[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]