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

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Solo Gaming: Meadow

Posted onSeptember 15, 2022August 4, 2022

Meadow was released last year, and quickly became a favorite. I was completely pulled in by the art of this game — every card is […] Read More

Res Arcana cards the Homunculus with two "calm" resources on it and the Golden Lion
A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Res Arcana

Posted onSeptember 11, 2022September 21, 2022

We crafted unique artifacts using essences we gathered in Res Arcana, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. Res ArcanaPlayers: 2-4Time: 30-60 MinutesDesigners: […] Read More

Video thumbnail with text on the right side: JWST Images & Wild Serengeti, Cosmic Game Connections. On the left is the image of a white woman holding the Wild Serengeti game box with an image of Stephans Quintet galaxy grouping behind her.
Cosmic Game Connections

JWST first images and Wild Serengeti

Posted onAugust 31, 2022

NASA’s JWST recently released its first full color images, and it had me thinking about Wild Serengeti. Why? I talk about the connection in this […] Read More

The Quacks of Quedlinburg upgraded puple chips
A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: The Quacks of Quedlinburg

Posted onAugust 21, 2022August 21, 2022

We concocted questionable potions to sell to the masses in The Quacks of Quedlinburg, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. The Quacks […] Read More

Mystic Vale
Solo Gaming

Solo Gaming: Mystic Vale

Posted onAugust 18, 2022July 23, 2022

Mystic Vale is one of my most-played games. I love this card-crafting game where you have this deck of cards that you continually upgrade throughout […] Read More

Hourglass markers on the spent time space of The Pursuit of Happiness game board
A to Z Gaming, Reviews

A to Z Gaming: Pursuit of Happiness

Posted onAugust 7, 2022August 18, 2022

We tried to give our characters a good life in The Pursuit of Happiness, the next game in our A-Z game shelf play-through. The Pursuit […] Read More

Wingspan player board with three birds in the top two rows and two int he bottom. One bird has a stack of wheat tokens, another has a few rat tokens and an egg, and two other birds have eggs.
Solo Gaming

Solo Gaming: Wingspan

Posted onJuly 21, 2022July 19, 2022

I have lost to the Wingspan solo automa more times that I want to admit. Wingspan is a card-driven engine building game where players are […] Read More

Right half says: A Rogue Black Hole and Karuba; Cosmic Game Connections. The left half has a black hole visualization in the background with a woman in front holding the Karuba game box
Cosmic Game Connections

A Rogue Black Hole Treasure in the Jungle of Karuba

Posted onJuly 18, 2022

A recent paper confirmed that for the first time astronomers detected a solitary black hole freely floating through the Milky Way. Why is this so […] Read More

Right half has text: Stellar Rings & Meeple Circus; Cosmic Game Connections. Right half has an illustration of a star with rings around it with a woman in front, red and white striped curtains on the side, and a circus performer.
Cosmic Game Connections

Stellar Rings and Meeple Circus

Posted onMay 27, 2022July 18, 2022

Recently, NRAO announced that scientists using its ALMA and Hubble had spied six rings of material around a dying sun-like star called V Hya. This […] Read More

Right half has text: Magnetar Hotspots and Bunny Kingdom; cosmic Game Connections. Left half has a magnetar illustration in the background and woman in front. Bunny ears are visible between the two halves.
Cosmic Game Connections

Magnetar Hotspots & Bunny Kingdom

Posted onApril 21, 2022July 18, 2022

NASA’s NICER telescope recently watched as three hotspots on the surface of a crushed stellar core migrated and merged together. I discuss the result 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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