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I don't speak German
« on: May 13th, 2005, 5:48pm » |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19115&ite m=5196435725&rd=1
Can anyone who knows german help me out here?
What does the card in this auction say?
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #1 on: May 13th, 2005, 5:57pm » |
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Ok, you lost me.
Should it say something different than the normal English version of Contract from Below?
English 'Discard your current hand and draw eight new cards, adding the first drawn to your ante. Remove this card from your deck before playing if you are not playing for ante.'
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #2 on: May 13th, 2005, 5:57pm » |
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It's just a regular Contract From Below, but in German.
http://findmagiccards.com/Cards/B/Contract_from_Below.html
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« Reply #3 on: May 13th, 2005, 6:02pm » |
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The German cards pretty much says the same thing, but the sentences are composed differently.
roughly: Discard your hand and draw eight new cards. The first card that you draw is added to your ante. If you aren't playing for ante then remove this card from your deck before starting a game.
I knew that my German from college would come in handy some day.
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« Reply #4 on: May 13th, 2005, 6:37pm » |
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Thanks for the input, I probably could have worded the original post a little better.
As far as I know, the German card name for Contract from Below is "Vertrag mit der Unterwelt" - not "Teufelspaht" (or what ever is on that card in this auction).
http://www.wizards.com/magic/generic/cardlists/Revised_German.html
With the name being apparently wrong (I might have a few at home, I'll have to check), I wasn't sure if the text was right or not.
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #5 on: May 13th, 2005, 6:42pm » |
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teufelspact means pact with the devil (a contract from below)
oh and "Vertrag mit der Unterwelt" means contract WITH the underworld.
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #6 on: May 14th, 2005, 3:49am » |
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I can confirm that Teufelspakt is indeed the correct German name of the card Contract from Below. It might be possible that they changed the name for the unlimited German Revised Edition to be closer to the original name, but I can not confirm that.
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« Reply #7 on: May 14th, 2005, 4:22am » |
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Thanks for the info.
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #8 on: May 14th, 2005, 5:10am » |
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It does not really fit here, but if you would like to find an interesting German card - get the German Ball Lightning. The name is great - personally the BL is my favorite German card - just for the name alone!!
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #9 on: May 14th, 2005, 6:34am » |
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on May 14th, 2005, 5:10am, silver.paladin wrote:
| It does not really fit here, but if you would like to find an interesting German card - get the German Ball Lightning. The name is great - personally the BL is my favorite German card - just for the name alone!! |
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Well? Whats the name?
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #10 on: May 14th, 2005, 6:48am » |
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Blitzschlag
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Das Ziel des Blitzschlags erliedot 3 Punkte Schaden.
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #11 on: May 14th, 2005, 8:07am » |
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on May 14th, 2005, 6:34am, Celebrindor wrote:
According to the Wizards site, it's Kugelblitz.
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #12 on: May 14th, 2005, 11:40pm » |
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Ball Lightning is translated as Kugelblitz. Blitzschlag means Lightning Bolt.
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #13 on: May 15th, 2005, 1:00am » |
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Oops, my mistake. 
Guess I should have paid more attention in class than indulging in the revelry of a mispent youth. 
Oh wait... That was BEFORE Magic came out.
My German is almost as rusty as my Sindarin.
Thanks for the correction Ralph. 
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Re: I don't speak German
« Reply #14 on: May 15th, 2005, 1:12am » |
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I don't know about others here, but for me, shouting out KUGEL BLITZ was enjoyable. It sounds so serious and so death defying!
For some reason, I seem to recall there being a Blitz Krieg also, which would sense, as it is Rolling Thunder.
Some German words just sound good in English, IMO.
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