# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=15 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 16 --- ## [Gender-segregated school sports are based on faulty logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-segregated-school-sports-are-based-on-faulty-logic/1019851)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-segregated-school-sports-are-based-on-faulty-logic/1019851 "2025-06-21T21:38:09Z")
The logic behind gender-segregated school sports is as follows: School sports have a variety of benefits for those who participate in them. Those benefits should be available to anyone who wants them. Most girls can’t … --- ## [Tell me about “mheibes”, the world’s hardest bluffing game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mheibes-the-world-s-hardest-bluffing-game/1019667)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mheibes-the-world-s-hardest-bluffing-game/1019667 "2025-06-20T20:29:28Z")
Can this really be a thing? Mheibes is a bluffing game where teams of skilled body language experts try to guess which of 45 opponents is holding a ring in one palm. How is this even possible? (NB: gift link is follow… --- ## [Ali v. Liston II: Did Sonny take a dive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ali-v-liston-ii-did-sonny-take-a-dive/1019060)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ali-v-liston-ii-did-sonny-take-a-dive/1019060 "2025-06-20T20:22:32Z")
May 25th just marked the 60th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s heavyweight boxing match against Sonny Liston. It was their second match - the first, when Ali was still known as Cassius Clay, ended with a TKO in the 7th rou… --- ## [NHL Playoffs 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2025/1017160)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2025/1017160 "2025-06-19T00:13:02Z")
The opening round matchups are set: Eastern Conference Ottawa Senators (WC2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (1A) Florida Panthers (3A) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (2A) Montreal Canadiens (WC2) vs. Washington Capitals (1M) New … --- ## [NFL+ Premium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-premium/1009399)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-premium/1009399 "2025-06-18T23:45:18Z")
Does anybody here have NFL+ Premium? I’m trying to figure out the cheapest / best way to watch every game for specific out of market teams. I don’t particularly care about watching games live. I would be perfectly conte… --- ## [MLB: March/April 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195 "2025-06-18T16:14:41Z")
Happy opening day! Kind of an odd one as the games all have a mid afternoon to evening first pitch. MLB TV is being a bit of an ass..your free game of the day is the 10 PM Eastern game between the Athletics and the Mari… --- ## [How about them Oilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-them-oilers/996591)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-them-oilers/996591 "2025-06-18T07:22:16Z")
The Edmonton Oilers are currently 14 consecutive wins this season—a Canadian record! I believe the overall NHL record is 17. Can they do it? Fingers crossed! --- ## [Poker: On how shockingly lax tournaments are on cheating / assistance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-on-how-shockingly-lax-tournaments-are-on-cheating-assistance/1019729)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-on-how-shockingly-lax-tournaments-are-on-cheating-assistance/1019729 "2025-06-16T23:25:23Z")
Bit of a rant more than anything, but as someone coming from the chess world to starting to watch poker tournaments…the legal level of assistance looks unfair to me, but it also looks trivially easy to cheat. It’s madnes… --- ## [A weird scheduling issue in the FIFA Club World Cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weird-scheduling-issue-in-the-fifa-club-world-cup/1019636)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weird-scheduling-issue-in-the-fifa-club-world-cup/1019636 "2025-06-14T23:10:12Z")
So tonight an Egyptian club, Al Ahly, takes on Inter Miami at Hard Rock Stadium in a Group Stage opener. Al Ahly is listed first, meaning that they’re the “home” team for this match. Interestingly, the match is being pla… --- ## [How has Baseballl changed in the last 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-baseballl-changed-in-the-last-50-years/1018654)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-baseballl-changed-in-the-last-50-years/1018654 "2025-06-14T15:44:05Z")
There’s the DH, now in both leagues. I guess we needed more Ohtani’s to make them think otherwie. Someone in the Pete Rose thread mentioned how how you’d be credited with a stolen base on a broken (?) hit & run, I guess… --- ## [So what are the best strategy games for an iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-best-strategy-games-for-an-ipad/1019303)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-best-strategy-games-for-an-ipad/1019303 "2025-06-13T20:59:53Z")
…aside from so called “Deck building” games? (I dislike them.) I guess I may get FTL and Into the Breach but I’ve played them a zillion times. Looking for some new experiences. --- ## [Elder Scrolls: Oblivion question on NPC deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-scrolls-oblivion-question-on-npc-deaths/1019600)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-scrolls-oblivion-question-on-npc-deaths/1019600 "2025-06-13T20:52:17Z")
I’m thinking of getting Oblivion Remastered for my Steam Deck. There’s one problem in particular that the original had, however, and I’m wondering if this Remastered edition has done anything to fix it. Named NPCs coul… --- ## [Summer McIntosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-mcintosh/1019506)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-mcintosh/1019506 "2025-06-13T00:55:40Z")
Summer McIntosh has just had an incredible meet at the Canadian Trials: 400 Free - World Record 800 Free - 3rd fastest time in history, 0.95 seconds off WR 200 IM - World Record 200 Fly - 2nd fastest time in history, 0… --- ## [How Much Did a Player Like John Malecki Make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-a-player-like-john-malecki-make/1019486)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-a-player-like-john-malecki-make/1019486 "2025-06-11T21:58:49Z")
This maybe could go in the Game Room, but it does have a factual answer. I enjoy John Malecki’s YouTube channels, focused around woodworking and wood shops. But he had originally wanted to play pro football, and after c… --- ## [Cribbage card game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cribbage-card-game/1019393)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cribbage-card-game/1019393 "2025-06-10T21:32:16Z")
My wife and I play a lot of chess, we have… ~ 3 boards. We also play Cribbage, but as we are in the middle of moving and are missing one Cribbage board… Hey, we have a chess board. So our pieces are pawns (two black, tw… --- ## [Does basketball drag on way too long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-basketball-drag-on-way-too-long/1019376)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-basketball-drag-on-way-too-long/1019376 "2025-06-09T21:30:55Z")
