# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=103 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 104 --- ## [US Open Tennis: what happened between Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-tennis-what-happened-between-coco-gauff-and-naomi-osaka/839597)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-tennis-what-happened-between-coco-gauff-and-naomi-osaka/839597 "2019-09-09T01:00:12Z")
I watched the highlights on ESPN. Gauff, the up-and-coming 15 year old was clearly outmatched, and began crying after the match. I cried when I was 15 when my little league baseball team lost, so that is quite understa… --- ## [2019 college football thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-college-football-thread/839898)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-college-football-thread/839898 "2019-09-08T21:10:42Z")
Shall we do this thing? --- ## [Will today’s video games still work in 40-50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-today-s-video-games-still-work-in-40-50-years/838840)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-today-s-video-games-still-work-in-40-50-years/838840 "2019-09-08T11:55:46Z")
How likely is it that today’s games and systems will still work in 40-50 years? In particular I’m wondering about the Nintendo 3DS and the games for that system, but what about all the other systems currently out there?… --- ## [Explain Cricket To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-cricket-to-me/839454)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-cricket-to-me/839454 "2019-09-04T04:31:12Z")
From my limited exposure to the sport, it is a sort of, kind of, like USA baseball. Hit a ball with a stick. From there, I am totally lost. I would do a Wiki search, but probably end up more confused than ever. In layma… --- ## [NFL Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-thread/838309)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-thread/838309 "2019-09-04T01:19:31Z")
Since we had an off-season thread, but it’s no longer the off-season. :slight\_smile: First up: Raiders WR Antonio Brown has missed most of Raiders training camp with what had been described as “sore feet.” As per this … --- ## [Will Roger Federer still be playing and ranked top 5 when he is 40?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-roger-federer-still-be-playing-and-ranked-top-5-when-he-is-40/839648)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-roger-federer-still-be-playing-and-ranked-top-5-when-he-is-40/839648 "2019-09-03T22:47:30Z")
Someone asked Roger if he will still be on the tour when he is 40 and(I have lost the link to the quote) he said something like, “Possibly. A few years ago I thought maybe no, but when you are as fit as I feel now, you f… --- ## [Angels pitcher found dead in hotel room \[Tyler Skaggs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angels-pitcher-found-dead-in-hotel-room-tyler-skaggs/836420)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angels-pitcher-found-dead-in-hotel-room-tyler-skaggs/836420 "2019-09-03T16:45:32Z")
Tyler Skaggs, a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Texas Monday afternoon, where his team was scheduled to play the Texas Rangers. The cause of death is unknown, but … --- ## [SDMB Fantasy football recruitment thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-recruitment-thread/839602)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-recruitment-thread/839602 "2019-09-02T20:53:33Z")
I’m mostly creating this thread for one league - The Big League - since all the other leagues are filled up. But if anyone wants to advertise their own league here, that’s fine. The Big League is in it’s 11th year. The … --- ## [MLB: August 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2019/838019)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2019/838019 "2019-09-02T16:18:54Z")
Dodgers till leading the league, Padres not in last place. Life is good. (Shoe drop) Who gained by Trade Day? The Astros, of course. But who else? July thread here. --- ## [SDMB Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811 "2019-09-02T01:08:27Z")
Last year’s thread Sorry for the late start, slipped my mind. Everyone is invited to play - it’s not like fantasy football where you have head to head matchups every week, everyone plays against the whole league, so if… --- ## [Baby Strongman Events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-strongman-events/839382)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-strongman-events/839382 "2019-09-01T00:46:56Z")
A few of my buddies and I are thinking about trying to compete in a strongman competition in a couple of years. …A couple, since in talks with a strongman trainer that’s probably how long it will take to even get competi… --- ## [How much money do these boxers earn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-these-boxers-earn/839536)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-these-boxers-earn/839536 "2019-09-01T00:43:17Z")
I am watching the fights on Fox, featuring someone named Sanchez, who is in great shape, vs. someone named Bisbal, who is woefully overweight. I haven’t followed the fights closely since the days of Leonard, Hagler, Dur… --- ## [Question from non-American: is baseball popular (or indeed, existent) in the South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-non-american-is-baseball-popular-or-indeed-existent-in-the-south/839268)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-non-american-is-baseball-popular-or-indeed-existent-in-the-south/839268 "2019-08-31T03:31:11Z")
I’m from the Old World not the New, and my interest in sports is all but zero; however, something was brought to mind for me by current exchanges in MPSIMS, about Abner Doubleday and baseball. Things may be additionally… --- ## [Mass Effect 3 \[Massive Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-massive-spoilers/612894)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-massive-spoilers/612894 "2019-08-29T20:56:59Z")
I started a thread on ME3 over a year ago, when all we had was a teaser trailer. Now, we have a heck of a lot more. Specifically, a demo (out for Xbox 360 and PC, coming soon to PS3) - anyone checked it out yet? The rel… --- ## [Craps strategy question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craps-strategy-question/839074)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craps-strategy-question/839074 "2019-08-29T17:05:41Z")
If I walk up to a $10 minimum craps table, and I only have a $100 stake, what is the best strategy? Should I play: Pass line only, no backing odds, and try to stretch out my stake? Pass line only, full odds, putting m… --- ## [Proposal for a 17 game NFL season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-for-a-17-game-nfl-season/838786)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-for-a-17-game-nfl-season/838786 "2019-08-29T06:27:27Z")
