# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=173 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 174 --- ## [Drafting the cameraman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafting-the-cameraman/761077)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafting-the-cameraman/761077 "2016-07-28T16:28:53Z")
In big stage races, such as the Tour de France, they usually have TV cameramen riding as passengers on motorcycles getting closeups of the lead riders. Will a cyclist who drafts behind them get penalized? Or is it incumb… --- ## [What is the closest game to Pokemon Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-closest-game-to-pokemon-go/761092)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-closest-game-to-pokemon-go/761092 "2016-07-28T13:01:49Z")
Theres been GPS games before, though not on the same visual and pop culture level as this one. A few years ago I tried Turf Wars and Parallel Mafia in which you could travel to a real word location, claim “turf” from wh… --- ## [Words with Friends Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-question/761070)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-question/761070 "2016-07-27T23:58:26Z")
I had to delete WWF (paid version) from my phone. Been trying to get help to get it reinstalled. There’s so many sites that claim to offer assistance, but I suspect the vast majority are not actually Zynga sites. I ca… --- ## [Pokemon Go - Spoofing location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-go-spoofing-location/760839)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-go-spoofing-location/760839 "2016-07-27T01:21:19Z")
First of all let me say I don’t play the game and have no intention of ever doing so. But, watching videos of crowds of people hunting Pokemon in parks, etc and reading reports of hunters being arrested near the White Ho… --- ## [Are Martial Arts after school programs regulated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-martial-arts-after-school-programs-regulated/760932)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-martial-arts-after-school-programs-regulated/760932 "2016-07-26T18:54:39Z")
A friend at work has a problem with the after school program in a local martial arts center. She didn’t tell me what the problem was (and I don’t need to know), but I offered to try to figure out if there is some regula… --- ## [Josh Gordon-Ultimate knucklehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gordon-ultimate-knucklehead/692433)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gordon-ultimate-knucklehead/692433 "2016-07-26T15:55:13Z")
A DUI arrest on top off all the current mess you’re facing? Gordon and Justin Blackmon have so much talent, yet can’t seem to get out of their own ways. Any chance Gordon had of getting his suspension reduced just went o… --- ## [What's a good PC chess game for teaching kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-pc-chess-game-for-teaching-kids/759469)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-pc-chess-game-for-teaching-kids/759469 "2016-07-26T15:00:47Z")
My 10 year old daughter could use a program to help her learn chess. She knows how to set up a board and a few basics but is still at the stage where she’s learning how the pieces move. While I am playing with her ofte… --- ## [TdF 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf-2016/758997)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf-2016/758997 "2016-07-25T21:25:00Z")
Great finish for Cavendish in stage 1. Perhaps this will be his best year yet what with finally getting the maillot jeune, world championship and potential for gold in the Olympics. Stage 2 is looking nasty with the we… --- ## [NBA All-Star Game 2017 Moved from NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-all-star-game-2017-moved-from-nc/760532)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-all-star-game-2017-moved-from-nc/760532 "2016-07-25T13:26:16Z")
I think this is probably the most appropriate venue for this: The NBA has announced officially that the 2017 All-Star festivities will be moved from Charlotte in response to HB2.It’s something that was hinted at back in… --- ## [Ray Rice - offers to play a Season for Charity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-rice-offers-to-play-a-season-for-charity/760653)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-rice-offers-to-play-a-season-for-charity/760653 "2016-07-24T21:36:56Z")
I hope a team gives Rice a chance. He hasn’t played since 2013, that’s long enough. His salary will go to women’s charities. He’s been volunteering and counseling NFL Players warning them about making the mistakes that… --- ## [No Rio for the Russians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rio-for-the-russians/757635)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-rio-for-the-russians/757635 "2016-07-24T16:03:35Z")
Great news, the IAAF has upheld the ban on Russian track and field athletes. No official Russian team will go. There may be a possibility of some going as independents if they can prove they have been sufficiently test… --- ## [Any Android phone games like the board game "Clue"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-android-phone-games-like-the-board-game-clue/760220)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-android-phone-games-like-the-board-game-clue/760220 "2016-07-24T07:26:24Z")
My 8 y.o. granddaughter has discovered the board game Clue, and wants to play every time she is over at our house. Unfortunately, my wife and I don’t always have the time for both of us to sit down and play it with her. … --- ## [Anyone still using Streetpass? (Nintendo 3DS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-using-streetpass-nintendo-3ds/760733)
**Author:** [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-using-streetpass-nintendo-3ds/760733 "2016-07-23T23:52:15Z")
…Or am I the only one who’s still obsessed with getting all the seeds in Flower Town, and collecting all the special puzzle pieces? :o Seriously though, there are many decent titles that make use of the Streetpass feat… --- ## [Inaccessible Pokémon Go Pokéstops you've found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccessible-pokemon-go-pokestops-youve-found/759863)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccessible-pokemon-go-pokestops-youve-found/759863 "2016-07-23T23:42:43Z")
Tonight I was out checking out my local area to find Pokéstops and some more unique Pokemon, during the trip, I found my first truly inaccessible Pokéstop… In York Beach, Maine, in Sohier park, the park next to the Nubb… --- ## [As of right now, what is a reasonable price for a used 8th generation console](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-right-now-what-is-a-reasonable-price-for-a-used-8th-generation-console/760591)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-right-now-what-is-a-reasonable-price-for-a-used-8th-generation-console/760591 "2016-07-23T17:01:49Z")
Ps4 or Xbox one mostly Looking at Craigslist a lot of people are only charging $120 or so for a console with one or more controllers,many with several games. Is that a scam or is that fair? Those quotes sound low even … --- ## [Does/will Fallout 4 have any lasting impact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-will-fallout-4-have-any-lasting-impact/746802)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-will-fallout-4-have-any-lasting-impact/746802 "2016-07-23T02:33:26Z")
