Reading through the forum one comes across hordes of initials - DBM, HOTT, FOW etc. This is fine for the old hands, but for newer members how about a glossary of abbreviations? I must admit I have to think long and hard about some of them myself. :-/
They are all sets of rules -
DBM = De Belius Multitudinous
HOTT = Hords of the Things
FOW = Flames of war
IanS
Oooh...let's see...
DBM = De Bellis Multitudinus
DBMM = De Bellis Magister Militum
DBA = De Bellis Antiquatis
DBR = De Bellis Renatonis
HOTT = Hordes of the Things
DBx = all of the above
FOW = Flames of War
FOG = Field of Glory
FOGR = Field of Glory Rennaissance
WAB = Warhammer Ancient Battles
WMA = Warmaster Ancients
WFB = Warhammer Fantasy Battles
40k = Warhammer 40,000
BWC = Blitzkrieg Commander
CWC = Cold War Commander
FWC - Future War Commander
F&F = Fire and Fury
GW = Games Workshop (also occasionally EE for 'evil empire')
LotOW = LEgends of the Old West
WWWII = Wierd World War Two
TFL = Too Fat Lardies (lots of different rulesets, inc.)
IABSM = I Ain't Been Shot Mum
TTM&TB = through the Mud and the Blood
BTH = Bag the Hun
etc.
Some other generics
LOTR = Lord of the Rings
WOTR = Wars of the Roses
ERR/MRR/LRR = Early/Mid/Late Republican Rome
NSFW (Not Safe for Work - see the 'Totty' thread - shame on you all)
POW = Principles of War
V&B = Volley & Bayonet
AoE = Age of Eagles
A&A = Axis & Allies
40k = GW stuff
WhAB = As above
A&E = Where you'll end up if your mrs catches you in reading the Totty thread!
G&T = If you're buying...
Good idea, could be a very helpful resource for people.
Most of the wargame/rules ones seem to have been covered, so I'll add a few general interwebby ones:
IMO / IMHO - In My (Honest) Opinion
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
WIP - Work In Progress
OTOH - On The Other Hand
And the most important...
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed... :D
Lol!
LMFAO!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 14 June 2011, 07:24:53 PM
Lol!
LMFAO!
Bah, I'm not getting into those, I hate text speak!
Wer U @ m8?
C u 2mrw?
Rng u l8r.
>:( >:( >:( >:( X_X
Quote from: Leon on 14 June 2011, 07:29:39 PM
Wer U @ m8?
C u 2mrw?
Rng u l8r.
>:( >:( >:( >:( X_X
Umm I think your keyboards broken
Quote from: mad lemmey on 14 June 2011, 07:01:13 PM
A&E = Where you'll end up if your mrs catches you in reading the Totty thread!
G&T = If you're buying...
;D
QuoteSWMBO= She Who Must Be Obeyed
:D
An' eres me tinking that Briugh is de only place in mainland Britain dont have a similar name in US or Aus.
IanS
Quote from: Leon on 15 June 2011, 12:31:54 PM
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The bugger that made me look a prat was VBCW - A Very British Civil War!
DP
Don't forget [for those of us who have significant others] this one:
DGCs
Domestic Gaming Credits
It's an actual currency y'know...
Lol is that Legions of Lore. Somethimg arthurian or fantsy?
Lmfao - legionary machines for attacking obstacles???
Quote from: nikharwood on 06 July 2011, 09:39:02 PM
Don't forget [for those of us who have significant others] this one:
DGCs
Domestic Gaming Credits
It's an actual currency y'know...
Very difficult to obtain with a crippling exchange rate
Yeah but I do loads of jobs so my DGC is well in my favour :)