Game: Busen Memo

Thread: Comparison to Tuttmemo

2097 — 2008-09-28T07:45:54+00:00

I wish Tuttmemo was in the database. Could someone please add it?

It's based on the same concept -- a memory/concentration game based on matching images of breasts, and I think it's a better game. The components are pretty high quality (the cards may fray, but they're thick and sturdy) and the images are clear and are shot specifically for this game (unlike Busen Memo which seems to be made from someone's porn collection).

It's interesting that the two games seems to have very different intent but based on the same idea: Busen Memo strikes me as a game made by giggling guys, while Tuttmemo is made by third-wave feminists. I think it does show in the finished result, but nevertheless, both games have the same premise.

It seems that the makers of Tuttmemo were unaware of Busen Memo when they made their game.

The existence of both games have sparked interesting debates in some of my groups on intent, ends, means, political correctness, feminism and sexuality.

Thread: Re: PnP versions?

Crockerdile — 2008-09-11T12:41:35+00:00

Boards & Bits sells it.

PnP? Just search and capture photos from any of the images web sites. (Google, AltaVista, Images.com), and just search "breasts". Trust me, you'll find all of the pairs you will need. Capture the (items in question) as a 2x by 1x rectangle (with a photo editor), then divide the rectangle into 1x by 1x squares. Print, attach to the surface of your choice, cut out, and "voila"!, you've got your homemade "Bussen Memo".

Mind you, I've never attempted this project, but this is how I would go about it.

Thread: PnP versions?

Driver 8 — 2008-09-11T12:00:25+00:00

I've seen this game pop up almost everywhere on BGG, but I've never seen it for sale anywhere. Has anyone made a print and play copy? Just buy a few Playboys and make your own!

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Friendless — 2008-07-27T07:21:40+00:00

All pairs - this is essential to know when you've found a match as it can be hard to tell

Thread: Re: Session Report

David Ells — 2008-06-23T16:39:59+00:00

>> I think it was awesome, definitely the hardest memory game I ever played.

Only if your cold or excited ...

Thread: Re: Is there a counter to when someone plays the China Card?

docreason — 2008-05-22T22:55:51+00:00

There are a bunch of games that have a potential to be impacted by the China Card, so I decied to create this Geeklist dedicated to this question and games that can be potentially impacted by the China Card:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/31687

Thread: Re: Is there a counter to when someone plays the China Card?

kittyangel — 2008-05-22T22:25:45+00:00

This is a game?!

I actually have it, but we just got it because it's on like every geeklist here and we saw it in store while in Germany. We are surprised they sold this in a toy store too.

Thread: Re: Is there a counter to when someone plays the China Card?

oldfan — 2008-05-22T21:18:41+00:00

Depending on your preferences (and what's available in your hand...), you could counter with any of the scoring cards (Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America, Middle East, etc.) .

Make sure that you express Solidarity with your playing partner; encourage them to Tear Down This Wall and have some fun .

Flower Power is a great co-strategy depending on how you put it into practice (works well with Liberation Theology) , Muslim Revolution will probably fail .

Duck and Cover is not recommended (otherwise, why even play the game?).

Thread: Re: Is there a counter to when someone plays the China Card?

DocStryder — 2008-05-22T19:49:30+00:00

Hmm I think you are referring to it's sister game Busen Memo Struggle, but if this card is played you will find that it is hard to look away.

Thread: Re: Is there a counter to when someone plays the China Card?

Axelfudge — 2008-05-22T19:32:08+00:00

Isn't this game about matching breasts?

Thread: Re: Is there a counter to when someone plays the China Card?

Rappak — 2008-05-22T17:47:47+00:00

Hm... The China Card... Isn't that the Stop, Drop, and Squeeze action?

Thread: Is there a counter to when someone plays the China Card?

docreason — 2008-05-22T17:20:04+00:00

In this game, if someone plays the China Card, anyone know how to counter it?

Thread: Re: Quick Comments

Crockerdile — 2008-04-02T17:56:07+00:00

Better fix him some coffee.

