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Out of Print
Just as books do, games will go in- and-out-of-print.  At any given time, there are lots more great games that are not being published than are in print.    Regrettably, The Game Preserve cannot help you find a copy of such games.  We are not in the business of buying and selling used or out of print games.  These sites are a good places to search.

First Choice:  Huge selection, search by title or manufacturer or key word or ... 

Ebay.com   World's largest auction site

Next:

The Hero Factory Out-of-print roleplaying games, RPG accessories, AD&D modules, gaming magazines

Time Warp Collectibles Games from the 50's 60's and more

ExtravaGAMEza

Fine Games Used game dealer

That Game Store Used Games and more.

Darwin's Closet   Used Games alphabetical

Lofthouse Used Games alphabetical 

Titan Games Used Role Playing Games

Gamester's   Canadian dealer in used war and role playing games

Further research:

Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors   What the name suggests.  Includes an archive of rules.  Leads to many one-of-a-kind sites.

If you know of any other good www locations for finding out of print games, please let us know and we will put links here. 

Rules
The rules of games are their "intellectual property".  Since we are partners with game inventors and hope for them to savor the fruits of their labors, we disapprove of freely distributing copyrighted rules.  On the other hand, we sympathize with people who have lost their rules or purchased games minus rules at garage sales. We believe that the best way for a game to succeed is for it to be played and enjoyed.  Therefore, we offer these links. 

Domino Plaza   The last word on domino variants.

About Games   Big site with lots of connections.

About Card Games Another big site focused on card games, traditional and new.

Game Cabinet Lots of contemporary rules, copyrights be darned.

Traditional Games   British site focused on centuries-old games such as Ur, Go, and Nine Man Morris

Dice Talk And plenty of it.  Proprietary and conventional dice are covered.

US Playing Card Classic card games (hearts, euchre, bridge, pinochle ... )

Mah Jong Exchange American Mah Jongg Q and A

Mah Jongg Japanes Mahj rules
European Game Rules Contemporary German, French, or others where English language rules are an afterthought

D'antiques Contemporary games; copyrights be darned

Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors   What the name suggests.  Includes an archive of rules.  Leads to many one-of-a-kind sites.

or individual games (mah jongg, scrabble, monopoly, backgammon... ) please see Game Preserve Links where you can find dozens of links to individual game pages.

If you know of any other good www locations, please let us know and we will put links here.  

    Game Preserve Links
 

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Blogs & 'Zines

  Deep Fun Bernie DeKoven is the "Guru of Glee".  His Weblog is a great source of the unvarnished truth about games. 
  Dice2Mice - Free online games magazine. Covers everything from board to video games.
  Marketing Memory: The Games Boomers Play - An interesting article on board games and their focus on baby boomers.

Rules, Clubs, & Aficionados




American Cribbage Congress includes info on rules, tournaments and membership
American Go Association  site includes rules, local chapters, resources, and tournaments
Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors  a nonprofit group dedicated to the preservation of old games and puzzles
Axis & Allies Journal a site full of strategies and rules variants, plus a combat calculator
Backgammon Galore! site includes rules, play sites, articles, humor and other links
Bob's Land 'o Yo    lots of great links to the up and down world of yo-yos
Canasta Rules want to learn?
Card Games , The Web Site a comprehensive list of rules for card games of all types
Card Games - Rules of many popular classic games posted by US Playing Cards, a card manufacturer
Cathedral All about this striking 2-player strategy game 
Chinese Chess Club Xian Qi - web site dedicated to Chinese Chess
D'antiques Contemporary games; copyrights be darned
Domino Plaza a comprehensive listing of domino rules variants, clubs, and history
Euchre: "There IS no other card game!" site devoted to this very Hoosier card game
Friends of GENCON (Indianapolis chapter)
Game Report Online news and reviews from the gaming world
GamesChamp - Dedicated to winning at games.
German & European Games translated to English  
Intellect Chess concise tactics tutorials to help you improve your game
Kulkmann's G@mebox reviews and links for board games from around the world
LARP.com the place to look for info on live action role playing around the world
Mah Jongg - Modern Japanese rules 
Mah Jongg - Step-by-step illustrated rules 
Museum of Games.  A virtual museum of boxed and older board games
Rook  An in-depth look at rules and strategies of this classic gard game 
Texas Hold'em Online - compares all Texas Hold’em online poker rooms on a number of features. Has reviews of variants, explains rules and strategy.
Tiddly Winks Association. All you ever wanted to know about Tiddly Winks  

Game publishers

Cheapass Games Give Me the Brain, Falling, Kill Doctor Lucky, and many others
Decipher Games  Star Trek & Star Wars Collectible Card games only.
Daily Illuminator, The silly links, plus up-to-date info about Steve Jackson Games
Flying Buffalo Play by Mail, Tunnels & Trolls, Nuclear War, Lost Worlds
Games Wokshop Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer 40K, Blood Bowl

Iron Crown Enterprises Middle Earth Role Playing and CCGs, Silent Death
Monopoly Official site
Palladium Books Rifts, Robotech
Pinnacle Entertainment Group Deadlands Weird West RPG, Doomtown CCG
Rubik's Online Official site for product info and online puzzles
Scrabble Official Milton Bradley website
Trivial Pursuit Official site
Zobmondo!  Try out our most audacious game online

Puzzles of all kinds

  Clever Games for Clever People math games/puzzles recommended by Dr. John Conway
Mr. Puzzle Australia nice selection of mechanical puzzles down under
Puzzle World the name says it all
Thinks.com all sorts of puzzles and links to other great sites
Ultimate Puzzle Site, The challenging puzzles in various categories

Online Shopping & Out of Print Games

Boardgames.pagina.nl - Boardgame gateway based out of the Netherlands
Dee's Tallies - A great place to buy custom-made Bridge Tallies
Ebay.com  World's largest auction site. Many used & out of print games on sale at any time.
ExtravaGAMEza Used and Collectible Games  
Fine Games  An online source for out-of-print and historical games.
Play it Again Games - Featuring vintage, used, rare, and out of print games and board games.
Quigley's Games - A site for traditional party games for adults and children which are downloaded and printed to your home PC.
The Wizard's Cupboard - an online source for Magic: The Gathering cards and more.
www.totallygame.com 
> TotallyGame gives you a huge collection of online action games free to play and download.


 

These web site links are listed as a convenience to our visitors. If you use these links, we take no responsibility and give no guarantees, warranties or representations, implied or otherwise, for the content or accuracy of these third-party sites.