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Kamasutra: The Game of Love

Kamasutra: The Game of Love

University of Chicago Press · 1999
240–90 min18+ yrs2Couples
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How do you play Kamasutra: The Game of Love?

Kamasutra: The Game of Love was originally published as 8 pages of rules insert between pages 92 and 93 of Lee Siegel's book Love in a Dead Language. It is a competitive two-player game played on a board easily customized from a standard Pachisi board.

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Kamasutra: The Game of Love was originally published as 8 pages of rules insert between pages 92 and 93 of Lee Siegel's book Love in a Dead Language. It is a competitive two-player game played on a board easily customized from a standard Pachisi board. In addition to the board and the text of the Kamasutra itself, the game requires the following components:

 6 pawns of three sizes and two colors
 64 unique cards divided into eight suits (each card representing a sexual technique) 
 1 pair of dice

One player has three male pawns, the other has three female ones. The goal of the game is to move these from their home circle to the central Kamaloka ("World of Eternal Pleasure"). To make the final approach to the Kamaloka requires that each pawn first collect one card in each of the 8 suits of the Kamakala deck. Cards may usually be acquired when a pawn is moved into a space containing a pawn of the opposite sex. Special spaces provide other conditions for acquisition, loss, or trading of cards.

The board design includes some double-sized spaces that provide a choice of paths, allowing players to adjust the effects of dice rolls for movement. Also, a pawn may move clockwise or counter-clockwise, but only one of the two directions on any given turn.

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Couples
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
40–90 min
Players
2
Recommended age
18+ yrs
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Kamasutra: The Game of Love is a educational game, for 2 players, taking ~40–90 minutes, featuring roll / spin and move. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Kamasutra: The Game of Love — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Kamasutra: The Game of Love support?
Kamasutra: The Game of Love is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Kamasutra: The Game of Love take?
A game of Kamasutra: The Game of Love takes about 40–90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Kamasutra: The Game of Love for?
Kamasutra: The Game of Love is recommended from age 18.
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