# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=12 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 13 --- ## [MLB umpire rotation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-umpire-rotation/1023129)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-umpire-rotation/1023129 "2025-09-18T00:29:30Z")
How are umpires rotated? I’m assuming they are assigned one base in a game and a different base the next game. If so - is the order always 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and home, or can the crew decide among themselves the order? Could… --- ## ["The Chess Lv. 100"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chess-lv-100/1023094)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chess-lv-100/1023094 "2025-09-17T19:38:16Z")
I have the old Windows games adapted for Windows 11 on my desktop at work, and one of those old games is, “Chess Titans”. Even on its top level, level 10, it wasn’t very strong in the opening and middle games because it… --- ## [NFL Week 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886 "2025-09-17T06:07:42Z")
@SenorBeef said it best when he posted “We might have the game of the year in week 1”. The Bills/Ravens SNF game was extremely wild and featured a most improbable comeback. It’s going to be hard to top that game for pu… --- ## [How the HELL do I make a good Minecraft YouTube video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-make-a-good-minecraft-youtube-video/1022951)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-make-a-good-minecraft-youtube-video/1022951 "2025-09-16T15:02:04Z")
Okay, I’m a small Minecraft YouTuber for a few months now, and I do PVP. I’ve lost all inspiration, and I need some video ideas. Any video ideas are okay, just no IRL stuff. Who knows? maybe your suggestion will be my n… --- ## [Virtual Boy games coming to Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 Online in February; need dedicated headset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-boy-games-coming-to-nintendo-switch-1-and-2-online-in-february-need-dedicated-headset/1022985)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-boy-games-coming-to-nintendo-switch-1-and-2-online-in-february-need-dedicated-headset/1022985 "2025-09-15T17:25:38Z")
When I first saw this on Facebook I didn’t believe it, so I looked for a reputable source before posting it here Remember the ill-fated Nintendo Virtual Boy? It’s coming back. Sorta. Its games will be released over time… --- ## [Colorado Rockies baseball - how bad will it get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-rockies-baseball-how-bad-will-it-get/1019090)
**Author:** [@justdoit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justdoit)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-rockies-baseball-how-bad-will-it-get/1019090 "2025-09-15T01:42:09Z")
The Colorado Rockies baseball team has a dismal 9-50 record so far which is only .153 winning percentage. At that rate they will finish 25-137. According to Gemini, that would give them the most MLB losses of all time… --- ## [You Tube NFL Sunday Ticket \[how to record games\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-nfl-sunday-ticket-how-to-record-games/1023037)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-nfl-sunday-ticket-how-to-record-games/1023037 "2025-09-14T18:22:10Z")
I pay for the YouTube NFL Sunday ticket to watch all NFL games. I can’t figure out how to record games.. chat GTP can’t figure out how to help me either. I watch it via Apple TV. Can anybody help me out here? Thank you… --- ## [Soccer Question: Scoring an Own Goal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-question-scoring-an-own-goal/1022858)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-question-scoring-an-own-goal/1022858 "2025-09-13T01:28:20Z")
Let’s say that Abbott, from the Ypsilianti team, is in Duluth’s half of the field and sends the ball towards the back of the net. Costello, from the Duluth team, tries to kick it away and gets a foot on it, but it goes i… --- ## [Stanley Cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup/1022984)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup/1022984 "2025-09-12T16:55:37Z")
Does anyone have a link to a list of names (by year) engraved on the Stanley Cup (present Cup, and from rings removed in the past)? I’m interested in names of some of the non-players. Google was no help. --- ## [Balls - cheapest and priciest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balls-cheapest-and-priciest/1022791)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balls-cheapest-and-priciest/1022791 "2025-09-11T20:08:29Z")
Have you ever thought about the value of professional-grade balls (or whatever object you use to score) in your favorite sport? What would you consider to be the cheapest per unit and the most expensive? My guesses- che… --- ## [Anyone wanna do a Minecraft PVP game similar to Minecraft Monday w/ me and a few friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-do-a-minecraft-pvp-game-similar-to-minecraft-monday-w-me-and-a-few-friends/1022922)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-do-a-minecraft-pvp-game-similar-to-minecraft-monday-w-me-and-a-few-friends/1022922 "2025-09-10T23:12:20Z")
So me and a few friends are getting together to do a Minecraft PVP series like Minecraft Monday, and we’re ten people short. I need five people to respond, and bring one friend along each. --- ## [What is your fantasy football team's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-fantasy-football-teams-name/1022861)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-fantasy-football-teams-name/1022861 "2025-09-10T17:28:31Z")
I love the clever wordplay oft used in the naming of fantasy football teams. For example, a friend of mine named his team Victourious Secret one year. Absent wordplay, I’ve been in leagues with various references that ar… --- ## [In what sports/activities does an amateur's performance vary as much as in golf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-sports-activities-does-an-amateurs-performance-vary-as-much-as-in-golf/1022879)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-sports-activities-does-an-amateurs-performance-vary-as-much-as-in-golf/1022879 "2025-09-09T13:00:18Z")
I golf regularly and am decent, not great. Tho my scores are generally within a certain range, on any given day, I don’t know if I’ll play great or horribly. On any individual shot, I don’t know if I’ll hit an amazing … --- ## [Hollow Knight: Silksong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-knight-silksong/1022744)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-knight-silksong/1022744 "2025-09-09T03:21:41Z")
After 7 years, the sequel to Hollow Knight is about to come out in half an hour: Hollow Knight: Silksong on Steam Anyone curious about it? I only played the first one for about an hour, but there is a lot of internet ex… --- ## [Help me identify this space game from before 2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-space-game-from-before-2002/1022827)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-space-game-from-before-2002/1022827 "2025-09-08T21:54:15Z")
