joint team / gaming group
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joint team
A merger of two or more sports clubs in order to form a shared team, often because the individual clubs do not have enough players.
Im Jugendfußball bilden oft mehrere kleine Dörfer eine Spielgemeinschaft.
In youth soccer, several small villages often form a joint team.
gaming group
A group of people who meet regularly to play together, for example board games or role-playing games, or to act in theater.
Jeden Freitag trifft sich unsere Spielgemeinschaft für einen langen Abend mit Strategiespielen.
Every Friday, our gaming group meets for a long evening of strategy games.
The word is made up of 'Spiel' (game/play), the linking -s, and 'Gemeinschaft' (community/group). So it literally describes a community that exists for the purpose of playing.
Unsere Spielgemeinschaft hat schon viele Turniere gewonnen.
Our joint team has already won many tournaments.
The context makes it clear which meaning is intended. Words like 'Verein' (club), 'Saison' (season), or 'Mannschaft' (team) point to sports. Terms like 'Brettspiele' (board games), 'Rollenspiel' (role-playing game), or 'jeden Freitagabend' (every Friday evening) point to a hobby group.
Unsere Fußball-Jugend spielt diese Saison in einer Spielgemeinschaft mit dem Nachbardorf.
Our youth soccer team is playing this season in a joint team with the neighboring village.
In a sports context, a 'Spielgemeinschaft' (joint team) is often brought into being with the verbs 'bilden' (to form) or 'gründen' (to found). The players 'spielen in' (play in) the joint team.
Die beiden Vereine haben für die nächste Saison eine Spielgemeinschaft gebildet.
The two clubs have formed a joint team for next season.
In a hobby context, people often describe more precisely what the group is for. Phrases like 'eine Spielgemeinschaft für...' (a gaming group for...) followed by the type of games are typical.
Er hat eine Online-Spielgemeinschaft für Strategiespiele gegründet.
He founded an online gaming group for strategy games.
