Commonly Used Acronyms in the Civ Community

[Shabbaman]

I couldn't help noticing that CDZ is wrongly accredited as Civ Dual Zone. It should read Civ Duel Zone [/nitpick]

 

[Kranden]

ITAAS-I Think Acronyms Are Stupid

 

[Jerrymander]

nstaafl

No such thing as a free lunch, a useful lesson in Civ. Work those food tiles! Don't let them sit there!

 

[s.bernbaum]

nstaafl

No such thing as a free lunch, a useful lesson in Civ. Work those food tiles! Don't let them sit there!

Actually, that many decades old acronym is TANSTAAFL "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch". (Nit picking mode)

 

[7Fang]

Mash-???? ?

 

[mystyfly]

A mash unit is a super medic, usually a (weak) unit that gets a GG attached so it can take Medic3.

 

[Jkaen]

I see FIDL used in a lot of reports (founded in a distant land)

 

[r_rolo1]

Why isn't this stickied?

 

[digitCruncher]

You missed a Great unit...

GA (Great Artist). So GA should read: GA: Golden Age OR Great Artist.

It makes it slightly annoying, when you read something along the lines of "I don't use many GP to start a GA, but I often use GA to start a GA." (<--- Real comment on this forum, but I dunno where it is...)

[Edit]Hang on... you missed all the Great People

GA = Great Artist
GS = Great Scientist OR Great Spy
GM = Great Merchant
GP = Great Prophet
GE = Great Engineer[/Edit]

 

[mystyfly]

Great Spy = GSpy

And I rarely have trouble distinguishing GA as an Artist or Age... You just gotta think while reading

 

[Modeltrainman]

SMAC: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, SMG!:Sid Meier's Gettysburg! SMR: Sid Meier's Railroads!

 

[vicawoo]

Someone needs to come up with something short for food/hammers production for workers/settlers.

 

[Adonias]

I'm very surprised one of the prettiest abbreviations isn't named yet:

WHEOOHRN : We have enough on our hands right now

As in "he's gone WHEOOHRN" : Better watch out as that AI is going to attack someone/me

 

[Matthew5117]

And you spent the time and effort to point that out because...?

 

[Cefari]

I've seen several others not mentioned prior

PARCS = (Representation, Caste System, Pacificism)
PSE = Pure Specialist Economy
GL/GLH = Great Lighthouse
WC = War Chariot

 

[eastsidebagel]

ESB, which meaning just insiders can grasp.

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[Adonias]

And you spent the time and effort to point that out because...?

You serious?

 

[Matthew5117]

Yes.

10 chars

 

[Rhaeghar]

What does LHC stand for? I don't see it on the list

Referenced in thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=299483&page=3

 

[Ginger_Ale]

What does LHC stand for? I don't see it on the list

Referenced in thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=299483&page=3

It refers to a series of games called the Lonely Hearts Club.