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Introduction

There are many places to play eurogames or wargames online, whether you want to play in real time or turn-based games.

Real-Time

Site
URL
Games
Agricola plus expansions
http://Play-Agricola.com
Agricola, Agricola Z-Deck, Agricola Ö-Deck, Agricola CZ-Deck, and Agricola: Farmers of the Moor
Arimaa
http://arimaa.com
Arimaa. Play versus humans or a ladder of various AI players. Tutorials, problems, strategy info.
Ascending Integration
http://www.ascendingintegration.com/Khet/
Khet
Aso Brain Games
http://games.asobrain.com/
Xplorers (similar to 'Settlers of Catan', and the 'Cities & Knights' expansion), Toulouse (similar to 'Carcasonne')
Battlegrounds Games
http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/
Commercial, Windows/Mac, game-agnostic peer-to-peer software that supports playing most RPGs and many wargames, boardgames, and card games (no scripting required). Most of the digital game conversions for Battlegrounds are free.
Now available: Aliens, Aliens: This Time It's War, Asteroid Zero-Four, Banzai, Chunky Fighters, Close Assault, D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version, Dead of Night, Desert War, Zombinion (a zombie re-theme of Dominion), Zombinion: Entrails (a zombie re-theme of Dominion: Intrigue), Zombinion: Genocide (a zombie re-theme of Dominion: Seaside), The Dungeon of D, Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game, Intruder, Island Of D 2: The Shadow of Dawn, Feudal Ops (a medieval re-theme of Nexus Ops), For Sale, Star Wars Edition (a Star Wars re-theme of For Sale), Pioneer in Peril (an introductory game for Outlaws: Adventures in the Old West, Outrider, Outrider: Dealin' Damage, Outrider: Tuner Cards, Search for the Emperor's Treasure, Up Front, Valkenburg Castle, Zombie Plague, Zombie Plague - The Cellar, Zombie Plague - Crawlers, Zombie Plague - Twitchers
Possibly coming soon: Car Wars, Wiz-War, Wiz-War: Expansion Set, Wiz-War: Expansion Set #2
Blokus.com
http://www.blokus.com/online-game/
Blokus, Blokus Duo, Blokus Trigon, Blokus 3D
Board Game Arena
http://boardgamearena.com/
Real-time play in web browser (no software client):
GOSU, Tobago, Troyes, Puerto Rico, Dominion, Stone Age, Race for the Galaxy, Coloretto, Alhambra, Category 5, Can't Stop, Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype, Chinagold, Haggis, Amyitis, Kahuna, Dragonheart, Hawaii, In the Year of the Dragon
Boardspace.net
http://www.boardspace.net/
Boardspace.net hosts many games, mostly 2 player abstracts, but also a few "euros" and other multiplayer games. All the games are real-time and almost all have robot players available. The latest additions are Universe Raj and Koekie Loeren
Bordspel.nl
http://www.bordspel.nl/?lang=en
Real time board games with chess, rummikub, scrabble, checkers, connect 4, yahty, ludo, naval battle, go and othello. New: Lost Cities: the board game (Keltis)
BrettspielWelt
http://www.brettspielwelt.de/
More than 60, with at least 9 expansions, and 15 solitaire
Kraplow!
http://174.94.63.5/bang/
Bang! original game
Days of Wonder
http://www.daysofwonder.com/
Ticket to Ride, Gang of Four, Queen's Necklace, Fist of Dragonstones, Memoir '44
Dominion Isotropic
http://dominion.isotropic.org/
Dominion with all cards and expansions
GourmetGaming
http://www.gourmetgaming.com/
Lost Cities, Schotten Totten, Ra
Flexboardgames
http://www.flexboardgames.com/Rftg.html
Race for the Galaxy: Rebel vs Imperium
Fettspielen.de
http://www.fettspielen.de/gesellschaftsspiele
A lot of free board games
Gamebox Online
http://hilinski.net/games/online/
Defunct Taj Mahal, Tycoon
GameGardens
http://www.gamegardens.com/
Wide variety of games and puzzles. User developed games/content hosted by Three Rings Design, Inc. Source code and libraries availible.
games.wtanaka.com
http://games.wtanaka.com/
Tri Peaks Solitaire, Hex, Set, 2-4-24, Volcano, Yavalath, Connect6, Othello, Diffusion, Exxtra, Go-Moku, Connect Four, Hexellation, Oust, Rush, Simultaneous Connect Four, Tanbo
GameTable Online
http://www.gametableonline.com/
More than 30 fully licensed games playable versus computer opponents or humans. Games include Axis & Allies (both Revised and 1942 versions Tigris and Euphrates, 10 Days in Africa, Cosmic Wimpout, Creepy Freaks, Battle Cry, Kill Dr. Lucky, New England, Nuclear War, Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, RoboRally, Acquire, Vegas Showdown, and 1960: The Making of the President
