On-line Games

Site	URL	Games
Agricola plus expansions	http://Play-Agricola.com	Agricola, Agricola Z-Deck, Agricola Ö-Deck, Agricola CZ-Deck, and Agricola: Farmers of the Moor
Arimaa	http://arimaa.com	Arimaa. Play versus humans or a ladder of various AI players. Tutorials, problems, strategy info.
Ascending Integration	http://www.ascendingintegration.com/Khet/	Khet
Aso Brain Games	http://games.asobrain.com/	Xplorers (similar to 'Settlers of Catan', and the 'Cities & Knights' expansion), Toulouse (similar to 'Carcasonne')
Battlegrounds Games	http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/	Commercial, Windows/Mac, game-agnostic peer-to-peer software that supports playing most RPGs and many wargames, boardgames, and card games (no scripting required). Most of the digital game conversions for Battlegrounds are free. Now available: Aliens, Aliens: This Time It's War, Asteroid Zero-Four, Banzai, Chunky Fighters, Close Assault, D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version, Dead of Night, Desert War, Zombinion (a zombie re-theme of Dominion), Zombinion: Entrails (a zombie re-theme of Dominion: Intrigue), Zombinion: Genocide (a zombie re-theme of Dominion: Seaside), The Dungeon of D, Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game, Intruder, Island Of D 2: The Shadow of Dawn, Feudal Ops (a medieval re-theme of Nexus Ops), For Sale, Star Wars Edition (a Star Wars re-theme of For Sale), Pioneer in Peril (an introductory game for Outlaws: Adventures in the Old West, Outrider, Outrider: Dealin' Damage, Outrider: Tuner Cards, Search for the Emperor's Treasure, Up Front, Valkenburg Castle, Zombie Plague, Zombie Plague - The Cellar, Zombie Plague - Crawlers, Zombie Plague - Twitchers Possibly coming soon: Car Wars, Wiz-War, Wiz-War: Expansion Set, Wiz-War: Expansion Set #2
Blokus.com	http://www.blokus.com/online-game/	Blokus, Blokus Duo, Blokus Trigon, Blokus 3D
Board Game Arena	http://boardgamearena.com/	Real-time play in web browser (no software client): GOSU, Tobago, Troyes, Puerto Rico, Dominion, Stone Age, Race for the Galaxy, Coloretto, Alhambra, Category 5, Can't Stop, Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype, Chinagold, Haggis, Amyitis, Kahuna, Dragonheart, Hawaii, In the Year of the Dragon
Boardspace.net	http://www.boardspace.net/	Boardspace.net hosts many games, mostly 2 player abstracts, but also a few "euros" and other multiplayer games. All the games are real-time and almost all have robot players available. The latest additions are Universe Raj and Koekie Loeren
Bordspel.nl	http://www.bordspel.nl/?lang=en	Real time board games with chess, rummikub, scrabble, checkers, connect 4, yahty, ludo, naval battle, go and othello. New: Lost Cities: the board game (Keltis)
BrettspielWelt	http://www.brettspielwelt.de/	More than 60, with at least 9 expansions, and 15 solitaire
Kraplow!	http://174.94.63.5/bang/	Bang! original game
Days of Wonder	http://www.daysofwonder.com/	Ticket to Ride, Gang of Four, Queen's Necklace, Fist of Dragonstones, Memoir '44
Dominion Isotropic	http://dominion.isotropic.org/	Dominion with all cards and expansions
GourmetGaming	http://www.gourmetgaming.com/	Lost Cities, Schotten Totten, Ra
Flexboardgames	http://www.flexboardgames.com/Rftg.html	Race for the Galaxy: Rebel vs Imperium
Fettspielen.de	http://www.fettspielen.de/gesellschaftsspiele	A lot of free board games
Gamebox Online	http://hilinski.net/games/online/	Defunct Taj Mahal, Tycoon
GameGardens	http://www.gamegardens.com/	Wide variety of games and puzzles. User developed games/content hosted by Three Rings Design, Inc. Source code and libraries availible.
games.wtanaka.com	http://games.wtanaka.com/	Tri Peaks Solitaire, Hex, Set, 2-4-24, Volcano, Yavalath, Connect6, Othello, Diffusion, Exxtra, Go-Moku, Connect Four, Hexellation, Oust, Rush, Simultaneous Connect Four, Tanbo
GameTable Online	http://www.gametableonline.com/	More than 30 fully licensed games playable versus computer opponents or humans. Games include Axis & Allies (both Revised and 1942 versions Tigris and Euphrates, 10 Days in Africa, Cosmic Wimpout, Creepy Freaks, Battle Cry, Kill Dr. Lucky, New England, Nuclear War, Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, RoboRally, Acquire, Vegas Showdown, and 1960: The Making of the President