Thread: mammary memory gba: busen memo - das, uh, videospiele?

astroglide — 2008-01-01T00:36:44+00:00

nudity-free dsfanboy.com (joystiq) link

with perseverance, perhaps dsfanboy could have a meme of their own!

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kevinfelker42 — 2007-11-19T22:34:10+00:00

Busen Memo returns for BGG Con 07

Thread: 4 Player with Rules Variant

Stormbull — 2007-11-12T17:16:04+00:00

After stumbling upon this legendary game for sale at an online retailer who stocks imports, I could not pass it up.

Having heard of Busen Memo's high degree of difficulty, I decided I wanted to try and just match the pieces face-up before bringing it to the table. With a lot of help from my 4-year-old son (who was better than me at finding matches) and some reluctant help from my wife, we were able to find most of the matches, but we had a few pieces left over.

For our actual game, I imposed a house-rule -- after flipping up two tiles, we only flipped one back down. On your turn, you could take any matches you oould spy.

The game started out slowly, with each of us eventually getting one match. As more pieces stay revealed, Quyen took an early lead. Tim and Ken kept in contention, but I started severly lagging.

Then Ken, with his photagrapher's eye, made a move and surged past Quyen, who desparately tried to keep pace, but was unable ever to retake the lead. Tim wasn't too far behind Quyen, threatening to battle for 2nd. I fell farther and farther behind, almost to a spoiler position.

Ken took the game with 2 maches more than Quyen, with Tim 2 matches behind Quyen. I was about 10 matches off of the leader.

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It's really hard to make matches, and next time we play, I am going to going to trim the deck down some -- I will probably remove about 1/4 of the pairs that are the most difficult to match. Not only will this make the pairs more distinct, it will create a smaller board, so we can play with the standard Memory rules.

At the end of our game, we were left with 2 pieces that did not match. That meant we either had a bad match somewhere (we couldn't find it) or there is a misprint in the game.

Speaking of misprints -- there are definitely some pairs that have glitches where they have been put through different filters and don't match in color/tone.

A lot of photography experience seemed to help match up the shadows, tones and filters. Being color-blind (me) was a real detriment.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Comrade_Sarayev — 2007-10-26T01:21:26+00:00

sdonohue wrote:
mib668 wrote:
I suppose someone could create a "matching guide" as a form of player aid, but I'm not sure the file would wind up getting approved.

I can now state with authority after creating the matching guide and posting it as a file that it would not be approved. It was very politely and apologetically declined, but declined it was.

I can't believe those boobs would decline such a file

Thread: Re: Session Report

ecliptic — 2007-10-04T03:11:12+00:00

bluepigeon wrote:
I think it was awsome, definetely the hardest memory game I ever played. Give it a try

I'll avoid the obvious and sophomoric word-play here.....

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

sdonohue — 2007-08-05T04:03:30+00:00

mib668 wrote:
I suppose someone could create a "matching guide" as a form of player aid, but I'm not sure the file would wind up getting approved.

I can now state with authority after creating the matching guide and posting it as a file that it would not be approved. It was very politely and apologetically declined, but declined it was.

Thread: Re: winning tactic

Ward — 2007-02-01T20:52:30+00:00

frieque wrote:
This might be more of a winning "strategy" than a "tactic", but one shouldn't forget the importance of study between games. A few busen-watching expeditions to your local topless beach, nudist colony, or strip club will help you develop your natural intuition. Binoculars are essential equipment on such expeditions, and many die-hard Busen Memo fans will take along a camera. Photos from such expeditions can be used for additional study, and creative players can even use these photos to build their own custom versions of the game.
I don't know about your experience, but from mine I would say that the only thing you'd see from using binoculars in a strip club would be extreme closeups of the tattooed knuckles of the bouncers.

Thread: Re: winning tactic

frieque — 2007-02-01T15:04:38+00:00

This might be more of a winning "strategy" than a "tactic", but one shouldn't forget the importance of study between games. A few busen-watching expeditions to your local topless beach, nudist colony, or strip club will help you develop your natural intuition. Binoculars are essential equipment on such expeditions, and many die-hard Busen Memo fans will take along a camera. Photos from such expeditions can be used for additional study, and creative players can even use these photos to build their own custom versions of the game.

