy. Keep count of the successes and failures; at the end of the game, which can last for as long as you want, your lover can earn some large reward (like an orgasm, perhaps) if there were more success than failures, or some final punishment (such as being teased and not allowed to reach orgasm, or being turned over your knee for a paddling, or whatever else seems like an adequate punishment) if there were more failures than successes.

You can make the game as sensual as you want! If you enjoy sensation play, try touching the words on your lover’s body with a feather, or a soft bit of cloth, or the end of a wooden bamboo skewer. If temperature play is your thing, using an ice cube to touch your partner might work well. Mix it up, and vary the things you touch your lover with! This helps keep him or her off-balance, and adds just that little extra bit of difficulty to the game.