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Summary

From Axis and Allies to Scrabble, you'll find the discussion of a wide variety of board games in the rec.games.board newsgroup. Board game enthusiasts use the newsgroup to exchange hints and strategies about various games, announce and review new games, rank favorite games and gaming companies, find rare or antique game resources, get real world game groups together, talk about game and game piece preservation, reminisce on childhood games and game playing, and develop other online gaming communities. You can find FAQ related to the newsgroup and focused on particular games, such as http://home.teleport.com/~stevena/scrabble/faq.html which were created to give visitors a basic education on the details of the various games and their play, as well as to introduce newbies to the workings of a Usenet newsgroup, and are a helpful place to start before you search for rec.games.board in your favorite newsreader. These FAQ will introduce you to the official associations linked to the games and teach you the rules of play, etc.