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English Dictionary: OGG by the DICT Development Group
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   ogg /og/ v.   [CMU] 1. In the multi-player space combat game
   Netrek, to execute kamikaze attacks against enemy ships which are
   carrying armies or occupying strategic positions.   Named during a
   game in which one of the players repeatedly used the tactic while
   playing Orion ship G, showing up in the player list as "Og".   This
   trick has been roundly denounced by those who would return to the
   good old days when the tactic of dogfighting was dominant, but as
   Sun Tzu wrote, "What is of supreme importance in war is to attack
   the enemy's strategy, not his tactics."   However, the traditional
   answer to the newbie question "What does ogg mean?"   is just "Pick
   up some armies and I'll show you."   2. In other games, to forcefully
   attack an opponent with the expectation that the resources expended
   will be renewed faster than the opponent will be able to regain his
   previous advantage.   Taken more seriously as a tactic since it has
   gained a simple name.   3. To do anything forcefully, possibly
   without consideration of the drain on future resources.   "I guess
   I'd better go ogg the problem set that's due tomorrow."   "Whoops!   I
   looked down at the map for a sec and almost ogged that oncoming car."
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ogg
  
      /og/ ({CMU}) 1. In the multi-player space combat game
      {Netrek}, to execute kamikaze attacks against enemy ships
      which are carrying armies or occupying strategic positions.
      Named during a game in which one of the players repeatedly
      used the tactic while playing Orion ship G, showing up in the
      player list as "Og".   This trick has been roundly denounced by
      those who would return to the good old days when the tactic of
      dogfighting was dominant, but as Sun Tzu wrote, "What is of
      supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."
      However, the traditional answer to the newbie question "What
      does ogg mean?" is just "Pick up some armies and I'll show
      you."
  
      2. In other games, to forcefully attack an opponent with the
      expectation that the resources expended will be renewed faster
      than the opponent will be able to regain his previous
      advantage.   Taken more seriously as a tactic since it has
      gained a simple name.
  
      3. To do anything forcefully, possibly without consideration
      of the drain on future resources.   "I guess I'd better go ogg
      the problem set that's due tomorrow."   "Whoops!   I looked down
      at the map for a sec and almost ogged that oncoming car."
  
      (1995-01-31)
  
  
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