Gravon	http://www.gravon.de/	Balloon Cup, Black Spy, Bridge, Carolus Magnus, Chess, Clans, Connect Four, Hyle, Mahjong, Malefiz, Mömmen, Mühle, Scarab, Stratego, Tichu, Tic-Tac-Toe, Twilight (19 Games Total)
Igfip	http://www.igfip.com/	Abstract, euro, and war games, including computer opponents.
igGameCenter	http://www.iggamecenter.com/	137 games, 2-4 player abstracts (latest additions: Cannon, ConHex, Fields of Action, Yodd, Vai lung thlan, Surakarta)
JKLM Online	http://www.jklminteractive.co.uk/jklm/	4 games. Also supports turn-based play.
JSettlers	http://www.jsettlers.com/	Settlers of Catan
Jocly	http://www.jocly.com/	Both old games: Chess, Checkers (9 variants), Awari, Ard-Ri, Fitchneal, Chopsticks, Connect 4, Reversi and new games: Scrum, Yohoho!, Shibumi available from the web and mobiles (Android, iPhone/iPad) with AI available.
KGS Go Server	http://www.gokgs.com/	Go
LackeyCCG	http://www.lackeyccg.com/	Client software for Mac and Windows allowing online play of theoretically any CCG, because it supports creating your own CCG
OCTGN	http://www.octgn.net/	Client software for Windows (.Net4) allowing online play of theoretically any CCG, because it supports creating your own CCG
littleScheme	http://www.littlescheme.com/	TZAAR, Mana, Tyrus, Quoridor, Gobblet.
Ludoholic	http://www.ludoholic.com/	Defunct Grave Robbers From Outer Space, Last Man Standing, Maul of America, Titan: the Arena
Ludoteka	http://www.ludoteka.com/	28 Board Games and 17 Card Games
Metaforge	http://www.metaforge.net	Stratego
MeinGAMES	http://www.meingames.de	Multiplayer Free Games Portal: Cards games, Casino games, Boardsgames and Simple games.
Mindoku	http://www.mindoku.com	Free Online Mind Sports Portal: Chess (and its variants: Blocking, Three Checks, Fisher Random Chess), Checkers (and its variants: Draughts, Giweaway Draughts, International Checkers, Russian Checkers), Entropy/Hyle-7, Go-Moku, Renju, Pente, Connect Four, Stack 4D, Othello, Sudoku, Podkidnoi/Durak. Real-time play against other users. Includes ratings and daily tournaments.
Neuroshim Hex Online!	http://online.neuroshima.org/	Neuroshima Hex!, Neuroshima Hex! Babel13
Nexus J	http://www.nexusj.com/	Botswana by Reiner Knizia
PlayCatan	http://www.playcatan.com/	8 games (all Teuber, but not all Catan), several expansions, and myriad variants and scenarios
PlayOK	http://www.playok.com/	A Polish realtime server available in lots of languages including English. 38 games, about half are abstracts and half are card games. Formerly known as Kurnik.org
Procyon Games	http://playprocyon.com	Implementations of board games in the virtual world of Second Life. Danger Zone (Diamant), Can't Stop, En Garde, Frootcake (No Thanks!), Take it Easy
Rail Game Fans	http://www.railgamefans.com/	Australian Rails, British Rails, Empire Builder, Eurorails, India Rails, Lunar Rails, Nippon Rails, Rail Baron, Russian Rails
S3D Connector	http://www.s3dconnector.net/	Settlers of Catan, Seafarers of Catan, (Cities and Knights of Catan in development)
Shogi Club	http://www.shogidojo.com/eng/engindex.htm	Shogi
Spielen.de	http://spielen.de/	China
Star Fleet Battles Online	http://www.sfbonline.com/	Star Fleet Battles, Star Fleet Battles Captain's Edition, Federation Commander: Klingon Border, Federation Commander: Romulan Border
Tantrix.com	http://www.tantrix.com/	Tantrix (lots of players)
Tropic Euro	http://www.tropiceuro.com/	Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Expansion
Versus	http://www.versus-le-jeu.net/	Versus
Virtual Deck	http://www.rlsoftwares.com/baralhovirtual/	Any game using only standard playing cards.
Wargameroom	http://www.wargameroom.com/	Sixteen GMT and Avalon Hill games including 1960: The Making of the President, Twilight Struggle, Command & Colors: Ancients, Paths of Glory, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage, Empire of the Sun, Europe Engulfed, For the People, Sword of Rome, Up Front, We the People, Wilderness War, and World War II: Barbarossa to Berlin. All games there enforce the rules.
Xbox LIVE Arcade	http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/livearcadexbox360/	All officially licensed. Carcassonne (includes The River - King & Scout and The River II are also available), The Settlers of Catan, Lost Cities, Ticket to Ride
ZunTzu	http://www.zuntzu.com/	Games you can play online via ZunTzu

