"CHIŃCZYK" - gra planszowa

[Gość: zosieńka mała]

znacie nazwę angielską?

[jan.kulczyk]

Interestingly enough, the game itself, despite its Polish name, can actually be traced back to India, being originally called "Pachisi" (Hindi: twenty-five). Pachisi rules are, however, much more complex than what we know today as "Chinczyk". The game as we know it today is a close relative of modern, simplified British (Ludo) and American (Parcheesi) derivatives. I suggest using the US name - Parchessi just seems more popular than Ludo with foreigners. Ludo may be useful when talking to a Brit, though. ;)

[Gość: Zhaba]

It's just called "Frustration".

[jan.kulczyk]

> It's just called "Frustration".

Nice, seems like an equivalent of Polish "Czlowieku, nie irytuj sie", though. ;))

[Gość: ja]

images.google.pl/images?q=frustration&hl=pl&lr=&start=40&sa=N
w trzecim rządku drugie

[kaya11]

Yes, it's true, it's really called "frustration".
Ther's another funny thing about the word "Chinese". Do you remember our old
game "Gluchy telefon"? In American English it's called: "Chinese Whisper" Isn't
it funny ? (A little bit racist, too)

[jan.kulczyk]

They're the same thing. Only Frustration is a more down-to-Earth term, an americanization of sorts. In Polish this is reflected by the lengthy "Czlowieku nie irytuj sie".

Why should Chinese Whisper be racist?
Chinese Torture, now that's racist ;))

[Gość: kaya11]

I don't know, it feels that way. At the end of the game the phrase is completely
twisted - it seems that Chinese people do the same...twist the truth (oh, yeah,
they do ! -but I cannot say it out loud !)