Najćešće ćemo među društvenim igrama naići na pravila koja su na stranom jeziku što otežava situaciju ukoliko se taj jezik ne poznaje. Pored najzastupljenijih engleskih (i češće skupljih izdanja) popularna su još druga – evropska (nemački, francuski, grčki…) koja mogu imati nižu cenu, ali potrebno je pretražiti Internet kako bi se došlo do pravila – koja su, opet, na nekom stranom jeziku.Zapravo skoro sva pravila mogu da se nađu zahvaljujući Internetu, eventualno se mogu pronaći hrvatski ili slovenački prevodi, ali srpski nažalost izuzetno retko, skoro pa nigde. Kod nas je trenutno situacija da postoje srpska izdanja igara gde su pravila na srpskom jeziku (ne mora nužno da znači da igra zahteva poznavanje jezika zarad igranja).
Ukoliko za igru nije potrebno nikakvo dodatno “čitanje” tokom partije – igra je jezički nezavisna i samim tim nije potrebno poznavanje stranog jezika. Takve igre u sebi sadrže obeležja uglavnom sa simbolima koji objašnjavaju neki potez/akciju/pravilo, ali ukoliko u igri osim pravila, postoje još neka dodatna objašnjenja na kartama, uputstva koja moraju da se čitaju po potezu/akciji itd – za igru je onda ipak bitno poznavati upravo strani jezik na kom je izdata, jer su u najčešćem slučaju tako odrađena skoro sva izdanja društvenih igara.
Jezički zavisne igre su one koje u svom sadržaju uglavnom imaju neki broj kartica/karata koje moraju da se tokom cele igre prate čitanjem jer objašnjavaju mehaniku, poteze, specijalne mogućnosti… itd. Upravo zbog toga je bitno na kom je jeziku urađeno kompletno izdanje.
“Analogni gejmeri” se informišu putem Interneta o tome da li je igra jezički zavisna ili nezavisna najčešće putem portala boardgamegeek.com gde je u opisu određene igre, pri dnu naznačeno “Language Dependence” sa opisima:
- No necessary in-game text (Bez bilo kakvog teksta u igri)
- Some necessary text – easily memorized or small crib sheet (Malo teksta koji se lako pamti ili određena karta/kartica koja mora da se prati)
- Moderate in-game text – needs crib sheet or paste ups (Umereno korišćenje teksta u igri – Mnoge kartice sadrže različite elemente čiji su efekti objašnjeni tekstom)
- Extensive use of text – massive conversion needed to be playable (Opširna upotreba teksta – Mnoge kartice sadrže kompleksniji tekst ili se igraju pričanjem ili čitanjem)
- Unplayable in another language (Neigriva na drugom jeziku – određena igra zahteva da svi igrači poznaju jedan jezik – Scrabble, Dixit).
Na našim prostorima najpopularnije igre koje su jezički nezavisne su među svim uzrastima su: Čoveče ne ljuti se, Riziko, Mice, Dame, Potapanje podmornica, Jenga, IksOks…; razne kartaške/kartične igre – Tablić, Remi, Uno, Poker, Lost Cities, Jaipur, Jungle Speed…; apstraktne i strateške igre – Šah, Karum, Crokinole, Go, Mahjong…; modernije stone društvene igre: Takenoko, Carcassonne, Kingdomino, Ticket to Ride, 6 nimmt!, Alhambra, Saboteur, Hive, Notre Dame…
Većina igara je otvorena i dostupna u domaćim klubovima za igranje.
Zvanična lista koju pravi BGG zajednica na njihovom sajtu nalazi se ovde:
Predstavljamo nekoliko primera jezički nezavisnih igara, čija su samo osnovna pravila na engleskom jeziku i kad se ona savladaju, u igri može da se opušteno uživa.
- 10 Days in Africa
- 10 Days in the USA
- 12 Thieves
- 1825 Unit 3
- 504
- 55
- 6 nimmt!
