# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=17 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Today I got Wordle in two, Connections in four and Queen Bee on Spelling Bee plus it's my Dope anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-got-wordle-in-two-connections-in-four-and-queen-bee-on-spelling-bee-plus-its-my-dope-anniversary/1017047)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-got-wordle-in-two-connections-in-four-and-queen-bee-on-spelling-bee-plus-its-my-dope-anniversary/1017047 "2025-04-15T13:21:20Z")
I don’t normally make posts like this but I just had to share. --- ## [NHL offseaon 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-offseaon-2024/1006463)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-offseaon-2024/1006463 "2025-04-15T01:42:09Z")
Freaking drunken ratbastard, in attempting to drive around two vehicles, ends up running over and killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, who were on bikes. --- ## [Ghost of Tsushima - my thoughts while I play (open spoilers as I progress)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-of-tsushima-my-thoughts-while-i-play-open-spoilers-as-i-progress/1016059)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-of-tsushima-my-thoughts-while-i-play-open-spoilers-as-i-progress/1016059 "2025-04-12T17:54:45Z")
I’m about 9 hours into this game and really enjoying its vibe. I think of it as a “putz around and do stuff on the map” type of game, mixed in of course with some real missions/levels that have been good so far. No one … --- ## [Most Professional US Sports wins for a General Manager ever and most for a GM with a single Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-professional-us-sports-wins-for-a-general-manager-ever-and-most-for-a-gm-with-a-single-team/1016912)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-professional-us-sports-wins-for-a-general-manager-ever-and-most-for-a-gm-with-a-single-team/1016912 "2025-04-12T07:10:51Z")
So Brian Cashman just got win 2500 as Yankees GM. I’m guessing Connie Mack is well ahead of him still, but who else? Any major professional top level US Sport. Though it would be hard to beat baseball by the nature of th… --- ## [Who's the worst professional athlete to grace the cover of a video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-professional-athlete-to-grace-the-cover-of-a-video-game/1016809)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-professional-athlete-to-grace-the-cover-of-a-video-game/1016809 "2025-04-09T17:28:14Z")
We all heard of the Madden Curse, but I’m curious who is the worst athlete to grace the cover of a video game, either stats-wise or morally? (Note, I’m speaking of sports games with a professional athlete as the cover a… --- ## [Who is the second best ice hockey player of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-second-best-ice-hockey-player-of-all-time/1012351)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-second-best-ice-hockey-player-of-all-time/1012351 "2025-04-08T21:46:33Z")
Gretzky is unmatched at the top. No point discussing that. Who is second best? Mario Lemieux? Gordie Howe? Mario Lemieux has the second highest points per game of the top guys, he averaged 1.88. He’s probably my pick.… --- ## [100 warrior game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-warrior-game/1016457)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-warrior-game/1016457 "2025-04-08T20:36:19Z")
I have been unable to Google this game, but I am sure it is well known. Two players get 100 warriors each. For three rounds you get to choose how many warriors to use in a fight. Those warriors cannot be used for subseq… --- ## [2025 College Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713 "2025-04-08T16:19:03Z")
Apologies for getting this posted a little later than normal. I usually have it up shortly after the brackets are announced on Sunday evening, but it was a busy weekend and then when I went to go find my files from last … --- ## [Physicist designs new bats for the Yankees. They hit 9 homers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicist-designs-new-bats-for-the-yankees-they-hit-9-homers/1016336)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicist-designs-new-bats-for-the-yankees-they-hit-9-homers/1016336 "2025-04-04T22:24:03Z")
They look pretty cool. Let’s see how long before they are banned. --- ## [Nintendo Switch 2 - predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-2-predictions/1007520)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-2-predictions/1007520 "2025-04-04T20:13:43Z")
