# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=165 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 166 --- ## [Tell me about the Chicago Cubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-chicago-cubs/768623)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-chicago-cubs/768623 "2016-10-23T18:10:17Z")
OK, now that the Nationals have done their standard “Win the division and collapse in the NLDS” routine, I will be rooting for the Cubs. I lived in Chicago for a couple of years, have a few friends there, and would gener… --- ## [Cheapest option for a VR flight simulator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-option-for-a-vr-flight-simulator/769259)
**Author:** [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-option-for-a-vr-flight-simulator/769259 "2016-10-21T19:15:50Z")
Hello, I’m trying to turn my pc into a VR flight simulator for the lowest cost possible. My current setup is not terrible but not great either: Win 10 Pro AMD Phenom IIX2 1055T 2.80 GHz RAM: 8 GB Video: GTX 560 1 G… --- ## [What are some good cell phone games to get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-cell-phone-games-to-get/769208)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-cell-phone-games-to-get/769208 "2016-10-21T18:32:38Z")
If this thread has been done to death, point me to the conclusions others came to. I have been trying several games on my phone. Sniper games, tower defense, etc. Any good ones to download? Free ones. I don’t want to b… --- ## [Speedsuits Olympic Sprinting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedsuits-olympic-sprinting/669370)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedsuits-olympic-sprinting/669370 "2013-09-23T13:40:47Z")
Why don’t more athletes wear speedsuits? Usain Bolt just wears the regular tank-top (singlet) and compression shorts. Why not wear a speedsuit? Is it against the rules? Or is he so fast he doesn’t need one? --- ## [Recommend some Android games I can play on a plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-android-games-i-can-play-on-a-plane/769174)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-android-games-i-can-play-on-a-plane/769174 "2016-10-20T21:00:52Z")
Got a couple of long flights coming up in the next week or so. I’d like to find some games I can play on my Android phone in Airplane Mode (no data connection) and preferably are also easy on the battery. I like word gam… --- ## [MLB. Is the time between innings longer during the play offs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-is-the-time-between-innings-longer-during-the-play-offs/768293)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-is-the-time-between-innings-longer-during-the-play-offs/768293 "2016-10-20T17:00:59Z")
Maybe I am just anxious to get back to the game. But it seems that compared to regular season games, the time between innings is longer. Could this be true? More commercials? Or is it just me? --- ## [Google Cardboard Demos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard-demos/767084)
**Author:** [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard-demos/767084 "2016-09-27T22:33:15Z")
Not sure which forum this belongs in, but the Game Room is as good as any. Got a new VR headset and wanted to test it out with the Google Cardboard Demos. For the most part, it works OK. The exception is the Google Eart… --- ## [NFL Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/768149)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/768149 "2016-10-18T01:15:23Z")
AFC East NE Patriots 4-1 Well you had your chance while Tom “Tiny Hands” Brady was out. Now you’re playing for the Wild Card. Buffalo Bills 3-2 Everyone thought they were awesome then everyone thought they sucked. … --- ## [3D printing: how long before reasonable cost for home use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printing-how-long-before-reasonable-cost-for-home-use/768633)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printing-how-long-before-reasonable-cost-for-home-use/768633 "2016-10-17T20:07:38Z")
I figure the combination is a printer that can do smooth 3D objects and a 3D scanner to help create the drawing (if that is the correct term) for under $1000. The goal would be replicating & creating toys, miniatures, sm… --- ## [NFL blacked out game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-blacked-out-game/768858)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-blacked-out-game/768858 "2016-10-17T19:37:25Z")
What was the last game blacked out by NFL rules? --- ## [Chicagoans. Have You Ever Heard This One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagoans-have-you-ever-heard-this-one/768240)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagoans-have-you-ever-heard-this-one/768240 "2016-10-17T04:08:08Z")
I heard this on a Ghost Tour I took in Chicago many years ago. There’s a totem pole in Lincoln Park along Lake Shore Drive. The tour guide said that according to Pacific Coast Native American lore, totem poles should a… --- ## [Obduction - from the makers of Myst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obduction-from-the-makers-of-myst/763963)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obduction-from-the-makers-of-myst/763963 "2016-10-16T23:11:28Z")
Obduction is out and I began playing it with Mrs. Mahaloth today. The reviews are really positive and I’ve only been playing it long enough to tell that it is indeed very Myst-like. I’m just wondering the town at this … --- ## [Senna @ 1990 F1 GP: what transmission is in his car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senna-1990-f1-gp-what-transmission-is-in-his-car/768424)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senna-1990-f1-gp-what-transmission-is-in-his-car/768424 "2016-10-16T16:16:36Z")
Referring to this footage of Ayrton Senna roaring through the circuit at Monaco in 1990. Question: what sort of transmission is in that car? He’s manually shifting (watch his right hand), and I’m guessing it’s a sequen… --- ## [Favorite sporting moments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sporting-moments/556883)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sporting-moments/556883 "2016-10-16T00:36:54Z")
Since the ‘game that ripped your heart out’ thread makes me alternate between manic depressive and suicidal, let’s recap some of our favorite sporting moments. Come on, everyone has a couple! Unless you’re from Cleveland… --- ## [Anyone know the tabletop game Melee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-tabletop-game-melee/765738)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-tabletop-game-melee/765738 "2016-10-15T00:08:28Z")
I played this long ago, and I found the Wiki page: Melee (game) - Wikipedia Anyone know the version best to start with? I have some board game friends I think it would be good to play with. --- ## [Vin Scully Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scully-appreciation-thread/766587)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scully-appreciation-thread/766587 "2016-10-13T17:00:55Z")
