The Christmas Crunch

Usually, the time of year between Thanksgiving and Christmas is relatively slow for me.  This year is an exception.  With an impending product launch shortly after the New Year and still a metric ton of work to finish, I’ve been put on notice that the holiday season is crunch time.

But that’s good!  With a stable job, a healthy family, and a happy gaming group, I have much to be thankful for this season.  I’m also thankful for the opportunity I’ve been given to serve the gaming community as an ENnies Judge.  Aside from reading, reviewing, and playing with all the products that get submitted for myself, I find it interesting to scour the interwebs for other reviews and comments on some of these fine products.  Not to mention discussing them with my fellow judges.  Once you’ve formed an opinion of your own, it’s quite interesting to see what others have to say about the subject at hand.  Sometimes you may agree and you might disagree at other times, but you almost always learn something you might not have caught the first time through.

As we dive into the holidays and the work piles up, I’m still taking time to look over products submitted to the ENnies for consideration.  Three of the products I’m currently reading and playing with are Fantasycraft by Crafty Games, Earthdawn (3rd ed.) Player’s Guide by Red Brick, and Nobis – The City-States by Pantheon Press.

-Mark

PS: Happy Holidays!