[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [FreeCiv-Cvs] dwp: Changed terrain special named "Game" to "Game A...

[Greg Wooledge <wooledge@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Schaefer (schaefer@xxxxxx) wrote:

> Lalo Martins wrote:

> > Hmm no, actually "Game" is a specific animal in the same family
> > as the Deer.

It isn't.

> The german word for that animal is "Gams" (plural "Gemsen"). But since it 
> lives
> only in the south, I don't know if the germans living on the coast
> are familiar with it :-) 

OK, that's interesting.  I haven't heard of that (probably because I don't
speak German :-) ).

> I wasn't aware that it matches the english word "game" ;-)

It doesn't.

"Game" refers to any of several wild animals hunted for food or for sport.
It's normally associated with larger animals -- a deer would be considered
a game animal, but a rabbit usually isn't.

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