# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=137 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 138 --- ## [NFL Week 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/805625)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/805625 "2018-01-07T03:36:23Z")
Sunday early GB @ DET CHI @ MIN HOU @ IND CLE @ PIT NYJ @ NE WAS @ NYG DAL @ PHI Sunday late JAX @ TEN BUF @ MIA CIN @ BAL OAK @ LAC ARI @ SEA SF @ LAR CAR @ ATL KC @ DEN NO @ TB I’m too lazy to look up… --- ## [Dues firing NFL coaches help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dues-firing-nfl-coaches-help/805703)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dues-firing-nfl-coaches-help/805703 "2018-01-06T18:05:57Z")
A bunch of local friends and acquaintances feel various ways about our NFL team’s coach being fired. I don’t follow sports closely, and this is something I’ve always wondered about. Does firinga coach and bringing in a … --- ## [A video game question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-video-game-question/805765)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-video-game-question/805765 "2018-01-05T17:53:52Z")
Why is rank “S” higher than rank “A”? --- ## [So, the new Clue: did they replace the Kitchen with a Laboratory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-clue-did-they-replace-the-kitchen-with-a-laboratory/805659)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-clue-did-they-replace-the-kitchen-with-a-laboratory/805659 "2018-01-05T15:55:27Z")
Hasbro has fired Mrs White, the domestic servant and Cook at Boddy Manor, after half a century of loyal service. In keeping with modern sensibilities, Mrs White has been replaced with Dr Orchid, a woman with a Ph.D. in … --- ## [How well does D&D 5e handle future tech / sci fi weapons/armor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-does-d-d-5e-handle-future-tech-sci-fi-weapons-armor/805695)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-does-d-d-5e-handle-future-tech-sci-fi-weapons-armor/805695 "2018-01-04T16:41:11Z")
Bricker Jr is planning to DM a new role playing campaign. His idea for a story is essentially fantasy meets SF: a future genetically terraformed world settled by man in which the native species of life weren’t wiped out,… --- ## [College Football Coaching Carousel - 2017-18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-coaching-carousel-2017-18/802641)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-coaching-carousel-2017-18/802641 "2018-01-04T10:51:37Z")
I thought we might separate the inevitable discussion of coaching changes from the other CFB thread (since it wasn’t labeled “omnibus” this year:p). At this point it looks like we have these definite openings: Florida … --- ## [SDMB and Cards Against Humanity collide at the Mercotan household this holiday season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-cards-against-humanity-collide-at-the-mercotan-household-this-holiday-season/805668)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-cards-against-humanity-collide-at-the-mercotan-household-this-holiday-season/805668 "2018-01-04T02:06:24Z")
A few years ago, my daughters conspired to get me one of the best gifts I’ve ever gotten: Custom-made Cards Against Humanity playing cards, both the black and white cards. Indistinguishable from regular CAH cards save … --- ## [Winter digital distribution sales 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales-2017/805007)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales-2017/805007 "2018-01-03T21:32:48Z")
Steam sale started today. uPlay is having a sale, but doesn’t have a good web link - just look in the uplay client. Origin Fanatical (new, I think they ued to be Bundlestars or one of those small indie-oriented sites) … --- ## [Has a hockey team ever opted not to have a goalie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-hockey-team-ever-opted-not-to-have-a-goalie/805610)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-hockey-team-ever-opted-not-to-have-a-goalie/805610 "2018-01-02T19:13:30Z")
I’m not an avid hockey fan, but I was watching a game the other night and they mentioned pulling the goalie out towards the end of regulation to have an extra player. Has a team ever just gone a whole game without a goa… --- ## [race and the NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-and-the-nfl/805722)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-and-the-nfl/805722 "2018-01-02T19:08:22Z")
I am aware of the potential for undocumented and unsupported ugly rhetoric in the posts to follow, and I hope it doesn’t happen. None-the-less, I do have a serious question that I hope will be met with serious speculati… --- ## [2017 Bowl Games Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446 "2018-01-02T14:42:31Z")
Wow. I’m sucking. I do a yearly “pick-em” and I’m under 50%. I didn’t put much thought into it actually. Don’t know much about anything but the Pac-12, and that Alabama sucks. :wink: Haven’t been many good games. Army a… --- ## [To the moon (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moon-open-spoilers/672135)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moon-open-spoilers/672135 "2018-01-02T00:05:06Z")
Anyone else tried this game? I’m usually not a fan of this kind of RPG and point & click game but this one was special. It’s actually a love story. I was even more surprised to find myself liking and being emotionally en… --- ## [Does anyone have experience with BetDSI for online sports wagers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-betdsi-for-online-sports-wagers/805690)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-betdsi-for-online-sports-wagers/805690 "2018-01-01T16:07:24Z")
It seems legit but I know the feds have cracked down on previous gaming sites. --- ## [NHL: December 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2017/803509)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2017/803509 "2018-01-01T01:06:08Z")
I thought the Habs sucked Micheal Gross balls with their worst start in 76 years (losing seven of their first eight, and being the first team to suffer a regulation-time loss to the 31st-ranked Arizona Coyotes), but my y… --- ## ["Bend Over for the Trojan" - The 0-16 NFL Season Thread (2017 ed.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-over-for-the-trojan-the-0-16-nfl-season-thread-2017-ed/796692)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-over-for-the-trojan-the-0-16-nfl-season-thread-2017-ed/796692 "2017-12-31T22:39:52Z")