Turn-Based

Site	URL	Games
ACTS (Automated Card Tracking System)	http://acts.warhorsesim.com/	Age of Renaissance,World War II: Barbarossa to Berlin,Blue vs. Gray,Empire of the Sun,Epic of the Peloponnesian War,Fistful of Planets,For the People,Generic PBEM Module,Hammer of the Scots,Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage,Here I Stand,Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation,March Madness,The Napoleonic Wars,Paths of Glory,Pursuit of Glory,Republic of Rome,Shifting Sands,Successors (2nd Edition),Sword of Rome,Thirty Years War: Europe in Agony, 1618-1648,Titan,Twilight Struggle,Washington's War,We the People,Wilderness War
Above the Field	http://www.abovethefields.com	Hammer of the Scots + more
amarriner.com	http://www.amarriner.com/	Citadels (Ohne Furcht und Adel), Diplomacy, Source of the Nile, Blackbeard, Roads & Boats, Conquistador, The Republic of Rome, Wrasslin', Advance Wars, Fire Emblem (alpha)
Antiquity	http://antiquity.boardgamecore.net	An online version of Antiquity.
Art of War	http://www.artofwar.cc	An online variant of Risk involving custom rules, new maps, and massive multiplayer.
BoardGameGeek	http://www.boardgamegeek.com/tigris/	Tigris & Euphrates, Auf Heller und Pfennig
Boardgaming Online	http://www.boardgaming-online.com/	Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
Boîte à jeux	http://www.boiteajeux.net/	Agricola, Alhambra, Amazones, Cephalopod, Diaballik, Deluxe Camping, Drôles de Zèbres, DVONN, Exxit, Fearsome Floors (Finstere Flure), GIPF , Wooly Bully (La Guerre des Moutons), Shazamm!, Torres, Tyrus, TZAAR
Bounced	http://www.dipbounced.com/	Diplomacy
BrainKing	http://www.brainking.com/	Over 100 games and variants, predominantly abstract strategy
Brass Online	http://brass.orderofthehammer.com/	Brass
Brettspielnetz.de	http://www.brettspielnetz.de/	Increasing number of modern and classic games for play in speeds of PbEM up to "near real time".
Button Men Online	http://www.buttonmen.com/	Button Men, FNAP/
Cartagena Online	http://www.cartagena-online.net/	Cartagena
Chess Variants	http://play.chessvariants.org/	Many chess variants.
Ciudadelas de Achiles	http://www.ciudadelas.frenopatico.net/generic.php	Citadels (Spanish)
Cycloopspellen	http://www.cycloopspellen.nl/	TransAmerica, TransEuropa, Clans, Potala
Dragon Go Server	http://dragongoserver.net/	Go. Choice of many user interface languages.
Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/	Backgammon (GTO Backgammon), Scrabble (scrabulous), Hex (hexgame), Reversi (turnplay), Checkers (turnplay), Chess (turnplay), Go (turnplay), Pente (turnplay)
Feuerteufel	http://www.feuerteufel.nl	Amazonas, Attila, Babel, Jambo, Kahuna, Maharaja: Palace Building in India, San Juan, Tigris & Euphrates
For Whom the Web Rocks	http://www.fwtwr.com/fwtwr/index.asp	14 PBEM games, all with a web view
Gamerz	http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/	Over 170 PBEM games, more than 60 of which have a graphical web interface
GamesByEmail.com	http://gamesbyemail.com	Chess, Xiangqi, Omega Chess, McCooey Hex Chess, Reflektit, Backgammon, Deadgammon, Nackgammon, Hypergammon,Checkers, Chinese Checkers,Reversi, Triversi, Ataxx, Snag, Twixt, Link 4, Tic-Tac-Toe, Gomoku, ZERTZ, Risk, Axis and Allies, History of the World, Diplomacy, Acquire, Tanbo, Rush, Crossway, Oust, Palisade, Dipole, Byte, Impasse, Quadrature, Atoll, Copolymer, Begird, Scribe, Diffusion, Cephalopod, Set, Plateau
GoldToken.com	http://goldtoken.com	Classic and modern board games with variants. A vibrant community of gamers. The Official game site for a number of associations.
HexWar	http://www.hexwar.com/	SPI/DG Wargames, Napoleon at Waterloo is free, other games require subscription.
Invade Earth	http://www.smileygames.net/invade/	Risk 2210 A.D., Risk: Godstorm, and other Risk variants. Free and open-source.
