Jim's Gaming page
One of my more recent hobbies/pastimes/obsessions is board & card games.
From this page you can find out a little about myself, when I started
gaming, and what I kind of games I like to play.
Here's my personal gaming history.
A little background on how I got interested in gaming and how long
I have been gaming.
Here are a few other of my game links you may want to look at:
Here are a few game resources that I have made available:
Graphics
Here are some graphic images that were done by myself or friends as help
guides for some of the German games.
- Silberzwerg game card - Replacement
cards in English for the miner dwarves placements. Graphic mods by Brent
Metcalf.
- Silberzwerg action card -
Help guide for the actions in a round and the special characters on the
job cards. Basically has all the information in English from the sheild
that hides your miner card. Graphic mods by Brent Metcalf.
Rules
Here are a few online game rules that I have formatted so that they can fit
within the game boxes.
- For Sale - The rules all fit on one
side of sheet. Print out and cut along dotted lines. Folded in quarters it
will fit in the game box. Created with Microsoft Word.
- Razzia - The rules are on two
sheets. I print them off on a double sided printer, or you can print them
off and use a double sided copier. Folded in half it will fit in the game
box. Created with Microsoft Word.
- Auf Achse Das Kartenspiel
- The rules are on two sheets. Print out on double sided printer (copier)
and cut along dotted lines. Folded in half it will fit in the game box.
Created with Microsoft Word.
- Schotten Totten
- The rules are on two sheets. Print out on double sided printer (copier)
and cut along dotted lines. Folded in quarters it will fit in the game box.
Created with Microsoft Word.
- Drahtseilakt (Tightrope)
- The rules are on two sheets. Print out on double sided printer (copier)
and cut along dotted lines. Folded in quarters it will fit in the game box.
Created with Microsoft Word.
- Schnappchen Jagd
- The rules are on three sheets. Print out first two on double sided
printer (copier) and cut along dotted lines. Folded in half it will fit in
the game box. Created with Microsoft Word.
Scoresheets
Here are some scoresheets for some of the games I own.
- Rage score sheets - Microsoft Word doc
- Rage score sheets - PDF
Document that has two
Rage score sheets per page (German edition made by Amigo). Cut out and
folded in half they fit inside the card box. Room on each score sheet for
8 players.
Odd's 'n' Ends
- miscellaneous ideas and suggestions on games and
gaming.
Other Game links
- Be sure to check out rec.games.board for discussions with
other gamers.
- Board Game Geek
- Very large database of games with good reviews, summaries, rules, and other
useful links.
- Funagain - Great site to buy
games.
Please email jamesjbarlow@gmail.com
with comments and corrections.