Game Abbreviations
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This is a list of game abbreviations. For other terms and abbreviations see also:
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- RPG Glossary - Role-Play Gamer's Glossary
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- VG Abbreviations - List of video game acronyms.
Note: WBC is an acronym for World Boardgaming Championships
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18xx - Any railway game based on the 1829/1830: Railways & Robber Barons game system, usually with 18xx in the name, such as 1829, 1830, 1835, 1870, 1856, 18EU and 18Scan. For more information see 18xx series
776 - 1776 (at WBC)
812 - War of 1812 (at WBC)
8XX - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons (at WBC)
3DoG - The Three Days of Gettysburg
A&A - Axis & Allies and related games/expansions/editions.
ABN - Air Baron (at WBC)
ACQ - Acquire (at WBC)
ACS - Atlantic Storm (at WBC)
ACV - Advanced Civilization (at WBC)
ADV - Adel Verpflichtet (Hoity Toity) (at WBC)
AFK - Afrika Korps (at WBC)
AGoT - A Game of Thrones
ALH - Alhambra (at WBC)
AMR - Amun-Re (at WBC)
ANZ - Anzio (at WBC)
AOA - Ace of Aces (at WBC)
AoM - Age of Mythology
AoN - Age of Napoleon
AOR - Age of Renaissance (at WBC)
AoS - Age of Steam
ASK - Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1 (at WBC)
ASL - Advanced Squad Leader
ATK - Attika (at WBC)
ATS - Attack Sub (at WBC)
AUC - Auction (High-Bid) (at WBC)
AVL - A Victory Lost
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B17 - B-17: Queen of the Skies (at WBC)
B2B- World War II: Barbarossa to Berlin
B81 - Battle of the Bulge (at WBC)
BAHOTH - Betrayal at House on the Hill
BAT - Battle Line (at WBC)
BBS - Brawling Battleships (at WBC)
BCY - Battle Cry (at WBC)
BGotW - Arkham Horror: The Black Goat of the Woods Expansion (2007)
BGP - Battlegroup (at WBC)
BiTE - Blocks in the East (at WBC)
BiTW - Blocks in the West (at WBC)
BiA - Blocks in Afrika (at WBC)
BitP - Blocks in the Pacific (at WBC)
BKN - Breakout: Normandy (at WBC)
BRI - Britannia (at WBC)
BSG - Battlestar Galactica
BWD - Bitter Woods (at WBC)
C&C - Caesar & Cleopatra, Also used as an overall abbreviation for Richard Borg's Commands & Colors Series: Battle Cry, Memoir '44, and BattleLore.
C&C:A - Commands & Colors: Ancients
C&K - The Cities & Knights of Catan - an expansion for The Settlers of Catan.
CAR - Carcassonne (at WBC)
Carc - Carcassonne
CC or CC:E - Combat Commander: Europe
CCA - Commands & Colors: Ancients (at WBC)
CE - Cosmic Encounter
CFC - Clash for a Continent: Battles of the American Revolution and French & Indian War (at WBC)
Civ - Civilization
CKL - Crokinole (at WBC)
CMS - Circus Maximus (at WBC)
CNS - Can't Stop (at WBC)
CotDP - Arkham Horror: Curse of the Dark Pharaoh Expansion (2006)
CotE - Conquest of the Empire (1984) and Conquest of the Empire (2005)
CSA - Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (at WBC)
CYL - Caylus (at WBC)
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DBA - De Bellis Antiquitatis
DBM - De Bellis Multitudinis
DIF - Down in Flames (Rise of the Luftwaffe) (at WBC)
DIM - Die Macher (at WBC)
DIP - Diplomacy (at WBC)
DUN - Dune (at WBC)
E&T - Tigris & Euphrates - originally published as Euphrat und Tigris
EE - Europe Engulfed
EF - EastFront
EIS - Enemy in Sight (at WBC)
ELC - Elk Fest (at WBC)
ELG - El Grande (at WBC)
EOS - Empire of the Sun (at WBC)
EPB - Empire Builder (at WBC)
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FBS - Football Strategy (at WBC)
FDE - Formula Dé (at WBC)
FI5 - Facts in Five (at WBC)
FIS - Fire in the Sky: The Great Pacific War 1941-1945 (at WBC)
FMR - Formula Motor Racing (at WBC)
FRADRA??? - Francis Drake
FSE - Fortress Europa (at WBC)
FTP - For the People
GBACW - Any of the Great Battles of the American Civil War game series.
GBG - Gettysburg (at WBC)
GBoH - Any of the Great Battles of History games or modules.
