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Playing games in my free time…and when I should be doing other things

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Mars Horizon
A to Z Gaming, First Impressions, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Mars Horizon: Blast Off!

Posted onMarch 22, 2020March 21, 2020

We ran space agencies in an effort to be the first to land a crewed Mars mission in Mars Horizon: Blast Off, the next game […] Read More

Magic Maze
A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Magic Maze

Posted onMarch 7, 2020March 4, 2020

We led a group of adventures through a mall on a trip of larceny and mayhem in Magic Maze, the next game in our A-Z […] Read More

Cosmic Game Connections

Cosmic Game Connections: Wacky Neutron Stars & Pulsar 2849

Posted onMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020

NASA’s NICER telescope recently released the first-ever surface map of a pulsar, which came with some surprises. How did this finding “break” the standard model […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Letters to Santa (aka Love Letter)

Posted onFebruary 1, 2020January 8, 2024

We tried to deliver our Christmas wishes directly to the jolly man himself in Letters to Santa, the next game in our A-Z game shelf […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Lost Cities

Posted onJanuary 25, 2020January 20, 2020

We led archaeological expeditions to sites across the globe in Lost Cities, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic Info: Lost CitiesPlayers: […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Lords of Waterdeep

Posted onJanuary 19, 2020January 19, 2020

We recruited adventurers to complete quests in Lords of Waterdeep, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Basic Info: Lords of WaterdeepPlayers: 2-5Time: […] Read More

Solo Gaming

Solo Gaming: Underwater Cities

Posted onJanuary 14, 2020April 18, 2020

My latest obsession is Underwater Cities, a worker placement game where you are building a network of cities and tunnels underground with production buildings over three eras.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Lord of the Rings: The Search

Posted onJanuary 11, 2020

We searched for the one ring and raced for Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings: The Search, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

Cosmic Game Connections

Cosmic Game Connections: Missing Mass and Gingerbread House

Posted onDecember 1, 2019November 24, 2019

Recently, NASA’s HaloSat completed its first year of science operations. This cubesat is working on one of the big mysteries of astronomy. In this video […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Little Circuses

Posted onNovember 30, 2019November 14, 2019

We entertained guests with our traveling big top acts in Little Circuses, 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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