If there were an elected leader of girl geeks, our vote would most certainly go to Felicia Day. Not only is this actress a Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast alum, star of the lost 13th episode of sci-fi drama Dollhouse and Dr. Horrible’s muse but she’s also the mastermind behind web video series The Guild . Self-confessed girl gamer Felicia based the web series around one online role playing game’s obsessive guild members and their increasingly problematic relationship with the game and with each other to hilarious results.

Now, just having wrapped up their second season – available to view on MSN video – The Guild cast are still going strong. During the lull before the third season starts you have the perfect opportunity to get caught up on all the past episodes which clock in at a perfectly reasonable three to seven minutes each.

Not a gamer? Not a problem – anyone with even the slightest geek leanings will find plenty to enjoy in this original and seriously funny series. However, for the uninitiated, there may be a bit of vocab learning curve before diving into the gamer deep end. Here’s the Techettes’ quick guide to gamer terminology and the first ever episode of The Guild to get you going.

Techettes Quick Guide to Gamer Vocabulary
AFK: Away From Keyboard.
Camp: To stay in one location in a virtual world, usually to take advantage of something that happens there (such as randomly appearing demon hordes, free in-game gold or items, etc). Does not involve tents.
Frag: A kill or to kill. Often carried out with much violence and gusto.
Gank: To frag or be fragged by completely disproportionate odds such as ten attackers on one, or a player of a much higher level versus a newbie.
Grind: To repeatedly perform boring, mind numbing and repetitive tasks to move forward in a game either in terms of plot or in terms of your character’s level. Much like a real job.
HP: Hit points. When you HP reaches zero, you are dead.
Leet, 1337: Text-speak slang for elite. Term has now been taken over by teenage boys who can not spell. Do not use under any circumstaces.
Mob: A group of opponents that are computer generated (as opposed to other characters controlled by other people).
Newbie: A new player. Occationally Noob, a new or old player who draws attention to themselves in a negative way as someone who doesn’t know the rules, how to play or how to interact with other players.
Owned: Beaten by a huge margin. Also, Pwned.
RPG: Role play game.
XP: Experience Points. Most games require players to earn a set amount of experience points before moving to the next level where further game play, improved statistics and more powerful weapons and armor are available.
Zerg: To over-power someone with sheer numbers, rather than strength.