The German game publisher Pegasus
has reissued Kings & Things, a Tom Wham/Doug Kaufman
game originally published in the US by West End Games, and in the
UK by Games Workshop. I'm told they haven't changed the rules, so
all you need is a copy of the original rules in English.
But a lot of the fun in the game is the content of your rag-tag army -
the naming of Things. Since all the counters in the Pegasus version
are in German, this fun is reduced considerably if you aren't fluent
in that language. (A lot of the fun has already been reduced, I
confess, by changing Tom Wham's lovely art work on the original
counters. While the new terrain hexes are very beautiful, the counter
art just doesn't compare with the original, alas.)
At any rate, here are the original English terms for all of the
counters. My thanks to Paul Boucher and Richard Forster for their help
in correcting my original guesses. (I do not own the West End or Games
Workshop versions of the game.)
Yellow
Wüste Desert:
Alter Drache Old Dragon
Babydrache Baby Dragon
Bussard Buzzard
Derwisch Dervish (2)
Dschinn Genie
Geier Vultures
Gelber Ritter Yellow Knight
Greif Griffon
Kamelreiter Camel Corps
Nomade Nomads (2)
Riesenspinne Giant Spider
Riesenwespe Giant Wasp (2)
Sandwurm Sandworm
Skelett Skeletons (2)
Sphinx Sphinx
Staubteufel Dust Devil
Wüstenfledermaus Desert Bat
Orange
Ebene Plains:
Adler Eagles
Bauer Farmers (4)
Bösewicht Villains
Büffelherde Buffalo Herd (2)
Flugbüffel Flying Buffalo
Flugsaurier Pterodactyl
Großfalke Great Hawk
Großjäger Great Hunter
Jäger Hunters
Libelle Dragonfly
Pegasus Pegasus
Prachtlöwe Lion Pride
Riesenkäfer Giant Beetle
Stammeskrieger Tribesmen (3)
Weißer Ritter White Knight
Wolfsmeute Wolf Pack
Zentaur Centaur
Zigeuner Gypsies (2)
Brown
Gebirge Mountains:
Bergbewohner Mountain Men (2)
Berglöwe Mountain Lion
Brauner Drache Brown Dragon
Brauner Ritter Brown Knight
Goblin Goblins (4)
Großadler Great Eagle
Großfalke Great Hawk
Kleiner Rockvogel Little Roc
Oger Ogre
Riese Giant
Riesenkondor Giant Condor
Riesenrockvogel Giant Roc
Troll Troll
Zwerg Dwarves (3)
Zyklop Cyclops
Dark Blue
Sumpf Swamp:
Basilisk Basilisk
Ding Thing
Flugpiranha Winged Piranha
Geist Spirit
Gespenst Ghosts (4)
Giftfrosch Poison Frog
Irrlicht Will-o-Wisp
Piraten Pirates
Kobold Sprite
Krokodile Crocodiles
Riesenblutegel Huge Leech
Riesenechse Giant Lizard (2)
Riesenmoskito Giant Mosquito
Riesenschlange Giant Snake
Schleimbestie Slime Beast
Schwartze Ritter Black Knight
Schwarzmagier Dark Wizard
Sumpfgas Swamp Gas
Sumpfratte Swamp Rat
Vampirfledermaus Vampire Bat
Wasserschlange Watersnake
Light Blue
Eiswüste Frozen Waste:
Drachenreiter Dragon Rider
Eisbär White Bear
Eisfledermaus Ice Bats
Eisriese Ice Giant
Eiswurm Iceworm
Elchherde Elk Herd
Eskimo Eskimos (4)
Mammut Mammoth
Mörderpapageientaucher Killer Puffins
Nordwind North Wind
Walroß Walrus
Weißer Drachen White Dragon
Wolf Wolves
Mörderpinguin Killer Penguins
Light Green
Dschungel Jungle:
Dinosaurier Dinosaur (2)
Elefant Elephant
Flugsaurierkrieger Pterodactyl Warriors (2)
Kletterranken Crawling Vines
Kopfjäger Head Hunter
Krokodile Crocodiles
Medizinmann Witch Doctor
Paradiesvogel Bird of Paradise
Pygmäe Pygmies
Riesenaffe Giant Ape (2)
Riesenschlange Giant Snake
Tiger Tigers (2)
Watussi Watusi
Dark Green
Wald Forest:
Banditen Bandits
Bären Bears
Druide Druid
Dryade Dryad
Einhorn Unicorn
Elf Elves (3)
Elfenmagier Elf Mage
Flugeichhörnchen Flying Squirrel (2)
Großeule Great Owl
Grüner Ritter Green Knight
Laufbaum Walking Tree
Lindwurm Wyvern
Mörderwaschbär Killer Raccoon
Waldläufer Forester
Wichtelmann Pixies (2)
Wildkatze Wild Cat
Yeti Bigfoot
Gray (Income Markers)
Diamantenfeld Diamond Fields (Desert)
Elafantenfriedhof Elephants' Graveyard (Jungle)
Farmland Farmland (Plains)
Goldmine Gold Mine (Mountains)
Kupfermine Copper Mine (Mountains)
Nutzwald Timberland (Forest)
Ölfeld Oil Fields (Tundra)
Silbermine Silver Mine (2) (Mountains)
Torfmoor Peat Bog (Swamp)
Red
Schatz Treasure
Diamant Diamond
Perle Pearl
Rubin Ruby
Saphir Sapphire
Schatztruhe Treasure Chest
Smaragd Emerald
Red
Ereignis Event
Fleißige Arbeiter Willing Workers
Geländekatastrophe Terrain Disaster
Großes JuJu Big Juju
Pest Dark Plague
Reiche Erzader Mother Lode
Rekordernte Good Harvest
Teeniepocken Teeniepox
Überläufer Defection
Vandalen Vandals
Wetterbeherrschung Weather Control
Red
Magie Magic Item
Abwehrstaub Dust of Defense
Ballon Balloon
Blasebalg Fan *
Elixier Elixir
Feuerwand Fire Wall
Glucksbringer Lucky Charm
Golem Golem
Magie Bannen Dispel Magic
Talisman Talisman
Zauberbogen Magic Bow
Zauberschwert Magic Sword
* The German picture and word are both Bellows, but the
corresponding English piece is a Fan. It's the only piece name
they changed, as far as I can tell, except for Ghaogh II (below).
Heroes:
Meisterschütze Marksman
Sir Lanze-E-Viel Sir Lance-a-Lot
Erzmagier Arch Mage
Zwergenkönig Dwarf King
Oberassassinin Assassin Primus
Baron Münchhausen Baron Munchausen
Großherzog Grand Duke
Elfenkkönig Elf Lord
Meisterdieb Master Thief
Schwertmeister Sword Master
Erzkleriker Arch Cleric
(Obverse of the above)
Waldlord Forest King
Sumpflord Swamp Master
Ghaogh Ghaogh II
Kriegsherr Warlord
Ebenenlord Plains Lord
Wüstenlord Desert Master
Hirschjäger Deerhunter
Eiswüstenlord Ice Lord
Herr der Adler Lord of the Eagles
Gebirgslord Mountain King
Dschungellord Jungle Lord
Other
Turm Tower
Kastell Keep
Burg Castle
Zitadelle Citadel
Dorf Village
Stadt City
Schwartze Wolke Black Cloud
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