Matt_Simpson comments on Open Thread: March 2010, part 3 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Matt_Simpson 20 March 2010 08:05:27AM 4 points [-]

"good game"

It's sort of like an e-handshake for online gaming to acknowledge that you have lost the game - at least in the online mtg community.

Comment author: kpreid 20 March 2010 11:07:02AM 1 point [-]

In my experience (most of which is a few years old) it is said afterward, but has its literal meaning, i.e. that you enjoyed the game, not necessarily that you lost it.

Comment author: Sniffnoy 20 March 2010 11:54:12PM 0 points [-]

I think this depends on whether the game is one that's usually played to the end or one where one of the players usually concedes. If it's the latter, "gg" is probably a concession.

Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 20 March 2010 11:01:29PM 0 points [-]

A nontrivial variant is also directed sarcastically at someone who lost badly (this seems to be most common where the ambient rudeness is high, e.g., battle.net).