# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=108 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 109 --- ## [What Is This Type Of Puzzle/Game Called? ("88 K on a P") or ("12 D of C")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-type-of-puzzle-game-called-88-k-on-a-p-or-12-d-of-c/834790)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-type-of-puzzle-game-called-88-k-on-a-p-or-12-d-of-c/834790 "2019-06-05T09:03:55Z")
That’s pretty much it: is there a name for the type of puzzle/game described in the thread title? --- ## [Best and worst sports team names based on their location](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-sports-team-names-based-on-their-location/834383)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-sports-team-names-based-on-their-location/834383 "2019-06-04T15:57:38Z")
The New England (née Boston) Patriots are a good example of a team name that nicely represents their area’s history and culture. A good choice for the birthplace of Paul Revere, Ben Franklin, and Samuel Adams. Then the… --- ## [The most unlikely event/record in major league baseball histoty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unlikely-event-record-in-major-league-baseball-histoty/833053)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unlikely-event-record-in-major-league-baseball-histoty/833053 "2019-06-04T00:12:25Z")
A trivia site recently had the question: "what is the unlikeliest even/record thatcould happen in major league baseball game. The answer given–a game-winning home run is hit in the bottom of the ninth by a pitcher throw… --- ## [Red Sox player Bill Buckner dead at 69](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sox-player-bill-buckner-dead-at-69/834641)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sox-player-bill-buckner-dead-at-69/834641 "2019-06-02T15:30:17Z")
Story here Made one error that cost the Red Sox the 1986 World Series. I understand the Mets are in mourning. --- ## [Baseball Question - Was he out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-was-he-out/834549)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-was-he-out/834549 "2019-06-02T09:13:17Z")
This is a possession question. Runner on second, fly ball to outfield, runner leaves the base as he doesn’t know if ball will be caught. Ball is caught, runner heads back to base, outfielder throws ball to SS covering … --- ## [English Premier League 2018-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2018-19/819370)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2018-19/819370 "2019-06-01T18:04:57Z")
Kickoff is tomorrow at 3 pm Eastern Daylight Time. The opening game for the season is Manchester United v. Leicester City (GO FOXES!!). Time for your predictions, commentary, hopes, dreams, etc.!!! Mine: Foxes finall… --- ## [19 year old Florida pitcher headed to Japan , not MLB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-year-old-florida-pitcher-headed-to-japan-not-mlb/834367)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-year-old-florida-pitcher-headed-to-japan-not-mlb/834367 "2019-06-01T04:52:47Z")
He will make more money playing in Japan . He could return to the US as a free agent in 7 years. ( sorry the thread title is wrong but I cannot fix it. old should be before Florida) --- ## [How Much (If At All) Does Fisher Random Chess/Chess960 Level The Playing Field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-if-at-all-does-fisher-random-chess-chess960-level-the-playing-field/834795)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-if-at-all-does-fisher-random-chess-chess960-level-the-playing-field/834795 "2019-05-31T22:57:08Z")
Could a random patzer such as myself stand a chance against, say, Magnus Carlsson, at Chess960? Here’s what I think: On the one hand, Chess960 completely throws all of the openings, variations thereof, and related gamb… --- ## [new idea in baseball skip minors play in japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-in-baseball-skip-minors-play-in-japan/834813)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-in-baseball-skip-minors-play-in-japan/834813 "2019-05-31T10:53:31Z")
here’s the story suggesting this MSN is this a viable alternative or is it just a single case? also does MLB’s farm system need reforming which the article also suggests? --- ## [Collegiate/professional sports is not "just a game"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collegiate-professional-sports-is-not-just-a-game/834246)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collegiate-professional-sports-is-not-just-a-game/834246 "2019-05-30T18:46:09Z")
