initgame

initgame
 /in.it'gaym/, n.

   [IRC] An {IRC} version of the trivia game "Botticelli", 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}.

   [1996 update: a recognizable version of the initgame has become a
   staple of some radio talk shows in the U.S. We had it first! -- ESR]
    

initgame

   <games> /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] 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}.

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