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General Posted onJanuary 7, 2022January 6, 2022

Balanced Gamer Challenge Poster – January 2022 Update

It seemed like time to update the progress on our Balanced Gamer Challenge Poster! We managed a few more achievements, but we’re still a long […] Read More

Right side has text: Paleo Planetarium, Cosmic Game Connections; Left side is a photo of a woman holding the Paleo game box
Cosmic Game Connections Posted onDecember 26, 2021July 18, 2022

Ancient Planetarium and Paleo

Could one of the caves in Lascaux represent an ancient planetarium? Find out more about this possibility and see how I connect it to the […] Read More

Pink hijinks board with three same-sized pyramids on one side of the board
A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onNovember 27, 2021October 23, 2021

A to Z Gaming: Pink Hijinks

We pushed around bright pyramids in Pink Hijinks, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic Info: Pink Hijinks Players: 2Time: 5 MinutesDesigners: […] Read More

Phase 10 discard and draw pile
A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onNovember 13, 2021October 23, 2021

A to Z Gaming: Phase 10

We played a twist on rummy in Phase 10, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic Info: Phase 10 Players: 2-6Time: 45 […] Read More

Woman holding the Quacks of Quedlinburg box
Cosmic Game Connections Posted onOctober 31, 2021

Pumpkin Spice Stars in a Quacks of Quedlinburg Potion?

To celebrate the season of jack ‘o’ lanterns and pumpkin spice, I found a discovery from a few years ago where astronomers used data from […] Read More

Patchwork pieces
A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onOctober 30, 2021June 22, 2025

A to Z Gaming: Patchwork

We stitched up quilts with scraps of fabric in Patchwork, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic Info: PatchworkPlayers: 2Time: 15-30 MinutesDesigners: […] Read More

PARKS trail with hikers
A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onOctober 17, 2021

A to Z Gaming: PARKS

We took our time hiking through the National Parks taking in the sights in PARKS, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic […] Read More

Pandemic game board with a bad area of disease cubes just ready to outbreak
A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onOctober 2, 2021September 29, 2021

A to Z Gaming: Pandemic

We tried to save the world from outbreaks of mysterious diseases in Pandemic, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic Info: PandemicPlayers: […] Read More

A woman holding A Thief's Fortune game box. Text: Time traveling supernova? Cosmic Game Connections
Cosmic Game Connections Posted onSeptember 29, 2021October 31, 2021

Time Traveling with a Supernova and A Thief’s Fortune

Earlier this year, astronomers announced that they had wound back the clock on a supernova explosion to find out where and when the star had […] Read More

Paleo tool display shelf
A to Z Gaming, Reviews Posted onSeptember 11, 2021June 15, 2025

A to Z Gaming: Paleo

We attempted to unite our tribe of Stone Age humans in Paleo, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic Info: Paleo Players: […] 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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