# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=176 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 177 --- ## [NBA/Basketball Experts: Did I work out next to tonight's Finals team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-basketball-experts-did-i-work-out-next-to-tonights-finals-team/757783)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-basketball-experts-did-i-work-out-next-to-tonights-finals-team/757783 "2016-06-20T10:38:23Z")
So I went to the gym early this morning in San Francisco and as I was stretching I noticed a number of extremely tall African-American men seemed to start congregating in the same area as me for stretching. They even ha… --- ## [What are the odds the NBA playoffs are rigged to go 6 or 7 games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-the-nba-playoffs-are-rigged-to-go-6-or-7-games/757614)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-the-nba-playoffs-are-rigged-to-go-6-or-7-games/757614 "2016-06-19T16:17:54Z")
It seems that the teams, the NBA, the stadiums, and the TV network all have a very strong financial incentive for the playoffs to go for more games rather than fewer. (ticket sales, TV ads, etc) However, it seems to me … --- ## [Giving your favorite team a discount (as a free agent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-your-favorite-team-a-discount-as-a-free-agent/757634)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-your-favorite-team-a-discount-as-a-free-agent/757634 "2016-06-18T15:26:48Z")
Say you’re one of the world’s best athletes at your team position - as good as Lionel Messi, Tom Brady or LeBron James. You’ve just become an unrestricted free agent and numerous teams are vying for your services. Your … --- ## [Who came up with the MVP award?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-came-up-with-the-mvp-award/757269)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-came-up-with-the-mvp-award/757269 "2016-06-18T06:22:40Z")
The MVP award exists in all of the major American sports and probably in other ones I’m not familiar with. Its got a long tradition and as far as I know, its always been called the MVP. However, as it stands, there’s a… --- ## [NBA - longest championship season of any sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-longest-championship-season-of-any-sport/757321)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-longest-championship-season-of-any-sport/757321 "2016-06-17T17:40:41Z")
The playoffs started April 16, and are finishing in mid June. Is this the longest of any sport? (or at least, any “major” sport)? I guess the ratio of playoff games (max 28) vs the season (82) isn’t too far off from Am… --- ## [please explain Euro 2016 regulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-euro-2016-regulation/757564)
**Author:** [@ToughLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToughLife)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-euro-2016-regulation/757564 "2016-06-17T16:42:42Z")
here are the official Euro 2016 regulations.(PDF) Please explain to me Article 18.01 a. higher number of points obtained in the\*\* matches played among the teams in question;\*\* d. if, after having applied criteria a… --- ## [What is the best pen and paper RPG to introduce kids to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-pen-and-paper-rpg-to-introduce-kids-to/756394)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-pen-and-paper-rpg-to-introduce-kids-to/756394 "2016-06-17T15:11:41Z")
I haven’t played in years, but my kids are now at the age where they could likely begin to get into roleplaying (12 and 13). Any suggestions for an introductory experience? --- ## [Sports with three or more teams on the field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-with-three-or-more-teams-on-the-field/757525)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-with-three-or-more-teams-on-the-field/757525 "2016-06-17T13:58:24Z")
Are there any sports that are played with three or more teams at once? I am not asking about tournaments or individual sports. Three or more teams competing on the field at the same time. Maybe track relays? Or I gue… --- ## [Terraria: Difference between different blocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terraria-difference-between-different-blocks/755772)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terraria-difference-between-different-blocks/755772 "2016-06-17T04:46:23Z")
I’m new to Terraria. One of the main points of the game, of course, is building various structures. The main material used for this is blocks, which you get by mining out various native resources. But is there any pra… --- ## [Any Penny Arcade news for the PS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-penny-arcade-news-for-the-ps/757540)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-penny-arcade-news-for-the-ps/757540 "2016-06-16T17:20:24Z")
