Red Polka Dots

As Michelle looked at the box, she noted that there was a warning about sexually explicit content, and a disclaimer about persons under 18, boldly printed on the side of the lid.

"Can we open it?" Sarah asked.

Without answering, Janet gently lifted the lid, revealing, as she flipped it over, that the rules for the game were printed on the underside. Inside the box were two stacks of cards, each one somewhat more than a regular deck, held together by elastic bands. Clearly they had been used before. The back of the top card on each deck was cross-hatch patterned in light yellow, with large pink and blue gender symbols intertwined in the center. There was a pair of dice, and a little hourglass filled with white sand, along with a plastic bag containing a fair number of translucent red disks, each one about the size of a dime.

Janet picked up the first deck and flipped it over, and exposed a card with a large red dot on the white background, and nothing else. Obviously curious, she reversed the deck and took the elastic off, turning over the first card, exposing an illustration of lips, done in the artistic style of the box cover. There was also a small male gender symbol, in blue, in the top left corner.

"What's on the next one?" Michelle asked her.

Janet turned the second card over, another large red dot; and then she got to the third card, and as she turned it over on the table, everyone gasped, almost in unison. The third card had an illustration of the polka dots girl, totally naked, lying on her back with her knees up, and legs spread apart, completely exposing herself to the viewer in a very unladylike fashion!

"Goodness," Sarah exclaimed, "what kind of game is this?"

"Do you want to see some more?" Janet said, sounding concerned.

"Sure why not," Roman answered, "it can't be any more graphic than the movie we just saw."

Janet dealt about ten more cards face up, and then stopped.

As Michelle looked at the cards, she saw that there were cards with arms, and others with hands, each done in a unisex fashion. There were also depictions of the naked polka dots girl leaning forward, presenting to the onlooker her very full breasts with her hands, as well as the naked polka dots boy sporting both a smirk, and a large erection. Each card had either a male or female gender symbol in the top left corner.

Janet turned over a few more cards, but they were repetitions of the same illustrations, or red dot, except for one. It showed the polka dots girl down on all fours, facing sideways, with her head on the ground, and pelvis tilted upwards. Her eyes were tightly closed, and she had an expression on her face that was intended to show that she was in the throes of a climax. The polka dots boy was kneeling behind her, between her legs, and was holding onto her hips; clearly having sex with her from behind. He had a look on his face that suggested he was in the process of ejaculating. The illustration had a few lines added to imply motion, and, in its cartoon like way, was quite realistic!

"Oh my," Janet said at last, looking at the others a bit sheepishly, "and I thought the porn collection was embarrassing!"

"I wonder where you would even buy such a thing?" Michelle mused out loud, picking up one of the cards, "It must have cost a fair amount, these cards are really sturdy, and beautifully printed; and the artwork is extremely professional."

"Yes," Sarah said a little sarcastically, while wrinkling her nose at Michelle, "the drawing of her pussy is especially realistic!"

Roman started to say something, but Sarah cut him off with a warning glance.

"I might as well face it," Janet said with a sigh, "my parents fool around with other people ... and here's the proof."

"At least they do it together," Sarah said sympathetically.

"I wonder how you play," Michelle ventured, becoming more curious, "Sean ... why don't you read us the rules?"

"OK," Sean said in a nervous tone, picking up the box lid.

"RED POLKA DOTS is a sex game for a mixed group of 4 to 8 adults. Game play does not require an even number of individuals of each gender. To begin the game, seat the players in a circle and place the red activity tokens in the centre, in a bowl or other container, (not supplied). Distribute one activity ladder card to each player, who will place it face up in front of them."

"Where, or what, are the activity ladder cards?" Janet asked.

"What's in this?" Roman answered, picking up a white policy style envelope that was lying in the bottom of the box. Roman opened the flap and shook the envelope into his palm until some cards appeared; which he then pulled out. They had the same yellow pattern and gender symbols on them, and were about the same size as two of the other cards laid end to end.

When Roman turned one over, Michelle could see there were two rows of pictures running down each side of the card. The rows had miniature versions of the same illustrations as were on the cards that were lying on the coffee table; lips, hands, arms; and the graphically illustrated male and female sexual parts of the polka dots couple. Between each set of two pictures was a small circle. They were numbered 1 through 8.

