Talk:List of fictional games

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Should this list have a different arrangement? For instance there are games from books, and then there are games from television. However the current arrangement will probably work until it grows larger. I'll leave it to more experienced wikipedians to choose.

KevinGould

  • You could be right. I chose this arrangement because it was the same way that similar lists such as List of fictional brands are arranged. However, if people think it would work better as outlined above, I'll change it. Daibhid C


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[edit] Sabacc

Sabacc does exist outside of Star Wars, but it comes from Star Wars...Using the definition in the article, sabacc doesn't belong here, but I think it still has a place in a list like this...I'm not sure what to do here. :\ Ergbert 04:45, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Sabacc fits the current definition (originally from fiction, rules created by fans). I've changed ithe paragraph saying real games don't count, since it seened to contradict this. I'm still not sure it exactly explains the difference between a fictional game that really exists (like Sabbac, or Cripple Mr Onion) and a real game that's associated with, and is played in, a fiction (like 3d chess, or Thud). In fact, the more I think about it, I'm not even certain that 3d chess doesn't count!
Any thoughts?
Daibhid C 15:35 6 December 2005 (UTC)
I would add a section for games developed from fiction (and/or adapted by fiction), specifically note the difference, and list them there. MakeRocketGoNow 19:16, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
I think games introduced in fiction belong here, even if they're subsequently turned into real games by fans or by the original author or publisher. (There are actually Quidditch games at Harry Potter fan conventions, though the rules have to be modified a bit for Muggle accessibility.) *Dan T.* 12:28, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inclusion

Should minigames of video games be included here? They were explicitly made for the game, for the purpose of actually being played by the player, so are they really fictional per se? Current entries include:

Triple Triad - a card game in Final Fantasy VIII played with cards depicting monsters and characters from the game.
Tetra Master - a card game in Final Fantasy IX played with cards depicting monsters and characters from the game.
Blitzball - Final Fantasy X
Sphere Break - Final Fantasy X-2, a mathematical game in which coins of differing values are used to break a numbered sphere.
Speed Card Game - a card game featured in the game Xenogears

There's also games in which the player exclusively plays a game within the real game, such as:

The World- a very popular MMORPG in the .hack anime series.
Pokémon Battle - Average Turn based strategy fight, only with teams of six little critters! Pokémon from Nintendo

Both of these were featured in anime, but were developed by game companies and were intended to be a primarily game based franchise.

Other types of media create fictional games to further the plot or enrich their worlds. While at times they may develop into actual playable games, chances are slim that this was the original intent of the author. Video game minigames are the opposite; they were created to be played.

~ Eidako 07:04, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Nothing should included here that was actually meant to be played by real people (like a mini-game within a video game). Likewise, I think all the games that are really just one-off jokes should be removed (like Hungry, Hungry Oprahs). Only games that fictional characters play should be included. --Tysto 17:26, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone know the name of the board game they were playing in the begining of one South Park episode that had some gaint guy's head with grey hair in the middle?

[edit] Dotcomopoly

I've included Dotcomopoly, since I finally found the Maxim magazine issue where it was the illustration for the article. I thought I remembered an actual Monopoly variant called Dotcomopoly, but a Google search failed to find any copies, so I think my memory might be playing me false. Can anyone corroborate this? --Roland 17:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Game

In "Second Game" and it's novelization Cosmic Checkmate, by Charles V. De Vet and Katherine MacLean, a chess-like game called simply "The Game", (I think) is central to the plot. See, e.g., Ace Double Reviews 14. I don't have the Wiki editing skills to add this to the page nicely, but perhaps a more involved person could do so. Xanthian (talk) 02:28, 15 January 2008 (UTC)