# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=183 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 184 --- ## [Kingdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdom/750014)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdom/750014 "2016-03-24T11:03:14Z")
Got this on Steam yesterday. You play a queen on a horse, collecting coins to upgrade and expand your Kingdom. Start with a couple small buildings, recruit villagers and use them to build and defend. Collect coins from y… --- ## [simultaneous stalemate and checkmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simultaneous-stalemate-and-checkmate/749863)
**Author:** [@Zach29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zach29)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simultaneous-stalemate-and-checkmate/749863 "2016-03-23T18:57:19Z")
In chess, a stalemate arises when there is no possible legal move a player can make. Checkmate arises when a player is in check and there is no possible move he can make on the next turn that would allow him to not be i… --- ## [29 hand in cribbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/29-hand-in-cribbage/749453)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/29-hand-in-cribbage/749453 "2016-03-23T16:02:51Z")
I’ve been playing cribbage since I was 6 years old, and I’ve never had or seen a 29 hand. I’ve had 28 point hands, but never with nobs. Has anyone actually had one? --- ## [Flood, Seitz & the MLB reserve clause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flood-seitz-the-mlb-reserve-clause/749903)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flood-seitz-the-mlb-reserve-clause/749903 "2016-03-23T14:21:28Z")
Curt Flood fought against MLB’s reserve clause which was upheld eventually by SCOTUS, yet in less than five years an arbitor dismantled the reserve clause for two other players, a decision that was upheld in court. What… --- ## [Limitations due to broken rib](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitations-due-to-broken-rib/749800)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitations-due-to-broken-rib/749800 "2016-03-23T11:05:16Z")
Years ago when I was a kid, I read a fair amount of sports fiction. Sometimes in these stories, a player (not the protagonist) gets a broken rib taped up and then returns to play. Having had a broken rib just last year, … --- ## [Recomend free games I can download on my phone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-free-games-i-can-download-on-my-phone/748173)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-free-games-i-can-download-on-my-phone/748173 "2016-03-22T23:33:02Z")
I’m way behind when it comes to mobile games. I know I’m not a fan of the ‘on rails’, “swipe right to dodge”, and “up to jump over the chasm”, type of game. I’m use to bottons. But I love action games… any with an eas… --- ## [Any basketball/soccer player have a special reputation for NOT flopping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-basketball-soccer-player-have-a-special-reputation-for-not-flopping/749703)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-basketball-soccer-player-have-a-special-reputation-for-not-flopping/749703 "2016-03-22T06:36:24Z")
With all the flopping and diving that goes on in basketball and soccer at the slightest contact, is there any particular player that has developed a special reputation for the opposite extreme: NOT doing so even when fou… --- ## [Why do referees/umpires wear numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-referees-umpires-wear-numbers/749824)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-referees-umpires-wear-numbers/749824 "2016-03-22T06:32:43Z")
Just what the title says. Why do referees/umpires/other on-field officials in baseball, football, basketball and hockey have numbers on their uniforms, like the players do? AFAICT this seems to be limited to profession… --- ## [NASCAR, Track Seating Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-track-seating-question/749700)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-track-seating-question/749700 "2016-03-21T18:06:19Z")
Setting aside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, does anyone know which NASCAR tracks have individual seats vs. benches? --- ## [Frog riddle: does the answer make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-riddle-does-the-answer-make-sense/749697)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-riddle-does-the-answer-make-sense/749697 "2016-03-21T16:57:55Z")
Based on this video. Here’s the situation. You’re in a jungle. You’ve accidentally eaten a poisonous mushroom. But you know how to get the antidote. There’s a species of frog that lives in the jungle and if you lick one… --- ## [Undertale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undertale/742802)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undertale/742802 "2016-03-21T16:34:10Z")
Here is Zero Punctuation’s full review on Undertale: “Undertale is a good game.” This was a quick review he did for the sake of being able to include the game on his top 5 best games of 2015. At spot one. My full revi… --- ## [Tom Clancy's The Division (Ubisoft)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-clancys-the-division-ubisoft/749361)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-clancys-the-division-ubisoft/749361 "2016-03-21T11:04:11Z")
Anyone out there playing this game? I figured there would be a thread already. https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/game/the-division/ It is a 3rd person shooter/rpg with the ability to go from PvE (solo and co-op) to PvP in … --- ## [SUPERHOT - FPS where time only moves while you do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhot-fps-where-time-only-moves-while-you-do/747168)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhot-fps-where-time-only-moves-while-you-do/747168 "2016-03-20T22:50:49Z")
SUPERHOT released today on Steam, and I love it. It’s a minimalistic first person shooter with an amazingly clever gimmick: time only moves while you move. Stand still, and time slows to a crawl. Everyone, including you,… --- ## [Baseball Trivia Questions Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-questions-thread/746667)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-questions-thread/746667 "2016-03-20T20:42:38Z")
Hey guys! Who doesn’t love baseball trivia? Post questions, answer questions, share tidbits of information here. Here are a few questions to get you started. Feel free to Google if you must, though kindly do it after yo… --- ## [Getting started in gaming development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-started-in-gaming-development/749576)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-started-in-gaming-development/749576 "2016-03-20T11:33:25Z")
As a general practice, if I would like to get started developing games and want to see instant results (however small), what tool set do you recommend? Requirements/concerns: 1: I have programming and systems experien… --- ## [Pen and paper RPGs vs Computer aRPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pen-and-paper-rpgs-vs-computer-arpg/749594)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pen-and-paper-rpgs-vs-computer-arpg/749594 "2016-03-20T01:39:06Z")
