| Pencil_and_Paper_Games Instructions and variations for Othello, Tic-Tac-Toe, Squares and Sprouts. |
| Psi_Squad A logic game for three or more players, similar to the classic board Game, Mastermind. |
| Puzzles_and_Games_at_MZ_Estate Offers versions of Battleship, Scattergories, and Yahtzee to print out and play, as well as word searches and trivia quizzes. |
| Richard_Bartle__Spellbinder Game where players take the role of wizards battling it out in an arena. The game's creator, discusses the history and success of the game. |
| Waving_Hands Alternate name and rules for Spellbinder. These are the free and complete rules upon which all other variants have been based. |
| Arena_Mortis A new card game designed to be easy enough for amateurs to understand. Site contains photos of the cards, clans, and game information. |
| The_Battlarium Fan and resource page for dueling games. Contains software downloads for deck building and creating, images and articles. |
| Battlez Takes place in the nebulous arena, where immortal characters strive to knock out their opponents and win the tournament. |
| Broodmoor Official site for Playas & Haters. Features rules, card list, and soundtrack. |
| CCGRealms Offers a selection of discussion forums. |
| Chaos_General Rules and explanation for a game where the deck is only 9 cards. |
| Dragonlance_Collector_Card_Game Details rules of the card game, as well as information and download of the computer version. |
| Echelon Turn-based WWII themed game. Contains information on the game, photos, and online sale. |
| Galactic_Warfare A science fiction RPG. Includes game rules and information. |
| 7_Hammer_Productions Official site for the Angelfire trading card game. Features character information, rules, and store. |
| Hecuba_Games Offers news service and product reviews for CCGs. |
| Identity_Crisis Game about of the meaning of life, full of self-deprecating humor. It's Swingers vs. Wall Street, where players compete to become the richest or hippest, but can't manage both. |
| Improbable_Mission Providing checklists, images and general information to collectors of Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. Covers both the English and the Japanese versions of both card games. |
| Killamon Information on the card game and the comic. |
| Mage_Warfare____Where_Realities_Collide Features card information and deck tips. |
| The_Place_for_Games Organizes tournaments and events for play of games such as Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic: The Gathering. |
| Rumble_Robots_UK Includes a forum, the best places to buy the game, and latest news. |
| Spacemon Official site for the Spacemon collectible card game. Offers news, game rules, and information on the races. |
| Spythrillogy Role-playing card game of international espionage and intrigue. |
| The_Team_Rocket_Gym Hints and tips for deck building as well as alternate rules for a variety of games. |
| Timestream_Traveller Fan page of Timestream: The Remnant features PDF format rules. |
| Ultramancool\'s_Domain Images of Geneforge cards. |
| VEX Offers game and ordering information. |
| WAM Baltimore convention. Includes 2002 World Strategy Gamer Rankings as well as miscellaneous downloads. |
| Warriors Offers game rules and card lists. |
| Corx Game of skill using cork pieces. Describes the rules of the game and offers playing pieces and accessories. |
| Donut_Disaster Rules for the Parker Brothers game of placing foam rings onto a plastic machine before it explodes. |
| Flame_Sticks Photos, tricks, information on the game, and juggling. |
| Speed_Stacks Dedicated to spreading the game of cup stacking around the world. Includes rules, news and events. |
| Blacksburg_Tactical_Research_Center Produces a number of role-playing games, board games and supplements. |
| Briarpatch Developer of board, card, and puzzle games for children. |
| Cactus_Marketing International licensing agents for toy and game inventors. |
| Cardinal_Industries Developer of board, card, and travel games. |
| Conceptual_Math_Media,_Inc_ Designs and produces math educational products. Site offers game and company information. |
| Divinity_Games Produces Catholic family and bible trivia games. |
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Guggenheim (pronounced "GOO gan hime") is a word game that requires nothing more than two pencils, two sheets of paper and a timer. It's a fun way to improve your memory, keep bored children occupied or help students study.
There are at least two ways to play Guggenheim, but
we'll focus on the more challenging method here. First,
create a grid on a sheet of paper. (See our visual
example below.)
On the left side of your paper, draw a vertical
line to create a thin column.
It should be just wide enough
to accomodate
a capital letter. Next, draw four more vertical lines
to create five columns of equal width. Don't worry...
Your lines can be less than perfect.
Now create the rows. Start at the top of the page.
The first row should be just big enough for one line
of writing. Draw four more horizontal lines to create
five rows of equal width. Your Guggenheim sheet is ready!
The players should choose a five letter word. The letters
of this word will be written in the thin column at the
left of the page, one per row. To avoid discouragement,
don't use "tough" letters like x and z. Next, the players
take turns choosing categories to go across the top,
one per column.
The categories are entirely up to the imaginations
of the players, but here's some ideas:
Songs
Athletes
Movies
Historical Figures
Books
Authors
Musicians
Actors
Car Models
TV Shows
Sports Teams
Animals
Plants
Cities
States
Countries
Languages
Artists
Politicians
If you were studying for a test on the Periodic Table,
you might have a category called "Elements". Likewise,
if you were about to go to a family reunion, you might
jog your memory with
a category called "Relatives".
After all the categories are chosen, the players decide
on a time limit. usually, this is 15 or 30 minutes.
The goal is to list as many items under each letter
of each category as possible.
For example, if your word is STRAP and your first category
is "Authors", the first box might have "Shakespeare,
Shelley", the second box might have "Tolstoy, Tolkien"
and so on. Handwriting is not graded. As long
as you know what it's supposed to say, you're ok.
Different players may mean different things by their
responses, so be specific. For example, there are
many
authors with the last name of "Anderson".
Give a first name or book title as well. There have
also been several hit songs with the
title "Superman". Specify which one
you're alluding to. You can list more than one as long
as you make it clear that each item is unique.
Guidelines for deciding if an item is acceptable or not are up to you. You can use group consensus, an encyclopedia, the Internet...whatever you agree is fair.
Scoring depends in part on the number of players. For
two players, each unique item counts as 10 points. If
both players have the item, for instance "Shakespeare",
it's scratched off. For three players, each unique item
gets a full 10 points, two players with the same item
get 5 points each and if everyone has the item, it's
scratched off.
You can adjust scoring accordingly, depending on how
many players you have. Of course, the more players,
the more complex the math, but that could be a benefit!
For four players, you might give unique items 10 points,
two players with the same item 5 points each and three
with the same item 3 points each.
In addition to being just plain fun, we can testify
that playing Guggenheim regularly can prevent nouns
from getting stuck to the tip of your tongue. So...exercise
your brain and save your pride!
