Serenity's a heck of a lot of fun; I ran my group through a bank job-style scenario last year that was memorable primarily for the fact that not a single shot was fired. The guys had a blast with the Plot Point mechanic coupled with their characters advantages/disadvantages. I think the system itself is a little rough around the edges, but that's where having a copy of Cortex comes in handy.

I hadn't realized that "3:16 Carnage Amongst The Stars” was part of the mega-bundle; I vaguely remember wanting to check it out after Greywulf's description (as I think my group would have a blast playing space marines); now I'll definitely have to give it a read.

I'm currently reading the "Galaxy of Intrigue" source book for Star Wars: Saga Edition, which has 28 pages dedicated to skill challenges (which is great if you enjoy that sort of thing, which we do). Next up is Rogue Trader, which showed up under the Geek Tree at Christmas.
.-= Ken Newquist´s last blog ..GameCryer.com: Star Wars: The Essential Atlas =-.

Starblazer Adventures: I enjoyed looking at the pictures in a copy of the book a friend had bought, but it was way too big for me to be used at the table.

Burning Empires: After having run Burning Wheel over Skype for seven sessions and a session of Blossoms Are Falling for some other people, and two or three sessions of Mouse Guard, I've decided that even though I desperatly want to like the Luke Crane games, I will not attempt to run any more of them. I need a positive play experience with another GM before picking them up again. Also, Burning Empires is too big.

In general, I think my problem is the "how much do I need to digest before we can start to play?" The bigger the book, the harder the decision. Ideally, I need to read no more than 64 pages before we can get started.
.-= Alex Schroeder´s last blog ..Reputation Mechanics =-.

@Indy Pete: I plan to go to GenCon this year and so I doubt I'll make it to the UK for IndieCon. Does Leisure Games have an online shop? If so, I'll have to check it out. On the other hand, I doubt they have the Print+PDF bundle, Evil Hat offers.

I hope you like 3:16 as much as we do. It instantly became the game we play when we're low on players for our regular campaign – near-instant GM setup, and awesome fun from start to finish.

I wonder if you could mashup Burning Empires and 3:16. Hmmmmm…….
.-= greywulf´s last blog ..Leather clad bikini barbarian babe number 257 =-.

Do play Burning Empires if you get the chance to. It's a wonderful sci-fi game that really rewards players stepping up the plate and having a swing.

I just had a great game of Burning Empires at a convention over the weekend. I'll definitely be running a game of Burning Empires at IndieCon, which is a convention in the south of England and not too far from Germany. If you like that sort of thing, look me up closer to the time.

You may know this already, but if you're looking to buy indie games in Europe, Leisure Games in London stocks a lot of them. It beats paying postage from the USA.

Cheers

Pete
.-= Indy Pete´s last blog ..The River Of Fire =-.