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About.com: Board Games: Offers original articles and features about a wide range of board games, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Games covered include Chess, Backgammon, Monopoly, Risk and Scrabble.
Author: About.com
Subjects: board games
DeweyClass: 793
Resource type: forum, index, news
Backgammon Galore: Collection of resources about backgammon. Includes details of how to play, matches archive, list of clubs, software and a glossary.
Author: Tom, Keith
Subjects: board games
DeweyClass: 795.15
Resource type: documents, index
Card Games: Rules and information about card and tile games from around the world, including an alphabetical index to rules of traditional games for two or more players, an index of games arranged by country of origin, and the types of cards they are played with. Also some basic rules, procedures and strategies that apply to most or all card games. Some of the games covered include baccarat, canasta, euchre and poker.
Author: McLeod, John
Subjects: board games, leisure
DeweyClass: 795.4
Resource type: documents
Everyrule.com: Collection of rules applicable to a range of sports, etiquette, TV game shows such as Blockbusters, The Gong Show, and Supermarket Sweep, and board, card, casino, computer, and children's games.
Author: Everyrule
Subjects: board games, sport
DeweyClass: 793
Resource type: documents
Game Theory.net: Selection of resources relating to the learning and teaching of game theory, including a set of lecture notes, reviews of textbooks, and links to a selection of interactive strategy games played online.
Author: Shor, Mike
Subjects: board games, leisure, probability
DeweyClass: 519
Resource type: documents
Games Champ: Rules, strategies, scoring methods and variations are described for a wide range of board, card, dice, domino and party games.
Author: GamesChamp
Subjects: board games, leisure
DeweyClass: 793
Resource type: documents, guide
History of Traditional Games: History of games divided into three sections: traditional board games from around the world, English pub games and English garden games. Includes information on Wei Chi, Nine Mens Morris, Parcheesi, Quoits, Dominoes, Shove Ha'penny, Croquet and Badminton.
Author: Masters, James
Subjects: board games, chess, leisure
DeweyClass: 790.1
Resource type: documents
Mah Jongg Web Site: A guide to Mah Jongg, a traditional Chinese game for four players in which combinations of tiles known as chows, pungs and kongs are collected. The game's history, rules, aims, symbolism, tactics and scoring system are explained.
Author: Mahjongg
Subjects: board games, chinese culture
DeweyClass: 794
Resource type: guide
Official Worldwide Scrabble Homepage: Information about the popular board game describing the story behind its invention, and a series of tips and tactics such as anagramming, tile tracking, and how best to use premium squares. Also features a selection of games including Scrabble Hangman, Invaders, and Snake. Available in English, French, German, and Spanish.
Author: J W Spear and Sons
Subjects: board games
DeweyClass: 793
Resource type: documents, guide
Roman Board Games: A guide to the rules of play of board games played by the Romans.
Author: Kowalski, Jan
Subjects: board games, roman history
DeweyClass: 793
Resource type: documents
Trivial Pursuit: A selection of over 4,000 questions for playing a simplified version of the Trivial Pursuit board game online.
Author: Hasbro
Subjects: board games, leisure
DeweyClass: 793
Resource type: interactive game