Talk:3M bookshelf game series

Separate articles or describe here
Some of these games have separate articles, and some don't. Some that do (like Point of Law), probably shouldn't.  If there's less than a couple of modest paragraphs to write about a game, it'd be better to keep the info here. I've already redirected the article on Image (one incorrect sentence) to this page. I'm currently expanding the bare name list to short phrase descriptions, eventually to a few sentences of terse description, even if there's a valid separate article.Sbalfour (talk) 05:40, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

The bare essentials for each game description in addition to the name, should include:


 * date introduced
 * creator, if known
 * type of game (card, dice, trivia, board)
 * number of players
 * gameplay and objective (no more than a few sentences)
 * anything else notable: awards if any; organized competition, if any (like TwixT as part of Mindgame Olympics)

I've REDIRECT'ed the Point of Law article here. The problem there was all the refs were promotional websites and don't conform to WP:RS, so I deleted them and all the text they supported, then redirected a blank article back to here. If someone wants to write a proper article, say a page of text, and cite it with scholarly sources, I'm all for it. They should at least have a copy of the game in front of them, so they can describe the contents and rules (can cite the game itself for these). If there's only a paragraph or two per game, it'd make a really nice full article here (38 games, there'd be quite a lot of text).Sbalfour (talk) 21:09, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Start class article, many tags
This article has recently acquired quite a few tags. It is start class precisely because it is uncited or inadequately cited, has little coverage of the topic, is missing information, has empty sections, etc. We don't need tags to tell us the article needs serious work in all aspects. In reality, this is a dead-end article; it's going to look like this in perpetuity. As a matter of policy, we use either an article tag or embedded tags to cite referencing problems, not both. I'm going to clear all the article tags - Start Class pretty much says it all. Sbalfour (talk) 16:22, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Image request: covers/boxes
Since the packaging/box/cover seems to be an important part of this game concept, does any one have images of those covers? The images in the article don't show the distinction between these versions and typical tabletop editions. 108.14.68.125 (talk) 18:27, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Request for additions to article
What we need to make this article make sense, is at least some minimum description of each game, including what's in the box, and what gameplay is like including the objective of the game. This is not a list article, where nearly everything can be omitted. Having the physical game in front of oneself is sufficient; gameplay can be taken from the manufacturer's instructions for play. Sbalfour (talk) 17:56, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

italics?
I fail to see why the names of gamette games are in italics and bookshelf games are not... What do italics imply here? Sbalfour (talk) 18:30, 16 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Good point, there's no reason. I'm not sure the wikipedia style on names of games (italics? in visible quotes? nothing?) but we should be consistent. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:47, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It appears they should all be italicized (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Titles_of_works) - although it says something about the sort of people who edit wikipedia that the example I could find mentioned "computer games" but not board games! - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:49, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

notes toward a better article
(1) I arrived here hoping to learn WHY a maker of adhesive and abrasive products had suddenly decided to branch out into board games. One theory has it that the project began as a means to "field test" various plastics, forming processes, glues, printing methods, and coloring agents.

(2) There is no mention of their "paper games for travel & leisure" pads, or at least a link to an article. I have Hedron, Hex, Nab, Naval Battle (yes, Battleship), Plasm, Snare, and Thorns. Fifty sheets per pad, all dated 1974. - 2001:48F8:3034:1DF5:B8DA:5CDA:1ED4:F88E (talk) 06:41, 19 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I never heard of those paper games. The only sources I can find are places selling them, no discussion about them. And where did you heard that "field test" theory? Is that linkable? - DavidWBrooks (talk) 18:25, 19 June 2024 (UTC)