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A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onOctober 26, 2019October 21, 2019

A to Z Gaming: King of Tokyo

We battled as kaiju trying to be the lone monster standing in King of Tokyo, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onOctober 19, 2019October 14, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Keyforge

We battled each other using creatures, technology, artifacts and skills to earn amber and forge keys to unlock the Crucible’s Vaults in Keyforge, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onOctober 15, 2019October 14, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Karuba

We cut paths through the jungle to lead our adventurers to ancient temples in Karuba, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onSeptember 7, 2019September 3, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Kangaroo: The Jumping Game

On the #blog: we jumped our way across the board, trying to capture each other’s pieces in Kangaroo: The Jumping Game, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

Cosmic Game Connections Posted onSeptember 3, 2019

Cosmic Game Connections: Black Hole Influencers and On Tour

A group of researchers recently reported that they were able to determine the mass of a supermassive black hole by mapping out a disk of gas swirling around it. In this video I discuss this result and how it connects to the game On Tour.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onAugust 31, 2019August 26, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Junk Art

We created beautiful sculptures by stacking pieces of junk in Junk Art, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

Science in Games Posted onAugust 20, 2019January 6, 2023

A Side of Science: The Periodic Table

Why is Mendeleev’s table the one we credit for finally bringing the elements together? He wasn’t the first to try, so what was different about his attempt?

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onAugust 17, 2019August 11, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Jenga

We carefully pulled blocks from an unsteady stack in Jenga, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onAugust 10, 2019July 30, 2019

A to Z Gaming: Isolate

We tried to break tiles out of the pack in order to get ours off the board in Isolate, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

Science in Games Posted onAugust 6, 2019July 30, 2019

Should space-themed games get the science right?

A little while ago I wrote about space as a theme in games, and how one compelling reason to use it as a them is […] Read More

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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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Lots of games this weekend! The LOOP, Wingspan, Deep Regrets, Dominion, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and Wishland. Whew!

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