Almost entirely pointless. :wink: I picked up Grim Dawn in one of the sales on a first look whim where it was cheaper, I really caught me and I’ve been playing it so much more than all the big titles I was waiting for a… --- ## [The game of Go has been conquered by artificial intelligence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-go-has-been-conquered-by-artificial-intelligence/744424)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-go-has-been-conquered-by-artificial-intelligence/744424 "2016-03-18T20:42:39Z")
It beat him 5 games to zip. Computer Go is (or was) a bigger problem than computer chess. --- ## [Total War: Warhammer will DX12 look pretty amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-warhammer-will-dx12-look-pretty-amazing/749078)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-warhammer-will-dx12-look-pretty-amazing/749078 "2016-03-18T00:15:19Z")
“Blessed are the strategy gamers, for 2016 is their bounty.” - Jesus of Nazareth. These are the actual words that appear in the original Aramaic verse, but the words were cast aside at Nicaea as the priests didn’t quite… --- ## [Appreciation of cricket by a baseball fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appreciation-of-cricket-by-a-baseball-fan/746599)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appreciation-of-cricket-by-a-baseball-fan/746599 "2016-03-17T08:08:15Z")
I grew up on baseball and always consider it the superior team sport on this planet, although I also love all of the other North American sports too, plus soccer. As for cricket, until last year, I’d really only watched… --- ## [NHL: Regular season playoff push 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-regular-season-playoff-push-2016/749153)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-regular-season-playoff-push-2016/749153 "2016-03-16T19:40:26Z")
Teams have 10-14 games to play. No Canadian teams currently in a playoff spot. Most surprising thing about the season for me is how poorly Columbus has done. Last year they had early season injuries and fell in a hole… --- ## [Help me pick a team in our NCAA Tournament "draft"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-team-in-our-ncaa-tournament-draft/748916)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-team-in-our-ncaa-tournament-draft/748916 "2016-03-16T08:27:05Z")
My workplace is holding a “draft” for the NCAA Tournament. We all get a draft position, and get to pick a team. Prizes will be awarded for the tournament winner, as well as for upset winners (a good way to keep the peo… --- ## [Windows 10 won't recognize my hard drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-wont-recognize-my-hard-drive/749098)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-wont-recognize-my-hard-drive/749098 "2016-03-16T02:43:51Z")
I have a 250GB solid state drive as the main drive with Windows 10, games, etc. But I just put in a 1TB Western DigitaLhard drive. The Hard drive does not show up in File Explorer, although my SSD and DVD drives are both… --- ## [Stardew Valley - anyone playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley-anyone-playing/748970)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley-anyone-playing/748970 "2016-03-15T20:43:27Z")
A coworker casually mentioned to me this new game he picked up last week called “Stardew Valley.” Only $15. Pretty fun, he says. So I grabbed it over the weekend. High holy hell, what an amazingly addictive game. Nicely… --- ## [Gymnastics officially now has a "Dick move"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-officially-now-has-a-dick-move/745072)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-officially-now-has-a-dick-move/745072 "2016-02-04T22:16:47Z")
Gymnast Marisa Dick of Trinidad-Tobago has perfected a new move in gymnastics, which has been added to the official scoring rules. I’m just waiting for the first time the phrase “Dick move” gets used in this year’s O… --- ## [Fallout 4 (May be spoilers) Shaw High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-may-be-spoilers-shaw-high-school/745195)
**Author:** [@Qwakkeddup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwakkeddup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-may-be-spoilers-shaw-high-school/745195 "2016-03-15T07:57:39Z")
I have been to Shaw High School, The center of the quest, Super Mutant Broadcast. The gist of it is, a hostage is made to help the Muties make a recording to attract unwary travelers into coming to the Muties for supper… --- ## [Down by 8: PAT or 2 Pt Conversion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-by-8-pat-or-2-pt-conversion/520368)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-by-8-pat-or-2-pt-conversion/520368 "2016-03-15T06:10:33Z")
Meaning down by 8 after having just scored 6 on a TD. And in a late Q4 situation where you have only one more realistic chance at the ball (either by defensive stop or onside kick recovery). We’re assuming that you get t… --- ## [AAA gaming can suck a bag of dicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-gaming-can-suck-a-bag-of-dicks/748338)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-gaming-can-suck-a-bag-of-dicks/748338 "2016-03-15T05:17:01Z")
In November of 2014, I picked up an indie title for 15 bucks that I got several hundred hours out of and am still playing to this day. I gleefully bought the DLC, knowing that because the developer had to pretty much rel… --- ## [Looking for the name/rules for a dice game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-rules-for-a-dice-game/749009)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-rules-for-a-dice-game/749009 "2016-03-14T21:52:32Z")
Years ago when my dad visited his family, they’d started playing this dice game. He liked it so much, he built his own version of it. (They gambled on it, but they gamble on everything.) But it was like 30 years ago n… --- ## [Sim City? No thanks, give me Cities: Skyline! New City building Sim from Paradox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-no-thanks-give-me-cities-skyline-new-city-building-sim-from-paradox/714129)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-no-thanks-give-me-cities-skyline-new-city-building-sim-from-paradox/714129 "2016-03-14T21:04:18Z")
I don’t think it’s some big secret that Sim City was a disappointing entry into the series for many, many Sim City fans, yours truly included. The always online mechanic, the tiny city plots, the system of resource gathe… --- ## [The Witness from Jonathan Blow \[OPEN spoilers -Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-from-jonathan-blow-open-spoilers-edited-title/744262)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-from-jonathan-blow-open-spoilers-edited-title/744262 "2016-03-14T19:37:05Z")
I’ve been waiting for the Witness for years. I enjoyed Braid quite a bit, but everything I had heard about The Witness made me think it would be a lot grander and an even better game. I expected it to come out around 20… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=182) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=184)