Author Topic: Board game category  (Read 1876 times)

mrfoxhound

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Board game category
« on: November 01, 2016, 12:49:28 pm »
While I don't like the whole "Swag" thing, could we get a "Swag - Board game/cards" category? There are video game themed board games that I think is grounds enough to have it. I don't think it really belongs in "toys/novelties"

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Re: Board game category
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2016, 12:51:04 pm »
While I don't like the whole "Swag" thing, could we get a "Swag - Board game/cards" category? There are video game themed board games that I think is grounds enough to have it. I don't think it really belongs in "toys/novelties"
Most websites categorize board games as "toys"


koemo1

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Re: Board game category
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2016, 01:08:04 pm »
Yeah there are enough to justify a section :o
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mrfoxhound

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Re: Board game category
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2016, 01:31:37 pm »
While I don't like the whole "Swag" thing, could we get a "Swag - Board game/cards" category? There are video game themed board games that I think is grounds enough to have it. I don't think it really belongs in "toys/novelties"
Most websites categorize board games as "toys"
Toys/Games*

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burningdoom

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Re: Board game category
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2016, 01:36:02 pm »
I agree that we should just keep in the swag category. But maybe a sub-category for board games would be appropriate, like we have for movies and print media.

During the 80s, and early 90s there were a LOT of board games made. Plenty based on video games, too.

Re: Board game category
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2016, 01:40:37 pm »
While I don't like the whole "Swag" thing, could we get a "Swag - Board game/cards" category? There are video game themed board games that I think is grounds enough to have it. I don't think it really belongs in "toys/novelties"
Most websites categorize board games as "toys"
Toys/Games*
Target lists them as "Toys"
Walmart lists them under "Toys/Video Games"  so still "Toys"
ebay lists them under "Toys/Hobbies" which is closer to "Toys/Novelties" than "Toys/Games"
Gamestop lists them under "Collectibles" which is just something different altogether, but again, closer to "Toys/Novelties"


mrfoxhound

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Re: Board game category
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2016, 11:23:36 pm »
Explain to me again why we should follow what some stores do for categorizing rather than being a little more specific with this community site?

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tripredacus

Re: Board game category
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2016, 10:14:44 am »
Currently, put these into Swag - Toys/Novelties

Category requests go into this thread:
http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,6808.0.html

Flashback2012

Re: Board game category
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2016, 12:26:23 am »
I agree that we should just keep in the swag category. But maybe a sub-category for board games would be appropriate, like we have for movies and print media.

During the 80s, and early 90s there were a LOT of board games made. Plenty based on video games, too.

This is my thought as well. I would think there's enough releases to justify a sub-category under Swag for just board games/table top games that's apart from Toys/Novelties.