| Ratespiel | guessing game |
| Fragespiel | quiz |
| Damespiel | checkers |
| Rätsel | riddle puzzle enigma mystery |
| Probespiel | audition |
| Gastspiel | residency |
| Handspiel | handball arm |
| Wettspiel | match |
| Ballspiel | ball game |
| Brettspiel | board game |
| Kartenspiel | card game deck of cards pack of cards |
| Laienspiel | amateur play |
| Nachspiel | consequence |
| Osterspiel | Easter drama |
| Rückspiel | return match |
| Skatspiel | game of skat |
| Raterei | guesswork |
| rate mal | guess what |
| Bratapfel | baked apple |
| Ratsche | ratchet ratchet wrench socket wrench chatterbox motormouth tattletale |