Template:Infobox game

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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

Common usage

{{Infobox game
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| years = 
| genre = 
| players = 
| setup_time = 
| playing_time = 
| random_chance = 
| skills = 
}}

Full usage

{{Infobox game
| name = 
| subtitle = 
| logo = 
| logo_size = 
| logo_alt = 
| logo_caption = 
| image = 
| image_size = 
| image_alt = 
| caption = 
| width = 
| label_width = 
| other_names = 
| AKA = 
| manufacturer = 
| designer = 
| director =
| illustrator = 
| writer =
| actor = 
| voice_over = 
| publisher = 
| date = <!-- {{Start date and age|df=n|1999|12|31}} -->
| years = 
| genre = 
| language = 
| system = 
| parent_game =
| series =
| players = 
| setup_time = 
| playing_time = 
| random_chance =
| ages = 
| skills = 
| materials = 
| media_type = 
| blank_label = 
| blank_data = 
| website = 
| isbn =
| isbn_note = 
| footnotes = 
}}

Example

Backgammon

A backgammon set, consisting of a board, two sets of 15 checkers, two pairs of dice, a doubling cube, and dice cups
Years active	Approximately 5,000 years ago to present
Genres	Board game Race game Dice game
Players	2
Setup time	10–30 seconds
Playing time	5–60 minutes
Random chance	Medium (dice rolling)
Age range	5+
Skills 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)
| ages = 5+
| skills = [[Strategy game|Strategy]], [[Tactic (method)|tactics]], [[counting]], [[probability]]
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
name	Title of the game
subtitle	Subtitle of the game
logo	Logo for a commercial game, may be resized (format: Example.jpg)
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
director	Director(s) of the game, if distinct from designer(s)
illustrator	Illustrator(s) of the game artwork
writer	Writer(s) of the game, if distinct from designer(s)
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: {{Start date and age|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
parent_game	The parent game that this game is used with, such as with role-playing game supplement
series	The series that this game is part of, if distinct from parent 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
isbn	ISBN, where applicable, for relevant editions. Format as a string of numbers (do not use {{ISBN}} or {{ISBNT}}); hyphens are optional (10-digit ISBNs may end in "X").
isbn_note	List information about the ISBN, or list ISBNs for multiple editions. For multiple ISBNs, list using {{ubl}} and {{ISBNT}}, and specify which edition each ISBN pertains to. If the number of editions grows unwieldy, consider using a table in the article body instead.
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

• Category:Pages using infobox game with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• WP:IB - list of infoboxes

No description.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

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
logo_link	logo_link	no description	Unknown	optional
logo	logo	no description	Unknown	optional
logo_size	logo_size	no description	Unknown	optional
logo_alt	logo_alt	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	alt	no description	Unknown	optional
image_caption	image_caption	no description	Unknown	optional
logo_caption	logo_caption	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
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
director	director	no description	Unknown	optional
illustrator	illustrator	no description	Unknown	optional
writer	writer	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
parent_game	parent_game	no description	Unknown	optional
series	series	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
isbn	isbn	no description	Unknown	optional
isbn_note	isbn_note	no description	Unknown	optional
footnotes	footnotes	no description	Unknown	optional

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