ORGANIZATION OF TABLETOP GAMES:

OUR PERSONAL COLLECTIONS

Presented by : Jeff Jensen & Rikki Carter
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WHY A BOARD GAME DATABASE?

CONSIDER THE AUDIENCE

Who is this organization system

serving?

What specifications might a

person have when searching for
a game?

What descriptive elements would

be useful in searching for
games?

What sorts of games should be

included/excluded in this
organization system?

METADATA STRUCTURE
Element

Value

Title

Game title

Designer

The game designer or publisher if unknown

Players

Number of players the game supports

Type

Board, card, or dice

Time

Game length in minutes

Age

Suggested minimum age

Genre

The primary concept

Theme

The setting of the game

Mechanics

Gameplay elements

Related To

A game that is compatible for gameplay

CONTROLLED VOCABULARY ELEMENTS

Type:

Genre:

Theme:

Mechanics

-Board

-Abstract

-Classic

-Area Control

-Card

-Family

-City Building

-Bluffing

-Dice

-Party

-Fantasy

-Card Drafting

-Strategy

-Firefighting

-Cooperative

-Thematic

-Horror

-Deduction

-Wargame

-Post-Apocalyptic

-Deckbuilding

-Renaissance

-Hand Management

-Steampunk

-Modular Board

-Superhero

-Pattern Recognition
-Zombie

-Press Your Luck

-Tile Placement
-Variable Player Powers

EXAMPLE RECORD
Element

Value

Title

51st State

Designer

Ignacy Trzewiczek

Players

2-4

Type

Card

Time

40-60

Age

10

Genre

Strategy

Theme

Post-Apocalyptic

Mechanics

Card Drafting, Resource Management

Related To

Winter

EXPANSIONS

An expansion adds new elements, such as characters, objectives, locations, weapons,

etc. to an existing game.

Two types of Expansions Needs the base game

Stand alone

Using the FRBR system, we determined that expansions should be considered their own
work and thusly have individual records because:
Expansions, whether stand alone or requiring the base game, can have elements
altogether different from that of the base game, such as designer, players, gameplay
mechanics, number of players, theme, change time required, etc.
Expansion records should be collocated to the base game, whether they require it or
not

CONTROLLED VOCABULARY ELEMENTS

Type:

Genre:

Theme:

Mechanics

-Board

-Abstract

-Classic

-Area Control

-Card

-Family

-City Building

-Bluffing

-Dice

-Party

-Fantasy

-Card Drafting

-Strategy

-Firefighting

-Cooperative

-Thematic

-Horror

-Deduction

-Wargame

-Post-Apocalyptic

-Deckbuilding

-Renaissance

-Hand Management

-Steampunk

-Modular Board

-Superhero

-Pattern Recognition
-Zombie

-Press Your Luck

-Tile Placement
-Variable Player Powers

RESOURCES

BoardGameGeek | Gaming Unplugged Since 2000. (n.d.). BoardGameGeek | Gaming

Unplugged Since 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2014, from http://boardgamegeek.com/

Library of Congress. (2012). Library of Congress Authorities. Washington, DC: Library of

Congress. Retrieved June 29, 2014, from http://authorities.loc.gov/.

Tillett, B. (2004). What is FRBR? A Conceptual Model for the Bibliographic Universe.
Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service. Retrieved July 1, 2014, from
www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/FRBR.PDF