- 6 nimmt! Plus
- 7 Ronin
- 7 Wonders
- 7 Wonders Duel
- A Game of Thrones
- Abalone Classic
- Abandon Ship
- Absacker
- Ace of Aces: Powerhouse Series
- Acquire
- Adam & Eva
- Adios Amigos
- Africa
- Age of Discovery
- Age of Steam
- Airlines Europe
- Airships
- Al Cabohne
- Aladdin’s Dragons
- Alexandros
- Alhambra
- Alhambra: The Dice Game
- All Wound Up
- Alpha Playing Cards
- Altiplano
- Amazonas
- Amazons
- Amerigo
- Amnesia
- Amun-Re
- Amyitis
- Anachrony
- Animal Upon Animal
- Animalia
- Antike
- Antler Island
- Aqua Romana
- Aquädukt
- Aquaretto
- Aquarius
- AquaSphere
- Arboretum
- Architekton
- Are You the Traitor?
- Arena Maximus
- Ark
- Arkadia
- Armadöra
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Artè
- Atlanteon
- Atlantic Star
- Aton
- Atta Ants
- Attika
- Attila
- Augsburg 1520
- Australia
- Ave Caesar
- Axiom
- Aztec
- Azul
- Babel
- Backgammon
- Bad Babiez
- Baggage Claim
- Bakerstreet
- Balancing Aliens
- Balanx
- Balloon Cup
- Bamboleo
- Bambuti
- Banda
- BANG! Dodge City
- Bangkok Klongs
- Barbacan
- Basari
- Batavia
- Battle Line
- Battle Sheep
- Battleball
- Battleship
- Bausack
- Bazaar
- Beep! Beep!
- Beetlez
- Beowulf: The Legend
- Beowulf: The Movie Board Game
- Bermuda Triangle
- Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
- Between Two Cities
- Biblios
- Big City
- Big Shot
- Bi-litaire
- Billabong
- Bison: Thunder on the Prairie
- Bitin’ Off Hedz
- Black Box +
- Black or White
- Black Vienna
- Blackjack
- Bleff
- Blitz
- Blockster
- Blokus
- Blokus 3D
- Blokus Duo
- Blood Bowl
- Blood Bowl (Third Edition)
- Blue Moon City
- Bobbin’ Bumblebee
- Boggle
- Bohnanza
- Bohnanza Erweiterungs-Set
- Bohnaparte
- Bolide
- Bollox
- Bonaparte at Marengo
- Bongo!
- Boom Box
- Boom-O
- Bora Bora
- Brass: Birmingham
- Brass: Lancashire
- Brawl
- Brax
- Break the Safe
- Breakaway Rider
- Breakout
- Breakout: Normandy
- Breakthru
- Bridge
- Bruxelles 1893
- Buccaneer
- Buckaroo!
- Bughouse Chess
- Bungee
- Bunte Runde
- Büro Crazy
- Button Men
- Buy Low Sell High
- Byzantium
- Ca$h ‘n Gun$
- Cabale
- Cacao
- Café International
- Caldera
- Calico
- California
- Caligula
- Camden
- Camel Up
- Camelot
- Camissimo
- Campus
- Canal Mania
- Can’t Stop
- Capitol
- Caprice
- Captain Sonar
- Captain Treasure Boots
- Capt’n Clever
- Carcassonne * All expansions
- Caribbean
- Carolus Magnus
- Carrom
- Carson City
- Cartagena
- Cartel
- Casino
- Castle Knights
- Catan Dice Game
- Catan Dice Game XXL Variant
- Catan: Seafarers
- Cathedral
- Caylus
- Caylus Magna Carta
- Celebrities
- Celtica
- Chairs
- Chalet
- Chapayev
- Château Roquefort
- Cheat
- Checkers
- Cheesy Gonzola
- Chess
- Chicago
- Chicago Express
- Chicago Poker
- Chicken Cha Cha Cha
- China
- China Moon
- Chinatown
- Chinese Checkers
- Chopstick Dexterity MegaChallenge 3000
- Circus Flohcati
- Cities
- Clans
