Peter Shulman's War
Noted artist Peter Shulman tells the fascinating story of the war games he played as a hobby beginning in childhood and continuing throughout his life. The website displays photographs of his elaborate armies in formation. In addition, visitors can read a biography of the artist and view galleries of his works. http://come.to/PetersWar

PBeM-Portal, Your Gateway to Everything Play-By-eMail
If you long to fight battles, slay dragons, and explore alien worlds, you can realize some of your science fiction and fantasy aspirations through RPGs (role playing games). One of the main ways to play is to join a PBeM (Play By E-mail) game. Through this PBeM portal, gamers can access over 200 fantasy, horror, space, sports, science fiction, war, and other games, plus PBeM news, reviews, and announcements. Here game masters can find players and players can find games of all kinds. The site offers free web hosting and other services for PBeM game masters, including help with getting your game up and running. http://www.pbem-portal.com/

Marcopoly
Marcopoly is a stock exchange game, free to play and open to everybody who wants to join. New players receive virtual cash with which to construct a portfolio, and then can select any combination of shares from the Forward Market on the Brussels Stock Exchange. The aim of the game is to increase your assets by trading shares. To help you choose stocks for your portfolio, there are figures and graphs with actual data from companies on the Brussels Stock Exchange. The trading is realistic, including deductions for commissions and taxes. Each day, at the closing of the Brussels Stock Exchange, players' share values are updated according to actual values traded on the real-life exchange. Players are ranked by portfolio value. The game currently has over a thousand players, from 43 countries.
http://www.scorpioweb.com/marcopoly

Game Programming '98
This website was created to provide information and support to budding game programmers. There are articles and links here to information on general game theory, game creation, general programming topics, graphics, sound cards, assembly, demo effects, and using AI in games. Game creators can also explore the psychology of game design, some mathematics principles used in game development, and how to use principles of physics to model real-world effects.


Galdor's Funky Secret Page: Tolkien Links & Stuff for Elendor MUSH users
This is a big collection of resource links for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, with emphasis on Elendor MUSH, the giant online multi-user game based in Tolkien's Middle Earth. Game players will find lectures here on all aspects of the games including weapons, combat, culture, history, characters, and roleplaying. There are also Tolkien language forums, code classes, a MUSH Resource List, Telnet and FTP sites, MU* clients, TinyFugue, and more. Drawings and maps of Middle Earth and other fantasy lands are available for download. Users can also download A Mush Manual. This is a good jumping off place to explore or get involved in the whole MUSH culture. Non-MUSHers will like the links to other Tolkien sites.


surge's RPG archive and WWW references
Classic role-playing games involve creating a character, assigning a set of attributes such as strength, dexterity, willpower, charisma, etc., and moving the character through adventures in a fantasy, historical, or futuristic environment, usually containing enemies to fight and treasures to find. One of the fascinating things about these games is the interaction between player and character, and the player can learn from association with the character. This website is a collection of role-playing games on the Internet, some created by the webmaster and some by other authors. These experienced gamemasters have refined the mechanics of the role-playing game and added their own creative innovations.
http://www.omnigroup.com/People/surge/rpg.html

Macintosh Gamer's Ledge
Here's a good site for hot gaming news, reviews, downloadable games and software. This site offers daily reviews of new games and CD-ROMs, plus many reviews in the archives, which give information for each game on system requirements, available demos, and where to buy. There is a big list of links to websites of Macintosh game developers and publishers, and a list of reputable online and mail-order companies. See the Mac Game News page for Mac MUDs, newest PowerMacs and upgrade cards, plus future releases.
http://www.macledge.com

