History FunWithAcronyms / CardGames

** Number 101: '''S'''ilent '''H'''onor '''ARK''', which aside from being a literal CoolShip, has capital letters that spell out SHARK. This is a reference to its user in the ''[[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL ZEXAL]]'' anime, Ryoga Kamishiro, who was frequently nicknamed "Shark" and also used several shark-based monsters.

* There is, of course, the entire ''game'' ''[[TabletopGame/SPANCSpacePirateAmazonNinjaCatgirls SPANC: Space Pirate Amazon Ninja Catgirls]]''.

** The monster called a T.A.D.P.O.L.E., one vital component for a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Des_Frog Des Frog]], is a pun-based acronym that only truly makes sense in the original Japanese name. The five Kanji that make up its name are 悪 / 魂 / 邪 / 苦 / 止 (pronounced o / tama / ja / ku / shi respectively) which individually mean "evil / soul / vice / pain / stop", but the syllables can also form the single word ''otamajakushi'' or "tadpole".'' The English name is an attempt to reproduce the pun, but Konami has never given any suggestion for the letters representing English words. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]])

** Packs have a special prefix put on each card to denote which set that card came from. They're taken from the first letters of the set's name, and will sometimes be used to spell out a word. For example, '''C'''lash '''o'''f '''Re'''bellions becomes CORE. Another example is '''Du'''el '''De'''vastator, whose prefix is DUDE.
** Decks themselves have anagrams made by fans, though only a few are officially recognized. One of them is a deck mixed with Hands, Artifacts and Traptrix, which becomes ''H.A.T.'' and Shaddoll-Artifact-Traptrix becomes ''Sh.Ar.T.''

** Number 101: '''S'''ilent '''H'''onor '''ARK''', which aside from being a literal CoolShip, has capital letters that spell out SHARK. This is a reference to its user in the ''[[/Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL ZEXAL]]'' anime, Ryoga Kamishiro, who was frequently nicknamed "Shark" and also used several shark-based monsters.

** Packs have a special prefix put on each card to denote which set that card came from. They're taken from the first letters of the set's name, and will sometimes be used to spell out a word. For example, '''C'''lash '''o'''f '''Re'''bellions becomes CORE.

* ''MagicTheGathering'' players have a mnemonic guideline for drafting. Put it all together and it spells BREAD:

** A common joke about the card Koth of the Hammer is that the name '''Koth''' stands for [[RecursiveAcronym '''K'''oth '''O'''f '''T'''he '''H'''ammer.]]

** A common joke about the card Koth of the Hammer is that the name '''Koth''' stands for [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RecursiveAcronym '''K'''oth '''O'''f '''T'''he '''H'''ammer.]]

** A common joke about the card Koth of the Hammer is that the name '''Koth''' stands for '''K'''oth '''O'''f '''T'''he '''H'''ammer.

** The monster called a T.A.D.P.O.L.E., one vital component for a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Des_Frog Des Frog]], is a pun-based acronym that only truly makes sense in the original Japanese name. The four Kanji that make up its name are 悪 / 魂 / 邪 / 苦 / 止 (pronounced o / tama / ja / ku / shi respectively) which individually mean "evil / soul / vice / pain / stop", but the syllables can also form the single word ''otamajakushi'' or "tadpole".'' The English name is an attempt to reproduce the pun, but Konami has never given any suggestion for the letters representing English words. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]])

** Bombs (extremely powerful), Removal (get rid of opponent cards), Evasion (creatures that are hard to block), Aggression (BoringButPractical creatures), Defense (whatever's left)

* The infamously unintuitive Protection ability has its effects summarized with the acronym DEBT which standards for preventing '''D'''amage, not allowing the card to be '''E'''quiped or '''E'''nchanted, can't be '''B'''locked, can't be '''T'''argeted.

** Bombs -- high efficiency, high effect. good enough to make you throw out any deck building concept you might have had beforehand.
** Removal -- cards that remove other cards.
** Evasion -- creatures that are hard to block (flying, shadow, etc.)
** Aggression (or [card] Advantage) -- BoringButPractical creatures.
** and Defense (or Dross) -- whatever's left.

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a T.A.D.P.O.L.E., one vital component for a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Des_Frog Des Frog]]. While it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]])

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a T.A.D.P.O.L.E., one vital component for a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Des_Frog Des Frog]]. While it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]])

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/T.A.D.P.O.L.E. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]; while it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]])

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/TADPOLE T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]; while it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]])

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/TADPOLE T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]; while it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]]

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]; while it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]]

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/T.A.D.P.O.L.E. TADPOLE]]; while it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]]

* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', there's a monster called a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/T.A.D.P.O.L.E. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]; while it's an acronym, Konami has never revealed what it stands for. (Fanfic writers [[FanficFuel have offered many suggestions.]]

** and Defense (or Dross) -- whatever's left.

** Bombs -- high efficiency, high effect. good enough to make you throw out any deck building concept you might have developed.

* ''MagicTheGathering'' players have a mnemonic guideline for drafting: Bombs, Removal, Evasion, Aggression (or [card] Advantage), and Defense (or Dross).

* ''MagicTheGathering'' players have a mnemonic guideline for drafting: Bombs, Removal, Evasion, Aggression (or [card] Advantage), and Defense (or Dross).
** The card "[[http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=212238 Koth of the Hammer]]" is a recursive acronym.

* ''MagicTheGathering'' players have a mnemonic guideline for drafting: Bombs, Removal, Evasion, Aggression (or [card] Advantage), and Defense (or Dross).