Wikidata:WikiProject Board Games
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The WikiProject dedicated to the world of board and card games!
Goals edit
The goals of this WikiProject is to work and improve all items about board and card games, adding the necessary missing information (e.g. labels, descriptions, statements), as well as other necessary tasks.
As new games are released each day, the goal will also be to keep up with the new releases of games, to make Wikidata's coverage of board and card game data as comprehensive as possible.
Resources edit
This section includes useful resources to be used on board game items.
Properties for games edit
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: the subject is an instance of the object (should be board game or card game) | The Settlers of Catan <instance of> board game | - |
part of the series | P179 | Item | sequence, series of creative works, event sequence, book series, painting series and video game series: the item is part of a series, whose sum constitutes the object | The Settlers of Catan <part of the series> Catan series | - |
part of | P361 | Item | part: object of which the subject is a part. | Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune <part of> Carcassonne | has part(s) |
has part(s) | P527 | Item | has part, consist of and meronymy: part of this subject. | Carcassonne <has part(s)> Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune | part of |
genre | P136 | Item | genre and by genre: genre of a creative work or genre in which an artist works | Pandemic <genre> cooperative board game | - |
based on | P144 | Item | based on: work used as basis | Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game <based on> Star Wars | derivative work |
publisher | P123 | Item | publisher and publisher: organization responsible for publishing books, periodicals, games or software | Labyrinth <publisher> Ravensburger | - |
creator | P170 | Item | creator, author, visual artist and software developer: maker of a creative work or other object (where no more specific property exists)->see talk page | Agricola <creator> Uwe Rosenberg | notable work |
designed by | P287 | Item | designer: designer of this item | The Castles of Burgundy <designed by> Julien Delval | - |
minimum age | P2899 | Quantity | minimum age: minimum age | backgammon <minimum age> 5 years old | - |
publication date | P577 | Point in time | publication date: date or point in time a work is first published or released | 7 Wonders <publication date> 2010 | - |
language of work or name | P407 | Item | language: language of a work | Secret Hitler <language of work or name> English | - |
image | P18 | Commons media file | illustration and image: a relevant illustration (only for images on Commons) | Monopoly <image> German_Monopoly_board_in_the_middle_of_a_game.jpg | - |
award received | P166 | Item | award, honorary citizenship, title of honor and decoration: award or recognition received by a person, organisation or creative work | Codenames <award received> Spiel des Jahres | - |
minimum number of players | P1872 | Quantity | player: minimum numbers of players of a game | Risk <minimum number of players> 2 | - |
maximum number of players | P1873 | Quantity | player: maximum numbers of players of a game | Risk <maximum number of players> 6 | - |
Commons category | P373 | String | Commons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:") | Alhambra <Commons category> Alhambra_(board_game) | - |
official website | P856 | URL | official website and home page: URL to the website of this item | Dominion <official website> http://riograndegames.com/games.html?id=278 | - |
BoardGameGeek ID | P2339 | External identifier | identifier for a board game in the BoardGameGeek database | Istanbul <BoardGameGeek ID> 148949 | - |
RPGGeek ID | P7226 | External identifier | identifier for a role-playing game in the RPGGeek database | Call of Cthulhu <RPGGeek ID> rpgfamily/814 | - |
Luding game ID | P3528 | External identifier | identifier for a board game in the Luding database (German) | The Settlers of Catan <Luding game ID> 1508 | - |
Spiel des Jahres ID | P11025 | External identifier | identifier for a board game in the "Spiel des Jahres" database (German) | The Settlers of Catan <Spiel des Jahres ID> die-siedler-von-catan | - |
Other useful P & Q for describing games edit
- Inspirations, citations & acknowledgements :
- influenced by (P737) :
- inspired by (P941) :
- based on (P144) : inverse of derivative works (P4969)
- after a work by (P1877) : more rare
- cites (P2860) : games cited in acknowledgment, in dedication, in ludography, in references (ex: query for TTRPG graph).
