# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=134 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 135 --- ## [How much do which winter sports athletes earn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-which-winter-sports-athletes-earn/808922)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-which-winter-sports-athletes-earn/808922 "2018-02-16T22:48:42Z")
I imagine that most of the athletes we see on the Olympics - such as curlers, lugers, and bobsledders - have to have day-jobs to support their athletic endeavors (in addition to whatever sports organization subsidies.). … --- ## [Some observations on Women's Hockey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-observations-on-womens-hockey/808901)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-observations-on-womens-hockey/808901 "2018-02-15T22:18:44Z")
The talent levels are wildly variant. Not just between teams, that much is obvious. I’m watching USA-Canada. It’s really easy to see who the stars are. No offense intended, but they look like the men. They are fast,… --- ## [Really? No Super Bowl LII thread? What about the commercials??!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814 "2018-02-15T17:10:29Z")
With many in America going to watch the game (or at least attending a party) on Sunday, no discussion about the game? Or its commercials? My wife and I like to stay home alone. We don’t want to socialize at a party, we … --- ## [What is that weird logo on the Patriots' sidelines at Gilette Stadium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804 "2018-02-14T20:33:15Z")
While watching the AFC Championship Game this year, I noticed for the first time that the New England Patriots have a strange-looking logo on their sidelines. It doesn’t seem to be a secondary team logo; it looks more l… --- ## [Family Feud -- do they really ask 100 random people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-do-they-really-ask-100-random-people/808818)
**Author:** [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-do-they-really-ask-100-random-people/808818 "2018-02-14T15:51:37Z")
The show airs daily for a conservative estimate of 200 episodes each year. In a regular game there are four competitive questions for the two dueling families and five questions in the Fast Money final. For the 25 years … --- ## [I found a good "How To Play" Board (and Card) Games Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-good-how-to-play-board-and-card-games-channel/808830)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-good-how-to-play-board-and-card-games-channel/808830 "2018-02-14T15:50:03Z")
I have been getting more into board games recently so I have been watching a lot of "how to play"videos and I find them very hit or or miss but I found a channel that consistently has good ones. Well organized and pleasi… --- ## [L.A. Noire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-noire/808178)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-noire/808178 "2018-02-14T15:08:10Z")
This is straight up one of the best games I’ve ever played in my life. Anyone feel like talking about it? It’s seven years old at this point, which is very old in video game years, but it holds up really, really well and… --- ## [Ridiculously fast scores in this game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-fast-scores-in-this-game/807488)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-fast-scores-in-this-game/807488 "2018-02-13T20:59:05Z")
http://circuits.puzzlebaron.com/index.php My best scores are about 80 seconds. For that to happen, I need to make some inspired guesses early so the end game is not too messed, and then efficiently clean up the end game… --- ## [How can Fallout 4 pronounce my character's name? (no spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-fallout-4-pronounce-my-characters-name-no-spoilers/808737)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-fallout-4-pronounce-my-characters-name-no-spoilers/808737 "2018-02-13T15:14:11Z")
I just started playing Fallout 4 on the Xbox, so please, no spoilers! I’m familiar with playing computer RPGs like Mass Effect where you only have limited choice over your character’s name. And I’m familiar with playin… --- ## [Hoover at the top of a standing vertical jump possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoover-at-the-top-of-a-standing-vertical-jump-possible/808609)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoover-at-the-top-of-a-standing-vertical-jump-possible/808609 "2018-02-12T18:12:56Z")
Running through some random YouTube videos I ran across this one: - YouTube It’s a high school student doing a huge standing vertical jump. The interesting bit (to me anyway) was the he apparently paused unrealistically… --- ## [NFL Conference Championships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074 "2018-02-11T16:19:31Z")
13:05 et jax @ ne 6:40 et min @ phi --- ## [Sex at Seoul Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-seoul-olympics/808491)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-seoul-olympics/808491 "2018-02-11T13:39:40Z")
Over 110,000 condoms will be available to participants. Don’t the games only last about 10 days? Who is having all this sex? Inner team sex? Sex between Finnish bobsledders and New Zealand ice skaters? Can local Korean … --- ## [PC Game Recommendations, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-recommendations-please/807954)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-recommendations-please/807954 "2018-02-10T14:53:17Z")
I just finished South Park’s The Fractured But Whole and it was fun, but basically a retread of The Stick of Truth. I’m not a huge fan of that kind of game anyway – turn based battle? It kind of reminds me of Wizardry … --- ## [diffrences between sims 3 and 4 and which you perfer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrences-between-sims-3-and-4-and-which-you-perfer/808559)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrences-between-sims-3-and-4-and-which-you-perfer/808559 "2018-02-10T00:33:20Z")
Ok I have sims 3 for the 360 and was thinking of getting sims 4 for the X1 … whats the major diffrences …im watching a lets play but a lot of the small details are getting skipped … --- ## [SDMB Pick 'em and Survival leagues 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2017/793629)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2017/793629 "2018-02-09T00:56:00Z")
Last year’s thread which I will copy for most of this post. 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 yo… --- ## [NFL Coaching carousel, who stays and who goes 2017 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-who-stays-and-who-goes-2017-edition/805531)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-who-stays-and-who-goes-2017-edition/805531 "2018-02-09T00:47:41Z")