- Clans of Caledonia
- Clash of the Gladiators
- Clippers
- Clocks
- Clocktowers
- Clou
- Cloud 9
- Clue
- Cockroach Poker
- Coda
- Code 777
- Code Cracker
- Coffee Roaster
- Colomino
- Coloretto * All expansions
- Colosseum
- Colt Express
- Condottiere
- Confusion
- Connect Four
- Connect6
- Conquest of the Empire
- Consta
- Container
- Continuo
- Corner
- Corruption
- Corsairs
- Cortexcape
- Cosmic Coasters
- Cosmic Cows
- Cosmic Eidex
- Cosmic Wimpout
- Counter Point
- Coup
- Coup: Inquisition
- Cowabunga
- Coyote
- Cribbage
- CribbGolf
- Crokinole
- Cronberg
- Crossbows and Catapults
- Crystal Code
- Cubiko
- Cubus
- Cuttle
- Cuzco
- Cyclades
- Dancing Dice
- Dancing Dragons
- Dancing Eggs
- Darjeeling
- David & Goliath
- DaVinci’s Challenge
- DaVinci’s Mancala
- Dawn Under
- Deduce or Die
- Delta
- Delta V
- Deluxe Camping
- Demonlord
- Der Berg ruft
- Der schwarze Pirat
- Detengamos al Ladron
- Detroit-Cleveland Grand Prix
- Devil Bunny Needs a Ham
- Diabolo
- Diamant
- Dicke Dämonen
- Die Dolmengötter
- Die Fugger
- Dilemma
- Dino Dodg-Em
- Diplomacy
- Dividends
- Dixit * * All expansions
- Dog Dice
- Doge
- Domaine
- Domicolor
- Dominoes
- Don Pepe
- Doolittle & Waite
- Dos Rios
- Double
- Double or Nothing
- Downspin
- Dragon Dice
- Dragonland
- Drako: Dragon & Dwarves
- Drakon (third edition)
- Dream Factory
- Drive
- Duck, Duck, Bruce
- Duell
- Dungeon Fighter
- Dungeon Petz
- Dungeon Twister
- DVONN
- Earth Reborn
- EastFront
- Easy School
- Ebbe & Flut
- Ecalper
- Eclipse
- Egalité
- Elfenland
- Elk Fest
- Elysium
- Employee of the Month
- Enchanted Forest
- Endeavor
- Entdecker
- Entdecker: Exploring New Horizons
- Entrapment
- Escalation!
- Escape from Atlantis
- Escape from the Hidden Castle
- Escape The Mad Mummy
- Escape: The Curse of the Temple
- Evergreen
- Excape
- Executive Decision
- Eximo
- Experiment
- Experior
- Extra!
- Extrablatt
- Eye
- Factory Fun
- Fagin’s Gang
- Fairy Tale
- Falling
- Family Business
- Fantom Electronic
- Farlander
- FBI
- Fearsome Floors
- Felicity: The Cat in the Sack
- Fifth Avenue
- Figaro
- Fiji
- Finale
- Finca
- Finesse
- Finger Ball
- Fire Bulls
- Fish Eat Fish
- Fits
- FITS
- Five Crowns
- Five Tribes
- Fjords
- Flamme Rouge
- Flandern 1302
- Flick ’em Up!
- Flix
- Flunkern
- Flying Carpet
- Foppen
- For Sale
- Forma o Colore
- Formula D
- Forum Romanum
- Four Dragons
- Fox and Geese
- Foxy
- Fragile
- Frank’s Zoo
- Frantic Frankfurt
- Free Trader
- Fresco
- Friday the 13th
- Fruit Spy
- Funkenschlag
- Funny Bunny
- Funny Fishing
- FUSE
- Fuzzy Tiger
- Galloping Pigs
- Game of Cat and Mouse
- Gang of Four
- Gangster
- Gargon
- Gemblo
- Genesis
- Genoa
- GEOMAG Magnetic Challenge
- Gheos
- Ghost Stories
- Ghoulash
- Ginkgopolis
- GIPF
- Giza
- Gizmos
- Gloria Picktoria
- Go
- Goa
- Gobblet
- Gods
- Gold Digger
- Goldland
- Golf
- Gouda! Gouda!
