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Juegos - Términos de Juego de Mesa

Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés relacionadas con términos de juegos de mesa como "captura", "handicap" y "turno".

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turn
turn
[Sustantivo]

the time when someone has the opportunity, obligation, or right to do a certain thing that everyone in a group does one after the other

turno

turno

Ex: In the game of Monopoly, players take turns rolling the dice and moving their game pieces around the board. 

En el juego de Monopoly, los jugadores juegan por turnos lanzando los dados y moviendo sus fichas por el tablero.

capture
capture
[Sustantivo]

the act of removing an opponent's piece from a board or game

captura, toma

captura, toma

Ex: Successful capture of the opponent's pieces is key to victory. 

La captura exitosa de las piezas del oponente es clave para la victoria.

move
move
[Sustantivo]

a change made by a player in the position of a piece in a board game

movimiento, jugada

movimiento, jugada

Ex: She considered her next move carefully. 
staging area
staging area
[Sustantivo]

a designated space on the game board where players can place their game pieces or tokens before they are put into play

área de preparación, zona de ensayo

área de preparación, zona de ensayo

custodian capture
custodian capture
[Sustantivo]

a capture when an opponent's game piece is blocked on adjacent sides by two or more of the capturing player's pieces. The blocked piece is then removed from the game board as a result of the capture

captura de custodio, toma de custodio

captura de custodio, toma de custodio

Ex: He set up a strong defense, which eventually led to a custodian capture of his opponent’s piece. 

Estableció una defensa fuerte, que finalmente llevó a una captura custodia de la pieza de su oponente.

displacement capture

a capture method used in some board games where a player's game piece is removed from the board and replaced by the capturing player's piece

captura por desplazamiento, captura por sustitución

captura por desplazamiento, captura por sustitución

Ex: The opponent made a strong move with a displacement capture, leaving me with fewer options. 

El oponente hizo un movimiento fuerte con una captura por desplazamiento, dejándome con menos opciones.

doublet
doublet
[Sustantivo]

a roll of two dice that show the same number

doblete, par

doblete, par

triplet
triplet
[Sustantivo]

a set of three game pieces or cards or dice that share the same attributes, such as color, shape, or value

trío, terna

trío, terna

file
file
[Sustantivo]

a vertical column of squares on a board, such as in chess or checkers

columna, columna vertical

columna, columna vertical

Ex: The queen can traverse any file or rank. 

La reina puede atravesar cualquier columna o fila.

gameplay
gameplay
[Sustantivo]

the set of activities, actions, and interactions that take place during the course of a board game or video game

interactividad

interactividad

Ex: The new version of the game features improved gameplay, with more complex challenges and better graphics. 

La nueva versión del juego presenta un gameplay mejorado, con desafíos más complejos y mejores gráficos.

grace
grace
[Sustantivo]

a bonus turn in a game allowing an extra action beyond the normal limit

turno de gracia, acción de gracia

turno de gracia, acción de gracia

Ex: The game rules permit a grace under special conditions. 

Las reglas del juego permiten un bonus en condiciones especiales.

handicap
handicap
[Sustantivo]

a set of rules or conditions that are put in place to balance the game and give a disadvantaged player a better chance of winning

hándicap, desventaja compensatoria

hándicap, desventaja compensatoria

huff
huff
[Sustantivo]

the ability of a player to capture an opponent's game piece by removing it from the board when the opponent fails to capture one of the player's pieces that is able to make a capture move on the same turn

la capacidad de capturar, el derecho de soplar

la capacidad de capturar, el derecho de soplar

in hand
in hand
[Frase]

used to refer to the cards, pieces, etc. that a player holds and has not yet played

Ex: I had a few high value cards in hand but wasn't confident they'd beat whatever Sam was holding privately. 
intervention capture

the ability of a player to capture an opponent's game piece that has just made a capture move, by moving one of their own pieces to a square adjacent to the captured piece

captura de intervención, intercepción por captura

captura de intervención, intercepción por captura

Ex: In the next turn, Mark made a brilliant intervention capture, moving his piece next to the opponent's captured piece. 

En el siguiente turno, Mark hizo una captura de intervención brillante, moviendo su pieza al lado de la pieza capturada del oponente.

pie rule
pie rule
[Sustantivo]

a rule used to determine who plays first in the game, and to ensure that the starting player does not have an unfair advantage over their opponent

regla del pastel, regla de la tarta

regla del pastel, regla de la tarta

Ex: During a game of checkers, Ben made his first move, but Kevin used the pie rule to choose whether to stick with the move or change sides. 

Durante un juego de damas, Ben hizo su primer movimiento, pero Kevin usó la regla del pastel para elegir si quedarse con el movimiento o cambiar de lado.

rank
rank
[Sustantivo]

a horizontal line of spaces across a game board, typically at a right angle to the columns

fila, línea

fila, línea

Ex: Pawns advanced one square forward along the rank. 

Los peones avanzaron una casilla hacia adelante a lo largo de la fila.

to bear off

(in backgammon) to safely bring one's pieces home and out of the game

retirar, sacar las fichas

retirar, sacar las fichas

Ex: The champion player knew how to bear off the pieces efficiently. 

El jugador campeón sabía cómo retirar las fichas eficientemente.

defector
defector
[Sustantivo]

a player who switches allegiances or teams, typically to gain an advantage or for strategic reasons

desertor, tránsfuga

desertor, tránsfuga

boneyard
boneyard
[Sustantivo]

a central reserve or stockpile of unused tiles, cards, or pieces that players can draw from during the game when they need additional resources or replacements

cementerio, reserva

cementerio, reserva

Ex: He was lucky to pull a matching domino from the boneyard and keep his turn going. 

Tuvo suerte de sacar un dominó coincidente del cementerio y mantener su turno.

domino toppling
domino toppling
[Sustantivo]

a chain reaction where players set up a line of dominoes to knock one another down in a visually pleasing way

caída de dominó, efecto dominó

caída de dominó, efecto dominó

Ex: His favorite hobby is domino toppling, and he often shares videos of his creations online. 

Su hobby favorito es el derribo de dominó, y a menudo comparte videos de sus creaciones en línea.

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