- Sets
- part of (P361) : a more generic game
- part of the series (P179) : one item of the series of game (more rare than "part of")
- has edition (P747) : Q... (for each edition)
- each edition needs to have the reverse relation edition or translation of (P629) and it needs to be instance of (version, edition, or translation)
- part of (P361) : a more generic game
- Descriptions
- license (P275) : Open Game License (Q1752744),...
- game equipment (Q17638008)
- game rules (Q23804016)
- role-playing game system (Q2164067)
- board game expansion (Q60474521)
- expansion pack (Q209163)
- campaign setting (Q4418079) (for the fictional world)
- adventure (Q4686479) (for the physical document: campaign, module, etc.)
Taxonomy of games (to help find "Instance of") edit
- game (Q11410)
- tabletop game (Q3244175)
- wargame (Q1501543)
- social game (Q17351672)
- parlour game (Q14947863)
- storygame (Q16645768)
- role-playing game (Q160738) : do not use for traditional tabletop RPG...
Properties for game publishers edit
- instance of (P31) :
- Specific : board game publishing company (Q3579158) publisher specialising in board games
- General : game publisher (Q59244106) publisher of games in any medium
- Qualifiers : "of"
- industry (P452) : game industry (Q1368944) :
- country (P17) :
- official website (P856) :
- BoardGameGeek game publisher ID (P6160) :
- RPGGeek ID (P7226) : rpgpublisher/00000
Properties for game designers edit
- instance of (P31) : human (Q5)
- sex or gender (P21) :
- country of citizenship (P27) :
- occupation (P106) : game designer (Q3630699) ; game author (Q1544133) ; game book author (Q37495867) ; role-playing game designer (Q54845077)
- award received (P166) : Spiel der Spiele (Q2310039) ; Spiel des Jahres (Q1128609) ; Meeples' Choice Award (Q1916782) ; Essen Feather (Q452426) ; Deutscher Spiele Preis (Q670648) ; ENnies Awards (Q5323772) ;
- notable work (P800) :
- official website (P856) :
- BoardGameGeek designer ID (P3505) :
- Luding designer ID (P3506) :
- RPGGeek ID (P7226) : rpgdesigner/00000
- Query listing all works by an author - Another query
Current tasks edit
- Creating new TTRPG items with this Cradle designed by Ruthbrarian
- Mix'n match > Entertainment : help matching items with openID databases
- A request for data export was submitted, so RPGGeek ID should appear in this tool (soon?) -- 28 Aug 2019 Pmartinolli
- Property proposals for new identifiers of openID databases :
- RPGGeek (created P7226) : query with all items with RPGGeek ID
- LeGrog. Request an identifier ID. Formatter URL : http://www.legrog.org/detail.jsp?id=$1
- TricTrac. Request an identifier ID. Formatter URL : https://www.trictrac.net/jeu-de-societe/$1
- Data updating :
- Turn "Instance of = role-playing game" into "Instance of = tabletop role-playing game" or "live action role-playing game" : query listing all "Instance of = role-playing game"
Useful quality control queries edit
- board games basic information
- board games with no BoardGameGeekID
- board games with no publisher, but have a BoardGameGeekID
- board games with no publish date, but have a BoardGameGeekID
- board games with no minimum/maximum number of players, but have a BoardGameGeekID
- board games with no minimum age, but have a BoardGameGeekID
- board games with conflicting BoardGameGeekID's
Other articles edit
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Embassies edit
- English Wikipedia: Portal:Games
- German Wikipedia: Portal:Spiele
- French Wikipedia: Portail:Jeux
- Spanish Wikipedia:
- Dutch Wikipedia:
- Russian Wikipedia: Портал:Настольные игры
- Portuguese Wikipedia: Portal:Jogos
- Polish Wikipedia:
- Chinese Wikipedia: