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This also raises the question about the series designation for boxed sets. I think that something like "Base Boxed Set" or "Boxed Set (Base Game)" would work for all but both editions of CityTech and the forthcoming Clan Invasion Boxed sets. (CityTech (both editions) and Clan Invasion in a sense form their own series.) I am still thinking through series nomenclature for that latter group of three. Some designation based on era (Clan Invasion) or the fact it is functionally a type of rules expansion are the two possible ways to distinguish such, e.g. "Boxed Set (Clan Warfare)" or "Boxed Set (Clan Invasion)" might work. I am processing. Please feel free to share suggestions. --[[User:Dude RB|Dude RB]] ([[User talk:Dude RB|talk]]) 19:37, 25 June 2021 (EDT) | This also raises the question about the series designation for boxed sets. I think that something like "Base Boxed Set" or "Boxed Set (Base Game)" would work for all but both editions of CityTech and the forthcoming Clan Invasion Boxed sets. (CityTech (both editions) and Clan Invasion in a sense form their own series.) I am still thinking through series nomenclature for that latter group of three. Some designation based on era (Clan Invasion) or the fact it is functionally a type of rules expansion are the two possible ways to distinguish such, e.g. "Boxed Set (Clan Warfare)" or "Boxed Set (Clan Invasion)" might work. I am processing. Please feel free to share suggestions. --[[User:Dude RB|Dude RB]] ([[User talk:Dude RB|talk]]) 19:37, 25 June 2021 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :"Type" in the InfoBoxProduct simply denotes what kind of product this is - in this case, a boxed set. Other sample types would be things like "game supplement", "novel", "sourcebook". I'm not sure off-hand if the physical/electronic product dichotomy is shown here. It probably should, by highlighting electronic-only products as such. | ||
| + | :"Series", on the other hand, is arguably not applicable for the boxed sets. They're not a series in the sense of being individual parts of a greater whole. Instead, they are standalone products and serialized only in the sense that newer boxed sets functionally replace their predecessors; they're not supposed to stack up. I believe the "series" part was thought for serialized stories, or connected novels like the Gray Death stories, the Blood of Kerensky trilogy, or maybe the initial set of Record Sheets books. [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 05:56, 26 June 2021 (EDT) | ||
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Need Help
I've run into something of a brick wall with this article between CGL 35000 and the 25th Anniversary set. Up to that point the information in the article should be reliably accurate, as I either own the boxed set in question or researched what I believe to be reliable information. This allowed me to narrate something of an evolution history of the boxed set. This was initially unplanned, but was a natural result of the subject matter when you think about it.
I got parts of the CGL 35000 set through ebay but it's incomplete, and couldn't find sufficiently reliable or detailed information to continue. (The next set I actually bought is the Beginner's Box Set.) Btw there's also the German Starterbox edition from 2017 which was an original product from Ulisses, with two all-new maps, but which I've only seen online so far.
If someone who owns the 35000 set could kindly step up and provide the next step(s), using the template for individual box coverage established within the article, I'd be thankful. :) Frabby (talk) 02:21, 1 May 2021 (EDT)
Type And Series Classifications
I have noticed that the Type and Series info for each of the boxed sets is not currently uniform. Some boxed sets have their type listed as "Board Game", some as "Boxed Set", and at least one as "Rule Book". I plan to go through and update all their types simply to "Boxed Set". However, I was then thinking of wikilinking that back to BattleTech boxed set, but then I noticed that for many (but not all) this was done for the Series entry.
This also raises the question about the series designation for boxed sets. I think that something like "Base Boxed Set" or "Boxed Set (Base Game)" would work for all but both editions of CityTech and the forthcoming Clan Invasion Boxed sets. (CityTech (both editions) and Clan Invasion in a sense form their own series.) I am still thinking through series nomenclature for that latter group of three. Some designation based on era (Clan Invasion) or the fact it is functionally a type of rules expansion are the two possible ways to distinguish such, e.g. "Boxed Set (Clan Warfare)" or "Boxed Set (Clan Invasion)" might work. I am processing. Please feel free to share suggestions. --Dude RB (talk) 19:37, 25 June 2021 (EDT)
- "Type" in the InfoBoxProduct simply denotes what kind of product this is - in this case, a boxed set. Other sample types would be things like "game supplement", "novel", "sourcebook". I'm not sure off-hand if the physical/electronic product dichotomy is shown here. It probably should, by highlighting electronic-only products as such.
- "Series", on the other hand, is arguably not applicable for the boxed sets. They're not a series in the sense of being individual parts of a greater whole. Instead, they are standalone products and serialized only in the sense that newer boxed sets functionally replace their predecessors; they're not supposed to stack up. I believe the "series" part was thought for serialized stories, or connected novels like the Gray Death stories, the Blood of Kerensky trilogy, or maybe the initial set of Record Sheets books. Frabby (talk) 05:56, 26 June 2021 (EDT)