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Month: November 2019

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onNovember 30, 2019November 14, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Little Circuses

We entertained guests with our traveling big top acts in Little Circuses, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onNovember 23, 2019November 14, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Let Them Eat Shrimp

We spawned different colors of fish and ate shrimp while trying to avoid sharks in Let Them Eat Shrimp, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

Science in Games Posted onNovember 18, 2019January 6, 2023

A Side of Science: Planet Hunting and Black Holes

In my latest video, I talked about how NASA’s TESS recently observed a star shredding black hole. But, TESS stands for “Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite” […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onNovember 16, 2019November 11, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck-Building Game

We investigated aliens and weird phenomena in Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck-Building Game, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

Solo Gaming Posted onNovember 6, 2019June 15, 2025

Solo Gaming: Clank!

I’m a huge fan of Clank!, so I was excited to try the solo mode. It requires an app to play solo, but the app […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onNovember 2, 2019October 28, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Kodama

We cultivated our trees with a mix of flowers, insects, stars, and clouds to make our tree spirits happy in Kodama: The Tree Spirits, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

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I’ve been a lifelong gamer and an astronomer — I see the universe in everything I do.

Here I’ll be posting a collection of reviews, game night re-caps, and anything gaming I feel like writing about. I also create content for a YouTube channel, including videos where I connect astronomy and board games.

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