Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schätzspiel
English translation:
guessing game
German term
Schätzspiel
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Cilian O'Tuama
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Steven Sidore
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Apr 19, 2005 09:04: Steffen Walter changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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guessing game
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BrigitteHilgner
: How right you are!
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we get a lot of guessing games on ProZ ;-)
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Steffen Walter
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vanessak
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ntschanz
: Guessing game and treasure hunt are both possible. Maybe you can clarify the matter with your client
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treasure hunt would be more likely if the word were Schatzsuche (w/o Umlaut), don't you think?
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Sarah Swift
: "guessing game" makes more sense here, it sounds like a revamped version of "How many peas in the jar".
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treasure hunt
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This has been bugging me all day. I still don\'t think guessing game reflects what it is--they want you to go look for information, not guess at it, name be damned--but I\'m freely admitting that treasure hunt isn\'t quite right either.
SOOOO, Mr. Google likes \"Fact Hunt\", so that\'s another option.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: but there is an Umlaut on the 'a'
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I know. I'm going based on the description, not the straight translation. I doesn't seem to be a classic guessing game a la 20 Questions, but more a 'track down a piece of information and send it to us', a treasure hunt. Or so I read the description.
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Sarah Swift
: I don't think they're going to hide an exhibit so people can look for it.
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Do they do these things in Ireland?They do them all the time here. My gym handed me a card when they opened, a Schätzspiel. "Wie viele Bildschirme gibt es vor den Steppern" or some such. Write the answer,win a prize. 'Hidden' info, not exhibits.
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