:initgame: /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] n. An {IRC} version of the
venerable trivia game "20 questions", in which one user changes
his {nick} to the initials of a famous person or other named
entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with
the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a
courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a
4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality, life-status,
reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male, American, Alive,
Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be surprisingly
addictive. See also {hing}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
venerable trivia game "20 questions", in which one user changes
his {nick} to the initials of a famous person or other named
entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with
the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a
courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a
4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality, life-status,
reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male, American, Alive,
Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be surprisingly
addictive. See also {hing}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- initgame /in-it'gaym/ n.
[IRC] An IRC version of
the trivia game "Botticelli",
in which one user changes his nick to the initials... - hing: // [IRC] n. Fortuitous typo for `hint', now in wide
intentional use among players of {initgame}.
Compare {newsfroup}, {filk}. -- The AI Hackers... - channel: [IRC] n. The basic unit of discussion on {IRC}.
Once one joins a channel, everything one types is... - IRC: /I-R-C/ [Internet Relay Chat] n. A worldwide "party
line" network that allows one to converse with others in real
time.
IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers... - channel n.
[IRC] The basic unit of discussion on
IRC.
Once one joins a channel, everything one types is read... - hing // n.
[IRC] Fortuitous typo for `hint', now in
wide intentional use among players of initgame.
Compare newsfroup, filk... - bot n
[common on IRC, MUD and among gamers; from
`robot'] 1.
An IRC or MUD user who is actually a program. On... - nick: [IRC] n. Short for nickname. On {IRC}, every user must
pick a nick,
which is sometimes the same as the user's real name... - robot: [IRC, MUD] n. An {IRC} or {MUD} user who is actually
a program.
On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful ...
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Lady M. We fail!
But screw your courage to the sticking-place,
And we 'll not fail. -- William Shakespeare (1564...