"Keep reading," Janet encouraged Sean.

"BEGINNING PLAY," Sean intoned.

"Shuffle the deck, and deal each player 3 cards face up in front of them. Place the remainder of the deck face down in the center of the player circle. If a player receives at least one red polka dot card during the initial deal, they must remove all clothing, except for their underwear, and then place the red polka dot card(s) in a discard pile, and take one or more replacements from the top of the deck, so that all players start with three activity cards. During game play, when there are no more cards in the deck, the discard pile is shuffled and used to draw from. When all red polka dot cards have been exchanged from the initial deal, play begins with the player to the left of the dealer taking a turn."

"RED POLKA DOT CARDS," Sean read, moving to the next section of the instructions.

"There are 36 of these in the deck. It is to a player's advantage to draw them, as they allow for removal of clothing, and then accumulation of activities, which must be completed to win the game. Players not obtaining their first red polka dot card during the initial deal have to wait until they draw one on a turn; at which time they also remove all their outer clothing. Once a player has drawn their second red polka dot card during a turn, they are allowed to prepare for activities by stripping naked. When a player draws a red polka dot card, and cannot strip, or perform an activity, (see below), they may keep the card for a subsequent turn. Red polka dot cards are always replaced with a new card from the top of the deck whenever they are used, and only one can be played at the end of any turn."

"A PLAYERS TURN"

"On each turn a player may do up to two of the following: take a card; trade a card; or exchange a card. For example, if a player proposes a trade on his or her turn, and the trade is agreed upon, then the player may still take a card from the deck, or alternatively exchange one, by placing the unwanted card in the discard pile, and drawing a replacement; but not both. Using the previous example, if the player trading a card then draws a red polka dot card; at the end of their turn they either strip; perform an activity, if possible; or keep the red polka dot card for another turn. When using a red polka dot card, if the replacement for it also is a red polka dot card, it is retained for a subsequent turn. A player's cards are always exposed face up in front of them, and may not number more than 6, excluding intercourse cards, (see below), or red polka dot cards. When a player has 6 activity cards, they may not take an additional card, but may trade or exchange, or both."

"ACTIVITY CARDS"

"The deck contains 6 types of activity cards, in two genders, indicated by the pink and blue symbols in the top left corner. There are 8 sets of these 12 distinctly gendered cards in the full deck, allowing for many opportunities to obtain a needed card, and combine it as required by the activity ladder, (see below)."

"ACTIVITY TOKENS & SETS"

"Activity tokens are earned by playing an activity set. An activity set requires two cards, of either or the same gender; that match the left and right illustrations on the activity ladder card; along with one red polka dot card. An activity set can only be played by a player who is naked."

"How surprising is that?" Janet said with a laugh.

"Stop interrupting," Michelle said. She was now anxious to hear about the rest of the game.

"Upon obtaining a card that completes an activity set, a player can perform the activity at the end of their turn. Activities are executed in order, from 1 to 8, unless a player is asked to participate in an activity by another player, in which case he or she gets credit for the activity, even if they have not performed the lower ranking activities."

"For example, if a female player has a lips card, and an erection card, and draws a red polka dot card, and has completed all of the lower ranking activities; she can then get her fellatio token. In order to do so, she rolls one of the dice, and counts clockwise, only using naked male players, until she determines who her partner for the activity will be. Another player then sets the timer, which lasts approximately 30 seconds, and she performs oral sex on her partner in front of the other players, until the time is up. If the activity cards are of different genders, then the activity lasts for two turns of the timer, or about one minute."

"Ohmigod!" Sarah exclaimed, putting her hand to her mouth.

At this point Sean stopped reading, and was blushing visibly.

"Shall I go on?" he asked hesitantly.

"Of course," Janet encouraged him, "Why not?"

"When an activity is completed," Sean continued, "the two players mark their activity cards in the appropriate circle with a token. The person who initiated the activity, places the three cards needed for the activity in the discard pile, and gets one replacement card from the top of the deck in exchange for his or her red polka dot card, and play continues. If the participating player, in this case the male from the previous example, had previously earned a fellatio token, he gets the next turn, regardless of the order of play."

