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Ten Great Tabletop Games You Can Use to Introduce Your Friends into Gaming - WilWheaton
Via Reddit, I saw this fantastic list at Board Game Geek, detailing the top 100 "gateway" games, which is how we describe a game you use as an infection vector for tabletop gaming.
http://wilwheaton.net/2014/02/ten-great-tabletop-games-you-can-use-to-introduce-your-friends-to-gaming/
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The Best Tabletop Games for Parties - GeekandSundry
One of my favorite things to do with friends is to get together for a good tabletop session. While the games that get the most press as "party games" are things like charades, card games, and Monopoly (Monopoly happens to also be the game to play if you're looking to end a few friendships), there are several other awesome tabletop games that can really make a party fun.
http://geekandsundry.com/the-best-tabletop-games-for-parties/
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7 Role-Playing Games You Should Play on International TableTop Day - The Mary Sue
Even non-gamers have typically played at least one card or board game at some point in their life, but not everyone's necessarily tried a role-playing game.
http://www.themarysue.com/9-rpgs-for-tabletop-day/
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Dungeons & Dragons - Wizards
The first Dungeons & Dragons game was played back when Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson chose to personalize the massive battles of their fantasy wargames with the exploits of individual heroes. This inspiration became the first fantasy roleplaying game, in which players are characters in an ongoing fantasy story. This new kind of game has become immensely popular over the years, and D&D has grown to include many new ways to vividly experience worlds of heroic fantasy.
http://dnd.wizards.com
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100 Tabletop Role Playing Games - How Many Have You Played?
Check off all the items you have completed.
http://www.listchallenges.com/100-tabletop-role-playing-games
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Roll20 - Pen-and-Paper Games
Roll20 is a suite of easy-to-use digital tools that expand pen-and-paper gameplay. Whether you play online via our virtual tabletop or in person utilizing our character sheet and dice rolling application, Roll20 will save you time and help you focus on enhancing your favorite parts of tabletop gaming.
https://roll20.net
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Beginners Guide to RPGs - Reddit
If you're reading this then somewhere, somehow, you decided that role playing games might be a pastime that you could enjoy. Perhaps you have been involved with video game RPGs and wanted to see where those came from, or maybe you saw some people playing a game at your local library or game store, or you may have seen the hobby lampooned or referenced on a popular television show.
https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/wiki/beginnersguide
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Top 5 RPGs for Beginners - AcrosstheBoardGames
Roleplaying games are one of my all time favorite types of tabletop games, and I've played dozens of different games over the years. I like introducing new people to the hobby of roleplaying games and I've found that some games really are better for learning (and teaching) than others.
http://www.acrosstheboardgames.net/luke/top-5-rpgs-for-beginners-2/
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48 Tabletop Roleplaying Games to Try
Just as there really is no such thing as a best book or movie, there is no best roleplaying game, or even best in a particular category. But if you're looking to play something new, this selection of games will help.
http://learntabletoprpgs.com/tabletop-roleplaying-games-to-play/
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Tabletop Role-Playing Game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tabletop role-playing game, pen-and-paper role-playing game, or table-talk role-playing game is a form of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabletop_role-playing_game