RELATIONSHIFTS: So much of our sexuality is built upon the words we use to do the deeds we do. And then, even more of how we do it is based on the games we play with the people we love, like or want to screw. Which might be why the wise woman behind PervArtistry has combined the two, creating a game that focuses around the dirty words that describe the acts of love, lust and lewdness.

Christi Smith, a self-proclaimed board game nerd and the creator of PervArtistry, came up for the idea for her game while playing board games in a ski house. “Board games can be fun and a hit at parties but when an “R” rated sexual dynamic is added to those games, they become hilarious. I found that this was a great niche. Most of the board games out there with any type of “adult” content are for couples to play in the bedroom. I wanted to create something that takes the game out of the bedroom and brings it to the party,” Christi tells me. “As an avid party host, I thought PervArtistry would be the perfect way to break the ice and get people laughing at my parties. I found that not only did it get people laughing but it also got people talking and flirting and, well… you can take it from there. Several couples have met at PervArtistry parties and are now engaged or married. I have also had couples tell me about how they learned about a new technique or position and were able to laugh and talk about it with their significant other. The game is all about making people laugh and fostering stimulating conversations.”

Communication is such a big part of foreplay and sex that it makes sense that there would be a game that fosters the two. Like charades and pictionary, only naughtier, PervArtistry allows you to explore you bad girl or boy side with lots of humor. There are 500 terms in the PervArtistry arsenal, so what is Christie’s favorite? “I usually say “The Stranger” because it sounds so benign but it is really warped. Only a man could think of something like that. I also love the more obscure “Pink Velvet Sausage Wallet” just because, well… it’s just funny. During play, I love it when one of the sweeter G-rated terms comes up such as “Love Muffin” or “Beef Cake”. After people start playing a couple rounds they want to automatically think that every term is dirty. The people drawing will end up with one line on the paper and the rest of the group will start shouting out all types of funny and naughty terms. Because the game is a competitive race to guess the term before the other team, people tend not to hold back. That’s what makes it so fun.”

So what are the stranger and a pink velvet sausage wallet? The stranger is when a man sits on his hand until it goes numb so he can’t actually feel it and then he masturbates, and it feels like a stranger is actually jerking him off. And that pink velvet sausage wallet, it’s not something you can buy at your local neighborhood superstore. In fact it’s not a term I like all that much since it implies that it has a lot to do with his “sausage” when in fact if it’s a term for women’s genitals it’s not about him at all.

Now, think you can come up with some fun, sexy, snarky, sizzling sex terms? This is your chance, because PervArtistry is kicking off their “Create a Card Contest” and they want you to add to their dirty dictionary of terms. The categories are Harmless but Naughty (Pocket Rocket, Glazed Donut, Rusty Trombone), Laugh Out Loud Funny (Pink Velvet Sausage Wallet) and Master Thespians Only (Brazilian Bikini Wax, Tie Me to the Bedpost).

If you want to know more about the contest check out www.pervartistry.com.