- Graenaland
- Grand Austria Hotel
- Gravediggers
- Graverobbers
- Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension
- Great Wall of China
- Great Western Trail
- Guatemala Café
- Gulo Gulo
- Gumball Rally
- Gute Nachbarn
- Hab & Gut
- Hacienda
- Hack Trick
- Haggle
- Halli Galli
- Halli Galli Junior
- Hamburgum
- Hameln
- Hamsterrolle
- Hanabi
- Hanafuda
- Hanamikoji
- Hansa
- Hansa Teutonica
- Hare & Tortoise
- Hattrick
- Havannah
- Havoc: The Hundred Years War
- Hearts
- Hector and Achilles
- Heimlich & Co.
- Hepta
- Hera and Zeus
- Hermagor
- Hexen Rennen
- Hey, That’s My Fish!
- High Society
- Highland Clans
- Hinguere
- Hisss
- Hive
- Hive Pocket
- Hoity Toity
- Homeworlds
- Hot Dog
- Hula Hippos
- Hungry Hungry Hippos
- Hyle
- Hyperborea
- HysteriCoach
- I Go!
- Ice Flow
- Iceberg Seals
- Icehouse
- If Wishes Were Fishes!
- Igloo Pop
- Il Principe
- Iliad
- Im Bann der Pyramide
- I’m the Boss!
- Imperial
- Imperios Milenarios
- In the Shadow of the Emperor
- In the Year of the Dragon
- Indonesia
- Indus
- Industria
- Industrial Waste
- Infinito
- Infinity
- Ingenious
- Inka
- Inkognito
- Inside
- International Checkers
- Intrigue
- Invers
- Isfahan
- Ishi
- Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
- Isolation
- Istanbul
- It’s Alive!
- Jaipur
- Jamaica
- Java
- Jenga
- Jenseits von Theben
- John Silver
- Jok-R-ummy
- Jungle Speed * All expansions
- Junior Labyrinth
- Just4Fun
- K2
- Ka-Ching!
- Kahuna
- Kaivai
- Kaivai Expansion
- Kalah
- Kaleidos
- Kamisado
- Karuba
- Katamino
- Keltis
- Kemet
- Kensington
- Key Harvest
- Keyflower
- Khet: The Laser Game
- Khronos
- King of the Elves
- King Up!
- Kingdomino
- Kingdoms
- King’s Breakfast
- Kitty Bitty
- Knock Out
- Kogge
- Kols
- Kreta
- La Strada
- Labyrinth
- Labyrinth: The Card Game
- Lancaster
- Lao Pengh
- Laser Chess
- Last Will
- Le Havre: The Inland Port
- League of Six
- Legemax
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Letters from Whitechapel
- Lewis & Clark
- Lifeboats
- Light Speed
- Lightning Reaction Extreme
- Limits
- Logistico
- Loopin’ Louie
- Loot
- Lord of the Fries
- Lord of the Rings
- Lost Cities
- Lost Valley
- Louis XIV
- Lucky Loop
- Luna
- Lungarno
- Madeira
- Magdar
- Magical School
- Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
- Mahjong
- Make ‘n’ Break
- Mall of Horror
- Mamma Mia!
- Manhattan
- Manila
- Marco Polo Expedition
- Mare Nostrum
- MARK
- MarraCash
- Martian Coasters
- Masons
- Master Labyrinth
- Master of Rules
- Master Thieves
- Maya
- Medici
- Medici vs Strozzi
- Medieval Merchant
- Medievalia
- Medina
- Megastar
- Merchants of the Middle Ages
- Message to the Czar
- Metro
- Metromania
- Metropolys
- Meuterer
- Mexica
- Mexican Train
- Mhing
- Midgard
- Mille Bornes
- Minos
- Mississippi Queen
- Modern Art
- Mombasa
- Mömmen
- Monad
- Money!
- Mordred
- Morels
- Moto Grand Prix
- MotorChamp
- Mouse Chaos
- Mouse Trap
- Mr. Jack
- Mr. Jack: The Carriage
- Mykerinos
- Myriades
- Myrmes
- Mysterium
- Nagaraja
- Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
- Nassauer
- Nations: The Dice Game
- Nautilus
- Nefertiti
- Neolithibum
- Neuland
- Neuroshima Hex! 3.0
- Neuroshima Hex! Duel
- Niagara
- Niagara: The Spirits of Niagara
- Nippon
- NMBR 9
- No Thanks!
