Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Killer (card game)

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I'm having trouble finding any reliable sources for this unsourced article. I know it exists because it was played at my high school back when I was in school, but not how widespread it is or if there are any "official" rules. The article as written almost seems to assert notability for it being played at a specific school. I tried a web search, and to avoid getting hits just for the game "Killer Bunnies", included the search term "bomb", still with little luck. Kansan (talk) 17:40, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

:As the nominator, I agree with Tetron76 that this is most likely the same game as Tien Len, so I would be fine with a redirect there. Kansan (talk) 06:53, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Delete unless sources are found to satisfy notability. Edison (talk) 21:09, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
• comment card and dice games can be very tricky to source and I don't think people realise quite how much word of mouth dominates. I suspect looking for links that the game probably has another name. Now the question is how long will it take me to find it... ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tetron76 (talk • contribs)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:35, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Delete. Having saved the Iranian card game Hokm from deletion as a hoax, then learned that it is exactly the same game (even using the same terminology) as the card game Troefcall / t'rup chaal popular in Suriname and played in the Netherlands, and finally found out that it is one of the most popular games in India, better known under the names Court piece / Coat peace / Kot pees, Rang / Rung / Trumps and satat / seven hands, but severely under-documented in the Western literature – I know what the previous commenter means. But this does not sound like such a case: "Killer originated from a group of genius misfits known as 'The Guild'. Killer has been a popular game among students at school." It sounds like case where WP:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day is relevant. If you know the guys who made it up, odds are it's not notable. Hans Adler 06:42, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
• Merge with Tien Len I briefly went through :Category:Shedding-type card games which has several issues and decided that this is the closest game. There is already a Killer (Hawaian version) section. Other articles that could well be basically the same game are Big Two, Zheng Shangyou, Pusoy Dos, Winner (card game). There is another game that I am not sure about called Pits (card game).Tetron76 (talk) 18:11, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

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