Barakah Games
Barakah Games

One Step Closer

A card game for Muslim couples. Three hundred and sixty-five nights, one question at a time.

How it arrives
Three hundred and sixty-five cards, a die, and the free companion app.
Ships from Texas. United States only at launch.
Who it is for

Built for Muslim couples. Not softened.

The deen is not an add-on here. It sits in the middle of the deck, because it sits in the middle of the marriage.

From the first couples

What they said.

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We have been married nine years and I still learned something on the third night.
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The Deen Talk cards are the ones we keep going back to. They start conversations we would not have started.
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Ten minutes. That is the whole thing. It is the only habit we have actually kept.
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Inside the box

A year, in one box.

365

Prompt cards, sorted into decks. Bridge size, 2.25″ × 3.5″, on heavy stock.

1

Die. You roll it by hand — the app never rolls it for you.

1

Ramadan deck, inside the 365. Played in order, one a day, when the month comes.

1

“Done” divider. Finished cards go behind it, so the year has a visible edge.

1

Welcome card, with the code for the app.

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Instruction manual. One page, because it takes one page.

The decks

Not every night is the same night.

Some nights ask something of you. Some are lighter. The die decides which. Tap a card to read a real one.

A sample Open Book card reads: What's a side of me that only you get to see? Open Book The questions you never ask.
A sample Deen Talk card reads: What does it mean to love each other for the sake of Allah? Deen Talk Faith, between the two of you.
A sample Quick Connect card reads: Do your best impression of your partner waking up. Swap roles. Quick Connect Short, light, and usually loud.
A sample Ramadan card reads: Make a list of 5 people you each want to make du'a for this month. Make du'a for all 5 right now, out loud, together. Ramadan Thirty days, in order, when the month comes.
How to play

Ten minutes, before the day closes.

  1. Roll the die.

  2. Draw a card from that deck.

  3. Take turns answering, sharing, or playing.

  4. Place the card behind the “Done” divider.

  5. Come back tomorrow.

During Ramadan

Set the die aside. Draw from the Ramadan deck each day, in order, until the month is over. Then the die comes back.

The companion

Every night is a photograph. The year is a film.

The free app keeps your streak, holds one sealed photograph a night, and takes both of you. Neither of you sees a single photograph until the year is finished.

Questions

Before you decide.

Is it for newlyweds or for couples who have been married a long time?

Both. The Open Book deck goes deeper the longer you have been together, and Quick Connect does not care either way. Nothing in the deck assumes how long you have known each other.

Who reviewed the Deen Talk cards?

Every Deen Talk prompt goes through a sensitivity review before print. They are written to open a conversation, not to settle a ruling.

Do we both need the app?

The app is free and optional — the deck works on its own. If you do use it, both of you need it. There is no solo mode.

What if we miss a night?

Nothing happens. A year is three hundred and sixty-five nights kept, not three hundred and sixty-five days elapsed. Missing one costs nothing.

Can anyone see the photographs?

No. Each one is encrypted on your phone before it is uploaded, and neither of you sees any of them until the year is finished. We hold the files and cannot read them.

When does it ship?

Orders ship from Texas. United States only at launch. Delivery estimates appear at checkout.

May this year bring you closer to each other, and closer to Allah.

Printed on the welcome card, inside every box.