Ways To Play Games Online
Featured in episode 165 released on 10 Feb 2010.
| location | description | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Jeux sur un Plateau | French gaming magazine with online turn-based games. Only place to play Jaipur and Valdora. Clunky interface, no English version, no notifications. |
| #9 | Console Gaming - XBox360/PS3 | Settlers, Carcassone. PS3 doesn't have much yet (Uno). Good if you have the hardware, professional production, but there's a commercial cost. |
| #8 | Days of Wonder Online | Ticket to Ride and Gang of Four, discounts from codes in rulebooks. |
| #7 | Michael Schacht.net | Hansa, China, links to play other games elsewere. Seems to use the same system as MaBiWeb. |
| #6 | BoardGameGeek.com | Tigris and Euphrates, most listeners already registered, Days of Wonder linked games. |
| #5 | MaBiWeb.com | Samurai, In The Year of The Dragon, Kreta Interface can slow at times, "second-string" games |
| #4 | SpielByWeb.com | Bus, Reef Encounter, Amun Re, Tikal Simple, clear interfaces. Slow to introduce new games, notifications don't always work. |
| #3 | Cyberboard/Vassal | Unlimited expandability MoV, Through the Ages. Games move slowly over e-mail, interface makes it tough for newbies. |
| #2 | BrettSpielWelt | Dozens of games, Dominion, Carc, Settlers, Tichu, supported by publishers, meta-game civ-building community. German, English is spotty at times, qwirky commands, baffling for newbies, recommend a tour guide via Skype |
| #1 | Yucata.de | Huge number of games, Hey That's My Fish, Atta Ants, Stone Age, Finca, Fearsome Floors, Yspahan, Arkadia. Active development community, best of both worlds, seemless transfer from game to game. |
