Resources (Board Games)

Resources Sites:

The Board Game Designers Forum The Board Game Designers Forum: A site for fledgling board game designers to meet, discuss and share ideas and resources. (Resources) http://www.bgdf.com/ Spotlight on Games Spotlight on Games: Errata, variants, analysis, rules summaries, reviews, charts and background information for a variety of board games and simulations. Capsule reviews for over 800 different games. By Rick Heli. (Resources) http://www.spotlightongames.com/ Board Game Webring Board Game Webring: Sources of used board games and parts. (Resources) http://www.jobogames.com/boardgamewebring/ Baldor Games Baldor Games: Reviews and images of categorised board games. Written in English and Swedish. (Resources) http://members.lycos.co.uk/baldorgames/ Hjärntorgets Sällskapsspelsällskap Hjärntorgets Sällskapsspelsällskap: Reviews and pictures of many board games by Roland Johansson. (Resources) http://home.swipnet.se/~w-15221/ Internet Top 100 Games List Internet Top 100 Games List: A collection of ratings. (Resources) http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/Top100/ Solo Board Games Solo Board Games: Descriptions of board games for a single player, and multiplayer games with solo scenarios. Covers several genres, including wargames, historical, fantasy, science fiction, and sports. (Resources) http://www.huntbc.freeserve.co.uk/ GameCaravan GameCaravan: A database and guide to games, gaming groups, conventions, and links. (Resources) http://www.gamecaravan.com/ The Games Forum The Games Forum: With descriptions, rules, and variants for several games. Also features gamer database, articles, swap and sell, and online gaming. (Resources) http://www.TheGamesForum.com/BoardGames.html Graceful Boot Board Games Fan Page Graceful Boot Board Games Fan Page: Gaming journal and links. (Resources) http://GracefulBoot.com/board_games/ rec.games.board FAQ and intro rec.games.board FAQ and intro: rec.games.board FAQ and intro (Resources) http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/board-games-faq/ Spelmagazijn - English Spelmagazijn - English: Translation and smaller version of Dutch site with gaming news and reviews of card and board games. (Resources) http://home.wxs.nl/~rubik/uk/index.html Traditional Games Database Traditional Games Database: Large database covering mostboard games. (Resources) http://www.games-db.com/Traditional/ About.com About.com: Articles to help budding game designers. (Resources) http://boardgames.about.com/msub6.htm The Games Journal The Games Journal: A monthly publication. (Resources) http://www.thegamesjournal.com/ Boardgaming in Aotearoa Boardgaming in Aotearoa: A place to discuss board games and role playing games in New Zealand. (Resources) http://boardgames.co.nz/ 3M Games of Larry the GameMeister 3M Games of Larry the GameMeister: Information and links for game collectors, specifically 3M games. (Resources) http://members.tripod.com/~Larrigoni/index.html Brikker & Brett Brikker & Brett: Pictures and information about board and card games published in Norway from the seventies and up to today. (Resources) http://games.brikkerogbrett.com/ The Games of Bruno Faidutti The Games of Bruno Faidutti: Game reviews and information from French game Designer Bruno Faidutti. (Resources) http://faidutti.free.fr/jeux/games.html Lemony Fresh Gaming Lemony Fresh Gaming: Brief reviews and session reports by a gaming group at the University of Pennsylvania. (Resources) http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pgamers/lemonyfresh/ The Board Game Locator The Board Game Locator: Find those hard to find board games (Resources) http://www.usedboardgames.com/ Avalon Hill Reliability, Experience and Ability Scoring System Avalon Hill Reliability, Experience and Ability Scoring System: Rankings for players in around 200 different games (primarily wargames). (Resources) http://wolff.to/area/ Brett and Board Brett and Board: On-line gaming magazine with great articles on the best from Germany and elsewhere. (Resources) http://brettboard.dk/ Game Zombies Board Game Review Game Zombies Board Game Review: Board game reviews from a private collector -- Reviews include a brief description of play, pictures from the game in play and a brief opinion about the game. (Resources) http://www.angelfire.com/games/zombiereviews/ Dan Becker's Game Site Dan Becker's Game Site: Dan Becker's Game Site is a personal web page reviewing board, card and dice games. (Resources) http://www.io.com/~beckerdo/games/games.html Board Game Central Board Game Central: A collection of links to online board games, including Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Othello, and WebTV games. (Resources) http://boardgamecentral.com/ Paul Jordan's Board Game Database Paul Jordan's Board Game Database: A board game database with pictures and descriptions. Some second-hand board games for sale. (Resources) http://www.sandman.connectfree.co.uk/board/ Brutal Gaming Brutal Gaming: Creates medieval warfare, and other axis and allies like games. (Resources) http://brutalgaming.homelinux.com/ The Game Cabinet The Game Cabinet: A monthly magazine covering board and card games with an emphasis on the European games scene. Each issue features reviews, original games, surveys of traditional games, and rule translations for new Eurogames. (Resources) http://www.gamecabinet.com/ Luding - the Board Game Database Luding - the Board Game Database: A database of nearly every game made, including links to reviews, variants, and biographies on the designers. [English and German] (Resources) http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/luding/ Spielboy Spielboy: Quarterly boardgaming magasin, featuring games, session report generator, and pictorials. (Resources) http://www.spielboy.com/ Board Games Studies Board Games Studies: An academic journal for historical and systematic research on board games. (Resources) http://www.boardgamesstudies.org/ Yarmouth Games Yarmouth Games: Contains ideas for new board games. (Resources) http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/greatyarmouthgames Club Nihon Simulation Club Nihon Simulation: Covering information on board-based wargames or simulation games produced in Japan including Sci-fi anime board games for Gundam saga and SF3D. (Resources) http://wargeneral.tripod.com/ Gamebits Gamebits: Features description, rules, and pictures of board games. Also includes games for sale. (Resources) http://www.gameroom.com/gamebits/ Kulkmann's G@mebox Kulkmann's G@mebox: Extensive coverage on new and old German and English boardgames. Special features are available on Games Workshop, Talisman, Tolkien boardgames, the SPIEL convention at Essen and others. (Resources) http://www.boardgame.de/ Trev's Boardgames Trev's Boardgames: Pictures, gamebox descriptions, and short reviews of over 100 British, German, and American boardgames and cardgames. (Resources) http://www.clanfork.co.uk/Trev/ Boardgame Geek Database Boardgame Geek Database: A database of reviews, session reports, images, and news. (Resources) http://www.boardgamegeek.com/ About.com: Board Games About.com: Board Games: Features news, free games, articles, rules, and a discussion forum. (Resources) http://boardgames.about.com/ Globetrotter Games Globetrotter Games: A directory of board games including descriptions and some basic rules. Swedish/English. (Resources) http://globetrotter-games.com/ Two Player Games Two Player Games: A listing of board games that are playable by two players, or that were specifically designed to be played by two. (Resources) http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/luding/two_player_list.html A History of Traditional Board Games A History of Traditional Board Games: Contains information on old traditional board games. (Resources) http://www.tradgames.org.uk/features/board-games.htm