Video Game Acronyms
Saving room for Desert
Warrior Women
It's all Greek Letters to me
"In" the End
100

I stopped playing this character because of their low DPS.

What is Damage Per Second?

100

This desert covers most of North Africa and is the largest hot desert in the world.

What is the Sahara Desert?

100

After claiming to receive visions from God, she led French troops in the Hundred Years War.

Who is Joan of Arc?

100

The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Delicious!

What is Pi?

100

A type of aquatic, flightless bird, famous for its waddle.

What is Penguin?

200

No, I'm not talking about Frames per Second. I'm looking for this year's top FPS game!

What is First Person Shooter?

200

Set in the "Rain Shadow" of the Himalayas, this desert lies between Mongolia and China.

What is the Gobi Desert?

200

She took her father's place in the army, disguised as a man, to fight her country's invaders.

Who is Hua Mulan?

200

The leader of a group or pack is sometimes referred to as this.

What is Alpha?

200

A throwing spear.

What is Javelin?

300

Games like World of Warcraft are MMORPGs.

What are Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games?

300
This largest desert in the world is also its own continent.

What is Antartica?

300

Having escaped slavery herself, she led other slaves to freedom and later became the first woman to lead an armed assault in the American Civil War.

Who is Harriet Tubman?

300

A landform created by sediment deposited when a river meets an ocean or lake.

What is Delta?

300

A pancreatic hormone that regulates blood glucose levels.

What is Insulin?

400

A few years after the initial release, the devs published the DLC to expand the gameplay.

What is Downloadable Content?

400

This driest desert in the world sits on a plateau that spans the Western coast of South America.

What is the Atacama Desert?

400

This Ancient Briton queen who led the Iceni against the Romans.

Who is Boudicca?

400

A type of radiation arising from the decay of atomic nuclei. It imparts the highest photon energy on the EM spectrum.

What is Gamma?

400

Originally referring to peers of Charlemagne's court, this word now refers to a knight renowned for heroism and chivalry.

What is Paladin?

500

This game was so immersive partly because it had no UI.

What is User Interface?

500

This Californian desert's haunting landscapes like Death Valley lent an otherworldly backdrop to Star Trek.

What is the Mojave Desert?

500

This Greek heroine hunted the Calydonian Boar and was one of the Argonauts. She married her husband after he beat her in a footrace.

Who is Atalanta?

500
This denotes an extremely small amount.

What is Iota?

500

Also known as wool grease, it is the wax substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of sheep.

What is Lanolin?

M
e
n
u