Gitterrätsel! German-English Expansion Set
BGG rating
5.6

Expansion for Wordquest

Gitterrätsel! German-English Expansion Set

2012

Rules assistance for Gitterrätsel! German-English Expansion Set

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–4 players
  • 20 min
  • 7+

Rules assistant for Gitterrätsel! German-English Expansion Set

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Gitterrätsel! German-English Expansion Set is an expansion for Wordquest released in 2012 for 2–4 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. Its main mechanics are Pattern Recognition.

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About the game

The Gitterrätsel! German-English Expansion Set is an expansion for Gitterrätsel!. English words and their translations in German letters are hidden forward and backward, horizontally and vertically, and diagonally in a tangle of letters. The object is to find the solution to the puzzle in the grid. This game can be used to help teach children the vocabulary of a subject area and the spelling of foreign words. 20 theme cards are included in the set. The game play of grid puzzle is also extension of the English once the same: The whole family gathered around the board and goes on a word hunt. By rotating the game board is always a word of the topic map in an open field of the visible edge of the board. The goal is to mark the found words quickly. But beware, if an opponent crosses out a pre-selected word, then is is lost to him. This expansion set also includes a German-English puzzle grid or a new way of playing: advanced native speakers start looking for the translation of the word shown - German to English and vice versa.

Questions and answers

Gitterrätsel! German-English Expansion Set supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.