Template:Infobox card game

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{{{title}}}

{{{subtitle}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}]]
[[File:{{{cardback}}}|{{{cardback_size}}}|alt={{{cardback_alt}}}]]
Origin	{{{origin}}}
Alternative names	{{{alt_names}}}
Alternative name	{{{alt_name}}}
Named variants	{{{named_variants}}}
Named variant	{{{named_variant}}}
Designer	{{{designer}}}
Designers	{{{designers}}}
Publisher	{{{publisher}}}
Publishers	{{{publishers}}}
Release date	{{{date}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Family	{{{family}}}
Players	{{{players}}}
Skills	{{{skills}}}
Difficulty	{{{skill}}}
Age range	{{{ages}}}
Cards	{{{num_cards}}}
Deck	{{{deck}}}
Rank (high→low)	{{{card_rank}}}
Play	{{{play}}}
Playing time	{{{playing_time}}}
Chance	{{{random_chance}}}
Related games
{{{related}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
{{{footnotes}}}

{{Infobox card game
| title            = 
| subtitle         = 
| image            = 
| image_size       = 
| alt              = 
| image_caption    = 
| logo             = 
| logo_size        = 
| logo_alt         = 
| logo_caption     = 
| cardback         = 
| cardback_size    = 
| cardback_alt     = 
| cardback_caption = 
| alt_name         = 
| named_variant    = <!-- names of variant games that are listed on this page (rules must be different, even if only slightly) -->
| designer         = 
| publisher        = 
| date             = <!-- {{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| type             = 
| family           = 
| players          = 
| ages             = 
| num_cards        = 
| deck             = 
| play             = 
| card_rank        = 
| origin           = 
| related          = 
| playing_time     = 
| random_chance    = 
| odds             = 
| skills           = 
| website          = 
| footnotes        = 
}}

The parameters alt_name, named_variant, designer and publisher have variants alt_names, named_variants, designers and publishers, which simply cause their respective labels to be in the plural form.

Example

Spades

A simple trick-taking game for 3-6 players
The ace of spades; the highest-value card in spades play.
Origin	Whist
Alternative name	Call Bridge
Type	Plain-trick
Players	3-6, usually 4
Skills	Card counting, tactics, communication
Age range	7+
Cards	52
Deck	French-suited
Rank (high→low)	A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, Spades always trump
Play	Clockwise
Playing time	~8 minutes per hand
Chance	Low to moderate
Related games
Bid whist • contract bridge

{{Infobox card game
| title         = Spades
| subtitle      = A simple trick-taking game for 3-6 players
| image         = Playing card spade A.svg
| image_size    = 150px
| alt           =
| caption       = The [[ace of spades]]; the highest-value card in spades play.
| alt_name      = Call Bridge
| type          = trick-taking
| players       = 3-6, usually 4
| play          = Clockwise
| card_rank     = A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, Spades always trump
| ages          = 7+
| num_cards     = 52 (51 or 54 for 3 or 6 players, 50 for 5)
| deck          = Anglo-American
| origin        = [[Whist]]
| related       = [[Bid whist]]{{*}}[[contract bridge]]
| playing_time  = ~8 minutes per hand
| random_chance = Low to moderate
| skills        = [[Card counting]], [[Tactic (method)|tactics]], communication
| footnotes     =
}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox card game

Infobox for card games.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	title subject_name	Name of the card game. Example Go Fish	String	required
Subtitle	subtitle	Text below the name of the game.	Content	suggested
Image	image image_link	no description	File	suggested
Image size, in pixels	image_size imagesize	no description	Number	optional
Image alt text	alt	no description	Content	optional
Image caption	image_caption caption caption1	no description	Content	suggested
Logo	logo	no description	File	optional
Logo image size	logo_size	no description	Number	optional
Logo alt text	logo_alt	no description	Content	optional
Logo caption	logo_caption caption2	no description	Content	optional
Card back image	cardback	no description	File	optional
Card back image size	cardback_size	no description	Number	optional
Card back alt text	cardback_alt	no description	Content	optional
Card back image caption	cardback_caption caption3	no description	Content	optional
Origin	origin	Either place of origin or game it originated from.	Content	suggested
Alternative names	alt_names alt_name	no description	Content	suggested
Named variants	named_variants NamedVariants	Names of variant games listed in the article. Rules must be different, even if only slightly. If only one, use "Named variant".	Content	optional
Named variant	named_variant	Name of the variant game listed in the article. Rules must be different, even if only slightly. If multiple, use "Named variants".	Content	optional
Designer	designer	If multiple designers, use "Designers".	String	optional
Designers	designers	If only one designer, use "Designer".	Content	optional
Publisher	publisher	If multiple publishers, use "Publishers".	String	optional
Publishers	publishers	If only one publisher, use "Publisher".	Content	optional
Release date	date	no description	Date	optional
Type	type	no description	Content	optional
Family	family	Part of what family of card games?	String	optional
Players	players	How many players?	Number	suggested
Skills	skills	What skills can help you in this card game? Example [[Card counting]]	Content	optional
Difficulty	skill	no description	String	optional
Age range	ages	no description Example All	String	optional
Cards	num_cards	Number of cards in this card game?	Number	suggested
Deck	deck	What deck is used for this card game? Example [[French-suited]]	String	optional
Rank (high→low)	card_rank	The rank of cards? Example A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, Spades always trump	Content	optional
Play	play	How is the game played? Example Clockwise	String	optional
Playing time	playing_time	no description Example ~8 minutes per hand	Content	optional
Chance	random_chance odds	Amount of chance in this game? Example Moderate	String	optional
Related games	related	List related games here.	Content	optional
Official website	website web	no description	URL	optional
Footnotes	footnotes	Footnotes at the bottom of the infobox. Boxed in green.	Content	optional

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox card game with unknown parameters (0)

See also

For more information, see the talk page.

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