Step right down, folks, for our semi-regular thread celebrating football failure. What miserable, fiasco of a team will join the '76 Bucs and '08 Lions in that Pantheon of Paucity known as the winless NFL season? Any giv… --- ## [Stardew Valley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521 "2017-12-30T01:34:10Z")
This game was nowhere on my radar. Apparently it’s been in development by just one guy for three years and was just released into the wild. I heard about it when I read an article about how it was receiving an astonishin… --- ## [Anyone play computer chess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-play-computer-chess/804055)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-play-computer-chess/804055 "2017-12-30T01:08:45Z")
First time in the game room. I haven’t played chess against a human since… oh about 1969. That would be my Dad. He taught me how to play. The moves aren’t that difficult. The strategy is everything. Anywho, I’m pla… --- ## [Planet Coaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-coaster/772318)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-coaster/772318 "2017-12-29T22:13:50Z")
Planet Coaster is a spiritual successor to the Roller Coaster Tycoon games. It’s made by Frontier, who also made RCT3 a very long time ago. You build and manage an amusement or theme park, from editing the terrain to cre… --- ## [Favorite Civ 6 Civilization and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-civ-6-civilization-and-why/791780)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-civ-6-civilization-and-why/791780 "2017-12-29T16:09:38Z")
So what’s your favorite civilization on Civ 6? Mine is Alexander because of the tech and civics boosts you get when you capture a city. --- ## [Las Vegas Sportsbook Betting Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-sportsbook-betting-question/805245)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-sportsbook-betting-question/805245 "2017-12-29T07:05:38Z")
Sports book posts wrong starting time for game…say 1:00 pm, when in fact it is an hour earlier. In the time after the game started but before the posted start time, someone places a bet. What happens? Is the sports book… --- ## [Three goals' a "hat trick," four goals = "?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-goals-a-hat-trick-four-goals/804580)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-goals-a-hat-trick-four-goals/804580 "2017-12-28T23:45:44Z")
Wonder if there is any colloquial term for when an athlete scores four goals (or touchdowns, or whatnot) or more in a game. Two’s a “brace,” three’s a “hat trick” - I know that four goals in a game is rare enough that th… --- ## [Michael Vick makes final $1.5 million payment to creditors, he's paid back $17.4 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-vick-makes-final-1-5-million-payment-to-creditors-hes-paid-back-17-4-million/801929)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-vick-makes-final-1-5-million-payment-to-creditors-hes-paid-back-17-4-million/801929 "2017-12-28T21:25:53Z")
I’ve been impressed with Michael Vick since he was released from prison. He’s done a lot of good work promoting the treatment of animals. Stayed out of trouble. He recently married and is a NFL studio analyst for Fox sp… --- ## [Thoughts on Sims 4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sims-4/805480)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sims-4/805480 "2017-12-28T20:35:22Z")
I used to play the old version a long time ago. The pictures of the new game make it look very bright and cartoonish. How does it hold up to the older games? --- ## [How many professional sports allow each player to have "The Trophy" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378 "2017-12-28T03:13:53Z")
Just read an article about an N.B.A. player that got me thinking. How many sports allow players to obtain a copy of The Trophy? I know for a fact that the N.F.L. allows players to have their own Lombardi Trophy. I’ve he… --- ## [PC games for people who ain't got time for that s\*\*t](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-games-for-people-who-aint-got-time-for-that-s-t/805056)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-games-for-people-who-aint-got-time-for-that-s-t/805056 "2017-12-27T19:17:45Z")
I like PC gaming, but I like doing a lot of other things too, and I find, as I age, I have less time to invest in the really serious games. For example, I recently picked up Skyrim again… Played for about 30 hours, then … --- ## [SDMB All-Pro Fantasy Football 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2017/792570)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2017/792570 "2017-12-27T16:49:28Z")
Last year’s thread This is the 12th year of this league. Yahoo is still doing the auto opt in thing on renewals, so I had to boot everyone from the league manually and send an invite to your normal yahoo address. Pleas… --- ## [Great PC games without micro transactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pc-games-without-micro-transactions/805271)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pc-games-without-micro-transactions/805271 "2017-12-27T16:23:30Z")
I am looking for a new game to play on PC, but I don’t want to play anything that has any element of game play affected by micro transactions. I want to buy a game and pay everything I need to pay up front, without havin… --- ## [SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2017/792571)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2017/792571 "2017-12-26T06:06:24Z")
Last year’s thread We’re in year 9 of this league. Due to the stupid way yahoo has decided to rework their renewal system, I had to boot everyone from the league and re-invite to your normal yahoo FF e-mail address. Pl… --- ## [NFL Week 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/805008)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/805008 "2017-12-26T01:59:32Z")
Saturday IND @ BAL MIN @ GB Sunday early LAR @ TEN BUF @ NE CLE @ CHI ATL @ NO DET @ CIN TB @ CAR MIA @ KC DEN @ WAS LAC @ NYJ Sunday late JAX @ SF SEA @ DAL NYG @ ARI MNF PIT @ HOU OAK @ PHI --- ## [Whats the minimum number of clubs you need to play golf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-minimum-number-of-clubs-you-need-to-play-golf/805092)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-minimum-number-of-clubs-you-need-to-play-golf/805092 "2017-12-25T14:41:51Z")
I know most people have a bag with 14-18 clubs. But what is the bare minimum number of clubs you’d need to play the game? Not to do great, just to play? Can you get by with just 3 clubs, a driver, an iron and a putter? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=138)