- Nosey Neighbor Card Game
- Notre Dame
- Nottingham
- O Zoo le Mio
- Oasis
- Oceania
- Old Maid
- Olé!
- Oltre Mare
- On the Dot
- On the Underground
- One Night Ultimate Werewolf
- Onirim (second edition)
- Onitama
- Orbit
- Orchard
- Oregon
- Orient
- Oriente
- Origo
- Orléans
- Oshi
- Othello
- Outfoxed!
- Oxford
- Palam
- Palazzo
- Panda Monium
- Paradox
- Pass the Pigs
- Patchwork
- Patrician
- Peggino
- Pente
- Pent-Up
- Pepper
- Perpetual Anarchy
- Perplexus
- Perplexus Epic
- Perudo
- Phantoms of the Ice Sonderspieler
- Phantoms vs Phantoms
- Phase 10
- Phase 10 Dice
- Phoenicia
- Phoenix
- Pick Picknic
- Pick Up Sticks
- Pickomino
- Piece o’ Cake
- Piecepack
- Piñata
- Piranha
- Piranha Pedro
- Pirates of the Spanish Main
- Pit
- Pitch Six
- PitchCar * All expansions
- Pizarro & Co.
- Planet Steam
- Plasm
- Play Net
- Play Nine
- Play on Wordz
- Playing With Pyramids
- Poker
- Poker Dice
- Polarity
- Polarity
- Portobello Market
- Potion Explosion
- Pow Wow
- Power Grid * All expansions
- Pueblo
- Punch!
- PÜNCT
- Pylos
- Pyramis
- Quadropolis
- Quak
- Quarto
- Quest
- Quicksand
- Quietville
- Quinamid
- Quixo
- Quo Vadis?
- Quoridor
- Qwirkle
- Qwixx
- Ra
- Ra: The Dice Game
- Rack-O
- Rajas of the Ganges
- Ramses II
- Raptor
- Rat Hot
- Rat-a-Tat Cat
- Razzia!
- R-Eco
- Reef Encounter
- Reiner Knizia’s Amazing Flea Circus
- Relikt
- Renju
- Repel
- Revolution: The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648
- Ribbit
- Richelieu
- Ricochet Robots
- RisiKo! Challenge
- Risk
- River Dragons
- Roads & Boats
- Robber Knights
- Robin Hood
- RoboRally
- Rococo
- Rolit
- Roma
- Rory’s Story Cubes * All expansions
- Royal Visit
- Rum & Pirates
- Rummikub
- Rummy
- Run for your Life, Candyman!
- Russian Railroads
- Saboteur
- Sagrada
- Saint Petersburg
- Sakkara
- Samurai
- San Marco
- Santiago
- Santorini
- Santy Anno
- Satan!
- Scoop
- Scotland Yard
- SeaSim
- Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan
- Serengeti
- Serenissima (first edition)
- SET
- SEVEN
- Sextett
- Shadowlord!
- Shanghaien
- Shapeshifters
- Shark
- Sharp Shooters
- Sharur: Evolutions
- Shear Panic
- Shogi
- Shogun
- Show Manager
- Siam
- Siena
- Silk Road
- Skip-Bo
- Sky Runner
- Skyline of the World
- Slapshot
- Sleigh Wars
- Sleuth
- Sluff Off!
- Small World
- Snake Lake
- Snare
- Snorta!
- Snow Tails
- Soccer Tactics World
- Sole Mio!
- Sorry! Sliders
- Space Beans
- Space Cantina
- Space Crusade: Mission Dreadnought
- Space Dealer
- Space Hulk
- Space Walk
- Spades
- Sphinx
- Spill and Spell
- Splendor
- Split (Revised Edition)
- Spoons
- Spot it!
- Spy
- Squominos
- Stack Market
- Stampede!
