# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=16 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [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… --- ## [Self-Proclaimed King Has Become the Court Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-proclaimed-king-has-become-the-court-jester/1017752)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-proclaimed-king-has-become-the-court-jester/1017752 "2025-05-29T02:16:39Z")
This season, and especially the post season Timberwolves series, has been a fitting punishment for the arrogant LeBron James who has become a faded caricature of the great player he once was. The self-proclaimed “Greate… --- ## [Video Games: Extra Life at 10000 Points](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-extra-life-at-10000-points/1018738)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-extra-life-at-10000-points/1018738 "2025-05-25T04:48:46Z")
I’ve been playing some retro video games, sometimes old Atari ones. It is striking how many of them give the player “a bonus life” after 10000 points. Some of these games were arcade standbys. It occurred to me that w… --- ## [Steroid Olympics set to debut in May 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steroid-olympics-set-to-debut-in-may-2026/1018647)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steroid-olympics-set-to-debut-in-may-2026/1018647 "2025-05-24T21:43:08Z")
Here’s one article from ESPN. I suppose something like this was bound to happen eventually, but I’m none the less disappointed to see it actually happen. I’m not surprised by some of the names associated with the pro… --- ## [Minecraft for Old People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-for-old-people/1018484)
**Author:** [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-for-old-people/1018484 "2025-05-24T11:28:50Z")
Would anyone like to join a Bedrock Minecraft Realm? My mother and I play Minecraft together. She’s retired, so she plays a lot. I play quite a bit. We really enjoy it. However, we’d like to play with a larger group, bu… --- ## [Pete Rose dead at 83](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-rose-dead-at-83/1008307)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-rose-dead-at-83/1008307 "2025-05-18T01:12:30Z")
Baseball legend Pete Rose has passed away at the age of 83. --- ## [Skyrim: modded? Which mods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-modded-which-mods/1018311)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-modded-which-mods/1018311 "2025-05-16T16:01:28Z")
I have the itch to play Skyrim again, probably because of everyone talking about the Oblivion remaster. While I beat both games, and had multiple playthroughs over the years I never really engaged with the DLC content; a… --- ## [What's the best way to play through Baldur's Gate 3 for the story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-play-through-baldurs-gate-3-for-the-story/1017350)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-play-through-baldurs-gate-3-for-the-story/1017350 "2025-05-14T13:55:40Z")
When BG3 first came out, I did a murdery physics-based playthrough in which I threw every character off a cliff without talking to them, including most of the companions. I had a ton of fun (see my review if you wanna kn… --- ## [The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot - SDMB, Let's Vote! And Argue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot-sdmb-lets-vote-and-argue/1010415)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot-sdmb-lets-vote-and-argue/1010415 "2025-05-13T23:01:44Z")
The 2025 Hall of Fame ballot has been set, with a few names already eliminated by the screeners. Here we go. NOTE: I’m going to do the 14 first times, then come back later and edit this post to add everyone else. Norm… --- ## [NHL trivial comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-trivial-comments/1018293)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-trivial-comments/1018293 "2025-05-13T23:01:34Z")
On April 5, 1970, Chicago scored five empty-net goals against Montreal. How/why you ask? Montreal had to tie or win the game to make the playoffs. With 9:30 left in the 3rd period and behind 5-2, they pulled their goali… --- ## [Customizeable games like Baldurs Gate or free DND turn based games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizeable-games-like-baldurs-gate-or-free-dnd-turn-based-games/1018111)
**Author:** [@Old\_Sport17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Sport17)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizeable-games-like-baldurs-gate-or-free-dnd-turn-based-games/1018111 "2025-05-10T00:09:30Z")
I’ve been trying to find new games to play, and I’m getting into Baldurs Gate. I like turn based games, and I wanted to find one like it that I could customize my full team and not just stats. I also wanted to know if th… --- ## [Can you have a game installed on more than one PS5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-a-game-installed-on-more-than-one-ps5/1018164)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-a-game-installed-on-more-than-one-ps5/1018164 "2025-05-09T19:14:26Z")
I’m sure the typical answer is no. However, my step-son has a PS5 at his dad’s house, and we’re thinking of getting him one for our house. If he logs in with the same credentials he uses at his dad’s house, will that a… --- ## [How much luck would an average layman have swinging at MLB pitcher's pitches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-luck-would-an-average-layman-have-swinging-at-mlb-pitchers-pitches/1017774)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-luck-would-an-average-layman-have-swinging-at-mlb-pitchers-pitches/1017774 "2025-05-07T21:10:22Z")
Unlike a professional batter, a layman isn’t going to do much analysis. He’s not going to be closely studying the pitcher’s body movements and think, “Ah, that movement indicates a slider” or be strategically thinking, “… --- ## [Should Taxes/Tuition be used to pay college athletes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxes-tuition-be-used-to-pay-college-athletes/1017593)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxes-tuition-be-used-to-pay-college-athletes/1017593 "2025-05-07T14:53:21Z")
I can see where they need money, but there’s gonna be an uproar for sure. Especially if you don’t go to that school or support it. Why should people in Happy Valley have to pay for Pitt athletes, for example? --- ## [The Magical Jersey Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magical-jersey-question/1017828)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magical-jersey-question/1017828 "2025-05-06T21:52:34Z")