Thread: Re: winning tactic

duchamp — 2007-01-31T20:55:34+00:00

That`s interesting! The Thread gets 6+ (7+ and 1-), and all my comments harvest the thumbs-down.

I will follow this ... let`s see, how many downers I get for this comment. I mean, are there no more comments on the original post?

Thread: Re: winning tactic

duchamp — 2007-01-31T08:43:35+00:00

well, I have to correct myself.

6 thumbs up so far (and after all from one U.S. citizen).

1 thumb down so far (why can`t we see who gives thumbs down?).

Thread: Re: winning tactic

Maus — 2007-01-30T16:32:42+00:00

Isn't this a game where everyone's a winner?

Thread: Re: winning tactic

duchamp — 2007-01-30T12:11:10+00:00

P.S.: Of course you will get dozens of thumbs down, because it`s soooo hated here. Well, let`s check the sense of humor about not so puritan games here. (BTW, even the most brutality-themed games doesn`t seem to be under discussion here, but some female breasts are)

Thread: Re: winning tactic

duchamp — 2007-01-30T12:05:03+00:00

well done - you a member of monty python?

Thread: winning tactic

Ravage — 2007-01-30T08:32:19+00:00

-Try to stick to the corners and edges when flipping the cards in order to be methodically.
-Trying to match the breasts in order of the breasts you yourself have fondled may also help memorizing the busen.
-Otherwise, there are several busen that can be remembere more easily if attention is paid to the nipple instead of the size, shape and hue of the breast itself. There should be 3 of these pairs and they should be tried to be scored early in the game.

Thread: Re: Quick Comments

friedricetheman — 2007-01-19T17:49:11+00:00

Yeah dude. Are you like writing in Italian or something?? Cos I can't even understand a single sentence.

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WasQ — 2006-12-25T03:00:33+00:00

So...mmm, inside.

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WasQ — 2006-12-25T02:55:27+00:00

Quite...mmm, impressive.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

jgrundy — 2006-12-10T13:47:11+00:00

mib668 wrote:
... the game has a few problems. There are a number of pairs which can be very difficult to identify. There is no "answer sheet", so it can be difficult to determine if two tiles go together.I would have thought that was deliberate. (Not that I've seen it to comment.) Irregularities of the human form would make for an interesting tweak to a simple mammory game. But I guess there would have to be, as you say, a player's aid to settle disputes.

I also recall there was a website... "do you know your arse from your elbow" with 20 pictures which could either be someone's bottom or could be the crook of an elbow. It was pretty funny to try to guess which was what.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Larry Levy — 2006-12-09T05:23:21+00:00

generalpf wrote:
sorewinner wrote:
I think this has actually been done. I remember reading somewhere that someone made their own with a stack of Playboy magazines. I'm sure the picture quality would be much better too. Not that I'm going to be making my own copy any time soon.
How would you stick the magazine cuttings to the cardstock?

Don't answer that.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

der_mandarin — 2006-12-08T22:03:38+00:00

It is interesting that while "Busen Memo" is the star of BGG noone writes about it's male counterpart called "Fleischwurst". There isn't even a database entry.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Nevin — 2006-12-08T20:13:59+00:00

Sooo...Busen Memo is a matching mammary memory game.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

generalpf — 2006-12-08T20:00:24+00:00

sorewinner wrote:
I think this has actually been done. I remember reading somewhere that someone made their own with a stack of Playboy magazines. I'm sure the picture quality would be much better too. Not that I'm going to be making my own copy any time soon.
How would you stick the magazine cuttings to the cardstock?

Don't answer that.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

sorewinner — 2006-12-08T19:39:29+00:00

Andrew Snyder wrote:
this game, perhaps more than any other, cries out for a home made version. Sure, the wooden dune board is nice but a home made Busen Memo with new graphics would be the pride of any geeks collection.

