Acronyms, abbreviations and general glossary (FYI, AFAIK & IIRC)

[Rafiki]

Dixi: Good one, thanks

Tagwyn: these are game-related. Find some other place to be all cranky, please.

[tagwyn]

Joking Germans!!! Now that is cause for LOL. t

[Rafiki]

From what I can see, not a single German has posted in this thread. On the other hand, you might be referring to some entirly other thread. Difficult to tell, usually.

[dooya]

From what I can see, not a single German has posted in this thread.[...]

[Rafiki]

My bad, dooya; hadn't loaded the avatars, and didn't see you there

[enf91]

Could someone explain "fnord" and "grognard" to those of us who don't speak AGEod?

[Rafiki]

Good ones; glad you ask

Grognard is French for "grumbler". It is not necessarily pejorative and is sometimes used as a compliment. Historically it meant a soldier in Napoleon's army, particularly a member of the Old Guard.

"Grognard" came to mean a veteran wargamer in the early 1970s. It was first used by John Young, at that time an employee of SPI, and subsequently popularised by Strategy & Tactics magazine.

(...)

1. A word used in email and news postings to tag utterances as surrealist mind-play or humor, esp. in connection with Discordianism and elaborate conspiracy theories. “I heard that David Koresh is sharing an apartment in Argentina with Hitler. (Fnord.)” “Where can I fnord get the Principia Discordia from?”

[Greybriar]

Could someone explain "fnord" and "grognard" to those of us who don't speak AGEod?

My take on it is that a "grognard" is a gamer who not only likes wargames, but who also pays meticulous attention to detail. A grognard would be the type who would want a great deal of micromanagement in a game.

I ran across this Wargaming Survey at Armchair General that I found interesting. I hope others find it the same.

[Gray_Lensman]

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[Adlertag]

The true Grognard of the Old Guard (a "vieux de la vieille") used to grumble for anything but is always ready to follow Napoleon anywhere...

[Yee Haa]

AFAIK, it's a good post Rafiki, I didn't knew some of them !

But OTOH and TBH, I prefer full writings rather than acronyms... With a computer, we have the time to spell the words and can correct any error !


BTW, what does the FYI in the title mean ?


Edit :
I suggest adding the AAR in your list !

FYI - For your information

[gchristie]

Saw this in the change log for the AGE engine. What does OMB mean? Off Map Box?

[nicemoney1]

Actually AGE has several meaning: Adaptative Game Engine, or Athena Games Entertainment. AGEOD or AGE-Studio are thus Athena Games Entertainment Online Distribution or the Studio (producing stuff).
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