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Pocket Ungame - Couples Version

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This is a great game for couples to play, especially if they are in a serious relationship and considering marriage. It highlights a lot of important questions that couples should ask each other, things that will certainly come up later. The more you know before taking the big step, the greater your chances of maintaining it afterwards. Or, if you find out you are totally incompatible, you will save yourself some heartache down the road.

The game is noncompetitive, although I suppose you could modify the rules to make it so if desired. There is no score keeping. It's really just a guided way of getting to know one another.

My girlfriend and I, who were dating long distance, especially enjoyed the fact that it provided things to talk about that we probably would not have thought of on our own. It also helped us break the ice on many subjects that might have been difficult to bring up "out of the blue." We modified the rules so that we always both answered every question, but alternated who went first. We found this greatly amplified the benefits of the game.

I noticed that others have tagged this game with keywords like "erotic kits for lovers" and "sex game." I just want to assure everyone that the questions, while dealing with many candid subjects including sex, are very tastefully worded. Only a few cards actually deal with sex-related questions, and they are very mild and open-ended. These cards are not raunchy or heavy on sexual content. Most of the cards deal with subjects like, "Describe how you handle stress," "Name something you really admire about your mate," "What do you think about credit card use," etc.

I highly recommend it. My only regret is that there are not more cards. I would buy decks 3 and 4 if they existed.

Along with the original board game, this set of cards is useful for working with couples who are highly distressed. It helps keep the tone lighter and allows each partner to share as well as learn about the other partner.

This item just contains cards that are about the size of standard playing cards. I found it worked well for rediscovering and learning new things about the person that I've been with for 5 years. The instructions tell you to have one person use a card then put it back, but instead we would pick a card and have each person respond to the same question. This not only increased the usable life of the game, but also improved the effectiveness since we got to really compare our varying viewpoints side by side.

I would not put the Ungame into the category as a toy but I can see where Amazon feels that it can fall into that category. As a counselor I use the Ungame for kids or teens during their first session to open them up and get to know them. I have never had a client refuse to answer any of the questions or not have fun playing it. I use the Ungame for families & the Ungame for couples to promote communication. I can say that I have used the questions with my own children when I first bought them and they had fun talking about the subjects and answering the questions. Communication is a key to any relationship and the Ungame promotes communications - I don't know that there is much more I could say.

I bought this game to facilitate communication with my boyfriend. Since we are in a long distance relationship, a lot of things that may normally come up in the course of dating don't, so we have to be extra proactive to talk about different things and the Ungame provides just the right catalyst for conversation about many different things that will affect our longterm relationship.

As a marriage and family therapist, I have used and recommended The Un-Game for couples for well over 10 years. Anytime I'm working with a couple in therapy and we need to address communication issues I recommend/require that they buy and use the Un-Game couples edition. It provides a great platform for them to practice both speaking and listening skills when dealing with sensitive issues or unproductive patterns of arguing. The pocket edition is great to keep in the glove box to use on car trips! Well worth the investment!

Fun game! Great way to get into talking about lots more than just the everyday stuff.

It's good for any kind of couple regardless if it's struggling or absolutely perfect. Most of the questions really make you think and when giving an honest response to your mate, can really let you find out deep emotions from one another. My husband and I play this and don't even start any arguments. I'd recommend this for any couple.

i must say i was really looking forward to receiving this game to play with many coupled friends but when i started going through the cards they were not at all fun too personal and serious

This is a great way to get to know other people. Its a great way to start a conversation that actually matters to your relationship.