Guide to Acronyms in GWENT Discussions: 'What Do All Those Letters Mean?'
***Update: This guide is partially outdated, and will eventually be overhauled to reflect new terms used in the Public Beta.***
Based on a suggestion from el_Bosco, here is a list of some of the more common abbreviations and terms used in discussions of Gwent.
Note: This is a work in progress, so, if there's a term you think should be on the list, or have a correction, please, let me know and I'll add it. Also, this is meant as a reference, so, please, do not discuss tactics or cards here. Only post suggestions for the main list. Thank you.
The Factions:
Mons - Monsters
NG - Nilfgaard
NR - Northern Realms
SK - Skellige
ST, SC, or SCO - Scoia'tael
The Cards:
Aero - Aeromancy
AC - Artefact Compression
ADC - Alzur's Double–Cross
AR - Adrenaline Rush
BMC - Blue Mountain Commando
Borkh - Villentretenmerth
Dbomb or DB - Dimeritium Bomb
DBP - Dol Blathanna Protector
DJ or DJ Extra - Dijkstra
DShack(les) - Dimeritium Shackles
FL - First Light
Gaard/Aard - Geralt: Aard
Gigni/Igni - Geralt: Igni
HS - Hawker Support
I:M - Iorveth Meditation
JC - John Calveit
KoB - King of Beggars
KSE -Kaedweni Siege Expert
Leshen - Alternative name for Woodland Spirit (uncommon).
Merc - Usually, Eleven Mercenary.
RNR - Ragh Nar Roog
'Shrooms'/Mushrooms - Mardroeme
SS - Skellige Storm
Thunder - Alzur's Thunder
Triss: Butt - Triss: Butterfly Spell
Villen - Villentretenmerth
VM - Vicovaro Medic
WHR - Wild Hunt Rider
WH - Water Hag
Whale - Spectral Whale spawned by Blueboy Lugos
WHW - Wild Hunt Warrior
Yencon - Yennefer: The Conjurer
Miscellaneous:
Auto-include - Card which is included in all decks, usually to counter another, or same, card.
BM - Bad Manners
Buff - To strengthen a card's ability or strength.
CA - Card Advantage
CCG - Collectable Card Game
CDPR - CD Projekt RED, developer of Gwent (also known as the REDS).
Cheese - Easy, powerful strategy, considered unfair by some.
(Deck) Thinning - Tactic(s) for drawing desired/needed cards from the deck while playing, other than the initial card draw .
Dorfs - Scoia'tael decks featuring dwarves (sometimes used contemptuously).
F2P - Free to Play(a viable option in Gwent).
Filtering - Method of determining which cards will be drawn.
GG - 'Good Game'
GY - Graveyard
Meta / Meta-deck - Overall state of Gwent / popular deck based upon most effective and commonly used cards.
MMR - Match Making Ratio/Rating
Nerf - To soften or otherwise change a card's ability or strength (allusion to soft foam toy brand).
Net-deck / Net-decking - Similar to Meta / Meta-deck, a common (effective) deck, in wide use, copied from a model on the Internet.
OP - Overpowered (also Original Poster on forums)
Res. - Resurrection
RNG - Random Number Generator (used in reference to shuffling system and drop rates for cards).
Snowball Cards - Cards which can progressively gain strength the longer they are on the board, or as a result of the number of other cards played on the board.
STR - Strength
TA - Tempo Advantage: The pace of threats and board position affecting the match (e.g. Leshen is a huge TA play, because one Gold can make a 16 or more swing)
WX -Weather Effects
Thanks to Strollin , and Treamayne for supplemental entries.
***Update: This guide is partially outdated, and will eventually be overhauled to reflect new terms used in the Public Beta.***
Based on a suggestion from el_Bosco, here is a list of some of the more common abbreviations and terms used in discussions of Gwent.
Note: This is a work in progress, so, if there's a term you think should be on the list, or have a correction, please, let me know and I'll add it. Also, this is meant as a reference, so, please, do not discuss tactics or cards here. Only post suggestions for the main list. Thank you.
The Factions:
Mons - Monsters
NG - Nilfgaard
NR - Northern Realms
SK - Skellige
ST, SC, or SCO - Scoia'tael
The Cards:
Aero - Aeromancy
AC - Artefact Compression
ADC - Alzur's Double–Cross
AR - Adrenaline Rush
BMC - Blue Mountain Commando
Borkh - Villentretenmerth
Dbomb or DB - Dimeritium Bomb
DBP - Dol Blathanna Protector
DJ or DJ Extra - Dijkstra
DShack(les) - Dimeritium Shackles
FL - First Light
Gaard/Aard - Geralt: Aard
Gigni/Igni - Geralt: Igni
HS - Hawker Support
I:M - Iorveth Meditation
JC - John Calveit
KoB - King of Beggars
KSE -Kaedweni Siege Expert
Leshen - Alternative name for Woodland Spirit (uncommon).
Merc - Usually, Eleven Mercenary.
RNR - Ragh Nar Roog
'Shrooms'/Mushrooms - Mardroeme
SS - Skellige Storm
Thunder - Alzur's Thunder
Triss: Butt - Triss: Butterfly Spell
Villen - Villentretenmerth
VM - Vicovaro Medic
WHR - Wild Hunt Rider
WH - Water Hag
Whale - Spectral Whale spawned by Blueboy Lugos
WHW - Wild Hunt Warrior
Yencon - Yennefer: The Conjurer
Miscellaneous:
Auto-include - Card which is included in all decks, usually to counter another, or same, card.
BM - Bad Manners
Buff - To strengthen a card's ability or strength.
CA - Card Advantage
CCG - Collectable Card Game
CDPR - CD Projekt RED, developer of Gwent (also known as the REDS).
Cheese - Easy, powerful strategy, considered unfair by some.
(Deck) Thinning - Tactic(s) for drawing desired/needed cards from the deck while playing, other than the initial card draw .
Dorfs - Scoia'tael decks featuring dwarves (sometimes used contemptuously).
F2P - Free to Play(a viable option in Gwent).
Filtering - Method of determining which cards will be drawn.
GG - 'Good Game'
GY - Graveyard
Meta / Meta-deck - Overall state of Gwent / popular deck based upon most effective and commonly used cards.
MMR - Match Making Ratio/Rating
Nerf - To soften or otherwise change a card's ability or strength (allusion to soft foam toy brand).
Net-deck / Net-decking - Similar to Meta / Meta-deck, a common (effective) deck, in wide use, copied from a model on the Internet.
OP - Overpowered (also Original Poster on forums)
Res. - Resurrection
RNG - Random Number Generator (used in reference to shuffling system and drop rates for cards).
Snowball Cards - Cards which can progressively gain strength the longer they are on the board, or as a result of the number of other cards played on the board.
STR - Strength
TA - Tempo Advantage: The pace of threats and board position affecting the match (e.g. Leshen is a huge TA play, because one Gold can make a 16 or more swing)
WX -Weather Effects
Thanks to Strollin , and Treamayne for supplemental entries.
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