Cover art for Slash: Romance without boundaries

Slash: Romance without boundaries

2013 · BGG
Queer friendly
Avg rating
6.40
Bayes rating
5.54
Weight
1.14 (Light)
Players
3-9
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
129

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🤝 Inclusive design Inclusive design is separate from a game’s queer labels. It marks games whose design is deliberately inclusive even when not queer-themed: romance or marriage mechanics with no gender constraint, character creation without a forced gender binary, gender-neutral rules language, or table safety tools. Each marker shows where we found it.

  • Romance/marriage mechanics with no gender constraint
    According to the game’s own description
    “Slash: Romance without boundaries is a card-based party game in which players compete to create the best romantic fan fiction pairing.”

Description

Slash: Romance without boundaries is a card-based party game in which players compete to create the best romantic fan fiction pairing. Everybody gets a hand of their favorite characters from pop culture, history, and literature. The matchmaker selects one from her hand and places it face up on the table. For a bit more storytelling, the matchmaker can request that each player narrate some portion of the relationship they are attempting to create. Maybe it's the first date, or their wedding day, or the moment when they realized they belonged together.

Each player in turn selects a possible 'ship for that character using a card from their hand, narrating as necessary and hoping that the matchmaker chooses theirs — but if she doesn't, you can always narrate the tale of this destined connection to win the favor of the table and overrule the matchmaker. Play continues until one player has accumulated 20 points worth of characters.



Mechanics

Acting Betting and Bluffing Role Playing Storytelling Voting

Themes

Humor Mature / Adult

Publishers

(Web published) Games by Play Date

Designers

Glenn Given