Void where prohibited by law. May result in the loss of spouse and half of any material assets.

I think this has actually been done. I remember reading somewhere that someone made their own with a stack of Playboy magazines. I'm sure the picture quality would be much better too. Not that I'm going to be making my own copy any time soon.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

jcarvin — 2006-12-08T19:21:05+00:00

generalpf wrote:
Thanks for keeping us abreast of the situation, Jim.

Well, we do's what can's. Anyway, while the 3-D Busen Memo may seem like an udderly ridiculous way to milk the gaming community once again but I tell ya, a few tweaks and this game may just yet hit a new peak.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

generalpf — 2006-12-08T19:09:26+00:00

jcarvin wrote:
Ain't it the stark naked truth?!? I had the game for awhile (simply for trade bait, I swear!). They pairs were indeed very difficult to tell apart even with all the tiles flipped up. So it's not so much a game as a novelty.
Thanks for keeping us abreast of the situation, Jim.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

generalpf — 2006-12-08T18:57:55+00:00

mib668 wrote:
generalpf wrote:
I think you've just illustrated some important cultural differences for us. Now I must visit Portugal!

I don't think you have to go that far. Women in Ontario (at least) have the right to go topless.
Yeah, but in Ontario, it's never the ones that you want to go topless that exercise the right.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

jcarvin — 2006-12-08T18:15:45+00:00

Ain't it the stark naked truth?!? I had the game for awhile (simply for trade bait, I swear!). They pairs were indeed very difficult to tell apart even with all the tiles flipped up. So it's not so much a game as a novelty.

That being said, move over 3-D Settlers...let's see 3-D Busen Memo!!!

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

sdonohue — 2006-12-08T18:14:21+00:00

generalpf wrote:
I think you've just illustrated some important cultural differences for us. Now I must visit Portugal!

I don't think you have to go that far. Women in Ontario (at least) have the right to go topless.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

generalpf — 2006-12-08T18:10:14+00:00

Mallgur wrote:
Here's an interesting problem...
Given that such a guide would be in fact a players aid and that, given you review, it might really be useful, should the puritanical approval system approve it or not, it being obvious that it would display mammary glands? And are mammary glands so offensive? It's not much more than a feeding device and I believe there are many other games depicting mammary glands in cows and such, so why not from humans?
What if the images show a man's chest? Shouldn't that be banned too? After all, banning the female chest images and not the male ones is nothing more than sexism.
I'm not a big fan of this approval system... especially given the moralistic and puritanical tendency it has shown.

Good, useful review. I was considering getting this game, only because of it's nearly legendary status here at the geek, but I get the impression that the quality of the components is not acceptable after your review. So my interest has waned there...
I think you've just illustrated some important cultural differences for us. Now I must visit Portugal!

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

generalpf — 2006-12-08T18:07:46+00:00

Thanks for the titillating review. It was truly busting with details. You're really racking up the GeekGold! Could you give me some pointers on writing reviews?

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Andrew Snyder — 2006-12-08T16:36:05+00:00

this game, perhaps more than any other, cries out for a home made version. Sure, the wooden dune board is nice but a home made Busen Memo with new graphics would be the pride of any geeks collection.

Void where prohibited by law. May result in the loss of spouse and half of any material assets.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Mallgur — 2006-12-08T16:21:47+00:00

Here's an interesting problem...
Given that such a guide would be in fact a players aid and that, given you review, it might really be useful, should the puritanical approval system approve it or not, it being obvious that it would display mammary glands? And are mammary glands so offensive? It's not much more than a feeding device and I believe there are many other games depicting mammary glands in cows and such, so why not from humans?
What if the images show a man's chest? Shouldn't that be banned too? After all, banning the female chest images and not the male ones is nothing more than sexism.
I'm not a big fan of this approval system... especially given the moralistic and puritanical tendency it has shown.

Good, useful review. I was considering getting this game, only because of it's nearly legendary status here at the geek, but I get the impression that the quality of the components is not acceptable after your review. So my interest has waned there...

