# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=119 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 120 --- ## [Fox is carrying the World Series & Thursday Night Footall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-carrying-the-world-series-thursday-night-footall/823519)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-carrying-the-world-series-thursday-night-footall/823519 "2018-10-27T01:33:37Z")
I noticed that my local FOX station is carrying both MLB World Series (WS) and NFL Thursday Night Football. Today, Thursday, happens to be a travel day during the WS so no baseball game was scheduled for Thursday. What… --- ## [Lakers-Rockets fight 20 October 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-rockets-fight-20-october-2018/823315)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-rockets-fight-20-october-2018/823315 "2018-10-25T14:10:47Z")
So my question is: why haven’t all three been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and/or assault/battery? :confused: --- ## [Best NBA players from before Bill Russell became pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-nba-players-from-before-bill-russell-became-pro/823464)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-nba-players-from-before-bill-russell-became-pro/823464 "2018-10-25T00:43:08Z")
Which NBA players from before Bill Russell became a pro would be stars, even minor stars, today. I refer to absolute ability, not to dominance in their time. (Thus, George Mikan would not be a candidate.) I can think o… --- ## [Worlds hardest puzzle(with solution)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-hardest-puzzle-with-solution/823440)
**Author:** [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-hardest-puzzle-with-solution/823440 "2018-10-24T17:30:05Z")
Wow. This is a bit crazy starting off with the price. Some mad Aussie came up with this design that is simply amazing but I’m not sure it qualifies as a puzzle? Looks more like somebody showcasing his design skills. Ther… --- ## [Worst hall of fame quarterback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-hall-of-fame-quarterback/822662)
**Author:** [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-hall-of-fame-quarterback/822662 "2018-10-24T11:33:45Z")
who is worst HoF QB? Namath won 1 super bowl due to RB Snell rather than throwing stats; Bradshaw’s stats are barely over .500 TD to Int). thoughts? --- ## [NFL Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171 "2018-10-23T21:28:11Z")
Thursday Denver Broncos (-2) at Arizona Cardinals Sunday 9:30am Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers (-6) in London Sunday early New England Patriots (-3) at Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts (-… --- ## [Baseball - fixed strike zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fixed-strike-zone/823234)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fixed-strike-zone/823234 "2018-10-22T21:44:00Z")
This is a follow-on to discussions about computerized ball-strike calls. Hypothetically, suppose setting a strike zone customized to each player’s dimensions proves troublesome. What might be the effects on the game of… --- ## [Is Football Too Dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-football-too-dangerous/822597)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-football-too-dangerous/822597 "2018-10-22T17:45:02Z")
I just read about the death of Kevin Ellison. He was 31. I don’t know any of the details. But pain killers from a knee injury? Delusions about God? I don’t know how he died. Maybe it has nothing to do with football. The… --- ## [Too early to start a 2018-19 ski thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-early-to-start-a-2018-19-ski-thread/823325)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-early-to-start-a-2018-19-ski-thread/823325 "2018-10-22T14:28:10Z")
I’m not much of a skier, tho my wife and I have been taking one nice ski trip each winter. I was hoping some of you skiers out there could answer some questions about Canada resorts. We’re looking at Banff or Whistler/… --- ## [MTG Arena: Free to play Magic: The Gathering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtg-arena-free-to-play-magic-the-gathering/823094)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtg-arena-free-to-play-magic-the-gathering/823094 "2018-10-22T11:30:37Z")
So MTG Arena has entered its open beta phase with the new rotation of Guilds of Ravnica, and there doesn’t seem to be a thread about it, so let’s bring it up. MTG Arena is Magic: The Gathering, fully functional (with ph… --- ## [Which games use more than 4gb vram on 1080p?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-games-use-more-than-4gb-vram-on-1080p/823017)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-games-use-more-than-4gb-vram-on-1080p/823017 "2018-10-21T00:41:55Z")
In most cases games only pass 4gb vram when played on large resolutions, VR and stuff like that, but are there any games that use up more than 4 gigs even on 1080p? I found a great deal on a 8 gig card and I’m probably … --- ## [What's your (gambling) game of choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-gambling-game-of-choice/823100)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-gambling-game-of-choice/823100 "2018-10-18T23:52:24Z")
Here’s the set-up: You are dropped of in front of a casino with a thousand bucks in your right pocket and instructions to gamble until that pocket is empty. If you get any winnings they are to go in your left pocket and… --- ## [NP-complete puzzles difficulty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/np-complete-puzzles-difficulty/823143)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/np-complete-puzzles-difficulty/823143 "2018-10-18T23:39:19Z")
Sudoku, Cross Sums, Minesweeper, Slitherlink, Sokoban, etc. You know them, maybe love them, possibly hate them. Guaranteed to waste an arbitrary amount of time. My question is: is there a general difficulty rating syst… --- ## [Best designed punt return, trick play I've seen in a long time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-designed-punt-return-trick-play-ive-seen-in-a-long-time/821418)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-designed-punt-return-trick-play-ive-seen-in-a-long-time/821418 "2018-10-18T16:18:15Z")
:smiley: Punt returner never signaled a fair catch. Whistle hadn’t blown. Psst, it’s a live ball. Fake out and a TD FUCKING AWESOME! :wink: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/video/check-out-this-one-play-fr… --- ## [NFL Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/822832)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/822832 "2018-10-18T12:48:45Z")
