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

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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.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Let Them Eat Shrimp

Posted onNovember 23, 2019November 14, 2019

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

A Side of Science: Planet Hunting and Black Holes

Posted onNovember 18, 2019January 6, 2023

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

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

Posted onNovember 16, 2019November 11, 2019

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

Solo Gaming: Clank!

Posted onNovember 6, 2019June 15, 2025

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

A to Z Gaming: Kodama

Posted onNovember 2, 2019October 28, 2019

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.

Cosmic Game Connections

Cosmic Game Connections: Rule #1 of Black Holes and Clank!

Posted onOctober 28, 2019October 27, 2019

NASA recently announced that it’s planet hunter, TESS, had observed its first star shredded by a black hole in a tidal disruption event. What happened to that star? And what is TESS helping scientists learn about it? I talk about this and how the discovery connects to the game Clank!

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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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