Time to Mate

A board game about biology of sex and competition.

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

KICKSTARTER IS NOW LIVE! ⌛️💛
https://t.co/wfEC1LVX5g

[ANU Media @ANUmedia]

If playing the dating game isn’t your style, #ANUExpert @IvanVin_ might have a solution.

His new board game @timetomate_ shows the weird and wonderful ways wild animals choose their partners. 🐨🐼🐍🐳🐞❤️

@BiologyANU @EcoEvo_ANU @scienceANU 

📖 https://t.co/1GHB588hba

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

We played a big 6-player game today at ANU Board Game Society. Lots pf Mates were born, but inbreeding strat did not pay out due to some extreme seasonal events...
#timetomate

[Ivan Vinogradov @IvanVin_]

Our funding goal for @timetomate_ is about 36 000 AUD, which are the costs of producing and shipping 500 games with 0 profit made. I am all for open data, so here is the break down of the costs. 1/4 🧵
https://t.co/r1IMbiZILe

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

Time to Mate is launching TODAY at 5 pm (AusEastTime). We have 33 pre-launch followers on Kickstarter, meaning that the first 66 games will sell with a discount. You have 1 hour to increase that count by following us here: https://t.co/wfEC1LVX5g

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

5 days left before #timetomate launches on #kickstarter.
#boardgames

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

Just 7 days left before we launch! For every follower we get on our pre-launch Kickstarter page, we will offer 2 discounted copies of Time to Mate once the campaign goes live. ⌛️💛https://t.co/wfEC1LEU3g

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

@al_cannon Oh my, sexy illustrations is what we specialize in!

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

#CanCon2022 Day 2. Today we quizzed 30+ people on basic biology and gave away prizes. We received a lot of great feedback, including some attention from @aetherworker ⏳💛

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

#CanCon2022 Day 1. It's been amazing to meet a lot of people who approached us and expressed their interest. We now have a pre-launch page on Kickstarter, every follower = 2 discounted games upon launch. ⏳💛
https://t.co/wfEC1LEU3g

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

The biggest Australian board game convention #CanCon2022 will be in Canberra this weekend (22nd-24th Jan). Make sure to find our @timetomate_ stall there to see, touch, and play the game with us. ⏳💛
https://t.co/iwKID73gAq

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

Q: Is it educational? 📖
A: Time to Mate can be played simply for fun, no knowledge required. But we hope that players will inevitably notice similarities with real life mating systems, evolutionary-stable strategies, competition for resources, etc.
Yes, it's educational.

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

It is nearly Time to Mate! We will be launching on @Kickstarter on February 2nd. 02/02/2022

FAQ thread 🧵

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

Q: Is it family-friendly? 👪
A: Recommended age is 13+

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

@BoardGameGeek Thanks BGG! It is nearly Time to Mate now ;)

[BoardGameGeek @BoardGameGeek]

Sometimes all you need to catch someone's attention is the right title, as was the case when I spotted Time to Mate — a strategic board game about biology of mating and competition — in the BGG database: https://t.co/myxHeh8JOz —WEM

[Time to Mate @timetomate_]

Happy New Year! You'll find Time to Mate under your Christmas tree in 2022. 🎄