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Live ... ACTION! gives us Random Thoughts at Random. Then there are a few more new reviews to wrap up the week.

Today's Business of Gaming Retail offers advice on the tricky process of making a Pre-Opening Sales Projection.

Musings from Bristol brings up Rules - without them, do you even have a game, or is it just improv theater? In any case, a new set of reviews is up today, too.

Abracadabra reads the fine print of magic, in Limits and Conclusions. And since reviews were foiled by our site crash yesterday, here's a pair of new ones to make amends.

Today Shannon's continues the Fifth Imperium with Genre-ic Plot Seeds, Part One, a look at how to use mysterious genres in Traveller.

We had some reviews lined up, but this morning's crash messed them up, so at this point we're going to save them for later in the week. In the meantime, we always love new reviews, so write one yourself (or, if you prefer to write shorter notes, rate your most and least favorites in the RPGnet Game Index).

And speaking of crashes, remember that we always keep status on status.rpg.net when this site is down.

Sandy's Soapbox resurfaces today, with Monopoly: The RPG. Then some new reviews are up, as always.

Happy GM's Day! Christopher provides us with a thorough breakdown of his Reviewing Criteria, in case there's anything we'd forgotten to consider. Now you really want to contribute some reviews... right?

A pair of new reviews hold down the fort for us today. If you'd like to contribute your thoughts - on products new or old - write up a review and send it our way.

A Bit of History is back to present us with Prehistory Part 4: The End of Prehistory.

A pair of new reviews are up today, including a quick look at the quirky roleplaying experience Time & Temp.

A Cubicle with a View returns after a brief pause and busy season, in Thoroughly Cubicled . Then there are new reviews - ain't that nifty?

Jonathan wraps up his six-month run of The Bad, The Worse, and the Vile today with Running Evil, Part VI: The End? Be sure to stop in and express your gratitude for all the evil advice.

Tales from the Rocket House asks How Much Does "System Matter?" Then new reviews are here, as usual.

Steve takes us the rest of the way, "From Ninjas to Zap", in Twenty Six New Ways to Travel In Space, Part Two.

The Horror gives a quick summary of a campaign's game plan, in With Ultimate Power ... . Yes, there are new reviews as well.

There are reviews in the shadows, ready to shatter sanity and twist logic - or just give you a solid run-down on some game products. Dare you find out which?

/hack returns for one last time today, with Internet Traffic Cops. RPGnet would like to thank Clay for all his great columns, and we wish him all the best.

Even though Valentine's Day has come and gone, Romance is still in the air, and in today's installment of Duets. A few new reviews are quite attractive as well - go see if they're your type.

Jennifer serves up one more column on the rocks, in The Rocky State of Your Campaign #16 - Rocks, Plot Hooks, and You!. Be sure to gather up some smooth ideas for skipping across your campaign, and peruse any of the column's previous installments you may have missed. RPGnet extends a hearty thanks to Jennifer for all her well-researched articles - you rock!

We hope Valentine's Day treated you well... or you were able to ignore it - your preference. To start this new week, Marcus' latest Behind the Counter poses a seemingly simple question to prospective retailers: What KIND of Store? Some new reviews are here, too.