I think they are going to announce it either in November…which would be strange considering it isn’t out for holidays, or they will drop its announcement in January. Some predictions I have: Price: $399 Name: Super Sw… --- ## [Can You Guess This Three Letter Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-guess-this-three-letter-word/1016364)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-guess-this-three-letter-word/1016364 "2025-04-02T17:34:26Z")
As you can see the first in the list looks like a bear cub so the answer is cub and the second looks like the sun so the answer is sun. This was designed for young kids so… --- ## [2024-25 Ski and Snowboard thread - Expensive but cheaper than therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-25-ski-and-snowboard-thread-expensive-but-cheaper-than-therapy/1008415)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-25-ski-and-snowboard-thread-expensive-but-cheaper-than-therapy/1008415 "2025-04-01T12:50:11Z")
We’re getting closer to first tracks, time to start up the thread for the upcoming season. We’ve bought Indy for another year, and they added a few mountains that we’ll probably be hitting (Mt Abram, Ragged, Middlebury … --- ## [Did people die in large numbers of dysentery on the Oregon trail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-die-in-large-numbers-of-dysentery-on-the-oregon-trail/1015913)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-die-in-large-numbers-of-dysentery-on-the-oregon-trail/1015913 "2025-03-31T05:16:59Z")
As made famous by the computer game But did people die of dysentery a lot on the Oregon Trail? I imagine they died of lots of other things but I thought dysentery was only… --- ## [Your video gaming habits? Use of walkthroughs, tutorials, cheat codes, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-video-gaming-habits-use-of-walkthroughs-tutorials-cheat-codes-etc/1016201)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-video-gaming-habits-use-of-walkthroughs-tutorials-cheat-codes-etc/1016201 "2025-03-30T05:56:34Z")
Just a little gaming history about me-- I got into gaming later in life (well, arcade games in the 80s, then nothing at all until just a couple years ago). I’m just wondering what other players’ strategies are for gettin… --- ## [Could this woman be the first to run a sub-4-minute mile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-woman-be-the-first-to-run-a-sub-4-minute-mile/1015052)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-woman-be-the-first-to-run-a-sub-4-minute-mile/1015052 "2025-03-29T13:04:47Z")
Some sports medicine doctors sure think so! We’re working on the 2-hour men’s marathon, which has been done on the track. Roger Bannister ran the first male sub-4 minute mile in 1954, and Diane Leather ran the first fe… --- ## [Dwarf Fortress Steam release date (finally) announced!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-steam-release-date-finally-announced/974148)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-steam-release-date-finally-announced/974148 "2025-03-29T11:16:15Z")
Dwarf Fortress is going to be released on December 6 on Steam, with sprite graphics and a more modernized UI (which, in Dwarf Fortress terms, just means “an actual UI”). It will not have Adventure Mode implemented by re… --- ## [Kentucky Derby 2021, who collected on their bets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2021-who-collected-on-their-bets/1016246)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2021-who-collected-on-their-bets/1016246 "2025-03-28T12:12:48Z")
While I was solving a NYT crossword from 2021, one of the clues was “\_\_\_\_ Spirit, 2021 Kentucky Derby winner.” Having difficulty figuring out the answer, I decided to cheat, and asked Siri who was the winner. The respons… --- ## [Foodguessr web game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodguessr-web-game/1016068)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodguessr-web-game/1016068 "2025-03-27T13:44:10Z")
I just found Foodguessr which is basically the food version of geoguessr. It gives you a picture, the ingredients, and a description of a dish, and you have to guess where it originated. If you’re wrong, it tells you how… --- ## [Ought puzzles (like sudoku) have only 1 solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-puzzles-like-sudoku-have-only-1-solution/1016037)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-puzzles-like-sudoku-have-only-1-solution/1016037 "2025-03-26T02:28:56Z")
My wife does sudoku - I don’t. Today was supposed to be an easy puzzle. She was mildly displeased that the answer was ambiguous - it would have worked equally well if you had placed a 6 and a 7 in one place, and revers… --- ## [Ads on boards in hockey games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-on-boards-in-hockey-games/1016061)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-on-boards-in-hockey-games/1016061 "2025-03-25T18:31:20Z")
