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Convention & Trade Show Schedule

http://www.sjgames.com/con/

Chronological listing of upcoming conventions and trade shows of interest to the gaming industry. Each entry includes dates, location, contact information, and links to the convention or show's Web site where available.

Author: Steve Jackson Games

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Keywords: Conventions; Trade Shows

FilmWise

http://www.filmwise.com/

FilmWise features "movie quotes, unique text and visual quizzes, contests and the infamous Invisibles," quizzes which challenge you to identify characters who've been removed from film stills -- except for their clothes.

Author: FilmWise (feedback@filmwise.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Keywords: movie trivia

The Foosball Source

http://www.foosball.com/

Foosball from A to Z including the complete rules, a player gallery, playing instructions, history of the game, tournament information, and images and movies.

Author: Clay (clay@foosball.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Keywords: Foosball

The Games Compendium

http://www.edinburgh-scout.org.uk/games/

"a collection of games suitable for Scouting." Includes indoor and outdoor activities. Organized by type of game (races & relays, obstacle courses, pencil & paper, memory, etc.)

Author: Andrew Burt (Observer.LTComp@argonet.co.uk)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Entertainment & Leisure--Outdoor Recreation

Games FAQs

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/

A listing of game related FAQs, including Backgammon, Go, Chess, Bridge, Pinball, and Video Games.

Author: Members of various games-related USENET newsgroups

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Keywords: FAQ; Backgammon; Chess; Bridge; Pinball; Video

The History of Traditional Games

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/james.masters/TraditionalGames/TraditionalGamesHome.htm

This site is broken up into three main sections; Traditional Board Games from around the World, Traditional English Pub Games, and Traditional English Garden Games. Each section has separate, detailed pages on the history of such games as Billiards, Croquet, and Backgammon, as well as links to other historical type game sites. One added feature is a list of references used for finding the material for each profile.

Author: James Masters (james.masters@which.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports

Keywords: Board Games; Backgammon; Chess; Billiards; Snooker; Dominos; Quoits; Croquet; Pub Games; Garden Games

Online-Sweepstakes.com

http://www.online-sweepstakes.com/

"A free service that enables visitors to quickly and easily find and enter the best online contests, sweepstakes, and giveaways. We also offer links to online games, free stuff, and free resources for webmasters." Browsable by frequency (one-time, daily, monthly, etc.). Each entry describes the contest and prizes, eligibility, and when the contest ends.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Keywords: Online Contests; Sweepstakes; Give-a-ways

Rulescentral.com

http://www.rulescentral.com/

This site is a "comprehensive resource for Rules Enthusiasts, Sports Fans and Participants, and Games Players." It offers rules for a wide variety of acitivities: sports, cards, boardgames

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports

Keywords: rules; sports; card games; boardgames; hunting rules;

Wizard World

http://www.wizardworld.com/

WizardWorld.com is the online source for price guides and keeping track of what you collect. We provide individuals, collectors and dealers a single community in which to enjoy and share their passion for collecting... [with a] focus on comic books, action figures, Magic:The Gathering, Pokémon and collectible card games.

Author: WizardWorld, Inc. (editorial@wizardworld.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Comics

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Yahoo! Games

http://games.yahoo.com/

Find all the classic games here -- from checkers to blackjack to dominos to fantasy sports--card games too! Registration is required, but free.

Author: Yahoo! Inc.

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Games

Entertainment & Leisure--Games--Computer/Video/Arcade

Keywords: online games

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