Gravon
http://www.gravon.de/
Balloon Cup, Black Spy, Bridge, Carolus Magnus, Chess, Clans, Connect Four, Hyle, Mahjong, Malefiz, Mömmen, Mühle, Scarab, Stratego, Tichu, Tic-Tac-Toe, Twilight (19 Games Total)
Igfip
http://www.igfip.com/
Abstract, euro, and war games, including computer opponents.
igGameCenter
http://www.iggamecenter.com/
137 games, 2-4 player abstracts (latest additions: Cannon, ConHex, Fields of Action, Yodd, Vai lung thlan, Surakarta)
JKLM Online
http://www.jklminteractive.co.uk/jklm/
4 games. Also supports turn-based play.
JSettlers
http://www.jsettlers.com/
Settlers of Catan
Jocly
http://www.jocly.com/
Both old games: Chess, Checkers (9 variants), Awari, Ard-Ri, Fitchneal, Chopsticks, Connect 4, Reversi and new games: Scrum, Yohoho!, Shibumi available from the web and mobiles (Android, iPhone/iPad) with AI available.
KGS Go Server
http://www.gokgs.com/
Go
LackeyCCG
http://www.lackeyccg.com/
Client software for Mac and Windows allowing online play of theoretically any CCG, because it supports creating your own CCG
OCTGN
http://www.octgn.net/
Client software for Windows (.Net4) allowing online play of theoretically any CCG, because it supports creating your own CCG
littleScheme
http://www.littlescheme.com/
TZAAR, Mana, Tyrus, Quoridor, Gobblet.
Ludoholic
http://www.ludoholic.com/
Defunct Grave Robbers From Outer Space, Last Man Standing, Maul of America, Titan: the Arena
Ludoteka
http://www.ludoteka.com/
28 Board Games and 17 Card Games
Metaforge
http://www.metaforge.net
Stratego
MeinGAMES
http://www.meingames.de
Multiplayer Free Games Portal: Cards games, Casino games, Boardsgames and Simple games.
Mindoku
http://www.mindoku.com
Free Online Mind Sports Portal: Chess (and its variants: Blocking, Three Checks, Fisher Random Chess), Checkers (and its variants: Draughts, Giweaway Draughts, International Checkers, Russian Checkers), Entropy/Hyle-7, Go-Moku, Renju, Pente, Connect Four, Stack 4D, Othello, Sudoku, Podkidnoi/Durak. Real-time play against other users. Includes ratings and daily tournaments.
Neuroshim Hex Online!
http://online.neuroshima.org/
Neuroshima Hex!, Neuroshima Hex! Babel13
Nexus J
http://www.nexusj.com/
Botswana by Reiner Knizia
PlayCatan
http://www.playcatan.com/
8 games (all Teuber, but not all Catan), several expansions, and myriad variants and scenarios
PlayOK
http://www.playok.com/
A Polish realtime server available in lots of languages including English. 38 games, about half are abstracts and half are card games. Formerly known as Kurnik.org
Procyon Games
http://playprocyon.com
Implementations of board games in the virtual world of Second Life. Danger Zone (Diamant), Can't Stop, En Garde, Frootcake (No Thanks!), Take it Easy
Rail Game Fans
http://www.railgamefans.com/
Australian Rails, British Rails, Empire Builder, Eurorails, India Rails, Lunar Rails, Nippon Rails, Rail Baron, Russian Rails
S3D Connector
http://www.s3dconnector.net/
Settlers of Catan, Seafarers of Catan, (Cities and Knights of Catan in development)
Shogi Club
http://www.shogidojo.com/eng/engindex.htm
Shogi
Spielen.de
http://spielen.de/
China
Star Fleet Battles Online
http://www.sfbonline.com/
Star Fleet Battles, Star Fleet Battles Captain's Edition, Federation Commander: Klingon Border, Federation Commander: Romulan Border
Tantrix.com
http://www.tantrix.com/
Tantrix (lots of players)
Tropic Euro
http://www.tropiceuro.com/
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Expansion
Versus
http://www.versus-le-jeu.net/
Versus
Virtual Deck
http://www.rlsoftwares.com/baralhovirtual/
Any game using only standard playing cards.
Wargameroom
http://www.wargameroom.com/
Sixteen GMT and Avalon Hill games including 1960: The Making of the President, Twilight Struggle, Command & Colors: Ancients, Paths of Glory, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage, Empire of the Sun, Europe Engulfed, For the People, Sword of Rome, Up Front, We the People, Wilderness War, and World War II: Barbarossa to Berlin. All games there enforce the rules.
Xbox LIVE Arcade
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/livearcadexbox360/
All officially licensed. Carcassonne (includes The River - King & Scout and The River II are also available), The Settlers of Catan, Lost Cities, Ticket to Ride
ZunTzu
http://www.zuntzu.com/
Games you can play online via ZunTzu