Often said after a sports loss by commentators: “(so much fuss/violence/devastation over this): It’s just a game.” But it is not just a game. If a sport is being contested at NCAA/professional/World Cup levels, it is no… --- ## [Electronic gadgets TV sports broadcasts you’ve gotten used to or actually appreciate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-gadgets-tv-sports-broadcasts-you-ve-gotten-used-to-or-actually-appreciate/834755)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-gadgets-tv-sports-broadcasts-you-ve-gotten-used-to-or-actually-appreciate/834755 "2019-05-30T14:32:17Z")
With a lot of complaints from myself and other fans about how TV networks add their own graphics to a sports broadcast during an event, I thought I’d add a few I actually like: The box over the strike zone in baseball… --- ## [Recommendations for game dev APIs / IDEs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-game-dev-apis-ides/834636)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-game-dev-apis-ides/834636 "2019-05-30T03:28:29Z")
I would like to implement some simple games and demos. As a former (career) game developer, you would think this would be easy, but I have been out of the industry for more than a decade, and have been overwhelmed by ju… --- ## [Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged in Florida prostitution sting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-charged-in-florida-prostitution-sting/830034)
**Author:** [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-charged-in-florida-prostitution-sting/830034 "2019-05-29T23:18:48Z")
You would think a billionaire would be a little more discreet than frequenting a rub n’ tug. --- ## [MLB: May 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324 "2019-05-29T17:28:57Z")
I’ll start this one last time. Welcome to the second full month of baseball! The Dodgers are the first team to 20 wins, the Yankees have been given special dispensation to have doctors stationed on the field of play dur… --- ## [Bart Starr RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bart-starr-rip/834576)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bart-starr-rip/834576 "2019-05-28T20:36:33Z")
I’m not even much a football fan, and this hit me. Great player, not very good coach, class act. When the Packers retired Brett Farve’s number, he made an appearance, despite physical difficulties. Brian --- ## [(NON-political): How would/do cisgender female athletes cope against men or trans athletes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-how-would-do-cisgender-female-athletes-cope-against-men-or-trans-athletes/834123)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-how-would-do-cisgender-female-athletes-cope-against-men-or-trans-athletes/834123 "2019-05-28T13:50:20Z")
Hoping for a non-political thread - purposefully placing this in Game Room rather than IMHO or GD: If we set politics aside, there is very reasonable, documented evidence that athletes who are born as men and have a mal… --- ## [Who would beat prime Tyson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-beat-prime-tyson/832237)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-beat-prime-tyson/832237 "2019-05-28T12:13:10Z")
Prime Mike Tyson was about as close as you could get to an unbeatable fighter. He had lightning fast hands, great head movement, relentless pressure, and could knock you out with either hand. Is there any fighter in his… --- ## [XFL News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-news/834497)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-news/834497 "2019-05-27T05:23:41Z")
It looks like Vince MacMahon is going to try to clothe his teams with the remains from the AAF. for the low, low price of $375,000. --- ## [Teams that are allowed to keep their city names but are farthest away from that city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teams-that-are-allowed-to-keep-their-city-names-but-are-farthest-away-from-that-city/834272)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teams-that-are-allowed-to-keep-their-city-names-but-are-farthest-away-from-that-city/834272 "2019-05-27T03:02:15Z")
I think the most blatant example are the San Francisco 49ers moving 50 miles south of San Francisco to a city right next to San Jose, with about 2-3 times the population of San Fran, yet the Niners retain their “San Fran… --- ## [bill amining tp ban loot boxes and pay to win in gaming introduced to congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-amining-tp-ban-loot-boxes-and-pay-to-win-in-gaming-introduced-to-congress/834531)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-amining-tp-ban-loot-boxes-and-pay-to-win-in-gaming-introduced-to-congress/834531 "2019-05-26T17:25:23Z")
if this passes (which it won’t) it will change a bit in console and pc gaming and totally kill the mobile mess that is google play and Apple’s app store I don’t see Apple stopping it as they personally wouldn’t mind … --- ## [Does football(soccer) breed more fan violence than other sports, and if so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-football-soccer-breed-more-fan-violence-than-other-sports-and-if-so-why/833331)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-football-soccer-breed-more-fan-violence-than-other-sports-and-if-so-why/833331 "2019-05-26T05:12:52Z")
