Reference data · v1

Game families · version 1

Version 1 of the system-to-family classification, derived from the core catalogue.

Version v1Snapshot 2026-10-18Licence CC0 1.0 Universal

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v1 Game family assignments CSV
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v1 Original release manifest JSON
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v1 Frozen classification rules JSON
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Field definitions

v1 Game family assignments

Primary key: system_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.

v1 Game family assignments schema
Field	Type	Meaning
`classification_version`	string	Identifier of the immutable classification release.
`system_id`	string	Stable identifier for a source system entry. Preserve it across later versions and name changes.
`system_name`	string	Exact system name from the core snapshot.
`family_id`	string	Stable family identifier; empty for standalone and unclassified rows.
`family_name`	string	Display name of the assigned family; empty when no assignment is made.
`status`	string	classified, standalone, or unclassified.
`reason`	string	Machine-readable reason for the assignment or gap.
`source_family_labels`	string	JSON array of the original catalogue labels across the system's records.
`source_record_count`	integer	Number of source book/edition records represented by the row.
`notes`	string	Explanation of the grouping or missing assignment.

Provenance and reuse

Derived classification; the source research file is not a public download.

Source snapshot reference: data/core_books.csv.

Source snapshot SHA-256

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Suggested citation: RPG Data Project, Game families · version 1, v1. Permanent dataset page.