I'm in a German-speaking country right now and was considering adding a German expansion to my collection. However, I was wondering if any of you have been able to compare a German product with one obtained in the US. Is everything about the components the same, apart from the language? Are game components generally uniform across different markets? I've noticed in my research that the German products have another company's mark on the packaging along with FFG's (Heidelberger Spielverlag, I believe), and I didn't know if that might also mean any changes to design on the cards or pieces.

In addition to that, since FFG hosts a Worlds event, I assume there is no problem with mixed-language game components in tournament play or anything like that, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks in advance for any input you can offer!

The components will be standardized, aside from the language as you've said. It is likely they simply distribute through a different, more local, company. I'm not sure on FFGs policy on foreign cards. I have a couple of Netrunner Datapacks in Spanish, and have never had an issue, but I keep some english versions around just in case.

The components will be standardized, aside from the language as you've said. It is likely they simply distribute through a different, more local, company. I'm not sure on FFGs policy on foreign cards. I have a couple of Netrunner Datapacks in Spanish, and have never had an issue, but I keep some english versions around just in case.

Yeah, I thought I might look for an expansion for a ship I already have one of, just so I've got some English cards as well if it's a problem.

Thanks for your reply!

The hardware is the same (ships, tokens etc), its just a different language on the cards and in the booklets. The different additional symbol comes from the company that cooperates with FFG to get the game translated into german and distributed (Heidelberger). I too have everything at least once in english (to get the original rules and avoid error during translation) and multiples in german (as the german stuff has a lower price - for whatever reason)

Thanks for the clarification! I noticed that the German ones tend to be a bit cheaper, too, so I might end up getting more than one multiple while I'm here, haha.