These are websites that provide additional information and resources on all thing related to board games.

BoardGameGeek.com

This is undoubtedly the premier board game resource website. The database is huge as it tries to catalog every board game ever published. The content is mainly user driven but this is the place to go if you want to check out a game, read reviews or just stare at pretty photos.

Old-School German-style Board Game (OG) Guild

This guild focuses on old school German style board games from the past but also promotes newer designed games that fit the mold. If you enjoy interactive board games that are simple and with minimal rules overhead, join the guild at Board Game Geek.

The Opinionated Gamers

Like BGG, this blog features game reviews and opinions from veteran gamers I respect. Spearheaded by Dale Yu, a boardgame designer and enthusiast, this site features a dozen or so guest writers that contributes opinions and reviews. I particular love how to rate games and have partially adopted some of their ideas for rating games. Be warned though, the site features mainly Euro gamers with little to no Kickstarter or Fantasy Flight presence.

Board Game Design by Bruno Faidutti

Bruno Faidutti is a well-known French designer best known for Citadels. Citadels have been around for a long time and is an evergreen title. I occasionally visit this site for insightful comments on the current state of board game affairs as well as cool gems and nuggets of wisdom. Bruno also shares some of his designer diaries which is always revealing and thought provoking.

Reiner Knizia’s Website

Reiner Knizia is one of my favorite game designers. His games are usually simple, but features subtle depths that come out only when players interact. His games allow a 6 year old child, a 35 year old father and a 70 year old grandfather to engage and bond over a single game without any one getting bored. That is no simple feat. His productivity is astounding and his games continues to get reprinted every year globally by different publishers. See for yourself.

Undiscovered Games

A YouTube channel dedicated to simple, interactive games that are usually from the yesteryears, but with a mix of newer games. If you are interested in quality, highly interactive German designs, visit the page and relive the glory days. As a disclaimer, I am not associated with the content producer. We just have overlapping interests in the type of board games we enjoy and I just enjoy his commentary.

Board gems

Another YouTube channel from Darryl Boone, owner of Pizzaria Ludica in Canada and OG extraordinaire. He has started this video channel to promote the OG games that we love. Excellent channel and his segments are very very detailed and comprehensive. Check it out to better understand the type of games that we are passionate about!

Portland Game Collective

If you are a fan of trick-taking games or small card games, do yourself a favor and visit this site. The folks at PGC are trick-taking enthusiasts and they have become an importer/publisher for obscure gems. Designers come from every corner of the globe, but many of the brilliant and novel designs are coming from Asia and Asia-Pacific countries. Although this is not a site where you get information about games, it is a place where you can visit to see what’s new and up and coming in the genre and also purchase them.