# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=104 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 105 --- ## [why do we care about sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-care-about-sports/838484)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-care-about-sports/838484 "2019-08-17T22:17:28Z")
Well hell. We’ve all seen Bull Durham. "I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.” "You can look it up. " Attritubed to Walt Whitman. Too bad he… --- ## [2019 Tennis season Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-tennis-season-thread/827642)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-tennis-season-thread/827642 "2019-08-17T12:00:40Z")
We are already well into the 2019 tennis season believe it or not, with tournaments already played and finished and many stories developing ahead of the Australian Open which begins in less than a day. There are a lot o… --- ## [NBA 2019-2020 Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2019-2020-season/836130)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2019-2020-season/836130 "2019-08-17T07:13:48Z")
The new NBA Season officially kicks off Sunday June, 30th at 6 PM. This is when Free Agency officially opens and all those NBA Draft Weekend trades become official. I figure it’s time for a new thread to commemorate the … --- ## [Only smart phone tickets are allowed for NFL games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-smart-phone-tickets-are-allowed-for-nfl-games/838757)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-smart-phone-tickets-are-allowed-for-nfl-games/838757 "2019-08-16T20:01:06Z")
It seems the NFL (and some other places) have gone to only allowing smart phone tickets to enter games. There are pretty much no other choices. As I don’t go to too many games, this was quite a surprise to me. Apparently… --- ## [Scheduling of Surfing Competitions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-of-surfing-competitions/838622)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-of-surfing-competitions/838622 "2019-08-15T20:53:16Z")
There is generally very little consistency in the size of waves at the beaches that I’ve frequented in my life. When they schedule surfing competitions, how confident are organizers that the waves on the day of a tourna… --- ## [Cruel Twist of Fate: Probable Death of Football (Soccer) Star Emiliano Sala in Airplane Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-twist-of-fate-probable-death-of-football-soccer-star-emiliano-sala-in-airplane-crash/828284)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-twist-of-fate-probable-death-of-football-soccer-star-emiliano-sala-in-airplane-crash/828284 "2019-08-15T14:49:19Z")
\[Because of the cold weather, if not rescued immediately chances of survival are close to none.\] If he hadn’t decided to switch for more money and status, he wouldn’t have been on this plane and wouldn’t be dead \[whi… --- ## [The longevity of Federer, Serena, Nadal and Djokovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longevity-of-federer-serena-nadal-and-djokovic/837014)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longevity-of-federer-serena-nadal-and-djokovic/837014 "2019-08-15T03:31:38Z")
What is it about these special individuals that allows them to be the best in history AND the maintain these levels for the longest periods of time? Tennis has historically been a sport in which the loftiest of careers … --- ## [What Board Games Are You Playing Lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing-lately/838129)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing-lately/838129 "2019-08-14T19:34:13Z")
With Gen Con this weekend, I have Board Games on the mind. What games are you playing right now? --- ## [Please help me buy some painted roleplaying figurines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-buy-some-painted-roleplaying-figurines/838648)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-buy-some-painted-roleplaying-figurines/838648 "2019-08-14T18:44:04Z")
I want to buy some roleplaying figurines for my latest AD+D campaign. I prefer resin / plastic to lead, at a scale of 25mm for a basic human. Painted would be good! In particular I’m looking for: Elementals (i.e. Ea… --- ## [The Dechambeau Affair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dechambeau-affair/838500)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dechambeau-affair/838500 "2019-08-13T04:05:32Z")
The golf world is all aTwitter with the issue of slow play, brought to a boil with some egregious examples from Bryson DeChambeau, a famously ponderous player. BDS has defended himself vigorously and attacked his criti… --- ## [Is this Mahjong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-mahjong/838495)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-mahjong/838495 "2019-08-12T02:25:25Z")
Watching the Chinese movie “The Wandering Earth” and the series “White Dragon” which takes place in Hong Kong. In both there are scenes where men sitting around a table together shuffle small brick shaped tiles with Asi… --- ## [They are Billions Campaign...anyone playing/played through?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-billions-campaign-anyone-playing-played-through/838414)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-billions-campaign-anyone-playing-played-through/838414 "2019-08-12T02:21:37Z")
I’m on my second play through of the campaign. Finished the first play through at 100% and it was pretty fun and fairly easy. I think the final map was the worst…took me something like 7 tries to finally win it. I’m a… --- ## [Would you sell game hacks or cheats for quick cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-game-hacks-or-cheats-for-quick-cash/838218)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-game-hacks-or-cheats-for-quick-cash/838218 "2019-08-10T04:52:28Z")
Imagine that you are in need of a quick cash. You are an experienced developer. You know Windows internals well. You are already good at C++ and system/kernel programming. You are also a well-versed reverse engineer. I… --- ## [Help with a "gaming" laptop purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-gaming-laptop-purchase/838292)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-gaming-laptop-purchase/838292 "2019-08-08T22:21:57Z")
My kid is off to college in a few weeks and I want to get him a laptop to replace his 10-year old Mac. This one will be a PC. Gaming is in quotes, because he doesn’t need to play the newest and coolest games on it, jus… --- ## [SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2018/818241)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2018/818241 "2019-08-08T10:03:54Z")
Last year’s thread This will be year 10 of this league. You must attend the draft to play in this league. Auto drafted teams are not viable due to the structure of it. Also, please don’t change your name dramatically.… --- ## [SDMB All-Pro Fantasy Football 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2018/817439)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2018/817439 "2019-08-08T10:02:47Z")
