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THE BOARDGAME GEEK: This is a mammoth, comprehensive database of game session reports, reviews, variants, etc. Probably the best resource for gaming resources available today. It is well worth visiting often to check out games of interest to you.
BOARDGAME NEWS: Keep up-to-date on the latest board gaming news, as well as read interesting articles, reviews and commentary from gamers around the globe.
BRETT & BOARD: This excellent gaming site contains some nice descriptions of German and European games, including many photos, with a strong emphasis on newly released titles. Also includes the latest news on the European gaming front. Built and maintained by the Great Dane Mik Svellov.
THE GAME TABLE ONLINE: Strategy Gaming site filled with articles, reviews and information, including many by yours truly! Plus, a wide variety of games can be played directly online.
WEB GROGNARDS: This is one of the most comprehensive gaming sites on the web, with a strong emphasis on wargames. Includes just about everything: reviews, errata, variants, Q&A, FAQ, contests, industry news, links, game shops, clubs and much, much more. Highly recommended.
THE GAME CABINET: Another great source for gaming enthusiasts. Similar in nature to the Web-Grognards, but much more emphasis on German and European style games. Includes reviews, errata, industry news, FAQ and much more.
THE GAMES JOURNAL: Taking up from where the Games Cafe left off, this monthly journal is chock full of gaming news, editorials, commentary, reviews, etc.
LUDING: A monster data base of nearly every game made, including links to reviews, variants, biographies on the designers, etc.
THE GAME REPORT: Fellow game fanatic Peter Sarrett of Seattle offers this online version of his Game Report magazine. It is filled with reviews, commentary, editorials and more.
GAMERS ALLIANCE: Since 1986, this organization of worldwide gamers has been keeping gamers abreast of industry news through their quarterly magazine, which is chock-full of reviews and industry related information. They also maintain a vast supply of out-of-print and hard to find games for their members and the gaming public.
KMW's SPIELPLATZ: This wonderful site (unfortunately all in German) is chock-full of reviews, variants, news, etc.
MICHAS SPIEL MIT MIR: This German-based website offers all types of reviews and information on a wide variety of games.
THE BIG GAME HUNTER: Bruce Whitehill, author of several books on games, is heading this gaming website, which will feature articles, photo galleries, news and more.
GAME CARAVAN: John Kimball has introduced this nifty new site, which is filled with great information. Included on the site are directories to various gaming clubs, a survey of the gaming industry awards and much, much more.
PERSONAL GAMING WEBSITES
KULKMANN'S GAME BOX: Take a trip to Deutschland and visit this neat site which reviews German and American games. It includes some nice photos of the games and some very interesting reviews. Maintained by Frank Schulte-Kulkmann
STEFFAN O'SULLIVAN: A very good site containing lots of reviews, variants and commentary from this prolific gamer.
DAN BECKER'S GAME SITE: Dan has developed a nice gaming site full of reviews and discussions on various games, particularly the German style board games. His group is based in Austin, Texas.
HUZON FIRST GAMES: Prolific writer, gamer and all around nice guy Larry Levy collects his writings, reviews and musings on this interesting site.
BOARD GAME STUFF: Matthew Gray is providing some outstanding services to our hobby via his website, including the Boardgame Recommendation Service, RGB Rollcall and Hobby Store Locater.
BRUNO FAIDUTTI: The homepage of the Parisian game designer, inventor of such games as Murder in the Abbey, Knightmare Chess, Ohne Furcht und Adel and more.
AL NEWMAN'S GAME PAGE: Al?s site is a nice hodge-podge of photos, information and news on his latest game designs..
PAUL EVANS' HOME PAGE: Paul is one of the forces behind Games, Games, Games magazine and SFC Press. His homepage is full of reviews, opinions and commentary.
GLOBETROTTER GAMES: At last! A site which has the english translation for the Swedish game Vikingatid! There?s also a lot more here, too, including reviews, commentary, etc.
