# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=163 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 164 --- ## [The Ultimate Gaming Accessory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-gaming-accessory/771970)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-gaming-accessory/771970 "2016-11-15T02:18:45Z")
You would be hard-pressed to top this one, folks-The Final Fantasy XV Kingsglaive Audi R8 Star of Lucis can be yours for chump change…er, I mean Trump change-$470,000. --- ## [NFL Week 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/771422)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/771422 "2016-11-14T21:12:40Z")
Thursday CLE @ BAL Sunday early KC @ CAR HOU @ JAX DEN @ NO LA @ NYJ ATL @ PHI CHI @ TB GB @ TEN MIN @ WAS Sunday late MIA @ SD SF @ ARI DAL @ PIT SNF SEA @ NE MNF CIN @ NYG --- ## [DiRT 3 (PC/Mac) for free on Humble Store for very limited time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-3-pc-mac-for-free-on-humble-store-for-very-limited-time/771564)
**Author:** [@DoggyDunnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoggyDunnit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-3-pc-mac-for-free-on-humble-store-for-very-limited-time/771564 "2016-11-14T17:55:26Z")
PC/Mac rally-car game. I don’t know much about the game itself, but I’m the kinda guy who can’t resist “free”, even if I don’t end up actually playing the game and it just ends up in my Steam library gathering virtual du… --- ## [Help me pick a semi-rare Yu-Gee-Oh card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-semi-rare-yu-gee-oh-card/771792)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-semi-rare-yu-gee-oh-card/771792 "2016-11-14T00:11:41Z")
I want to buy a card for someone I love who has many, many cards, but says he never spends more than three dollars or so on one. Here are my criteria: I’m looking to spend $20-30. I want something he probably doesn’t h… --- ## [Can a Chicagoan explain the Jim Belushi hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-chicagoan-explain-the-jim-belushi-hate/661904)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-chicagoan-explain-the-jim-belushi-hate/661904 "2016-11-12T18:27:17Z")
Apparently everyone was pissed off that Jim Belushi was on the ice after the Blackhawks win, hoisting the Cup. I get that it’s total bullshit for him to be on the ice hoisting the Cup, but the hatred seems to go beyond … --- ## [Cryptic crossword puzzle - Crack the Safe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-crossword-puzzle-crack-the-safe/771432)
**Author:** [@dominic65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dominic65)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-crossword-puzzle-crack-the-safe/771432 "2016-11-12T05:22:42Z")
So you’ve broken into the study containing the safe. But instead of the usual lock mechanism, it just has a QWERTY keypad, with a sticker saying “Enter password. Warning: deadlock operates after incorrect attempt.” Damn… --- ## [NFL Week 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/770862)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/770862 "2016-11-10T23:19:39Z")
Didn’t notice no one started the thread, I gotta remember to start them earlier. Thursday ATL 43, TB 28 Sunday early PIT @ BAL DAL @ CLE JAX @ KC NYJ @ MIA DET @ MIN PHI @ NYG Sunday late CAR @ LA NO @ SF IN… --- ## [MLB. And here comes the Post Season!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 1149\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171 "2016-11-10T17:46:22Z")
And I am excited! Do or Die one game wildcard playoffs! Doesn’t get much better than that! Followed by Division, and League Championships. Then the World Series. I love baseball. And the postseason rocks! You folk… --- ## [What is the record for 3 point accuracy in basketball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-record-for-3-point-accuracy-in-basketball/334781)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-record-for-3-point-accuracy-in-basketball/334781 "2016-11-10T14:42:38Z")
Either in pro basketball, the NCAA or in small time tournaments, what is the record for three point accuracy. What is the average accuracy for things like amateur basketball, the NCAA or pro basketball. --- ## [Who else mutes the TV during games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-mutes-the-tv-during-games/769620)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-mutes-the-tv-during-games/769620 "2016-11-09T18:26:39Z")
Last night as usual I watched the NBC feed of the Seahawks/Cardinals game–but the TV was on mute. For sound, I listened to the local Seahawks radio. The Seahawks broadcast team is way better than the NBC team (Seahawks… --- ## [Players with names too long to fit on back of jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-with-names-too-long-to-fit-on-back-of-jersey/770969)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-with-names-too-long-to-fit-on-back-of-jersey/770969 "2016-11-09T00:22:07Z")
So there are some people with extremely long surnames, and I wonder, if a player’s surname is simply far too long to fit in the space on the jersey between the shoulders, what does the team do? Do they give him a much s… --- ## [Baseball: Fan Interference Rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fan-interference-rules/767697)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fan-interference-rules/767697 "2016-11-08T23:28:09Z")
After last night’s beautiful display of sportsmanship by a Toronto fan, why doesn’t MLB take drastic action once and for all regarding such things? I’m really sick and tired of years and years of fan interference. Pen th… --- ## [MLB Rules: Can the Pitcher Fake A Throw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-rules-can-the-pitcher-fake-a-throw/767891)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-rules-can-the-pitcher-fake-a-throw/767891 "2016-11-08T20:14:04Z")
When throwing to 1st base to mess with a leading runner, can the pitcher fake a throw to 1st base? It doesn’t look like they do to me. I know they’ll turn to 1st, and the runner will get back on base. They may even raise… --- ## [Did Phelps Qualify as a Substitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-phelps-qualify-as-a-substitute/762467)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-phelps-qualify-as-a-substitute/762467 "2016-11-08T16:28:20Z")
No one is trying to detract from Phelps’ performance, but one has to wonder… The question was raised on a local talk show about how legitimate it was to insert Michael Phelps into a (swim) rely in which he had no intent… --- ## [Boston-Cleveland, Bottom of 4th Error?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-cleveland-bottom-of-4th-error/767890)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-cleveland-bottom-of-4th-error/767890 "2016-11-08T16:21:49Z")