Sure, there are violent or rowdy fans of any sport, but ISTM that football(soccer) breeds the hooliganism at a different level altogether. Is it something about the sport that just makes fans violent (which is odd, sinc… --- ## [Apex Legends -- New High-water Mark for Free-to-Play Games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apex-legends-new-high-water-mark-for-free-to-play-games/829407)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apex-legends-new-high-water-mark-for-free-to-play-games/829407 "2019-05-24T17:18:01Z")
For anybody that enjoys multiplayer shooters on PC, Xbox, or Playstation, this game should probably be on your radar. It’s a battle royale ala Fortnite, but is also character-based like Overwatch. It has a colorful scif… --- ## [Strategy: What causes teams like Barca and Ajax to blow 3-0 aggregate leads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-what-causes-teams-like-barca-and-ajax-to-blow-3-0-aggregate-leads/833697)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-what-causes-teams-like-barca-and-ajax-to-blow-3-0-aggregate-leads/833697 "2019-05-24T16:55:19Z")
Is it a case of teams like Barca and Ajax going into “turtle mode” in the second match, knowing they merely need to guard their earlier lead, but then this play-not-to-lose approach causes them to…lose? Should a team wi… --- ## [Wanted! City of Heroes Players!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-city-of-heroes-players/284023)
**Author:** [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Replies:** 1981\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-city-of-heroes-players/284023 "2019-05-21T02:49:44Z")
From 18:00 GMT tonight, the legendary heroes Captain Timbob and Kid London will once again be defending the innocent on the streets of Paragon City. At some point tonight, we want to give the Sister Psyche task force a … --- ## [Well done Rugby Australia - one less bigot in the game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-rugby-australia-one-less-bigot-in-the-game/834111 "2019-05-17T14:26:34Z")
In short, a great rugby player has expressed, and stood by his beliefs that his god will consign a wide range of people to a fiery fate. Why yes, homosexuals, atheists and adulterers are included…how did you guess? Also… --- ## [How many cities will I burn...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-will-i-burn/833055)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-will-i-burn/833055 "2019-05-16T02:43:26Z")
I have been playing Cities: skylines again, after a long break. I actually only started playing after suggesting it in one of the games threads here. However, by playing it Ireally mean I have put in a decent bit of tim… --- ## [AAF 1 (football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaf-1-football/829272)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaf-1-football/829272 "2019-05-15T20:24:27Z")
The Alliance of American Football started play today. I caught the end of the San Antonio/San Diego game (San Antonio won); it was pretty much as billed: like watching a bunch of NFL backups play each other. That’s not… --- ## [Help me Brainstorm a Purge RPG Scenario/Mini-Adventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-brainstorm-a-purge-rpg-scenario-mini-adventure/833901)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-brainstorm-a-purge-rpg-scenario-mini-adventure/833901 "2019-05-14T21:27:04Z")
Hi. My friend and I play various fantasy, sci-fi and other scenarios, using mostly a rules light version of AD&D rules. If necessary, a simple rule system will be made up, as was the case in a recent cowboy campaign (whi… --- ## [Your greatest Football Manager feat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-football-manager-feat/833733)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-football-manager-feat/833733 "2019-05-12T22:36:58Z")
Wayyyy back in the day. Like the 2002 version…I took West Ham to a treble. More lately, around 2015, I made Partick Thistle into a juggernaut (well, relative to being a Scottish team) regularly won the Scottish league a… --- ## [Games people are better at than computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-people-are-better-at-than-computers/682254)
**Author:** [@ThisUsernameIsForbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisUsernameIsForbidden)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-people-are-better-at-than-computers/682254 "2019-05-12T22:00:23Z")
Computers are now better than people at Chess, for example, but what are some games people are still better (at)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=109)