<s>
BrettspielWelt	B-Application
(	O
German	O
:	O
Boardgame	O
World	O
;	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
BSW	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
German	O
online	O
gaming	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
online	O
versions	O
of	O
over	O
70	O
classical	O
and	O
modern	O
board	O
games	O
and	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Backgammon	B-Application
,	O
Bluff	O
,	O
Carcassonne	O
,	O
Ca	O
n't	O
Stop	O
,	O
Go	O
,	O
Settlers	O
of	O
Catan	O
,	O
and	O
Tichu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Java-enabled	O
browser	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
registering	O
with	O
the	O
site	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
(	O
though	O
recommended	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
players	O
will	O
not	O
play	O
with	O
unregistered	O
users	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
major	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
client	O
,	O
games	O
and	O
website	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
popularity	O
,	O
some	O
board	O
game	O
publishers	O
have	O
presented	O
new	O
board	O
games	O
on	O
BrettspielWelt	B-Application
before	O
they	O
are	O
first	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BrettspielWelt	B-Application
started	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
by	O
Alexander	O
Zbiek	O
to	O
play	O
board	O
games	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BrettspielWelt	B-Application
has	O
an	O
optional	O
meta-game	O
for	O
its	O
members	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
game	O
played	O
earns	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
credits	O
and	O
resources	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
contingent	O
of	O
English	O
BrettspielWelt	B-Application
players	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
towns	O
aimed	O
primarily	O
at	O
English	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
BrettspielWelt	B-Application
are	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
German-style	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
(	O
Tichu	O
,	O
Go	O
,	O
Ca	O
n’t	O
Stop	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BrettspielWelt	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
Webby	O
Award	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
