# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=180 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 181 --- ## [Puzzle games for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-games-for-kids/753464)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-games-for-kids/753464 "2016-05-02T17:24:04Z")
I’m looking for current computer games for kids that are based on solving puzzles or problems. Things like “The Castle of Dr. Brain” or “The Incredible Machine.” Any recommendations? --- ## [KSP 1.1 ! Who's playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ksp-1-1-whos-playing/752790)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ksp-1-1-whos-playing/752790 "2016-05-02T07:17:51Z")
I am upgrading as I type. Can’t wait to play it. Apparently, there are huge upgrades and improvements in this one. Who’s playing? --- ## [MLB: April 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845 "2016-05-01T17:26:33Z")
Hot damn, it’s April! Opening Day is just two short days away, and I’m not ashamed to say that I have planned my Sunday around the TV. Most of Spring Training is done, most of the trades and signings have happened, most… --- ## [Detective computer games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detective-computer-games/749698)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detective-computer-games/749698 "2016-05-01T03:45:20Z")
Does anyone have any recommendations for good computer/mobile games where you are a detective (police, PI or ‘amateur’ is fine)? Complex, interesting, high stakes cases preferred. I don’t mean those ‘hidden object’ game… --- ## [What year did the five-inning rule to award starting pitcher credit for the win go into effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-did-the-five-inning-rule-to-award-starting-pitcher-credit-for-the-win-go-into-effect/753541)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-did-the-five-inning-rule-to-award-starting-pitcher-credit-for-the-win-go-into-effect/753541 "2016-04-30T21:48:53Z")
I’m in a disagreement with someone who says the rule that states that a starting pitcher much pitch at least full five innings (certain circumstances notwithstanding) to get credit for the win was adopted/changed in the … --- ## [Nicest athletes by sport to fans: from nicest to nastiest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicest-athletes-by-sport-to-fans-from-nicest-to-nastiest/753066)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicest-athletes-by-sport-to-fans-from-nicest-to-nastiest/753066 "2016-04-29T23:04:35Z")
Based on my personal experience and things I heard from sports reporters and others from best to worst. BTW, YES, I get it: every sport has good guys and bad guys, and its hard to paint an entire industry with one brush.… --- ## [Just what we needed - the d120](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-we-needed-the-d120/753272)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-we-needed-the-d120/753272 "2016-04-29T16:42:03Z")
Link. I don’t know what to use it for, but I know I want one! --- ## [I am a Patriots hater, and I rank the Patriots the most impressive dynasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-patriots-hater-and-i-rank-the-patriots-the-most-impressive-dynasty/751322)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-patriots-hater-and-i-rank-the-patriots-the-most-impressive-dynasty/751322 "2016-04-29T12:15:15Z")
I will preface this by noting that I would classify myself as something of a New England Patriots hater, and that I despise most if not all Boston sports teams. That being said, I am a firm believer in giving credit whe… --- ## [Obscure baseball questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-baseball-questions/753288)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-baseball-questions/753288 "2016-04-29T05:52:51Z")
How many MLB teams have made it to the World Series after falling at least 10 games out of first in their division? What is the most games out of first overcome by a team that reached the World Series? (No doubt th… --- ## [Pretend You're Xyzzy A Cards Against Humanity clone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-youre-xyzzy-a-cards-against-humanity-clone/753394)
**Author:** [@TipTapTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TipTapTwo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-youre-xyzzy-a-cards-against-humanity-clone/753394 "2016-04-29T02:36:31Z")
Want to play Cards Against Humanity with your fellow Dopers and actively chat with them? Here you can; use this thread to start passworded sessions with the information in the outline below. game site: Pretend You're X… --- ## [Biased commentary by commentators who were supposed to be neutral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biased-commentary-by-commentators-who-were-supposed-to-be-neutral/751492)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biased-commentary-by-commentators-who-were-supposed-to-be-neutral/751492 "2016-04-28T21:03:49Z")
Anyone recall particularly notable instances of biased commentary by sports commentators who were supposed to be neutral? --- ## ["Largest deficit overcome" - do you have to win to count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-deficit-overcome-do-you-have-to-win-to-count/753014)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-deficit-overcome-do-you-have-to-win-to-count/753014 "2016-04-28T17:01:50Z")
I read in a statistics almanac that the “largest deficit overcome” by an NFL team in a game was the 32-point comeback by the Buffalo Bills in that famous 1992 playoff game where they came back from a 35-3 deficit against… --- ## [Is billiards declining in popularity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-billiards-declining-in-popularity/752557)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-billiards-declining-in-popularity/752557 "2016-04-27T23:11:35Z")
I like to play pool sometimes and I’ve noticed that in my area there used to be several good pool halls but now nearly all of them have closed. The last decent one is on the 4th floor of a building with a Gold’s Gym occ… --- ## [Recommend some phone games!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-phone-games/748413)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-phone-games/748413 "2016-04-27T16:20:30Z")
I need some time wasters for breaks and lunches. I have a hard time wading through the google play store because every thing seems like a clone of the same 10 games, just different spelling. Does anyone have links to so… --- ## [Club Soccer Fans: Would you rather...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-soccer-fans-would-you-rather/752816)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-soccer-fans-would-you-rather/752816 "2016-04-26T20:06:52Z")
