Surely it should be SAd. or SAd' to signify that the Ad is the start of a word?
Now it cant be SAD because the D is not the first letter of a 3rd word so its not a true TLA (three letter abbreviation :p) and therefore not deserving the capitalisation.....
\grammar Nazi in training ....
(confirmation that this post is said in jest and not serious in nature!!!!!!)
45 minutes ago, slasher956 said:Surely it should be SAd. or SAd' to signify that the Ad is the start of a word?
Now it cant be SAD because the D is not the first letter of a 3rd word so its not a true TLA (three letter abbreviation :p) and therefore not deserving the capitalisation.....
\grammar Nazi in training ....
(confirmation that this post is said in jest and not serious in nature!!!!!!)
Hence why I said technically. I just find SAD more aesthetically pleasing.
50 minutes ago, GhostofNobodyInParticular said:Hence why I said technically. I just find SAD more aesthetically pleasing.
Actually SAd is more aesthetically pleasant. SAD is boring. It is like putting the object in the center of the picture: bad composing.
42 minutes ago, ovinomanc3r said:Actually SAd is more aesthetically pleasant. SAD is boring. It is like putting the object in the center of the picture: bad composing.
Maybe. But I like symmetry. With only one none cap, it's not consistent. If it were sAd, SaD, sad, or SAD, it would at least look nicer. Sad, SAd, sAD and saD don't.
2 hours ago, GhostofNobodyInParticular said:Maybe. But I like symmetry. With only one none cap, it's not consistent. If it were sAd, SaD, sad, or SAD, it would at least look nicer. Sad, SAd, sAD and saD don't.
But it is at least 2/3 what is closer to the
golden
proportion
than what you propose. And that's proven by centuries of art history and, also, nature.
11 minutes ago, ovinomanc3r said:But it is at least 2/3 what is closer to the golden proportion than what you propose. And that's proven by centuries of art history and, also, nature.
Good point. Based on this, I propose that all abbreviations from now on consist of 55 characters, 34 of which are upper case.
12 minutes ago, ovinomanc3r said:But it is at least 2/3 what is closer to the golden proportion than what you propose. And that's proven by centuries of art history and, also, nature.
What can I say? I aim for perfection.
That explains why I never cared much for art.
2 hours ago, GhostofNobodyInParticular said:
Or
You meant, right?
That made me think about palindromes. I suppose English has their own but I don't know anyone.
¡Arriba la birra!
5 minutes ago, ovinomanc3r said:That made me think about palindromes. I suppose English has their own but I don't know anyone.
¡Arriba la birra!
A man a plan a canal panama
Taco cat.
On 17/2/2018 at 5:16 PM, WigTii said:Taco cat.
Exploding kittens, awesome game.
Edited by ovinomanc3rOn 08/02/2018 at 7:56 PM, ovinomanc3r said:That made me think about palindromes. I suppose English has their own but I don't know anyone.
¡Arriba la bir
English language palindromes:
https://genius.com/Weird-al-yankovic-bob-lyrics
On 3/3/2018 at 6:39 PM, Cactus said:
My favorite Bob Dylan song.
Keep OT. That's a term used and understood everywhere!
17 hours ago, axe238 said:Keep OT. That's a term used and understood everywhere!
keep On Target? keep the Original Trilogy? or is it Off Topic?
So...
As of this post, “Chirpy” has 91 results. “Edsel-Blerg Theory” has 19 results. “RAF” has 87 results. “Squid” has 99 results, and this will be number 100. Does it now qualify for a place on the list?
Considering that about 90 of those are in a single thread... not yet
3 hours ago, The Jabbawookie said:So...
As of this post, “Chirpy” has 91 results. “Edsel-Blerg Theory” has 19 results. “RAF” has 87 results. “Squid” has 99 results, and this will be number 100. Does it now qualify for a place on the list?
Fight on telling the squid truth!
(The Squid exists. Many have already found out the truth. The Edsel-Blerg Theory? It does not. 99/100 Armada players think that is a discontinued Starship)
On 9/16/2015 at 4:27 PM, DiabloAzul said:People new to this forum can sometimes find the slang and abbreviations somewhat obscure. Here's a list of the most commonly used ones:
- AA (or AAA) : Anti-aircraft artillery, i.e. anti-squadron, generally referring to a ship's dice. See also AS.