ACES UP: Matthew Baldwin (no, not one of the celebrity Baldwin brothers!) heads this site which is filled with reviews, discussions and commentary on all types of board and card games.
BRIAN BANKLER'S TAO BOARD: Gaming enthusiast Brian Bankler maintains this interesting site which is full of game news, views and reviews.
STEPHEN WEIR'S LIST OF GAMES: A Northern Ireland based website selling second hand miniatures, magazines, RPGs, boardgames and novels.
THE GAMES BOOK: Derek Holes maintains this site composed of rules for public domain games.
GAMING CLUBS
WESTBANK GAMERS: New Orleans' premier gaming group, playing all types of board and card games. The site is filled with session reports, reviews, variants and more.
BILLABONG GAMERS : Gaming from the land down under. Join
Doug Adams, David Coutts, Julian Clarke and the gang as they give gaming session reports, review and variants for their favorite European and American games.
KITCHEN TABLE GAMERS: Craig Berg maintains this excellent web-site for this Cleveland-Akron based gaming group which includes gaming session reports, ratings, photos, biographies and more.
GAME CENTRAL STATION: Gaming at the Grand Ole Opry. Well, not quite, but this Nashville gaming group led by
Mark Jackson is very active and has just begun a nice new website filled with reviews, variants and opinions.
DC GAMERS: Meeting in our nation's capital, this diverse group of gamers plays everything from German style board games to war games.
GOBLIN'S LAIR: This is a very nice Italian site which covers a wide variety of games and includes reviews, polls, etc. The site is in English.
HOUSTON GAMERS: Formerly known as the North Houston Boardgamers Association, this evolving group maintains an interesting website. Check it out for some nice editorials, reviews, etc.
ATHENS GAMING CLUB: Kevin Gonzalez heads this Athens, Georgia gaming club which plays a wide variety of games, from role-playing games to German style board games.
COLUMBUS AREA BOARDGAMING SOCIETY: This boardgaming group, based in Columbus, Ohio, concentrates historical simulation and German-style games. They meet on every "odd" Friday and attract a very large and enthusiastic group!
BOARD GAMERS ANONYMOUS: Blimey! Head on over to this
Northern Ireland Board Gamers site for session reports, reviews and other game news.
DALLAS GAMES: Tim Kelly heads this group of Dallas, Texas gamers. Their website includes session reports, reviews, variants and more.
GOT DICE GAMERS: Meeting in Northeast Illinois / Southeast Wisconsin, this active gaming group plays all types of games, with an emphasis on European-style games.
TOTNES BOARD GAME GROUP: This South Devon, United Kingdom group is in its infancy, but their website is up and running and filled with session reports, reviews and more.
BUSCO CHARLIE'S GAMING SOCIAL: Gaming in the big Okie ... Oklahoma, that is!
Ken McElhaney heads this midwestern gaming club and maintains the groups growing website.
DOUG GARRETT'S GAMING GROUP: As
Doug states on his site, he's just gotten back into gaming and has gone off the deep end! His Silicon Valley (California) gaming group is brand new and his site contains some nice photos and reports of his gaming sessions.
SPECIALIZED SITES
GAME AWARDS WEBSITE: Interested in the various awards which are presented within the gaming world? Check out this website for the scoop.
SPIEL DES JAHRES: The site of that prestigious gaming award, the German '
Spiel das Jahres'.
BOARDGAME PLAYERS ASSOCIATION: Don Greenwood heads this association of board gamers. The association sponsors the annual
World Boardgame Championships, the descendant of
AvalonCon.
BRETTSPIELVELT: Want to play German style games online? Then you've got to check out this site, which includes many favorites. The site is totally in Deutsch, but it is fairly easy to navigate.
CHARCON: CharCon is
THE West Virginia Gaming Convention. Taking place at
the Charleston Civic Center in the heart of downtown Charleston each October. The convention feature board, miniature, role playing and collectible games.
BATTLE CRY: Excellent resource filled with information, scenarios, variants and more for the popular
Richard Borg / Avalon Hill civil war game.
