Wie sich Spiele verändert haben

by Vocafy Geprüft

Englisch (USA) B1 15 Fragen Sports & games

Erkunde Brettspiele, Arcade-Automaten und digitale Welten. Entdecke neue Möglichkeiten zu spielen und Ideen, die unverändert geblieben sind.

1. 1. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

   Welches Spiel hat dieses Ziel?

   On a wooden board or a phone screen, the goal is to put the other player's king under attack with no way to save it.

   • Checkers
   • Chess
   • Backgammon

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   • Chess

   Diese Stellung heißt “checkmate”. Du schlägst den König nicht; die Partie endet, wenn er nicht mehr gerettet werden kann.

2. 2. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

   Was macht Online-Spielen überflüssig?

   Friends once met around a table to play together. Now they can join the same online game from different cities.

   • Being in the same place
   • Following the game's rules
   • Making decisions during play

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   • Being in the same place

   Online-Spielen kann Freunde über große Entfernungen hinweg miteinander verbinden, auch wenn sie möglicherweise weiterhin eine Zeit finden müssen, die allen passt.

3. 3. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

   Was ist in diesen beiden Versionen gleich geblieben?

   At a checkers table, one player moves, then the other. Most checkers apps follow the same pattern.

   • Players move their pieces at the same time.
   • Players roll dice before moving.
   • Players take turns.

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   • Players take turns.

   Ein Spiel kann digital und trotzdem rundenbasiert sein. Auf einem Bildschirm zu spielen bedeutet nicht immer schnelle, ununterbrochene Action.

4. 4. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

   What did the coin usually pay for?

   In many early arcades, players put a coin into a game machine before starting a new game.

   • Ownership of the machine
   • One chance to play
   • Unlimited games in the future

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   • One chance to play

   Arcade players often paid for each attempt. When the game ended, players usually had to put in another coin to play again.

5. 5. Fülle die Lücke aus.

   In a long digital adventure, saving keeps your progress. When you return, you can continue ___.

   • where you left off
   • only from the beginning
   • with all your progress lost

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   In a long digital adventure, saving keeps your progress. When you return, you can continue where you left off.

   Saving makes it possible to enjoy a long game across several shorter sessions.

6. 6. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

   Wie steuert der Spieler dieses Spiel?

   Some digital sports games use sensors to follow a player's arm and leg movements.

   • Only by typing commands
   • Only by moving a mouse
   • By moving their body

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   • By moving their body

   Digitales Spielen kann körperliche Aktivität beinhalten. Bei bewegungsbasierten Spielen brauchen die Spieler außerdem genügend Platz, um sich sicher zu bewegen.

7. 7. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

   Worauf liegt der Hauptfokus dieses Spiels?

   Players build towns and explore a digital world. There is no final enemy to defeat and no fixed score needed to win.

   • Defeating one final enemy
   • Creating and exploring
   • Reaching a set winning score

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   • Creating and exploring

   In manchen Spielen können die Spieler ihre eigenen Ziele festlegen. Etwas Interessantes zu bauen, kann wichtiger sein als zu gewinnen.

8. 8. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

   What do the dice and the software have in common?

   A board game may use dice to produce an uncertain result. Its digital version can use software to produce a random result.

   • They can make the next result hard to predict.
   • They remove the need for any skill.
   • They always give every player the same result.

   Think about why a player cannot know the result in advance.

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   • They can make the next result hard to predict.

   Chance can add surprises to both physical and digital games. It can exist alongside skill and careful planning.

9. 9. Fülle die Lücke aus.

   After releasing a digital game, its creator finds a software error. The creator can fix the software by sending players an ___.

   • error report
   • advertisement
   • update

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   After releasing a digital game, its creator finds a software error. The creator can fix the software by sending players an update.

   Updates can fix problems as well as add content. A digital game may change after players first receive it.

10. 10. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

    What makes these games cooperative?

    In some board games and online games, players succeed or fail as a group.

    • Each player tries to defeat their teammates.
    • The players work toward a shared goal.
    • Only one person can take part.

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    • The players work toward a shared goal.

    Cooperative games turn other players into partners rather than opponents. This idea works around a table and online.

11. 11. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

    What kind of help does the app offer?

    A puzzle app points out the step where you made a mistake, but it does not show the full solution.

    • Feedback that shows where you went wrong
    • The complete answer before another attempt
    • An automatic solution to every puzzle

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    • Feedback that shows where you went wrong

    Quick feedback can guide your next attempt while leaving the challenge for you to solve.

12. 12. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

    What is the main purpose of these features?

    A player finds small text difficult to read. A digital game offers larger text and menus that can be read aloud.

    • To make opponents more difficult to beat
    • To add more rules for everyone to learn
    • To help more people play the game

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    • To help more people play the game

    Accessible design removes barriers to playing. It can change how information is presented without changing the game's goal.

13. 13. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

    What does “free to play” mean here?

    A game is free to play: it costs nothing to download or start playing. Players can buy extra character costumes, but these purchases are optional.

    • Every item in the game is free.
    • Starting is free, but some extras cost money.
    • Payment is required before installing the game.

    Separate the cost of starting from the cost of extra items.

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    • Starting is free, but some extras cost money.

    Some free-to-play games earn money through optional purchases. A free download does not promise that everything inside is free.

14. 14. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

    What happens if the company that made them shuts down?

    A deck of cards still works if the company that made it shuts down. A digital game, however, may need the company's online service to work.

    • The cards remain usable; the digital game may stop working.
    • Both will work without the online service.
    • Neither can be used without the online service.

    Which one needs something beyond the materials or files the player owns?

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    • The cards remain usable; the digital game may stop working.

    For some digital games, owning a copy is not enough. Keeping them playable also depends on a working online service.

15. 15. Wähle die richtige Antwort aus.

    Was zeigt das über physische Spiele?

    In some modern board games, players add permanent stickers after important events. The stickers stay on the board and affect later sessions.

    • They always return to the same starting state.
    • They need digital software to remember past play.
    • They can carry changes from one session to the next.

    Überlege, was während der nächsten Spielsitzung noch auf dem Spielbrett sein wird.

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    • They can carry changes from one session to the next.

    Dauerhafte Veränderungen sind nicht nur eine digitale Funktion. Auch physische Komponenten können die gemeinsame Geschichte einer Gruppe festhalten.