ZEIT Mein Wortschatz Card Game on Rare German Words
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This card game is all about rare German words: terms hardly anyone uses any more, expressions that are only known in one region and words that have almost been forgotten. The German weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT collected them in its popular column Mein Wortschatz, and the result is 140 light-hearted questions and answers that you can work through on your own, as a pair or in a group. Words such as Stütchen, Messerbänkchen or Trallafitti often hide surprising stories about origin and meaning.
The game is played entirely in German: questions, multiple-choice options and explanations are all in German, so you need some knowledge of the language. The box has the format of a pack of cards, is blue, and carries the ZEIT logo with a drawing of an open book with flowers growing out of it. It measures 10.2 x 7.2 x 3.2 cm and weighs 185 g. It makes a present for people who love language and enjoy a quiz.
The game works with two colours of card. The blue cards ask the question and offer three options, A, B and C, for example: what does Kuddelmuddel mean? Which of these things can be fadenscheinig? The yellow cards give the solution along with an explanation of where the word comes from and how it is used.
- 140 questions and answers on rare German words
- Blue question cards, each with three options A, B and C
- Yellow cards with the solution and an explanation
- Folded game instructions (leporello)
- Language: German
- Box: 10.2 x 7.2 x 3.2 cm, 185 g
- Recommended for ages 12 and up
- Made in Estonia
Each blue question card picks up one rare word and sets three options, A, B and C, beside it. The yellow card holds the solution together with a note on the origin and the use of the term. That note is often the better half of the game, because these words are endearing, sometimes odd and almost always carry a small story.
The questions vary: one asks what lies behind a word like Stütchen, another what line of work an Opticker is in, another what a Messerbänkchen is used for. You can play on your own, as a pair or in a group; the folded game instructions (leporello) set out how.
This is a present for people who love language: readers of DIE ZEIT, word lovers, quiz fans and anyone who stops at an unfamiliar term while reading. It is recommended for ages 12 and up and is aimed mainly at adults. It fits Christmas, birthdays, Secret Santa, a small thank-you gift and a games evening.
Read the questions out loud, because rare words only come into their own when you hear them. Rather than correcting straight away, let the others explain why a word might sound the way it does. And read the yellow card to the end: the note on origin and usage is often the best punchline.
As a gift the game pairs nicely with a book or a newspaper issue. For Secret Santa or a small thank-you it works on its own. If you are giving it away, it is worth mentioning that German is part of the deal.
How many questions does the card game contain? 140 light-hearted questions and answers on rare German words, collected in the ZEIT column Mein Wortschatz.
What language is the game in? Entirely German. The questions, options and explanations all require a knowledge of German.
Can the game be played alone? Yes. It works on your own, as a pair or in a group.
What age is the game recommended for? Recommended for ages 12 and up.
How big is the box? It measures 10.2 x 7.2 x 3.2 cm and weighs 185 g.
riva Verlag is a Munich-based publisher and part of the Münchner Verlagsgruppe, publishing non-fiction, gift books and puzzle books for adults. At enjoymedia.ch you will find riva's German editions of Manuel Garand's Murdoku series: logic puzzles that combine the Sudoku principle with murder cases to create tricky crime scene puzzles.
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