What translating a large board game project taught me... www.linkedin.com/posts/makemy...

A really interesting episode of the @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social #podcast about #boardgame #translation. Have a listen: beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/1091807/epis...

Here is why I think board game publishers should use professional translators and not rely on the community, friends or AI. While those are cheap, chances are they lead to issues that are more costly. www.linkedin.com/pulse/import... #boardgames #translations #German #English #translators

I'm writing a story text for NEON HOPE right now and am wondering: Is there a modern word in the English language that describes someone, who is "too rich" for what is good for society, democracy, and capitalism? (In German the word "überreich" is becoming more common to describe this.)

I'm now officially an Affiliate Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. I can translate your rulebooks, card text or whole games between English and German, and also your marketing materials. More here: makemygametravel.com #translation #TranslationServices #German #English

If you need your marketing materials, your game’s rulebook or maybe even your whole game translated from English to German in time for Messe Essen Spiel, get in touch. I worked with a number of publishers. Find out more here: makemygametravel.com #boardgames #Translationservices #German #English

I'm so happy to announce that I've become an affiliate member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. It will hopefully give you more trust in the services I offer. makemygametravel.com #translation #translationServices #English #German

Are you going to SPIEL Essen? I can #translate your flyers, brochures and other marketing material into #German. I can even translate rulebooks or whole games, so you can have a German prototype on your stand. More here: makemygametravel.com (Photo: Spiel Essen) #Essen #boardgames #translation

Are you going to @spielessen.bsky.social? I can #translate your marketing material into #German or even translate your game, so you can have a German prototype on your stand. More information here: makemygametravel.com (Photo courtesy of Spiel Essen) #Essen #boardgames #translation

If you need your game translated from #English to #German, or German to English, get in touch. I worked with a number of publishers on various games and translated not just rulebooks, but also card text and marketing material. Find out more here: makemygametravel.com #TranslationServices

I worked with companies such as @ulible.bsky.social, Bright Eye Games, Julibert and @sdrgames.bsky.social to localize games including EPOS, Ponzi Scheme, We Can Play and Earth Rising. For help with your game, find out more here: makemygametravel.com #localizations #translations #German #English

Did you know that earthworms are called Regenwürmer (literally "rain worms") in German? Makes sense if you think about it. They only tend to come out when it's raining.

I want to thank the wonderful companies whose games I translated this year: @ulible.bsky.social, Bright Eye Games and Hyperlixir. It was a pleasure working on these games and helping them reach our tables. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. (Photo by Anna Spoljar on Unsplash)

I know everyone is settling down for the holiday period, but if you need help translating your game from #English to #German, or the other way around, now or next year, please get in touch. I’d love to have a chat with you. makemygametravel.com #translationServices #translations

Google Translate and ChatGPT cannot replace human translators. For example, neither translated the German phrase "ich verstehe nur Bahnhof", which means "it's all Greek to me", correctly. If you want me to translate your English text into German or vice versa please get in touch. #translations

If you want me to help translate your game into German, please get in touch. I've worked on a fair few games with a number of different publishers and would love to work with you too. makemygametravel.com #translations #English #German #boardgames

It's amazing to see how many games I've translated into German or English over the years. If I can help you with your games, please get in touch: makemygametravel.com #translations #English #German

Bright Eye Games are promoting their games SUMO and Tokkuri Taking which I translated into German for them and which will be available to try out at GenCon and Spiel Essen. so keep an eye out.

Check out this EPOS: A Gentes Game stream by Heavy Cardboard (thank you all!): youtube.com/watch?v=-4PE... It is scenario 5. @ostiaspiele.bsky.social

EPOS: A Gentes Game by Stefan Risthaus from @ulible.bsky.social is now live on Gamefound. I translated the rulebook for this game and saw a pre-production copy at Berlin Brettspiel Con. So you can imagine how excited I am about this game. Find out more here: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Seeing it in real life is amazing. #BerlinCon24

Bald ist es soweit: die Berlin Brettspiel Con beginnt. Ich bin dabei. Wenn Ihr also über Übersetzungen von deutsch nach englisch oder umgekehrt reden wollt, dann meldet Euch bei mir. Ich freue mich schon sehr. #translations #English #German #BerlinCon2024 #boardgames #Brettspiele #englisch #deutsch

It's a really interesting interview. I know I'm biased, given that I translated the game into English, but please watch the video to find out more about EPOS: A Gentes Game.

Ich bin bei der Berlin Brettspiel Con dabei. Wenn Ihr also über Übersetzungen von deutsch nach englisch oder umgekehrt reden wollt, dann meldet Euch bei mir. Ich freue mich schon sehr.

A great unboxing video by Heavy Cardboard of a prototype copy of EPOS: A Gentes Game from @ulible.bsky.social, which doesn't have the English rulebook. It's still exciting to see what it all looks like. Have a look. #boardgames #unboxing #translations www.youtube.com/live/kFTf9YC...

EPOS: A Gentes Game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdjX... @ostiaspiele.bsky.social

EPOS: A Gentes Game, more photos - base game set up: www.spielworxx.de/news/

It's making progress, along with the English translation I worked on for @ulible.bsky.social. It's an amazing game and you can already see the product quality from the photos. #translations #boardgames #English #German

I still can't believe this is going to come out soon. It was a real pleasure to work on the English translation of EPOS: A Gentes Game by Stefan Risthaus from Spielworxx. youtu.be/7RSUs-LYfjw?...

This was such a wonderful project to work on. Thank you again to @ulible.bsky.social for giving me this fantastic opportunity.

Having translated the game into English, I can tell you that it's going to be an amazing game. #translations #boardgames #rulebooks

Es ist mir eine Ehre, dieses Spiel ins Englische übersetzen zu dürfen. Mit dem Basisspiel, 8 Szenarien und sogar einer Kampagne with EPOS ein wirklich super Erlebnis. #translation #übersetzen #English #German #englisch #deutsch

It was a lot of fun working with Hyperlixir on translating the rulebook for the expansion to Mercurial from English into German. It was important to follow the same style as the base rules and the same terminology. www.hyperlixir.com/games/mercur... #translations #German #English #boardgames

It's a pleasure working on the English translation for this game. Without spoilers, I can tell you that EPOS is going to have something for everyone: the regular competitive game, 8 scenarios and two campaigns - a shorter one and a longer one. It's really exciting.

It's a pleasure to be working on the English translation for this really interesting game. It's a big project, but an honour to be a part of.

I have been translating the rulebook for EPOS from @ulible.bsky.social and all its scenarios from German into English and I'm not quite finished yet. Here is the designer talking about the game in more detail. youtu.be/2jl_dKqEi7c?... #translationservices #translation #German #English #boardgames

What a wonderful project to be working on. It's an honour to be translating this from German into English for @ulible.bsky.social.

When translating a rulebook for an expansion or a board game in a series, it's not only vital that keywords are translated the same but that the writing style of the rulebook of the base game or previous games is used. It shouldn't be obvious that someone else was translating it.