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I wanted to talk about a board game recently, and realized that I am missing
all related vocabulary. Before you shout foul and throw dictionaries at me,
these expressions are very difficult to look up, because most of them use
existing words in new contexts. And I cannot ask the native Japanese I know,
because they don't know the english terminology either. I'll make a list, and
possibly add more to it if some are suggested. I am basically looking for the
vocabulary to be able to explain any board game to someone.

**General**

>   * Take a turn ("Your turn!", ...)
>   * Passing a turn.
>   * Token. (Many games have tokens, be it for money, health, victory points
> and so on)
>   * Piece, as in Chess.
>   * [Some statistic] meter / counter. (Threat meter?)
>   * Pick a card/miniature/faction/... randomly.
>

**Words I have seen often, but which are made up to begin with**

>   * Victory Point.
>

**Cards**

>   * Draw a card.
>   * Discard a random card.
>   * Discard a card of your choice.
>   * A deck of cards.
>   * The correct expression for "hand".
>

**Dice**

>   * Throw dice, or roll dice.
>   * Reroll dice.
>   * Count the sixes. (or any other)
>   * Non-6-sided dice, in english usually called d8, d12 or d20.
>
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Board / Card game expressions
## General

  * Turn ("Your turn!", ...) → あなたの番【ばん】 ・ 出番【でばん】 ・ ターン ([俺のターン！](http://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%A4%BA%A4%C3%A4%C8%B2%B6%A4%CE%A5%BF%A1%BC%A5%F3)）
  * Take a turn → （ターンを）行【おこな】う
  * Passing a turn. → パス
  * Token. (Many games have tokens, be it for money, health, victory points and so on) → トークン1 ・ 硬貨【こうか】？
  * Piece, as in Chess. → 駒【こま】
  * [Some statistic] meter / counter. (Threat meter?) → ？
  * Pick a card/miniature/faction/... randomly. → ランダムに（・無作為【むさくい】に）取【と】る ・ 選【えら】ぶ

## Words I have seen often, but which are made up to begin with

  * Victory Point. → 点【てん】 ・ 得点【とくてん】 ・ 勝利点【しょうりてん】1

## Cards （カード）

  * Draw a card. → カードを（X枚【まい】）取【と】る ・ 引【ひ】く
  * Discard a random card. → カードをランダムに捨【す】てる ・ 捨【す】て札【ふだ】（に）する
  * Discard a card of your choice. → ｛捨【す】てたいだけ ・ 勝手【かって】に ・ 選【えら】んで｝捨【す】てる
  * A deck of cards. → デッキ ・ 山札【やまふだ】
  * A hand of cards. → 手札【てふだ】
  * Discard pile. → 捨【す】て札【ふだ】置【お】き場【ば】 ・ 捨【す】て札【ふだ】の山【やま】
  * Play a card → カードを出す

## Dice （さいころ（賽子・骰子） or ダイス)

( _usually サイコロ in katakana_ )

  * Throw dice, or roll dice. → サイコロを振【ふ】る ・ 振【ふ】り出【だ】す ・ 投【な】げる
  * Reroll dice. → 再【ふたた】び（サイコロを）振【ふ】る ・ 振【ふ】り出【だ】す
  * Count the sixes. (or any other) → 6をまとめる ・ 揃【そろ】える ? (educated guess)
  * Non-6-sided dice, in english usually called d8, d12 or d20. → ｎ面【めん】ダイス ( _usu. not サイコロ_ )

## Coins （コイン）

  * Flip a coin → コインを投【な】げる
  * Heads → 表【おもて】
  * Tails → 裏【うら】

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