… prefer that your team win the top continental cup (Champions League, Copa Libertadores, Gold Cup, etc.) or the league? Also, if you picked the top continental cup as the highest priority, would a combination of the le… --- ## [Crashlands: iOS, Android, Steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crashlands-ios-android-steam/753101)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crashlands-ios-android-steam/753101 "2016-04-25T17:08:12Z")
I always try to find at least one new mobile game before I go on any trip. Crashlands is a mobile version of Don’t Starve. Your character crashes into a planet and has to build a bunch of stuff in order to survive. It’… --- ## [Origins Game Fair 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-game-fair-2016/752717)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-game-fair-2016/752717 "2016-04-22T23:55:48Z")
Saw the thread about Origins Game Downloads and was reminded that I usually post one of these threads every year - the Origins (unrelated) Game Fair’s event registration goes live later today! Any other StraightDope folk… --- ## [RIP former WWE wrestler Chyna.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-former-wwe-wrestler-chyna/752795)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-former-wwe-wrestler-chyna/752795 "2016-04-21T15:32:56Z")
She was only 45, damn. Overdose, I’m guessing. --- ## [Canadians: are you watching the Stanley Cup playoffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-are-you-watching-the-stanley-cup-playoffs/752692)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-are-you-watching-the-stanley-cup-playoffs/752692 "2016-04-20T20:12:19Z")
I read this article about sharply lower hockey ratings in Canada. For those Canadians out there: are you or your friends watching the Stanley Cup playoffs? Why or why not? And is the decline just a one year abberation… --- ## [Just signed up at Pokerstars.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-signed-up-at-pokerstars/752443)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-signed-up-at-pokerstars/752443 "2016-04-20T20:01:40Z")
My name on there is IdleT if anyone wants to add me (I assume it’s possible to add people on there). I’m up for a poker game…anytime, really. --- ## [Did the Jazz just let Kobe get 60?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-jazz-just-let-kobe-get-60/752317)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-jazz-just-let-kobe-get-60/752317 "2016-04-20T18:24:13Z")
Did the Jazz just let Kobe get 60? Or were they really trying to prevent him from scoring, but he got 60 anyway. Didn’t see the game. Just sounds suspicious. Kobe didn’t play well (for Kobe) all season and then he drops… --- ## [Baseball rule violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule-violation/752644)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule-violation/752644 "2016-04-20T14:58:28Z")
I have a question about baseball: When the pitcher winds up and delivers his pitch, invariably, his foot leaves the rubber before he releases the pitch. Is this one of those rules that is always broken, but never calle… --- ## [Origin Game Downloads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-game-downloads/752658)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-game-downloads/752658 "2016-04-20T13:40:14Z")
I’ve finally gotten around to downloading Dragon Age Inquisition from Origin, and it seems like it’s taking a long time. As in three days so far. Is this normal? And any suggestions for speeding it up? --- ## [Boy, NASCAR attendence really is down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-nascar-attendence-really-is-down/752537)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-nascar-attendence-really-is-down/752537 "2016-04-20T02:19:21Z")
We watched the race at Bristol today. For those that don’t know, Bristol Raceway is like a football stadium. A half-mile track with grandstands completly around. I remember when I started watching racing in the 80s that… --- ## [Realistic air combat video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-air-combat-video-games/752497)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-air-combat-video-games/752497 "2016-04-20T00:04:08Z")
When I was growing up, I played a game called Jet Fighter and its sequel Jet Fighter II on the PC. You played as a Navy pilot in California fighting against an invasion of the US. In combat, you targeted enemy aircraft v… --- ## [AAA Baseball - win games or develop players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-baseball-win-games-or-develop-players/751746)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-baseball-win-games-or-develop-players/751746 "2016-04-19T23:33:59Z")
Does it matter much if a minor-league team wins many games? It seems that thei main focus would be player development. Does a winning record mean anything? --- ## [Who Was That Cubs Pitcher From A Couple Of Seasons Ago...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-that-cubs-pitcher-from-a-couple-of-seasons-ago/752606)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-that-cubs-pitcher-from-a-couple-of-seasons-ago/752606 "2016-04-19T00:40:46Z")
As recently as a couple of seasons ago, the Cubs had a pitcher, whose name escapes me. He had, at one time in his career, been one of the better pitchers in the game. But for some inexplicable reason he developed a devas… --- ## [I'm spending too much time with my son? Keep your $13 Mil, I'm outta here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-spending-too-much-time-with-my-son-keep-your-13-mil-im-outta-here/749271)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-spending-too-much-time-with-my-son-keep-your-13-mil-im-outta-here/749271 "2016-04-18T06:30:24Z")
So says Adam LaRoche, who’d rather retire and spend more time with his son than be paid $13,000,000 by the White Sox. Good for him! --- ## [original Pokémon. I choose you \_\_\_\_\_!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-pokemon-i-choose-you-_____/752436)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-pokemon-i-choose-you-_____/752436 "2016-04-17T03:13:12Z")
On the original Pokémon game for Gameboy which did you choose for your starter Pokémon? --- ## [NFL offseason discussion thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-discussion-thread/746344)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-discussion-thread/746344 "2016-04-16T04:22:37Z")
Here’s a place for all the offseason news, signings, and unfortunately arrests. The draft is worth a separate thread. I’m not all disappointed that Everett Golson didn’t receive a combine invitation. This self centered … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=179) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=181)