I've been traveling for work over the past few days - I had training in Washington DC on Thursday and Friday, which meant a three hour drive after work on Wednesday and then another after my training on Friday. What a miserable way to spend an evening - man, I hate driving. It was made even worse by a toll collector in Baltimore who shorted me $5. I, of course, didn't realize this until I hit the next toll plaza and found myself without sufficient cash for the toll. Now I get to find out if those cameras at the toll booths really work. At any rate - I'm caught up on comments now, so if you were waiting for a response from me, it should be up.

On a positive note, I have a few things in the pipeline. Not posts, although I have a few of those as well. I'm thinking games - I've got a few fun new items on the way that I'm absolutely looking forward to breaking open. First is Seafarers of Catan - I've been bitten by the Catan bug, it seems, because I can't stop playing it. Fortunately, it's simple enough that my boys can play, so I thought I'd grab the first expansion. Cities and Knights is probably out of their league, but I think they can handle islands and shipping. The second is a bit of a gamble on my part - I don't usually buy games sight unseen, especially good quality games (because they ain't cheap). I've been looking for something that has some solitaire scenarios, though, as it's hard at the moment to get a group together for the kind of games that I'm into (read: War of the Ring). So I stumbled on Wings at War, which is a card-based simulation of WW1 fighter combat. The reviews are generally good, although the ratings are a bit lower than I'd like for something that I've never played. But it sounds really intriguing, as the fighter combat is resolved through the use of cards - and I'm a sucker for card games. And it has one-player scenarios - that to me made it worth the gamble. Fantasy Flight puts out some great products, so I hope this is up to their usual standards. I'll post a review after I get to try it out. I'm also hoping to grab Tide of Iron, but it's pretty hard to find at the moment. And at $80 I need to order this one online - I can't afford to pay retail for it. At least I'll have a few goodies to tide me over until I can get my hands on it.

I don't post about gaming often, but for a long time it was a huge part of my life, until my local comic shop closed. Recently I find myself really missing it. Any other gamers out there? What are you currently playing?

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