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Boss Happy — 2006-12-08T15:18:21+00:00

It usually takes a couple tries to get a feel for the game.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

sdonohue — 2006-12-08T13:04:33+00:00

I'm not really qualified to make a strategy guide. I've never won. I suppose someone could create a "matching guide" as a form of player aid, but I'm not sure the file would wind up getting approved.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Stargaze — 2006-12-08T12:39:13+00:00

While you are at it you could write up a Strategy Guide and maybe a Player Aid too.

Thread: Re: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

Koldfoot — 2006-12-08T12:00:55+00:00

Read all about it:

Busen Memo Exposed!

Thread: Nearly 500 Geeklists and not one review (until now)!

sdonohue — 2006-12-08T06:39:27+00:00

Busen Memo is a memory game in which players are expected to make pairs. The big draw for the game over other memories seems to be that in this case you match mammories. The game comes with 96 tiles each of which depicts half of a picture of a woman's chest. The goal is to flip over a tile, then find the matching tile. At the end, the winner is the person who has collected the most matches (I should note here that I have played this game about a dozen times and have never won - I even lost to my wife twice).

Once you move past the obvious draw, the game has a few problems. There are a number of pairs which can be very difficult to identify. There is no "answer sheet", so it can be difficult to determine if two tiles go together. There are a few things that exacerbate this problem. First, many of the pictures are taken in black and white, which reduces the variation in skin tone, making matches harder. Second, not every "pair" features a visible right and left breast - in some cases you see only part of a breast which makes it harder to match. The final thing is that there is one pair that is only a pair because the artwork is similar in style - the actual pair is very dissimilar.

All this combines to make this a poor memory game. A game where the pieces to be matched aren't identical is hard enough, but throw in that some matches are very difficult to discern even when the tiles are next to each other and the dilemma is clear.

That said, this is a great game to pull out at a bachelor party or other guy's night out event. Overall, I've had some fun with this purchase, but I don't think I'd make it again.

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simonh — 2006-11-14T04:17:29+00:00

Mischa and friends played Busen Memo at BGG.CON'06

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simonh — 2006-11-14T03:50:11+00:00

Busen Memo at BGG.CON'06 -- 2 Thumbs Up!!

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Moviebuffs — 2006-11-10T15:49:24+00:00

Some of the tiles

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alsandor — 2006-02-21T00:12:34+00:00

English language back cover of the German (Inkognito) edition

Thread: Re: Session Report

ValJor — 2005-12-06T15:29:30+00:00

Hi Jim!

You wrote:
Except, I hate memory games
Correction: this is a mammary game!

You wrote:
So what's the point?
You're playing Busen Memo and you're asking what's the point???

Thread: Re: Session Report

Gelatinous Goo — 2005-12-06T04:06:53+00:00

Andys pile was the largest

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maxmaven — 2005-11-18T20:29:19+00:00

Busen Memo on a sales table alongside King of the Elves and other games

Thread: Re: Faidutti's ideal game library??

kuhrusty — 2005-11-16T22:59:24+00:00

http://www.faidutti.com/index.php?Module=ludotheque&id=157

Bruno Faidutti wrote:
Furthermore, one of the secret mythical projects of Ludodelire was a porno-memory, in which the aim was not to find identical pictures, but to find the two halves of a picture - match top and bottom in the soft version, re-form the position in the harder one. Of course, it was impossible to publish this, and it was not published, but there are still a few precious prototypes here and there, amongst the people who wandered around Ludodélire. Yes, I have one. No, I've no picture of it.

...

We only played with the idea, others have now made it. the Berliners from Inkognito have published in 2001 the memory we dreamed of ten years ago.

Plus, he says he never loses at memory games. That'd be reason enough for me!

Thread: Faidutti's ideal game library??

mrspank — 2005-11-16T20:05:59+00:00

Bruno Faidutti added this to his "ideal game library"?! What's up with that?!!

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Nekura — 2005-09-19T12:22:11+00:00

American Version (Picture by Kheper Games - Used With Permission)