Foreplay in a Row Game Review

Personal Experience

As soon as I saw Foreplay in a Row on a sex toy website, I knew I had to have it. The idea of sexy games is really appealing to me, but most of the ones I’ve tried so far are more in the ‘question cards’ or ‘conversation starters’ genre, so I was eager to try out something that was a bit more of a traditional game. Plus, who doesn’t love Four in a Row?

Playing a Round

A Problematic Fave

Design

This game has a very familiar and basic design, which is fine for what it is. It comes in the box as two pieces that you press together to form the 'board' and a bag full of counters. I do wish that they had included a little bag for the counters, as they can easily get lost or fall out of the box if you don't keep them in something. I also have a very minor complaint about the board, which is that it isn't open at the bottom like regular Four in a Row games, so you have to turn it upside down to get the counters out.

Ease of Use

If you know how to play Four in a Row, you know how to play Foreplay in a Row. It's incredibly simple, so you don't have to waste time reading a rulebook. You can also choose exactly how you go about performing the actions — you can decide to do all of them, or just pick your favorites. Some of them are more involved than others, so if you want to make it easier and more approachable, I would just choose the ones you like best.

Quality

The plastic is lightweight and a little flimsy, but I don't expect many people will be manhandling it in a way that could cause damage. The other aspect of quality to address is that of the actions, or commands. As I mentioned above, some feel a bit dated, heteronormative, or just out of left field. There are definitely some sexy games that feel like a lot of thought and care has been put into the prompts, but this isn't one of them.

Price

I have to be honest with you — as I was writing this review, I originally used the phrase 'cheap and cheerful' to describe this game. Then, I checked the price and realized that it is not particularly cheap! At around $27, I would have expected better quality construction and more thought put into the prompts. That being said, it also won't break the bank, so if you think you'd be interested a silly, fun game like this one, I would still recommend it.

Performance

How much you enjoy Foreplay in a Row will depend heavily on how much you enjoy games that give you specific sexual prompts vs sexy games that just get you talking. There are no suggestive questions that feature in many other games, it's just a game of action prompts. You can definitely steer the game so that you stay within the realm of things you find sexy and leave out stuff you find awkward. I did enjoy it a lot once I embraced the sheer silliness of it!

Packaging

The box that this game comes in is... cheesy. There's an illustration of a white, straight couple on the front in their underwear, playing the game (which looks much bigger than it is in real life!). I'm not a fan — it just looks cheap. If I could, I would get rid of it, but then I'd have nothing to store the game in.

Materials and care

Foreplay in a Row comes with 21 pink counters for 'her' and 21 white counters for 'him'. Some of the prompts are the same for both, but many of them are different. The board itself is made from plastic and comes in two parts that snap together.