Talk:Colostle

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Beta Beta Beta (talk) 19:26, 25 August 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that the author of the solo TTRPG Colostle made it after not being able to play with his D&D group?

• Source: https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/features/a-colossal-adventure-in-solo-rpgs-colostle-the-roomlands-explores-more-of-the-impossibly-huge-castle/ “It came about during lockdown,” Angell says of it, as is the story of many games now. “I couldn’t play as much with my D&D group, so I discovered solo RPGs. After playing a few I created my own using a setting I was planning to use as an illustrated story”.

• • ALT1: ... that Colostle is a tabletop role-playing game intended to be played alone? Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66576798 "The book is written as a solo RPG similar to Dungeons and Dragons. But rather than sitting around a table with friends, readers keep a diary of their day-to-day adventures in the fantasy world, which also involves using a standard deck of cards to decide outcomes."
  • ALT2: ... that Colostle is a tabletop role-playing game that uses a standard deck of cards, rather than dice? Source: https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/reviews/colostle-review/ "Rather than dice, random chance in Colostle is left to a deck of cards and the player’s own imagination."
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Moved to mainspace by Antibabelic (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Antibabelic (talk) 18:24, 20 July 2026 (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 eligibility:

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• Interesting: - I'm not sure about the hooks being interesting enough. For ALT0 specifically, I think terms "TTRPG" and "D&D" may not be accessible to a broad audience without further explanation. And for all the proposed hooks, I think just the fact that it's a solo game that uses cards isn't that unusual for games and doesn't make it interesting enough for me to want to click.

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Moved from draft on July 19, nominated on July 20, so definitely new enough as of the time of the nomination. DYKCheck calculates it at 7878 characters (1230 words). Generally well-cited to gaming industry publications as well as BBC News. Neutrally written and seems like a completed article, describing the game itself and both positive and negative critical reviews. Appears to be own writing, with Earwig showing 9.1% mainly due to a cited quotation and proper nouns. No other copyright issues noticed. No QPQ required. Hooks ALT0, ALT1, & ALT2 all supported by the referenced sources. My only concern is that I'm not sure the hooks are interesting enough, as mentioned above. I think it needs to focus on something more than just "uses cards" and "is a solo game". However, this is my first DYK review, so I'd be more than happy for someone else to give a second opinion. — PeterCooperJr (talk) 00:23, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

@PeterCooperJr: Thank you very much for the review. Are these better?

• ALT3: ... that the COVID-19 lockdown prompted Nich Angell to create the solo role-playing game Colostle?
• ALT4: ... that a designer made Colostle, a role-playing game that is played alone, after the lockdown prevented him from playing with friends?
• ALT5: ... that even though Colostle won an award for "Best Rules", reviewers noted that it had little rules?

Antibabelic (talk) 21:45, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Yes, those look much better to me. I think ALT5 is my favorite, as it has something interesting and would make people want to read more. Again more than happy for someone else to also review this since I feel very new at this, but these all have my approval. —PeterCooperJr (talk) 22:51, 23 August 2026 (UTC)