Ark Nova Marine Worlds, German localization
Posted: 11 December 2024, 00:22
Hi!
When playing the German version of Ark Nova Marine Worlds, I have come across several mistakes, both spelling and grammar errors. As I am a private player only and don't work for BGA, I don't know if I have the right to point this out, but please make sure to avoid such mistakes.
Moreover, I don't understand why several cards were freely translated. Why don't we just transfer the actual card texts of the real/physical Ark Nova game to BGA? The meaning of some German cards had mistakes...primate icons had predator icons in the German version for example, and the marine biologist had an incorrect meaning with the description stating that only the player having the sponsor gains money for icons that are played in HIS/HER zoo although the English version reads that the player having the sponsor gains money for every icon that is played in ANY zoo:
EN: For each sea animal icon that is played in any zoo, gain 3 money (per icon).
DE: Für jedes Meerestier Symbol, das du in einem Zoo spielst, erhältst du 3 Geld (pro Symbol).
-> 3 mistakes in this text. Correct: "Meerestiersymbol" or better "Meerestier-Symbol", but not with a space between..."das du in eineN Zoo spielst"...and the third mistake is that the meaning of the card is wrong "you -> only you (singular) vs. "you -> all players".
Correct and the actual wording used in the real/physical game: "Erhalte für jedes Meerestier-Symbol, das in einen beliebigen Zoo gespielt wird, 3 Geld".
I don't know if there is a PDF with all Marine Worlds cards, but it would be really helpful if translators just used actual German texts of the physical board game. I own the game so I just search the cards and use the original texts.
Shouldn't this be done for all translations on BGA? Using the actual texts used in the physical games instead of using a different wording or freely translating texts?
When playing the German version of Ark Nova Marine Worlds, I have come across several mistakes, both spelling and grammar errors. As I am a private player only and don't work for BGA, I don't know if I have the right to point this out, but please make sure to avoid such mistakes.
Moreover, I don't understand why several cards were freely translated. Why don't we just transfer the actual card texts of the real/physical Ark Nova game to BGA? The meaning of some German cards had mistakes...primate icons had predator icons in the German version for example, and the marine biologist had an incorrect meaning with the description stating that only the player having the sponsor gains money for icons that are played in HIS/HER zoo although the English version reads that the player having the sponsor gains money for every icon that is played in ANY zoo:
EN: For each sea animal icon that is played in any zoo, gain 3 money (per icon).
DE: Für jedes Meerestier Symbol, das du in einem Zoo spielst, erhältst du 3 Geld (pro Symbol).
-> 3 mistakes in this text. Correct: "Meerestiersymbol" or better "Meerestier-Symbol", but not with a space between..."das du in eineN Zoo spielst"...and the third mistake is that the meaning of the card is wrong "you -> only you (singular) vs. "you -> all players".
Correct and the actual wording used in the real/physical game: "Erhalte für jedes Meerestier-Symbol, das in einen beliebigen Zoo gespielt wird, 3 Geld".
I don't know if there is a PDF with all Marine Worlds cards, but it would be really helpful if translators just used actual German texts of the physical board game. I own the game so I just search the cards and use the original texts.
Shouldn't this be done for all translations on BGA? Using the actual texts used in the physical games instead of using a different wording or freely translating texts?