# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=141 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 142 --- ## [How about dem Astros!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-dem-astros/800541)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-dem-astros/800541 "2017-11-03T04:41:44Z")
Just had to say it! :D:D:D --- ## [NFL Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/800120)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/800120 "2017-11-01T16:07:18Z")
I keep forgetting to get these up before the Thursday games, sorry. Thursday Ravens 40, Dolphins 0 Sunday 9:30 eastern (London) Vikings “@” Browns Sunday early LAC @ NE CHI @ NO CAR @ TB IND @ CIN OAK @ BUF SF… --- ## [NHL Oct. 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-oct-2017/797868)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-oct-2017/797868 "2017-10-31T05:29:16Z")
Well, the new season is upon us. The opening night is tomorrow, Oct. 4 with: Toronto - Winnipeg St. Louis - Pittsburgh Calgary - Edmonton Philadelphia - San Jose And, speaking of Calgary, it looks like Jagr has agr… --- ## [Tekken 7 - The only game i ever continued playing online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tekken-7-the-only-game-i-ever-continued-playing-online/798583)
**Author:** [@TimeTraveller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeTraveller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tekken-7-the-only-game-i-ever-continued-playing-online/798583 "2017-10-31T05:08:05Z")
hey everyone, this will be my first thread on this forums. Good to be here. so yea, i was saying that i am not really into online gaming, i mostly play games for stories and modding and keep them offline. But tekken 7 i… --- ## [Question about snooker 2017 World Cup Australia v. Malta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-snooker-2017-world-cup-australia-v-malta/800240)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-snooker-2017-world-cup-australia-v-malta/800240 "2017-10-30T20:42:15Z")
This video. What happened? I can’t get the comments to come up. Nothing on the interwebs. I can’t hear the audio. So what rule was violated and why did it end the game? --- ## [animal crossing pocket camp coming out for ios and android ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-crossing-pocket-camp-coming-out-for-ios-and-android/800022)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-crossing-pocket-camp-coming-out-for-ios-and-android/800022 "2017-10-30T04:35:35Z")
After releasing a few mediocre apps it looks like Nintendo just might have its non pokemon killer app MSN Apparently from the lets play type videos this is already out in Australia but heres the official journals Anima… --- ## [Alonso hit on Flacco: Flagrant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alonso-hit-on-flacco-flagrant/800002)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alonso-hit-on-flacco-flagrant/800002 "2017-10-29T17:11:35Z")
During last night’s Thursday Night Football game between the Ravens and Dolphins, Baltimore QB Joe Flacco ran with the ball and was heading toward a first down when he went into a slide. Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso … --- ## [World Series First Pitches--Who do you pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-first-pitches-who-do-you-pick/799523)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-first-pitches-who-do-you-pick/799523 "2017-10-28T02:13:02Z")
Assume the series goes all seven games. Who’s your pick to deliver the first pitch? Game 1 & 2, LA Game 3, 4, 5, HOU Game 6, 7, LA Vin Scully Tommy Lasorda Nolan Ryan or Kate Upton Jeff Bagwell or Kate Upton Greg B… --- ## [Why four person bobsled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-four-person-bobsled/681995)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-four-person-bobsled/681995 "2017-10-27T22:28:19Z")
I understand having two people in a bobsled but why four? Is the extra push that significant. Does it add any element of skill? --- ## [New from Runic Games: Hob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-from-runic-games-hob/799995)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-from-runic-games-hob/799995 "2017-10-27T14:46:53Z")
Hob is a fun 3D platformer from the same company that brought us the Torchlight games and 25% of during Steam’s Halloween Sale. Check it out! --- ## [XBox 1 gets original xbox content](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-1-gets-original-xbox-content/799670)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-1-gets-original-xbox-content/799670 "2017-10-26T22:08:39Z")