"No matter how many higher ranking activity tokens a player obtained as a participant; on each player's individual turn, and activity set can only be played for the lowest ranking incomplete activity on their ladder."

"INTERCOURSE CARDS"

"Interspersed in the deck are 16 intercourse cards, which do not have a gender. There are four positions represented: missionary, doggy-style, cowgirl, and lap dance. When a player draws an intercourse card, they place it in front of them, and make another draw. If a player already has an intercourse card, they may choose which position they prefer, discarding the other one.

"Unbelievable," Roman exclaimed in an excited way, "this game is truly unbelievable!"

"Let him finish!" Michelle scolded.

"WINNING THE GAME"

"When a player completes all 8 ladder activities, they can win the game on their next, or a subsequent, turn, by playing a red polka dot card and their intercourse card. As a prize for winning, he or she may immediately have intercourse with a player of the opposite sex, but of their choosing. The couple must use the position demonstrated by the winner's intercourse card, and continue until at least one person achieves an orgasm."

"Incredible!" Roman said in an awestruck tone; shaking his head, "Is there any more Sean?"

"Once a player has won the game," Sean read, "he or she can demand forfeits from each of the losing players; which can include doing any game activity, including intercourse, with the winner; or having two other players of opposite sexes perform for them, or any other forfeits the players mutually agree on before beginning the game."

"WARNING"

"The game authors take no liability whatsoever for any divorces, pregnancies, or other consequences resulting from consenting adults playing RED POLKA DOTS!"

"That's the end," said Sean.

Michelle looked at Janet, who had an odd expression on her face.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"My mother is what's wrong," Janet said a little angrily.

"How so, you already figured out they were swingers earlier ... why should discovering this game change anything?"

"No you don't get it ... she's always telling me I should only have sex with someone who has real feelings for me ... she saw through Joey and I like a pane of glass ... and I had to listen to, and agree with, her stupid lectures! Meanwhile, she's watching porn, playing Red Polka Dots, and getting fucked silly by God knows how many men, hardly any of whom have any real feelings for her. What a hypocrite!"

"But maybe there aren't that many other men involved ... you don't know."

"Oh yes there are ... there were several cottage weekends last summer with four couples ... and different couples each time ... and now I know why; because that's the right number to play Red Polka Dots! I guess that's why they didn't take the game away with them this weekend, only the porn, 'cause it's just them and the Edwards ... how boring for her! My mother the tramp; maybe they can make a TV show out of it!"

As Janet ranted on, Michelle was in a bit of a quandary, because the description of the game had further tantalized her, and for some mysterious, or maybe not so mysterious, reason she really wanted to have sex ... tonight! But she didn't think she could suggest they actually play Red Polka Dots, otherwise, what would Sean think?

"Roman ... Sean ..." Janet asked, finally calming down, "There are chips on the counter, in a bowl ... you just need to open them ... and dip on the second shelf in the fridge ... and some cheese and crackers on the counter; bring it too, please, if you don't mind."

That was Janet's voice; breaking into her thoughts. At her request, both boys promptly left for the kitchen.

"Are you OK," she finally asked Janet.

"Just fine thanks," Janet said, giving Michelle a small sly smile.

"So ladies," Janet added conspiratorially, lowering her voice, "are we going to?"

"Going to what?" Sarah asked in a confused fashion.

"Play Red Polka Dots with Roman and Sean."

"Are you kidding?!" Sarah said in an agitated voice.

"No, I'm not kidding ... I'm serious!"

"But this is way more than, say ... strip poker or something; I could do that ... there is a lot of touching; and then you have to have actual sex at the end ... and in front of everyone!"

"So," Janet said, "it's not like you and Roman haven't been doing it every which way from Sunday for the last while ... so don't give me the reluctant virgin act!"

"Yes, but ..."

"No buts ... we're never going to get a chance to play a totally wild game like this again ... and we have two super-nice guys to play it with ... why not?"

"I'm not sure," Sarah protested, although Michelle could see that her resistance was weakening. She was also probably a bit warmed up in a certain secret place from the suggestive movie, and game description.

