BDSM for Beginners: Games to Start Slowly
Most couples start with a conversation, not with rope. The limits talk helps you find out what each of you wants; the discovery cards let you say yes, no or maybe to common kinks; the aftercare cards are for afterwards.
Read the safety guide before anything involving restraints or impact.
Limits Talk: BDSM Truth or Dare
A first conversation about kink, disguised as a game. Do it with clothes on.
Play “Limits Talk: BDSM Truth or Dare” →
Truths
- Would you rather be in control or give it up?
- What is a hard no for you?
- What is something you would try once?
- What word should be our safe word?
- How do you want to be cared for afterwards?
- What do you want to be called during a scene?
- Which is hotter: being tied or being told?
- How do you feel about marks the next day?
- Which tool scares you most, and which excites you most?
- What is your favourite kind of pain, if any?
- Do you want to be praised or degraded? Or neither?
- What would make you feel unsafe?
- What should I do if you go quiet?
- Do you prefer rules that last a scene or a whole day?
- What kind of punishment turns you on?
- What kind of punishment would actually upset you?
- Do you want a collar? What would it mean to you?
- What part of your body is off limits?
- How long could you stay in one position?
- Have you ever been spanked? Did you like it?
- Would you like to be blindfolded the whole scene?
- What do you want to feel at the end of a scene?
- What do you need from me the next morning?
- Which role do you see me in more naturally?
- What is the kinkiest thing you have ever done?
- Would you rather obey slowly or rebel and be punished?
- What is a fantasy that is only for talking, not doing?
- Do you want to be tied to the bed or to a chair?
- How often do you want to play like this?
- What would a perfect first scene look like?
Dares
- Hold my wrists above my head for one minute
- Give me an order and see if I obey
- Put the blindfold on me for the next round
- Spank me once, as hard as you think I like
- Kneel for 30 seconds
- Describe the scene you want, in detail
- Call me by a title until your next turn
- Ask permission before touching me, for the rest of the game
- Let me put the collar on you
- Stay perfectly still while I tease you for one minute
- Thank me after every touch for one minute
- Choose our safe word and say it out loud
- Show me with your hand how hard you like to be spanked
- Kiss my feet
- Let me tie your wrists for one round
- Count out loud as I spank you five times
- Give me three rules for the rest of the evening
- Beg for a kiss
- Lie across my lap
- Let me run the ice cube anywhere I want for 30 seconds
- Kneel and present your wrists
- Use the paddle on me lightly three times
- Say "yes, Sir" or "yes, Ma’am" to everything for one round
- Hold eye contact while I give you an order
- Stay on your knees until I say you may stand
- Let me pick a punishment for your next skipped dare
- Pull my hair gently and tell me what to do
- Put your hands behind your back and keep them there
- Tell me one thing you want me to make you do
- Give me aftercare for five minutes, right now
Kink Discovery Cards
Draw a card, each answer yes, no or maybe. Try the ones you both say yes to.
- Blindfolds: Being blindfolded, or blindfolding your partner.
- Restraints: Soft cuffs, a scarf or a tie around the wrists.
- Spanking: Light, playful, or firm. Agree on the scale first.
- Dirty talk: Describing what you want, out loud, in detail.
- Orders: One partner gives instructions, the other follows.
- Toys: Using a toy together, or choosing a new one.
- Temperature: Ice, warm oil or a massage candle.
- Denial: Being brought close, then made to wait.
- Roleplay: Playing characters for an evening.
- Watching: Watching your partner touch themselves.
Aftercare Cards
Draw one after an intense scene, or any time you need to feel close.
- Blanket: Wrap your partner in a warm blanket and hold them.
- Hydrate: Bring water and something sweet.
- Soothe: Rub lotion on any marks, slowly.
- Praise: Tell them exactly what they did well.
- Debrief: Each says one thing you loved and one thing to change.
- Stay: No phones for 15 minutes. Just lie together.
- Tomorrow: Promise a check-in message tomorrow.
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