- Stand at Mortain
- Star Wars: Battle of Hoth
- Starships
- Steam
- Sternenhimmel
- Sticheln
- Stockpile
- Stone Age
- Stonehenge: An Anthology Board Game
- Stratego
- Streetcar
- StreetSoccer
- Stronghold
- Struggle of Empires
- Subulata
- SuDoku: Das Brettspiel
- Sultan
- Sunda to Sahul
- Sunken City
- Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
- Sushi Go!
- Sylvion
- Ta Yü
- Taj Mahal
- Take 5
- Take 5!
- Take it Easy!
- Take Stock
- Takenoko
- Taluva
- TAMSK
- Tantrix
- Tavern
- Tempus
- Teotihuacan: City of Gods
- Terra Mystica
- Terra Turrium
- Terrace
- Tetrarchia
- That’s Life!
- The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac
- The Ark of the Covenant
- The Bottle Imp
- The Bridges of Shangri-La
- The Bucket King
- The Castles of Burgundy
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – The Liberation of Narnia
- The Circle
- The Climbers
- The Dice of Wrath
- The Downfall of Pompeii
- The Duke
- The Enchanted Tower
- The End of the Triumvirate
- The Gallerist
- The Gardens of the Alhambra
- The Gnumies
- The Great Balloon Race
- The Great Dalmuti
- The Hanging Gardens
- The Haunting House
- The Magic Labyrinth
- The Manhattan Project
- The Mole in the Hole
- The Penguin Ultimatum
- The Princes of Florence
- The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game
- The Reef
- The Resistance
- The Royal Game of Ur
- The Voyages of Marco Polo
- The Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow
- Thebes
- Thorns
- Three of a Crime
- Through the Desert
- Thunder Road
- Thurn and Taxis * All expansions
- Tichu
- Ticket to Ride * All expansions and other editions
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Tigris & Euphrates
- Tikal
- Tilt’n Tumble
- Timbuktu
- Time’s Up! * All expansions
- Tin Soldiers
- Titan
- To Court the King
- Tobago
- Tokaido
- Tonga Bonga
- Tongiaki: Journey into the Unknown
- Top Race
- Tops
- Torres
- Toru
- Toscana
- Tower of Babel
- Trade
- Traders of Osaka
- Trajan
- Trans Europa
- TransAmerica
- Trax
- Treasure of the Pharaohs
- Treehouse
- Trench
- Tres
- T-Rex
- Trias
- Tricky Trek
- Trilogía del Destino: Faunos
- Trilogía del Destino: Linaje
- Trouble
- Troyes
- Troyes (2016 edition)
- Trump, Tricks, Game!
- Trust Me
- Tsuro
- Tumba
- Tumblin-Dice
- Turbo Taxi
- TurfMaster
- TurfMaster Course Collection 1
- Turmbau zu Babel
- Turn the Tide
- Tyros
- TZAAR
- Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar
- Ubongo
- Ultimate
- Um Kopf und Kragen
- Union Pacific
- UNO
- Up the Creek
- Ur
- Vabanque
- Vampire
- Vanished!
- Venedig
- Vertigo
- Victory & Honor
- Vikings
- Villa Paletti
- Village
- Vinci
- Vinhos
- Visionary
- Vulkan!
- Wapi
- War of the Ring
- WarCraft: The Board Game
- Web of Power
- Werewolf
- WeyKick
- What The Heck?
- Where’s Bob’s Hat?
- Whist
- Whot
- WildLife
- Wildlife Safari
- Wings of War: Famous Aces
- Winner’s Circle
- Wizard
- Wizard’s Quest
- Wool Rules
- Wooly Wars
- Word Rummikub
- WYSIWYG
- X-Bugs
- Xiangqi
- XXL
- Yahtzee
- Yali
- Yavalath
- Yellowstone Park
- Yggdrasil
- YINSH
- Yomi (second edition)
- You’re Bluffing!
- Ys
- Yspahan
- Yundao
- Zahltag
- Zapp Zerapp
- Zendo
- Zenix
- ZÈRTZ
- Zombie Dice
- Zooloretto * All expansions
- Zopp