Links to Strategy Gaming Resources
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We offer the following links to items on the web that may be of interest to
strategy card gamers:
Companies:
Avalon Hill: http://grognard.com/info/ah.html
Where it all started….
ADG (Australian Design Group): http://www.a-d-g.com.au/
These guys published two of the best wargames ever made: Empire in Arms and World
In Flames.
ATO: http://www.atomagazine.com/game_01-1.html
Publishing the best wargame magzine these days. Interesting topics and a game with each issue. Highly recommended.
Avalanche Press: http://www.avalanchepress.com/index.php
Clash of Arms: www.clashofarms.com
Publishers of a variety of wargames. Have taken the big plung into card driven wargames with Triumph of Chaos.
Columbia Games: www.columbiagames.com
Makers of the strategic “block” games – another great system.
Decision Games: www.decisiongames.com
Publishes Strategy & Tactics magazine and a line of games – no strategy
based cards games that I can see.
GMT: www.gmtgames.com
A few companies have generated the preponderance of strategy gaming titles since the
demise of Avalon Hill and SPI. This is one of them: a great company, great site, extensive
inventory of games. It also publishes all the strategy card bard games
played at WAM, with the exception Hannibal(out of print Avalon Hill game – try Ebay)
GRD Games: www.grdgames.biz
Publishes the Europa series of games. Europa is WWII at divisional, regimental, and battalion
Level with semi-monthly turns and a scale of 16 miles per hex. Using a common game
System and interlocking maps, each game is playable separately or as a link in the full
Europa series of games and modules. They have also used the roughly the same system for
WW1. No strategy based card games, but one hell of a gaming system.
L2 Design Group: www.l2designgroup.com
A newer company…specializing in WWII Eastern Front games –
Reissuing Russian Campaign (the Avalon Hill classic), plus the BIG game
Streets of Stalingrad – (3’x6’ map, 2,400 counters, the whole massive battle at the battalion level)
Lost Battalion Games: http://www.lostbattalion.com/default.html
Micro Design Group: http://www.microgamedesigngroup.ca/
The Microgame Design Group is an INTERNET location for people who wish to produce and publish their
own microgames. It also serves as a medium to promote aspiring designers showing the gaming community
their work for sales and for evaluation by publishers. I do not know much about them, but it looks interesting.
Multi-Man Publishing: www.multimanpublishing.com
Multi-Man Publishing is re-releasing some of Avalon Hill’s line of
wargames under exclusive license from Hasbro, Inc – according to their website.
Additionally, it looks like they will be introducing new titles. MMP also looks
like they are handling Tthe Gamers products. No strategy based card games, but
The Gamers put out some really nice gaming systems like their civil war series and
an WWII Eastern Front operational series.
Also, you can Multi-Man Publishing maintains a good ASL and Great Campaigns
of the American Civil War site.
Omega Games: http://www.omegagames.com/omega/do/military/home
The advertise that they are releasing an exciting, new card game featuring
Vanessa Kay from TV’s Man Show…”race to complete a portrait of
Vanessa and with the game…144 photo cards of Vanessa”…doesn’t sound like
historical strategy, but probably nicer to look at than photos of Putnick! Note to Ted –
how about a Mati Hari game!
If there are any other strategy board gaming companies out there – let us know
and we will add.
Conventions:
WBC: www.boardgamers.org
BPA runs the World Boardgaming Championships each August in Baltimore.
Schedule: http://www.geocities.com/jengacons/
It is difficult to find an integrated and up to date board gaming convention calendar. Try this one.
Also, see our Card Game circuit page for additional conventions.