I really enjoyed Penny Arcade ORSPD Episode 1 & 2 on the Playstation 2. Anybody know if or when Penny Arcade Episode 3 & 4 are coming to the Playstation? --- ## [BlackBooks for Android - Lateral thinking puzzles with beautiful images to compliment the stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackbooks-for-android-lateral-thinking-puzzles-with-beautiful-images-to-compliment-the-stories/757503)
**Author:** [@carcmedev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carcmedev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackbooks-for-android-lateral-thinking-puzzles-with-beautiful-images-to-compliment-the-stories/757503 "2016-06-16T08:37:26Z")
Hi, This is a shameless plug for an Android app I’ve created but I think you’ll find it interesting. You may have already have seen some of the classic stories but there are new ones my girlfriend and I have create spe… --- ## [Fun Facts while waiting for 2016 NFL Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-facts-while-waiting-for-2016-nfl-season/757265)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-facts-while-waiting-for-2016-nfl-season/757265 "2016-06-16T02:27:36Z")
The AFC west is the only Division to have all 4 teams with an above .500 record for their franchise history. Team Win Loss Tie % Denver Broncos 456 386 10 .541 Oakland Raiders 444 … --- ## [Is running 1x/week WITH cross training enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-running-1x-week-with-cross-training-enough/756171)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-running-1x-week-with-cross-training-enough/756171 "2016-06-16T01:22:12Z")
Calling resident fitness experts (ahem…you know who you/they are). Title says mostly all of it…I am prone to overuse injuries if I run 4x/week, so what I have been doing for the last year or so is only running about 1x/… --- ## [2016 US Open Oakmont - who has the best chance to 'Andy North' this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-us-open-oakmont-who-has-the-best-chance-to-andy-north-this-year/757485)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-us-open-oakmont-who-has-the-best-chance-to-andy-north-this-year/757485 "2016-06-16T01:10:53Z")
Andy North was a journeyman PGA player who inexplicably won two US Opens. I’m going with Russell Knox. --- ## [Making it to the finals, and losing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-it-to-the-finals-and-losing/756988)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-it-to-the-finals-and-losing/756988 "2016-06-16T00:16:15Z")
Another crazy magical hypothetical for sports fans. You encounter a whimsical genie who offers you a deal. He will use his magic powers to guarantee that in the upcoming season, your favorite sports team will make it to … --- ## [Educate Me On Where The USMNT Stands w/r/t The 2018 FIFA World Cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-where-the-usmnt-stands-w-r-t-the-2018-fifa-world-cup/757184)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-where-the-usmnt-stands-w-r-t-the-2018-fifa-world-cup/757184 "2016-06-14T23:58:29Z")
I don’t understand the qualifying process at all - last I heard, things had been looking pretty bleak but then they turned things around at the last minute with a much-needed win over some Central/South American team. A… --- ## [Jeopardy: What Are Some Of The Weirdest, Most Inexplicable Things You've Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-what-are-some-of-the-weirdest-most-inexplicable-things-youve-seen/757187)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-what-are-some-of-the-weirdest-most-inexplicable-things-youve-seen/757187 "2016-06-13T22:32:23Z")
I’ve never watched Jeopardy particularly religiously, as I know some Dopers do. What are some of the most unusual or unexpected things you’ve ever seen on the show? For example, has a “runaway” contestant (a contestant … --- ## [How to Play Poker with Adults and Children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-play-poker-with-adults-and-children/756972)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-play-poker-with-adults-and-children/756972 "2016-06-13T20:48:56Z")
I’m interested to see if there is a betting protocol or other way to play poker with a mixed group of adults and children such that the adults are playing for real money but the kids are playing with just chips? I had t… --- ## [Can anybody see the scoreboard mpage on mlb.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-see-the-scoreboard-mpage-on-mlb-com/757264)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-see-the-scoreboard-mpage-on-mlb-com/757264 "2016-06-13T20:02:02Z")
Every time I go there, I get a page bloated with a video at the top, and after a few seconds the entire page goes completely black. This has been going on for several weeks. Has anybody else had this problem? Meanwhi… --- ## [Anyway to play Steve Jackson's Illuminati online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-play-steve-jacksons-illuminati-online/757167)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-play-steve-jacksons-illuminati-online/757167 "2016-06-13T13:19:07Z")
