Talk:Pub games

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[edit] Merging from other articles

I really don't think it is a good idea to merge all the pages on lesser known sub pages into this one. For one thing you are not going to include all pub games in the one article — darts is always going to be too big in its own right. Besides, I can't see any benefit from doing this. This page should really just be a list of what pub games there are, with some discussion of changes in popularity over time and geographic variation. -- Solipsist 12:22, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

I've restored information on the games, but trimmed the info and provided links to the individual articles. This now provides some descriptive material on the minor games plus allowing people the opportunity to read in more detail if they wish. This will both allow a one page summary of the minor games (plus links to further information on the major and minor games) while at the same time giving the minor articles room to develop. SilkTork 19:40, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I still can't see any reason to do this — remember Wikipedia is not paper. Most of these games are not exclusive to pubs and are better off in their individual articles, even if some are currently stubs. The more normal Wiki way, is to sumarise the various games here, preferably with context giving their relative importance in the history of pub games, and provide links to their individual articles.

Duplicating the articles leads to divergence, and is probably the worst alternative. -- Solipsist 20:13, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I have reinstated the original bullet point summary list of traditional pub games, as this serves as a useful overview and index to other Wikipedia articles, and moreover I think some of the games in the list were no longer referred to in the article when the list was taken out. Ben Finn 13:45, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] unrelated point

can i just ask, what the image of a yard of ale has to do with pub games, aside from being alcoholic and available in pubs? i dont know any pub games that involve yards of tasty beverage... downing a pint isnt really a game, is it? 88.108.146.129 (talk) 01:19, 21 March 2008 (UTC)