After the paper on Tolstoy has been turned in and the research notes on reverse micelles have been typed up, some students just want to use a different part of their brain for a different purpose for awhile.

So they strategize and ponder world domination by playing Risk or Axis & Allies, or release their inner Flea by plugging in to Rock Band or Guitar Hero.

A campus group called Game's Afoot fosters those moments by staging monthly game nights at the O'Connor Campus Center, which each draw about 70 students.