# Female version of Neil Strauss' The Game? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973 "2017-10-04T18:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monocracy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monocracy/32/4493_2.png) [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973/1 "2017-10-04T18:43:20Z")
I once saw a meme that said, “I think that all men who live by Neil Strauss’ The Game and all women who live by ??? should be walled up on an island together.” or something to that affect. The problem is that I can’t remember the book that was used as an example for women. Does anyone know? For anyone who doesn’t know about The Game, it’s a book that supposedly teaches guys how to pick up women. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973/2 "2017-10-04T18:45:36Z")
[The Rules](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rules)? ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973/3 "2017-10-04T19:09:27Z")
> [@Monocracy](#): > > I once saw a meme that said, “I think that all men who live by Neil Strauss’ The Game and all women who live by ??? should be walled up on an island together.” or something to that affect. The problem is that I can’t remember the book that was used as an example for women. Does anyone know? > > For anyone who doesn’t know about The Game, it’s a book that supposedly teaches guys how to pick up women. No, it’s not. It’s an autobiographical book chronicling his journey through the seduction community. It doesn’t purport to be instructional. ---
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973/4 "2017-10-04T21:54:24Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > [The Rules](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rules)? That’d be my guess as well. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973/5 "2017-10-05T14:29:11Z")
Never has there been a more relevant XKCD: [Beautiful Dream](https://xkcd.com/800/) [The answer to the OP is indeed _The Rules_] ---
**Author:** ![Monocracy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monocracy/32/4493_2.png) [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973/6 "2017-10-06T17:40:49Z")
> [@Quercus](#): > > Never has there been a more relevant XKCD: [Beautiful Dream](https://xkcd.com/800/) > > [The answer to the OP is indeed _The Rules_] Wow! Not only was my question answered, but you also dug up the original comic where I saw it! Bravo!