I've been paid, thank goodness! (Not that it's going to last too long, alas...) I've been catching up on a few gaming products that have been released over the last few months.
* Monster Manual III
* Eberron Campaign Setting
* Whisper of the Vampire's Blade
* Pirates of the Spanish Main
* Star Wars Miniatures
Starting with the last, I now have bought exactly one starter and one booster of SWM. The booster had a VR Boba Fett! I think I can stop buying that game now - obviously that's as lucky as I'm going to get. :) I really don't have the time to play it, anyway.
Pirates of the Spanish Main is being played a little on Friday afternoons by my friends, so I've bought just enough to play myself (and to allow someone else to play me): 6 packs. Interesting game, nice little models. Not sure about the gameplay, though, so I'll see how it goes tomorrow.
Eberron has been interesting me for months. I'm not convinced by the format of the Campaign Setting: I don't find it as stunning as the two adventures, but I'm going to run a mini-campaign set in Eberron and see what my friends make of it.
Monster Manual III is just one of those books that I have to have. New monsters can be a real thrill for my players: they know the ones in the MM quite well, so new challenges can really make them pay attention.
Ant Brooks has finally received the minis I sent him: a Gauth, Thri-Kreen Ranger, Hill Giant and Bone Devil. I think he liked them. :^) They took about three weeks to reach him.
Tomorrow evening I've been invited to play some
Car Wars with people I met at the RPGA Game Day I organised a few weeks back. It's been ages since I last looked at that game - this will be the first chance I have to play it seriously. Well, semi-seriously, anyway. ;-)