Wilds of Eldraine [German] || Crack-A-Pack - [May 28, 2024]

The strange b is an S set, it's effectively just the same as ss

„Why is Duellant capitalized?“
Easy, because it’s a noun. All nouns get capitalized in German.

There appears to be a typo on the German edition of the roles token in that the pictures have been flipped, causing the Wicked role to appear at a glance as the cursed one, and the Cursed Role to look like the wicked. I wonder if that confused anyone during the pre-release in Germany?

Ah yes mein favorite Game Schau, Krakken-Pakken!

Can confirm that I continue to greatly enjoy Graham muddling his way through non-English packs

That weird character that looks like a B is a character for 'ss', which... if I recall my decades old German classes correctly isn't too different than how you'd expect the pronunciation of 'ss' to be, there just happens to be a character for it.

By the way, since I remember you mentioning the hyphens in German names before: in German, nouns foolowing each other have to be hyphenated. In day to day typing, many people ignore this, since it looks absolutely terrible in some cases. (Another example: Lebkuchen-Rohling). An alternative is just splicing them together as one word (Artefakt-Kreatur vs Artefaktkreatur), which can also look terrible, especially for longer words. But yeah, basically any related nouns sitting right next to each other are combined into one single word in German and it can be terribly confusing.

Graham's legitimate struggling is why I'm here

Probably other said it already, but that wierd 'B' looking thing is a 'scharfes s'. Pronounced 'ss' (a longer/hard S)

Starke Leistung

Gotta love a Bean ranking Wurm!

ß is just "ss". (Wow, I can still remember the ASCII code for that character from my German classes... nigh on twenty years ago.)

The green Knight was on my bucket list to watch, then I watched it and promptly regretted doing so. Don't let that dissuade you though, it's good to know the story.

This is the Crack-A-Pack Express. Now calling at Umlaut Central. Next Stop, Kaldheim.

I actually love to watch Grahan opening packs.

I believe I remember hearing that the full art lands were actually layers of paper that were then photographed and that image was turned into the card art

Love that the translation for Fairy Fencing is basically Fairy Martial Arts

Please try to read the flavor text next time!🤣😂👍

ß is a sz. you spell it basicly like a s

Tbh Graham has opened a big enough number of boosters in German that I'm surprised he hasn't encountered the Eszett sooner.
Edit: I have to applaud you on your pronunciation of 'z' in German Graham, it's basically on point 👌

Bohnenrankenwurm! Delightful.

Hi. Less foreign packs please. This is not the Crack-a-Pack content I crave

You want to learn about german grammar? Sure, I teach you.

Thumbs up for Hexenmeister and Schreckensgeflüster. You nailed both.

A German booster for a set with food? Time to make a timely reference to the Rhubarberbar for guaranteed algorithmic engagement!

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Do these cards get donated to a Wheeler in need?

Subject: Faerie-Themed set booster
Best 1st draft pick: Mosswood Dreadknight
Conclusion: Set Boosters are WEIRD

I watched The Green Knight in theatres with my sister and it was a great time until that scene. One of the most awkward theatre experiences I've had

Yes, I do in fact greatly enjoy you muddling your way through languages that neither of us speak.

Good restraint on Wheeler's part not to just snag this one for himself.

For anyone that didn't know, the full art basics from WoE are actually photos of paper cutouts with lights. If you look around there's a video in which the couple that made them show the process and it's really cool.

they should have got wheeler to do this one

My favorite part of the foreign packs is always when the foreign language throws Graham for such a loop that he forgets how to speak English in the first place

Crack! A! Pack!

I feel like we've seen more German packs than any other non-English language. Can someone back me up on this?

Also, delighted to discover that a Basic Land in German is a "Standardland".

The "ß" is our german "sz" which you pronounce with a slower "ss". / We capitalise our nouns in german. / Great fun as always watching the Crack a Packs :D

The way graham pronounce "Speise Golem" xD... its a spicey golem ^^

Explanation for that weird B letter: It's called a 'sharp s'.

An 's' in German can be pronounced sharply (like in 'super') or as a buzzing sound, like 'z'. The latter usually only comes after a long vowel, while the former usually comes after a short vowel, as a double 'ss'.

If there is a sharp 's' sound after a long vowel, you use ß.

I'm here for Graham attempting to say the words as written and then having even just one moment of insight, going "ooh it's like that thing I do understand." Be not afraid to make assumptions! For many cases, especially in the Germanic languages, what you guess is going to be right.
Off to listen to Rammstein's Deutschland

Ego Drain isn't as strange. It's just the succession to Specter's Shriek.

You know things are serious when Graham takes off his glasses

Delightful as always, and seconding the recommendation for The Green Knight, excellent film

I had never seen the German printing of Gingerbrute and kudos to the translating team for that excellent pun. For those who don't get it: Lebkuchen is gingerbread, and Rohling can mean either "brute" (pretty archaic tho) or can describe the stage of a baked good right before you put it in the oven.

Also, Duellantin is capitalized as it's a noun and the German language capitalizes all nouns.

Kudos to your pronounciation of German words, you did very well!
The weird ß character is the "sharp s" or "eszett". Normal German 's' is pronounced [z] like in English 'zoo' and the [s] sound like the standard English 's' is normally spelled as 'ss'. But as a double consonant shortens the vowel before it we also have 'ß' which corresponds to [s] without shortening the preceding vowel. So "Süßigkeiten" would be pronounced (close to) [zʉsɪ(ç/ɡ)kai̯t(ə)n]. The realisation of syllable-final 'g' after 'i' and the 'e' in the last syllable differs depending on dia-/regiolect and language register.

Also as a trick: The German 'z' is basically always pronounced [ts] like 'ts' in "cats", and 'v', especially at the beginning of a word/syllable is often pronounced [f] like standard English 'f'.

As an English speaker I also enjoy hearing Graham struggling with the non-English packs. I also enjoy seeing the cards and struggling with them just as hard with how to pronounce them , if not harder.

You may have studied the romance language of French, but you are a native speaker of the germanic language English, so that may help. 😊