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

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Solo Gaming

Solo Gaming: Stardew Valley

Posted onMay 13, 2023March 30, 2023

I’m going to be honest … I wasn’t very good at the Stardew Valley video game. But, when I saw this cooperative board game, I […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Similo

Posted onMay 6, 2023March 29, 2023

We tried to identify a secret character from an array of bizarre and cute characters with limited clues in Similo, the next game in our […] Read More

Favorite Games

A few favorite “C” games

Posted onApril 22, 2023March 12, 2023

I’m continuing my slow walk through the alphabet, this time looking at a few favorite games that start with the letter C. Cubitos Cubitos is […] Read More

Cosmic Game Connections, Science in Games

Galactic Fossils and The Great Dinosaur Rush

Posted onApril 18, 2023April 17, 2023

Recently astronomers discovered the fossils of an ancient mass migration event in our nearest large neighbor galaxy, Andromeda. I talk about this new finding and […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Silver & Gold

Posted onApril 15, 2023March 15, 2023

We searched remote islands for treasure in Silver and Gold, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Silver & GoldPlayers: 2-4Time: 20 MinutesDesigners: […] Read More

Solo Gaming

Solo Gaming: Planet Unknown

Posted onApril 8, 2023February 27, 2023

Planet Unknown has been hitting my table quite a bit as I’ve discovered I love the combination of polyomino-placement and track movement this one offers. […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: SET

Posted onApril 1, 2023February 22, 2023

We looked for sets of shapes, colors and shades in SET, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. SETPlayers: 1-20 Time: 30 MinutesDesigners: […] Read More

Favorite Games

Top 3 Games From 2013

Posted onMarch 25, 2023February 16, 2023

The Dice Tower recently counted down their favorite games from 2013, and since I grabbed my favorites to vote for the People’s Choice, I thought […] Read More

Cosmic Game Connections, Science in Games

A Self-Regulating Star Cluster and The Hunger

Posted onMarch 21, 2023March 15, 2023

A group of researchers recently found a star cluster that appears to be regulating how many new stars it can form. I discuss the result […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Seize the Bean

Posted onMarch 18, 2023February 20, 2023

We ran Berlin coffee shops in Seize the Bean, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Seize the BeanPlayers: 1-4Time: 45-90 MinutesDesigners: Andy […] 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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