GCA - Great Campaigns of the American Civil War, a series of games including Here Come the Rebels (at WBC)
GFL ??? - Ground Floor
GOA - Goa (at WBC)
GRD - Greed (at WBC)
GSR - Gangsters (at WBC)
GXY - Galaxy: The Dark Ages (at WBC)
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H&G - Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers
HAC - Hacienda (at WBC)
HIS - Here I Stand (at WBC)
HOS - Hammer of the Scots (at WBC)
HotS - Hammer of the Scots
HotW - History of the World
HRC - Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (at WBC)
HSI - Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien
HSII - Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien II
HWD - History of the World (at WBC)
ITYOTD - In the Year of the Dragon
IVH - Ivanhoe (at WBC)
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KGM - Kingmaker (at WBC)
KiY - Arkham Horror: The King in Yellow Expansion (2008)
KRM - Kremlin (at WBC)
KuK - Web of Power originally published as Kardinal und König
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L14 - Louis XIV (at WBC)
LIB - Liberty: The American Revolution 1775-83 (at WBC)
LID - Liar's Dice (at WBC)
LnL - Lock 'n Load: Forgotten Heroes – Vietnam and associated expansions
LotR - Lord of the Rings - although the term can be applied to any and all Lord of the Rings games
LotR:C - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation and Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
LST - Lost Cities (at WBC)
M44 - Memoir '44
MECCG - Middle-Earth
MED - Medici (at WBC)
MFD - Manifest Destiny (at WBC)
MGM - Monty's Gamble: Market Garden (at WBC)
MMS - March Madness (at WBC)
MOA - Mystery of the Abbey (at WBC)
MOV - Merchant of Venus (at WBC)
MOW - Man O' War
MRA - Monsters Ravage America (at WBC)
MtG - Magic: The Gathering
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NAP - Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (at WBC)
NVW - Naval War (at WBC)
NW2 - The Napoleonic Wars (at WBC)
NW5 - The Napoleonic Wars (at WBC)
OLM - Oltre Mare (at WBC)
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PDT - Paydirt (at WBC)
PG - Power Grid
PGD - Power Grid (at WBC)
PGF - Pro Golf (at WBC)
PGG - Panzergruppe Guderian (at WBC)
PoF - The Princes of Florence
POF - The Princes of Florence (at WBC)
PoG - Paths of Glory
POG - Paths of Glory (at WBC)
PR - Puerto Rico
PRC - Pirate's Cove (at WBC)
PRO - Puerto Rico (at WBC)
PRS - Princess Ryan's Star Marines (at WBC)
PZB - PanzerBlitz (at WBC)
QGB - Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit (at WBC)
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RA! - Ra (at WBC)
RB - Russia Besieged
RBN - Rail Baron (at WBC)
RBS - Russia Besieged (at WBC)
RE - Reef Encounter
RftG - Race for the Galaxy
RitD - Rommel in the Desert
ROR - The Republic of Rome (at WBC)
RotH - Return of the Heroes
RRT - Railways of the World
RRY - Robo Rally (at WBC)
RSK - Risk (at WBC)
RT - Railways of the World
RYT - Royal Turf or Winner's Circle (at WBC)
S&T - Strategy & Tactics wargaming magazine
SAR - Saratoga (at WBC)
SCC - Stock Car Championship Racing Card Game (at WBC)
SCT - Speed Circuit (at WBC)
SET - Catan (at WBC)
SF - Catan: Seafarers
SFR - Santa Fe Rails (at WBC)
SGP - Saint Petersburg (at WBC)
SJN - San Juan (at WBC)
SLS - Slapshot (at WBC)
SOA - Storm over Arnhem
Papercut help desk. SoC - Catan
SoC - Shadows over Camelot - more correctly SOC
SOC - Shadows over Camelot
SoE - Struggle of Empires
SOR - Sword of Rome (at WBC)
SoS - Streets of Stalingrad
SQL - Squad Leader (at WBC)
SSB - Sports Illustrated Baseball (at WBC)
STS - StreetSoccer (at WBC)
SUC - Successors (at WBC)
SW - Small World
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T&E - Tigris & Euphrates
T&T - Thurn and Taxis
T2R - Ticket to Ride
T2R:E - Ticket to Ride: Europe
TAM - TransAmerica (at WBC)
THH - The Haunting House (at WBC)
TI3 - Twilight Imperium (Third Edition)
TIM - Tigers in the Mist (at WBC)
TJM - Taj Mahal (at WBC)
TKL - Tikal (at WBC)
TOC - Triumph of Chaos (at WBC)
ToG - Genoa
TRC - The Russian Campaign or Russian Campaign II or The Russian Campaign (fourth edition)
TT2 - Titan (at WBC)
TTA - Titan:the Arena or Colossal Arena (at WBC)
TtD - Through the Desert
TTN - Titan (at WBC)
Waves audio plugins free download machereiup. TtR - Ticket to Ride
TTR - Ticket to Ride
TtR:E - Ticket to Ride: Europe
TuT - Thurn and Taxis (German title: Thurn und Taxis)
To download the file: Click the Download VLC button and save the DMG file to your Mac. Double-click the downloaded DMG file in your Downloads folder. Drag the VLC icon (the orange-and-white cone) to the Applications folder.
TWS - Twilight Struggle (at WBC)
TYX - Tyranno Ex (at WBC)
UNP - Union Pacific (at WBC)
UP - Union Pacific
UPF - Up Front (at WBC)
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VIP - Victory in the Pacific (at WBC)
VMBB - Von Manstein's Backhand Blow
VNC - Vinci (at WBC)
W&W - Wits & Wagers (at WBC)
WAS - War at Sea (second edition) (at WBC)
WBC - WBC is an acronym for World Boardgaming Championships
WAT - Waterloo (at WBC)
WAW - A World at War (at WBC)
WLL - Wellington (at WBC)
WNW - Wilderness War (at WBC)
WOP - Web of Power (at WBC)
WOR - War of the Ring (first edition) (at WBC)
WotR - War of the Ring (first edition)
WoW - Wings of War and associated expansions and extensions
WoW - World of Warcraft: The Boardgame
WoW:TBG - World of Warcraft: The Boardgame
WPS - Win, Place & Show (at WBC)
WRS - Wrasslin' (at WBC)
WSM - Wooden Ships & Iron Men (at WBC)
WTP - We the People (at WBC)
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WW - Werewolf
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WWM - War Without Mercy
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