- Ackbar Slash : A tactic consisting in rushing through an opponent's battle line while firing both broadsides.
- Ace Holes : A successful fleet build archetype relying on General Rieekan and numerous Rebel unique squadrons.
- ACM : Assault Concussion Missiles upgrade card.
- AF2 (or AFII, AFMK2, AFMKII) : Assault Frigate Mark II . See also Guppy, Potato, RAF and Whale.
- AFFM : All Fighters, Follow Me! upgrade card.
- AP : Advanced Projectors upgrade card.
- APT : Assault Proton Torpedoes upgrade card.
- AS (or A/S) : Anti-squadron, generally referring to a ship's dice. See also AA.
- BCC : Bomber Command Center upgrade card.
- BT : Boarding Troopers upgrade card.
- BTA (or BTAvenger, BTVenger) : An Imperial-class Star Destroyer equipped with both the Boarding Troopers and Avenger upgrade cards.
- CAP : Combat Air Patrol, referring to starfighter squadrons deployed as a screen against enemy squadrons.
- Chirpy : Admiral Chiraneau .
- CF : Concentrate Fire command.
- Clonisher : A successful fleet build designed by forum member Clontrooper5 around Demolisher .
- DC (or DCaps) : Disposable Capacitors upgrade card.
- DCO : Damage Control Officer upgrade card.
- DeMSU : Demolisher and Multiple Small Units, referring to a fleet build.
- Double Tap : Two attacks in quick succession against a target by a single unit; usually enabled by cards such as Yavaris or Han Solo , or by numerical superiority for the first player. See also Triple Tap.
- DTT : Dual Turbolaser Turrets upgrade card.
- EA : Enhanced Armament upgrade card.
- Edsel-Blerg Theory : An observation on the rocks-paper-scissors-like effect of squadrons in fleet builds.
- ECM : Electronic Countermeasures upgrade card.
- EF : Entrapment Formation! upgrade card.
- ET : normally, Engine Techs upgrade card.
- FAQ : Frequently Asked Questions document.
- FC : normally, Flight Controllers upgrade card, although sometimes refers to Flight Commander instead.
- FCT : normally, Fighter Coordination Team upgrade card, although sometimes refers to Fire Control Team instead.
- FFG : Fantasy Flight Games .
- Fireball : A bomber formation consisting of Major Rhymer closely surrounded by a number of Firespray-31 bombers. See also Rhymerball.
- FLGS : Friendly Local Games Store. See also LGS.
- FT : Flechette Torpedoes upgrade card.
- GenCon Special : A squadronless fleet build based on a VSD and three GSDs, very successful during the wave-2 era.
- Glad : Gladiator-class Star Destroyer .
- GSD : Gladiator-class Star Destroyer . See also Glad.
- Guppy : Assault Frigate Mark II . See also AF2, RAF, Potato and Whale.
- HH : Hammerhead Corvette .
- HMC80 : Home One-type MC80 Cruiser . Contrast LMC80.
- HTT : Heavy Turbolaser Turrets upgrade card.
- IF: Intensify Firepower! upgrade card.
- IFF : Intensify Forward Firepower podcast dedicated to Armada.
- Interdoctor : An Interdictor set up specifically to assist the operation of another ship, generally through judicious use of its high Engineering Value and Projection Experts .
- IO : Intel Officer .
- ISD : Imperial-class Star Destroyer . ISD-C and ISD-K refer to the Cymoon-1 and Kuat Refit variants respectively.
- JJ (or Jerry) : Moff Jerjerrod . See also Moffy J.
- LGS : Local Game Store. See also FLGS.
- Lifeboat : A flotilla equipped with the fleet commander, typically refusing to engage the enemy. No longer legal as of the latest errata update.
- LMC80 : Liberty-type MC80 Cruiser . Contrast HMC80. See also MC80L.
- LOS : Line of sight.
- LTP : Learn To Play document summarising the basic rules of Armada.
- Meta : The current local or global strategic trends , such as predominant fleet archetypes.
- MC80L : Liberty-type MC80 Cruiser . See also LMC80 and HMC80.
- MM : Mon Mothma .
- Moffy J : Moff Jerjerrod . See also JJ.
- Motti Factor (or Motti Scale) : A measure of fleet robustness, calculated by adding 1 point per small ship, 2 per medium ship, and 3 per large ship in the fleet.