Late as always \*\*Thursday \*\* Philadelphia Eagles (-2.5) at New York Giants \*\*Sunday early \*\* Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons (-3.5) Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals (-3) Los Angeles Chargers (-1)… --- ## [Any games with nuclear apocalypse, but without monsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-games-with-nuclear-apocalypse-but-without-monsters/803192)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-games-with-nuclear-apocalypse-but-without-monsters/803192 "2018-10-17T21:53:46Z")
If a nuclear war happened, I doubt that we would have to worry about monsters, but all games that are “nuclear themed” have them, Metro, fallout, Stalker, is there any game that is perhaps a survival game or something se… --- ## [HR Giger, Stalker and This War of Mine have a horrendous, unholy baby: Darkwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057 "2018-10-17T03:44:18Z")
Darkwood is a horror game that relies on mood and mechanics rather than jumpscares. By day, you explore a nightmarish land and by night, you try to keep Them from getting into your hideout. Here’s a good video that will… --- ## [Questions about false starts in football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-false-starts-in-football/823048)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-false-starts-in-football/823048 "2018-10-17T01:29:54Z")
Why is it necessary to penalize a false start in the first place? If an offensive lineman jumps early, or twitches, how exactly does it affect the outcome of the play which has not even started yet? As long as nobody… --- ## [soccer/football fans did ya read this ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-football-fans-did-ya-read-this/822817)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-football-fans-did-ya-read-this/822817 "2018-10-12T19:41:38Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/chelsea-chairman-says-dont-make-club-join-great-unwashed/ar-BBOeveD Is this guys views common? to me he seems a first class snot……… --- ## [NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/822466)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/822466 "2018-10-12T01:08:47Z")
Sorry, late with the thread. Thursday Indianapolis at New England (-10) Sunday early Baltimore at Cleveland – no line Jacksonville at Kansas City (-3) Tennessee (-3) at Buffalo New York Giants at Carolina (-6.5) D… --- ## [NBA's lack of parity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbas-lack-of-parity/822630)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbas-lack-of-parity/822630 "2018-10-11T21:21:03Z")
What do you think has contributed to the NBA’s lack of parity? The Warriors and the Cavs have played each other in the finals for 4 years in a row. --- ## [Nintendo's next console.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendos-next-console/821079)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendos-next-console/821079 "2018-10-11T17:42:17Z")
Nintendo is currently sitting pretty with the success of the Switch, but where do they go after the Switch? Do they make a traditional console again, or do they keep making a console-handheld hybrid? I’m not sure a secon… --- ## [Future NFL careers lasting only 1-3 seasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-nfl-careers-lasting-only-1-3-seasons/821825)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-nfl-careers-lasting-only-1-3-seasons/821825 "2018-10-11T01:11:09Z")
The abrupt halftime retirement of Vontae Davis, and Chris Borland retiring from the Niners after just one season has me thinking that it might be a smart move for future NFL athletes to deliberately have super-short care… --- ## [Gambling slang help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gambling-slang-help/822337)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gambling-slang-help/822337 "2018-10-10T22:36:21Z")
Wondering if in gambling (primarily card games, but any kind of gambling also) - there is slang terminology for the following things: Someone who has ridden a lucky streak and now hurriedly cashes out/withdraws from f… --- ## [2018 U.S. Open (tennis)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-u-s-open-tennis/820934)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-u-s-open-tennis/820934 "2018-10-09T22:33:51Z")
I see a Serena catsuit thread, but nothing on the tournament overall. I was really impressed with Thiem in his gripping five-setter against Nadal. I had seen his name around the past couple years, but this was the firs… --- ## [Could Hearns have beaten Hagler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hearns-have-beaten-hagler/822675)
**Author:** [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hearns-have-beaten-hagler/822675 "2018-10-09T15:23:47Z")
A case of wrong fight strategy is how I saw it. Hearns punched himself out within the first two rounds, thinking he can wear Hagler out that soon. Hagler took all his hardest punches and went on to knock him out. What s… --- ## [Khabib Nurmagomedov / McGregor fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khabib-nurmagomedov-mcgregor-fight/822600)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khabib-nurmagomedov-mcgregor-fight/822600 "2018-10-09T02:53:24Z")
McGregor got his ass handed to him. He didn’t stand a chance against Nurmagomedov. The photos of McGregor’s battering are brutal. He went too far running his mouth, attacking the guy’s religion and so on. This match got… --- ## [MLB: September 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2018/820650)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2018/820650 "2018-10-08T23:04:54Z")
It’s going to be a great September with a lot of playoff spots up for grabs. Kyle Schwarber is now second in the NL for outfield assists after throwing out Roman Quinn who foolishly tried to stretch a double into a trip… --- ## [NFL All-Time Career Passer Ratings - Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-career-passer-ratings-huh/822569)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-career-passer-ratings-huh/822569 "2018-10-08T21:45:31Z")
I’ve been looking over the all time career passing ratings, and it has me semi-stumped. Virtually all of the historic, all-time great QBs flounder near the middle or bottom of this list of 186. The top rated are all curr… --- ## [Compression sleeves: Don't they cut off bloodflow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compression-sleeves-dont-they-cut-off-bloodflow/822622)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compression-sleeves-dont-they-cut-off-bloodflow/822622 "2018-10-08T16:40:45Z")
So I am trying to understand the purpose of wearing compression sleeves on the arms or calves. Don’t they restrict blood flow, which is what you would NOT want while exercising? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=120)