Stratics is an Internet network of web sites and message boards focusing on massively multiplayer games. Originally called "Den's Den: the UO Statistics Site" and hosted on the Geocities free Web hosting network, founder Ryan "Den Dragon" Findley (a member of the Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter) focus his work on providing statistical research and guides about Ultima Online during its early beta stages. Shortly after the original site's founding, Findley adjusted the name to Stratics, which is a portmanteau of the words strategy and statistics.