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Sir Paperweight the Third is a thoughtful tabletop RPG blog featuring campaign retrospectives and GM advice, including this detailed post-mortem on running a sci-fi political intrigue campaign set aboard a strike-gripped space station. The author breaks down lessons learned from eight sessions of faction-driven play, covering topics like tension design, player agency, and how to make violence a last resort rather than a default solution.

Wargaming Miscellany is the long-running blog of a veteran tabletop wargamer covering battle reports, wargame design, rules discussions, and historical miniature gaming across eras from World War I to colonial conflicts. With hundreds of tagged posts spanning topics like naval wargames, portable wargame systems, and wargames publications, this is a rich resource for serious hobbyists in the historical miniatures community.

David Crook's long-running wargaming blog chronicles an eclectic mix of miniature painting, boardgames, naval battles, and historical wargaming projects spanning many years. From refighting the Battle of Jutland with 1:2400 scale models to exploring block wargames and diverse rule systems, this is a richly personal record of one hobbyist's enthusiastic and wide-ranging journey through the wargaming world.

The Boardgame Players Association (BPA) is the organizing body behind the World Boardgaming Championships (WBC), an annual convention bringing together competitive board game players from across the country. The site covers event listings, tournament results, PBeM (Play by eMail) competitions, sportsmanship awards, hotel reservations, and vendor information for the upcoming WBC at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Niko's personal blog, written under the handle Inumo, focuses heavily on tabletop RPG design and GMing craft, with detailed essays on games like Fabula Ultima, Lancer, and Girl by Moonlight. The site doubles as a home base for several original TTRPG projects and offers thoughtful long-form writing on game theory, reviews, and design philosophy.

WFHGS is a Utah-based miniature wargaming club that has been meeting for over 20 years, covering dozens of historical periods from ancient battles to modern air combat. The site is also home to 'Warning Order,' a free full-color downloadable wargames journal featuring battle reports, game reviews, and hobby analysis.

Walter O'Hara's comprehensive resource for Wild West skirmish wargaming covers miniature and board games like Desperado, High Noon, Six-Gun Sound, and Gutshot, with reviews, replays, scenarios, and house rules. A dedicated labor of love for fans of Old West man-to-man combat gaming, featuring downloadable files, links to related sites, and a survey of available rules systems.

The Society of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wargamers (SFSFW) is an international organization dedicated to promoting fantasy and sci-fi themes within the tabletop wargaming hobby. Visitors can browse past articles from the society's gaming journal Ragnarok, find member discounts from hobby companies, and learn about SFSFW awards and events.

Planewalker's Library is a creative hub where the creator builds and shares a growing collection of AI chatbot characters, ranging from eldritch researchers to bickering demigods and chicken harpies. Each bot comes with custom definitions, lorebooks, alternate greetings, and chatlogs, making this a uniquely imaginative showcase of character-driven AI roleplay.

Microgame HQ is a comprehensive reference hub dedicated to small-format, inexpensive wargames and conflict simulations, maintained by founder Mark Johnson and webmaster Joe Scoleri since the mid-1990s. Visitors can explore a detailed database, archives, a classic microgames museum, cover art gallery, mailing list, and a design contest covering the pocket-sized wargames that defined a generation of early 80s hobbyists.