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A to Z Gaming: The Great Dinosaur Rush

Posted onApril 19, 2019April 17, 2019

We dug up bones, constructed dinosaurs, and sabotaged our fellow paleontologists in The Great Dinosaur Rush, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. […] Read More

Science in Games

A Side of Science: Astronomers don’t study constellations

Posted onApril 14, 2019January 6, 2023

Constellations have long been associated with astronomy – understandably, because constellations are found in the night sky, and astronomers study objects found in the night sky. However, one thing I’d like to straighten out – astronomers don’t study the constellations themselves.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Gold Digger

Posted onApril 11, 2019April 6, 2019

We mined gold and tried to stake the best claims in Gold Digger, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

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Cosmic Game Connections: Fermi Constellations and Gloom

Posted onApril 6, 2019April 5, 2019

A team of scientists with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope recently released a set of gamma-ray constellations. While these constellations are not visible to our eyes, they do continue the long tradition of telling stories about groups of bright lights in the night sky. I, this video, I discuss these new (unofficial) constellations and connect them to the game Gloom.

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Gloom in Space

Posted onMarch 29, 2019March 29, 2019

We tried to make our misfit spaceship crew miserable before killing them off in Gloom in Space, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through.

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Unpub9 Playtesting

Posted onMarch 26, 2019March 25, 2019

We spent our Sunday afternoon play testing games at Uupub9 – overall a fun way to spend the day while feeling like we contributed something to the hobby.

playing card reading: Every Dog Has Its Day, Go Up A Level. In the center is a cartoon of a dog in a king's robe and crown with two smaller puppies next to it.
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#NationalPuppyDay

Posted onMarch 23, 2019March 23, 2019

Did you know that March 23 is National Puppy Day? Well, now you do! In honor of that, I scoured my games for all the […] Read More

A player's collection of stored marbles consists of two blue marbles, one red and one black.
A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Gizmos

Posted onMarch 20, 2019March 18, 2019

We competed against each other to build the the best contraptions to be crowned champion in Great Science Fair in Gizmos, the next game in our A to Z game-shelf play-through.

Name tag with the words: hello my name is AT2018cow
Science in Games

A Side of Science: How the Cow got its name

Posted onMarch 18, 2019January 6, 2023

In my latest video, I talked about a mysterious object that astronomers have been studying. This object, called AT2018cow has been nicknamed the Cow – but how did this puzzling object get such an unusual name?

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Gingerbread House

Posted onMarch 10, 2019March 10, 2019

We trapped fairy tale characters with our delicious gingerbread cookies to keep them from eating our homes in Gingerbread House, the next game in our A to 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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