Turn-Based

Site
URL
Games
ACTS (Automated Card Tracking System)
http://acts.warhorsesim.com/
Age of Renaissance,World War II: Barbarossa to Berlin,Blue vs. Gray,Empire of the Sun,Epic of the Peloponnesian War,Fistful of Planets,For the People,Generic PBEM Module,Hammer of the Scots,Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage,Here I Stand,Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation,March Madness,The Napoleonic Wars,Paths of Glory,Pursuit of Glory,Republic of Rome,Shifting Sands,Successors (2nd Edition),Sword of Rome,Thirty Years War: Europe in Agony, 1618-1648,Titan,Twilight Struggle,Washington's War,We the People,Wilderness War
Above the Field
http://www.abovethefields.com
Hammer of the Scots + more
amarriner.com
http://www.amarriner.com/
Citadels (Ohne Furcht und Adel), Diplomacy, Source of the Nile, Blackbeard, Roads & Boats, Conquistador, The Republic of Rome, Wrasslin', Advance Wars, Fire Emblem (alpha)
Antiquity
http://antiquity.boardgamecore.net
An online version of Antiquity.
Art of War
http://www.artofwar.cc
An online variant of Risk involving custom rules, new maps, and massive multiplayer.
BoardGameGeek
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/tigris/
Tigris & Euphrates, Auf Heller und Pfennig
Boardgaming Online
http://www.boardgaming-online.com/
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
Boîte à jeux
http://www.boiteajeux.net/
Agricola, Alhambra, Amazones, Cephalopod, Diaballik, Deluxe Camping, Drôles de Zèbres, DVONN, Exxit, Fearsome Floors (Finstere Flure), GIPF , Wooly Bully (La Guerre des Moutons), Shazamm!, Torres, Tyrus, TZAAR
Bounced
http://www.dipbounced.com/
Diplomacy
BrainKing
http://www.brainking.com/
Over 100 games and variants, predominantly abstract strategy
Brass Online
http://brass.orderofthehammer.com/
Brass
Brettspielnetz.de
http://www.brettspielnetz.de/
Increasing number of modern and classic games for play in speeds of PbEM up to "near real time".
Button Men Online
http://www.buttonmen.com/
Button Men, FNAP/
Cartagena Online
http://www.cartagena-online.net/
Cartagena
Chess Variants
http://play.chessvariants.org/
Many chess variants.
Ciudadelas de Achiles
http://www.ciudadelas.frenopatico.net/generic.php
Citadels (Spanish)
Cycloopspellen
http://www.cycloopspellen.nl/
TransAmerica, TransEuropa, Clans, Potala
Dragon Go Server
http://dragongoserver.net/
Go. Choice of many user interface languages.
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/
Backgammon (GTO Backgammon), Scrabble (scrabulous), Hex (hexgame), Reversi (turnplay), Checkers (turnplay), Chess (turnplay), Go (turnplay), Pente (turnplay)
Feuerteufel
http://www.feuerteufel.nl
Amazonas, Attila, Babel, Jambo, Kahuna, Maharaja: Palace Building in India, San Juan, Tigris & Euphrates
For Whom the Web Rocks
http://www.fwtwr.com/fwtwr/index.asp
14 PBEM games, all with a web view
Gamerz
http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/
Over 170 PBEM games, more than 60 of which have a graphical web interface
GamesByEmail.com
http://gamesbyemail.com
Chess, Xiangqi, Omega Chess, McCooey Hex Chess, Reflektit, Backgammon, Deadgammon, Nackgammon, Hypergammon,Checkers, Chinese Checkers,Reversi, Triversi, Ataxx, Snag, Twixt, Link 4, Tic-Tac-Toe, Gomoku, ZERTZ, Risk, Axis and Allies, History of the World, Diplomacy, Acquire, Tanbo, Rush, Crossway, Oust, Palisade, Dipole, Byte, Impasse, Quadrature, Atoll, Copolymer, Begird, Scribe, Diffusion, Cephalopod, Set, Plateau
