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

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Solo Gaming: Circadians First Light

Posted onJune 10, 2023June 1, 2023

Circadians: First Light is a dice worker-placement game where players are allocating dice to upgrade their bases, move their harvester around the planet, trade for […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Small World

Posted onJune 3, 2023June 1, 2023

We sent our conquerers across the land to build up new civilizations in Small World, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Small […] Read More

Favorite Games

A few favorite “D” games

Posted onMay 27, 2023April 23, 2023

I’m taking a slow walk through the alphabet and choosing my three favorite games that start with each letter. Next up is D! Dinosaur World […] Read More

A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Sleeping Gods

Posted onMay 20, 2023April 23, 2023

We tried to lead our crew home from the Wandering Sea in Sleeping Gods, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Sleeping GodsPlayers: […] Read More

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

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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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