Xbox news Have not seen a thread for it, but 13 titles are coming to the xbox one tomorrow, oct 24. Nice because I still have four of those titles , and I think I paid 50 dollars canadian back in the day. Its kinda anno… --- ## [Olden times American football question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olden-times-american-football-question/799877)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olden-times-american-football-question/799877 "2017-10-26T21:56:34Z")
I remember way back when the goalposts were in the front of the end-zones. I even remember going to Baltimore Colt games when the goalposts were like that. I’m just curious - was there a rule about the ball if a kickoff … --- ## [NFL Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/799344)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/799344 "2017-10-26T18:09:00Z")
Thursday KC @ OAK Sunday early BAL @ MIN NO @ GB NYJ @ MIA CAR @ CHI ARI @ RAMS TB @ BUF JAX @ IND TEN @ CLE Sunday late DAL @ SF CIN @ PIT SEA @ NYG DEN @ LAC SNF ATL @ NE MNF WAS @ PHI --- ## [Why have video games gone to this autosave system instead of letting us create our own saves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-video-games-gone-to-this-autosave-system-instead-of-letting-us-create-our-own-saves/799525)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-video-games-gone-to-this-autosave-system-instead-of-letting-us-create-our-own-saves/799525 "2017-10-25T13:30:53Z")
Never having played any Assassin’s Creed games before, I picked up Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection a few months ago when it was on sale for $25. I’ve played through ACII and Brotherhood, and started Revelations ab… --- ## [Loot boxes: a great reason not to buy Star Wars: Battlefront 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loot-boxes-a-great-reason-not-to-buy-star-wars-battlefront-2/799113)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loot-boxes-a-great-reason-not-to-buy-star-wars-battlefront-2/799113 "2017-10-23T22:16:35Z")
So for those not in the know, the beta for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 launched not too long ago, and a big part of the game’s mechanics revolves around crafting and building loadouts. These loadouts are not earned through … --- ## [USA Eliminated From 2018 World Cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-eliminated-from-2018-world-cup/798534)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-eliminated-from-2018-world-cup/798534 "2017-10-23T19:22:26Z")
This will be the first World Cup the USA men’s team have failed to qualify for since 1986. I am a U.S. fan but I’m kinda glad they were eliminated. They didn’t deserve to go. They have been playing so lackluster and u… --- ## [Down by contact? Last night's Chiefs/Raiders game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-by-contact-last-nights-chiefs-raiders-game/799373)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-by-contact-last-nights-chiefs-raiders-game/799373 "2017-10-22T00:04:25Z")
I didn’t save it so I can’t be sure of this, but almost at the end of the game a Raiders receiver caught a pass at about the 1 yard line, fell down, rolled into the end zone, TD called, but on review he was called down b… --- ## [Would you draft a highly talented player with poor character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-draft-a-highly-talented-player-with-poor-character/798736)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-draft-a-highly-talented-player-with-poor-character/798736 "2017-10-21T15:15:37Z")
In Cowboys fans circles, it has long been a gripe that Jerry Jones passed on drafting Randy Moss in 1998 when Moss was there for the taking at the No. 8 draft pick. The view of the Cowboys front office at the time was th… --- ## [ESPN Article on Lonzo Balls NBA Rivalry: Really its Lavar Ball Channeling Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-article-on-lonzo-balls-nba-rivalry-really-its-lavar-ball-channeling-donald-trump/799332)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-article-on-lonzo-balls-nba-rivalry-really-its-lavar-ball-channeling-donald-trump/799332 "2017-10-20T00:36:18Z")
How can a 19 year old rookie have any NBA rivalries? How can he have pissed off so many people in the NBA? Turns out 95% of it is his Dad pissing off people by saying amazingly ignorant things. Lab at gets tons of atten… --- ## [Anyone know how to play Scopa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-play-scopa/799257)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-play-scopa/799257 "2017-10-19T14:26:05Z")
