Links

The following is a list of favorite sites, blogs, and podcasts of mine. I hope my blog will be added to your lists soon as well!

Board Game Geek -
Board Game Geek is a great site to look up any game you can imagine, with tools to search for games by mechanics, categories/themes, publishers, and many other search tools. There are also forums for gaming discussion, the ability to create personal collections (owned games, wishlists, etc), and many photos of games users have uploaded to show off the pieces (although sometimes the photos may show off custom parts they've created for their copies, which can still be fairly interesting). The site can be somewhat daunting to a new user, as it isn't the most intuitive to use, but it can be a great resource to find information about games you're interested in.

The Dice Tower -
The Dice Tower has a regularly updated audio podcast hosted by Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer. They provide content ranging from Top Ten lists, to game reviews, to general gaming discussion. They also have a YouTube channel (various hosts) where they provide video reviews of games and previews of upcoming games. I find their opinions (in both the podcast and the YouTube channel) very useful for anyone looking for a new game, and I will often search for a game on YouTube to see if they've done a review/overview of it before purchasing it myself.

On Board Games -
On Board Games is another podcast I regularly listen to in order to get information on games I am interested in, or to learn about games I've not heard of yet.

The 40k Hobbiest -
This is the personal blog for a great friend of mine, devoted to his painting of Warhammer 40k miniatures. He is an *extremely* talented painter, and on his site you can find samples of his work, army lists he has posted up, and even a homebrew Space Marine chapter he created (with its own chapter force organization chart and plans for more background to be added over time).

Living the Life of Riley -
This is my wife's blog, dedicated to our adventures through life with our two dogs, Riley and Cooper. It has nothing to do with gaming, but if you love dogs, she covers everything from off-leash hiking locations, to dog food recommendations, to major surgery recovery.

These are some of my favorite, most frequently visited/listened to sites and podcasts. Check them out! If you're looking for more, go to the "Network" tab on The Dice Tower's site. Every podcast I've checked out from their network has yet to disappoint!