"Captivated, Gina read the corresponding study-it reported that this double copulation had lasted 40 seconds-and then shared the photo in a group chat with her sister and each of their partners. A flurry of pictures followed: echidna penises (four heads), softshell turtle penises (one head, five lobes), sugar glider penises (forked). It became a competition. Who could find the most alien-looking genitalia, and who could correctly identify its host? "I can still remember a bat challenge that really got me," Gina says."
"Five years later, that challenge is for all. The Wisconsin-raised sisters-Gina, 36, moved to Portland in 2017, while 31-year-old Christa joined in 2022-are behind a bawdy, Kickstarter-funded game called Mate, which schools players on animal mating behaviors and anatomy. Teams compete to answer multiple-choice questions, estimate measurements, draw terms, and, obviously, scrutinize a few members. "A Party Game for Feral Naturalists," says the box-a nice one, burnt orange with whimsical Victorian flourishes and a woodblock print of two dragonflies mid-coitus."
Gina Berce Lipor discovered a grainy photo of three North Atlantic right whales in mating position and shared it with family, sparking a game of identifying unusual genitalia. The image prompted an exchange of exotic examples, from echidna to softshell turtle to sugar glider, and a competitive thread that evolved into a public game. The sisters developed Mate, a bawdy party game that quizzes teams on animal mating behaviors and anatomy through multiple-choice questions, measurement estimates, drawing prompts, and image identification. The game features Victorian-style box art and ships to Kickstarter supporters.
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