Template:Infobox Game

From IcehouseOrg

Min. Players:
Max. Players:
Icehouse stashes:
Treehouse sets:
Other equipment:
Setup time:
Min. Playing time:
Max. Playing time:
Rules complexity:
Strategy depth:
Random chance:
Primary Mechanic:
Additional Mechanic:
Theme:
BGG Link:	none

Game Infobox instructions:

To display a game info box on your game entry, enter the following code into your page (this sample includes only a subset of all valid keywords):

{{Infobox_Game|
  subject_name= |
  designer=Designed by |
  description= |
  players= |
  stashes= |
  other_equip= |
  setup_time= |
  playing_time= |
  complexity= |
  strategy= |
  random_chance= |
  mechanic1= |
  theme= |
}}

Each keyword on the left is used to fill in the appropriate section of the info box. Enter the value directly after the equal sign (=) and separate individual parameters with a vertical bar, or pipe (|). The following mostly-alphabetical list describes all the valid keywords and what values can be assigned to them:

BGG_Link

If your game is listed on Board Game Geek you can include a link to that page enclosed in single square brackets.

BGG_Link=[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21955/treehouse Treehouse]|

complexity

Describe the relative complexity of your game. Typical values for this parameter are: Low, Medium, or High. This rating is somewhat subjective; a good measure of a game's complexity is how easy it is to describe or learn the valid moves for each turn. A game with few rules and few options, like Tic-Tac-Toe (Noughts and Crosses), has Low complexity.

complexity=Low|

description

Enter a brief (<50 words) explanation of your game.

description=A fast-paced, multiplayer game with a 'Treasure Hunter' theme that is played on a checker board.|

designer

Enter the name of the person who created the game, preferably with a link to that person's user page on icehousegames.org.

designer=Designed by: [http://www.icehousegames.org/wiki/index.php?title=Andrew_Looney Andrew Looney]|

footnotes

Include any other information that may be of interest to a person who is glancing through info boxes of many games and does not want to read the entire game description page.

footnotes=This game was played by Niel Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission.

image_link

Privide a link to a small, icon or thumbnail sized image that provides visual information about your game.

image_link=[[Image:Pic76724.jpg|250px|A Zendo game]]|

max_players

List the largest number of players who can play your game simultaneously as a single number.

max_players=100|

min_players

List the smallest number of players required to play your game as a single number. Solitaire games will use the value '1'.

min_players=3|

max_playing_time

Enter the longest amount of time your game is expected to take.

max_playing_time=3 hours|

min_playing_time

Provide the shortest amount of time your game is expected to take.

min_playing_time=10 minutes|

mechanic1

Describe the primary mechanic of your game in a single word/phrase. Some typical values include: Stacking, Sorting, Matching, Elimination, Area control, etc.

mechanic1=Stacking|

mechanic2

Describe another mechanic used in your game.

mechanic2=Capture|

other_equip

Describe any equipment, other than the Icehouse pyramids, that is required to play your game. Additional equipment that is often used with Icehouse pyramid games include: D6 dice, Playing cards, Poker chips, Martian coasters, Treehouse die, Chess board, etc.

other_equip=Six D10 dice, two decks of Pinochle cards.|

random_chance

A somewhat subjective rating of the amount of random chance involved in playing your game. Suitable values for this parameter are: None, Low, Medium, and High. A game that requires rolling a die, flipping a coin, spinning a wheel, or drawing a card to determine a player's options will have increasingly higher levels of randomness. Games that rely strictly on player moves, like Chess, would be described as having no randomness.

random_chance=Medium|

sets

Provide the minimum number of Treehouse sets required to play your game as a single number.'

sets=2|

setup_time

Describe how much time is required to arrange game pieces or complete other processes, such as arranging players or deciding on a starting player, before actual game-play can begin.

setup_time=5 minutes|

stashes

Describe the minimum number of Icehouse pyramid stashes (5 pyramids of each size in a single color) required to play your game.

stashes=4|

subject_name

The name of your game.

subject_name=Zendo|

strategy

Describe the level of strategy that can be developed to increase a player's chance of winning. Suitable values for this parameter are: None, Low, Medium, or High. A game like Chess can be described as having a high level of strategy, whereas a game that involves nothing more than rolling a die and moving the number of spaces indicated is described as having no strategy.

strategy=Low|

theme

Describe the theme of your game as a single word or phrase. Sample themes include: War, Space, Role Playing, Farming, Nature, etc. A game that has no apparent theme, such as Tic-Tac-Toe (Noughts and Crosses), is considered abstract and can be labeled as such.

theme=Underwater Adventure|