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> thanks a lot for the useful reports!
> I have a few comments (the rest has been already included and it will be part of next
> catver), though, and I'd like to know your opinion as well
>
> > dai2kaku=Puzzle / Cards
> I don't think this is correct. the game clearly seems a Tabletop game, along the
> lines of Uno and similar card games (which fit the Table Top definition, as long as
> no gambling is involved)

You are right.

> > ddz=Casino ################################### You found out this is a Casino game,
> > why "Not Classified"?
> > sddz=Casino ################################## You found out this is a Casino game,
> > why "Not Classified"?
> because the snap I've found so far is only for the sddz set, and it does not clarify
> whether it is a Tabletop game or a Gambling one... still searching for a definite
> answer

Ok, maybe it is better to put it under a category, then correct it if wrong.

> > paddlema=Sports ############################## This is not just tennis
> Categories are used to give an idea of which kind of games you will play. In this
> case, even if it's not 100% tennis, I think that tagging the game as Tennis provides
> more info than generically tagging it as Sports. Otherwise 99% of futuristic sports
> (+ weird things like pigskin or arch rivals) should be moved to generic Sports as
> well... I'm open to discussion on this however: there is not a right/wrong way to
> attribute genres to games, and the categories should make users' experience more
> enjoyable rather than create rigid rules

The point is, every game under the "Sport / Tennis" category is about just tennis (or squash).
Pigskin is about rugby and Arch Rivals is about basket with some weirdness on them.
Paddle Mania is not about tennis, it is some futuristic weird sport with a paddle.

> > pprobe=Shooter / Misc. Horizontal
> doesn't this qualify for Shooter / Gallery instead?

Maybe, but you scroll to the right so...

> > spkrbtl=Fighter / Versus
> nope. this was in the wrong category (thanks for catching it) but it is a 3d beat'em
> up (like dynamite cop)
> diehard, instead, it's 2.5 beat'em up since you cannot fight in all directions

Ok.

> > toobin=Sports
> > toobin1=Sports
> > toobin2=Sports
> > toobin2e=Sports
> > toobine=Sports
> > toobing=Sports
> while you are not technically swimming in this game, you are still doing a sort of
> "downhill slalom" in the river, while moving water with your hands...

Ok, but this does not qualify it to the "Sports / Swimming" category.

> > topshoot=Sports
> In this case, I'm tempted to classify it as basketball, since you are basically
> shooting fouls shots for bets...

It is the same concept as the one about Paddle Mania. There is a ball and a basket, but it is not basketball.

> > warpsped=Misc.
> This seems a bit of a "Driving / 1st Person" or "Driving / Plane" game, since you
> have to guide your spaceship and avoid "asteroids" while trying to get as far as you
> can... opinions?

This is hard to define, it can be "Driving / 1st Person" but you don't drive, or "Shooter / Flying 1st Person" but you don't shoot, or "Driving / Race 1st Person" but it is not a race.
"Driving / Plane" fits well enough but it is not a plane.