Gina & Christa · Fascinary
@fascinarygames.bsky.social
A fascinating concoction of humor, history, and science. Portland, OR. 🏳️🌈 Creators of Mate: The Party Game for Feral Naturalists. 🐌 Animal mating science meets party game fun. http://fascinarygames.com/mate
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"The way African American communities embraced the game and made it their own, and then used its popularity to support civil rights causes, is a story that still resonates today."
www.townandcountrymag.com/society/mone...
www.townandcountrymag.com/society/mone...
October 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
"The way African American communities embraced the game and made it their own, and then used its popularity to support civil rights causes, is a story that still resonates today."
www.townandcountrymag.com/society/mone...
www.townandcountrymag.com/society/mone...
I created a collaborative murder mystery for my kid's tenth birthday party, and they said it finally earned me their respect as a game designer.
Not sure if I should be flattered by the compliment or insulted by the subtle burn on my published games. Either way, tweens make life hilarious and fun.
Not sure if I should be flattered by the compliment or insulted by the subtle burn on my published games. Either way, tweens make life hilarious and fun.
September 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I created a collaborative murder mystery for my kid's tenth birthday party, and they said it finally earned me their respect as a game designer.
Not sure if I should be flattered by the compliment or insulted by the subtle burn on my published games. Either way, tweens make life hilarious and fun.
Not sure if I should be flattered by the compliment or insulted by the subtle burn on my published games. Either way, tweens make life hilarious and fun.
RIP Dollys. I got to visit Dolly the sheep this summer in Scotland. Little did I know that her namesake, Dolly Parton, would pass soon after. (It's true, Dolly was created from mammary cells, so scientists named the world’s first cloned mammal after her!) fascinarygames.com/rest-in-peac...
September 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
RIP Dollys. I got to visit Dolly the sheep this summer in Scotland. Little did I know that her namesake, Dolly Parton, would pass soon after. (It's true, Dolly was created from mammary cells, so scientists named the world’s first cloned mammal after her!) fascinarygames.com/rest-in-peac...
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Provocative booth signage at OMSI's bog night a couple days ago.
April 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Provocative booth signage at OMSI's bog night a couple days ago.
Dr. Patty Brennan has been studying animal genitalia for 20 years, and writes for @prosocialworld.bsky.social about the "extraordinary diversity that exists in their form and function."
www.prosocial.world/posts/genita...
#queerscience #queernature #nature #biodiversity #intersex
www.prosocial.world/posts/genita...
#queerscience #queernature #nature #biodiversity #intersex
Genitalia Are Not Binary or Fixed Either: Lessons From the Trenches
Biological sex and genital anatomy are inherently variable, shaped by complex development, social context, and evolution rather than strict binaries.
www.prosocial.world
February 23, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Dr. Patty Brennan has been studying animal genitalia for 20 years, and writes for @prosocialworld.bsky.social about the "extraordinary diversity that exists in their form and function."
www.prosocial.world/posts/genita...
#queerscience #queernature #nature #biodiversity #intersex
www.prosocial.world/posts/genita...
#queerscience #queernature #nature #biodiversity #intersex
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Everything moves so fast now. It's impossible to give every event the care and attention it deserves, especially when the bar is "at least no one died."
But what happened in Portland outside the ICE building was evidence of yet another escalation—and a terrifying harbinger of things to come.
But what happened in Portland outside the ICE building was evidence of yet another escalation—and a terrifying harbinger of things to come.
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Everything moves so fast now. It's impossible to give every event the care and attention it deserves, especially when the bar is "at least no one died."
But what happened in Portland outside the ICE building was evidence of yet another escalation—and a terrifying harbinger of things to come.
But what happened in Portland outside the ICE building was evidence of yet another escalation—and a terrifying harbinger of things to come.
Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941) was a Black American biologist who researched marine invertebrate reproduction, including sea urchins, marine worms, and sand dollars. #marinebiology #blackhistory #histsci #blackhistorymonth
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941) was a Black American biologist who researched marine invertebrate reproduction, including sea urchins, marine worms, and sand dollars. #marinebiology #blackhistory #histsci #blackhistorymonth
Happy Birthday, Angela Davis! Dr. Davis reminds us: “We live in a society of imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia.” The recent horrors are not new. #abolishice
January 26, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Happy Birthday, Angela Davis! Dr. Davis reminds us: “We live in a society of imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia.” The recent horrors are not new. #abolishice
adrienne maree brown on liberatory #game nights and the healing power of playing together: "I know others are struggling as much as I am, in the existential swirl of it all, so it feels good to say, you know what we need to do? Laugh together. Letting ourselves play feels really important."
