# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=140 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 141 --- ## [It's a a first down and a touchdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-a-first-down-and-a-touchdown/802145)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-a-first-down-and-a-touchdown/802145 "2017-11-22T04:34:52Z")
We used to have a sportscaster here who used that phrase when a situation like this came up. The offense is inside the 10-yard line but needs fewer than 10 yards to get a first down (e.g., third and five on the 8 yard l… --- ## [How would an NFL expansion work, division-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-nfl-expansion-work-division-wise/802144)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-nfl-expansion-work-division-wise/802144 "2017-11-22T04:11:41Z")
I think this probably has a factual answer… Given that there are 32 teams, 16 per conference, and 4 per division; how could the NFL add extra teams fairly? It seems like they would have to add 8 teams all at once to ke… --- ## [Tennis 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2017/778085)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2017/778085 "2017-11-21T12:54:31Z")
Wow, what an Australian Open. Federer vs. Wawrinka in one Semi-final. Nadal still in it! Both Murray and Djokovic lost, which is surprising, too. Can Roger actually win this thing? I would not put it past him. --- ## [Is this an actual sport? (nsfw, text only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-actual-sport-nsfw-text-only/801907)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-actual-sport-nsfw-text-only/801907 "2017-11-20T16:21:40Z")
In an episode of QI (s14e11, ~12:03) Holly Walsh describes a sport she encountered on youtube like this (this is pasted directly from the subtitles, I just removed extra line breaks, line numbers, and timing info): Nee… --- ## [CONCACAF League of Nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concacaf-league-of-nations/801837)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concacaf-league-of-nations/801837 "2017-11-19T14:19:31Z")
So, CONCACAF apparently is forming a national team league which will occupy the teams over international breaks. This is a disaster for the US, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Instead of testing themselves against top world tea… --- ## [Do you recommend the Super Mario Galaxy games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-recommend-the-super-mario-galaxy-games/799937)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-recommend-the-super-mario-galaxy-games/799937 "2017-11-19T02:22:37Z")
I have not played through an entire 3D Mario game. I did play Super Mario Sunshine upon release, but I got sick and tired of falling from high heights with no quick way back up. I have played: All NES Super Mario All… --- ## [When's the last time so many World Cup regulars struggled to qualify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-so-many-world-cup-regulars-struggled-to-qualify/801569)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-so-many-world-cup-regulars-struggled-to-qualify/801569 "2017-11-17T13:39:38Z")
Italy will miss the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after today’s scoreless draw with Sweden. The USA isn’t exactly a footballing power, but it had made the World Cup every time since 1990 and now it’s out. Ch… --- ## [College Football playoff prediction thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-playoff-prediction-thread/801749)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-playoff-prediction-thread/801749 "2017-11-17T05:47:06Z")
I didn’t see one yet. Looks like it could be rather strange this year. If Clemson beats Miami in the ACC championship (they will), and Georgia beats Alabama (they might), then you’ve got a bunch of 9-1 teams OUT and 9-… --- ## [Gift for Dungeons and Dragons Player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-dungeons-and-dragons-player/801490)
**Author:** [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-dungeons-and-dragons-player/801490 "2017-11-16T18:33:03Z")
I would like to buy a Christmas gift for my nephew who likes Dungeons and Dragons. Any suggestions on what I should get for him? I’m looking to spend about 50 bucks. Thanks! --- ## [Streets of Rogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streets-of-rogue/801702)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streets-of-rogue/801702 "2017-11-16T02:38:42Z")
Is anyone else playing this game? It’s basically a roguelike set in a corrupt city instead of in a dungeon. It’s still in alpha, and it shows (for instance, only 80% of the levels even exist yet), but it has a heck of … --- ## [NFL Week 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/801229)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/801229 "2017-11-15T20:20:58Z")
I’m bad at Thursdays. TNF SEA 22 @ ARI 16 Sunday early NYJ @ TB NO @ BUF CLE @ DET CIN @ TEN GB @ CHI LAC @ JAX MIN @ WAS PIT @ IND Sunday late HOU @ LAR NYJ @ SF DAL @ ATL SNF NE @ DEN MNF MIA @ CAR --- ## [Divinity: Original Sin 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divinity-original-sin-2/796344)
**Author:** [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divinity-original-sin-2/796344 "2017-11-14T20:17:19Z")
It’s out today. Reviews have been stellar. DoS was great, and this one should be better. I love what Larian has been doing to rejuvenate my favorite genre. I played a bit in early access but cut myself off to save it for… --- ## [Can a player pass himself in NFL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-player-pass-himself-in-nfl/801452)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-player-pass-himself-in-nfl/801452 "2017-11-14T10:28:46Z")
Say a running back who throws the ball up in the air, say 10 yards ahead of himself, and runs and catches it, continues and does a TD. Would that be allowed (my son wonders, and now I too)? --- ## [Got a BBC News Alert.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-bbc-news-alert/801555)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-bbc-news-alert/801555 "2017-11-13T23:43:01Z")
That Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup. I feel bad for them because I understand the passion Italians have for the Azzuri. On the other hand, when I heard that alert, I was thinking omg another terror attack. So … --- ## [Eliminating the 4-day week from the NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eliminating-the-4-day-week-from-the-nfl/801416)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eliminating-the-4-day-week-from-the-nfl/801416 "2017-11-13T16:49:03Z")
One of the big complaints about NFL Thursday night football is that the players only get four days to recover from the previous game. Everyone says it’s not enough and it probably contributes to injuries. There’s a simpl… --- ## [2017 Fantasy Football general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765 "2017-11-12T22:27:09Z")
