Happy "Happy Birthday to You" Day to you!

Back in Episode 454, in honor of LostBets.com's eighth birthday, I had the players sing the song "Happy Birthday to You." Well, actually, I had them sing a parody of the song, with each line followed by the disclaimer "this is a parody." While I felt I was on pretty firm legal ground here, with this particular rendition featuring a girl singing the song with burning candles in her personal orifices clearly a parody, the fact is that Warner/Chappell has better and more expensive lawyers than I do, and there was always this nagging sense of worry that possibly they'd take offense and sue. Well, no more. The copyright has been struck down, and the song is now in the public domain. If I do it again for our 9th birthday, I'll omit the line about it being a parody.

But today, Episode 483. Dolly, clearly one of my favorites, is back, still strapped to the Grayjoy's Cross, getting shot at by Tobi and Nettle. Loser has to endure a strapping-on from both ends at once.

Here are the promos that were missing last week for Episodes 484 and 485:

Plus, here's a look at episode 486.

Introducing three new players: Cierra (who got an I Lost All My Clothes promo) teams up with Gianna (sorry, no ILAMC promo) against ex-Marine Trace. Loser(s) dominated by winner(s). 

Next week, we introduce two more new players in Episode 487.

Recently people have commented on the relative lack of hot black lady players lately, and I told them about Monica. Well, here she is, in all her glory. For her debut game she takes on blonde Kasady, 19 years old and still in braces. I was actually a little concerned about this one because both girls are kind of shy introverts which can lead to a dull, low-energy episode, but it turned out just fine.

Here's a closer look at Kasady. I like her a lot and I hope you do too.

@#%$!!

Yeah, so... behind again. Episodes 481 and 482 were published since last I blogged. Here's what's coming up:

Episode 483 is the continuation of Episode 480, at the end of which Dolly was strapped to the cross while Tobi and Nettle had their way. This time, she remains on the cross while the other two shoot darts at her. She'll get her revenge, though: the winner and she get to spit-roast the loser.

Don't have a promo yet for Episode 484, but here's a peek:

It was all the way back in Episode 270 that Angel and Lance played one-on-one, with the loser owing oral to the winner. She's always wanted a rematch, and in Episode 484, she gets it.

Episode 485 doesn't even have a poster frame yet, but it involves Bailey taking on new girl Desiree.

As I've said before a zillion times, I'm always trying to make our player pool more diverse, and Desiree represents yet another box checked: she descends primarily from the native peoples of Mesoamerica. She claims her mother knows how to speak Nahuatl. I think she's beautiful, and those big natural breasts don't hurt.

Speaking of big natural breasts, in Episode 486 we'll meet Cierra.

She'll be teaming up with fellow newbie Gianna as two girls compete against one boy (new guy Trace) in a battle of the sexes. Loser(s) placed at the mercy of the winner(s), with either one guy submitting to two girls or two girls submitting to one guy.

Finally, here's what's coming up in the POVs. Again, speaking of big natural boobs, RyAnne is back for Episode P081.

One of the many great things about big natural boobs is how they bounce when their wearer is forced to do jumping jacks. Next week, we have Sarah T in Episode P082.

Multiple endings for this one.

You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike

Hey! If you were waiting for a response in either of the last two blog threads, it's there. Sorry about the delay.

Today's Episode 480 brings back Dolly, Nettle, and Tobi, this time as a player. The new game, Stacky Fuckers, I honestly felt didn't work very well. But it's definitely got potential, with a few tweaks to the rules.

So I found something I'd like to share with you guys. It's a pretty awesome interactive game with strong ENF/stripping game themes, but I have to warn you, it's old-school. Really old-school. Very really old-school. If the name "Infocom" means nothing to you, you might find it a little too old-school for you.

It's a text adventure (!) set in a casino full of women you can challenge to a game of Yakyuken (Japanese for "strip rock-paper-scissors") with forfeits for the loser -- at least, as long as you set it to "kinky mode". It's made by a guy who calls himself Prince Buffoon. You can download it here. but it's a .GBLOB file and you'll need an interpreter to play it. I use Grgoyle on Linux, but there are plenty of decent interpreters out there; just Google for "gblob interpreter". It'll take a bit of work to get things set up, but it's worth it, at least in my opinion. With a text-only interface, you have to use your imagination, of course, but Buffoon has a knack for descriptive writing and you can almost see the naked girls blushing crimson.