So I used to live in Canada for a short while. While there, a friend of the family I was living with brought over a game that was entertaining to play. Normally I don’t like space games, but this was interesting. Okay… --- ## [Running an entertainment filled USB kit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-an-entertainment-filled-usb-kit/1022729)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-an-entertainment-filled-usb-kit/1022729 "2025-09-06T01:53:09Z")
IDK if the title actually makes sense, but for about a month now, I’ve been running my own little ‘company’ at my school; I’ve been making little USB packages with entertainment in them, like movies and music and shows f… --- ## [MLB: August 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595 "2025-09-05T17:09:38Z")
I didn’t see the August thread yet. --- ## [Anyone a fan of Hanabi (card/tile game)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-a-fan-of-hanabi-card-tile-game/799261)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-a-fan-of-hanabi-card-tile-game/799261 "2025-09-04T15:21:15Z")
It’s a cooperative game in which you all work together to try to fill in sequences of cards or tiles in the middle of the table. The trick is that each player has a hand of cards, but you can’t see your own cards, you ha… --- ## [I want to watch an EPL game (or highlight reel) from 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-watch-an-epl-game-or-highlight-reel-from-2003/1022717)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-watch-an-epl-game-or-highlight-reel-from-2003/1022717 "2025-09-03T20:00:59Z")
I read somewhere that it’s possible to watch any English Premier League match ever broadcast. I jumped through the hoops to create a MyPremierLeague account, and their archives appear to extend only to 2016. I want to wa… --- ## [What computer game is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-game-is-this/1022650)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-game-is-this/1022650 "2025-09-03T00:14:43Z")
I’ve seen some adverts for a simple computer game and would like to know what it’s called. The game features a narrow walkway. The player controls a Warrior firing up the walkway at various opposition. Early on there a… --- ## [Will sports books take parlays on just about anything (as long as it’s sports, obvs)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sports-books-take-parlays-on-just-about-anything-as-long-as-it-s-sports-obvs/1022663)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sports-books-take-parlays-on-just-about-anything-as-long-as-it-s-sports-obvs/1022663 "2025-09-01T22:47:17Z")
I understand that a parlay is effectively a bet on the outcome of multiple propositions at once. But the math isn’t mathing for me. If I bet $100 on Tennessee to beat Clemson AND Arsenal to draw against Burnley, I’d prob… --- ## [NFL 2025 Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2025-preseason-thread/1021746)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2025-preseason-thread/1021746 "2025-09-01T22:19:29Z")
With the first full slate of preseason games this weekend, starting on Thursday, we’re officially out of the off-season, so starting a new thread. In addition to the news about Shedeur Sanders getting the nod to start i… --- ## [Kentucky Derby 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2025/1017746)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2025/1017746 "2025-08-31T21:09:03Z")
Entries and morning lines are out on Equibase. See here: Looks like this one will be interesting, as there are only three that are single-digits on the morning line: 8 Journalism, m/l 3:1 18 Sovereignty, m/l 5:1 1… --- ## [Multi-use venues that have a nickname related to a sports team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-use-venues-that-have-a-nickname-related-to-a-sports-team/1022624)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-use-venues-that-have-a-nickname-related-to-a-sports-team/1022624 "2025-08-31T18:30:11Z")
The SAP Center in San Jose, CA is sometimes called the “Shark Tank” because the San Jose Sharks play there. The Chase Center in Oakland, CA is sometimes called “Ballhalla” because the Golden State Valkyries play there. W… --- ## [Help me identify a solitaire game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-solitaire-game/998971)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-solitaire-game/998971 "2025-08-31T15:39:54Z")
I learned a solitaire game in the early-'70s. I think one of my grandparents taught it to me, so the game was known in either California or Minnesota. It goes like this (hope I get the terminolgy right): Shuffle toget… --- ## [Thoughts on golf's championship (FedEx Cup)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-golfs-championship-fedex-cup/1022466)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-golfs-championship-fedex-cup/1022466 "2025-08-31T00:02:58Z")
I know how hard it is to get a discussion about golf going around here, but here goes. The PGA Tour just ended its official season with what is called the FedEx Championship. It used to be that the player who won the m… --- ## [Do any sports teams have living, real animals as team “pets” or “mascots” or “ambassadors” or what have you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-sports-teams-have-living-real-animals-as-team-pets-or-mascots-or-ambassadors-or-what-have-you/1022414)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-sports-teams-have-living-real-animals-as-team-pets-or-mascots-or-ambassadors-or-what-have-you/1022414 "2025-08-30T16:31:38Z")
I’m not talking about a team known as “The Eagles” with a guy in an eagle suit. I mean they also have a living, breathing eagle, too. Or maybe they have an unofficial/official team “pet” that has no bearing on or relatio… --- ## [US/Canada football - "tearing down the goalposts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-canada-football-tearing-down-the-goalposts/1022530)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-canada-football-tearing-down-the-goalposts/1022530 "2025-08-28T21:26:51Z")
I was listening to the 1955 classic by the Four Lads - “Moments to Remember”, which has the line “the day we tore the goalposts down”. And that got me wondering - does anyone still do this? Back on the old days, in some… --- ## [Tabletop games and tariffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-games-and-tariffs/1016586)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-games-and-tariffs/1016586 "2025-08-28T16:05:24Z")
I just got an email from Steve Jackson Games and the message is posted on their website. Excerpts: A product we might have manufactured in China for $3.00 last year could now cost $4.62 before we even ship it across… --- ## [I need help making an ARG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-making-an-arg/1018914)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-making-an-arg/1018914 "2025-08-26T17:39:21Z")
I need help making an ARG, because i’m all fresh out of ideas. Who would like to collaborate with me? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=13)