MUST-SEE RESOURCES

HERE ARE PLACES WORTH VISITING!!!

 

BASEBALL GAMES – Covering tabletop baseball games and baseball toys from 1868 to the present, from antique generic games to advanced modern sims and all manner of baseball-related antique and vintage games and toys.

THE BIG GAME HUNTER – Bruce Whitehill’s (aka “The Big Game Hunter”, noted game historian, writer, inventor) website with lots of news for collectors and historians, and information and links for players, game designers, jigsaw puzzle cutters and mechanical puzzle designers. There’s also lots of information for the casual enthusiast or anyone looking for some basic information about games, jigsaw puzzles, and mechanical puzzles.

BOARD’S EYE VIEW – The place to find news, reviews and scrollable 360º views of games old and new. Our innovative use of 360º photography to show off board games and their components means you may never again have to sit through a boring unboxing video  🙂

BOARDGAMEGEEK – Great source for rules translations, play aids and much more!

THE GREAT GAMES OF SID SACKSON – Fellow “Sackson-ite” Bob Claster’s site focusing on the work of legendary designer Sid Sackson.

THE INTERNATIONAL GAMERS AWARDS (IGA) – Created to recognize outstanding games and designers as well as the companies that publishing them, The International Gamers Awards are international in scope with committee members representing countries around the world.

SID SACKSON PORTAL Hosted by The Strong Museum of Play, the Sid Sackson Portal allows game enthusiasts and researchers alike to dive into 35 years of diaries created by legendary game designer Sid Sackson. Perhaps best known for the popular hotel chain game Acquire, Sackson designed more than 500 games during his lifetime—about 50 of which went into production and into the homes of millions of gamers around the world. In addition to these diaries are photographs of game prototypes and published games created by Sid Sackson, which are housed in the artifact collections at The Strong National Museum of Play.

TOY and GAMES DIRECTORY – A “yellow pages” of toy and game websites.

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With great sadness, we regret to inform you that our founder, Herbert Levy, passed away this morningHerb was an incredible leader of the gaming community, founding Gamers Alliance in 1986, and even winning a Bradley-Parker award in 2011 - this is a shattering loss to his family, friends, and loved ones. We apologize to the Gamers Alliance community members, as all current orders have been canceled - thank you for your understanding and condolences ... See MoreSee Less
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Dungeons & Dragons created a whole genre of gaming and I love the bits of history that relate to it. www.chaosium.com/blogfrom-the-qa-did-chaosium-founder-greg-stafford-own-the-firstever-copy-of-dd-... ... See MoreSee Less
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The joy of gaming (as defined by the inimitable Gahan Wilson)! (Click on it to see the entire caption!) ... See MoreSee Less
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Once again, there are over 180 (!) Gamers Alliance auctions on eBay right now, featuring lots of games – from 7 Wonders to Zombicide – and more including lots of Cthulhu items, Lord of the Rings items, Magic, the Gathering items, Spellfire and other CCGs, Endless Quest books and more! Anybody can bid but if you join Gamers Alliance – full details on site – you get $$$ to spend on your winning bids!!!Enjoy your visit!www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=132900256458&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_ssn=gamersalliance ... See MoreSee Less
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