Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spin Again


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Consensus amongst those who participated is that notability was established within the AFD itself. I'd suggest editing the article to add the sources that Cunard came up with. (non-admin closure) Dusti*Let's talk!* 00:46, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Spin Again

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I was able to find one review of this book (from The Pittsburgh Press), but the only other coverage available from what I can find is a very short blurb from Entertainment Weekly (here). These sources have been added to the article. Appears to fail WP:BKCRIT, as only the Pittsburgh Press article should be considered "significant" coverage, with the EW article not making the cut. Eagles 24/7 (C)  14:53, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Arts, Literature,  and Games. <b style="color:#004C54">Eagles</b> <b style="color:#004C54">24/7</b>  (C)  14:53, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

<ul><li>Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Notability (books) says: "A book is presumed notable if it verifiably meets, through reliable sources, at least one of the following criteria:<ol><li>The book has been the subject of two or more non-trivial published works appearing in sources that are independent of the book itself. This can include published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries, bestseller lists, and reviews. This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book.</li></ol>" Sources <ol> <li> The review notes: "Less grandiose, both in subject matter and presentation, but no less memory inducing for the baby boom generation is "Spin Again." Though it does briefly investigate the historical conception of board games in the 1880s, the thrust of Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer's joint effort is an analysis and loving look at game playing in the wake of television's mass invasion of American culture. ... Noticeably absent from the book, however, are "Candyland" and "Chutes and Ladders." ... Despite its limitations and these obvious omissions, "Spin Again" is still an enjoyable way to spend a contemporary rainy day." </li> <li> The review notes: "SPIN AGAIN: Board Games From the Fifties and Sixties by Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer (Chronicle: $16.95). The minimal text of this campy survey reveals that board games have a surprisingly long history in the United States: ... This brightly colored book would make an excellent hostess gift/ice breaker at baby-boomer holiday parties, provoking delighted cries of “Remember Lie Detector?” and “I used to play Mouse Trap!”" </li> <li> The review notes: "These favorites, along with a host of others, are cataloged in Spin Again: Board Games from the Fifties and Sixties (Chronicle Books, 415/777-7240) by Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer. Spin Again takes a look at the history of board games, especially those spawned from popular TV icons. The book doesn't pin values on any of the games, but the authors provide helpful categories and illustrations of the original issues. Some of the top TV-inspired categories include: ..." </li> <li> The review notes: "Spin Again by Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer ... is an affectionate look at boardgames of the 1950s and '60s, including histories of the major game companies and glorious full-color illustrations, many showing the board and other components as well as the box. The lack of an index limits its usefulness to collectors, but it sure is handsome." </li> <li> The review notes: "Spin Again is an informative as well as a nostalgic look at the games we played. Well illustrated with each game's boards, boxes, cards, tokens, etc., it also includes a brief history of games since the 1800's, and historical background on major companies." </li> <li> The article notes: "Here are photos of the most popular games, accompanied by a short history of the development of the pastime. One mark of a popular TV show in the '50s and '60s was that it had its own board game, and here are some of the best, including You'll Never Get Rich, with Phil Silvers as Sgt. Bilko on the box (1955)." </li> <li> The article notes: "For starters, they're collected in a terrific new book, "Spin Again: Board Games from the Fifties and Sixties" (Chronicle, $16.95), by two New Orleans natives, Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaeffer. This loving tribute to board games is a winsome trip down memory lane, an anecdotal history of both the games themselves and their creators. ... Polizzi and Schaeffer were inspired to research the history of games by Polizzi's collection, which in addition to those games from childhood began to get serious three years ago after the purchase of a "Beverly Hillbillies game" on impulse." </li> <li> The review notes: "Take a nostalgic trip this summer with Spin Again: Board Games From the Fifties and Sixties (Chronicle, $16.95). By Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer, the softbound book details the history of board games in general and the ones that baby boomers grew up with in particular. I quickly paged through the color photographs to find my long-gone Barbie: Queen of the Prom game. ... The book includes concise bios of Milton Bradley, George and Charles Parker, and the founders of Mattel. It is fun and well-done." </li> <li>Less significant coverage:<ol> <li> The article notes: ""People collect games that look great but are often the least challenging to play," said Rick Polizzi, the co-author with Fred Schaefer of the new book Spin Again: Board Games of the 50's and 60's (Chronicle Books). ... Most of the 180 board games illustrated in Spin Again are from Polizzi's collection of 800." </li> <li> The article notes: "Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer note in "Spin Again" (Chronicle, 120 pages, $16.95 softbound), a colorful look at board games of the 1950s and '60s. ... "Spin Again" pictures all of these games and around 150 more in color, along with brief descriptions and an introductory history of board games. For almost anyone who grew up in the '50s and '60s, this tribute to the now-collectible games of the past is sure to bring back at least a few pleasant memories." </li> <li> The article notes: ""Spin Again, Board Games From the Fifties and Sixties," by Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer (Chronicle Books), offers not only a vivid presentation of these icons of the recent past but traces their history -- board games, it seems, date back more than 4,000 years -- from the moralizing games of the Victorian era to the voluptuous Barbie." </li> <li> The article notes: "Chronicle Books Spin Again: Board Games of the Fifties and Sixties (Sept., $16.95) by Rick Polizzi and Fred Schaefer features photographs and text describing popular game boards and playing pieces of the '50s and '60s. 15,000 first printing. Advertising." </li> <li> The article notes: "The young Californian is also the coauthor of an engaging, richly illustrated new book on his favorite subject—Spin Again: Board Games of the Fifties and Sixties (Chronicle, $16.95)." </li> <li> The article notes: "... Burt Hockberg, senior editor of the New York City-based Games magazine.  Spin Again (Chronicle Books, 1992, $20) and Baby Boomer Games (Collector Books, 1995, $28) are beautifully illustrated coffee table books that catalog a variety of board games spanning the '40s through the '70s. Hockberg praised the books and gave them a favorable review in his magazine. "Basically he's mining a field that no one else has bothered to do," Hockberg says. "His books are special because they show pictures and you can see the games. It helps people to know what to look for."" </li> <li> The article notes: "Now he has 1,000 — and he and cowriter Fred Schaefer have produced Spin Again, a classily designed, essence-of-stuff-in-the-attic book about board games from the ’50s and ’60s to remind you of what you, too, stupidly tossed. Your turn." </li> </ol></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Spin Again to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 05:42, 16 July 2023 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * keep per the wonderfully detailed Cunard who I am starting to suspect is actually an advanced chatbot. But yeah, those sources are enough IMO. Hobit (talk) 17:03, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep Thanks to the sources listed by Cunard. MrsSnoozyTurtle 23:48, 21 July 2023 (UTC)


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