MUSE Ltd.: rumour

rumour

rumour

noun A half-truth, or out-and-out lie, concerning some aspect of the game of which the listening player is ignorant. This may be as a hint to get them to solve a puzzle on their own, or as a test of their gullibility (or - most likely - just for fun). The best rumours have some vestige of truth in them. Rumours can be wind-ups, but are rarely propagated to fob some irritant away. Scams are often pilots for complex rumours. The cream of rumours develop into legends. BL wizzes have a penchant for rumours (ie. rumors), which they concoct and promote at the slightest opportunity. Rumours are also popular as space-fillers in magazines devoted to particular incarnations of MUD (well, popular among editors; the readers aren't necessarily going to enjoy them).