One of my FLGS has a couple of the D&D starter kits that come with an Abberation booster. It's a great package for $30, but I have all the other stuff already, I'd only be getting it for the Abberations booster (and I don't have that many Abberations minis). Frankly, that's too much for me for one booster, but I was fishing for opinions. It would be worth it if I pulled a Beholder, but that's pretty slim odds.

Also, does anyone know what minis they put in the newer starter set? I was thinking of getting it (it's cheaper) just for home skirmishes, but I've already got the Black Dragon (the interesting mini I could make out on the box).

Paying $30 for a Abberations booster is too much.  I believe even the most expensive singles from the set go for far less than that.  But whay you are look at is not about the minis (although it is from your perspective) but instead about the rest of the kit which includes a copy of the Players Handbook.   Thiry dollars is still a little high but the kit's price depends less on the minis than other things.

The Player's Kit comes with a full set of D&D dice. Its a nice set to. Colorful marble and it it has four d6s to make rolling up characters easy. And it comes with a softcover version of the 3.5 Players Handbook. THAT is what you would be paying for.

Throw in a Aberrations booster and $30 is a sweet deal. A Hardcover Player's Handbook alone is $30.

If all you want is the booster than spending $30 is totally not worth it. Especially if you are hoping for a Beholder because the beholder mini isnt in Aberrations. 

Also, does anyone know what minis they put in the newer starter set? I was thinking of getting it (it's cheaper) just for home skirmishes, but I've already got the Black Dragon (the interesting mini I could make out on the box).

[/QUOTE]Other than the Black Dragon there is:
Regdar, Adventurer
Lidda, Adventurer
Eberk, Adventurer
Aramil, Adventrer
Dire Rat
Kobold Warrior (x2)
Kobold Skirmisher (x2)
Troglodite
Orc Warrior (x2)
Skeleton Warrior (x2)
Wolf Skeleton

Thanks for that break down! And I can't believe I got the beholder confused. >_<.

[QUOTE]jacksonm wrote
Aberrations had some pretty good pieces but by far more clunkers. You'd be better off buying $30 worth of singles.
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Frankly, yes. It's still possible to find most of aberration minis for low prices (but I think that's not gonna last, because there are good minis in this set RPG-wise).