Ball & Chain Couples Games Australia - Sex Dice, IOU Voucher Games & Couples Packs

Ball & Chain makes adult games: sex dice, card games, board games and coupon books for couples and small groups. It has published them from Washington State since 2003, and its BALL & CHAIN and IOU names are US-registered trademarks.

About Ball & Chain

Ball & Chain LLC is a small American publisher of adult games, based in Auburn, Washington, south of Seattle. It started in 2003, and its trademark filings claim first use of the BALL & CHAIN name in January 2004. The company has stuck to one idea for two decades: games that give couples an easy way to start something.

In recent years it has been led by company principal Dawn Phillips. In 2022 Ball & Chain downsized and dropped its bachelorette games and novelties to focus on its best-selling sex games. It still releases new titles, including three new dice games in 2025. For our pick of the range, read our round-up of the Ball & Chain games collection.

Trademarks and protection

Ball & Chain protects its names carefully. BALL & CHAIN is a registered US trademark for board, card and dice games, adult party games and confetti. IOU is registered for party games and coupon-book games. Both had their Section 8 and 15 declarations accepted in May 2023, which confirms continued use and makes them incontestable. A newer filing for BEDROOM BUCKS covers its coupon books.

The company has also gone to court over its marks. In 2011 it sued a competing game maker in the Western District of Washington for using its registered trademarks on rival games. For shoppers, the practical point is simple: the Ball & Chain name on the box is a protected brand, not a generic label.

Ball & Chain game lines

Most titles fall into a handful of families, each with its own feel.

The Bedroom series: the flagship games

The Bedroom name runs across Ball & Chain's best-known titles. The Bedroom Game holds 90 activity cards across six categories in a 5 by 6 inch box. Bedroom Truth or Dare has 60 cards with 120 prompts. Strip Bedroom Blackjack turns blackjack into a strip game, with 104 activities on 52 cards plus 8 wild cards. Bedroom Baseball moves from first base to a home run on a board with a spinner.

Full Disclosure: truth or dare with a spinner

Full Disclosure is a truth-or-dare card game for two. It uses 60 cards with 120 truth and dare activities. An activity spinner decides which piece of clothing comes off next, and a bonus sex card can change the pace. It was one of the top sellers Ball & Chain listed for Valentine's Day in 2022 and 2023. It suits couples who like talking as much as touching.

Get Kinky and Get Nasty: cards that escalate

Get Kinky is a strategy card game with 50 activity cards and 10 WILD cards. It works for a couple or a small group, with more than 100 ways to play. Get Nasty uses 57 pull-tab cards, so each challenge stays hidden until you open it. Both build from playful to more daring as the game goes on. Pick Get Nasty if you like surprises, and Get Kinky if you like tactics.

Bound by Love and Bondage Dice: first steps into restraint

Bound by Love is a couples' game built around light restraint and trust. It includes restraint pieces, sensory guides and activity cards. Bondage Dice uses four dice for bondage actions, sensations, roles and directions. Both suit couples trying power play for the first time. When you want stronger cuffs or blindfolds, add pieces from our bondage gear. Agree on a safe word first.

Sex Dice: roll for it

Dice games are the quickest Ball & Chain format. Naked & Naughty Dice has one Naked die and three Naughty dice, so clothes come off before the activities start. Oral Sex Dice, Sex Around the House Dice and Bedroom Dice each use four dice. In 2025 the line grew with Big Sex Dice and This or That, then Really Big Sex Position Dice. Each uses large 10- or 12-sided dice.

Foreplay in a Row: the connect-four twist

Foreplay in a Row was Ball & Chain's top seller of 2017. Players drop activity chips into a stand, much like a classic connect game, and the board holds 42 discs. Line up four of your own chips and you make a Foreplay Connection. The losing player then acts out those four activities on the winner. It is a strong pick among adult board games for couples who like a win.

Fade to Black and Super Sex: themed card sets

Fade to Black holds 90 cards across six themed categories, with 15 activities each and three intensity levels. A custom die picks the category. Super Sex swaps the themes for superpowers, with 60 category cards and 5 hero cards. Sex Scenarios gives 60 role-play cards with set characters and prompts. These suit couples who want a longer game with a story feel.

Strip Bedroom Blocks: stack and strip

Strip Bedroom Blocks is Ball & Chain's take on block stacking. It uses 24 wooden blocks with 48 activities printed across their faces. Pull a block, read the task and place it on top without toppling the tower. It works as a slow warm-up for two. The wooden blocks also make it one of the sturdiest games in the range, and one of the best looking on a shelf.

