Games terms starting with A

32 terms

  1. A bet on the layout A bet anywhere on the numbers portion of the table.
  2. A Cheval French for the Split Bet.
  3. A-J Bonus A popular variant rule where a bonus payout for the ace and jack of spades is offered.
  4. AC Armor Class or Defense.
  5. Ace adjustment Changing the size of one's bet based on how many aces are left in the deck.
  6. Ace five count A simple card counting strategy that only counts aces and fives.
  7. Ace neutral count Any card counting system that doesn't track aces. i.e. Aces count as 0 or null in the count.
  8. Ace poor A situation where the deck has fewer aces left in it than is statistically likely. A deck that's poor in aces.
  9. Ace rich A situation where the deck has more aces left in it than is statistically likely. A deck that's rich in aces.
  10. Ace side count A count of how many aces have been played. This count is a "side count" because it's kept separately from the main count.
  11. Action Case, cause, suit or controversy disputed or contested before a court.
  12. Action Player A player who bets big and for long periods of time. Can be a euphemism for stupid player.
  13. Add An extra monster has joined an existing battle.
  14. Adrenotrend System See Hot and Cold System.
  15. Advantage The statistically theoretical edge one side has over the other, usually expressed as a percentage of the wager.
  16. Advantage player A gambler who uses strategy to gain a mathematical advantage over the casino.
  17. AE Area Effect
  18. AFK Away from Keyboard. This means the player is away from his computer.
  19. Aggro This means the monsters are mad at you and you've "activated" them to attack you. They are now in the motion of trying to reach and attack you.
  20. Aggro Radius The radius around the monsters where they will "wake up" and attack you.
  21. AGI Agility
  22. AH Auction House
  23. All-In To run out of chips while betting or calling. In table stakes games, a player -may not go into his pocket for more money during a hand.
  24. Alt A character on your account other than your main character.
  25. American roulette This style consist of a roulette wheel which has 38 compartments and numbers from 1 to 36 with the addition of 0 and 00.
  26. American Wheel Roulette wheel that has 0 and 00 pockets and a number sequence of (clockwise starting with 0): 0, 28, 9, 26, 30, 11, 7, 20, 32, 17, 5, 22, 34, 15, 3, 24…
  27. Anchor Last taken sit to the dealer's right.
  28. Ante Before.
  29. AoE Area of Effect Damage. This is a spell that hurts a group of monsters in an area like Blizzard in Warcraft III.
  30. AQ Ahn'Qiraj
  31. AV Alterac Valley Battleground
  32. Avatar Your character