When watching NHL I see ads on the boards. Some are static, but others are dynamic. I assume these are somehow place there so only the tv audience sees them. Otherwise they’d be dangerously distracting for the players. … --- ## [RIP George Foreman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-foreman/1015939)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-foreman/1015939 "2025-03-25T17:19:43Z")
George Foreman, two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and pitchman for the George Foreman Grill, which has sold more than 100,000 units, has passed away at the end of 76. --- ## [Competitions where failure is the attraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitions-where-failure-is-the-attraction/1016065)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitions-where-failure-is-the-attraction/1016065 "2025-03-25T12:52:54Z")
We had guests the other night and the conversation somehow drifted to Cheese Rolling which prompted someone to find relevant YouTube videos on their iPad. We quickly discovered everybody had a favorite YouTube rabbit hol… --- ## [MLB Offseason Thread 2024-2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-offseason-thread-2024-2025/1009526)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-offseason-thread-2024-2025/1009526 "2025-03-24T18:31:32Z")
Since the Dodgers just wrapped up the World Series in 5 games, I suppose it’s time that we start the off-season thread. I’ll start: Wasting absolutely no time, Atlanta has traded OF Jorge Soler to the Angels for pitche… --- ## [Basketball players using low sneakers now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-players-using-low-sneakers-now/1015307)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-players-using-low-sneakers-now/1015307 "2025-03-19T17:51:41Z")
I am not an avid basketballer (neither actively nor passively) … but I recently have seen a lot of footage (ha!), where baskeballers use low cut sneakers/trainers. why? … … --- ## [MLB Spring Training Thread 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-thread-2025/1014701)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-thread-2025/1014701 "2025-03-18T18:30:27Z")
With spring training having started a few days ago, here’s a new thread for it. A couple of notes on my Brewers: Two key players who missed much, if not all, of last season, with injuries are expected to be able to re… --- ## [Fantasy Baseball 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-2025/1014736)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-2025/1014736 "2025-03-17T22:31:29Z")
Not only have pitchers and catchers reported, but the rest of the teams have as well - with games in full swing all weekend. I managed to tune in to a bit of a Royals game on the MLB app while running errands, and it fel… --- ## [Spectating at a rally race - am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectating-at-a-rally-race-am-i-missing-something/1015582)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectating-at-a-rally-race-am-i-missing-something/1015582 "2025-03-15T14:05:12Z")
There’s a big rally race happening here in my part of Missouri this weekend. (100 Acre Wood Rally Potosi MO). As I understand it, rally races are point to point. Which means that, as far as spectators are concerned, you … --- ## [Ski jump scandal rocks Norway!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-jump-scandal-rocks-norway/1015502)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-jump-scandal-rocks-norway/1015502 "2025-03-14T19:43:23Z")
Honest question: is there any sport without some kind of scandal or cheating in its history? And how much did these guys stand to gain if they got away with it? --- ## [The Presidential approach to the 2026 FIFA Cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidential-approach-to-the-2026-fifa-cup/1015275)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidential-approach-to-the-2026-fifa-cup/1015275 "2025-03-13T00:20:31Z")
He has declared that this will be the largest sporting event in history!, And has put together a task force that consists of Himself as the Chair and the Vice-Prez as (of course) the Vice Chair…but that’s not all… --- ## [Soccer: if you’re fouled in the penalty area and score a goal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-if-you-re-fouled-in-the-penalty-area-and-score-a-goal/1015042)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-if-you-re-fouled-in-the-penalty-area-and-score-a-goal/1015042 "2025-03-11T17:56:56Z")
I saw this in an MLS game. A Toronto FC player looked like he was fouled in the Saint Louis City SC penalty area. Even as the Orlando player was fouling him\*, he was sending the ball into the back of the net. If you’re … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=18)