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Deep Space pack · $1.99Betelgeuse
A red supergiant star on Orion the Hunter's shoulder, so big that in our Sun's place it would reach past Mars. Friendly aliens live on a little rocky world far out from it, in its warm red glow. In Mackaboo Universe, the pretend play space game for kids, Betelgeuse has 4 places: Red Glow Ridge, Big Red Hideaway, Orion Observatory and Twinkle Disco.
Papaboo's facts about Betelgeuse
Papaboo, who guides the crew, tells these from the corner of the map:
- Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star!
- In our Sun's place, it would reach past Mars!
- Find it on Orion the Hunter's shoulder.
- It dimmed in 2019, then brightened again.
- One day it will explode: a supernova!
Getting there
Fly here from the spaceship's map, on its Deep Space page, and fly back aboard from Betelgeuse's own map. It lies far beyond our Sun, where aliens live. An alien met here can ride the spaceship anywhere, and waits aboard whenever the spaceship visits our own solar system.
Who lives on Betelgeuse
BettyAlien · Red Glow Ridge
Betty says Betelgeuse is a red supergiant: a giant of a star!
OrionAlien star bear · Orion Observatory
Orion shows friends where Betelgeuse sits: on Orion the Hunter's shoulder.
Grandma GlowAlien · Big Red Hideaway
Grandma Glow says if Betelgeuse were our Sun, it would reach past Mars!
DJ DimmerAlien · Twinkle Disco
DJ Dimmer dims the disco lights, just like Betelgeuse dimmed in 2019.
Red Glow Ridge
Things to play with: ember fruit tree, red giant lamp, supernova popper, giant star globe, ember fruit and rocket.
Lives here: Betty.
Big Red Hideaway
Things to play with: food printer, table, chair, ember fruit, red giant lamp, sofa, bed, wardrobe and supernova popper.
Lives here: Grandma Glow.
Orion Observatory
Things to play with: telescope, orion star map and giant star globe.
Lives here: Orion.
Twinkle Disco
Things to play with: red giant lamp, supernova popper, speaker, table, chair and ember fruit.
Lives here: DJ Dimmer.
Questions
Is Betelgeuse free in Mackaboo Universe?
Betelgeuse comes in the Deep Space pack ($1.99) with Saturn, the Satellite and Kepler-22b: an optional one-time purchase behind a grown-up question. All of Space has all three packs for $4.99. The spaceship and the eight worlds on the map's first two pages are free, and there are no ads or subscriptions.
What is in Betelgeuse?
4 places, each a dollhouse to play in: Red Glow Ridge, Big Red Hideaway, Orion Observatory and Twinkle Disco. Every place is shown on this page with everything in it.
Who lives on Betelgeuse?
4 friends live there from the start, 4 of them aliens: Betty, Orion, Grandma Glow and DJ Dimmer.
Is Betelgeuse real?
Yes: Betelgeuse is real, and everything Papaboo says about it is true. The places, the friends and the fun are pretend.
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About Mackaboo Universe
Mackaboo Universe is a pretend play space game for kids, roughly ages 3 to 8, from Mack Toys. The eight Mackaboo friends fly their spaceship from world to world: Earth and the Moon, Mars, the Sun, Pluto, planet Bork, a nebula, Saturn, a black hole, and real planets round other stars, where friendly aliens live. Every place opens like a dollhouse and everything in it is a toy. The spaceship and the eight worlds on the map's first two pages are free; Deep Space, Moons and Mysteries and Nearby Stars are optional one-time packs. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. On the App Store for iPhone and iPad, Google Play for Android and the Amazon Appstore for Fire tablets. More for families on the support page, every world on the worlds page and every friend on the friends page.
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