The Diplomatic Pouch
The Diplomatic Pouch is an extensive Internet resource for players of the game of Diplomacy. The original game of Diplomacy is set in Europe of the early 20th century, and is played by seven players, each taking the part of one of the Great European Powers of that age. Players order armies and fleets into combat against each other in a war for control of Europe. The most important part of the game is the negotiations which occur before each move to establish alliances, elaborate war plans, and backstabs. There are no dice to roll, no random events to deal with, so the game is strictly a competition of wits and wiles. Diplomacy can be played face-to-face, by mail, or by email. This web page exists for the education, entertainment, and edification of players of the game, and provides a location for special events announcements. Completed games are showcased at this website for entertainment, learning, and to illustrate game variants. The site offers a zine featuring interviews with experienced players, master classes on strategy and tactics, newbie columns, in-depth discussions of European geography and history, fantasy variants of the game, puzzles, and letters. Also available here are reference documents, maps of Europe in 1901, clubs and organizations, a newsgroup, a FAQ, and a list of links to more online Diplomacy resources.


Game Pen
Game Pen offers reviews, downloads, and cheats for PC, PlayStation, Mac, and Saturn games. Browse 450+ new products and select from 70+ downloads here. Listen to Game Time! RealAudio radio show each morning. Read archives of Game Pen articles or news and reviews from the gaming world; get the latest on multiplayer online gaming; find out what's under development and what's in stores now. There are new software reviews practically daily, weekly featured artists, listings of job opportunities, and a yellowpages section of gaming links.
http://www.gamepen.com/

Games Domain
Games Domain contains hundreds of links to games, games FAQs, walkthroughs, FTP sites, home pages, electronic magazines, commercial sites and more- "everything from Doom to Darts; MUDs to Mortal Kombat; PBMs to PiD; EA to Epic." Some of the features available are: freebies, competitions and promotions; a list of games, patches and demos that are available for download over the 'Net (PC, Amiga & Mac); the Games Domain FAQ and a search engine for the whole site. The GD Review magazine gives you the latest news, reviews, and previews - written by game players, for game players. And finally, a wealth of information for games developers, both novice and expert, to encourage the creation of more great games.
http://www.gamesdomain.co.uk/

Rocket Science Games
At this page you can get the lowdown on the latest Rocket Science games: The Space Bar, Rocket Jockey, Ganymede, and Obsidian; check out some old favorites at the virtual arcade; and find out about other Rocket Science releases. Download Quicktime demos of various games. Get cheats for various games and technical support. Order game gear. Enter the weekly contest. Learn about the key players behind the scenes making the games; find game news, job listings, and more.
http://www.rocketsci.com/

The Case: The Fun and Challenging Mystery Website
The Case website features a new mini-mystery every Tuesday night, for readers to solve. Visit the site to get the story and the clues, or sign up to receive them via email. The solution is available each Thursday morning. These mysteries include police reports, coroner's records, statements from witnesses - everything a real detective might need. Prizes are sometimes offered. You can also review previous cases and solve them before looking at the answers. The Case is designed to be fun and challenging, but also has been used by many schools as an entertaining way to help teach critical thinking. There are other mystery-related links here, some of interest to fans and some for mystery writers; also ads for mystery-related products and services.
http://www.thecase.com/

Computer Games Related to Tolkien's Works
The enchanted world created by J.R.R. Tolkien makes a perfect setting for role playing and magical adventure games. This web page presents a list of Tolkien-inspired games, along with fascinating biographical and scholarly commentary on Tolkien and his works. Here is the place to find commercial games, online MUDs, public domain and shareware games, and unreleased games to sample. Game categories include action, strategy, RPGs, text adventures, Eamon games, and MUDs, and there are games available for Apple, Atari, Commodore, MS-DOS, Windows, Unix, and other systems. Titles are listed alphabetically and chronologically. In addition to English, there are versions of Tolkien games in German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.
http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/index.html

Happy Puppy's Front Porch
From Happy Puppy's Front Porch you can access PC Hit 100 games, Macintosh games, demos and shareware, games you play on the Web, Lord Soth's 1000+ PC games, Hank Leukart's Doom +, and Nifty 50 game hits.
Also look for the Game Developers Page; Game Company FTP/WWW; Cheats, Patches & Solutions; Game News Groups, Game Mags such as The PULSE Daily News, Reviews of the hottest new games, and a Preview of what's coming. There are also links to pages for youngsters and other interesting links.
http://www.happypuppy.com

