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A card in the hand, for scale
osc-04-scale.jpgOne Step CloserWhat is in the box
A card game for Muslim couples, for a year.
Three hundred and sixty-five cards, one die, and a free app that keeps the year the two of you make with it.
Pre-orders open in November
Two players. No solo mode — both of you, every night.
Ships from Texas. Free over a threshold, set at launch.
Thirty days to send it back unopened.
Free app. iOS and Android, no subscription.
How it works
One card a night. One photo. For a year.
01
Roll the die and take the card on top.
You roll it by hand — the app never does. You do not shuffle and you do not pick. Both of you answer whatever is next.
02
Take one photo.
The app seals it the moment you do. Neither of you sees it again this year, and it is encrypted end to end.
03
Put the card behind the divider.
The finished side of the box grows. That is the whole progress bar — and a year here is nights kept, not days elapsed.
On the three hundred and sixty-fifth night, the app hands back all of them at once, in order, as a film of the year the two of you spent paying attention to each other.
Free on iOS and Android, no subscription.How the encryption works
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Tonight's card, waiting on both phones
osc-05-app.pngIn the box
A year, in one box.
365
Prompt cards, banded into decks.
1
Die. You roll it by hand.
1
Ramadan deck, inside the 365, played in order when the month comes.
1
“Done” divider, so the year has a visible edge.
1
Welcome card, with the code for the app.
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Manual. One page, because it takes one page.
The decks
The die decides which one you are in tonight. Not every night is meant to be a deep one.
Deen Talk
Faith as the two of you actually live it.
Quick Connect
Short, loud, occasionally undignified.
RamadanDuring the month
Played in order, one a day, first night to Eid.
Giving it to someone
The same deck, in a case.
A rigid presentation case with a magnetic lid, a cotton band, and a cream envelope with a card you write yourself — including a line that reads Night one: ____.
See the Gift EditionBefore you ask
The questions we get.
Do we both need the app?
Yes. It takes two people and two phones — the app pairs you and there is no solo mode. It is free on iOS and Android with no subscription, and needs the code on the welcome card in the box.
What if we miss a night?
Nothing happens. A year here is three hundred and sixty-five nights kept, not days elapsed. Pick it up whenever you come back.
Can we really not see the photos for a year?
Not until the three hundred and sixty-fifth night. That is the whole point of them — they are sealed the moment you take them, for both of you.
Is it appropriate for a newly married couple?
Yes. The decks run from light to serious and the die decides which you are in, so no night demands more than you want to give it.
Is it in English?
Yes, English throughout, cards and app.
When does it ship?
Pre-orders open in November and ship by 6 February, before Ramadan. Join the waitlist above and you will hear first.