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In January of 2000, board game lovers Scott Alden and Derk Solko created the website www.boardgamegeek.com as a resource for boardgame news, articles, tips, session reports and ratings. The site was an overwhelming success, with 250,000 active members discussing 30,000 different games and regularly contributing to the site. Members can find online board games, games to buy, bulletin board topics of interest and reviews on new or existing games they may not be familiar with. The site is free to join and users who post content can earn “GeekGold,” which is a form of virtual currency that enables them to purchase avatars, badges and other items for their community page.

One reason why gamers come to www.boardgamegeek.com is to find new a strategy board game to buy. As of December 2008, the top-ranked game was Agricola. The average playing time for this game is 2 hours with 3-4 players. Agricola players start out as a farmer with a wife and from there, they must build a life for themselves. Using cards and double-sided tokens, players will try to build a house, grow crops during different harvest seasons, feed the children, raise livestock and survive. The countless strategies that may be employed in this game are what truly make it fun. The top game of 2007 (and #2 game on the 2008 list) was Puerto Rico. This 90-minute game is best played with four players, who act as colonial Puerto Rican plantation owners who must grow indigo, corn, tobacco, coffee and sugar better than their competition.

Often, boardgamegeek.com runs special contests by sponsored game companies. For instance, in June, R&R Games offered a free copy of their new “Masters of Venice” game if users answered a series of brief questions. Also, Thoughthammer was giving away one $100 gift certificate, two $50 gift certificates, seven $25 gift certificates and Game Ink t-shirts to players who could beat their Mega Meeple online board game. If waiting every few months for another contest doesn’t sound appealing to you, then consider visiting the BGG Marketplace or Trade Center to wheel and deal to buy games.

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