I found board games some time around 2001.
It took me a while to find my way around the hobby and a while to locate good resources for the hobby. Hopefully, the information below can help you on your journey within the world of real board games (we're not talking about Monopoly and Scrabble, here).
The Board Game Site
BoardGameGeek
The best and only one-stop site on the web for board game information, reviews, video reviews, gameplay session reports, forums, hints, helps, rules, comment and all things board games.
Publishers and Retailers (In no particular order)
​Z-Man Games
Rio Grande Games
Mayfair Games
Days Of Wonder
Victory Point Games
Ravensburger
Fantasy Flight Games
Gamewright Games
Out Of The Box
Indie Boards And Cards
Alderac Entertainment Group
GMT Games
Downey Games
Fair Play Games
Thought Hammer
Miniature Market
Time Well Spent
Boards & Bits
RC Hobbies
Funagain Games
Owzatgames
Odd Man Games
Plaay.com Sports Games
Shire Games
RJH Games
Dave Troppens Games
Board Game Review Sites and Channels
The Dice Tower
Tom Vasel and crew lead a top flight board game review site chock full of excellent board game reviews, video reviews and board game reviewers. A must stop.

Board Games With Scott
Scott Nicholson shares his love for board games and board gaming while imparting his wisdom in board game reviews, video reviews and other gaming goodness.
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Shut Up And Sit Down
Here to help with your board gaming life and life in general, this crew had loads of video reviews, videos on gaming tips, written articles and reviews, a podcast and more.

Undead Viking
Lance takes you through his project to review every game in his board game collection. Video reviews abound...and he keeps adding games to his collection!

Marco Arnaudo
Marco shares his love for board gaming and war gaming in his series of video reviews. Marco especially likes war games and the occasional solitaire game as well - and he will teach you something along the way.

Drivethrureview
Joel Eddy presents video reviews in his own down-to-earth, practical style. Excellent insight and comparisons abound.

The Game Cabinet
If not the first, the best board game review site. No longer operation or updated, all of it's content is still posted and available to view, soak up and enjoy.