Scenario Cards
60
Something feels off.
Everyday moments that quietly go sideways — the dishes, the phone, the silence in the car. Each card names one honestly, without blame.
A relationship communication tool for couples, therapists & coaches
The Change Between Us — a relationship card game
119 cards that give couples language for the moments they keep having — and a way through them.
“Most couples aren't having a hundred different arguments. They're having the same one, a hundred times.”
The Change Between Us was built with therapists to make that loop visible — and to hand you the exact words that interrupt it. No scoring, no winners. Just a deck, a table, and twenty honest minutes.
The card faces
Five suits, one visual language
Every card is 2.5 × 3.5in, printed on linen stock with a double gold rule, Playfair Display titles and a colour keyed to its suit — prussian, plum, oxblood, sage and warm sand.
Packaging concept
A keepsake box, not a game box
- Cream linen wrap. Warm neutral carries the eye; the jewel tones live on the cards inside.
- Gold foil wordmark. Blind-deboss corner rules add a second production cue — gift-worthy at a glance.
- Palette spine. All five suit colours appear as a slim vertical stripe — discoverable, not busy.
- Rigid lift-off lid. The kind of box that stays on a shelf instead of in a closet.
Four suits
What's in the box
Pattern Cards
20
We've been here before.
The loops couples repeat: pursue and withdraw, fix and resent, keep score. Seeing the pattern is what loosens it.
Archetype Cards
16
This is how I show up.
Male and female archetypes with their inner belief, default reaction, hidden fear and growth move — language for the role you fall into under stress.
Growth Cards
23
The relationship begins to shift.
Small, sayable moves — one sentence at a time — that turn a familiar argument into an actual conversation.
Who it's for
Couples
Partners who love each other and keep landing in the same argument. Play it on the couch, not in crisis.
Therapists
A structured, non-threatening prompt set for sessions and homework. Every card maps to a familiar clinical pattern.
Anyone curious
Friends, siblings, new relationships — anywhere a shared vocabulary would help more than advice.
What users are saying
The cards do the hard part
“One of the things I love about this is the sayings on the cards are often things that are very hard or challenging to say. The cards can help you say those things to improve communication between you.
“This would be beneficial in my current practice. For one client couple, she feels he should know what she's thinking, and he feels she should tell him what she's thinking. The game would slow them down, open them up and stop the mind reading.
Currently in review
Help us shape the deck
We're inviting therapists and early readers to rate every scenario, pattern and growth move for relevance — and to tell us what's missing.
Open the review form