Hearing some of the crazy conspiracy theories involved with the election is inspiring me to play Illuminati. But I don’t like have to keep passing all the tiny shreds of money between all my cards. It really takes me o… --- ## [Gordie Howe Dies. RIP Mr. Hockey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordie-howe-dies-rip-mr-hockey/757020)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordie-howe-dies-rip-mr-hockey/757020 "2016-06-13T02:26:32Z")
As per ESPN Lose the face of Boxing and (arguably) the face of Hockey in the span of, what? Two weeks? I’m sad for Cameron too --- ## [I've got a yen to play a game, but it's problematic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-yen-to-play-a-game-but-its-problematic/756402)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-yen-to-play-a-game-but-its-problematic/756402 "2016-06-13T01:08:50Z")
Back in the day, I loved playing City of Heroes. After that, I played LOTRO for a while. Since then, I have occasionally picked up random games like Fez or Ibb and Obb or Ori and the Blind Forest or Rollercoaster Tycoo… --- ## [The Greatest of All Time has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-of-all-time-has-died/756468)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-of-all-time-has-died/756468 "2016-06-13T01:06:31Z")
Reports are coming out that Muhammad Ali has died. :frowning: --- ## [Good Board Game to Play with the Girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-board-game-to-play-with-the-girlfriend/756980)
**Author:** [@Cripple\_Nipple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cripple_Nipple)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-board-game-to-play-with-the-girlfriend/756980 "2016-06-11T05:39:03Z")
Hey all! first time poster here, My girlfriend and I just moved in together a few months ago and I’m trying to find a good board game that we can enjoy together. She’s relatively new board games and doesn’t really like… --- ## [Was Ali Overrated as a Boxer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ali-overrated-as-a-boxer/756656)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ali-overrated-as-a-boxer/756656 "2016-06-11T04:45:46Z")
He was clearly one of the great heavyweights of his era. That’s not in question. But declaring him to be the greatest seems like too much to me. \[By coincidence I had been watching some of his great fights (i.e. Frazier… --- ## [HTC Vive & other VR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/htc-vive-other-vr/756745)
**Author:** [@Alaskan\_in\_NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alaskan_in_NYC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/htc-vive-other-vr/756745 "2016-06-10T19:18:18Z")
Hey Dopers - Anyone else playing in the new world of VR? I just recently got my HTC Vive and so far I’m \[ul\] \[li\]Blown away by the immersion factor\[/li\]\[li\]Searching for a game with real depth\[/li\]\[li\]Slightly worried… --- ## [Fellow primarily-puzzle gamers: what are some off-the-beaten path games you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-primarily-puzzle-gamers-what-are-some-off-the-beaten-path-games-you-like/719209)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-primarily-puzzle-gamers-what-are-some-off-the-beaten-path-games-you-like/719209 "2016-06-10T17:20:59Z")
I love games, but by games I mean puzzle-style games, overall. True, I can’t resist the siren song of a new “Diablo” and I had my obsessive 3 month fixation on WoW back in 2005, but Blizzard is unique (I’m pretty sure … --- ## [Whats the big deal about LeBron James?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-lebron-james/158118)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-lebron-james/158118 "2016-06-10T11:38:10Z")
This kid is still in high school. He plays other high school basketball players. He is great in high school basketball. Whats with the huge expectations that he will rule the NBA? I just don’t see how someone can be tout… --- ## [More dominant - Tiger or Tyson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dominant-tiger-or-tyson/756862)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dominant-tiger-or-tyson/756862 "2016-06-09T22:19:31Z")
I think Tiger Woods and Mike Tyson had portions of their careers during which they were more dominant in their sports than any other athlete. Tyson won his first 37 pro fights, destroying his opponents, generally knocki… --- ## [Fallout 4 Mod-gate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-mod-gate/756829)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-mod-gate/756829 "2016-06-09T17:40:44Z")
As I understand it, the issue is that people can upload mods from the PC to the XBox network. You can’t actually create the mods on the console. The console crowd has been clamoring for the PC community to make their … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=177)