I probably should’ve opened this up a few weeks ago to talk drafts, but it slipped my mind. I’m opening this up for general fantasy discussion of any sort you want. Strategy, sit or start questions, injury news, player p… --- ## [What happened to D&D miniatures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-d-d-miniatures/800912)
**Author:** [@bauble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bauble)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-d-d-miniatures/800912 "2017-11-12T01:14:50Z")
When I was a pup, I used to enjoy trimming and painting lead miniatures from Grenadier, Ral Partha and TSR (there were others, too, but I don’t remember the companies right now). So, feeling nostalgic, I did a search on… --- ## [CFL record: Diontae Spencer gets 496 all-purpose yards in one game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459 "2017-11-11T18:29:06Z")
Spenser got 496 all-purpose yards for the Ottawa RedBlacks, who beat the Hamilton Ti-Cats 41-36 to clinch the Eastern Division first place. Broke the league record of 474 yards from 2000. --- ## [Seahawks vs Refs in Arizona, Week 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seahawks-vs-refs-in-arizona-week-10/801189)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seahawks-vs-refs-in-arizona-week-10/801189 "2017-11-10T21:46:58Z")
This game is embarrassing, the vast majority of yards that the Cardinals have received on offense were through penalties, most of which are questionable. It’s really the Hawks vs Zebras in this game thus far. --- ## [What happened to ground fighting? (Mixed martial arts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-ground-fighting-mixed-martial-arts/800633)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-ground-fighting-mixed-martial-arts/800633 "2017-11-10T20:54:47Z")
The televised mixed martial arts fights I’ve seen for the past year or so feature less ground fighting than they used to. Why? Is this part of the natural evolution of the style, or has the process been helped along by r… --- ## [OK, so do refs get instructed to favor certain teams/individuals, or not? What's the straight dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-do-refs-get-instructed-to-favor-certain-teams-individuals-or-not-whats-the-straight-dope/798332)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-do-refs-get-instructed-to-favor-certain-teams-individuals-or-not-whats-the-straight-dope/798332 "2017-11-10T19:18:30Z")
On the issue of whether officiating favors certain teams and individuals or not, there tend to be two sides, starkly divided: One side insists that such theories are unfounded crackpot conspiracy theories and that the l… --- ## [Caveat Emptor/Video Game Developers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caveat-emptor-video-game-developers/801108)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caveat-emptor-video-game-developers/801108 "2017-11-10T06:23:55Z")
In my not so humble opinion, I am getting really irate with the way video game companies are screwing gamers these days. As a 29 year old who plays them, I can remember the times when they were made and even the poorest … --- ## [Aaaron Hernandez found guilty of first degree murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaron-hernandez-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder/717737)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaron-hernandez-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder/717737 "2017-11-10T04:54:24Z")
It took the jury 7 days and nearly 40 hours, but they found him guilty of 1st degree, and guilty on weapons charges. He will get to appeal. He still faces murder charges for a shooting in Boston outside a night club fr… --- ## [Guess who is upset about Wolfenstein 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who-is-upset-about-wolfenstein-2/798116)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who-is-upset-about-wolfenstein-2/798116 "2017-11-08T02:52:22Z")
So here we have a sequel to a game set in an alternate universe where the Nazis won WWII, and the tag line is “Make America Nazi-Free Again!”…and the alt-right think it’s about them and throws a hissy-fit. Do they have … --- ## [NFL Week 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/800553)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/800553 "2017-11-07T19:22:09Z")
Deshaun Watson tore his ACL in a non-contact drill in practice, such a shame. He was having a brilliant year. Colts place Andrew Luck on IR, no surprise there. We’ve got Bills v Jets tonight, should be a good division … --- ## [Perhaps the world's most difficult puzzle. Perhaps not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-the-worlds-most-difficult-puzzle-perhaps-not/795715)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-the-worlds-most-difficult-puzzle-perhaps-not/795715 "2017-11-07T16:13:15Z")
I was wandering around on the internet and I came across this challenge. The object of this puzzle is simple: guess where the photo was taken. A simple rule but prepare to have your knowledge of geography, history, soc… --- ## [Update on Mafia Championships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-mafia-championships/800795)
**Author:** [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-mafia-championships/800795 "2017-11-05T18:36:16Z")
Quick Mafia Championship Update For those who didn’t follow the Mafia Championship to the end, Dels from GameFAQs ended up winning the fourth season. He will be receiving a winner’s certificate signed by Dmitry Davidoff… --- ## [One play, from 1-yard line, need touchdown - what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-play-from-1-yard-line-need-touchdown-what-do-you-do/800017)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-play-from-1-yard-line-need-touchdown-what-do-you-do/800017 "2017-11-05T05:57:37Z")
So - let’s say it’s the Super Bowl. You’re trailing by 5 points. Your offense is on the opposing 1-yard line and there is one second remaining in regulation. This will be the last play of the game, so downs is irrelevant… --- ## [MLB: October 2017 — Welcome to the Postseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 736\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735 "2017-11-04T20:59:53Z")
Last month’s thread here. After yesterday’s games, the playoffs are now set. NL Wild Card Game: Rockies at Diamondbacks NLDS 1: Wild Card Winner at Dodgers NLDS 2: Cubs at Nationals AL Wild Card Game: Twins at Yanke… --- ## [I wonder how much my Steam account would go for if I decided to ever sell it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-how-much-my-steam-account-would-go-for-if-i-decided-to-ever-sell-it/798337)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-how-much-my-steam-account-would-go-for-if-i-decided-to-ever-sell-it/798337 "2017-11-04T20:58:38Z")
Looking over this list…(under the spoiler box, since it’s a long list), IN YOUR OPINION, how much do you think this collection of games would go for, at the least? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=141)