"How do we build the future on a deep yes, a deep longing for what we want?"
@adriennemareebrown.bsky.social and Grist's @torystephens.bsky.social point us in the right direction in this conversation about imagination, trust, and conflict. orionmagazine.org/article/writ...
@adriennemareebrown.bsky.social and Grist's @torystephens.bsky.social point us in the right direction in this conversation about imagination, trust, and conflict. orionmagazine.org/article/writ...
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
adrienne maree brown on liberatory #game nights and the healing power of playing together: "I know others are struggling as much as I am, in the existential swirl of it all, so it feels good to say, you know what we need to do? Laugh together. Letting ourselves play feels really important."
In celebration of the upcoming World Waterfowl Day, I wrote here about drake-centered duck discourse, the scientists studying female ducks, and how they inspired a feminist party game about animal mating science. fascinarygames.com/the-duck-was...
The duck was never dull – Fascinary
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January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
In celebration of the upcoming World Waterfowl Day, I wrote here about drake-centered duck discourse, the scientists studying female ducks, and how they inspired a feminist party game about animal mating science. fascinarygames.com/the-duck-was...
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Local game by @fascinarygames.bsky.social in Portland Monthly share.google/Rn0Qm0njCcbf....
Animal mating facts party game.
Animal mating facts party game.
This Portland-Made Game Is a Crash Course in Animal Sex
Sisters Christa Berce and Gina Berce Lipor learned a lot about duck genitalia.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Local game by @fascinarygames.bsky.social in Portland Monthly share.google/Rn0Qm0njCcbf....
Animal mating facts party game.
Animal mating facts party game.
Happy Trans Awareness Week! 🏳️⚧️ Our world—and our science of animal mating—wouldn’t be the same without the brilliance of trans scientists. Here are two trans scientists reshaping what we know about nature:
#trans #transgender #transawareness #transawarenessweek #transgenderawarenessweek
#trans #transgender #transawareness #transawarenessweek #transgenderawarenessweek
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Happy Trans Awareness Week! 🏳️⚧️ Our world—and our science of animal mating—wouldn’t be the same without the brilliance of trans scientists. Here are two trans scientists reshaping what we know about nature:
#trans #transgender #transawareness #transawarenessweek #transgenderawarenessweek
#trans #transgender #transawareness #transawarenessweek #transgenderawarenessweek
Here are 5 spooky #reptile members that keep the WEEN in #Halloween 👻
1. Zamoran shadow snake: It even has a creepy name to match its creepy ween.
1. Zamoran shadow snake: It even has a creepy name to match its creepy ween.
October 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Here are 5 spooky #reptile members that keep the WEEN in #Halloween 👻
1. Zamoran shadow snake: It even has a creepy name to match its creepy ween.
1. Zamoran shadow snake: It even has a creepy name to match its creepy ween.
Some frog mating & habitat restoration info, inspired by the Portland frog protesters 🐸
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Some frog mating & habitat restoration info, inspired by the Portland frog protesters 🐸
Happy Hispanic & Latiné Heritage Month! Here are two Latinas who made a wild impact on animal mating science. Because of their curiosity, bold questions, and groundbreaking research, our current understanding of animal behavior, anatomy, and evolution is forever changed.
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Happy Hispanic & Latiné Heritage Month! Here are two Latinas who made a wild impact on animal mating science. Because of their curiosity, bold questions, and groundbreaking research, our current understanding of animal behavior, anatomy, and evolution is forever changed.
In 2005, most of the folks talking about duck mating gear were scientists and breeders. Fast forward 20 years, and now everyone and their podcast knows about the corkscrew-shaped dongs of drakes and their aggressive mating techniques. Here's why...
September 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In 2005, most of the folks talking about duck mating gear were scientists and breeders. Fast forward 20 years, and now everyone and their podcast knows about the corkscrew-shaped dongs of drakes and their aggressive mating techniques. Here's why...
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Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6)
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September 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6)
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PLAY IS POLITICAL. 🎲
In Victorian times, ladies played patience games like solitaire to perform being quiet and contained. Today, many hit strategy games celebrate conquest and resource extraction.
When we play a game, we’re taking in the stories and politics that shape its design.
In Victorian times, ladies played patience games like solitaire to perform being quiet and contained. Today, many hit strategy games celebrate conquest and resource extraction.
When we play a game, we’re taking in the stories and politics that shape its design.
September 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
PLAY IS POLITICAL. 🎲
In Victorian times, ladies played patience games like solitaire to perform being quiet and contained. Today, many hit strategy games celebrate conquest and resource extraction.