It is week 17 of the NFL season and there will be the inevitable coaching fires on Black Monday. Actually, with no Sunday night game, it is likely the pink slips will start appearing Sunday night. John Fox of the Bears … --- ## [Civilization VI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vi/768933)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vi/768933 "2018-02-08T22:20:39Z")
Launch Trailer. Steam page Trusted reviews preview RPS preview I haven’t kept up with this one as much as I normally might. I don’t anticipate buying the game until the first big sale in a few months - Civ games usua… --- ## [The 15th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-15th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/795693)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-15th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/795693 "2018-02-08T08:06:29Z")
Tomorrow is the start of the NFL season, and so today I present the 15th edition of this long-running, self-aggrandizing, incorrect in most details, and wrong 12/14 of the time, anthology. As usual, if this isn’t your cu… --- ## [What's All This Debris All Over The Soccer Field, And Why Did The Ref Allow It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-debris-all-over-the-soccer-field-and-why-did-the-ref-allow-it/808399)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-debris-all-over-the-soccer-field-and-why-did-the-ref-allow-it/808399 "2018-02-08T00:45:05Z")
In this clip, the players seem to be playing amidst a bunch of trash - maybe the fans had just rioted or something. How bad would the field have to get before the refs stopped play to clean up? ASIDE: Soccer seems to pu… --- ## [The Eagles win the Superbowl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200 "2018-02-07T13:15:59Z")
Fly, Eagles, Fly On the road to victory Fight Fight Fight Fight, Eagles, Fight Score a Touchdown 123 123 Hit 'em low, Hit 'em High And watch our Eagles Fight Fly, Eagles, Fly On the road to victory! E…A…G…L…E…… --- ## [Middle Earth: Shadow of War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-shadow-of-war/798435)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-shadow-of-war/798435 "2018-02-07T04:15:01Z")
If you liked Shadow of Mordor, you’re going to LOVE the sequel. I’ve been playing it all night and it is amazing. I’m playing on hard (Nemesis) and let me tell you, they are NOT kidding. I’ve died… I don’t know about 20 … --- ## [Does anyone play TIS-100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-play-tis-100/808168)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-play-tis-100/808168 "2018-02-06T23:15:07Z")
It’s a game where you use something closely resembling a highly reduced Assembly Language instruction set to accomplish various “simple” tasks. “Simple” in quotes because I just spent a sleepless night figuring out how t… --- ## [The TD That Almost Wasn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-td-that-almost-wasnt/808236)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-td-that-almost-wasnt/808236 "2018-02-06T19:57:21Z")
Bear with me, but I don’t get the finer points of (American) football. Can you explain the Eagles’ TD - the 2nd to be challenged during the Big Game? You’ll recall the player was in the end zone. He had the ball for mayb… --- ## [Why start the Superb Owl so late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-start-the-superb-owl-so-late/808175)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-start-the-superb-owl-so-late/808175 "2018-02-06T13:50:47Z")
It’s no surprise since I’ve been looking at the start time of the game for weeks, but it occurs to me this morning that the Super Bowl will probably wrap up on the East Coast around 10:30 pm and that’s a little late for … --- ## [KC Chiefs Fans: What are your feelings on Andy Reid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kc-chiefs-fans-what-are-your-feelings-on-andy-reid/646164)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kc-chiefs-fans-what-are-your-feelings-on-andy-reid/646164 "2018-02-06T11:54:25Z")
As a long-time Philly guy, I am curious how Chiefs fans feel about Andy Reid coming in and running the operation… what are your feelings, thoughts, predictions? --- ## [Was joltin' Joe Really Jolting???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-joltin-joe-really-jolting/807981)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-joltin-joe-really-jolting/807981 "2018-02-06T04:26:23Z")
With a nickname like “Joltin’ Joe”, I thought for sure Joe DiMaggio must have an impressive number of stolen bases (SB). According to Joe’s stats, Joe had 30 SBs in 13 years. In contrast, Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry had 2… --- ## [Celeste - what a great plaformer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeste-what-a-great-plaformer-game/808276)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeste-what-a-great-plaformer-game/808276 "2018-02-06T01:11:55Z")
IGN gave it a 10/10. It really is a lot of fun. I have yet to turn on assist-mode and I am through chapter 3. I was pretty tempted during some of the more difficult sequences, but I have held off. If you haven’t heard,… --- ## [15th Annual Superbowl Early Picks thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-superbowl-early-picks-thread/805802)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-superbowl-early-picks-thread/805802 "2018-02-05T19:55:24Z")
Kinda late, but no one else started the Superbowl Pick thread. Here are the previous winners. Year 1: Trillionaire Year 2: Uncommon Sense Year 3: Airman Doors, USAF Year 4: Grits and Hard Toast Year 5: Hal Briston Y… --- ## [How will the revived XFL do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-revived-xfl-do/808213)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-revived-xfl-do/808213 "2018-02-05T18:22:14Z")
Vince McMahon announced the revival of the XFL recently. It’s set to launch in 2020. How do you think it’ll do? Do you think it’ll at least do better than last time? --- ## [Why was this record not only thrown out, but its holder banned for life? (Atari game speed run)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-record-not-only-thrown-out-but-its-holder-banned-for-life-atari-game-speed-run/808170)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-record-not-only-thrown-out-but-its-holder-banned-for-life-atari-game-speed-run/808170 "2018-02-05T17:47:38Z")
I am puzzled by the extreme nature of the action Twin Galaxies took. Throwing out the record I completely understand. But nothing in the article seems to give any indication there was actual cheating involved–from the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=133) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=135)