bg

Definitions

1. Initialism of boy/girl.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
2. Initialism of Baldur’s Gate (series).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Abbreviation of background.
   abbreviation, alt-of
4. Initialism of Baldur’s Gate (the first game).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. Initialism of bad game.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
6. Abbreviation of big grin; often enclosed in * * or < > to indicate that the user is grinning widely.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of

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Examples

“Along the way, a host⟳ of NPCs will join⟳ your party—and, as proven in the BG games, no one does NPCs better than BioWare.”

“All BG fans have⟳ a soft spot for Minsc, the ranger with one too many conks on the noggin and his famous Space Hamster, Boo. […] There’s a lot of great user-made content out there for the BG series.”

“Interestingly, there’s no alignment system in Dragon Age, unlike previous BG games.”

“When David [Gaider] was hired, BioWare was still at the Whyte Avenue site, ramping up work⟳ on Baldur’s Gate II. “I didn’t know⟳ anything about BioWare, but had heard of BG I,” David says.”

“Starting off as a half-elf ranger with a stick⟳, Scooteris was kind of cool by the end⟳ of BG and its expansion, with +2 armor and a longbow. But it’s not until TOB [Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal] that he gets equipment that can kill⟳ with one blow⟳.”

“The Baldur’s Gate series (BG with its expansion pack⟳ and sequel/expansion pack⟳) has sold nearly 4 million units worldwide. […] Role-playing games like⟳ BG also more complicated and required additional QA [quality assurance] time and completely different QA processes.”

“BG’s pausable combat system was a landmark for tactical RPGs, and Dragon Age wants to recreate that same sense⟳ of combat orchestration. […] Talky party members with big personalities were a staple of BG, but having thousands of pixels instead of a few dozen to render your allies’ personas means BioWare is eager to develop⟳ new favorites for its fans. We’re not sure they’ll be as off-the-wall as Minsc from BG2 […]”

“BG maps (75 in total) represent⟳ mostly indoor environments while WIII [Warcraft III] maps (36 in total) – imaginary outdoor environments.”

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