AD&D
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons,
a FRPG produced by TSR.
CCG
"Collectable card game."
D&D
Dungeons and Dragons,
a FRPG produced by TSR.
FAQ
"Frequently asked questions."
FRPG
"Fantasy role-playing game."
GDW
Game Designers Workshop,
a company that produced many military wargames
and RPGs.
They produced the classic SFRPG
Traveller
("Classic" Traveller,
MegaTraveller, and TNE)
and the post-apocalyptic RPG
Twilight: 2000
as well as several other RPGs.
They were famous
among professional military wargaming centers
for their modern-day wargames.
INWO
Illuminati: New World Order,
a CCG based on SJG's classic game
Illuminati.
Produced by SJG.
MTG
Magic: The Gathering,
the first CCG ever produced
(also the most successful).
Produced by WOTC.
RPG
"Role-playing game."
SFRPG
"Science fiction role-playing game."
SJG
Steve Jackson Games, a company in Austin,
Texas that produces INWO and other games.
TLA
"Three-letter acronym."
(I first encountered this acronym
inside the FAQ for INWO
maintained by Seth Cohen.)
TNE
Traveller: The New Era,
the third edition of Traveller.
TSR
Technically, "TSR"
isn't an acronym.
TSR is the company that produced D&D and AD&D.
It established an evil reputation amongst
other game companies, due to their Bill
Gates-like business practices.
They recently went bankrupt and
were bought out by WOTC.
WOTC
Wizards of the Coast, a company in Washington
(near Seattle) that produces MTG and other
games.