Template:Infobox game
This is an infobox template for a game article. If an italic title is required, add |italic title=yes or |italic title=force to the list of parameters, and use '' '' around the title in the infobox.
If the article is about a card game, you may use {{Infobox card game}}; if the article is about a video game, use {{Infobox video game}} instead.
Usage
changeCommon usage
change{{Infobox game | name = | image = | caption = | years = | genre = | players = | setup_time = | playing_time = | random_chance = | skills = }}
Full usage
change{{Infobox game | name = | subtitle = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | width = | label_width = | other_names = | AKA = | manufacturer = | designer = | illustrator = | actor = | voice_over = | publisher = | date = <!-- {{Start date and age|df=n|1999|12|31}} --> | years = | genre = | language = | system = | players = | setup_time = | playing_time = | random_chance = | ages = | skills = | materials = | media_type = | blank_label = | blank_data = | website = | footnotes = }}
Example
changeYears active | Approximately 5,000 years ago to present |
---|---|
Genre(s) | Board game Race game Dice game |
Players | 2 |
Setup time | 10–30 seconds |
Playing time | 5–60 minutes |
Random chance | Medium (dice rolling) |
Random chance | Medium (dice rolling) |
Skill(s) required | Strategy, tactics, counting, probability |
{{Infobox game | italic title = no | title = Backgammon | image_link = Backgammon lg.png | image_caption = A backgammon set, consisting of a board, two sets of 15 checkers, two pairs of dice, a doubling cube, and dice cups | years = Approximately 5,000 years ago to present | genre = [[Board game]] <br />[[Race game]] <br />[[Dice game]] | players = 2 | setup_time = 10–30 seconds | playing_time = 5–60 minutes | random_chance = Medium ([[dice]] rolling) | skills = [[Strategy game|Strategy]], [[Tactic (method)|tactics]], [[counting]], [[probability]] }}
Parameters
changeParameter | Explanation |
---|---|
name | Title of the game |
subtitle | Subtitle of the game |
image | Image relevant to the game, may be resized (format: Example.jpg) |
caption | Caption explaining the image |
width | Optional parameter to control the width of the box |
label_width | Optional parameter to control the width of the label column |
other_names | Other name(s) for the game |
manufacturer | Manufacturer(s) of the game |
designer | Designer(s) of the game |
illustrator | Illustrator(s) of the game artwork |
actor | Actor(s) of the game |
voice_over | Voice-over actor(s) of the game |
publisher | Publisher(s) of the game |
date | Publication date of the game (format: {{release date and age|mf=yes|2000|01|01}}) |
years | Active years of the game |
genre | Game genre(s); e.g.: "Board game", "Dice game", "Drinking game", "Educational game", "Guessing game", "Hand game", "Paper-and-pencil game", "Race game", "Role-playing game", "Tile-based game", "Wargaming", "Word game", etc. |
language | Available language(s) of the game |
system | System(s) used by the game |
players | Number of players |
setup_time | Time it takes to set up the game |
playing_time | Time it takes to play the game |
random_chance | Degree to which random chance comes into play in the game |
skills | Skills required to play the game |
materials | Materials required to play the game |
media_type | Media type of the game |
web or website | Official website address of the game |
AKA | Game name synonym(s) |
blank_label and blank_data | Label and data for a field not covered by other parameters (e.g., Alcohol used for drinking games like beer pong) |
footnotes | Note(s) |
Tracking categories
changeNo description.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
italic title | italic title | no description | Unknown | optional |
name | name | no description | Unknown | optional |
subject_name | subject_name | no description | Unknown | optional |
title | title | no description | Unknown | optional |
subtitle | subtitle | no description | Unknown | optional |
image_link | image_link | no description | Unknown | optional |
image | image | no description | Unknown | optional |
image_size | image_size | no description | Unknown | optional |
image_alt | image_alt | no description | Unknown | optional |
alt | alt | no description | Unknown | optional |
image_caption | image_caption | no description | Unknown | optional |
caption | caption | no description | Unknown | optional |
width | width | no description | Unknown | optional |
label_width | label_width | no description | Unknown | optional |
other_names | other_names | no description | Unknown | optional |
manufacturer | manufacturer | no description | Unknown | optional |
designer | designer | no description | Unknown | optional |
illustrator | illustrator | no description | Unknown | optional |
actor | actor | no description | Unknown | optional |
voice_over | voice_over | no description | Unknown | optional |
publisher | publisher | no description | Unknown | optional |
date | date | no description | Unknown | optional |
years | years | no description | Unknown | optional |
genre | genre | no description | Unknown | optional |
language | language | no description | Unknown | optional |
system | system | no description | Unknown | optional |
players | players | no description | Unknown | optional |
setup_time | setup_time | no description | Unknown | optional |
playing_time | playing_time | no description | Unknown | optional |
random_chance | random_chance | no description | Unknown | optional |
ages | ages | no description | Unknown | optional |
skills | skills | no description | Unknown | optional |
materials | materials | no description | Unknown | optional |
media_type | media_type | no description | Unknown | optional |
AKA | AKA | no description | Unknown | optional |
blank_label | blank_label | no description | Unknown | optional |
blank_data | blank_data | no description | Unknown | optional |
website | website | no description | Unknown | optional |
web | web | no description | Unknown | optional |
footnotes | footnotes | no description | Unknown | optional |