Consentacle

Consentacle
DesignersNaomi Clark
IllustratorsJames Harvey
Publication2018
Genresboard game, science fiction, tentacle erotica
Players2
Age range18+

Consentacle is a science fiction cooperative board game about negotiating consensual sex between two femme characters: a human astronaut and a tentacled alien. It was designed by Naomi Clark and illustrated by James Harvey.[1][2] Consentacle was published in 2018 after a successful Kickstarter campaign raised $154,609.[3] The prototype for Consentacle won the Impact Award at IndieCade 2015.[4]

Themes

Clark, who is part Japanese, was inspired by the idea of reclaiming hentai to represent positive queer relationships.[2] In a 2019 interview with Alex Meehan for Tabletop Gaming, she explained, "I believed that the concept could be reclaimed and turned around; Consentacle is not what people expect from a game with tentacles in it."[5]

Gameplay

Consentacle is played silently and challenges players' nonverbal communication skills. Each player has a deck of cards. Players play cards in particular combinations to earn tokens representing trust and satisfaction. To earn satisfaction tokens, players must share their trust tokens.[1][5]

Following Consentacle's publication, Clark wrote the foreword to Honey & Hot Wax, a 2020 anthology of live action role-playing games on the theme of sex and sexuality.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Consentacle is a board game about having consensual alien sex in space". SYFY Official Site. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  2. ^ a b Narcisse, Evan (2014-09-25). "Tentacle Alien Sex Card Game Isn't As Perverted As You'd Think". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. ^ "Project Updates for Consentacle: A Card Game of Human-Alien Intimacy on BackerKit Page 1". BackerKit. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  4. ^ "Her Story takes home the top honor at IndieCade 2015 awards show". www.gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  5. ^ a b Meehan, Alex (2019-09-26). "What can romantic board games (and tentacle sex) teach us about real-life relationships?". Tabletop Gaming. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  6. ^ "Honey & Hot Wax". Pelgrane Press Ltd. Retrieved 2023-04-13.