GoldToken.com
http://goldtoken.com
Classic and modern board games with variants. A vibrant community of gamers. The Official game site for a number of associations.
HexWar
http://www.hexwar.com/
SPI/DG Wargames, Napoleon at Waterloo is free, other games require subscription.
Invade Earth
http://www.smileygames.net/invade/
Risk 2210 A.D., Risk: Godstorm, and other Risk variants. Free and open-source.
ItsYourTurn.com
http://itsyourturn.com
Huge site, lots of players. Classic abstract games.
Jeux sur un Plateau
http://www.jsp-mag.com/jeux_ND.php?LANG=en&Action=
12 games
Jij bent
http://www.jijbent.nl/
48 classic and modern board games
Little Golem
http://www.littlegolem.net/
17 games
Ludagora
http://www.ludagora.net/
Medina, Through the Desert, Vinci, Set, Crazy Circus, Capharnaüm, Hare and Tortoise, King of Siam
Ludoholic
http://www.ludoholic.com/
Defunct Capitol, Monkeys on the Moon, Titan: The Arena, Urland
MaBiWeb
http://www.mabiweb.com/
Mykerinos, Richelieu, In the Shadow of the Emperor, Gods, Kreta, UR, In the Year of the Dragon
Mastermoves
http://www.mastermoves.eu/
Corné van Moorsel games, some yet to be published:
Streetsoccer, 8 Cities, Land of Lakes, Territories, Floriado, Gipsy King, Powerboats
MajorCommand
http://www.MajorCommand.com
Risk with diplomacy, multiple maps and rule variants. (beta)
michaelschacht.net PlayByWeb
http://www.michaelschacht.net/pbm/
Patrician, Hansa, China, Web of Power
MindSports
http://mindsports.nl/
Various abstract games.
MrJack.hurricangames
http://mrjack.hurricangames.com/
Mr. Jack
Not Chess
http://www.notchess.com/
Chess variant "Not Chess"
The Pixie Pit
http://www.thepixiepit.co.uk/scrabble/
Scrabble
Play Online Risk
http://www.PlayOnlineRisk.com
Reviews and ratings of the best places to play online Risk.
Play Risk Online
http://www.LetsPlayRiskOnline.com
Reviews and ratings of the best places to play Risk online.
Play Risk Online Reviews
http://www.PlayRiskOnlineReviews.com
Reviews and ratings of the best places to play Risk online.
PR Game
http://pr-game.com/
Puerto Rico
RavenBlack Games
http://games.ravenblack.net/
Waving Hands (Warlocks)
SlothNinja Games
http://www.slothninja.com/
After The Flood, Confucius, Tammany Hall
SpielByWeb
http://www.spielbyweb.com/
Bus, Hacienda, Hoity Toity, Reef Encounter, Tikal, Wallenstein, Santiago
Strategy Game Network
http://www.strategygamenetwork.com
Place to play Risk online
Super Duper Games
http://superdupergames.org/
105 games, mostly abstracts, including Icehouse pyramid games (e.g. Homeworlds, Martian Chess, Pikemen, Volcano, Branches) as well as many other abstract games old and new.
takeAplay
http://www.takeaplay.net/
2 games
TnE
http://tne.meyerbros.org
Tigris & Euphrates
Vying Games
http://vying.org
Amazons, American Checkers, Ataxx, Breakthrough, Cephalopod, Connect6, Dots and Boxes, Footsteps (listed as Quo Vadis on BGG), Kalah (a modern mancala variant, not listed on BGG), Keryo-Pente (A Pente variation, not listed on BGG), Nine Men's Morris, Othello, Oware (a traditional mancala variant), Pah-Tum, Pente, Phutball, Three Musketeers
WarGear
http://www.wargear.net
Risk
You Play It
http://www.youplay.it/