ARMCHAIR GENERAL: Filled with news, games, information and discussions on all things military.
A GAME OR BOOK: Looking for game related sites? Aside from checking here, you might want to check out this site, which has a directory of game related websites.
PINDERSOFT'S ASL LOGBOOK: A website devoted to the classic
Advanced Squad Leader game. Filled with new scarios, articles, discussions, etc.
EUPHRAT & TIGRIS FAQ: Chris Lawson maintains this site of official errata, clarifications and FAQ on this popular
Reiner Knizia title.
ABSTRACT GAMES: Some may knock 'em, but there's a wide variety of excellent abstract games available. To get the scoop on all of these wonderful games, visit this site operated by by
Abstract Game Magazine..
BAYOU WARS: The official site of the New Orleans area miniatures & boad gaming convention, held each June in the Big Easy.
LARRY LEADHEAD: Get ready to laugh at the antics of Larry Leadhead ... but be prepared to see a bit of yourself in these cartoons!
CRESCENT CITY CON: Science fiction and role playing fans should check out this website for one of the south's largest conventions, held right here in the Big Easy!
KOFIGHTCLUB: No, this isn't a martial arts site. Rather, it is home to a series of humorous game-related cartoon strips by
Russ Williams.
MIND SPORTS OLYMPIAD: Exercise your mind with various quizzes, contests and tournaments, including tournaments for
Acquire, Settlers of Catan, Diplomacy and more!
POKER SEARCH: Enjoy
Poker? If so, this site is for you. It's bursting at the seams with tons of poker information and links to more
Poker sites than I ever imagined.
JENGA CONS: A vast listing of gaming related conventions ... what, when, where, etc.
BOARDGAMES PAGINA: You want links to other gaming related sites? This Netherlands based site is chock full of 'em!
BASEBALL GURU: Like baseball? If so, you need to check out this highly detailed game designed by
Craig Tomarkin.
4 PLAYER CHESS: Chess fans should give this site a look. It's emphasis is on playing chess with four players (I guess you couldn't tell that from the title, could you?).
GAMING COMPANIES
AVALON HILL: The venerable 'Company on the Hill'. Makers of wargames and family games for nearly half a century. As of last check, this site has been incorporated into the
Hasbro site, but doesn't contain all of the great information that
AH used to supply..
RIO GRANDE GAMES: Cafe Jay Tummelson heads this remarkable company which has been producing many of the best loved German games in English, including
El Grande, Medieval Merchant, Medici, El Caballero and many more. New releases are issued several times per year.
MAYFAIR: Once thought defunct, the company has recently been revitalized and has found new life. They continue to offer the 18xx series of train games as well as many German games in English, including the popular
Settlers of Catan series.
HANS IM GLUCK: This German based company produces many of the outstanding and popular titles we play today, including
Euphrat & Tigris, Die Macher and many more. The site is in English and Deutsch.
EUROGAMES: The French based company which markets such games as
Serenissima, Europa 1945 - 2030, Condotierre and more. This link will take you to the main page, where you can choose the language in which you wish to view the site.
GMT: GMT is committed to providing extremely playable and top quality war and strategy games. From the victories to Alexander's armies to speculative conflicts of the near future, they cover a wide range of warfare and its simulation. They also maintain a "
Project 500" wherein you can pre-order planned-for releases.
RAVENSBURGER: Another top-notch German game manufacturer who produces both family and children's games. Again, this site is in Deutsch only.
DAYS OF WONDER: Top quality games and components are the trademark of
Days of Wonder, an exciting new company that has released such games as
Fist of Dragonstones, Mystery in the Abbey, Queen's Necklace, Gang of Four and more.
IMMERSION GAMES: Ever want to play a game based on those old horror movies? Here's your chance, with games such as
Camp Wanagi and
Alien Invasion USA.
DORIS AND FRANK: The designers of such great German games as
Hase und Igel, Ursuppe, Igel Argern, Mu und Mehr, and lots more.
