A shelf-ful of market research! (And a little self-encouragement.)
Dear One,
You can quickly, deeply ✨ CONNECT WITH ANYONE ✨ from a stranger on the plane … to a life partner of 50 years.
I made a card game for connection. Now I’ll bring it to print!
This game was fueled by boba tea & colorful notecards.
Intimacy: THE GAME is the product of 20 years of work in intimacy.
I’ve pulled prompts from thousands of hours of intimate (& often horizontal) podcast interviews.
Unlike similar decks, THE GAME isn’t just made up of questions. There are also games within this game! I’ve included my favorite activities from hundreds of game nights & authentic relating workshops.
You’ll connect with people not only by telling, but also by doing.
With over 200 cards in the deck, each and every time you play THE GAME will be an entirely novel experience.
You can play it on a first date (I have!)
You can play it on a 297th date (I haven’t! But you can!)
And it’s not just for strangers & lovers.
While most companies try to maximize their profits by selling you one game for couples and one for family and one for friends, and one for first dates, and one for colleagues, and so on, and so forth, my game is entirely customizable to any relationship.
Any relationship!
Truly!
THE GAME is just as delightful (& profound) when you play with…
💫 family members
💫 colleagues
💫 classmates
💫 your old band
… as when you play with your ride or die, or your hot date.
The idea is: you’ll want to pack it in your bag every day, knowing you can adjust it to any social situation & any group of people, without it being weird! The Game is optimized for 2-8 players — but you can play with more if you wish.
DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF IT?
Bringing The Game into existence?
Making the world a more intimate place?
You can be part of happening it (& maybe even a part of The Game itself)!!!
I’m doing a crowdfunding campaign (but without the platform that takes a cut of your funds, or keeps them from you if you don’t raise the right amount).
Manufacturing a card game requires lots of stuff (a graphic designer, boxes, instruction booklets, drop-shipping, labels, web stuff, etc. etc.!)
To do it right — to make it an Object of Joy you want to keep on your coffee table, as well as an Object of Intimacy you want to carry in your bag — requires a budget of 25k.
2k down, 23k to go!
This intimacy endeavor will benefit from support in any amount!
And also, just like Kickstarter, here are my reward tiers for THE GAME!
INTIMACY KIN ($100)
✨ 1 copy of Intimacy THE GAME
✨ Free subscription to my paid Substack for a year!
All the essays, all the poems, all the read-alouds, all the Bathroom Portraits, all for you.
✨ My unfettered joy!
INTIMACY WARRIOR ($500)
✨ 2 copies of THE GAME, free Substack subscription
✨ An Intimacy Coaching session with me
Solo or duo – with a friend, partner, family member, etc.
✨ A pair of Yes Yes Yes earrings, while supplies last!
teal glitter, translucent pink/rose gold glitter, or black rainbow glitter
✨ A thank you in THE GAME instruction booklet
INTIMACY MAVEN (1k)
✨ 2 copies of THE GAME, free Substack subscription, Intimacy Coaching session
Yes earrings, thank you
✨ The chance to collaborate with me on your own prompt & have it included!
(Priceless. 😉)
✨ Expansion Packs for Life!
Each time an expansion pack is printed, you’ll get two, before anyone else does!
✨ Private invites to sporadic IRL Game Nights & Events with Lila
hot love talks, anyone?
INTIMACY ROYALTY (10k)
🌠 2 copies of THE GAME, free Substack subscription, Intimacy Coaching session
Yes earrings, thank you, prompt collab, expansion packs for life, private invites
🌠 I’ll curate and host a (context & group appropriate) Intimacy THE GAME Night
for you and your community, friends, employees, family, band, pickleball league,
cast, etc.!
🌠 Intimacy Time Capsule
I’ll interview you like I interview my French Girls, as it were.
An in-depth audio interview with you and one of your Beloveds (perhaps an elder, or a partner!),
edited & preserved in high-quality audio for posterity.
🌠 2 Thai bodywork sessions, 1 for you + 1 for a beloved of yours
🌠 Pretty enamel limited edition Intimacy Royalty pin
(can’t buy it!)
🌠 1 of the only original, handwritten copies in existence (!)
ACH details upon request!
Contact lila@horizontalwithlila.com or @horizontalwithlila on IG
I am so grateful for you.
You are part of making the world a more intimate place!
Big Love,
Lila
New headshots by Cameron Radicé Photography!
