Should games like Yahtzee and Mahjong be included here? Neither is a board game, in that there is no board at all.
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Boardgaming circles tend to be somewhat flexible about what counts as a board game; Dominion is another one that tends to be counted despite its not having a board.
Jack - More that boardgaming circles tend to count non-traditional Card Games as boardgames for Dominion... Mahjong is more debatable, although the debate tends not to be if its a board game or a card (well, tile) game, but weather its a board game or a gambling game.
Never heard anyone question if Yahtzee is a board game, though, but the point that board games don't always have a board certainly stands - Carcassonne is probably the most obvious example of something that wouldn't cross most people's minds not to describe as a board game, but with no actual board.
How about either (a) renaming to "Tabletop Games" (with a redirect from "Board Games", or (b) establishing "Tabletop Games" as a redirect to this page? The latter would of course be the simpler and less disruptive choice.
Is this supposed to be an index page? If so, it seems to be totally broken and filled with natter. I think it should either have the index tags removed, or be massively cleaned up.
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Pages like Parlor Games are linking to this page as if it's a trope page, and it seems to be regarded that way by the system, but it looks like a useful notes page or something from the other wiki.
ETA: To be more clear and specific, I came here to find out what it means that parlor games used to be depicted for the same reason as board games are now. The trope page for board games seems to give no reason.
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