What’s up, my geeky friend? Let’s address the elephant in the room, shall we?! It’s probably fairly obvious, but the question I get asked the most is how much it costs to have a board game localized professionally. There’s a short answer, and a long one. The Short...
A close friend of mine recently asked me: “What’s the best part about being a freelance translator?” Besides the fact that most days are pajama days, that is…One thing that always excites me, is that as a translator you learn so much about so many different topics....
Translating the Harry Potter books into Dutch. It must have been a Herculean task.I think you have to be some kind of wizard yourself in order to pull it off. Not only do you have to come up with clever and funny word play for objects, potions, spells and names in...
Aloha, Geekmeisters! Have you ever wondered exactly how The Geeky Pen handles the localization of board games on a daily basis? Let’s look at a case study of Tabriz, a game by Crafty Games. The Geeky Pen was hired to localize the game in German and Farsi. Here’s how...
What’s up, my little geeklings?It might surprise you, but it doesn’t happen often that I get to play the games I’m about to translate beforehand. Usually, we just receive the PDFs and we start the localization process without actually having played the game. C’est la...
Aloha, geek squad!Here at The Geeky Pen, we try to do more than just translate games. We also want to facilitate networking, and introduce you to other talented freelancers in the board game industry. Today, we’re putting a graphic designer in the spotlight who has...
How’s it hanging, Geekazoids?Imagine it’s game night.You’re just about to start (or finish) your evening, and your gaming group needs to pick something to play. What do you decide on? “How about a roll-and-write”, someone suggests?Smart friends you have....
Ah, the Côte d’Azur… Where dreams are born, beers are ridiculously expensive, and the rich and famous walk the red carpet. For weeks, I’d been looking forward to doing some networking and jetsetting in the South of France.On the morning of my departure though, several...
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