Blue Max, Cartagena, King Me!, VampiRing, Wooden Ships & Iron Men, Gonzaga.

All games can be played with different numbers of opponent, with different rule sets. Many scenarios are available for Blue Max and Wooden Ships & Iron Men.

All games can be played in 8 players leagues.

YourturnMyturn
Play board games online at YourTurnMyturn.com
25 games, e.g. Tally Ho!, Lost Cities, Kahuna, Hey! That's My Fish! (Penguin), Scrabble, Triple Yahzee, Backgammon, Chess
Yucata
http://www.yucata.de/
65 games, e.g. Thunderstone, Luna, Two by Two, Egizia, Yspahan, Carolus Magnus, Arkadia, Oregon, Vikings, Stone Age, Saint Petersburg, Hey, That's My Fish!, Carcassonne - Hunters and Gatherers, Atta Ants, Hacienda, Kahuna, Masons (Mauerbauer), Rosenkönig, Finca, Fearsome Floors, Pompeji, Just4Fun (Just 4 Fun), Yucatá
The Richochet Robot Challenge
http://www.braunston.com/kevin/rrobot/rrobot.html <- this link currently dead, another RR website: http://www.ricochetrobots.com/
Ricochet Robots

Hybrid

Site
Types of play
URL
Games
Eye Play Games
Turn-Based, but supportive of Real-Time play
http://www.eyeplaygames.com/
Robo Runner
Hexcell Games
Turn-Based, but supportive of Real-Time play
http://www.hexcellgames.com/
Blue Max
VASL
Real-Time and PBEM
http://www.vasl.org/
Advanced Squad Leader
VASSAL
Real-Time and PBEM
http://www.vassalengine.org/community/index.php
Many, over 800 games
ZunTzu
Real-Time and PBEM
http://www.zuntzu.com/
Many, wargames/eurogamesGames you can play online via ZunTzu

Solitaire

Sites where you play alone, either against the gods or against a computer opponent, with no interaction with other human players.

Site
URL
Games
Edition Erlkönig
http://www.erlkoenig.ws/
Heinrich Glumpler provides online version of his games for preview and testing - including Feurio!, Dicke Dämonen, Vulkan!, Techno Witches, Tschuk
Sliding Block Puzzles
http://www.puzzleworld.org/SlidingBlockPuzzles/default.htm
a fantastic collection of playable sliding block puzzles
Hozo's Flash Page
http://hozo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/micropul/index.html
micropul
Babylone
http://lesplateaux.net/babylone/
Babylone
Kaliko Online
http://www.tablajatekos.hu/zz2007/kaliko/Kaliko.html
Kaliko = Psyche-Paths
Marquand.net
http://marquand.net/games/ingenious
Ingenious
Marquand.net
http://marquand.net/games/callisto
Callisto
Marquand.net
http://marquand.net/games/coloretto
Coloretto
Marquand.net
http://marquand.net/games/lexio
Lexio
Onlinebrettspiele.de
http://www.onlinebrettspiele.de/
Flaschenteufel, 6 nimmt!, Paris Paris, Floriado, Web of Power, Bonobo Beach / Cronberg.

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