# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=138 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 139 --- ## [Playerunknown's Battlegrounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/785408)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/785408 "2017-12-23T20:11:24Z")
https://www.playbattlegrounds.com/main.pu Anyone else played this? It’s a Battle Royale/Last Man Standing game. Up too 100 players airdrop onto an island and have to quickly scavenge for weapons, ammo, protective gear … --- ## [Game recc (PC pref): story as strong as Portal and good for a kid and a grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-recc-pc-pref-story-as-strong-as-portal-and-good-for-a-kid-and-a-grandmother/805093)
**Author:** [@Yask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yask)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-recc-pc-pref-story-as-strong-as-portal-and-good-for-a-kid-and-a-grandmother/805093 "2017-12-23T17:52:47Z")
The stars were aligned and my mother sat in as my son (9) was working his way through the first Portal. She was mildly amused by the humor, was intrigued when he found the first ‘secret’ area, and hooked by the time he h… --- ## [Panther's For Sale - Could the state buy them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panthers-for-sale-could-the-state-buy-them/804993)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panthers-for-sale-could-the-state-buy-them/804993 "2017-12-23T02:59:24Z")
I’ve heard that the Green Bay Packers are actually owned by citizens. Would it be possible for the citizens of North and South Carolina to band together and sell Certificates of ownership like Green Bay and have the tea… --- ## [Any World of Warships players here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-world-of-warships-players-here/804683)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-world-of-warships-players-here/804683 "2017-12-23T00:45:03Z")
We talked about World of Warships (WoW) here a couple years ago I think but it has been a while and now it is on Steam so figured I’d ask. I played it a few years ago and was fairly decent at it but then stopped for 18 … --- ## [Is Roller Coaster Tycoon World worth $4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-roller-coaster-tycoon-world-worth-4/805048)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-roller-coaster-tycoon-world-worth-4/805048 "2017-12-22T21:52:19Z")
I loved the RCT games a lot but I heard RCT World was a different development team and a bad game. Steam has it on sale for 4 bucks now. Is it really that bad? Is it worth the 4 bucks? Anyone play it? --- ## [RIP Dick Enberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dick-enberg/805030)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dick-enberg/805030 "2017-12-22T13:48:09Z")
Legendary diverse broadcaster. Locally in SoCal he was the voice of the Angels, Rams and UCLA football and basketball. He hosted the Olympics and many other national sporting events. He was legendary. --- ## [ESPN president quits due to substance addiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-president-quits-due-to-substance-addiction/804770)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-president-quits-due-to-substance-addiction/804770 "2017-12-22T04:25:13Z")
I wonder if another media outlet was about to out him for this issue --- ## [International Cricket Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-series/804978)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-series/804978 "2017-12-21T23:48:52Z")
Why is there so much variability in how the series are structured? For example, the current Australia - England series has the 5 Ashes tests, followed by 6 ODI’s, followed by a few T20’s. England’s following series at … --- ## [He Hate Me FF Keeper League - Year 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-15/792572)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-15/792572 "2017-12-21T20:01:52Z")
We traditionally draft the day after Labor Day so the draft will be set to Tuesday, Sep 5 at 8:30 Eastern. If that’s a problem, speak up now. Due to the way yahoo handles signups, I had to boot everyone from the league … --- ## [Hey, Portal fans!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-portal-fans/804938)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-portal-fans/804938 "2017-12-20T17:57:54Z")
Headup Games has a new way to play with portals: Bridge Constructor Portal. --- ## [Running a game (WoW) from a thumb drive: pointless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-a-game-wow-from-a-thumb-drive-pointless/804884)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-a-game-wow-from-a-thumb-drive-pointless/804884 "2017-12-19T22:48:57Z")
If I was to copy my World of Warcraft install to a USB thumb drive, would it improve or degrade performance? Or, as an in-game friend suggested, quickly destroy the thumb drive with all of the constant reading/writing? I… --- ## [NFL Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/804592)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/804592 "2017-12-19T21:18:18Z")
Thursday DEN 25 @ IND 13 Saturday CHI @ DET LAC @ KC Sunday early PHI @ NYG CIN @ MIN BAL @ CLE ARI @ WAS GB @ CAR NYJ @ NO MIA @ BUF HOU @ JAX Sunday late LAR @ SEA TEN @ SF NE @ PIT SNF DAL @ OAK MN… --- ## [NFL panthers owner paid out for sex harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-panthers-owner-paid-out-for-sex-harassment/804726)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-panthers-owner-paid-out-for-sex-harassment/804726 "2017-12-19T14:23:37Z")
I guess he decided to join the crowd. https://www.si.com/jerry-richardson-carolina-panthers-settlements-workplace-misconduct-sexual-harassment-racial-slur --- ## [Dungeons & Dragons 5E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-dragons-5e/802926)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-dragons-5e/802926 "2017-12-17T16:53:07Z")
I’m a little late to the game getting to this version, and I’m wondering if there are any Dopers out there with experience with this edition. I didn’t see a previous thread for it, so I thought I’d just toss out the firs… --- ## [To the Moon - very cool PC game worth a look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moon-very-cool-pc-game-worth-a-look/604148)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moon-very-cool-pc-game-worth-a-look/604148 "2017-12-16T23:18:03Z")
Wow, can I not describe this game. It’s not an RPG/Adventure game…more of a point and click experience. It’s more of a story than a game. I’ve only just begun and the focus is way more on the story than the gameplay, bu… --- ## [SI Sportsman of the Year 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsman-of-the-year-2017/800484)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsman-of-the-year-2017/800484 "2017-12-14T21:14:54Z")