Here’s a question for you. Suppose I were to offer you a special magical jersey. It’s the jersey of your favourite professional sports team (if you want a particular number or name on it, cool, I can do that for you.) … --- ## [Can someone decipher theses hockey stats for me, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-decipher-theses-hockey-stats-for-me-please/1017504)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-decipher-theses-hockey-stats-for-me-please/1017504 "2025-05-05T14:07:34Z")
The other night I’m watching the Carolina/New Jersey game, using the FanDuel app on my phone. Across the top were the following stats (sorry, not sure how to post a picture). S, BLK, FW%, PP, PO, PIM, H. I assume S is… --- ## [World snooker final 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-snooker-final-2025/1017818)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-snooker-final-2025/1017818 "2025-05-04T15:21:18Z")
I didn’t see any snooker threads, but better late than never. At the time of writing this, one semi final has been decided and the other is still in play. My thoughts on both: Zhao Xintong 17 - 7 Ronnie O’ Sullivan 28… --- ## [2025 NFL Draft Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-nfl-draft-thread/1017430)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-nfl-draft-thread/1017430 "2025-05-03T03:49:58Z")
We’re 24 hours out, give or take, from the first pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. Time for a new thread! This year’s draft will take place outside the historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Below are the dates and times for ea… --- ## [Qblocks - why does this game use so much data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qblocks-why-does-this-game-use-so-much-data/1017757)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qblocks-why-does-this-game-use-so-much-data/1017757 "2025-05-02T18:57:34Z")
Short version: my wife has been playing this game on her phone. It’s a sort of Tetris-y wood block puzzle game. Turns out it used up about 15GB of our limited data plan this month. How could this one game use that much d… --- ## [How do you know you're getting old? Andre Agassi, 55, plays pickleball!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-youre-getting-old-andre-agassi-55-plays-pickleball/1017726)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-youre-getting-old-andre-agassi-55-plays-pickleball/1017726 "2025-04-30T23:02:07Z")
Not surprisingly, he’s also playing in the world championships. I just saw this on NBC News. --- ## [Is there a name for this game design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-game-design/1017553)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-game-design/1017553 "2025-04-28T21:42:15Z")
Where those that are losing are given an advantage or those in the lead are given disadvantages in the name of competition? For example: in Mario Cart if you are in the lead the cars behind you go faster than normal. I… --- ## [Strategy of a numbers choosing game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-of-a-numbers-choosing-game/1017448)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-of-a-numbers-choosing-game/1017448 "2025-04-25T17:18:23Z")
I don’t know if this game has a more common name. When I encountered it, it was just called Numbers. A quick (yet complete) rundown of the rules. You get a group of players. They each get a sheet of paper and a writing… --- ## [A better way to determine NFL draft order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-way-to-determine-nfl-draft-order/1017453)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-way-to-determine-nfl-draft-order/1017453 "2025-04-25T16:03:39Z")
I can’t handle another mock draft article (“Now he’s #3! Now he’s 2nd round! He’s offense! He’s defense!”), so as a distration, I was thinking about alternative ways to determine the draft order. The current order is det… --- ## [In poker, when do you have to show your hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-poker-when-do-you-have-to-show-your-hand/1017315)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-poker-when-do-you-have-to-show-your-hand/1017315 "2025-04-25T02:21:25Z")
Title says it all. Assume the other player has showed their cards at the end of a hand. Do you have to show your cards too or can you just put them in face down and concede the loss but not let the other person know if… --- ## [Trouble with an older game called Nox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-an-older-game-called-nox/1017277)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-an-older-game-called-nox/1017277 "2025-04-21T18:24:15Z")
I got it from GOG and started it up. The introductory cinematic seemed to work all right, but then the main title screen began flickering and the mouse was unresponsive. The game is set to work with Windows 98 and I have… --- ## [I'm looking for information on a very obscure baseball player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-information-on-a-very-obscure-baseball-player/1017155)
**Author:** [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-information-on-a-very-obscure-baseball-player/1017155 "2025-04-18T17:19:21Z")
I’m playing the Seattle Mariners in Out Of The Park Baseball. I have a decent prospect in my minor leagues, a pitcher named Randy Hodges. When I looked up his real life stats i found that in 1977 he pitched one third of… --- ## [What's your go to sports app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-sports-app/1017158)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-sports-app/1017158 "2025-04-18T10:19:49Z")
Right now I’m testing yahoo sports and theScore. I’m on Android, so no Apple Sports. I couldn’t care less about the betting crap, so don’t need that. --- ## [What does "meatloaf" mean in baseball slang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-meatloaf-mean-in-baseball-slang/1017115)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-meatloaf-mean-in-baseball-slang/1017115 "2025-04-17T03:34:15Z")
My favorite baseblogger at Bleed Cubbie Blue uses it frequently, but I can’t find it defined anywhere online. I think it might mean “to win a series”, but I’m not sure. Anyone heard this? --- ## [Masters 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-2025/1017012)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-2025/1017012 "2025-04-16T20:42:33Z")
I dunno if anyone else is watching this, has to be the most INSANE golf tournament in history. Tl;dr Rory McIlroy basically had this won like 4-5 times, but each time he chunks a wedge or yips on a putt, and Justin Rose… --- ## [NHL - 2024 Regular Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683 "2025-04-16T15:10:55Z")
The lowly Canucks start off in fine, disappointing style, at home, opening game of the season, blowing multiple three-goal leads to lose to Calgary 5-4 in OT. Main goalie Thatcher Demko is still out indefinitely. The up … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=17)