Tag Archives: Japan

海外ゲームの翻訳の話

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

（日本語全く話さないし、読み書きしない私がどうやって英訳してるかについての話。昔ドイツゲームを輸入して翻訳してた人たちに響いて欲しいと願っています。） [Today’s post will be slightly different than you were expecting.  My friend Yuto Fujikawa (https://twitter.com/YutoFujikawa) has graciously translated this article into Japanese, and we wanted to share. The original post in English is available at this link.] 私の家の吹き抜けに草間彌生の絵が飾ってあります。それは雑誌の切り抜きをフレームに入れたもので家族や友人ではない人物の唯一の写真です。(ちょっと変に思われるかもしれませんが、私はぜElvis や … Continue reading →

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マストフォローソリティア (Follow-the-Suit Solitaire)

Posted on May 20, 2020 by

Designer: rikkati (りかち)Players: 1Times Played: 14EN Rules: Google Drive PDF In January 2019, my friend kumagoro held an exhibition titled これはトリテなのか (Is this a trick-taking game?).  Designers submitted games that pushed the boundary of what could be considered both a … Continue reading →

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悪霊退治 (Demon Extermination)

Posted on May 19, 2020 by

Designer: るりるり (ruri ruri)Artist: るりるり (ruri ruri)Publisher: るりるりゲームズ (ruri ruri games)Players: 1Times Played: 7 on a purchased copy As I explore my unplayed るりるりゲームズ (ruri ruri games) titles, working on translations and adding games to the boardgamegeek database, I remembered … Continue reading →

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Spring Game Market Anticipation Post (ゲームマーケット2020春プレビュー)

Posted on April 24, 2020 by

Things will be a little different this time. The Spring Tokyo Game Market was supposed to start tomorrow, but has, in the course of things, been cancelled. The Osaka Game Market which was to have taken place in March was … Continue reading →

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四畳半ペーパー賽系 (Yojōhan Pēpā Saikei)

Posted on April 6, 2020 by

Designer: Shimamuranao (シマムラナオ)Artist: Yamauchi Rock Boy (ヤマウチロックボーイ)Publisher: ハレルヤロックボーイ (Hallelujah Rockboy)Players: 1-100Ages: 10+Times Played: 7 on a purchased copy 四畳半ペーパー賽系 is a game about how you’ll spend your last year of college life.  Balancing romance, schoolwork, friendships, hobbies, and a part-time … Continue reading →

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ジンバブエトリック (Zimbabweee Trick)

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

Designer: 新澤 大樹 (Taiki Shinzawa)Artist: 菅原　美沙穂 (Misaho Sugawara)Publisher: 倦怠期 (Kentaiki)Players: 3-4Ages: 8+Playing Time: 20 minutesTimes Played: 4 with a purchased copy, 2 with exhibition rules on mocked-up components I woke up the morning of January 20 this year, to find … Continue reading →

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