# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=195 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 196 --- ## [Scrabble rule-I can't remember why this didn't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-rule-i-cant-remember-why-this-didnt-work/737305)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-rule-i-cant-remember-why-this-didnt-work/737305 "2015-11-11T23:33:53Z")
I played AUTO across the trip at the bottom center, next draw I had the tiles to make it AUTOMATION, to the next trip, but it wasn’t allowed. I cannot remember the rule for that–too many letters?? --- ## [Advice sought on computer upgrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-computer-upgrade/730249)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-computer-upgrade/730249 "2015-11-11T21:42:20Z")
I’m thinking of upgrading my GPU and possibly my hard drive. I’d like to be able to play Fallout 4 maxed out in 1080 60Hz and possibly do some fast 3D rendering and animation with Blender. Here is my system: Windows 7 … --- ## [MotoGP 2015... wow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motogp-2015-wow/735495)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motogp-2015-wow/735495 "2015-11-11T19:05:51Z")
Okay. It may be a little late to start a thread on this. Just looking forward to the Malaysian round and wanted to see who else is. I can’t recall when I’ve been so engaged and excited about a racing season; motorbikes o… --- ## [NFL Week 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/736707)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/736707 "2015-11-11T18:27:14Z")
Thursday, November 5th 8:25 PM EST : Cleveland ( 10.5 ) at Cincinnati ( -10.5 ) O/U: 46 Sunday, November 8th 1:00 PM EST : Washington ( 14 ) at New England ( -14 ) O/U: 52.5 1:00 PM EST : Miami ( 3 ) at Buffalo ( -3 … --- ## [NCAA Football Inter-Conference Statistics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-football-inter-conference-statistics/316966)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-football-inter-conference-statistics/316966 "2015-11-11T13:47:14Z")
Do you know of a website (or websites) that has the statistics of NCAA Division 1 Conferences when playing one another? For instance, are their official records of how the SEC has fared against the Big 10, the ACC, the P… --- ## [A simulation game that can run slowly, in the background, while you do other things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simulation-game-that-can-run-slowly-in-the-background-while-you-do-other-things/737212)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simulation-game-that-can-run-slowly-in-the-background-while-you-do-other-things/737212 "2015-11-11T06:08:40Z")
I have in mind specifically a political simulation of some kind, whether medieval, modern day, spacefaring or whatever. What would be awesome would if I could just have this kingdom (or whatever) running constantly in th… --- ## [Pinochle: Saving Your Meld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinochle-saving-your-meld/737259)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinochle-saving-your-meld/737259 "2015-11-11T04:22:59Z")
My Pinochle app will a ward a team that doesn’t save their meld (that is, earn at least one trick during the game) is awarded either zero, ten, or twenty points, based on factors that I have yet to figure out. Grandma t… --- ## [Doom & Duke Nukem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-duke-nukem/731556)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-duke-nukem/731556 "2015-11-11T01:23:59Z")
What did Doom and Duke Nukem do so right? I replayed them a few months ago and preferred them to most of the FPS that have come out in the last decade. --- ## [Good set of golf clubs for a 6'4" 25 year old.. recommedations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-set-of-golf-clubs-for-a-64-25-year-old-recommedations/736992)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-set-of-golf-clubs-for-a-64-25-year-old-recommedations/736992 "2015-11-10T18:12:40Z")
Looking to get a set for my son for Christmas. I am surrounded by golfers at work but I am a golf tard. He’s a tall kid at 6’ 4" with a somewhat long torso 37" arms w/ 34" inseam so don’t know if I need special clubs or … --- ## [MLB and managing teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-managing-teams/736064)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-managing-teams/736064 "2015-11-10T16:52:52Z")
While watching the WS tonight, a commentator said he spoke with the manager of the KC Royals. He said, the manager said, ‘I have given the bunt sign, maybe 5 times this year’. ‘I just let them (the players) play their … --- ## [2014: Rise of the idle games (The Top 10 Idle Games (like Cookie Clicker) In My Opinion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-rise-of-the-idle-games-the-top-10-idle-games-like-cookie-clicker-in-my-opinion/692670)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-rise-of-the-idle-games-the-top-10-idle-games-like-cookie-clicker-in-my-opinion/692670 "2015-11-10T13:15:35Z")
So in case you haven’t seen it yet, there’s this thread, where I found out about the game Cookie Clicker and introduced many on here to it. Two things then happened over the course of the next year: Many, many others … --- ## [I miss the City of Heroes Ski Chalet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-city-of-heroes-ski-chalet/737156)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-city-of-heroes-ski-chalet/737156 "2015-11-10T07:29:38Z")
It was so fun and would probably have opened around now :frowning: --- ## [WADA report into Russian Doping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wada-report-into-russian-doping/737103)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wada-report-into-russian-doping/737103 "2015-11-10T00:17:55Z")
Blimey, this may well find its way into the pit but let’s start here. A German media expose last year pointed fingers at a systematic doping cover-up of athletes in Russia. An investigation was commissioned and it is p… --- ## [Best online hex-based wargames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-hex-based-wargames/736859)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-hex-based-wargames/736859 "2015-11-09T20:08:53Z")
As a kid I played a fair amount of hex-based wargames with paper chits as units and dice rolls to resolve battles. I know there are many games out there that are somewhat like this, but I’m looking for ones that approxi… --- ## [Paid Patriotism at Sporting Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-patriotism-at-sporting-events/736750)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-patriotism-at-sporting-events/736750 "2015-11-09T16:08:58Z")
