Good Game? then what do you mean by gg?

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Skand wrote:

The first time we saw gg (after a scrabbles online game) my wife said aloud "what is gg"? After much deep thought I came to conclusion it stood for "giggle giggle" - a funny way of showing glee after winning. I found that cute.

Back in my young days, I remember the obligatory "hard luck" being uttered by the winner in a badminton game to the loser. Even if luck had nothing to do with the result.

In a well fought game here I usually say 'well played' irrespective of whether I lose or win. By this I only mean that at our level, we had a good fight. Good or not, is very subjective; it so much depends on what you expect from yourself. I may think I have played a brilliant game and print thousand copies of it, which Vishy Anand may not even like to use as a toilet paper.

Your line about good play being subjective is spot on! I lose many a game to a stronger player yet I played well by my standards (and usually theirs as well....many know my capabilities and skill level). In those gaes, I'm often exhilarated, even with the loss. It feels great to feel that I fought as hard as I could, win or lose.

It's supposed to be fun after all, right?

Worth noting, after reading the initial post in this thread, I understand the bit about "gg". I try to take it as a sign of sportsmanship but when I had a game full of blunders, it's difficult for me to respond like a lady.

I've solved this by trying a different approach. No matter what... Even if I had an absolute disaster of a game, even if my opponent is terribly rude (and I've had a few of those), I will always say "thank you for the game". NOT, thank u or thx. A proper "thank you".

I guess it works. One player who was particularly rude stopped all rude behavior and said "ur welcome" and then tried to friend me. I hope to try to lead by example, especially since I lose far more than I win! ;).

Normally I'm all like "Get Good Bro! "

and then I get rematched and lose in 15 moves, accuse him/her of cheating, post about it on the forums, and go play FIFA 13. 

But as of late I've stuck to "Well Played" or "I enjoyed the game"

I disagree.  GG means Good Game.

sftac

You mean it's not Giggle Giggle? How disappointing!