# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=184 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 185 --- ## [Mafia - Original Version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-original-version/748954)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-original-version/748954 "2016-03-14T08:14:43Z")
I purchased the original version of Mafia for the PC. Gosh! I guess it must have been about ten years ago now. I loved this game. I loved everything about it. But I haven’t touched it for about ten years now and I rece… --- ## [Help with a puzzle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-puzzle/748899)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-puzzle/748899 "2016-03-14T04:08:09Z")
I’m trying to convert an encrypted set of coordinates. Given: 04 33.135 533 17.961 The numbers 04 3.15 in the first set are red. The puzzle is supposedly based on PI, given as: 314159265358979 The first set of giv… --- ## [Military Stadiums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-stadiums/748597)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-stadiums/748597 "2016-03-13T02:40:06Z")
First: http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/166676496/braves-honored-to-play-at-fort-bragg?partnerId=as\_atl\_20160309\_59119086&adbid=10153530796147831&adbpl=fb&adbpr=35071097830 So my question is why doesn’t the MLB or N… --- ## [Looking for Xbox Live Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-xbox-live-friends/730404)
**Author:** [@Coagulas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coagulas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-xbox-live-friends/730404 "2015-10-23T18:54:35Z")
Hey SDMB, I’m looking for friends on Xbox live, primarily Xbox one, but anyone would be nice! None of my local friends own an Xbox one and games are getting kind of lonely. I mostly play; Destiny, Borderlands: the Hands… --- ## [Black Desert Online: A New MMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-desert-online-a-new-mmo/748296)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-desert-online-a-new-mmo/748296 "2016-03-12T03:39:08Z")
Apparently this game has been in beta for a while, I think it’s out of Korea, but it just opened for general last week. I bought the game last night and played with the character customization. There’s a lot there. Anyo… --- ## ["The 64 teams you find in every NCAA Tournament bracket"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-64-teams-you-find-in-every-ncaa-tournament-bracket/748592)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-64-teams-you-find-in-every-ncaa-tournament-bracket/748592 "2016-03-12T03:25:22Z")
I found the following on sbnation: The 64 teams you find in every NCAA Tournament bracket to be clever. It is a list of general bracket descriptions, for example: Star freshman filling out NBA Draft paperwork during co… --- ## [Is it possible to win Spider solitaire at the advanced level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-win-spider-solitaire-at-the-advanced-level/386955)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-win-spider-solitaire-at-the-advanced-level/386955 "2016-03-12T01:02:51Z")
Have you ever done it? Know anyone that has? --- ## [Insider trading and Magic The Gathering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading-and-magic-the-gathering/746380)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading-and-magic-the-gathering/746380 "2016-03-11T07:47:48Z")
Later this year Magic is releasing Eternal Masters, a draftable format filled with non reserve list cards focusing on premodern sets. Soon after the confirmation there was buzz that at least one large unnamed card deale… --- ## [What's the most blatantly incorrect officiating error in sports history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-blatantly-incorrect-officiating-error-in-sports-history/746578)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-blatantly-incorrect-officiating-error-in-sports-history/746578 "2016-03-11T01:13:01Z")
What’s the most blatantly incorrect officiating error in sports history - one just immediately obviously, \*obviously \*wrong? I don’t mean something like Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal against Germany in the 2010 World … --- ## [Hacknet game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacknet-game/748478)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacknet-game/748478 "2016-03-10T21:15:25Z")
http://www.hacknet-os.com/ It’s $9.99 on Steam and GOG.com (apparently no DRM there). It is based on real hacking and is quite educational. In the game I had to hack another hacker’s computer and he got revenge. It tur… --- ## [Holy cow, there's a new Master of Orion?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-theres-a-new-master-of-orion/747393)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-theres-a-new-master-of-orion/747393 "2016-03-10T19:35:57Z")
This literally just popped up on my Steam feed and I had no idea it was coming. Has anyone heard anything about it? I LOVED MOO. MOO2 was petty good but I liked the simpler game play of MOO better. The less said about MO… --- ## [What do European football fans think of each other's leagues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-european-football-fans-think-of-each-others-leagues/748103)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-european-football-fans-think-of-each-others-leagues/748103 "2016-03-09T16:41:03Z")
What do Spaniards think of the Bundesliga and Premier League? What do Brits think of the Bundesliga and La Liga? What do Germans think of La Liga and the Premier League? Etc. etc. --- ## [PC Gamers: Will you buy the big Microsoft games coming to PC on the Windows Store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gamers-will-you-buy-the-big-microsoft-games-coming-to-pc-on-the-windows-store/747645)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gamers-will-you-buy-the-big-microsoft-games-coming-to-pc-on-the-windows-store/747645 "2016-03-08T18:35:04Z")
As you’ve probably heard, a lot of Microsoft game franchises are hoping over to PC’s. Quantum break, Cup Head, Recore, Sea of Thieves, Fable, Gears of War 4, GoW1 ultimate is actually out now, Forza, and it looks like a … --- ## [Baseball - player ejected while the ball is still "live"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-player-ejected-while-the-ball-is-still-live/748299)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-player-ejected-while-the-ball-is-still-live/748299 "2016-03-08T17:43:19Z")
Referencing this video. Strasburg, the pitcher, was thrown out before the play had completed. He threw the ball, it went behind the batter, and the home plate umpire ejected him. But, say there had been a possible play … --- ## [So "try-hard" is an insult, I guess? \[video gaming\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-try-hard-is-an-insult-i-guess-video-gaming/633087)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-try-hard-is-an-insult-i-guess-video-gaming/633087 "2016-03-08T10:01:40Z")