Next week is Episode 481, which has already been promoed. For the week after that, take a gander at Episode 482:

Candle made her first appearance on LostBets.com all the way back in 2009's Episodew 101, and since then, her high-energy personality and her seemingly limitless supply of bad puns has made her a fan favorite, and one of my personal favorites as well. I have a few episodes with her coming up, but I haven't seen her for awhile, so what I've got may be all we'll get. Enjoy her while you can. She's joined by Kandii in a game of Strip Splotzee. You know the pussy pump? It's embarrassing to have your most intimate parts swollen and on display. Well, imagine that with your legs held firmly open and your butt in the air thanks to a thighbinder. 

I realize that I've reached the end of promos for the POVs. I'll try to get ahead of the queue soon. But I think you'll really like P079.

Meet Marvin

Today: Ben-Wa balls. If you haven't used them before, they're fun toys that tend to affect women way more than they'd think. Lots of women think that having balls in their pussy wouldn't do anything for them, and then end up shuddering spasmiung wrecks when they're actually used. See how Ashlyn and Sharron handle them in Episode 479.

Next week, bring on Episode 480.

Sweet tiny redhead Dolly is back along with Nettle and Tobi, this time joining in as a player. It's a new game, Stacky Fuckers, and like many games we use for the first time, it needs a little tweaking to be at its best. Still a very entertaining episode with three beautiful (but extremely different from each other) ladies. Loser gets to experience our St. Andrew's Cross while the winners have their way with her.

The next week bringa in Episode 481.

It's a one-on-one game of Strip Darts featuring two of our most competitive players: Tobi and Bex. The loser gets used by Jay and Johnny in a three-way... and the loser has to give up all her holes, front and back. Both girls have tannish-skin so I'm not spoiling anything when I say that seeing the loser sandwiched between pale Johnny and dark Jay is a really cool sight. 

Finally, I'd like to introduce y'all to Marvin.

Marvin is a box with buttons, lights, and a speaker, built by Hippo and myself, powered by Arduino. We've always loved making cool stuff, and the advent of Arduino opens a whole new realm of possibilities to us, with the ability to have software control and be controlled by real-world objects. Marvin has been used in some new games, like Strip Freeze and Strip Frenzy, and enhanced old ones like Pirate Penguins and Earth and Fire. Like I say in the video, I'm eager to hear suggestions for how else we could use Marvin, or what features we should add to Marvin Mk II. 

(By the way, to my ears I sound like a smarmy git in this video, which I swear I am not.)

Back into the light

So, I'm back, and I've got a ton of new footage. I'll be posting promos of the new players shortly. There are some real gems in the mix, playing a whole slew of new games and risking new forfeits.

I'm not just "back" in the physical sense of being back in town. I'm also (I hope!) back to being engaged with this blog and this site. I'm going to have to (yet again) declare Comment Bankruptcy and not respond to older comments, but so help me God I'm going to respond to each and every comment and email going forward. But I've said such things before and not followed through. Actions will speak louder than words. The POV store, which has been on hiatus the last couple of weeks, will resume publication on Wednesday. And I've got some pretty awesome new POVs, too.

This week's Episode 478 features some hardcore action as Kimmy, Lilly, Mina, and Savannah compete in Strip Shockinaw, with Bob and Flynt eagerly waiting in the wings to have their way with the losers. Next week, we'll see Episode 479, promoed last week in a badly fucked-up blog post. No new promos this week but there will be more next week.

Finally, I'd like to ask about something, and would appreciate answers in the comments. I usually frown on anonymous comments (grepping this blog for "sign your posts" comes up with 212 matches) but this time, I won't mind. If you prefer to answer this question without leaving your name, please do.

One of the new players I mentioned above is Jay, whom you'll meet for the first time in Episode 481. He's a pretty awesome dude, quick-witted and full of pop culture references, sort of like a male Candle. He fit right in to the spirit of LostBets.com, bantering with the best of them. He's also black, and I was taken by surprise when someone pointed out that interracial porn is a niche market, and many people won't be interested in the episodes with Jay for that reason.

I ought to make it very clear that I don't think any less of anyone who has this preference, or consider them racists or anything stupid like that. It's a matter of what you like, and there's no accounting for taste. People reject clips all the time for having female players who are too tall, or too short, or too fat, or too skinny, or with a nose of a certain shape, or with boobs that are too small, or too big. There's all sorts of preferences, and nobody should be judged for them. But I am curious to know how prevalent this particular preference is. So I'd like to ask: would you consider buying a clip with a black man, or do you stick to other ethnicities only?