Strategy Card Game Resources – Specific Titles:
Barbarossa to Berlin
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://www.patmedia.net/bmh1980/leagues.htm http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (Cyberboard) http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/index.html (ADC) http://www.gmtgames.com/adc.html
Current rules: www.gmtgames.com
Current FAQ/Errata: http://talk.consimworld.com
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: www.gmtgames.com http://www.grognard.com/titleb.html
Sites devoted to the title:
Empire of the Sun
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (Cyberboard) http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/index.html (ADC) http://www.gmtgames.com/adc.html
Current rules: www.gmtgames.com
Current FAQ/Errata: http://talk.consimworld.com
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: www.gmtgames.com http://www.grognard.com/titleb.html
Sites devoted to the title: http://members.tripod.com/~MarkHerman/index.html
For the People
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://www.patmedia.net/bmh1980/leagues.htm http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (Cyberboard) http://members.tripod.com/~MarkHerman/cyberboard.html (ADC) http://www.gmtgames.com/adc.html
Current rules: http://members.tripod.com/~MarkHerman/index.html
Current FAQ/Errata: http://members.tripod.com/~MarkHerman/index.html
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: http://members.tripod.com/~MarkHerman/index.html and http://www.grognard.com/titlef.html
Sites devoted to the title: http://members.tripod.com/~MarkHerman/index.html
For the People PBEM Ladder: http://www.geocities.com/pzmcgwire/ftppbemladder
Hannibal
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://www.patmedia.net/bmh1980/leagues.htm http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (Cyberboard) http://www.geocities.com/darksan/cbdesign.htm http://grognard.com/info1/hannibalgbx.zip
Current rules: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gnichols/glg/Hannibal2ed.pdf
Current FAQ/Errata: http://www.grognard.com/ah/errata/hane.html
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: http://www.grognard.com/titleh.html http://acts.warhorsesim.com/hbl.asp
Sites devoted to the title:
The Napoleonic Wars
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (ADC) http://www.gmtgames.com/adc.html (Cyberboard) http://www.gmtgames.com/nnnw/main.html
Current rules: http://www.gmtgames.com/nnnw/main.html
Current FAQ/Errata: http://www.gmtgames.com/nnnw/main.html
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: http://rtgames.com/tnw/nappy.html
Sites devoted to the title: http://rtgames.com/tnw/nappy.html
Paths of Glory
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://www.patmedia.net/bmh1980/leagues.htm http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (ADC) http://www.gmtgames.com/adc.html and (Cyberboard) http://www.gmtgames.com/nnpg/pog_main.html
Current rules: http://www.gmtgames.com/nnpg/pog_main.html
Current FAQ/Errata: http://www.gmtgames.com/nnpg/pog_main.html
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: http://www.grognard.com/titlep.html http://www.gmtgames.com/nnpg/pog_main.html
Sites devoted to the title: Polish PoG Site: WELL WORTH CHECKING IT OUT http://www.paths-of-glory.com/
Triumph of Chaos
Online playing: Vassal and Cyberboard modules will be finished in Jan 2006. ACTS ToC module underdevelopment.
Electronic versions of the game: (ADC2): http://www.clashofarms.com/adc.html
Current FAQ/Errata and numerous playaids: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/15826
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Site devoted to the title: http://www.triumphofchaos.com/
We the People
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://www.patmedia.net/bmh1980/leagues.htm http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (Cyberboard) http://haverts.com:16080/cyber/WeThePeople.zip
Current rules:Not available in PDF form, according to the designer
Current FAQ/Errata: http://www.grognard.com/ah/errata/wtpe.html
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: http://www.grognard.com/titlew.html
Sites devoted to the title:
Wilderness War
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://www.patmedia.net/bmh1980/leagues.htm http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (ADC) http://www.gmtgames.com/adc.html (Cyberboard) http://www.gmtgames.com/nnww/ww_main.html
Current rules: www.gmtgames.com
Current FAQ/Errata: www.gmtgames.com
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: http://www.grognard.com/titlew.html
Sites devoted to the title:
30 YR Wars
Online playing: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp http://home.comcast.net/~brucewig/ http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Electronic versions of the game: (ADC) http://www.gmtgames.com/adc.html (Cyberboard) http://haverts.com:16080/cyber/index.html
Current rules: www.gmtgames.com
Current FAQ/Errata: http://www.gmtgames.com/nnty/errata.html
Primary discussion board: http://talk.consimworld.com
Play-aids: http://www.grognard.com/title0.html
Sites devoted to the title:
Discussion:
Consimworld.com: www.consimworld.com
We most of what is relevant or not gets discussed regarding boardgaming. There is a separate discussion board for about everything.
Empire in Arms:
http://www.student.gsu.edu/~pyang1/ejg/games/eia/eia.html
A great game. Takes forever, but with the right group of 7, the best.
Flags:
Flags: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/
Interested in a particular historical flag, try this site. Has about anything and everything.
Gaming Organizations/Clubs:
BPA: www.boardgamers.org
THE strategy board gaming organization. Don’t waste your time. If you’re want serious/fun/competitive strategy board gaming, this is THE organization.
Breakout Normandy: http://members.rogers.com/breakoutnormandy/index.html
Comprehensive site regarding Breakout Normandy.
Diplomacy: www.diplom.org
If you are a fan of the game Diplomacy, you need to visit this site. It is ALL here.
Russian Campaign: www.geocities.com/russiancampaign/BPATourneyIV.htm
Its here if you’re a fan of Russian Campaign. Also, note that L2 Design Group is planning to reissue Russian Campaign (see link above).
War At Sea/Victory in the Pacific: www.gameaholics.com
If you are interested in either of these games, here is your site.
Additionally, you get a bonus: everything you want to know about the game: Gangsters.
International:
ITALY: Card Driven Wargame home page: www.webspace.omniway.sm/gceccoli/
wish I could read Italian – these guys have a website devoted to the card driven games.
POLAND: POG: http://www.paths-of-glory.com/
The coolest – let the entire intro & WWI songs run.
