Resources (Board Games)

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

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