Couples Sex Games That Beat Another Night of 'What Should We Watch?'

You've spent twenty minutes choosing something to watch. Neither of you cares which one wins. The remote has had more attention than your partner has all week. So turn it off, grab a pair of dice, and find out what happens when the loser has to take their top off.

Sex games are a very good excuse to get naked. They take the awkwardness out of saying what you want, because it wasn't your idea, it was the dice. And they can turn a boring Tuesday into a night you'll be smirking about on Wednesday.

Sex dice: let fate decide where their mouth goes

Dice are perfect when you want a surprise without having to learn any rules. Roll, read and get on with it. The Hanky Panky Dice are all laughs and no inhibitions, and they're a very easy start.

Want something more pointed? The Oral Sex Pop and Kinky Sex Pop popping dice games each give you a roll of the action and the body part. There's something very funny about outsourcing your first move to a tiny cube, especially when the normally decisive one starts getting awfully interested in a reroll.

You're allowed to go long on a good roll, ignore a bad one or forget the dice completely. Nobody's sending the results to a league table.

Cards and dares: find out what they really want

Cards give you something to react to together. The dare that gets an instant grin tells you a lot more than another chat about whose turn it is to put the bins out. So does the one your partner reads twice before saying, "Shall we?"

Spin for Sex has you drawing cards and spinning to see what happens, which is a great mix of fate and filth. Or try the Adventurous Sex Coupons, 15 kinky fantasies to redeem whenever you like. Slip one into their work bag, and watch them try to get through the afternoon.

Games are also a good way to bring up something you've kept to yourself. "Actually, I've always wanted to try that" is a hell of a lot more interesting than pretending you've got no opinion. If the words keep getting stuck, read our guide to talking about sex toys.

Want some props too?

The Adam & Eve Couples Foreplay Game Set comes with challenge cards, sex dice, a feather tickler and bondage tape, so your dares have something to work with. You don't need to use it all. If you'd rather build your own, a blindfold is a cheap buy with a lot of potential, and our couples toy guide has more.

Make up your own rules

Play strip anything, including Uno. Lick something of your partner's choosing off a part of their body of your choosing. Set a timer, and take turns having three minutes to do whatever you want to the other, without letting them come. First one to beg loses. Or wins.

A date night's not a party

Our adult games collection includes party and drinking games as well as games for two, and they're for a very different kind of night. "Adult" on the box doesn't always mean romantic. Pick one that's meant for what you've got planned.

And make passing easy. A card or a roll never obliges anyone to do anything, and nobody owes a replacement dare for saying no. It's only hot when you both want it.

The best result isn't finishing the deck. It's noticing that the game's been sitting untouched for an hour, because you found something better to do. Need a hand getting started? Try dirty talk that sounds like you, or our guide to flirting with your long-term partner.