Andy's Game Page

I am what could be described as an "avid" boardgamer. I will play almost any boardgame at least once, and again (and again and again) if I like it (and can find opponents willing to play). I'm not real fond of wargames, especially "traditional" ones with LOTS of pieces on a side and lots of information packed onto little counters. I also don't play RPGs (Role Playing Games) or CCGs (Collectible Card Games). My current favorites are railroad-type games, especially the 18xx family.

18xx

I had so much stuff here I moved it to its own page.

Other Board Games

Besides 18xx, some of my favorite games are

Civilization. What a broad subject! As a result, there are a multitude of games with approximately the same name, some of which are related to the others.
- Civilizaion, the (basic) board game (available from Avalon Hill)
- Advanced Civilization, an expansion set for the baord game (Avalon Hill)
- Civilization, the computer game - not related to the board game at all (Microprose)
- Advanced Civilization, a computer version of the expanded baord game (Avalon Hill)
- CivNet, a multiplayer version of the Microprose computer game
TimJim/Prism (especially Outpost and 2038)
Titan
AH History of the World
AH Merchants of Venus
Car Wars: the (non-trading) Card Game

Other games which I like or think are cool but don't get to play often are:

TimJim Suzerain
6-Tag Rennen (whatever German for 6-Day Race is)
Elfenroads

Game Conventions

There are lots of game conventions of various sizes throughout the year and throughout the country. I don't have the time or money to make it to more than a small fraction of them, but the ones I know about are listed here.

Slug-A-Thon A small game convention in Silicon Valley, usually running in both fall and spring.
Strategicon runs several very successful cons in LA each year.
- Gateway - either Memorial Day or Labor Day weekend
- GAMEX - whichever weekend Gateway isn't
- Orccon - every President's Day Weekend (February)
AvalonCon - Avalon Hill runs this each year just north of Baltimore, in August
Origins - billed as the National Game Convention. I went last summer, when it was in San Jose. No idea where it will be this year.
TSR runs something in Wisconsin every year, but I don't do RPGs

Game Companies on the Net

Gamesmiths purveyors of somewhat less serious (but still loads of fun) games
Fat Messiah Games

General Board Game resources

Ken Tidwell's Game Cabinet covers multiplayer board games, other than railroad games.
Val's Game Room

Other Gaming Resources

Play By Mail (PBM) Game Page
Games Domain (UK) mostly computer games
WWW Virtual Library: Games & Recreation
Somebody else's thoughts on rating games in cost/hour of play

Vaguely Game-Related Stuff

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Author: Andy Lange email: <alange@rahul.net>
Last Updated: Mon, Apr 15, 1996 8:55 PM PST