A search tells me that, unsurprisingly, I did something similar to this thread once before. However, with the legendary Vin Scully set to retire after an unbelievable and unprecedented 67 years behind the microphone for … --- ## [Assassin's Creed Unity...what the hell happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-unity-what-the-hell-happened/768387)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-unity-what-the-hell-happened/768387 "2016-10-13T03:52:48Z")
\[Disclaimer: I don’t have any deeper message here. I’m not trying to make some kind of point. I am writing this for no other reason that it damn ticks me the hell off when something I spend money on slaps me in the face… --- ## [Possibility of American Football ever being dropped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-american-football-ever-being-dropped/768213)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-american-football-ever-being-dropped/768213 "2016-10-13T02:35:33Z")
There is this old thread on the possibility of High School Football being dropped due to concussions http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=756338&highlight=football+injuries Football ,as popular as it is… --- ## [Achievable sporting feats we're still waiting to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achievable-sporting-feats-were-still-waiting-to-see/742201)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achievable-sporting-feats-were-still-waiting-to-see/742201 "2016-10-12T18:54:32Z")
I’m curious to know about sporting feats you’d think would have been achieved at least once, but haven’t. The more achievable the feat, the better. My contribution… One day cricket: 10 wickets by a single bowler in a … --- ## [NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/767823)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/767823 "2016-10-12T17:31:36Z")
Seems like every Arizona receiver has the drops tonight…except, of course, Fitz. They’re lucky the Niners have been so generous with turnovers and penalties. --- ## [Just started playing Torchlight II again, looking for mod recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-started-playing-torchlight-ii-again-looking-for-mod-recommendations/768256)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-started-playing-torchlight-ii-again-looking-for-mod-recommendations/768256 "2016-10-12T01:45:47Z")
The wife and I just picked up Torchlight II again a few days ago, and are having a lot of fun with it. I was wondering if there are any great mods out there we should be playing with. I want the game to remain balanced… --- ## [A revision for The Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-revision-for-the-division/767085)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-revision-for-the-division/767085 "2016-10-11T02:54:39Z")
For anyone who played Tom Clancy’s: The Division but gave up on it after a while Massive have started an effort to do a significant re-balance on game based on a lot of feedback from the player base. There is now a Publ… --- ## [Let's vote on Major League Baseball awards! Thread 1: MVPs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-vote-on-major-league-baseball-awards-thread-1-mvps/767704)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-vote-on-major-league-baseball-awards-thread-1-mvps/767704 "2016-10-11T01:30:02Z")
The writers never get it right so let’s select this year’s SDMB MLB Awards! We shall start with the Most Valuable Player Award. RULES: As per the way the BBWAA does it, please submit a ballot with up to ten players l… --- ## [Minecraft PE: went through portal, is my world gone forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-pe-went-through-portal-is-my-world-gone-forever/767672)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-pe-went-through-portal-is-my-world-gone-forever/767672 "2016-10-09T15:10:56Z")
My daughter, age 7(8 soon, actually) was playing Minecraft PE tonight. She told my wife her world is gone and she was quite distressed about it. Apparently, she put a “portal” down and went though. I loaded it up after… --- ## [Civ 6 has an unusual preorder bonus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-6-has-an-unusual-preorder-bonus/767638)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-6-has-an-unusual-preorder-bonus/767638 "2016-10-08T17:50:13Z")
Civ 6 (pre order now! £50!) is holding back the Aztec civilisation for 90 days, as exclusives for people who preorder. After 90 days, it will be become available to all owners of the game. Another way for publishers to … --- ## [Why not add the WNBA to the NBA 2K games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-add-the-wnba-to-the-nba-2k-games/766849)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-add-the-wnba-to-the-nba-2k-games/766849 "2016-10-08T08:02:07Z")
If you’re anything like me, you’re an NBA fan who honestly couldn’t name more than a handful of WNBA players. But I think the WNBA could gain a lot of new fans, and the NBA 2K games might sell even better, if the WNBA w… --- ## [Oak's College Pick'em '16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-16/763565)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-16/763565 "2016-10-07T21:46:04Z")
I’ve renewed the league again. Everyone that played last year should get an invitation at the email address you used to register. I hope I got the scoring right this year. No point spread, confidence points, picking Y… --- ## [NFL Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/767251)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/767251 "2016-10-07T03:49:56Z")
Thursday MIA @ CIN -7 / 46.5 Sunday early IND @ JAX +2.5 / 48.5 TEN @ HOU -4.5 / 40.5 CLE @ WAS -7.5 / 46 SEA @ NYJ +2.5 / 40 BUF @ NE -4.5 (O/U not listed anywhere for some reason) CAR @ ATL +3 50 OAK @ BAL -3.… --- ## [A nice, entry level game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-entry-level-game/767739)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-entry-level-game/767739 "2016-10-06T23:20:41Z")
I used to play a lot of computer games back in the 90’s, but pretty much gave them up after that. Why? Because I’m the guy who suddenly realizes that it is 3:06am on Tuesday morning and he has a meeting at 7am. But no… --- ## [The Best Day of Sport Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-day-of-sport-ever/767476)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-day-of-sport-ever/767476 "2016-10-05T00:18:28Z")
FTR I live in Los Angeles so all times are PDT 600 am Man City v Tottenham 800 am Arsenal v Burnley 1000 am Raiders v Ravens 100 pm Giants v Dodgers in Vin Scullys last game TY sports Gods [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=166)