What is BoardGameGeek?
BoardGameGeek is an online board gaming resource and community. The site is updated on a real-time basis by its large and still growing user base, making the 'Geek the largest and most up-to-date place to get gaming information! There is no charge to become a registered member of BGG, although you are certainly encouraged to help improve the site by adding your own reviews and thoughts on games to the existing database!
There are reviews, articles, ratings, images, play-aids, translations, and session reports from board game geeks across the world, as well as live discussion forums. In addition - every day - nearly a hundred game trades pass through the hands of registered members, as well as transactions in the marketplace. If you are new to the site and wondering where to begin, you might start with the Guide to BoardGameGeek.
What kind of games are here?
Here you'll find many kinds of games, including many you've probably never seen in a store! For suggestions, especially if you are buying a game for someone else, check out our Board Game Gift Guide. We cover not only board games but also dice games, card games, tile-laying games, and games of dexterity. We have abstracts, economic games, dungeon crawls, city building, diplomacy and negotiation, trading, puzzle games, strategy games, party games, war games, and many more--we run the gamut from the light and whimsical Carcassonne to the serious and heavy empire-building of Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition. Old familiar games like Monopoly exist in the database, as well, although you'll find almost all users prefer games showing the advancements that have been made in game play and component quality since Monopoly was first published.
This looks interesting, but where can I find these games?
Many of these games are sold by other BGG users right here in our online BGG Marketplace. Those games which are in print may also be available from your local independent game store--most will be happy to special order many of them. If you can't find the games there, you might also try one of the many online game retailers, often the only way to get imported games. Although you may never have seen or even heard of many of these games, you will find that they are surprisingly easy to obtain.
How can I find opponents for these games?
Try your friends or family--you have the makings of a great gaming group among people you already know! But there are also many ways to meet new people for playing these games. You might be lucky and have a game store that features board game nights, and you may even find the local nexus of board gamers in your community. Meeting up for game nights is an excellent way to try out many games. You might also find a local group in the Game Groups section of our Forum. Or, feel free to use our Forum to try to find people in your area--our members are always looking for new players, and generally enjoy introducing people to these games. BoardGameGeek even facilitates finding individual gamers in your area by the Gamer Database
Why should I register?
To fully utilize many of the site's features, you'll need a user name. BGG Registration is free. To add any content to the site, you must register.
After you register you can:
- Add a game to the database
- Contribute images to our database
- Post messages on our forums
Will you protect my privacy?
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