Wargaming Links

General Links

Armchair General magazine

Naval Warfare Simulations         Naval games publisher and military gaming store.

The Wargamer

Wargamer’s Ring                     A webring for wargaming sites.

Web-Grognards                     The world’s largest directory of wargame sites. With a                                                 particular emphasis on board gaming.

Computer Gaming

AGEOD                               Historical strategy and war games. Website available in                                             both English and French.

Alien Assault                       A free tactical-level sci-fi wargame.

Armored Brigade                   Website for the free game Armored Brigade.

Battlefront.com                   War and strategy games.

CombatACE                         Air combat simulations news and forum.

Combatsim.com                   A combat simulation and strategy game site.

DOSBox                               A free DOS emulator which can be used to play old DOS                                             games on newer computers.

Field of Strategy                     FoS.  A free computer wargame system.

FileFront                                 Game downloads (demos, patches and mods).

First Class Simulations             Producer of flight simulators.

Historical Software Corp.         Website for the free WW2 wargame Battle Command.

HPS Simulations                   Computer games for wargamers.

Hoplites                             A free computer card game based upon GMT’s SPQR.

John Tiller Games                 John Tiller’s website.  Information about his games.

Matrix Games                     A wide range of strategy and war games.  Large forum.

My Favourite Games             A fansite dedicated to various free and ‘classic’ games.

Out of Eight                       James Allen’s PC game review blog.

Paradox Interactive             Strategy games. The home of Europa Universalis.

PC 4 War                           French computer wargames magazine. In French.

Shockwave Productions         Air combat simulations.

Shrapnel Games                 Publisher of war and strategy games - including                                                          WinSPMBT and WinSPWW2.

SimHQ                               Air, land and sea combat simulations.

Slitherine Software             Strategy and war games.

Storm Eagle Studios           Naval wargames.  The home of Distant Guns and Jutland.

Strategy First                     Computer games company. Several genres.

Subsim.com                       Naval and submarine games and simulations.

The Patches Scrolls             A site for game patches and upgrades.

Third Wire                         Producer of air combat simulations.

TotalWar.com                   The official home of the Total War series of games.

Total War Center               A community site for the Total War series of games.

Ubisoft                             Computer games company.

Board Gaming

Against the Odds               Military history and board game magazine.

Avalanche Press                 Historical board games company.

Battle for Moscow               A website for a free board game designed to introduce                                               people to wargaming: Battle for Moscow.

Battle-Market                     A quarterly board game and history magazine which                                                   comes with games.

Battles Magazine                 A quarterly board game magazine that includes a game.

BoardGameGeek                 A directory of board games - including wargames.

Clash of Arms                     Board games company.

Columbia Games                 Historical board games and Harn roleplaying.

Compass Games                   Board game publisher.

ConsimWorld.com                 Board game news and forum.

Dan Verssen Games               DVG.  Board game publisher.

CyberBoard                         A free PBEM board gaming system for Windows.

Decision Games                   Publisher of the Strategy & Tactics game magazine.

Firefight Games                   Board game designers and publishers.

GMT Games                         Board game publisher.

HexWar.com                       A place to play SPI game classics online.

Launch Fighters!                   A free downloadable sci-fi / spaceship wargame.

L2 Design Group                   Board game publisher.

Lock ‘n Load Publishing         Board game publisher. Some downloadable games.

Lou Coatner                       Lou Coatner’s home page and free games.

LPD Games                         Board game publisher.

Multi-Man Publishing           “MMP”. The publisher of Advanced Squad Leader and                                                   other wargames.

Napoleon at Waterloo           A free downloadable board game to introduce people                                                  to wargaming.

Opposing Force Games           Mike DeSanto’s home page and free games.

Print and Play                       A podcast blog that looks at free and cheap ‘print and                                                play’ board games.

Vae Victis                           Publisher of the French Vae Victis game magazine.

Valor & Victory                     A free print and play WW2 squad-level wargame.

VASSAL                                 A free game engine for building and playing online                                                      adaptations of board and card games.

Worthington Games               Board game publisher.

Zone of Influence                 Matthew Kirschenbaum’s board games blog.

ZunTzu                                 A free online gaming platform for playing board games                                               live over the Internet.

Miniature Wargaming

Balagan                                 A hobbyist’s military history and wargaming site.

Battlegames magazine               A magazine for miniatures gamers.

Berthier Campaign Manager           Free campaign software for miniatures.

Flags of the Napoleonic Wars         Great flags for miniatures.

Freewargamesrules                     Free wargames rules for miniatures.

Games Workshop                       The home of Warhammer.

IntoBattle.com                         A site dedicated to WW2 miniatures (mostly 6mm).

Landships                               An interesting site for World War 1 gamers.

Matakishi’s Tea House               A miniature gamers’ website.

Meeples & Miniatures               Podcasts and articles about miniatures wargaming                                                      and strategy board games.

Miniature Wargames                 A magazine for miniatures gamers.

Miniature Wargaming               A general site for miniatures gamers and a good                                                         source of free wargames rules.

Noisemaker                           Podcasts about miniatures gaming and board games.

Role’s Wargame Cabinet         Stunning photos of miniatures from various eras.

Society of Ancients                 An international society for Ancient and Medieval                                                       wargamers.  Publishers of Slingshot magazine.

Steve the Wargamer               A miniature gamers’ personal blog.

Tarleton’s Corner                   Wargaming the American War of Independence.

The Miniatures Page             “TMP”.  A general site for miniatures gamers.

Valeur et Discipline               A French Napoleonic army in miniature.

Warflag                               Free online flags for miniatures.

Wargames Forum                   A general site with links to miniatures magazines.

Wargames Illustrated             The online home of Wargames Illustrated magazine.

Wargames Journal                     A free online miniatures wargaming magazine.

Wargames Painting & Modelling     A free online hobby magazine (pdf format).

Wargames Society Forum             A forum for wargamers.

Yahoo! Groups

Age of Rifles                     A discussion group dedicated to the classic computer                                                  game: Age of Rifles.

Ancmed                           A group for miniatures gamers interested in the ancient and                                         medieval periods up to about 1500AD.

Blood and Iron                 A group for miniatures gamers interested in European                                                 conflicts between 1815 and 1914.

ColonialWars                   A group for colonial miniatures gamers.

Crimean War Group           A group for Crimean War miniatures gamers.

Dubious-designs               A group for Ed Mueller’s free home-designed card games.

NavWarGames                 A place to discuss naval wargaming in all its forms.

RenWars                         A group for those interested in wargaming the Renaissance.

SoloWarGame                   A group for solo wargamers of all kinds (miniatures, board                                          games and computer games)

WoodenWalls                     A group for gamers interested in pre-1890 naval                                                         wargames.

Conventions

Historicon                         Miniatures conventions in the eastern U.S.

Phalanx                           A miniatures convention in the northwest of England.

Salute                             A wargames convention held in London every Spring.

Strategicon                       A gaming convention in the western U.S.