- MOV : Margin Of Victory, generally used in the context of tournament scoring.
- MSU : Multiple (or Many) Small Units, referring to a fleet build. Also known as DeMSU when Demolisher is present.
- Naked : A ship with no upgrades.
- Neb : Nebulon-B Frigate .
- OE : Ordnance Experts upgrade card.
- OP : May refer to the original post(er) in a thread, to an overpowered card or ability, or to the Overload Pulse upgrade card.
- OS : Opening Salvo objective card.
- Pickle : Home One-type MC80 cruiser .
- Potato (or space potato) : Assault Frigate Mark II . See also AF2, Guppy and Whale.
- Proc (or proccing) : To trigger a special ability or other game effect requiring specific conditions to activate. For example, Swarm procs when attacking an engaged squadron.
- QBT : Quad Battery Turrets upgrade card.
- QLT : Quad Laser Turrets upgrade card.
- QTC : Quad Turbolaser Cannons upgrade card.
- RAF : Rebel Assault Frigate, aka Assault Frigate Mark II . See also AF2, Guppy, Potato and Whale.
- RAI : Rules As Intended, i.e. what the rules were designed to do. Compare with RAW.
- RAW : Rules As Written, i.e. what the rules actually do. Compare with RAI.
- RBD : Reinforced Blast Doors upgrade card.
- RLB : Rapid Launch Bays upgrade card.
- RNG : Random Number Generator. May refer to dice, cards, software or any other way of randomising results.
- RRG : Rules Reference Guide document.
- Rhymer ball : A bomber formation consisting of Major Rhymer closely surrounded by a number of other squadrons. See also Fireball.
- SFO : Skilled First Officer upgrade card.
- Shrimp : MC30c Frigate .
- SSD : Super Star Destroyer , often specifically referring to an Executor-class ship.
- StM : Shields to Maximum! upgrade card.
- SWA : Star Wars Armada.
- SWM20 : A legendary ghost ship. Alternatively, the SKU for an as yet unreleased Armada product. See also SSD.
- Tabling (as in to table someone) : Destroying all of their ships, often resulting in a 10-1 win.
- TFA : Task Force Antilles upgrade card.
- TFO : Task Force Organa upgrade card.
- TRC : Turbolaser Reroute Circuits upgrade card.
- TRC90 : CR90 Corvette equipped with Turbolaser Reroute Circuits .
- Triple Tap : Three attacks in quick succession against a target by a single unit; usually enabled by Demolisher in combination with numerical superiority. See also Double Tap.
- VSD : Victory-class Star Destroyer .
- WAB : Wide-Area Barrage upgrade card.
- Whale (or space whale) : Assault Frigate Mark II . See also AF2, Guppy, Potato and RAF.
Terms scheduled for deletion:
- CW : Clone Wars era. See also GCW, OT, PT, TFA, TCW.
- GCW : Galactic Civil War era. See also CW, OT, PT, TFA.
- OT : Original Trilogy, i.e. Episodes IV-VI. See also CW, GCW, PT, TFA.
- PT : Prequel Trilogy, i.e. Episodes I-III. See also CW, GCW, OT, TFA.
- TCW : The Clone Wars animated TV series. See also CW.
- TFA : The Force Awakens, i.e. Episode VII. See also CW, GCW, OT, PT.
- Ugly : Scurrg H-6 bomber. Can also refer to starfighters cobbled together from parts.
- VVV (also VVG, VGG, etc): Fleet comprised of a specific combination of V ictory-class and/or G ladiator-class Star Destroyers.
Please let me know if I've missed anything! I will also try to keep this updated as our local language evolves, e.g. when new cards enter the meta.
Time for an update. Do we still need SWM20 due to it now being confirmed as the Executor?
33 minutes ago, Ewok on Stilts said:Time for an update. Do we still need SWM20 due to it now being confirmed as the Executor?
And can we finally include “Squid?”
#squidtruth
Include “Armada Is Dead”, and #Armadaisdead : ongoing forum jokes about the galacially slow release schedule FFG has for Armada
Yet another vote for squids! Also add that teo or more MC30s in a fleet is called a Squad!
Lmsu and Doompickle
Also the Senate.
I like to call the MC75 a Surfboard.