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... 

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.

Quote from: Leon on 14 June 2011, 07:29:39 PM
Wer U @ m8? 
C u 2mrw? 
Rng u l8r.

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...

QuoteSWMBO= She Who Must Be Obeyed

Quote from: Fenton on 14 June 2011, 07:53:46 PM
Umm  I think your keyboards broken

˙˙˙ʎןqıssod

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
˙˙˙ʎןqıssod

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