# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=199 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 200 --- ## [Why Do NFL Players Stop When Tackled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-players-stop-when-tackled/733359)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-players-stop-when-tackled/733359 "2015-10-06T14:25:21Z")
As a rugby union aficionado, I am perplexed why gridirion players stop and give up when tackled. If held that makes sense, but knocked down and able to run again - why stop?? --- ## [MLB has balls!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-has-balls/733548)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-has-balls/733548 "2015-10-06T11:26:34Z")
A recent search gave the price of a MLB baseball at $17. A team must go through 100’s in a game. Foul balls, scuffed balls, souvenirs, and balls gifted from players must amount to quite a few. What would a MLB team pa… --- ## [Sega Master System appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sega-master-system-appreciation-thread/732977)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sega-master-system-appreciation-thread/732977 "2015-10-05T23:31:55Z")
When I was a kid, I wanted a Nintendo Entertainment System, but my parents couldn’t afford it, so they got me a Sega Master System instead. (The introduction of any video game system whatsoever into our house was agains… --- ## [Jets/Dolphins - Is the NFL really dumb or am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jets-dolphins-is-the-nfl-really-dumb-or-am-i-missing-something/733288)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jets-dolphins-is-the-nfl-really-dumb-or-am-i-missing-something/733288 "2015-10-05T22:43:55Z")
The NFL decides to schedule their marquis London game at 9:30 EDT. But 2 of the biggest EPL games of the season are on the same day. In fact the Liverpool derby will run from 8:30 - 10:30 followed immediately by Arsen… --- ## [MLB: September 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2015/729608)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2015/729608 "2015-10-05T20:57:06Z")
I don’t get to watch the Cards much these days. I finally got a chance to catch a few innings last night. Luckily one of them was the 7th. After spotting the Nationals two outs, the Cards piled up 5 runs with a collec… --- ## [Jameis Winston throws four interceptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jameis-winston-throws-four-interceptions/733603)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jameis-winston-throws-four-interceptions/733603 "2015-10-05T20:41:47Z")
He needs some coaching. Somebody’s got to explain that you can’t force a pass, it’s not like a sorority girl. --- ## [Week 5 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/732738)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/732738 "2015-10-04T16:14:09Z")
======================================================================= NCAAF Scores & Schedule Top 25 FBS Weeks: 5 Saturday, October 3 12:00 PM EDT FS1 (23) West Virginia @ (15) Oklahoma — @@@ 12:00 PM EDT Pur… --- ## [New Portal Glados Song (lego dimensions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-portal-glados-song-lego-dimensions/733309)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-portal-glados-song-lego-dimensions/733309 "2015-10-03T21:25:36Z")
Just thought I’d put this here. I love both Portal 1 and 2’s songs. Lego got the songwriter and voice of Glados to make a new song for their credits. It’s great as well. Would you? --- ## [Who had Vick in their fantasy football league this week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-vick-in-their-fantasy-football-league-this-week/733205)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-vick-in-their-fantasy-football-league-this-week/733205 "2015-10-03T17:08:48Z")
Be honest. --- ## [New Riddles/ Brain Teasers Needed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-riddles-brain-teasers-needed/729546)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-riddles-brain-teasers-needed/729546 "2015-10-03T10:40:07Z")
Help, I am going to see my family in three weeks. It is traditional for us to bring challenging brain teasers and riddles whenever we all get together. And I am out of new ideas. I have read through several old threads… --- ## [Overclocking and air vs water cooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overclocking-and-air-vs-water-cooling/732725)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overclocking-and-air-vs-water-cooling/732725 "2015-10-02T21:57:32Z")
I am aware that significant variations can occur when overclocking and cooling. I am only looking for tendencies among various options rather than exact assured results. From what I’ve read and watched on overclocking, … --- ## [Why do females generally play softball and males-- baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-females-generally-play-softball-and-males-baseball/732927)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-females-generally-play-softball-and-males-baseball/732927 "2015-10-02T18:28:42Z")
Question’s in the title. Also would like an explanation on the differences between games of softball and baseball. Thanks ETA: probably better suited for IMHO… shucks --- ## [They left it to me to start a new poker thred, so here it is!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-left-it-to-me-to-start-a-new-poker-thred-so-here-it-is/733207)
**Author:** [@Craneop2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Craneop2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-left-it-to-me-to-start-a-new-poker-thred-so-here-it-is/733207 "2015-10-02T03:23:50Z")
First week of last quarter of 2015 first results; 1 ME 2 Mathinator 3 Dag 4Frosty --- ## [Can anyone recommend good games for a mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-good-games-for-a-mac/732372)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-good-games-for-a-mac/732372 "2015-10-02T02:53:24Z")
I have an iMac and, as I’m currently not working and am getting a little bored, I’d like to try some games. Trouble is, there don’t seem to be very many games for the Mac. My tastes in games are quite specific as well,… --- ## [What is your opinion on the practice of watching other people play video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-the-practice-of-watching-other-people-play-video-games/732148)
**Author:** [@dunkleosteus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dunkleosteus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-the-practice-of-watching-other-people-play-video-games/732148 "2015-10-01T13:46:20Z")
I’ve heard this brought up in different lights from different sources, from praise to ridicule. There is definitely a market for services that allow people to record or stream videos of themselves playing video games for… --- ## [Is the answer to this math puzzle legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-answer-to-this-math-puzzle-legit/731768)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-answer-to-this-math-puzzle-legit/731768 "2015-09-30T23:37:55Z")
