Aubrey Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 because, it turns out, the "German edition" is, well, IN German. If it were, say, Monopoly, that would be one thing. But this game...has a lot of parts. Maybe some extensions. They don't all fit in the box, but they were very lovingly packaged, even including card sleeves for the cards. And a print-out of the instructions in English. But the English version feels like it's about 50pp thick; the German version is only about 3pp. Perhaps because the cards themselves are in German, too. :svengo: So I'm thinking we'll be learning a little German next year, along w/ whatever else. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 do the english instructions have the name of the game on it? If it's what I think it might be, it wont' be a waste, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Well, there are quite a few German speakers on the board. I speak a little myself. Maybe we can help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 ooh, jealous! Only, I don't know anywhere NEAR enough German to navigate my way through a game (and it seems to be a complicated one at that!) I only studied it for about 6 months before time (and the languages I'm actually going to use) won out. What game is it? And how in the world did you come across a thing like that? I'd love to find games in French (that didn't have to be shipped across the world that is! :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicHSmom Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 We once got a great deal on a 3D castle and knight kit. It was mostly unused, included all the original pieces, came with instructions, and was packaged in its original box. Only problem was that everything was in German, too. However, we weren't as fortunate as you, Aubrey. Ours didn't have anything in English. I thought that we could easily assemble our medieval world by looking at the pictures and diagrams, but I was mistaken. Everything is still in the box, taking up room, waiting to be attacked by our baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 You might be able to find condensed and proof-read English rules for the game on Board Game Geek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 You might be able to find condensed and proof-read English rules for the game on Board Game Geek. Love BGG here! :bigear: waiting to hear from Aubrey what the game is and what she thinks of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalmom Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I'm really curious, too. We have a few German games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 It's Agricola, & it was $60 on Amazon, $25 on the site I ordered from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 It's Agricola, & it was $60 on Amazon, $25 on the site I ordered from. Oooh, sounds interesting. Who produced it? FWIW, We've had good luck getting English instructions sent to us from German companies like Ravensburger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimnc Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Sounds like a great game! Wikipedia says it has won several awards. Instructions in English (12 pgs.) http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/files/agricola/Agricola_Rules.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 It's Agricola, & it was $60 on Amazon, $25 on the site I ordered from. Oh, that's going to be a challenge; the English manual has appendices. Seriously. BGG has a video how to play that will be a good place to start. You'll also want to print up the card list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Sounds like a great game! Wikipedia says it has won several awards. Instructions in English (12 pgs.) http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/files/agricola/Agricola_Rules.pdf It is. We have over a hundred eurogames, but Agricola is the:confused: only one for which we have a small monthly dinner and game. We don't play it during our regular monthly game day because the play time is relatively long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 oh I thought maybe it would be Catan. I just played Agricola for the first time last weekend....great game. but....good luck with that one :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Oh, that's going to be a challenge; the English manual has appendices. Seriously. BGG has a video how to play that will be a good place to start. You'll also want to print up the card list. The website you mention has this English language (translated) rule book: http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/26990/english-rules-for-agricola-translated-from-german Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 We bought that one but we need a babysitter in order to play it and that hasn't happened yet. DH is definitely a board game geek. He obsesses about board games as much as I obsess about curriculum and TWTM forums. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Agricola is a fantastic game. Watch the videos on how to play and keep a translation site handy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 It will probably work out fine. But...WHO *accidentally* orders games in German? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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