VARIOUS: GMT Games:
Many of the games have rules translated into a variety of languages. Try either http://grognard.com or www.gmtgames.com
Librarians:
Grognards: http://grognard.com
If you’re missing that errata or CRT or whatever from some boardgame published this or last century, it’s probably here.
Internet Wargames Catalog - 4th ed: mrboone@erols.com (email)
Saw this on grognards, a catalog of all wargames published 1952-2002. I haven’t see it, but sounds interesting.
Index of Wargames http://www.isimulacrum.com/GamesDB.html
Sometimes the link seems to be done, but when it is working it provides a good database of war-games.
Magweb: www.magweb.com
Over 35,000 articles from 105 magazines are waiting in MagWeb.
Check it out.
Board Game Geek: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/
BIG site. Has an index of almost every boardgame (war, euros, whatnot) and various playaids, errata, etc
Also fairly good marketplace for buying and selling games.
Wargamer: http://www.wargamer.com/
Looks like a webzine – reviews games, articles on wargaming, etc
Playing Games on the Web:
ACTS: http://acts.warhorsesim.com/index.asp
There are approximately 500+ games of Titan, Republic of Rome, Paths of Glory, Barbarossa to Berlin, We the People, For the People, Wilderness Wars, 30 Years War and The Napoleonic Wars occurring at anyone one time on ACTS. ACTS provides the game log, card manager and dice server – all integrated for each game. All you need is the game map and pieces.
Cyberboard: http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/
Helping to revolutionize gaming. Essentially, cyberboard is a program that has modules for many, many games (all the strategy card games) that provide an electronic copy of the game map, counters and playaids – everything you would have if you playing face to face. Games can just email the game file back and forth to each other. First you need the cyberboard program (version 2.0). Then, obtain a module for the particular game you enjoy playing and find an opponent. Also – see this tutorial: http://pbem.brainiac.com/cb_tutorial.htm I’ve also included two “how to use cyberboard” PDFs on my site.
The Play by Email Emporium: http://pbem.brainiac.com/
Lots of stuff useful for play by email.
Index of Modules for Cyberboard:
I usually start the search at one of the three places below. If that fails, post on consimworld for the correct title or just search the net.
http://www.geocities.com/darksan/cbdesign.htm
http://haverts.com:16080/cyber/index.html
http://www.sweetkiss.net/~sk006/wzc/Eng/dl_title_all.html#d
HPS: http://www.hpssims.com/
HPS Simulations allowed
us to start playing all those old games that had been in the closet. HPS first
produced a program, Aide De Camp (ADC), that allowed one to make a electronic
version of about any game. Since then, HPS has introduced ADC 2.
"Essentially, ADC2 allows you to convert any hex or grid-based boxed
wargame from paper and cardboard into electrons.....you can then play your
turn, save the file (which usually zips down to less than 10k in size) and send
it to your opponent. All movement and combat are saved in a replay file. The
system is incredibly flexible." You need a copy of ADC2 and then the
individual game module.
So, you want to play Puerto Rico online?
BSW, a German online gaming universe. MANY Euros are played here – real time/on line.
The game interface for titles like Puerto Rico is OUTSTANDING – just like playing the boardgame.
The site is in German, but I had zero problems figuring it out after a few minutes.
The link above is the place to start. Here is the link for BSW http://www.brettspielwelt.de/gate/jsp/base/index.jsp
Yes, Puerto Rico is not a wargame, but it is a great strategy game. You may not be able to sink the ships, but you can blockade them!
John Weber, the GM for the game at WBC, maintains a great Puerto Rico site at: http://www.boardgamers.org/yearbook/index.htm
So, you want to play the card driven games online realtime?
Wargameroom.com: http://home.comcast.net/~brucewig/
Bruce Wigdor’s online REALTIME versions of BtB, EE, H:RC, PoG, UF, WtP, and WW.
Player Rankings:
AREA: http://wolff.to/area
THE rating system for strategy gamers. It stands for Avalon Hill Reliability, Experience, and Ability Scoring System. If you’re interested in how you stack up against fellow players regarding about any title that you play, check it out.
World Strategy Gamer Ratings: http://www.wamconvention.com/rankings.html
Who is the best? Our view based upon AREA rankings and what not.
So you want to be a game designer:
Manufacturing/Marketing your game: http://beach.silcom.com/~tomjolly/design.htm
Decent place to start
Board Game Designers’ Forum: http://www.bgdf.com/index.php
Good forum with a lot of links, etc
Consimworld also has a number of discussion boards devoted to the topic.
Wargame Posters:
Indian Wargames: www.indiawargamers.com/articles/more_posters.html
I found the link to posters on our website on the BPA site. Hat’s off to the gang that put them together
And, they were even kind enough to give us permission to use the posters.