[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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


see also:
irc nick hing 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

initgame
     
         /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.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
irc nick hing jargon file 

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