I was thinking about pulling the one-armed bandits at the casino. What were you thinking of? ;-)

What I did get ahold of was Total War Empire....(the 1700's). It's a truly amazing game, specially the naval battles with the wooden ships. It's simply incredible what they have done in this simulation. The Maratha Empire in India is surprisingly capable...very dangerous fellows in that century. My favorites to play so far have been the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch.