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President Trump seemed poised to avoid a government shutdown and to carry his fight for a border wall into 2019, when the House will be controlled by Democrats.

Our weekly games night has been running for many, many years now and even though the day of the week has changed over the years and we've had one person leave while another one joined, in its core, it's become something of an institution. It's something I always look forward to, because it's time I can spend with friends, talking about what they have been up to and immersing myself in the game, or games, we play that evening. It's a way for me to get away from the day-to-day and allow my mind to focus on something else for a while.Read the full article here: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/07/06/games-nights-topic-discussion/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/07/06/games-nights-topic-discussion/</a>Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/">https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/</a>)If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:<ul><li>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog">https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog</a></li><li>Ko-Fi: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog">https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog</a></li><li>PayPal: <a href="https://paypal.me/pools/c/8hovaYouKD">https://paypal.me/pools/c/8hovaYouKD</a></li></ul>Website: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/</a>

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Our peace had been shattered. We had been living underground for centuries, happily going about our daily chores. We had spread across many moons around the planet and were very content and happy until one day a meteor impacted and threatened everyone's lives. It was time for us to come above ground and start mining our moons for resources, so we could build new technologies that would save us. We were able to communicate with the other moons and co-ordinate our efforts, so we were hopeful. Yet, time was running out and we had to be quick and efficient if we wanted to escape our doom and flee to Uranus by The Dark Imp.Read the full article here: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/02/13/uranus-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/02/13/uranus-saturday-review/</a>Links<ul><li>Uranus!: <a href="https://www.thedarkimp.com/games/uranus/">https://www.thedarkimp.com/games/uranus/</a></li><li>Kickstarter: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedarkimp/uranus-a-life-and-death-alien-space-race">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedarkimp/uranus-a-life-and-death-alien-space-race</a></li><li>The Dark Imp: <a href="https://www.thedarkimp.com/">https://www.thedarkimp.com/</a></li><li>BGG listing: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328793/uranus">https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328793/uranus</a></li><li>2020 Board Game Workshop Design Contest final results: <a href="https://theboardgameworkshop.com/design-contest/2020-design-contest-final-results/">https://theboardgameworkshop.com/design-contest/2020-design-contest-final-results/</a></li><li>Uranus! unboxing video: <a href="https://youtu.be/D9Mmw54dmO0">https://youtu.be/D9Mmw54dmO0</a></li></ul>Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/">https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/</a>) Music: Regain by Sascha Schulz (<a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/3153-regain">https://filmmusic.io/song/3153-regain</a>) License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:<ul><li>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog">https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog</a></li><li>Ko-Fi: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog">https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog</a></li><li>PayPal: <a href="https://paypal.me/pools/c/8hovaYouKD">https://paypal.me/pools/c/8hovaYouKD</a></li></ul>Website: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/</a>