Board Games

Chess Variants: Xiangqi: Chinese Chess Chess Variants: Xiangqi: Chinese Chess- Contain general game information, links to online shopping, rules, and pieces. Yutopian Online Yutopian Online- Offers rules, history of the game, news, discussion forum, and help on how to play the game. Tessaron Tessaron- Publisher's site includes game information, rules, and images. Winning Stratego Winning Stratego- Offers rules, strategies, and initial board setups. Shogi: Japanese Chess (the Chess Variant Pages) Shogi: Japanese Chess (the Chess Variant Pages)- Rules and other information for Shogi, Japanese Chess Ricoh Shogi's page Ricoh Shogi's page- Contains invaluable help for the shogi student: Tsume shogi exercises by the renowned Tanigawa and annotated game scores (kifu) from championships. Shogi War Page Shogi War Page- Personal fan site features articles and pictures. Includes a comparison with chess and go. 2006 European Shogi Championship 2006 European Shogi Championship- Features an event schedule, registration, participant list, photographs, and results. Champions of Shogi Champions of Shogi- Historical overview of Shogi champions. Professional Shogi Professional Shogi- Presents updated news about tournaments and players. Shogi: Samurai Chess Shogi: Samurai Chess- Online version with instructions for how to play. Shogi - The Next Generation Shogi - The Next Generation- Rules for a variant of Shogi playable in three dimensions instead of just two. Hans Geuns' Basic Shogi vocabulary Hans Geuns' Basic Shogi vocabulary- Contains English translations of many Japanese shogi terms. An invaluable tool when reading Japanese publications on shogi. Ningen Shogi Ningen Shogi- Every spring, they have the festival Human Japanese chess game in Tendo. Many samurai perform as pieces of Japanese chess game. Pieter Stouten's Shogi Home Page Pieter Stouten's Shogi Home Page- Home of the SHOGI-L mailing list, and many Shogi links. Queens' Courtiers Queens' Courtiers- Includes an explanation, and rules of the game. IcehouseGames.org IcehouseGames.org- A wiki for posting games, creating new games, and discussion of the game. The Martian Chessboard Section The Martian Chessboard Section- A four player variant. Provides instructions. Zendobun Zendobun- Game variant using sentences. Zendo Stones Zendo Stones- Instructions for construction of stones with polymer clay. Icehouse Handbook Icehouse Handbook- Rules, strategies, and extras for the original Icehouse game. Zendo Zendo- A game of inductive logic using an Icehouse set. Rules, strategies, variations, philosophy. Icehouse Icehouse- Official site includes games and variant information, testimonials, FAQs, and purchasing. Zarcana Zarcana- A board game played with Icehouse pieces and tarot cards. Gallery of Icehouse Pieces Gallery of Icehouse Pieces- Pictures of hand-painted xyloid pieces by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin. Plus valuable tips on painting them. The Chess World The Chess World- Contains openings, middle games, and endgames studies. Also wallpaper, computer chess, puzzles, chess gym, library, video lectures are also available. ChessBomb ChessBomb- Broadcasts chess tournaments online with realtime computer analysis. GeniusProphecy.com GeniusProphecy.com- This website is dedicated to writing free articles on a range of topics to help the average player improve. Topics discussed include openings, strategy and end… Chess is Chess Chess is Chess- A blog covering chess news and tips. Chess strategy Chess strategy- Winning chess tactics, puzzles, and instruction. 365Chess.com 365Chess.com- A big searchable game database. Ten Tips to Winning Chess Ten Tips to Winning Chess- Article by International Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier. The Chess Mind The Chess Mind- Weblog for fans by chess fan Dennis Monokroussos. Plenty of discussion about positions and people. How Computers Play Chess - How Stuff Works How Computers Play Chess - How Stuff Works- Several short articles illustrating how computers play chess. Chessdom Chessdom- A chess site featuring tournaments, games and history as well as many fun stories about chess. Chess.com Chess.com- Contains news, articles, strategies, videos, resources. Wikipedia Chess Wikipedia Chess- Encyclopedia entry provides hyperlinked information about history, playment, literature, computer games. Chyss Chess Chyss Chess- Features classic openings, puzzles, facts, biographies, and hints. Ed's Ever-Growing Chess Page Ed's Ever-Growing Chess Page- Chess pictures, stories, tournaments, games and problems. The Chess Drum The Chess Drum- The purpose of the site is to champion the success of black chess players around the world, to give a greater sense of community, and for sharing ideas and knowled… Chess Chess- Provides problems, studies, rules and online play. ChessGames.com ChessGames.com- Online PGN chess game database with java viewers, and chat forums. Avler Chess Avler Chess- Featuring chess products, strategies, forums, and games. Chess Poster Chess Poster- Problems, news, games, history, players, and rules. Chess Corner Chess Corner- Includes quotes, rules, tactics, chat, and Internet play. My Obsession with Chess My Obsession with Chess- Scott McCloud recounts his childhood and adult addiction to the world of grids, knights, and checkmates. Chess Videos Chess Videos- Discussion board based around chess strategy and analysis videos. ChessDryad ChessDryad- Chess education, history, articles, current events, and the CalGames Database. About.com: Chess About.com: Chess- Information includes rules, tactics, clubs, software, and Internet play. Chess training Chess training- Includes tactics, lectures, combinations, history, and games of all World Championships.