Directory: Games: Board Games: Resources (38)
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BoardGameGeek - A database of player reviews, session reports, images, and news.A History of Traditional Board Games - Contains information on old traditional board games.
The Games Journal - Archives of articles from a monthly board game publication that ceased publication in October 2005. Articles cover subjects like game strategy, board game awards and convention reports, and the business of board game design.
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.
Brett and Board - Presents information and news about German family board games.
Spelmagazijn - English - Translation and smaller version of Dutch site with gaming news and reviews of card and board games.
Luding - Database of games that includes to reviews, variants, and biographies on the designers. [English and German]
Board Games FAQ - FAQ's on board games from rec.games.board on usenet.
Dan Becker's Game Site - Reviews board, card and dice games. Also includes photos of gaming sessions.
Brikker & Brett - Offers pictures and descriptions of board and card games.
Kulkmann's G@mebox - Covers on old and new German and English boardgames. Features articles about Games Workshop, Talisman, Tolkien boardgames, the SPIEL convention at Essen and others.
Avalon Hill Reliability, Experience and Ability Scoring System - Rankings for players in around 200 different games (primarily wargames).
Spotlight on Games - Errata, variants, analysis, rules summaries, reviews, charts and background information for a variety of board games and simulations. By Rick Heli.
Two Player Games - Lists board games that are playable by two players. Lists are sub-divided into games that are multiplayer but can be played by only two players and games that are specifically designed for two players only.
Internet Top 100 Games List - A collection of board game ratings from users of rec.games.board.
Game Zombies Board Game Review - Board game reviews from a private collector. Reviews include a brief description of play, pictures from the game being played, and a brief opinion about the game.
About.com: Board Games - Features news, free games, articles, rules, and a discussion forum.
GameCaravan - A database and guide to games, gaming groups, and conventions.
Larrigoni 3M Games - Features photos of a personal collection of 3M board games. Photos are categorized by game type.
The Games Forum - Features descriptions, rules, and variants for multiple games. Also features a gamer database, articles, swap and sell, and online gaming.
Solo Board Games - Describes board games meant for a single player. Also features multiplayer games with solo scenarios. Covers multiple genres, including wargames, historical, fantasy, science fiction, and sports.
Trev's Boardgames - Pictures, gamebox descriptions, and short reviews of multiple British, German, and American boardgames and cardgames. Also includes trip reports from game conventions.
Board Games Fan Page at Graceful Boot - Presents a board game journal, rules clarifications and variants, and strategy articles.
Hjärntorgets Sällskapsspelsällskap - Reviews and pictures of multiple board games.
LemonyFresh Gaming - Features game reviews and session reports.
The Board Game Designers Forum - Forum for board game designers. Includes downloadable resources and game design journals.
The Baldor Games - Directory of board games by category. Includes reviews and pictures. Written in English and Swedish.
Spielboy - Quarterly boardgaming magazine featuring games, session report generator, and pictorials.
About.com - Articles to help budding game designers.
Traditional Games Database - Alphabetical listing of traditional games. Listings include publisher and developer details, as well as the year each game was published.
Yarmouth Games - Contains ideas for new board games. Includes pictures and descriptions of these new games.
Board Game Studies - An academic journal for historical and systematic research on board games.
Board Game Webring - Searchable database of places to buy used board games and parts.
Globetrotter Games - Categorized directory of board games. Includes game descriptions and rules. Swedish/English.
The Games of Bruno Faidutti - Game reviews and information from French game designer Bruno Faidutti.
Yehuda - Board games and gaming blog from Jerusalem, Israel.
A Board Games Database - A database of pictures, parts inventory, and rules details of American commercial board, dice, and card games.
Games Information Depot - Rules for and histories of multiple games. Also includes details about starting a collection.
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