ItsYourTurn.com	http://itsyourturn.com	Huge site, lots of players. Classic abstract games.
Jeux sur un Plateau	http://www.jsp-mag.com/jeux_ND.php?LANG=en&Action=	12 games
Jij bent	http://www.jijbent.nl/	48 classic and modern board games
Little Golem	http://www.littlegolem.net/	17 games
Ludagora	http://www.ludagora.net/	Medina, Through the Desert, Vinci, Set, Crazy Circus, Capharnaüm, Hare and Tortoise, King of Siam
Ludoholic	http://www.ludoholic.com/	Defunct Capitol, Monkeys on the Moon, Titan: The Arena, Urland
MaBiWeb	http://www.mabiweb.com/	Mykerinos, Richelieu, In the Shadow of the Emperor, Gods, Kreta, UR, In the Year of the Dragon
Mastermoves	http://www.mastermoves.eu/	Corné van Moorsel games, some yet to be published: Streetsoccer, 8 Cities, Land of Lakes, Territories, Floriado, Gipsy King, Powerboats
MajorCommand	http://www.MajorCommand.com	Risk with diplomacy, multiple maps and rule variants. (beta)
michaelschacht.net PlayByWeb	http://www.michaelschacht.net/pbm/	Patrician, Hansa, China, Web of Power
MindSports	http://mindsports.nl/	Various abstract games.
MrJack.hurricangames	http://mrjack.hurricangames.com/	Mr. Jack
Not Chess	http://www.notchess.com/	Chess variant "Not Chess"
The Pixie Pit	http://www.thepixiepit.co.uk/scrabble/	Scrabble
Play Online Risk	http://www.PlayOnlineRisk.com	Reviews and ratings of the best places to play online Risk.
Play Risk Online	http://www.LetsPlayRiskOnline.com	Reviews and ratings of the best places to play Risk online.
Play Risk Online Reviews	http://www.PlayRiskOnlineReviews.com	Reviews and ratings of the best places to play Risk online.
PR Game	http://pr-game.com/	Puerto Rico
RavenBlack Games	http://games.ravenblack.net/	Waving Hands (Warlocks)
SlothNinja Games	http://www.slothninja.com/	After The Flood, Confucius, Tammany Hall
SpielByWeb	http://www.spielbyweb.com/	Bus, Hacienda, Hoity Toity, Reef Encounter, Tikal, Wallenstein, Santiago
Strategy Game Network	http://www.strategygamenetwork.com	Place to play Risk online
Super Duper Games	http://superdupergames.org/	105 games, mostly abstracts, including Icehouse pyramid games (e.g. Homeworlds, Martian Chess, Pikemen, Volcano, Branches) as well as many other abstract games old and new.
takeAplay	http://www.takeaplay.net/	2 games
TnE	http://tne.meyerbros.org	Tigris & Euphrates
Vying Games	http://vying.org	Amazons, American Checkers, Ataxx, Breakthrough, Cephalopod, Connect6, Dots and Boxes, Footsteps (listed as Quo Vadis on BGG), Kalah (a modern mancala variant, not listed on BGG), Keryo-Pente (A Pente variation, not listed on BGG), Nine Men's Morris, Othello, Oware (a traditional mancala variant), Pah-Tum, Pente, Phutball, Three Musketeers
WarGear	http://www.wargear.net	Risk
You Play It	http://www.youplay.it/	Blue Max, Cartagena, King Me!, VampiRing, Wooden Ships & Iron Men, Gonzaga. All games can be played with different numbers of opponent, with different rule sets. Many scenarios are available for Blue Max and Wooden Ships & Iron Men. All games can be played in 8 players leagues.
YourturnMyturn	Play board games online at YourTurnMyturn.com	25 games, e.g. Tally Ho!, Lost Cities, Kahuna, Hey! That's My Fish! (Penguin), Scrabble, Triple Yahzee, Backgammon, Chess
Yucata	http://www.yucata.de/	65 games, e.g. Thunderstone, Luna, Two by Two, Egizia, Yspahan, Carolus Magnus, Arkadia, Oregon, Vikings, Stone Age, Saint Petersburg, Hey, That's My Fish!, Carcassonne - Hunters and Gatherers, Atta Ants, Hacienda, Kahuna, Masons (Mauerbauer), Rosenkönig, Finca, Fearsome Floors, Pompeji, Just4Fun (Just 4 Fun), Yucatá
The Richochet Robot Challenge	http://www.braunston.com/kevin/rrobot/rrobot.html <- this link currently dead, another RR website: http://www.ricochetrobots.com/	Ricochet Robots

