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

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Cosmic Game Connections

Cosmic Game Connections: Milky Way Interlopers and Small World

Posted onNovember 28, 2018November 28, 2018

 Researchers recently discovered stars in our galaxy that weren’t moving the way they should if they had been born in the Milky Way. Where […] Read More

Science in Games

A Side of Science: Why do dead stars shine in X-rays?

Posted onNovember 23, 2018January 6, 2023

In my latest video, I talk about ring galaxies and how black holes and neutron stars in those rings shine in X-rays. But where do […] Read More

Science in Games

A Side of Science: Modeling Galaxy Collisions

Posted onNovember 10, 2018January 6, 2023

In my latest video, I talk about ring galaxies and how astronomers have found that they originate in collisions of just the right size galaxies […] Read More

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A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Fluxx

Posted onNovember 8, 2018February 11, 2019

We tried to keep up with the shifting game rules and end-game goals in Fluxx, the next game in our A to Z game-shelf play-through. […] Read More

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A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: The Flow of History

Posted onNovember 1, 2018February 11, 2019

We built up  civilizations over the course of human history in the next game of our A-Z game shelf play-through, The Flow of History. Basic […] Read More

Cosmic Game Connections

Cosmic Game Connections: Ring Galaxies and The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted onOctober 30, 2018October 30, 2018

A recent image released by the Chandra X-ray Observatory showed a galaxy with a ring of black holes and neutron stars. Why does it have […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Five Tribes

Posted onOctober 25, 2018February 11, 2019

We maneuvered five tribes and invoked ancient djinns to gain influence across Naqala and take over the land in Five Tribes, the next game in our […] Read More

Science in Games

A Side of Science: What is a blazar?

Posted onOctober 20, 2018January 6, 2023

In my latest cosmic game connection, I discuss a recent discovery of a neutrino that came from near a black hole in a galaxy more […] Read More

Science in Games

A Side of Science: Ghostly Neutrinos

Posted onOctober 10, 2018January 6, 2023

In my latest cosmic game connection, I discuss a recent discovery of a neutrino that came from near a black hole in a galaxy more […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Fire and Ice

Posted onOctober 7, 2018October 6, 2018

We battled it out as the elemental forces of fire and ice in the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through – Fire and […] 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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