Talk:Game board

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 19:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

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One of the oldest known game boards (for the Royal Game of Ur, dated to c. 2500 BCE)

• ... that scholars disagree whether earliest known game boards date to Neolithic or Early Bronze Age? Source: https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bgs-2020-0007 / https://www.academia.edu/48170926/_Board_Games_Before_Ur_
  • ALT1: ... that modern game boards may be double-sided, modular, electric, and grow or shrink during the game? Source: https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=3lF4EAAAQBAJ and https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=CP7ZEAAAQBAJ
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Radio Yerevan jokes

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 510 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:07, 16 May 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I've amended the introductory line per WP:REFERS. Approving with strong preference for ALT0, and possible wikilinking to the periods.

GA review

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Nominator: Piotrus (talk · contribs) 04:45, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Bgsu98 (talk · contribs) 03:09, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello… I will do this review and hope to begin it tomorrow. It looks very interesting! 😃 Bgsu98 (Talk) 03:09, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):

   C. It contains no original research:

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Comments (8/16/25)

User:Piotrus: The images are good, but they all need alt-text. See MOS:ALT for more information.

The article is well-written. I see nothing of concern. Bgsu98 (Talk) 19:02, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

@Bgsu98 Thanks! Alt-text have been added now. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:08, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Source review (8/17/25)

Sources appear to be formatted properly. I ran a bot to standardize the dates for you. I also added a link for History Channel to source no. 16.

Spot check:

• No. 3 – Checks out.
• No. 8 – Checks out.
• No. 11 – Unable to verify as it's a book; not a problem.
• No. 15 – Archive for no. 15 does not load; as no. 15 requires a subscription, it's unlikely it will be able to archive. I would correct this, but it is not a requirement for GA.
• No. 18 – Checks out.

Source review passes. GA passes. Good job! 😃 Bgsu98 (Talk) 17:07, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.