# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=197 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 198 --- ## [Football: What is the "Front Office"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-what-is-the-front-office/735773)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-what-is-the-front-office/735773 "2015-10-26T21:22:14Z")
Houston got their asses handed to them today. The news station ran a poll asking where the problems most lie. ~74% said the problem was with the “front office”, as opposed to offense, defense, or coaching. What is the… --- ## [Is it common for college athletes to return to their team after actve Army Reserve deployments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-for-college-athletes-to-return-to-their-team-after-actve-army-reserve-deployments/735675)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-for-college-athletes-to-return-to-their-team-after-actve-army-reserve-deployments/735675 "2015-10-26T19:53:03Z")
My friends and I have been trying to recall if this has happened before. We called up so many Reserves since 9/11. Several hundred thousand. If a college kid is in the Reserves and playing a sport. Does he return to his… --- ## [Old Play-by-Mail games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-play-by-mail-games/526628)
**Author:** [@Kylede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kylede)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-play-by-mail-games/526628 "2015-10-26T18:56:34Z")
I was disscusing with a much younger friend recently (I am 37 he is 23) about his WOW (WOrld of Warcraft) gamming and how quite a long time ago I was involved in something similar, at least for the time. It was the mid-… --- ## [2015 Formula 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-formula-1/715005)
**Author:** [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-formula-1/715005 "2015-10-26T18:00:44Z")
I didn’t see that anyone else had started a thread for the season, so here goes. I’m hoping for another good year out of Williams. Maybe get Bottas to the top step of the podium, who knows? I’m also interested to see … --- ## [Does it seem that they measure for first downs less than they used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-seem-that-they-measure-for-first-downs-less-than-they-used-to/734975)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-seem-that-they-measure-for-first-downs-less-than-they-used-to/734975 "2015-10-26T16:09:47Z")
Or is it just me? ISTM that they used to be a common occurrence. Now, they seem pretty rare. Has something changed? TV perhaps? --- ## [Week 8 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-8-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/735033)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-8-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/735033 "2015-10-25T03:35:22Z")
======================================================== NCAAF Scores & Schedule Top 25 FBS Weeks: 8 — Thursday, October 22 7:00 PM EDT ESP2 (22) Temple @ East Carolina 9:00 PM EDT ESPN (20) California @ UCLA … --- ## [Warhammer End Times - Vermintide: Anyone playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-end-times-vermintide-anyone-playing/735672)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-end-times-vermintide-anyone-playing/735672 "2015-10-24T23:31:46Z")
I am very intrigued by this game. It seems like this is Left for Dead but in the Warhammer universe. There are not a lot of reviews out yet but what is out there seem to be very favorable. Here is a YouTube review tha… --- ## [Shockingly, daily fantasy is rigged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockingly-daily-fantasy-is-rigged/733842)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockingly-daily-fantasy-is-rigged/733842 "2015-10-23T20:27:51Z")
DraftKings employee admits “insider trading” on FanDuel, probably brings down whole industry. Oh well. It was going to be banned as soon as brick-and-mortar casinos figured out how to make money off it themselves anyway… --- ## [Redskins name "change": A proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-name-change-a-proposal/707847)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-name-change-a-proposal/707847 "2015-10-23T03:55:33Z")
What if the Washington Redskins said that they would keep the name Redskins, but the name no longer referenced Native Americans (despite the high honor it obviously bestows upon them)? From that point on, so they could s… --- ## [MLB. Interview of mgrs between innings on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-interview-of-mgrs-between-innings-on-tv/735088)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-interview-of-mgrs-between-innings-on-tv/735088 "2015-10-22T17:45:45Z")
Do they get paid extra for this? I wouldn’t do it for free. It is like, excuse me, but I am trying to manage a team. Don’t have time to chat. --- ## [Sword Coast Legends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-coast-legends/733171)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-coast-legends/733171 "2015-10-21T23:59:28Z")
https://swordcoast.com/ I only just heard of this game last night, but it seems to promise to be exactly what Neverwinter Nights never did manage to be. You can play through the adventure single-o, but you can also play… --- ## [NFL Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/734738)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/734738 "2015-10-21T20:37:30Z")
Thursday, October 15th 8:25 PM EST : Atlanta ( -3.5 ) at New Orleans ( 3.5 ) O/U: 51 Sunday, October 18th 1:00 PM EST : Washington ( 5.5 ) at NY Jets ( -5.5 ) O/U: 41 1:00 PM EST : Kansas City ( 3.5 ) at Minnesota (… --- ## [Notice: Johnny Bravo's First Mafia Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-johnny-bravos-first-mafia-game/735258)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-johnny-bravos-first-mafia-game/735258 "2015-10-20T18:04:19Z")
I’m cross-posting here because I know lots of game-oriented folks don’t necessarily follow stuff in the thread games forum (read: avoid it like it’s the Noid). Mods: I hope that’s okay. Mafia games require a certain amou… --- ## [Boxing Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-question/735228)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-question/735228 "2015-10-20T14:14:45Z")
I don’t watch a lot of boxing, but seeing it occasionally I’ve noticed that in each round the boxers get an audible warning when 10 seconds are left - it sounds like somebody pounding on the mat. Is this new or has it … --- ## [Baseball question. Does run differential indicate if a team is better or worse than their record?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-does-run-differential-indicate-if-a-team-is-better-or-worse-than-their-record/733532)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-does-run-differential-indicate-if-a-team-is-better-or-worse-than-their-record/733532 "2015-10-19T21:01:50Z")