Christ, it was months ago that the Cavs were eliminated and the damn season is still going! --- ## [Annoying - Hearthstone (game) couldn't finish one game today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-hearthstone-game-couldnt-finish-one-game-today/1019348)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-hearthstone-game-couldnt-finish-one-game-today/1019348 "2025-06-09T01:44:07Z")
Hearthstone has been freezing in the middle of games for months. Today I started more than a dozen games and it disconnected from all of them before the end. Is anyone else having this problem? Is anyone still playing H… --- ## [Weird Lineups Of Sports Teams you've seen people rep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-lineups-of-sports-teams-youve-seen-people-rep/1019288)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-lineups-of-sports-teams-youve-seen-people-rep/1019288 "2025-06-08T22:00:54Z")
Weird is entirely subjective. Inspired by driving behind a car today with stickers for the Kansas City Chiefs New York Mets Anaheim Ducks So three different sports, and each team is in a major city on both coasts and… --- ## [Contradictions in Forgotten Realms - An esoteric discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-forgotten-realms-an-esoteric-discussion/1019319)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-forgotten-realms-an-esoteric-discussion/1019319 "2025-06-08T15:39:12Z")
I am talking with @Miller about FR but it is on the OotS thread and this is getting long enough, that I think it it deserves its own thread. Link to OotS: Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread - #2458 by Miller … --- ## [What exactly does a trainer for a professional sport do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-a-trainer-for-a-professional-sport-do/1019141)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-a-trainer-for-a-professional-sport-do/1019141 "2025-06-06T19:04:01Z")
I say professional sport because that is the top echelon of a sport. If a boxer is going to fight in the world championship, why does he need a trainer? His trainer never had the ability to make it to the world champions… --- ## [My favorite game is back! Sort of \[Marvel Heroes\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-game-is-back-sort-of-marvel-heroes/1019113)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-game-is-back-sort-of-marvel-heroes/1019113 "2025-06-06T03:28:11Z")
Marvel Heroes Omega. If you’re not familiar, it was a Diablo style ARPG, but in the Marvel Universe. In fact, one of the creators of Diablo, David Brevik, was in charge for a while. I know it had its technical and bal… --- ## [The Last of Us Part 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-part-1/971691)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-part-1/971691 "2025-06-05T21:59:12Z")
So is it worth it? For those who don’t know, The Last of Us Part 1 is a reworking of the original game with enhanced game play to bring it into the current generation of console. The original game was so great that with… --- ## [MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled today that “permanent ineligibility” from baseball ends upon the person’s death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-ruled-today-that-permanent-ineligibility-from-baseball-ends-upon-the-person-s-death/1018345)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-ruled-today-that-permanent-ineligibility-from-baseball-ends-upon-the-person-s-death/1018345 "2025-06-05T00:40:11Z")
Well, this surprised me… MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled today that “permanent ineligibility” from baseball ends upon the person’s death. This means that sixteen now-deceased players and one now-deceased owner, who … --- ## [What are the official rules of Dominoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-official-rules-of-dominoes/1019082)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-official-rules-of-dominoes/1019082 "2025-06-04T04:02:14Z")
You would think this would be a simple issue. But I was recently asked how to play Dominoes so I checked YouTube. I watched six “How to Play Dominoes” videos - and I learned six different sets of rules. I realize Domino… --- ## [French Open 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-open-2025/1018768)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-open-2025/1018768 "2025-06-01T22:33:03Z")
YAY! teen Canadian compatriot Victoria (good name!) Mboko wins her first match in the Majors, beating last year’s Wimbledon quarter-finalist. A good way to start your first season on tour. Even in the quali’s she won all… --- ## [MLB: May 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2025/1017804)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2025/1017804 "2025-06-01T19:27:49Z")
Trying not to rant, absolutely hate how it takes a multitude of streaming services just to watch baseball these days. What the hell are these ugly ass softball uniforms the Brewers are wearing tonight? --- ## [Shattering basketball backboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattering-basketball-backboards/1018865)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattering-basketball-backboards/1018865 "2025-06-01T18:34:26Z")
My grandson was watching a compilation of players shattering the backboard while dunking. Most of the clips were in the past so I assume it is less common today with better construction. The questions are: How long is t… --- ## [For once, the NBA will have a fresh new champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-the-nba-will-have-a-fresh-new-champion/943816)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-the-nba-will-have-a-fresh-new-champion/943816 "2025-06-01T14:20:28Z")
I don’t particularly follow any of the 8 remaining teams in the playoffs. But I’m happy to see that they’re all teams that have either never won a championship, or at least haven’t won it in many decades. A fresh new kin… --- ## [First female GM in MLB - Kim Ng, Miami Marlins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-female-gm-in-mlb-kim-ng-miami-marlins/925528)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-female-gm-in-mlb-kim-ng-miami-marlins/925528 "2025-05-29T16:05:10Z")
This is a fairly big “first” in MLB, and for all of the major US sports leagues. --- ## [Whatcha Playin'? in July 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-playin-in-july-2023/987272)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-playin-in-july-2023/987272 "2025-05-29T13:10:32Z")
Sorry if I missed a like thread, but is there no place for people to post about what’s currently catching their fancy? Historically I think this thread has covered any sort of gaming, video games, tabletop games, board g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=16)