Serious Online Databases for Games Researchers |
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| In addition to GARD, there are other attempts to collate and collect information and evidence for games and games related material. Many Museums run enormous databases for their collections which incorporate significant numbers of games - museum collections that we know of are featured on our Collections page. |
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Jocari - Aa huge database
of games from ancient times to 1800 including archeological
and iconographic information. It's in French (use an online
translator) and is a great resource. |
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Digital Ludeme Project - A five year ERC-funded research project hosted by Maastricht University. This project is a computational study of the world's traditional strategy games throughout recorded human history. For each selected games, it has various bits including game simulations, recreations, rules but also records for evidence found. |
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Interesting Informational websites |
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| The On-line Guide
to Traditional Games |
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| Board Games Studies |
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| Giochi dell'Oca
- Italian website on the Royal Game of the Goose - beautiful
pictures. |
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| Centro Studi Triple Cinta French group aiming to collect, sort and catalog information on the triple concentric square (9 Mens Morris). |
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| Medieval Board Games Research from Aisling 1198 |
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The Board Games Studies Journal Peer-reviewed academic internet-based publication - the only serious publication for historical, mathematical and social analysis of board games. |
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| Picardy Games. Site dedicated to traditional wooden games from Picardy and elsewhere |
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Interesting Commercial Websites |
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| Games Et Al Antique
Shop specialising in games |
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| Chez Bill A website
specialising in Chinese Mother of Pearl gaming counters. |
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| Masters Traditional
Games, a quality traditional games shop with a huge & diverse range of games from 3 Player Chess to Giant Connect 4. |
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Games Organisations and People |
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| The Puzzle Museum
A puzzle Museum, home of the Hordern-Dalgety Collection |
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| David Parlett,
Author and Games Inventor |
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| Association of Game and Puzzle
Collectors |
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| The English Playing Card Society |
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| Bruce Whitehill,
The Big Game Hunter with interests surrounding American board game history, in particular |
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