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    Common Acronyms You'll See Here

    genkicoll
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    Post by genkicoll Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:11 am

    If you're not very internet saavy, there are a few things you should know, such as, never post too much personal information! This is an open forum, and anyone can read what's posted here.

    There are a few acronyms and terms you should know, for you'll see them a lot!

    Game Genres:

    AHOG - Adventure-Hidden Object Game

    FPS - First Person Shooter

    HOG - Hidden Object Game

    HOPA - Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure

    FROG - FRagmented Object Game. Find pieces of items to make a whole object, which you will then use in the game. Dark Parables: Briar Rose would be a good example.

    IHOG - Interactive Hidden Object Game

    LF/LFG - Large File Game. These games usually don't have a demo, for the files are so big, it would eat up the sites' bandwidth. There are some exceptions, such as the Drawn games, MCF: Dire Grove or HE: Devil's Triangle, but you're downloading the first *chapter* of the game, which will not necessarily last you a full hour.

    LFA - Large File Adventure Game. Syberia, Dracula Origins, Return to Mysterious Island and Chronicles of Mystery: Tree of Life are all LFA's.

    Pop-up Game (aka Bubble) - Games where you interact with objects via "pop-ups". You'll be required to find certain items and place them there to interact with these objects. A good example would be the Treasure Seekers series.

    RPG = Role Playing Game (such as the Aveyond and Millennium games) These games are typically VERY long - it's not unusual for them to last 20 hours.

    STD or FTD - Spot The Differences / Find the Differences

    TM
    - Time Management Game

    Game series:

    AoM - Art of Murder
    BAL - Build-a-Lot
    BC or BCA - Big City / Big City Adventure
    DC - Dream Chronicles
    HE - Hidden Expedition
    MM - Midnight Mysteries
    MCF - Mystery Case Files
    MT - Mystery Trackers
    RTR - Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst
    WMC - James Patterson's Woman's Murder Club

    Game Sites:

    BF or BFG - Big Fish / Big Fish Games
    GH - GameHouse
    GOG - Good Old Games

    Other game references:

    COW or COTW - Catch of the Week
    DD - Daily Deal
    TGT - Tomorrow's Game Today

    Family references:

    DD = Dear Daughter
    DH = Dear Husband (or Hubby)
    DS = Dear Son
    DIL = Daughter-in-Law
    FIL = Father-in-Law
    MIL = Mother-in-Law

    Other:

    AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned
    AFAIK = As Far As I Know
    AFC = Away from Computer
    AFK = Away From Keyboard
    IDK = I Don't Know
    IIRC - If I recall correctly
    IMV - In my view
    IMHO =In My Humble Opinion
    IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
    IMO = In My Opinion
    ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
    ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off
    STHU = Shut the heck up Common Acronyms You'll See Here 3286387481


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    Janie42


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    Post by Janie42 Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:31 pm

    This list is cool -- thanks!
    I'd thought "DH" was Dumber Half ? :twisted:

    Not sure how common these are but you may consider adding:
    IMV - In my view
    IIRC - If I recall correctly

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