Recent back and forth between the NFL and the NFLPA in light of a possible work stoppage at the end of the 2020 season has revealed a proposal for a 18 game season, with players getting a blow in two of the games that ha… --- ## [A board game based on Die Hard :D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-board-game-based-on-die-hard-d/832401)
**Author:** [@carnalito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnalito)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-board-game-based-on-die-hard-d/832401 "2019-08-28T20:30:37Z")
Ho ho ho, now i have a board game. “Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist Board Game uses one-versus-many, asymmetric gameplay to pit protagonist John McClane against others acting as thieves who are co-operating to foil the her… --- ## [Easiest NFL team to have been a fan of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-nfl-team-to-have-been-a-fan-of/839239)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-nfl-team-to-have-been-a-fan-of/839239 "2019-08-27T23:34:46Z")
Average age of NFL audience is 50. You get to go back in time, advise one in that audience which team to be a fan of, at the age you deem appropriate (but no older than 25)- with the goal of maximum enjoyment between th… --- ## [Has anyone played Metro Exodus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-played-metro-exodus/839278)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-played-metro-exodus/839278 "2019-08-27T20:45:45Z")
If so, did you like it? If so, did you also play Metro: Last Night? If so, how do they compare? --- ## [Spikeball anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spikeball-anyone/838910)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spikeball-anyone/838910 "2019-08-26T18:30:19Z")
A while back, I was reading a book in a park, and I saw 4 young men playing a game I later googled to be Spike ball. It looked like fun, so I picked up a set, thinking my wife and I could get ourselves off the couch and… --- ## [Looking for group Game Suggestions w/ minimal or no req'd parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-group-game-suggestions-w-minimal-or-no-reqd-parts/838352)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-group-game-suggestions-w-minimal-or-no-reqd-parts/838352 "2019-08-25T20:04:49Z")
Hopefully the Title explained it all. I’m looking for games that can pretty much be played anywhere, because you don’t have to have a game board, etc. Maybe just a piece of paper or something easily obtainable whereve… --- ## [Tom Terrific--Is It Seaver or Brady?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-terrific-is-it-seaver-or-brady/835015)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-terrific-is-it-seaver-or-brady/835015 "2019-08-25T17:51:15Z")
Tom Brady’s trying to trademark “Tom Terrific” for his brand name. My husband said, “The only Tom Terrific is Tom Seaver, who was so good after he couldn’t pitch any more he pitched in the American League.” --- ## [How to learn Yu Gi Oh Speed Duel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-learn-yu-gi-oh-speed-duel/839180)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-learn-yu-gi-oh-speed-duel/839180 "2019-08-24T21:52:59Z")
My daughter bought a Yu Gi Oh Speed Duel starter set and wants me to help her figure out how to play. Unfortunately, the rules that come with the set tell me bupkis about how to actually play the game. It has a URL that… --- ## [Why is it hard to eliminate cheating in professional chess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-hard-to-eliminate-cheating-in-professional-chess/837034)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-hard-to-eliminate-cheating-in-professional-chess/837034 "2019-08-23T18:30:47Z")
The comment at the end surprised me. Surely you can separate players from certain types of technology during a game, right? --- ## [NASA to launch XCOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-to-launch-xcom/838975)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-to-launch-xcom/838975 "2019-08-22T23:42:37Z")
NASA is launching a new telecommunication satellite based on x-rays instead of radio waves. So naturally, they’ve called it XCOM. This is their mission badge. So the next time you hear someone ask what, if anything, the… --- ## [What By The Rules of Major League Baseball...?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-by-the-rules-of-major-league-baseball/811897)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-by-the-rules-of-major-league-baseball/811897 "2019-08-22T20:35:43Z")
My son likes to think of the corner cases… I’m pround of him that way. These are some rules questions he asked me the other day at a baseball game that I told him I’d have to look up, which means of course, I’m asking t… --- ## [Why are baseballs changed so often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-baseballs-changed-so-often/838968)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-baseballs-changed-so-often/838968 "2019-08-21T20:25:00Z")
I know money is not really a factor in the major leagues for baseballs. But it seems that anything happens to a ball , it is no longer used. In the dirt, ball is hit, and so on they put a new ball into play. Do… --- ## [Domino Games of Skill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-games-of-skill/838448)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-games-of-skill/838448 "2019-08-20T02:38:42Z")
Recently, I’ve been killing some time by playing dominoes against various apps/sites. The two games that’ve been sapping the most time are Texas 42 and Mexican Train. So a few questiosn come to mind. 42: \[ol\]\[li\]How wo… --- ## [Are PC gaming clans still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pc-gaming-clans-still-a-thing/838783)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pc-gaming-clans-still-a-thing/838783 "2019-08-19T06:38:27Z")
They seem to have gone by the wayside. They used to be more necessary, back when you rented your own servers for games, rented your own teamspeak server, and had to do more work to get people to play together. With bui… --- ## [2019 Little League World Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-little-league-world-series/838774)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-little-league-world-series/838774 "2019-08-19T01:20:35Z")
In a first round game, a pitcher for Rhode Island gave up a two run home run to Virginia. As the batter rounded third base, the pitcher high fives him. He has been lauded for sportsmanship. However, a significant numb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=104)