I was taking an online math puzzle. One of the questions was this: The answer I gave was:\[spoiler\]54325. I figured the puzzle was recognizing that this was a pattern rather than a mathematical operation. Like the puzz… --- ## [NFL Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397 "2015-09-30T20:24:12Z")
Thursday, September 24th 8:25 PM EST : Washington ( 3.5 ) at NY Giants ( -3.5 ) O/U: 44 Sunday, September 27th 1:00 PM EST : Pittsburgh ( -1 ) at St Louis ( 1 ) O/U: 47 1:00 PM EST : Philadelphia ( 2.5 ) at NY Jets (… --- ## [What's the buzz on Wildstar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-buzz-on-wildstar/688861)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-buzz-on-wildstar/688861 "2015-09-30T17:49:58Z")
I just heard about this game and I’m wondering if anyone knows anything one way or the other. Anyone play it at all? --- ## [Bioshock question: How long has Rapture been crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-question-how-long-has-rapture-been-crazy/731948)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-question-how-long-has-rapture-been-crazy/731948 "2015-09-30T04:02:54Z")
Once you get down there, it’s all broken and filled with water in places, and the Splicers are wandering around as if they’ve been mad for quite some time. How long? Years? --- ## [World Cup Every Two Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-every-two-years/732923)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-every-two-years/732923 "2015-09-29T23:59:48Z")
This thread is being started by someone who loves the international game more than the club game and by someone who is drinking too much wine. Im watching a replay of Germany v Brasil and I so want another World Cup in 2… --- ## [Tony Stewart to retire after 2016 season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-stewart-to-retire-after-2016-season/732792)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-stewart-to-retire-after-2016-season/732792 "2015-09-29T19:56:38Z")
My buddy and I were watching qualifying for the Sylvania 300 yesterday and we were talking about how we were about to see a change in who was driving soon, partially due to retirement but mostly due to the fact that ther… --- ## [How in the world is Fantasy Football not gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-world-is-fantasy-football-not-gambling/732694)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-world-is-fantasy-football-not-gambling/732694 "2015-09-29T16:24:30Z")
At the moment, legally, Fantasy sports carved out an exception for themselves saying they are games of skill because you are picking players to put on your team. That seems ridiculous to me. There is no argument you can … --- ## [iOS puzzle games suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-puzzle-games-suggestions/731712)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-puzzle-games-suggestions/731712 "2015-09-28T11:21:14Z")
I’m totally hooked on Blockwick 2 and also enjoy Layer. Any other suggestions for puzzle games that don’t require in app purchases to enjoy.? A big plus if they have very nice, easy on the eyes, graphics similar to Block… --- ## [Week 4 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-4-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/731988)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-4-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/731988 "2015-09-27T17:32:24Z")
======================================================================= NCAAF Scores & Schedule Top 25 FBS Weeks: 4 Friday, September 25 10:00 PM EDT FS1 (21) Stanford @ Oregon St. Saturday, September 26 7:00 P… --- ## [To the list of baseball immortals, add the late Yogi Berra.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-list-of-baseball-immortals-add-the-late-yogi-berra/732283)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-list-of-baseball-immortals-add-the-late-yogi-berra/732283 "2015-09-27T00:28:11Z")
Died yesterday at 90. I’m not a big sports fan, but I know poetry when I hear it. Even when he made no sense, you knew exactly what he meant. --- ## [Tour de France question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-question/732409)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-question/732409 "2015-09-25T19:07:50Z")
Can a competitor win the Tour de France (or similar competitions) without winning a single leg of the Tour de France? I would like to know if it analogous to the FEDEX Cup on the PGA Tour. The media (and some bloggers) … --- ## [Murder Mysteries at Masochist's Cove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-mysteries-at-masochists-cove/731219)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-mysteries-at-masochists-cove/731219 "2015-09-25T07:46:50Z")
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Normally it would seem too, well, sadistic to post Murders at Masochist’s Cove. But with Chronos asking about the strange spear-like thing made of dry yellow wood, this seems fair … --- ## [Crazier than a Republican Primary: SDMB Poker Third Quarter 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazier-than-a-republican-primary-sdmb-poker-third-quarter-2015/724096)
**Author:** [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazier-than-a-republican-primary-sdmb-poker-third-quarter-2015/724096 "2015-09-25T03:20:04Z")
Obviously a bit of hyperbole in the title. It would be impossible to outcrazy anything involving Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Last Quarter Thread New players are welcome. We’re a friendly and social group; we play the… --- ## [How good was Bo Jackson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson/687668)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson/687668 "2015-09-24T17:18:38Z")
I remember Bo Jackson all over TV and print media, but he just disappeared almost overnight. This was before the days of the internet. Just how good of an athlete was he considered at the time? --- ## [Rugby players vs American football players - who's tougher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-players-vs-american-football-players-whos-tougher/732129)
**Author:** [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-players-vs-american-football-players-whos-tougher/732129 "2015-09-24T13:41:15Z")
Has this ever been done in like mythbusters or something? Brainiacs? If not, if you could match up teams of each in various strength and endurance tests, which team is more likely to come out stronger? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=198) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=200)