Author's note: I make no claim to the originality of the idea of a board game that transforms people. I just liked the idea and wanted to give it my own spin. Also, fair warning, this story gets weird.
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Austin was a little disappointed in his college experience thus far. Not that the classes were boring or too hard, but rather in the social scene. Movies and TV had led him to believe that college would be endless parties and debauchery, but he had been to wilder parties when he was in high school than the typical fare at his university. Maybe he should have expected this, given that he was attending a small private university in a rural Midwest town, but the scholarship offers had been too good to refuse. Now the junior business major was stuck on campus over spring break thanks to his internship, and the place was absolutely dead. Seeking some way to pass the time, he had wandered around the mall until he spotted a store that he hadn't seen before. He had gone inside, and the shopkeeper seemed to know exactly what he was looking for. It was a board game that had some roe-playing aspects and promised to get a little raunchy. Austin bought it, brought it home, and quickly messaged any of his friends who were still on campus to come play it that night.
The first to arrive was Austin's housemate, Shane. A champion gymnast in high school, Shane was a bit on the short side but had well-toned muscles. Add to that his impeccably messy blonde hair, and he was widely regarded his female classmates as one of the most attractive guys on campus. Unfortunately for them, he was, rather stereotypically given he was a theater major, also gay.
Austin heard a knock on the door and let in his friend Chris and Chris's girlfriend Bernadette. Bernadette was the odd one out amongst their friend group, as she was generally seen as a bit weird by the rest of the students. The art major was always into the latest "paranormal" fads, be it crystals or Wicca or astrology. Austin probably would never have talked to her if she wasn't dating Chris, but she was nice enough and never tried to invite anyone else to yoga practice or whatever it was she was doing at the moment, so she had become a firm part of their group.
It's said that opposites attract, and that was certainly true with Bernadette and Chris. Chris was one of the most completely normal people Austin had ever met. A bit quiet, maybe a little bit nerdy, but less so than the rest of the physics majors on campus. Moreover, he was completely grounded in reality and never took any stock in his girlfriend's weird hobbies, though trying to never come across as dismissive. It was obvious he cared about Bernadette quite a bit, but it was also just his nature to be nice to people.
The last to arrive was Betty, and Austin was glad she had been able to make it. The short bubbly music major was able to infuse fun into any gathering. Although she could at times appear a bit ditzy, she was actually quite intelligent. She was also renowned among the male student body for her sexual prowess. More than any girl Austin had ever met, Betty completely owned her sexuality. Never appearing slutty, she simply knew what she wanted and was very open about it. She and Austin had hooked up a couple times, but they were never anything more than friends.
When it became clear that nobody else would be coming, Austin opened the game box and started setting up. He was a little disappointed that the only people who had arrived were two guys, a girl who had a boyfriend, and a girl he could probably hook up with anyway just by asking, but he was determined to have some fun anyway.
Chris, meanwhile, was reading through the instructions. He had been a bit reluctant to come when Austin had hinted that the game might be of an adult nature, but Bernadette had seemed really excited for some reason.
"Okay," he read aloud. "It looks pretty straightforward. You roll the die, move your token, and then take a card that corresponds to the color square you land on. It says red squares are physical transformations, blue are mental, and yellow are challenges to complete or decisions to make. If you want, you can refuse and take two red cards instead. The first person to get to the end wins. So, the yellow cards seem pretty straightforward, but any idea what the red and blue are supposed to mean?" he asked, looking toward Austin.
"I think that's probably just part of the role-playing aspect, right?"
Chris seemed satisfied by the explanation, and they all sat in a circle around the board, with Chris on Austin's left, followed by Bernadette, Betty, and Shane. They rolled the die to see who would go first, and Chris won.
Chris took the die again and rolled a six. "Looks like I'm just a natural at this game," he joked, picking up a yellow card. "Make out with the person on your left," he read. "Well, lucky you decided to sit there," he laughed, turning toward Bernadette. She smiled and leaned in to kiss him. He pulled her in and they started to make out heavily. Bernadette was a fantastic kisser, and Chris lost track of time until he heard a slightly impatient "ahem" coming from his right. Slightly embarrassed, he pulled away as Bernadette just smiled and took the die.
Bernadette rolled a four, and could barely conceal her excitement as she landed on a red square. She had heard about this game in some obscure corners of the internet, and was hoping that Austin had got the real deal. It might be the first genuine magic item she had encountered in real life! She drew her card and was excited to see what would hopefully happen to her.
"Grow a pair of breasts," she read out loud. "Huh, I didn't come here to be insulted," she snorted, with a mix of real and feigned indignation. Bernadette was very slight of figure, and she often wished she had more up top than her current B-cup. But as the laughter of the other players died down, her shirt started to feel a bit strange. "Holy shit, it's working!" she cried out as the meaning of the card became clear. The other players just stared in confusion at Bernadette's torso as two small but noticeable mounds began to appear just below her other pair. When they stopped, she had the outline of four B-cup breasts behind her now-tight shirt. "This is awesome! I can't believe it works!"