Last year’s thread Going into our 12th year. We usually draft for this league on the Thursday after the third preseason game, which would put us at August 30. Probably 8 eastern/5 pacific. But that’s during the 4th pre… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY league: Year Ten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-ten/819742)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 509\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-ten/819742 "2019-08-08T09:42:07Z")
Last year’s thread We’ve got some changes to deal with this year. Varlos and Stringer will be leaving us, to be replaced with Overly Sentimental and Ol’Gaffer. Varlos was the comissioner, and unfortunately we have no wa… --- ## [Is there a way to play 90s PC games on my laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-play-90s-pc-games-on-my-laptop/838285)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-play-90s-pc-games-on-my-laptop/838285 "2019-08-08T06:32:46Z")
I miss the 90s games like civilization 2, warcraft 2, age of empires 1, red alert 1, command and conquer tiberian sun, etc. Are there ways to buy or play these games nowadays? I own a few CDs, but they said they weren’t… --- ## [RIP Harley Race (pro wrestling legend)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-harley-race-pro-wrestling-legend/838042)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-harley-race-pro-wrestling-legend/838042 "2019-08-08T01:54:14Z")
My favorite wrestler of all time is dead. The absolute best match I saw live was a 60 minute draw between Stan Hansen (face) and Race (heel) At least Race made it to 76. It sucks how many wrestlers from the territory… --- ## [What special knowledge do caddies have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-special-knowledge-do-caddies-have/838213)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-special-knowledge-do-caddies-have/838213 "2019-08-07T23:48:11Z")
If you watch a professional golf tournament, you always see the golfers getting advice from their caddies. Why? What is it that the caddy knows that the golfer doesn’t? Shouldn’t the golfer be at least as informed about… --- ## [Anyone Playing Slay the Spire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-slay-the-spire/836177)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-slay-the-spire/836177 "2019-08-07T07:23:25Z")
I picked this up on sale on Steam and only played it for a little bit but I am hooked. It is like a single player game of Magic, sort of. It’s a deck building game where you start with cads but as you get into battles … --- ## [American football, left tackle vs right tackle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-left-tackle-vs-right-tackle/838148)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-left-tackle-vs-right-tackle/838148 "2019-08-06T18:22:54Z")
What would you say is the primary difference in the skill set between a good left tackle and a good right tackle on the offensive line? --- ## [Famous sports rivalries: Which side do you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-sports-rivalries-which-side-do-you-take/838026)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-sports-rivalries-which-side-do-you-take/838026 "2019-08-05T23:21:50Z")
(poll to come) For me, it would be: \[ul\] \[li\]Barcelona\[/li\]\[li\]Rangers\[/li\]\[li\]Red Sox\[/li\]\[li\]Bears\[/li\]\[li\]Cowboys\[/li\]\[li\]Lakers\[/li\]\[li\]Pakistan\[/li\]\[li\]North Carolina\[/li\]\[li\]Arsenal\[/li\]\[li\]Notre Dame\[/li\]\[li\]Au… --- ## [PS3 slow downloads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-slow-downloads/838112)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-slow-downloads/838112 "2019-08-04T02:37:42Z")
First, I want to thank user Grrr! publicly. Grrr gave me a PS3 so my kids and I could play some games over the summer and it has been working really well. The next game I am queuing up for is Okami HD. I decided to go t… --- ## [When a catcher calls for an appeal, what does he say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-catcher-calls-for-an-appeal-what-does-he-say/838033)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-catcher-calls-for-an-appeal-what-does-he-say/838033 "2019-08-02T16:12:45Z")
Is there a phrase catchers are required to say when they ask for an appeal on a checked swing? Do they have to say “appeal” or something? Or do they just have to point to the ump? --- ## [Are girls choosing volleyball over basketball? And, if so, why? (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-girls-choosing-volleyball-over-basketball-and-if-so-why-spoilers/763209)
**Author:** [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-girls-choosing-volleyball-over-basketball-and-if-so-why-spoilers/763209 "2016-08-20T05:31:28Z")
Warning: this post contains spoilers about the Olympic women’s volleyball semifinals. As women’s basketball is my second-favorite sport, I have naturally been watching all of the Olympic women’s tournament, and it struc… --- ## [Search your closets and attics, gamers! You may have $10K stashed away and not know it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-your-closets-and-attics-gamers-you-may-have-10k-stashed-away-and-not-know-it/837949)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-your-closets-and-attics-gamers-you-may-have-10k-stashed-away-and-not-know-it/837949 "2019-08-02T05:34:13Z")
Unopened 1987 Nintendo video game could sell for $10,000! I am more than a little curious about this, tho: :confused: It’s brand new, still sealed in plastic, with the original store receipt. What docked it 20% of … --- ## [Crusader Kings 2 on the Humble Bundle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-kings-2-on-the-humble-bundle/837989)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-kings-2-on-the-humble-bundle/837989 "2019-08-02T01:29:57Z")
Crusader Kings 2 is a remarkable game which suffers under the yoke of the Paradox DLC strategy - look away for more than a minute and suddenly there’s eight hundred dollars of content that you missed. The current Humble… --- ## [The average AL ballpark is 10 years older than an NL park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-al-ballpark-is-10-years-older-than-an-nl-park/837952)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-al-ballpark-is-10-years-older-than-an-nl-park/837952 "2019-08-01T21:25:33Z")
We’re planning a trip to St. Louis in late September and will be taking in a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. It got me to thinking about the age of MLB ballparks. A little over a decade ago, I posted about the agesof Na… --- ## [MLB: July 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2019/836345)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2019/836345 "2019-08-01T19:15:38Z")
The Dodgers are still leading the NL West by a ton. Life is good. Old thread here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=103) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=105)