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This section is one of the hardest to construct and maintain. Many, many war games (which tend to be the ultimate strategy games also) require such detailed knowledge of the period involved that a specialist is required to evaluate them to the level that Online Games Network requires before it will add to the listing. All submissions will be considered and are welcome, however a detailed description of why the game should be included in your opinion would be helpful. Meanwhile we have found that the vast majority of board games are best played on a board with a group of friends! The classic game of 'Risk!' for example has dozens of online implementations but none come close to being good enough for conclusion in this directory. Online Games Network continues the search however!.

Site Title and Rank	Description
Internet Chess Club	By far the best online chess implementation we have come across. A modest subscription gets you access to the site and the chance to play all levels of players, including grand and international masters at bullet, blitz and normally timed chess as well as odd variations. Also lectures to improve your game, regular tournaments and a host of other features. Each players is ranked using recognised methods based on your results against others. There are vast chess databases to access and you can build your own as you play each game. Truly a wonderful site. Check it out for free as a guest using the free software provided for connection. Highly recommended.
World Poker Tournaments	From the explosion in popularity of online poker over the last decade or so has emerged perhaps one of the greatest strategy game tests of all - that of the online world poker tournament. These poker tournaments can be made up of thousands of players signing on from all over the planet to meet at one time in one poker 'room' to play out a knockout tournament until only one player is left standing. Each player pays an entry fee which goes into a prize pool; payouts vary and tend to be spread across the top 10% of finishers, but often the winner can expect 25% of the whole prize pool. With a potential gain of over 1000 times their entry fee in real money and the biggest tournaments lasting 8 to 12 hours with only short breaks each hour, these poker tournaments are truly one of the most intense, pressurised and exciting tests of skill, strategy and stamina available to the 21st century online strategy gamer. Click this link to find out more about how and where to get involved with such games, the varying types of poker involved, the difference between freezeout and re-buy tournaments and the best regularly run 'freeroll' tournaments in which thousands of people compete, for no outlay, to hone their poker strategies with the possibility of winning cash prizes - if they can last long enough.
Ed's Stratego Site	A free site covering all aspects of this wonderful board game of strategy for (usually) two players. The site is simple, well laid out, packed with information and lovingly tended by a committed fan, if just a tad infrequently. But then how much new is there to add to a game that has been around since 1961? Other online Stratego sites do not measure up and although there are sites for playing the game online we have not found them of sufficient quality to list here. However, this site has links to all other online Stratego sites and is, as it states, easily the number 1 Stratego site on the net. If you play this game, you must visit it, if you do not play this game, its about time you started.
Online Monopoly	At last a version of Monopoly online that is slick and playable. Called 'World Monopoly' it has been introduced by Pogo Games for, at least for the moment, both pogo club players and for visitors also who may play for free. As already said, this is a very slick java implementation, trading is excellent between players, the board spaces are represented as world cities rather than streets and the prices and layout are all within the correct proportions as the original. There are several different types of monopoly to choose from, Offical Monopoly (the original Monopoly rules), Custom Monopoly Allowing various options such as payouts on free parking etc. Other variations are available making this a very interesting option indeed. It can also be a boring option if the wrong options are clubbed together. Definitely worth checking out in detail on our full blow Monopoly page. Pogo Monopoly This is a faster version with a limited number of turns. Other options are also available which are detailed on the Monopoly page.. This version of Monopoly doesn't rate 5 stars because like most multiplayer Pogo games with the format of the players sitting round a table, a maximum of four players only are allowed, which is a shame. If you choose to play with less than four players, you can choose to have the other places taken up by Robot players or left empty. The robot players do have differing styles of play there is an 'enhanced AI' option.
Phatgames	A free site which includes a multitude of java-based, single player games including many implementations of classic '80s arcade games and some single player adventures. Also sports games and multiplayer backgammon and chess implementations and some interactive support for Web TV users.
Yahoo!	Jack-of-all-trades but master of none, the Yahoo games section still deserves to be mentioned. It does have reasonable implementations of many games (such as chess, reversi and backgammon, card games like blackjack, bridge, canasta and other games like mah jong and even pool). It is free and the site is extremely popular and consequently suffers from all the frustrations that go along with that scenario. If two of you are looking for a quiet game of something then using a private table at Yahoo can be an easy answer, otherwise there is most probably another site offering a better implementation of your chosen game which may take some setting up but will ultimately be more worth while for it.