æɾ ɪts ɪnsˈɛpʃən ɚɹˈaʊnd fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi ænd mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli nˈoʊn æz ðə lˈeɪk dʒənˈiːvə tˈæktɪkəl ɡˈeɪmz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ðˌoʊ ðɪs nˈeɪm ɡˈeɪv wˈeɪ tʊ ˌɛldʒˈiːtsˈɑː wɪðˌɪn wˈiːks.
At its inception around February and March 1970, it was originally known as the Lake Geneva Tactical Games Association, though this name gave way to 'LGTSA' within weeks.