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Language Lesson: Latin Game Names
Richard Schneible
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My worst subject throughout has always been foreign languages. I took both Spanish and Latin in high school. I continued with Latin in college because I had to fulfill a requirement and since it was a dead language we didn't spend much time speaking it.

Anyway, I was reading EnderWiggins review: What kind of nonsense is this? A Pictorial Review of Board Game Latin and thought I would see how many games have Latin names and what those names might mean.

I haven't done anything with Latin in more than a decade. So, there are probably errors. There are also a few that I know I don't know. So, if you do please comment. Also, feel free to add any I might have missed even if you don't know the translation.
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26. Pachisi [Average Rating:4.39 Overall Rank:4841]
Richard Irving
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It should have its own entry, because Pachisi has 2 dice and Ludo has but a single die.


But more to the point of this list: Ludo means "I play".
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Posted On: 2008-10-09 19:40:49
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27. Circus Imperium [Average Rating:6.65 Overall Rank:1254]
Richard Irving
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Imperial Racing Circle (though these chariots never raced in Ancient Rome) ;)
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Posted On: 2008-10-09 21:43:49
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William Herbst
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Problematic grammar here -- imperium cannot modify circus grammatically. The title as written says "Racetrack Empire" in a sort of bastard Latin
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Andreas Johansson
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"Imperial (racing) circle" would translate as Circus Imperialis.
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28. Morituri Te Salutant [Average Rating:8.00 Unranked]
Chris Reuber
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The ones who are about to die salute you!
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Posted On: 2008-10-10 00:15:16
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29. Ubi [Average Rating:5.50 Overall Rank:3865]
keith swingruber
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Where

a cool (but now dated) geography trivia game


(And incidentally, trivia is Latin for "three roads". If you really wanna dig into the details of how words evolve over time, look into this one...)
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Posted On: 2008-10-10 00:54:42
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30. Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas [Average Rating:7.26 Overall Rank:1968]
Gunther Schmidl
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Multiple translations:

In a row, reads "The sower Arepo holds the wheels with effort"

In boustrophedon, reads "The Great Sower holds in his hand all works; all works the Great Sower holds in his hand"

For more trivia, see here.
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Posted On: 2008-10-10 01:06:28
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31. ad acta [Average Rating:6.29 Overall Rank:1749]
Johan Pettersson
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To the files
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Posted On: 2008-10-10 06:44:28
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32. SPQR [Average Rating:7.52 Overall Rank:459]
keith swingruber
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Senatus Populusque Romanus ... The Senate and the People of Rome
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Posted On: 2008-10-10 10:49:30
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SPQR has often jokingly stood for other things, as well:

In Italian, it's often used for "Sono Pazzi Questi Romani!" which translates to "They're crazy, these Romans!"

(I've also heard: "Sono Porci Questi Romani!" which translates to "They're pigs, these Romans!")
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33. Pax Britannica [Average Rating:6.45 Overall Rank:1168]
Michael Edwards
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British Peace.
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Posted On: 2008-10-10 11:16:18
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nicola taruffi
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Mocking the ancient PAX ROMANA!

... u all guys know what "Divide et Impera" means, right?
It was the basis of the Roman empire!
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34. Ad Astra [Average Rating:6.17 Unranked]