HANGMAN GAMES: Gamers and designers
Kurt Adam and
Alan Ernstein are developing an interesting line of games right here in America which capture the feel of German games.
PHALANX GAMES:
Phalanx Games produces numerous high quality games, both war games and European-style games.
ABACUS SPIELE GAMES: Another German publisher, having released such games as
Canyon, Downtown, Samarkand and more. The site is in Deutsch only.
R&R GAMES: Frank DiLorenzo heads this U.S. based firm, makers of strategy games with a strong German style influence, including
Overthrone.
UBER PLAY ENTERTAINMENT: Uber Play specializes in releasing excellent German games in English, and also a line of religious themed games based on German titles.
EIGHT FOOT LLAMA: Make of such games as
Monkeys on the Moon, Who Stole Ed's Pants and
The Penguin Ultimatum.
QUEST MACHINE: Makers of the entertaining
Heroes, Inc. game. Their website is filled with information on the game.
US GAMES: Publisher of a wide variety of traditional American games, including a nice assortment of card games such as
Take 6, Get the Goods, Mystery Rummy and more.
DISCOVERY TOYS: Publishers of children's toys and games, including many of the
Ravensburger line of children's games. They also make spare parts and rules copies available.
SIERRA MADRE GAMES: The site of game designer
Phil Eklund, creator of
Lords of Sierra Madre and many other titles.
KRIMSUS KRIMSKRAMS-KISTE: This small, Munich-based game company publishes card and role-playing games. Their website includes
FREE games to download, but currently everything is in Deutsch only.
DGA GAMES: Manufacturer of the interesting
Battle Cards system, wherein 2-players can recreate the battles of WWII.
FLEET GAMES: Makers of Fleets, a galactic game based on the
Star Trek, Star Wars and
Star Gate series.
BASEMENT GAMES: If you are a role-playing enthusiast, then check out this site. Creators of the
Forge: Out of Chaos RPG and the
World of Juravia.
TIM'S GAMES: This small, desk-top publishing company headed by
Timothy Lowell releases a variety of games, most of which utilize a fantasy-based theme.
GAMING RETAILERS AND MAIL-ORDER FIRMS
BOULDER GAMES: One of the best, least expensive and quickest mail order firms in the United States. They offer all types of traditional wargames and German and European titles.
FUNAGAIN GAMES: Good prices on both new and used German and European style games. If it's out of print and you just gotta have it ... these guys can usually find it for you.
GAMEFEST: Filled with news, information and games at great prices. It is also home to
Rick Thornquist's excellent "Gone Carboard" page.
FINE GAMES: An excellent source for new and used games. Mostly carried traditional American games and wargames, but is beginning to stock an increasing amount of German style games as well.
HOBBIES AND GAMES: Ron Charity runs this internet based game store with prices that compete with
Boulder and
FunAgain.
CHARIS GAMES: Offering a wide range of games, from European-style titles to train games. Prices are very competitive.
DISCOVER GAMES: Not only do they sell interesting and stimulating "mind" games, but they offer a wide range of topics on their site (news, reviews, commentary, etc.).
TROLLANDTOAD: Neat online game store that specializes in Magic: The Gathering, but also carries a wide range of board and card games to suit all tastes.
BOARD NOT BORED GAMES: The outlet for games in Australia.
David Coutts has some hidden gems, but currently is not set up to take credit cards.
FAIR PLAY GAMES: Terry Carr operates this internet based game store which specializes in German Games. His site is also has polls, information and other items of interest.
GAME SURPLUS:
Thor and Sarah Samuelson now guide this online game store that specializes in German-style and family games.
BRETTSPIL: Serving the Scandanavian community,
Brettspil offers games, news and information on games.
TIME WELL SPENT: An online game store featuring all types of board and card games.
SUNDOWN GAMES: All types of games, from traditional American fare to the latest German imports.
JOGO CANADA: This on-line Canadian store sells all types of games, from the classics to the new German style games.
MAGIC CARD SINGLES: Looking for
Magic: The Gathering cards, be it singles, packs or online? This is the place!
