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In general, don't make a page for a game that you don't intend to finish designing within a reasonable amount of time. Unfortunately, many game designs don't develop much beyond a concept and a few general ideas. Some designs may take months or even years to mature into something that is playable. If your game is still mostly just an idea or you are not entirely sure what you are going to name it, we kindly request that you refrain from making a page for it until you are more certain. If you would still like to get some feedback at this early stage, we encourage you to instead make a post on one of the other pyramid game forums online (you will probably get more responses that way). Also, please do not create a page for a game you have not even designed yet just because you think the name is cool and want to save it for later.
=== Creating a new page for your game ===
There are a number of different ways you can create a new page on the wiki. However, it is recommended to first perform a search to see if your desired name is already taken.
# Type your desired game name in the search box on any page. Hit "enter"
# If there is not already a game or page on the wiki using that name, there will be a bold line near the top of the search results that should look something like this: '''Create the page "<span style="color:#8B0000">GAME NAME</span>" on this wiki!'''.
# Click the red link to be taken to the page editor.
== Formatting your rules ==
While you are free to format your rules however you see fit, it will be easier for other people to read and learn your game if you stick with a format similar to
* A short sentence or two at the top of the page summarizing what kind of game it is and other other notable details such as "won 3rd place in ____ game contest" or "this game was inspired by and/or is similar to ____"
* An "Equipment" section with a bulleted list of the pyramids and components needed to play the game.
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=== Adding Categories ===
Is your game still a work in progress? Be sure to put it in the correct development category! This is done by adding a template to the top of the page, before the infobox text.
* '''Initial Design''' - idea fragments and any rules which are incomplete in their current state. This category also includes any game rules you have written the inital draft for but have not gotten the opportunity to playtest yourself.
** Template code: <nowiki>{{Under Development|Initial Design}}</nowiki>
*** this automatically puts it into the [[:Category:Games_Under_Development/Initial_Design]] category.
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** Template code: <nowiki>{{Game Under Development|Playtesting}}</nowiki>
*** this automatically puts it into the [[:Category:Games_Under_Development/Playtesting]] category.
* '''Nearly Complete''' - games that have undergone significant playtesting but are not yet considered ready for various reasons, such as recent changes to the rules that as still being tested out or because the on-line description needs spelling or grammar corrections.
** Template code: <nowiki>{{Under Development|Nearly Complete}}</nowiki>
*** this automatically puts it into the [[:Category:Games_Under_Development/Nearly_Complete]] category.
'''Complete''' - If your game design is complete, add it to the CATAGORY NAME TBD category by placing <nowiki>[[CATAGORY NAME]]</nowiki> at the top of the game page. Be sure to remove any of the "Under Development" templates you might have been using previously.
''still need to add more notes on additional, top-level categories go here. Also need to decide on a short but useful list, the old list of categories is rather large and unmaintainable (not to mention largely replaced by semantic properties).''
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