The Department of Defense spent $53 million to the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS on patriotic marketing campaigns. When you saw an American flag that spans the entire football field, that team was profiting from the DOD. … --- ## [Is Steam fudging reviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steam-fudging-reviews/736832)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steam-fudging-reviews/736832 "2015-11-08T21:54:14Z")
The new Call of Duty:Black Ops game dropped last night at midnight. It pops up on Steam as being available now for the low, low price of $79.99. I click on the store page and I see that it is getting ‘mixed’ reviews. Re… --- ## [Kansas City Royals 2015 World Series Champions!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-royals-2015-world-series-champions/736396)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-royals-2015-world-series-champions/736396 "2015-11-08T14:47:21Z")
GO ROYALS! Strangest ending to a World Series I’ve ever seen. --- ## [Week 10 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose? --- Deadline TUESDAY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-10-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose-deadline-tuesday/736358)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-10-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose-deadline-tuesday/736358 "2015-11-08T05:51:14Z")
======================================================================= The AP Top 25 Poll Week 10 1 Ohio State Big Ten Record: 8-0 v 2 Baylor Big 12 … --- ## [Penalty kicks in soccer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalty-kicks-in-soccer/733702)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalty-kicks-in-soccer/733702 "2015-11-07T18:07:35Z")
I watch a certain amount of soccer (this is a relatively new phenomenon, mostly just in the last couple years), so I haven’t seen a lot of penalty kicks made. Unless there’s a shootout at the end of the game, they’re pre… --- ## [Any State-of-the-art submarine sims nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-state-of-the-art-submarine-sims-nowadays/736864)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-state-of-the-art-submarine-sims-nowadays/736864 "2015-11-07T03:58:48Z")
Years ago, on much less capable computers, I played several submarine simulator games…Silent Service and the like. As late-night pastimes, they were good…sneaking up on a convoy, laying out some torpedoes, and slipping… --- ## [The Haka Considered Harmful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haka-considered-harmful/736192)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haka-considered-harmful/736192 "2015-11-06T03:17:59Z")
Probably everyone who comes here will know this, but I’ll summarize. Australia and New Zealand are in the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Before games, the New Zealand team does a performance called the Haka. I don’t… --- ## [What are your favorite tabletop boardgames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tabletop-boardgames/726699)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tabletop-boardgames/726699 "2015-11-05T21:50:33Z")
There’s another thread on the Tabletop webseries, so I figured why not start a thread on the general topic? Ten of my favorites: Castles of Mad King Ludwig Fidelitas Istanbul Kingdom Builder Le Havre Machi Koro S… --- ## [Non-violent games to show off a gaming PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-violent-games-to-show-off-a-gaming-pc/736459)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-violent-games-to-show-off-a-gaming-pc/736459 "2015-11-05T17:20:40Z")
I’m not a gamer, but I just ordered “gaming PC” with decent graphics (i7, GTX 970) because it seemed to have decent cost/performance for 3D modeling work. But now that I have a “gaminc PC”, what games can I buy that wou… --- ## [MLB: Postseason 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 711\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030 "2015-11-05T16:39:43Z")
I’m getting a little bit of a jump start on this thread, but it seems like a reasonable time to do it as the last week of the season winds down. All of the National League postseason teams are known at this point: the M… --- ## [NFL Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/736100)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/736100 "2015-11-05T06:47:25Z")
Thursday, October 29th 8:25 PM EST : Miami ( 8 ) at New England ( -8 ) O/U: 50.5 Sunday, November 1st 9:30 AM EST : Detroit ( 5.5 ) at Kansas City ( -5.5 ) O/U: 45 1:00 PM EST : Minnesota ( (Pick 'em) ) at Chicago ( … --- ## [Not playing your high dollar first round draft pick QB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-playing-your-high-dollar-first-round-draft-pick-qb/736631)
**Author:** [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-playing-your-high-dollar-first-round-draft-pick-qb/736631 "2015-11-05T04:56:18Z")
Through the years, many NFL teams pay big money to draft a hot shot QB in the first round hoping to build an offense around him. Then one of two things happens: He is the starter as a rookie and becomes a star (Cam New… --- ## [Rugby World Cup 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2015/728123)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2015/728123 "2015-11-04T22:09:08Z")
Has it been four years already? We’re a month out from the start of the Rugby World Cup so I thought I’d get a thread going. Here’s my take on the pools. Top two go through and third place gets a trip to Japan in 2019. … --- ## [World of Warships - Anyone here playing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warships-anyone-here-playing-it/722514)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warships-anyone-here-playing-it/722514 "2015-11-04T14:59:45Z")
I recently picked up World of Warships and am having a lot of fun with it. I hate, hate, hate the pay as you go model but this is just fun enough and interesting enough to get me to play (I’ve always been a sucker for n… --- ## [NHL: October 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2015/734183)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2015/734183 "2015-11-03T16:11:12Z")
The arena in Brooklyn looked totally bizarre. It reminded me of some of the makeshift courts in early season college basketball when they were playing in unusual places, such as air craft carriers. That Brooklyn arena l… --- ## [i think dragon age Inquisition lacked a dog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-dragon-age-inquisition-lacked-a-dog/736477)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-dragon-age-inquisition-lacked-a-dog/736477 "2015-11-03T03:04:47Z")
Like so, could have done with a dog. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=194) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=196)