IOU and Bedroom Bucks: coupon books

IOU is Ball & Chain's registered name for coupon-book games, first used in 2007. Each book is a set of favours you tear out and hand to your partner. Bedroom Bucks follows the same idea, with 32 perforated coupons across Teasing, Pleasing, Exciting and Igniting Passion themes. Bedroom Bucks Bondage adds power-exchange coupons. They suit anniversaries, Valentine's Day and long-distance couples.

Bride-to-be games: the earlier party range

For years Ball & Chain also made bachelorette, or hen's night, games and novelties. These include Bridal Play Dice, Party Blocks with 48 dare challenges, truth-or-dare coasters, trivia napkins and dare cups. The company stopped making this range in 2022 to focus on its top-selling sex games. Pieces from that range sit among our adult party gifts for a hen's night table.

Ball & Chain styles at Adultsmart

Ball & Chain sits among our sex games for couples. Here is how its formats compare.

Dice games: fastest to start

Dice games need no reading and no setup. Roll, read the faces and act it out. Most Ball & Chain dice sets use four acrylic dice, each covering one part of the scene, such as action, place or position. The newer 10- and 12-sided dice give more combinations from just two dice. They fit in a drawer and travel well, so they suit couples who want a quick nudge.

Card games: the most variety

Card games are the largest group. They range from 57 to 104 activities, and many add wild cards, spinners or dice. Truth-or-dare decks mix questions with physical tasks, which helps couples who find it easier to talk first. Strategy games like Get Kinky reward planning. Most use thick card stock, so they stand up to repeat play. Many decks also fit in a pocket for a weekend away.

Board, block and spinner games

Board games give a clear start and finish, which helps when you want a set evening. Bedroom Baseball uses a board, player tokens and a spinner. Foreplay in a Row uses a stand and 42 discs. Strip Bedroom Blocks stacks 24 wooden blocks. The Bedroom Spinner Game Book has more than 100 activities that move from emotional connection to physical play.

Coupon books and party novelties

Coupon books are the gentlest format. One partner gives, the other redeems later, so there is no game to learn. Party novelties, such as dare cups and coasters, are made for a group around a table. Kinky Vibrations sits between the two: its spinner is also a battery-powered mini vibrator. These make easy gifts for someone new to adult games.

Why games work for couples

Many couples find the hardest part of trying something new is asking for it. A game takes that job away. The card, dice or spinner makes the suggestion, so nobody has to say it first. That is why so many Ball & Chain titles start gently, with talking, kissing or clothing, and build from there.

Games also add a light structure. A board has a finish line, a deck runs out and a coupon has an expiry date if you write one in. That helps when you want a planned date night rather than an open-ended one. Pick the format that matches how you like to play, then let the game set the pace.

Materials and build

Ball & Chain games are made to be played more than once. Adultsmart's listings describe most card decks as thick, premium card stock. Dice sets are listed as acrylic with engraved faces, though some party dice are plastic. Strip Bedroom Blocks and Party Blocks use wooden blocks. The coupon books use perforated paper, so each coupon tears out cleanly.

Only one game here is powered: Kinky Vibrations, whose spinner doubles as a battery mini vibrator. Wipe it with a damp cloth, keep it dry and take the batteries out when stored. Everything else needs nothing more than a dry drawer.

How the main Ball & Chain games compare

Choosing your first Ball & Chain game

Start with how talkative you both are. If you like to talk, Full Disclosure or Bedroom Truth or Dare will ease you in. If you would rather skip the chat, Naked & Naughty Dice gets straight to it. For a competitive streak, Foreplay in a Row or Strip Bedroom Blackjack adds a winner.

For a gift, a coupon book like Bedroom Bucks is the safest choice, because the receiver decides when to redeem. For a first try at restraint, Bound by Love explains each step. For a group, Get Kinky works with more than two players.

Who Ball & Chain suits — and who should look elsewhere

Ball & Chain suits couples who want a nudge, a laugh and a plan for the night. It suits gift buyers too, as the games need no sizing and arrive ready to play.

Look elsewhere if you want detailed kink education or long role-play campaigns, as these games keep instructions short. Some prompts assume a man and a woman, so check the listing if you want fully gender-neutral cards. If you want hen's night novelties, note that Ball & Chain no longer makes new ones.

Why buy Ball & Chain at Adultsmart

We sell genuine Ball & Chain games, made by the company that owns the trademark. Each listing gives the card, dice or block count, so you know what is in the box. Orders leave our Australian warehouse in a plain box with no brand name on the label. Roll, Read, Play. Nobody Sees the Box.