Take the 2-minute tour ×  What is the player called who has a
turn? I am guessing something like turning player. But I would
like some confirmation or maybe is there an idiom for it?
Explanation: In a round based game what is the general term to
refer to the player that everyone else is waiting on?  With my
current knowledge I would have to resort to  "I am playing a
turn-based game, and it's my turn."  but I would rather say
something like  "I am the ... player."  Offtopic: My use case:
Programming a card game, I am trying to come up with a short
variable name to store whose turn it is. The variable will
contain the player object.  share|improve this question
Instinctively, I'd call the player active. But it feels like
there should be a better word for it. –  dingo_dan Jun 27 '13 at
13:23 @dingo_dan I know a couple of turn-based games where the
official rules-lawyering term is indeed the active player. –  R.
Martinho Fernandes Jun 27 '13 at 14:28 everyone else is waiting
FOR the active player, not ON him (-