Game abbreviations

Treebiter · 12 Oct 2009 at 17:04

I read these boards a lot and am constantly baffled by the game abbreviations people use. I'm a long-term gamer and have played most things out there but I sometimes can't figure out for the life of me what games people are referring to: 'FGoT3 is the best games ever!'... That kind of thing.

Anyhoo, anyone want to help compile a list of these for morons like myself (If you haven't guessed, I'm bored)?

Here's a few for people to figure out to get the ball rolling:

RotH
SaMHtR
SC2:TUQM
JA2
BO:LoK
SWotL
HoMM3
SWoS
FFE

There are some very old one's in there just to confuse you

m4cc45 · 12 Oct 2009 at 17:08

I know 95% of the abbreviations there and could guess the rest...

TDU
DnD
AC
WoW
DNF (won't need this one anytime soon)
WAR

Are ones that spring to mind...

Smit · 12 Oct 2009 at 17:18

Hmm let me try

SWoS = Sensible World of Soccer?
RotH = Realms of the Haunting
FFE = Frontier: First Encounters
TDU = Test Drive Unlimited
WoW = World of Warcraft
DNF = Duke Nukem Forever

Treebiter · 12 Oct 2009 at 17:22

Those 3 of mine are right on. Well done.

I'm completely stuck on WAR and would've been on TDU. The others ring true with the MMoRPG theme though

Naffa · 12 Oct 2009 at 17:26

I know TDU and WoW, but I haven't got the foggiest what any of the others are...

Oh, and just got Duke Nukem Forever. :cool:

Shamikebab · 12 Oct 2009 at 17:30

JA2 - Jagged Alliance 2?
HoMM3 - Heroes of Might and Magic 3? Should be HOMAM though because it's better to say

Strife212 · 12 Oct 2009 at 17:51

TLOTRTBFMEIITROTWK:
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king

Naffa · 12 Oct 2009 at 18:16

It sort of takes the fun out of it if you answer them yourself.

knowledge123 · 12 Oct 2009 at 18:19

CoH (could be one of two games

)
RoN and/or RoN:RoL
C&C
HL
UT2k4
MSFS

Treebiter · 12 Oct 2009 at 18:23

Strife212 said:
TLOTRTBFMEIITROTWK:
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king

Dude... You win! :eek:

I think I've got all of yours knowledge123. Including the 2-pointer

Kosmiche · 12 Oct 2009 at 18:41

wow I just noticed duke nukem forver is DNF, did not finish...

its like they never wanted it to come out.

mame · 12 Oct 2009 at 18:43

ETD2:BWAQ

link

Treebiter · 12 Oct 2009 at 19:11

I had that game! I bet Andy Peters is bitter that he never got his own

Deific · 12 Oct 2009 at 19:11

Warhammer Age of Reckoning
Company of Heroes
Command and Conquer
Half Life
Unreal Tournament 2004 (obvious one)

Those are all pretty easy because they're all well known games

RDM · 12 Oct 2009 at 19:17

knowledge123 said:
CoH (could be one of two games )

Could be Company of Heroes a rather excellent WW2 RTS game or City of Heroes a quite good Superhero MMO (though I enjoy CO more). However City of Heroes is normally CoX these days to cover the fact that it is really CoH and CoV all in one.

m4cc45 · 12 Oct 2009 at 19:20

To be honest you can make up an abbreviation for nigh on any multi-worded game.

CoD4
LFD
LFD2
TF2
HL2
BF2
TR
CoH (City of Heroes rather than Company - depends on which crowd you are talking to)
NN
BG2

etc.

Most people who play games will get them - especially if it's popular - there are absolutely thousands out there.

Retromatic · 12 Oct 2009 at 19:26

Lotro : Mom

simisker · 12 Oct 2009 at 20:14

Treebiter said:
SaMHtR - Sam And Max Hit The Road
SWotL - Secret Weapons Of The Luftwaffe

There are some very old one's in there just to confuse you

Consider me old. And confused

Kosmiche · 12 Oct 2009 at 20:21

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Squark · 12 Oct 2009 at 20:25

Scavenger, Trespasser, Adventurer, Loner, Killer, Explorer, Robber apparently