In the bottom of the fourth, when the Cleveland batter hit the ball up the third base line, the Red Sox 3rd baseman bobbled the ball. I can’t tell for certain, but I do not believe they scored this as an error. Why not?… --- ## [Looks like whether it's baseball, football, or basketball, all losings team do the same thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-whether-its-baseball-football-or-basketball-all-losings-team-do-the-same-thing/766757)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-whether-its-baseball-football-or-basketball-all-losings-team-do-the-same-thing/766757 "2016-11-08T15:11:03Z")
Play their hardest at the end of the season to mess up other teams chances of getting into the playoffs.:smack: Been playing like shit all season look and now you want to play like winning matters? In baseball ri… --- ## [Fair division of treasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-division-of-treasure/768643)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-division-of-treasure/768643 "2016-11-08T13:18:59Z")
I’ve got a scenario here that arose in a game, and which would be dealt with via game theory, that I’d like some suggestions on. There are two factions, call them the Heroes and the Guild. These two factions have come … --- ## [Mickey Mantle, the fastest ballplayer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mickey-mantle-the-fastest-ballplayer/62621)
**Author:** [@Catenary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catenary)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mickey-mantle-the-fastest-ballplayer/62621 "2016-11-08T04:08:05Z")
I’m in a serious debate. I say Mickey Mantle was one of the fastest, if not the fastest, ballplayer of all time. Of course, there’s dissent and I need facts to prove my case. I read that he was once clocked at 3.1 second… --- ## [Has a male pro athlete ever chosen to be childless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-male-pro-athlete-ever-chosen-to-be-childless/742918)
**Author:** [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-male-pro-athlete-ever-chosen-to-be-childless/742918 "2016-11-08T03:29:59Z")
With respect to the intent of my inquiry, this is excluding cases of fertility problems, asexuality or anyone with non-heterosexal preferences. Another exception would be a religious athlete who believed sex outside marr… --- ## [Throwing the game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-the-game/770930)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-the-game/770930 "2016-11-08T03:18:21Z")
Has there been any professional American teams (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, etc) that have been found to have intentionally thrown games? Do the different American sports leagues have specific penalties for “throwing a gam… --- ## [Is there a QB controversy now in Dallas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-qb-controversy-now-in-dallas/771023)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-qb-controversy-now-in-dallas/771023 "2016-11-08T00:37:29Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread about the “Tony Romo Principle”, so I made a new thread for this question: Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott has led his team to a 7-1 start while the expected starting QB, Tony… --- ## [Selling Sports Tickets vs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-sports-tickets-vs/770993)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-sports-tickets-vs/770993 "2016-11-07T20:43:38Z")
Oops! Sorry… see below! --- ## [The Tony Romo Principle of fan criticism - am I understanding this correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tony-romo-principle-of-fan-criticism-am-i-understanding-this-correctly/770330)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tony-romo-principle-of-fan-criticism-am-i-understanding-this-correctly/770330 "2016-11-07T20:18:56Z")
I’ve noted that Tony Romo has been the target of far greater criticism, over the past decade, than just about any other recent Cowboys quarterback, and also many other quarterbacks in the NFL who are arguably of lower ca… --- ## [NFL Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/769925)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/769925 "2016-11-06T18:51:16Z")
I’m shocked that the Jags@Titans game didn’t spur anyone else onto starting this thread. Here’s Blake Bortles’ stat line from last night: 33 of 54 for 337 yards 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Pretty damn impressive s… --- ## [Help me find old baseball player, leg wrecked by experimental treatment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-old-baseball-player-leg-wrecked-by-experimental-treatment/770725)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-old-baseball-player-leg-wrecked-by-experimental-treatment/770725 "2016-11-06T16:45:41Z")
There was a story I heard a long time ago, I was trying to remember, but I can’t figure out the magic google spell to find it. Some details may be totally mis-remembered, but I’ll say the ones I think I remember in case… --- ## [Post World Series- what happens to the White Sox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-world-series-what-happens-to-the-white-sox/769907)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-world-series-what-happens-to-the-white-sox/769907 "2016-11-05T12:20:10Z")
Obviously the White Sox have problems, and it doesn’t help the team when the Cubs are in the World Series. (They love it if the team was in the World Series of Poker, but that’s a different game). Chicago has a media bia… --- ## [Koji Kondo ripped off obscure '70s funk band Friendship.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637)
**Author:** [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637 "2016-11-05T03:49:28Z")
Well, he's already got the porn 'stache.:D --- ## [Blackpool Fc and The Oystons. Should this be allowed by the F.A? (long Post warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackpool-fc-and-the-oystons-should-this-be-allowed-by-the-f-a-long-post-warning/770615)
**Author:** [@Trevor\_Does\_Not\_Exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trevor_Does_Not_Exist)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackpool-fc-and-the-oystons-should-this-be-allowed-by-the-f-a-long-post-warning/770615 "2016-11-05T02:02:51Z")
i thought id start a discussion up on the most hated family in sport. The Oystons and the fate of Blackpool FC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool\_F.C. a little background on the oystons can be found here http… --- ## [MLB Offseason 2016/2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-offseason-2016-2017/770662)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-offseason-2016-2017/770662 "2016-11-05T00:06:44Z")
It Is officially the offseason and moves have already been made. \> Tigers trade Cameron Maybin to Angel’s \> Astros trade Pat Neshek to Philly \> Red Sox pick up David Ortiz’s 2017 option…story developing. OK story not… --- ## [MLB Hat Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hat-question/770494)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hat-question/770494 "2016-11-04T19:50:14Z")
Watching the World Series, the players’ hats always look new. Do they get new ines each game? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=164)