I got called this in a public MW3 lobby the other day and I’ve heard mention of the term in some gaming videos. I know that FPS public games breed antipathy and that most people\* will require some form of insult for the… --- ## [Can you recommend some games for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-some-games-for-me/748042)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-some-games-for-me/748042 "2016-03-07T21:53:13Z")
I have a Windows PC and I’ve never really gotten very involved with gaming. But, I would like to try a few games now. At one time I bought a game called Mafia and I liked it very much. I don’t know exactly how that game… --- ## [Help with a cryptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-cryptic/746838)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-cryptic/746838 "2016-03-07T17:53:32Z")
Bits about Queen creating rock music and stage shows,say (10,4) --- ## [Spring Training Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-training-thread/748062)
**Author:** [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-training-thread/748062 "2016-03-05T23:50:09Z")
There is baseball on my TV again, so it is time for a Spring Training Thread. The Mets have two things that been missing for a long time, a competitive team and one that looks like it will be a lot of fun The only thin… --- ## [Pathfinder or D&D 5th Ed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-or-d-d-5th-ed/747116)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-or-d-d-5th-ed/747116 "2016-03-04T21:26:21Z")
I’ve been DMing D&D campaigns for 20+ years, starting in 1st Ed, spending a lot of time and money on 2nd Ed, and for the last ten years doing 3.5Ed D&D. (I never made the jump to 4th Ed). I took a break for a while and … --- ## [Game, Set, Match - Bud Collins RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-set-match-bud-collins-rip/747947)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-set-match-bud-collins-rip/747947 "2016-03-04T19:08:07Z")
I wan’t a huge tennis fan, but I was a fan of Bud Collins. RIP. --- ## [American football - only team sport with specialized offense and defense players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-only-team-sport-with-specialized-offense-and-defense-players/747321)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-only-team-sport-with-specialized-offense-and-defense-players/747321 "2016-03-03T22:22:39Z")
In just about any team sport - be it soccer, hockey, basketball, baseball, etc., most players are expected to play some mixture of offense and defense. Is American football the lone exception, where there’s an entire tea… --- ## [Question about 'Master of Magic' (released 1994!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-master-of-magic-released-1994/747825)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-master-of-magic-released-1994/747825 "2016-03-03T14:48:22Z")
OK, so Master of Magic was released over 20 years ago. :eek: I think it’s classic - and thankfully a company\* has issued a Dosbox version which plays beautifully under Windows. So I’m enjoying this historic game - but … --- ## [Is there a difference between "Grand Strategy" and 4X?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-grand-strategy-and-4x/747730)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-grand-strategy-and-4x/747730 "2016-03-02T16:44:37Z")
Thinking about this last night trying to describe the difference to a friend and I really couldn’t come up with much other than if it’s made by Paradox it’s probably “Grand Strategy”. Is there a definition out there tha… --- ## [Modern video games with lasting impact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-video-games-with-lasting-impact/746890)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-video-games-with-lasting-impact/746890 "2016-03-02T07:21:54Z")
Senor Beef’s recent thread brought up the concept of impactful video games and got me thinking about them and, particularly, about recent impactful video games. If we were making a list of the most impactful video games… --- ## [The bizarre Delonte West story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bizarre-delonte-west-story/746904)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bizarre-delonte-west-story/746904 "2016-03-01T20:58:27Z")
Delonte West is a former NBA player for the Cavs, Mavericks, and Celtics. He made millions of dollars playing pro basketball and was recently seen in a parking lot walking around in a robe and no shoes. This guy has had … --- ## [xbox mini-gripe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-mini-gripe/747642)
**Author:** [@FasterThanMeerkats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FasterThanMeerkats)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-mini-gripe/747642 "2016-03-01T16:00:53Z")
Could you please invest 5-manhours to make your web store at least mediocre instead of atrocious? -your “new releases” category has games that are 3-5 years old in it -your “see all games” is not even alphabetized -yo… --- ## [NHL: February 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2016/745921)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2016/745921 "2016-03-01T05:06:58Z")
I know it’s a little late in the month, but we’re getting closer to the trade deadline and playoff pushes. The Blackhawks got an ugly look at Bad Corey Crawford last night and it was a reminder of why Scott Darling got p… --- ## [Star Wars KOTOR on Android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-kotor-on-android/747568)
**Author:** [@Apex\_Rogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apex_Rogers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-kotor-on-android/747568 "2016-03-01T00:04:54Z")
Before there was Mass Effect and Dragon Age, there was a fantastic RPG from BioWare set in the Star Wars universe, called Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. This is one of my favorite games of all time and unbeliev… --- ## [Re pro athletes & bars/nightclubs. Why don't coaches just ban players from these places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-pro-athletes-bars-nightclubs-why-dont-coaches-just-ban-players-from-these-places/746665)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-pro-athletes-bars-nightclubs-why-dont-coaches-just-ban-players-from-these-places/746665 "2016-02-29T22:01:20Z")
A lot of the time you see stories about players misbehaving and getting in serious trouble it’s often in the context of players being at a bar or nightclub, strip joint etc . I’ve often wondered why coaches just don’t f… --- ## [Could this be the year Matt Buschmann finally makes it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-the-year-matt-buschmann-finally-makes-it/747452)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-the-year-matt-buschmann-finally-makes-it/747452 "2016-02-28T23:27:36Z")
Something about geriatric career minor leaguers fascinates me. They keep coming back to play, year after year, chasing the dream but never quite getting there. I have been watching the career of 32-year-old Matt Buschma… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=185)