A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.

a method of writing rapidly

written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes"

Shortened version of a phylogenetic definition that retains specifiers but eliminates authors, shortens qualifiers, and substitutes symbols for functions (e.g., = "the least inclusive clade containing")

A game with 6 players max.

This refers to a game with six people or less. You should adjust your strategy according to how many people are in the game.

This refers to a poker game with six or fewer people.