When we play a game, we’re taking in the stories and politics that shape its design.
In Victorian times, ladies played patience games like solitaire to perform being quiet and contained. Today, many hit strategy games celebrate conquest and resource extraction.
When we play a game, we’re taking in the stories and politics that shape its design.
Mate is fully funded! 🎉 If you're into animal mating science meets party game fun, today is the last day to back and get a Kickstarter exclusive Founding Feral Naturalist seal for the box. 🐌🌈
kickstarter.com/projects/fascinary/mate-party-game?ref=45wmk3
#tabletopgame #partygame #boardgame #science
kickstarter.com/projects/fascinary/mate-party-game?ref=45wmk3
#tabletopgame #partygame #boardgame #science
Mate: The Party Game for Feral Naturalists
Animal mating science meets party game fun! For 4-8 feral naturalists, aged 17+.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Mate is fully funded! 🎉 If you're into animal mating science meets party game fun, today is the last day to back and get a Kickstarter exclusive Founding Feral Naturalist seal for the box. 🐌🌈
kickstarter.com/projects/fascinary/mate-party-game?ref=45wmk3
#tabletopgame #partygame #boardgame #science
kickstarter.com/projects/fascinary/mate-party-game?ref=45wmk3
#tabletopgame #partygame #boardgame #science
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All of us are impacted by the legacy of slavery. Today we honor, celebrate, and mourn the lives of enslaved people and hope for a future where the harms created by the legacy of slavery are repaired. #Juneteenth
The Legacy of Slavery in America
Freedom Monument Sculpture Park and the National Monument to Freedom honor all those who were enslaved in the U.S. and their descendants alive today. Plan your visit at https://legacysites.eji.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelegacysites Twitter: https://twitter.com/legacysites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legacysites
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June 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
All of us are impacted by the legacy of slavery. Today we honor, celebrate, and mourn the lives of enslaved people and hope for a future where the harms created by the legacy of slavery are repaired. #Juneteenth
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Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget
June 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget
"This tree came to us as a male tree, but has begun to produce female fruits. This is a perfectly natural phenomenon that occurs across several species of plants."
www.hoytarboretum.org/happy-pride-...
#pride #ginko #plants #natureisqueer #botany
www.hoytarboretum.org/happy-pride-...
#pride #ginko #plants #natureisqueer #botany
Happy Pride Month to Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'! - Hoyt Arboretum
This June we are wishing a very happy Pride Month to our Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’! This tree came to us as a male tree, but has begun to produce female “fruits” [1]. This is a perfectly natural phe...
www.hoytarboretum.org
June 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
"This tree came to us as a male tree, but has begun to produce female fruits. This is a perfectly natural phenomenon that occurs across several species of plants."
www.hoytarboretum.org/happy-pride-...
#pride #ginko #plants #natureisqueer #botany
www.hoytarboretum.org/happy-pride-...
#pride #ginko #plants #natureisqueer #botany
Black bears, once common in Big Bend National Park, were wiped out by the 1950s due to hunting and habitat loss caused by settlers and ranchers. By the late '90s, the bears began to be seen again, and today there are about 30–40 bears in the park.
June 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Black bears, once common in Big Bend National Park, were wiped out by the 1950s due to hunting and habitat loss caused by settlers and ranchers. By the late '90s, the bears began to be seen again, and today there are about 30–40 bears in the park.
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Happy Pride Month from all of us here at the Museum!
Out of the approximately 1500 species of animal that have been identified as displaying some same-sex behaviour, the giraffe is one of the most studied, with same-sex mounting and necking occurring more frequently than male-female mounting.
Out of the approximately 1500 species of animal that have been identified as displaying some same-sex behaviour, the giraffe is one of the most studied, with same-sex mounting and necking occurring more frequently than male-female mounting.
June 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Happy Pride Month from all of us here at the Museum!
Out of the approximately 1500 species of animal that have been identified as displaying some same-sex behaviour, the giraffe is one of the most studied, with same-sex mounting and necking occurring more frequently than male-female mounting.
Out of the approximately 1500 species of animal that have been identified as displaying some same-sex behaviour, the giraffe is one of the most studied, with same-sex mounting and necking occurring more frequently than male-female mounting.
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Queerness exists in nature. Take it from the artist that illustrated hundreds of examples of it.
A Work of Love
Queerness exists in nature. Take it from the artist that illustrated hundreds of examples of it.
orionmagazine.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Queerness exists in nature. Take it from the artist that illustrated hundreds of examples of it.