I spent last week on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, soaking in the rays and playing in the surf. And being pelted by little fish. Luckily, they were only capable of non-lethal damage.

This week's update is on the light side, featuring some news and a Gurps vehicle courtesy of Alen of Bellwood.

Next time I hope to have a couple more reviews ready to go, and then shortly after that will be GenCon!

The 2007 ENnie Awards Nominees are out and voting continues until July 29th. Below is a sampling of the nominees in several categories.

Best Cover Art

Dawning Star: Helios Rising, Blue Devil Games
Hollow Earth Expedition, Exile Game Studio
Faery's Tale, Firefly Games
Lacuna Part 1, Memento Mori Theatrics
Five Fingers: Port of Deceit, Privateer Press
Honorable Mention: Mutants & Masterminds: Ultimate Power, Green Ronin Publishing


Best Interior Art

Qin, 7éme Cercle
Warlords of the Accordlands series, AEG
Children of the Horned Rat, Black Industries
Burning Empires, Burning Wheel
Mutants & Masterminds: Ultimate Power, Green Ronin Publishing
Honorable Mention: Hollow Earth Expedition, Exile Games Studio


Best Cartography

Warlords of the Accordlands: Monsters & Lairs, AEG
Warhammer Fantasy RolePlay: Game Master's Toolkit, Black Industries
DCC 35: Gazetteer of the Known Realms, Goodman Games
Ptolus - City by the Spire, Malhavoc Press/White Wolf Publishing
Five Fingers: Port of Deceit, Privateer Press
Honorable Mention: Campaign Cartographer 3, ProFantasy Software


Best Production Values

Qin, 7éme Cercle
Burning Empires, Burning Wheel
Mutants & Masterminds: Ultimate Power, Green Ronin Publishing
Ptolus - City by the Spire, Malhavoc Press/White Wolf Publishing
Tales of the Caliphate Nights, Paradigm Concepts
Honorable Mention: Knightly Orders of Ansalon, Margaret Weiss Productions


Best Writing

Qin, 7éme Cercle
Children of the Horned Rat, Black Industries
Hollow Earth Expedition, Exile Game Studio
Dictionary of Mu, Paka's Thread Games
Five Fingers: Port of Deceit, Privateer Press
Honorable Mention: Scion: Hero, White Wolf Publishing


For a complete list of categories and nominees, and to vote for your favorites, visit ENnie Awards.

Between vacation and post-vacation catch up I'm a little behind on reviews. Never fear, I'll be back on the ball shortly. I hope to get one more update in before GenCon Indy, as I'm sure that will prove busy-busy enough by itself.

Again, if you have any suggestions, ideas, or other things you think might improve the column, just click on the email link below and send me an email.

Martin "busy-busy" Drury