Forum:CT:Notability of board games

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The result of the debate was Support. —spookywillowwtalk 19:34, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Per the Senate Halls here and here, I propose that the following change to the Wookieepedia:Notability policy#Merchandise to codify board game as well as video game notability for Wookieepedia articles:

One exception is video games. Wookieepedia covers all officially-licensed Star Wars video games, even those without any clear canonical value, such as Star Wars Chess and Star Wars Pinball.

to be changed to

Exceptions include video games and board games. Wookieepedia covers all officially-licensed Star Wars video games and board games, even those without any clear canonical value, such as Star Wars Chess and Star Wars Pinball.

Support

  1. As proposer. ThrawnChiss7 Mitth symbol Assembly Cupola 18:39, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  2. NBDani TeamFireballLogo-Collider(they/them)Yeager's Repairs 18:53, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  3. Imperators II(Talk) 18:54, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  4. CometSmudge (talk) 19:05, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  5. Yasen Nestorov (talk) 19:09, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  6. Fan26 (Talk) 19:22, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  7. —spookywillowwtalk 19:26, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  8. MTrac1000 (talk) 19:28, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  9. Rsand 30 (talk) 19:41, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  10. Labyrinthine G0B-L1N (talk) 09:04, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
  11. SaintSirNicholas (talk) 01:05, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
  12. Ayrehead02 (talk) 19:05, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. "all officially-licensed Star Wars video games and board games" is too broad for me. I think leeway should be given for potential TCs to decide notability on a case-by-case basis. OOM 224 21:14, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  2. Yeah, even a note like "pursuant to community decisions by CT" or something would give us leeway. Cade GalacticRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit Calrayn 21:56, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
  3. I am generally a very pro-"Wookieepedia should cover everything and I mean EVERYTHING" guy but as long as Wookieepedia has the current scope it does, I'm with OOM and Cade. I do think we don't cover board games enough but some of them should certainly be case by case. I don't know that Baby Yoda Monopoly would be too valid as a source. - Thannus (DFaceG) (he/him) (talk) 21:01, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
    • Also "officially licensed" should not be hyphenated. - Thannus (DFaceG) (he/him) (talk) 21:02, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Discuss

  • Perhaps this could be expanded to "tabletop games," which also includes card games, miniatures games, etc. SorcererSupreme21 (talk) 21:07, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
    • I don't think there is consensus for every card game to get an article. For example something like this I don't think is notable. ThrawnChiss7 Mitth symbol Assembly Cupola 22:35, 19 March 2025 (UTC)