Games

Activities providing entertainment or amusement, some involving competition.

Sub-headings:

Board Games

Card Games

Computer/Video/Arcade

Games that require use of a computer or electronic device and usually a video display.

Gambling

Puzzles & Word Games

Role-Playing

Resources in this category:

A to Zee the Collector's Website: Marbles
http://www.atozee.com/web/toys-games/marbles.html

The Marble section of this site offers useful resources for marble collectors and dealers. It contains a list of reference websites and a list of books for collectors and a list of website sources for dealers.

Chess -- Deep Blue
http://www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/reference/html/i.html

Learn the basics of chess, decipher the meaning of chess terms, and read trivia about chess at this site.

FilmWise
http://www.filmwise.com/

FilmWise features "movie quotes, unique text and visual quizzes, contests and the infamous Invisibles," quizzes which challenge you to identify characters who've been removed from film stills -- except for their clothes.

The Foosball Source
http://www.foosball.com/

Foosball from A to Z including the complete rules, a player gallery, playing instructions, history of the game, tournament information, and images and movies.

The Games Compendium
http://www.bonaly.org.uk/games/

Provides a great collection of games for Scouts and non-Scouts alike that are easy to set up and fun to play! Includes both indoor and outdoor games in a variety of categories for every kind of taste and mood.

Games FAQs
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/

A list of game related FAQs, including Backgammon, Go, Chess, Bridge, Pinball, Video Games.

The History of Traditional Games
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/james.masters/TraditionalGames/Tra...

This site is broken up into three main sections; Traditional Board Games from around the World, Traditional English Pub Games, and Traditional English Garden Games. Each section has separate, detailed pages on the history of such games as Billiards, Croquet, and Backgammon, as well as links to other historical type game sites. One added feature is a list of references used for finding the material for each profile.

iRace
http://www.irace.com/

This site is for people that love to play virtual games. Currently horse racing is the only one available with othersThis site is for people that love to play virtual games. Currently horse racing is the only one available with others currently under development.

Metacritic.com
http://www.metacritic.com/

Tons of reviews and criticism for film, DVDs, music, games, and TV. Media are given ratings to help you decide what was great, and what was not.

Online-Sweepstakes.com
http://www.online-sweepstakes.com/

"A free service that enables visitors to quickly and easily find and enter the best online contests, sweepstakes, and giveaways. We also offer links to online games, free stuff, and free resources for webmasters." Browsable by frequency (one-time, daily, monthly, etc.). Each entry describes the contest and prizes, eligibility, and when the contest ends.

Rulescentral.com
http://www.rulescentral.com/

This site is a "comprehensive resource for Rules Enthusiasts, Sports Fans and Participants, and Games Players." It offers rules for a wide variety of acitivities: sports, cards, boardgames

Wizard World
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/

WizardWorld.com is the online source for price guides and keeping track of what you collect. We provide individuals, collectors and dealers a single community in which to enjoy and share their passion for collecting... [with a] focus on comic books, action figures, Magic:The Gathering, Pokémon and collectible card games.

Yahoo! Games
http://games.yahoo.com/

Find all the classic games here -- from checkers to blackjack to dominos to fantasy sports. Registration is required, but free.