Boston University's Interactive WWW Games
Here are hours of online fun with Tic Tac Toe, Win 5, Minesweep, and other free interactive games. Pick a level of experience from beginner to advanced. Play against the computer to challenge your intelligence, intuition, and skill.
http://www.bu.edu/Games/games.html

SpringerSpan Games
SpringerSpan Games is a gaming club offering free multiplayer games on the Internet. Some of the games that can be played online with others are chess, checkers, go, backgammon, spades, bridge, reversi, hearts, Xacks, and Hex. SpringerSpan is implemented in Java, so all games may be played using a web browser; there is no software to install. While waiting for an opponent, you can play Multris or Speedcell by yourself, or play hearts or chess against the computer. A low graphics version is available for 640x480 displays.
http://www.springerspan.com

The Adrenaline Vault
The Adrenaline Vault has everything for the gamer, including news, reviews, and the latest downloads and patches, with Active Server Pages (asp) technology throughout the entire site for speed. The site has the first online Java and Shockwave Arcade on the Web, where users can play games directly from their web browsers. The Reviews section provides in-depth, candid, sometimes humorous coverage of over 140 games. The Previews section has screenshots and summaries of upcoming games. The Hardware Sector offers reviews of game-related hardware and peripherals, Performance Benchmarks, and more. The AVault Newsletter has the latest information on all gaming topics, with news, interviews, exclusive contests, and giveaways. The Chat Room sponsors weekly conferences and chat sessions, including the weekly CheatChat, where users can request cheats directly from the AVault staff. In addition, there are newsgroups on 85 different game topics, a list of cheats and hints for over 500 games, and the latest information on 3D games.
http://avault.com

Gamefront
This is a website with free online arcade games, which you can play if you have the Shockwave plugin. Some of the games: try to shoot UFOs attacking you; keep track of where the ball has been hidden; the red enemy follows you and sucks your gas -- fill up at the gas station; catch the butterflies but watch out for bees; try to navigate through a maze without getting caught by a rotor; repeat a sequence of sounds in the same speed it was presented; try to get your enemy into an area using magnets; a puzzle of rotating pieces; an invisible maze. You can enter your name and email address to win prizes.


Woodelf's RPG Index
This page is devoted to Role Playing Games. Here you will find sites of general interest, gamemaster sites, societies and organizations, personal pages, e-zines and magazines, companies, online stores, newsgroups, and other RPG indices. The sites are sorted by game system, world, and genre, and include a wide variety of action-adventure, alternate reality, conspiracy, cross-genre, cyberpunk, espionage, historical fantasy, historical horror, humor, literary, mecha, military/post-holocaust, monster, pure fantasy, science fantasy, science fiction, combat, space opera, superhero, time travel, and other games.


The Mac Game Gate
Having a problem with a game? Need a password for the next level? This site contains hundreds of cheats, codes and hacks for Macintosh games, plus downloadable utilities and programs useful in games and elsewhere. You can find a large assortment of downloadable games here, in alphabetical order, and rated to make it easy to find a good game. There are also links to game developer sites and FTP servers where you can find other games. Get 3D first person games, action games, space games, role playing games, and strategy games, plus games in black and white and kids' games. In addition, there are game magazines with the latest news, interviews with game authors, and game information pages. Need help with your html? Visit The World Wide Web Doctor here.


Atlantis Cyberspace: International List of Virtual Reality Entertainment Centers
Virtual Reality technology makes possible full immersion into an environment, with a chance to explore the environment freely and take part in role-playing. This page is a comprehensive compilation of Virtual Reality entertainment centers worldwide. Each center has its own page with detailed information including pictures, related articles, web links, list of VR systems and software, and feedback from visitors. In addition, there are articles about Virtual Reality centers and systems. You can search to find VR centers by alphabetical order, geographical location, or type.
vr-atlantis.com/lbe.html
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