Now that the World Series is over, it’s time for my annual thread…who is this year’s Sports Illustrated Sportsman (er, “Sportsperson”) of the Year? Actually, I posted something like this in February, and I still think h… --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/803800)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/803800 "2017-12-14T16:27:47Z")
Thursday NO @ ATL Sunday early GB @ CLE DET @ TB OAK @ KC MIN @ CAR SF @ HOU IND @ BUF CHI @ CIN DAL @ NYG Sunday late TEN @ ARI NYJ @ DEN WAS @ LAC SEA @ JAX PHI @ LAR SNF BAL @ PIT MNF NE @ MIA --- ## [Organized sports in mainland china](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organized-sports-in-mainland-china/804360)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organized-sports-in-mainland-china/804360 "2017-12-14T12:09:04Z")
I am curious about whether there is a “national pastime” sport in China. Something along the lines of football in Europe or Baseball/Basketball/Football in the US. Are there sports stadiums in major Chinese cities where… --- ## [2018 Indy Car Minus Airbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-indy-car-minus-airbox/804470)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-indy-car-minus-airbox/804470 "2017-12-14T07:32:58Z")
Hope someone can answer this question. I’m a long time auto racing fan…however, I am just now learning the intricacies of the cars themselves. Hence my question: The 2018 version of the IndyCar has a new look. Thankfull… --- ## [Actual games using a dreidel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-games-using-a-dreidel/804320)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-games-using-a-dreidel/804320 "2017-12-14T03:04:50Z")
It’s that time of year again… when my kids break out the dreidels and beg me to “play” the dreidel “game” with them. But as a real gamer, married to a real gamer, trying to raise a family that enjoys real tabletop games… --- ## [LiAngelo Ball (basketball player) arrested in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liangelo-ball-basketball-player-arrested-in-china/801036)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liangelo-ball-basketball-player-arrested-in-china/801036 "2017-12-13T20:34:57Z")
I despise everything about the Ball family of basketball players. I still can’t believe the complete stupidity of LiAngelo Ball and two of his teammates who tried to shoplift at a Louis Vuitton store in China. I’m well a… --- ## [Can anyone recognize this old game from my memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recognize-this-old-game-from-my-memory/803958)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recognize-this-old-game-from-my-memory/803958 "2017-12-11T22:52:10Z")
I remember playing a game I liked a lot when I was a kid, unfortunately I barely remember any exact details, but I’ll try. I think that it is in 3d, but not 100% sure, it is something like a Pokemonish type of a design,… --- ## [Getting Over It: "I made this game for a certain kind of person. To hurt them."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-it-i-made-this-game-for-a-certain-kind-of-person-to-hurt-them/803787)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-it-i-made-this-game-for-a-certain-kind-of-person-to-hurt-them/803787 "2017-12-11T14:02:42Z")
A new game from the creator of QWOP and GRIP. http://store.steampowered.com/app/240720/Getting\_Over\_It\_with\_Bennett\_Foddy/ Apparently I’m the kind of person he made this game for. This shit is fun. Unforgiving, incredi… --- ## ["Squeeze" shot (offset plant) in billiards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeeze-shot-offset-plant-in-billiards/804086)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeeze-shot-offset-plant-in-billiards/804086 "2017-12-10T23:00:03Z")
I’m curious how many casual billiards players (snooker, pool, etc.) are aware of the squeeze effect, or “offset plant.” When two balls are touching or almost touching, a transmitted directional change will be opposite t… --- ## [World Cup Finals Draw Friday 12-1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-finals-draw-friday-12-1/802767)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-finals-draw-friday-12-1/802767 "2017-12-10T16:14:48Z")
Beginning at 7am PST; 10am EST 3pm GMT POT 1 RUS GER BRA POR ARG BEL POL FRA POT 2 SPA PER SWI ENG COL MEX URU CRO POT 3 DEN ICE CO RI SWE TUN EGY SENE IRAN POT 4 SER NIG AUS JAP MOR PAN … --- ## [ESPN Expose on Louisville Athletics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-expose-on-louisville-athletics/804108)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-expose-on-louisville-athletics/804108 "2017-12-10T15:08:13Z")
How a midlevel commuter school became The University of Adidas at Louisville Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich leveraged big deals to build university into sports powerhouse only to watch it burn amid charges of ex… --- ## [Calculating MLB payroll threshold for Luxury Tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-mlb-payroll-threshold-for-luxury-tax/777115)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-mlb-payroll-threshold-for-luxury-tax/777115 "2017-12-09T13:50:18Z")
My google-fu has failed me. It is the teams total salary averaging the cost of Contracts & Bonuses plus some number of benefits I cannot determine from googling. It is the last part I am trying to determine. Here is s… --- ## [How fast can you tap your finger -- a really meaningless little contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-tap-your-finger-a-really-meaningless-little-contest/595945)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-tap-your-finger-a-really-meaningless-little-contest/595945 "2017-12-08T04:37:32Z")
I have been using this little online tool for finding out the beats per minute of my music. Then came my moment of genius – “Hmmm, how fast can I tap my finger?” So I tried. I can sustain 400 taps per minute for about … --- ## [Planet Explorers (PC game on Steam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-explorers-pc-game-on-steam/803659)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-explorers-pc-game-on-steam/803659 "2017-12-07T16:23:08Z")
I picked this up on Steam a while back when it was still in beta. Had problems getting it to run, and the storyline and quests were incomplete. But a couple months ago I saw it had been released Nov last year and decided… --- ## [How good are the Celtics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-the-celtics/803760)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-the-celtics/803760 "2017-12-07T14:51:50Z")
How good is this current iteration of the Celts? I haven’t really followed them in many years, but I see they are 22-4. Does this group match up with the Bird/McHale/Parrish gang? How about Russell/Havlicek/Jones/Nelson… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=139)