I play, I have for yeeeeears and I mean YEARS. It has been my go to nerd fix for as long as I can remember... well, that and Ultima Online but that's just because I'm old
But, speaking of good magic reading I used to buy the Fat Packs just to get my hands on the books... and the d20 of course. I have become eternally saddened since the day they took the books out of them.