"What do you think Michelle?" Sarah asked, turning in her direction; maybe looking for guidance.

"Well ... like Janet says, they are really nice guys ... but even so, what makes you think they'll even play ... Sean is pretty shy ... and I'm not sure how much he knows about girls."

Michelle wanted to avoid an immediate answer, so Janet would have to talk her into it, as if she was even slightly hesitant!

"Speaking of hypocrites," she thought to herself.

"C'mon, you managed to sleep with a guy in Montreal you only just met," Janet said to her; Michelle had told her the story as well, "so why don't we all do something crazy tonight? It's just sex, after all; you don't have to marry one of them!"

"Besides," she whispered over a giggle, "I'm pretty ready right now ... and I bet you two are as well! Shall we ask them?"

"I guess it would be OK," Michelle said, trying to sound uncertain, "but you have to get the boys to agree ... this is a lot more than just taking your clothes off!"

"So Sarah?" Janet asked.

"Alright ... I guess ... I just hope I don't get cold feet in front of everyone ... that would be so embarrassing!"

"You'll be fine," Janet said confidently, "it's not like you don't know how to fuck a guy, or anything!

Sarah, Michelle observed, had turned flame red at this remark.

"Don't be so gross, Janet ... or I'll bail out for sure."

Just then the boys returned from the kitchen. Sean had the cheese and crackers, while Roman was carrying the chips and dip.

"Roman ... Sean ... Sarah has something to ask you," Janet said casually, as she picked a handful of chips from the bowl.

"Me!" Sarah protested.

"Sure," Janet said cheerfully, plunging one of the chips into the dip, "go on ... ask them."

"About what?" Roman said.

"I'm not asking ... it was your idea," Sarah exclaimed, once again flushing.

"If you can't even ask ... how will you ever play?" Janet teased.

"Play what?" Roman asked.

"Red Polka Dots," Janet answered sweetly, "Sarah wants to play."

"It was Janet, not me," Sarah said blushingly to Roman, "but you and Sean don't have to if you don't want to."

Michelle observed that Roman and Sean were looking more than a little stunned at this suggestion. Roman recovered first.

"Are you sure?" he asked, looking at each of the three girls in turn, while he coloured a little himself, "I mean that's a pretty extreme game."

"We're sure," Michelle said, finally daring to enter the conversation.

"At least we think we're sure," she added, giving Roman a grin.

"I don't know," Roman said uncertainly to her, "I mean you and I could end up having sex."

"And that would bother you?"

"Uh ... well ... maybe ... I don't know."

"Are you going to stand there, and tell me that you've never thought about what I might look like naked; or what it would be like to have sex with me? If you are, then I'm not going to believe you ... because you're a guy."

"It's just ..." Roman said sheepishly.

"Just what ... I've seen you looking at me when you think I don't notice, and looking at Janet that way too ... well, here's your big opportunity to find out for yourself."

Roman turned to Sarah, a mixture of surprise and uncertainty on his face.

"I'll be a bit nervous," Sarah admitted to him, in small voice, "but it's alright; we did agree not to get more serious, at least for this year ... so if you do some stuff with Janet or Michelle, I promise not to freak out ... but what about you; suppose Sean and I ... you know? Are you going to go all jealous and everything?"

"No, that's wouldn't be very fair," Roman replied in an honest way.

"Promise?"

"Scouts honour!"

"You know what happens at the end of the game," Roman said, suddenly cautious again, and addressing himself to the other three, "I wouldn't want anyone, boy or girl, to do something they'll regret later."

"Oh, for heaven's sake ... stop being such a gentleman," Janet admonished, taking his arm and kissing him on the cheek, "although I guess you just can't help yourself, can you? You and Sean have three hot chicks who are ready to strip, be felt up, and then get laid. Try to be like just about every other guy I know ... and go for it!"

"What about you, Sean?" Roman asked, although he was now grinning at Janet's remark.

"I ... I ... don't know," he stammered, looking down, "and I don't have anything with me ... you know ... uh ... birth control."

"Not a problem," Janet said in a matter of fact way, "all three of us are on the pill ... nothing to worry about ... so will you play?"