rulebook / set of rules
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set of rules
A systematic collection of rules, regulations, and provisions that apply to a specific area, organization, or activity.
Um das Brettspiel zu verstehen, muss man sich erst mit dem komplexen Regelwerk vertraut machen.
To understand the board game, you first have to familiarize yourself with the complex rulebook.
The word consists of 'Regel' (rule) and 'Werk' (work/system). Here, 'Werk' does not mean 'work' in the sense of labor, but rather a comprehensive, systematic collection or an entire system.
Jeder neue Mitarbeiter muss das interne Regelwerk des Unternehmens studieren.
Every new employee has to study the company's internal set of rules.
Compound nouns always take the article of the last part of the word. Since it is 'das Werk', it is also 'das Regelwerk' (the set of rules).
Das Regelwerk für dieses Kartenspiel hat über 50 Seiten.
The rulebook for this card game has over 50 pages.
Common verbs used with 'Regelwerk' (set of rules) are 'ein Regelwerk erstellen' (to create a set of rules), 'sich an ein Regelwerk halten' (to follow a set of rules), or 'ein Regelwerk verstehen' (to understand a set of rules).
Alle Teilnehmer müssen sich an das offizielle Regelwerk halten.
All participants must follow the official set of rules.
order
'die Ordnung' and 'das Regelwerk' can both describe that an area is structured by rules. 'Ordnung' refers more to the whole system or the state that results from rules. 'Regelwerk' refers more specifically to the collection of individual rules, often written down and for a particular area. The words can be confused because rules lead to order. In practice: if you are talking about the structure or functioning of a system, 'Ordnung' fits. If you mean the rules themselves, 'Regelwerk' is more precise.
Für das Turnier liest Frau Lange zuerst das Regelwerk.
For the tournament, Ms. Lange first reads the rulebook.
In der Bibliothek sorgt eine klare Ordnung dafür, dass man Bücher schnell findet.
In the library, a clear order ensures that books can be found quickly.