Scopa is an Italian card game and my friend from Italy is teaching me to play. I’m having trouble understanding one aspect of the scoring, and because of that I’m failing to grasp much of the strategy. Also having a hell… --- ## [What NEW game should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-game-should-i-buy/793280)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-game-should-i-buy/793280 "2017-10-19T03:59:15Z")
I have a new computer, and I might be able to buy a new game or two by Christmas. Specs I have been playing Civ3 & Alpha Centauri obsessively for 17years. I’m thinking about a new Civ game, but which one? Here are … --- ## [Playing goalkeeper and coming in contact with carcinogenous turf material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-goalkeeper-and-coming-in-contact-with-carcinogenous-turf-material/799109)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-goalkeeper-and-coming-in-contact-with-carcinogenous-turf-material/799109 "2017-10-18T22:10:29Z")
So, how concerned should amateur goalkeepers be these days when playing the game, frequently diving and getting scrapes and abrasions, and also potentially getting cancer-causing artificial turf into their bloodstream? Y… --- ## [nfl anthem solutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-anthem-solutions/798339)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-anthem-solutions/798339 "2017-10-18T22:06:54Z")
here’s a thought … the nfl should make a rule saying because of all the distractions to the game of football they’ll leave it up to every home team on whether to even play the anthem saying its fine if they do or its … --- ## [Louisville head coach Rick Pitino](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-head-coach-rick-pitino/58925)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-head-coach-rick-pitino/58925 "2017-10-18T00:24:11Z")
I’m glad to see this happening. Louisville needs someone to rebuild it, and Rick Pitino is a master rebuilder. Plus, Denny Crum has left him a fine recruiting class led by Carlos Hurt, one of the best high school point g… --- ## [Ezekiel Elliott Suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ezekiel-elliott-suspension/793794)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ezekiel-elliott-suspension/793794 "2017-10-18T00:05:24Z")
See: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article167069572.html There may of course be facts to emerge, and the NFL claims to have documented “photo and digital evidence” that Elliott abused the woman … --- ## [Urgent: attending Jets v Patriots game today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-attending-jets-v-patriots-game-today/798903)
**Author:** [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-attending-jets-v-patriots-game-today/798903 "2017-10-17T23:29:30Z")
Hi, I’m an international tourist attending Jets v Patriots at MetLife Stadium today. I would like to know if I haven’t printed my ticket, will I be able to get help at a ticket desk at the stadium to print? I am staying… --- ## [Are these shitty cryptic clues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-shitty-cryptic-clues/798252)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-shitty-cryptic-clues/798252 "2017-10-17T15:53:37Z")
Or do I just not get them? No one is missing full board and lodging (3,5) Partition between pigs and birds (8) A touching article or tract (4) --- ## [Match 3 games without microtransactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-3-games-without-microtransactions/798747)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-3-games-without-microtransactions/798747 "2017-10-17T15:36:38Z")
Match 3 games. There are hundreds of thousands of them out there, 99% of them little more than slightly different copies of each other, and 99% of those are little more than flimsy attempts to leech money out of you a b… --- ## [NFL Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/798941)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/798941 "2017-10-17T14:23:33Z")
Thursday Eagles 28, Panthers 23 Sunday early CHI @ BAL GB @ MIN SF @ WAS DET @ NO MIA @ ATL CLE @ HOU NE @ NYJ Sunday late TB @ ARI LAR @ JAX LAC @ OAK PIT @ KC SNF NYG @ DEN MNF IND @ TEN I can’t stop… --- ## [Unthinkable: Argentina fail to Qualify for Russia 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unthinkable-argentina-fail-to-qualify-for-russia-2018/798125)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unthinkable-argentina-fail-to-qualify-for-russia-2018/798125 "2017-10-16T18:10:25Z")
They need a victory in Quito, Ecuador. In the very high altitude. Where they haven’t won in their last three matches. I predict they don’t qualify and this is also an indictment of Mess I as a world class player. CR7, f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=140) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=142)