Play Groups

About.com - Forming a Game Club
How to form a successful game club. Article by Erik Arneson.
http://boardgames.about.com/library/clubs/blclubs.htm

Basement Gamers Website
Offers reviews and list of games played.
http://basementgamers.com/

Berks Boardgamers
Features meeting locations and schedule for a board game club located in SE Pennsylvania.
http://jcarvin.tripod.com/berksboardgamers/

Billabong Boardgamers
Melbourne (Australia) based group who play German and other European boardgames on a weekly basis. Site features directions, schedule, and members' biographies.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/dacoutts/Billabong/

The Bliss Pages
Board games sessions in West Sussex, United Kingdom. Contains information on subjects ranging from poetry to new age therapies and web site design.
http://www.theblisspages.com/board.php

Board Stiff
At the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, in New York, U.S. Information about meetings and games played.
http://www.boardstiffny.org/

Boardgame Players Association
A worldwide group of boardgame enthusiasts, and host of the annual World Boardgaming Championships with tournaments in 100 popular boardgames.
http://www.boardgamers.org/

Boardgaming in Aotearoa
A place to discuss board games and role playing games in New Zealand.
http://boardgames.co.nz/

BoardSilly
Located in Leamington Spa, England.
http://groups.msn.com/boardsilly/

Busco Charlie's Gaming Social
Based in Northeastern Oklahoma, the group plays a variety of card and board games every week. Site also includes game reviews, series replays, and league play results.
http://www.geocities.com/buscocharlie/

Central Pennsylvania Game Club
Strategy board games club that meets twice a month near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Features an article about how to teach game rules, and an explanation of what Eurogames are.
http://centralpagameclub.com/

The Chessmen
Based in New York, USA. Games played, session reports, and articles.
http://www.thechessmen.com

The Comrades of Constantine Games Club
Event schedule, games played, and a guestbook. London, England.
http://chingfordgames1.homestead.com/

Crawley Wargames Club
In West Sussex, United Kingdom. Features information about meetings and games played.
http://www.btinternet.com/~i_coleman/cwc.htm

Game Central Station
Nashville board gaming group. Includes a meeting schedule and directions. Also features a member roster and attendance records.
http://www.gamecentralstation.org/

Games Club of Maryland
In Maryland, USA. Plays board games and card games. Features information about meetings, games played, conventions, and game reviews.
http://www.gamesclubofmd.org/

Gamescape
Gamer weblog featuring podcasts, reviews, and session reports.
http://thegamescape.co.uk/

Got Dice?
Gaming group based in the Northeast Illinois / Southeast Wisconsin area. Mainly plays European style board and card games. Includes game reviews, ratings and session reports.
http://www.gotdice.com/

Halesowen Board Gamers
Based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. Details of the club, its activities, and the board and card games they play.
http://www.davedudley.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/halesowenboardgames/home.htm

Houston Gamers
A loosely organized group in Houston, USA. With session reports, members, and photos.
http://www.houstongamers.org/

Kitchen Table Gamers
In Northeastern Ohio. Features session recaps, ratings, game descriptions, and photos.
http://home.neo.rr.com/boardgames/

KOTWO Official Web Site
The official web site for KOTWO, a private strategy game club, founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1990.
http://kotwo.tripod.com/

London Board Games Club
A club for board game players meeting regularly in Ealing, London, UK.
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/lbgc/

Madhatters' Inn
Play by email club that plays Divine Right and Car Wars.
http://cwhnj.com/madhat/

Million Minute Family Challenge
A group oriented organization attempting to increase family and community togetherness though games in the United States. Offers a national minute counter, board games history, game ideas, and FAQs.
http://www.millionminute.com/

Morat's Boardgamers
A small group of boardgame fans from Cornwall England who meet to discuss and play boardgames form around the world. Mainly focussing on "German" derived games. Site includes Boardgame reports and reviews.
http://www.morat.btinternet.co.uk/

nimrods
Board-game geeks of Salisbury UK
http://www.nimrods.blogspot.com/

Old Edwardian Wargames Club
In Johannesburg, South Africa. With events, news, and championship results.
http://users.iafrica.com/w/wa/wargames/OEWeb/

Orange County Boardgamers
A gaming group based in Orange County, California. Session reports, links, and announcements.
http://home.earthlink.net/~byrens/OCBG/OCBG.htm

The Piddinghoe Gamers
Based in East Sussex, UK. Participates in weekly sessions, largely devoted to German strategy games. Includes session reports and articles.
http://www.piddinghoegamers.org/

Sacramento Games Portal
Lists clubs in Sacramento. Also features contact information for event organizers.
http://www.sacgames.org

South Devon Gamers Table Football Club
South Devon, England. Description of the club and directions to the venue.
http://www.freewebs.com/sdgtfc/

Strategy Gamers World
Includes a monthly meeting schedule (invitation only), a forum, and member-generated game reviews.
http://www.strategygamersworld.com/

Syracuse Board Gamers
Features a schedule, pictures, and a list of the kinds of games the group plays.
http://www.scottnicholson.com/syracuseboardgamers/

Unity Games
Features links to members' webpages and to the official discussion group for the group. Also offers a schedule of events.
http://www.unitygames.org/

Wassail Games Club
UK based group that meets weekly in Frome, Somerset. Features a meeting schedule, location, news, a member roster and forum.
http://wassailgamesclub.googlepages.com/

Westbank Gamers
New Orleans gaming group specializing in multi-player strategy and war games. Features news, editorials, game reviews, and session reports.
http://www.westbankgamers.com/