Hybrid

Site	Types of play	URL	Games
Eye Play Games	Turn-Based, but supportive of Real-Time play	http://www.eyeplaygames.com/	Robo Runner
Hexcell Games	Turn-Based, but supportive of Real-Time play	http://www.hexcellgames.com/	Blue Max
VASL	Real-Time and PBEM	http://www.vasl.org/	Advanced Squad Leader
VASSAL	Real-Time and PBEM	http://www.vassalengine.org/community/index.php	Many, over 800 games
ZunTzu	Real-Time and PBEM	http://www.zuntzu.com/	Many, wargames/eurogamesGames you can play online via ZunTzu

Play by Email

Site	URL	Games
Aide de Camp	http://www.hpssims.com/pages/products/adc2/ADC2-Main.html	Commercial tool supporting several wargames
Cyberboard	http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/index.html	Freeware tool supporting many, mostly wargames
Diplomaticcorp	http://www.diplomaticcorp.com	A play-by-email Diplomacy community
VASL	http://www.vasl.org/	Advanced Squad Leader
VASSAL	http://www.vassalengine.org/community/index.php	Many, mostly wargames
Avalomhilly	http://www.avalomhilly.20m.com/	Itty Bitty Battles, Charge At the Alamo
Redscape	http://www.redscape.com/forum/	A Game of Thrones, Advanced Civilization, Diplomacy, The Republic of Rome

Solitaire

Sites where you play alone, either against the gods or against a computer opponent, with no interaction with other human players.

Site	URL	Games
Edition Erlkönig	http://www.erlkoenig.ws/	Heinrich Glumpler provides online version of his games for preview and testing - including Feurio!, Dicke Dämonen, Vulkan!, Techno Witches, Tschuk
Sliding Block Puzzles	http://www.puzzleworld.org/SlidingBlockPuzzles/default.htm	a fantastic collection of playable sliding block puzzles
Hozo's Flash Page	http://hozo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/micropul/index.html	micropul
Babylone	http://lesplateaux.net/babylone/	Babylone
Kaliko Online	http://www.tablajatekos.hu/zz2007/kaliko/Kaliko.html	Kaliko = Psyche-Paths
Marquand.net	http://marquand.net/games/ingenious	Ingenious
Marquand.net	http://marquand.net/games/callisto	Callisto
Marquand.net	http://marquand.net/games/coloretto	Coloretto
Marquand.net	http://marquand.net/games/lexio	Lexio
Onlinebrettspiele.de	http://www.onlinebrettspiele.de/	Flaschenteufel, 6 nimmt!, Paris Paris, Floriado, Web of Power, Bonobo Beach / Cronberg.

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