Fallout 4 had an incredible amount of hype for it. It sold a bazillion copies, and tons of people were playing it on day one. But it seems like it has quickly dropped off the radar. A lot of people on my friends list pu… --- ## [Old arcade games with surprising depth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-games-with-surprising-depth/757412)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-games-with-surprising-depth/757412 "2016-07-21T19:23:04Z")
Referring mainly to games from the 80s only here, especially early 80s: Most 80s arcade games are simple and repetitive: Asteroids. Space Invaders. Pac Man. You get past one level and the next one is mostly the same jus… --- ## [Could Pokemon Go be fixed so people don't follow it into restricted areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-pokemon-go-be-fixed-so-people-dont-follow-it-into-restricted-areas/759908)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-pokemon-go-be-fixed-so-people-dont-follow-it-into-restricted-areas/759908 "2016-07-21T04:37:40Z")
I have been reading a lot about players wandering onto federal property, or on private land. I’ve heard of Pokemon being caught in hospitals, back offices/ server rooms of stores, restaraunt kitchens, etc. Since it’s b… --- ## [Are you playing Pokemon Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-playing-pokemon-go/760057)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-playing-pokemon-go/760057 "2016-07-20T19:30:03Z")
I know there are two other threads about this game in this forum, but neither is about asking “Who is playing?” which is all this thread is looking for. I’m just curious, since it seems this game has gone nuts in the wo… --- ## [Warlords of Draenor: WoW General Discussion thread 10/13/2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlords-of-draenor-wow-general-discussion-thread-10-13-2014/701272)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 684\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlords-of-draenor-wow-general-discussion-thread-10-13-2014/701272 "2016-07-20T02:08:23Z")
Patch 6.0.2 marks the beginning of the Warlords of Draenor pre-launch event(s). The Iron Tide sees the implementation of a lot of new graphics and new game mechanics, including revamps of talent trees, core spells/abili… --- ## [Rules/features that only one sport has](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-features-that-only-one-sport-has/758439)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-features-that-only-one-sport-has/758439 "2016-07-19T02:39:47Z")
There are some rules that are specific to a single sport, because they only make sense in the context of that sport. For instance, the infield fly rule. No point in asking why soccer doesn’t have the infield fly rule. O… --- ## [British Open- duel for the ages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-open-duel-for-the-ages/760122)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-open-duel-for-the-ages/760122 "2016-07-18T22:56:58Z")
Very surprised that there is no thread. Stenson and Mickelson are 8 clear of the rest of the field, keep trading hot streaks with the putter. I’d hate to see Phil finish 2nd again. --- ## [Help me help my son prototype a video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-son-prototype-a-video-game/760217)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-son-prototype-a-video-game/760217 "2016-07-18T15:56:28Z")
I gather from poking around online that I could probably figure out how to use Unity to make a very basic game prototype, even with 3d elements. Neither my son nor I can art worth shit, but I was wondering if there might… --- ## [Merry Christmas, el cheapo computer--you get an upgrade!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-el-cheapo-computer-you-get-an-upgrade/739754)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-el-cheapo-computer-you-get-an-upgrade/739754 "2016-07-18T14:01:07Z")
About five years ago, I bought this computer. It’s served me well lo these five years, but I’m thinking about asking my lovely wife for a Christmas upgrade. Some ideas: -I have 4 gb of DDR2 RAM. I could upgrade to 8. -… --- ## [Horrific MMA injury (little blood, you are warned)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrific-mma-injury-little-blood-you-are-warned/760144)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrific-mma-injury-little-blood-you-are-warned/760144 "2016-07-17T19:49:21Z")
I just read this story about ‘Cyborg’ Santos taking a knee to the head. I wouldn’t have thought that a knee could do that to a skull. I wonder what sort of long term damage will result? TBH, I am amazed he was able to f… --- ## [Have you ever seen the network switch to another game before a game is over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-the-network-switch-to-another-game-before-a-game-is-over/757591)
**Author:** [@danderson400](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danderson400)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-the-network-switch-to-another-game-before-a-game-is-over/757591 "2016-07-17T15:37:54Z")
One time, the Broncos were getting stomped pretty bad, so NBC switched to the Dolphins Patriots game(this was in 1992). have you ever seen the network do that before? --- ## [Return of "Deflategate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-deflategate/719401)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-deflategate/719401 "2016-07-15T23:33:56Z")
Breaking now at Foxnews.com. The NFL has determined that the deflation of footballs at the Superbowl was probably deliberate, and Tom Brady was “generally aware” that something off-kilter was going on. Anyone want to s… --- ## [What NFL player has sacked the most different QBs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nfl-player-has-sacked-the-most-different-qbs/759983)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nfl-player-has-sacked-the-most-different-qbs/759983 "2016-07-15T15:37:31Z")
My Googling has yielded extensive lists of most sacks, most sacked, and a few hits for what I’m looking for (Strahan had at least a 1/2 sack of 64 different QBs, Bruce Smith sacked 78 different QBs), but no single list. … --- ## [NFL Films: All or Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-films-all-or-nothing/759968)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-films-all-or-nothing/759968 "2016-07-15T12:36:27Z")
New series on Amazon Prime. It’s pretty much exactly Hard Knocks, but for the entire (previous) season, featuring the Arizona Cardinals. Of course, unlike Hard Knocks, if you paid any attention to football last year, e… --- ## [Why do baseball pitchers bend in their off hand so severely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-baseball-pitchers-bend-in-their-off-hand-so-severely/759633)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-baseball-pitchers-bend-in-their-off-hand-so-severely/759633 "2016-07-14T21:52:19Z")
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