Looking at the AL West standings on ESPN, I see that the Astros have a +113 run differential. The Rangers and Angels are one game ahead and behind the Astros. They have run differentials of +11 and -7 respectively. Does … --- ## [Alien: Isolation (we're not like that other alien game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-isolation-were-not-like-that-other-alien-game/698082)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-isolation-were-not-like-that-other-alien-game/698082 "2015-10-19T11:54:04Z")
Gameplay: Alien Isolation Extended Gameplay Demo - IGN Live: Gamescom 2014 - YouTube So, Creative Assembly, known for the Total War series of games, has decided to try its hand at sci-fi survival horror. Seems pretty g… --- ## [MLB. Has a pitcher ever thrown a tantrum when asked to give up the ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-has-a-pitcher-ever-thrown-a-tantrum-when-asked-to-give-up-the-ball/734458)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-has-a-pitcher-ever-thrown-a-tantrum-when-asked-to-give-up-the-ball/734458 "2015-10-19T01:37:04Z")
I love post season baseball! And my strange sense of humor focuses on funny things I would like to see in the game. Has a pitcher ever really lost it after being jerked from the mound? Bonus points if a link to a vide… --- ## [Can anyone explain the rationale of NFL game scheduling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-rationale-of-nfl-game-scheduling/733648)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-rationale-of-nfl-game-scheduling/733648 "2015-10-18T16:54:29Z")
Hoping someone can explain to me to what the rationale is behind the way the NFL schedule their game times. You have one game on a Thursday night, one or two games on the Monday night, but then every other game is sched… --- ## [Week 7 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-7-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/734328)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-7-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/734328 "2015-10-18T14:41:54Z")
======================================================================= NCAAF Scores & Schedule Top 25 FBS Weeks: 7 — Thursday, October 15 10:30 PM EDT ESPN (18) UCLA @ (15) Stanford — @@@ — Friday, October 16 9… --- ## [Cubs vs White Sox fandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-vs-white-sox-fandom/734688)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-vs-white-sox-fandom/734688 "2015-10-18T04:39:06Z")
Cubs fans have been very prominent in the media lately even though their team has only made the LCS. However, I remember much less fuss when the other Chicago baseball team (one with nearly as inept a history) won it al… --- ## [Baseball question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/734773)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/734773 "2015-10-18T04:27:40Z")
I’ve noticed that the home crowd always showers the pitcher with boos whenever they try to check a baserunner or actually throw to a base to try to get them out. While I get that its something you hope they don’t do to … --- ## [Question for pen and paper RPG players...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-pen-and-paper-rpg-players/734798)
**Author:** [@BluenoseGamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluenoseGamer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-pen-and-paper-rpg-players/734798 "2015-10-18T02:49:28Z")
I’m hoping this is the proper place to put this. I’m wondering what your worst experiences with a Dungeon/Game Master are? I have had a couple, most notably with my D&D/Shadowun DM/GM. At first, things weren’t so bad, … --- ## [Sentinels of the Multiverse - The Video Game (Sale)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentinels-of-the-multiverse-the-video-game-sale/734968)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentinels-of-the-multiverse-the-video-game-sale/734968 "2015-10-18T01:40:12Z")
Sentinels of the Multiverse is a cooperative, tabletop multiplayer card game where the players are superheroes fighting one or more villains in a changing environment. The video game version just released multiplayer su… --- ## [Real-time global illumination: voxels vs partial baking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-time-global-illumination-voxels-vs-partial-baking/734884)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-time-global-illumination-voxels-vs-partial-baking/734884 "2015-10-17T08:00:02Z")
There have been impressive improvement in global illumination optimisation in the past year. For those unfamiliar with Nvidia’s voxel-based global illumination (“VXGI”) and Georemics’ Enlighten middleware, here are illus… --- ## [How do you feel about players cursing on air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-players-cursing-on-air/734221)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-players-cursing-on-air/734221 "2015-10-16T20:37:14Z")
In the Rangers-Blue Jackets game last night, one of the players, arguing a non-call, let loose with a “fucking cocksucker” that came over clearly. The announcers ignored it. This is what I feel is the appropriate respon… --- ## [Kakuro (cross sums) Tips and Tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kakuro-cross-sums-tips-and-tricks/696031)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kakuro-cross-sums-tips-and-tricks/696031 "2015-10-16T04:30:29Z")
My name is\*\* RTFirefly\*\*, and I’m an addict. In the past several months, I’ve gotten quite hooked on Kakuro. Right now, I’m early on in Absolutely Nasty Kakuro, Level 4. Out of the first 10 puzzles in the book, I’ve s… --- ## [Excessive celebration of a touchdown that's overturned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessive-celebration-of-a-touchdown-thats-overturned/734501)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessive-celebration-of-a-touchdown-thats-overturned/734501 "2015-10-16T00:23:53Z")
Say a team scores a touchdown and a player is flagged for excessive celebration. The touchdown is later overturned, though. Does the excessive celebration penalty still stand? \*Should \*it stand, in your opinion? --- ## [IF the Cubs win the World Series...Theo Epstien Baseball god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-cubs-win-the-world-series-theo-epstien-baseball-god/734728)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-cubs-win-the-world-series-theo-epstien-baseball-god/734728 "2015-10-15T21:40:23Z")
I know it’s early for this, and it’s a HUGE if given the team but if the Cubs win the World Series this year (or next or whenever) does this make Theo Epstien a baseball god? For those that don’t know, Theo is the gener… --- ## [Dodgers Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodgers-question/734690)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodgers-question/734690 "2015-10-15T17:27:01Z")
Did the L A Dodgers always play at the Coliseum prior to Dodger Stadium opening in 1962? --- ## [Civ 4 multiplayer problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-4-multiplayer-problem/734674)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-4-multiplayer-problem/734674 "2015-10-15T09:34:18Z")
I’d be grateful for any help with running Civ 4 multiplayer games across a LAN (local area network.) My mate and I have been playing Civ 4 for years. We like to sit in the same room and chat (how ‘old fashioned’!), so w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=198)