# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=2 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [2026 Celebrity Life Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879 "2026-08-29T04:38:14Z")
The Life Pool. Our little redeeming game to not make us feel so bad about the Death Pool. We’re back! Rules are very simple. Submit 13 names Only celebrities 81 and older count Points awarded at end of year: 1 point … --- ## [Star Citizen is the Future of PC Gaming, and it \[was\] Free to Play this week (Edit: No Longer Free)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-citizen-is-the-future-of-pc-gaming-and-it-was-free-to-play-this-week-edit-no-longer-free/734528)
**Author:** [@defenderofjustice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/defenderofjustice)\ **Replies:** 1155\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-citizen-is-the-future-of-pc-gaming-and-it-was-free-to-play-this-week-edit-no-longer-free/734528 "2026-08-29T02:35:40Z")
If you are a gamer and haven’t heard of Star Citizen, then you might be interested to hear about it… or even play it. With over 1 million people playing it currently, and with it raising almost $94 million for its develo… --- ## [MLB August 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2026/1032080)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2026/1032080 "2026-08-27T04:36:55Z")
Woke up to some weird news, Harrison Bader in a weird scooter crash Seems like the Giants don’t want to pay him, which makes sense if he’s doing late night drunken scooter rides rather than focusing on rehabilitation. T… --- ## [Wait, no Balatro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-no-balatro/1009916)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-no-balatro/1009916 "2026-08-25T23:18:21Z")
I don’t hang out in this forum so maybe there’s something mysterious and I’m missing it but I just got addicted to this game called Belatro. I thought it was gonna be a little time waster, no big deal and suddenly I’m ad… --- ## ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9942\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451 "2026-08-25T21:34:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) - #10000 by RTFirefly. Previous discussions: "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) "Wordle," a strangely compelling word… --- ## [Basketball strategic fouls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484 "2026-08-24T21:04:28Z")
It was mentioned in another thread that, in basketball, it’s sometimes strategic to deliberately foul another player, with the hopes that they’ll miss the free throw(s) and give your team an opportunity to get the ball o… --- ## [Clay Travis want a new WNBA Franchise with all Trans Women Players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302 "2026-08-24T20:59:34Z")
Clay Travis Proposes All-Trans WNBA Team: ‘The Nashville Balls’ OutKick Sports owner Clay Travis has floated the idea of raising the first all-transgender WNBA team and says such an organization would be the “most inclu… --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2025/1022303)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2025/1022303 "2026-08-24T08:08:03Z")
Last year’s thread. I think this is our 20th year of these leagues. Those of you who played last year should have an invite in your e-mail or you can sign up through the information in the thread. Survival leagues don’… --- ## [What could be better than racing through Washington DC at up to 185 miles per hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-better-than-racing-through-washington-dc-at-up-to-185-miles-per-hour/1032499)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-better-than-racing-through-washington-dc-at-up-to-185-miles-per-hour/1032499 "2026-08-24T00:26:58Z")
How about welding all the manhole covers shut to make it safer? DC Grand Prix: 200+ Manholes Welded for High-Speed Race Safety | DMV News More on the race here Start your engines: Here is your crash course on the IndyC… --- ## [FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 5245\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962 "2026-08-23T21:16:08Z")
June, 2026 is approaching! This will be the first global sports event to be co-hosted by Mexico, Canada, and (probably) the US, and the first round of tickets has already gone on sale and hit the official FIFA resale sit… --- ## [Horse Racing: Will the New Thoroughbred Championship Series Replace the Triple Crown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing-will-the-new-thoroughbred-championship-series-replace-the-triple-crown/1032148)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing-will-the-new-thoroughbred-championship-series-replace-the-triple-crown/1032148 "2026-08-22T04:26:06Z")
Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association on Monday announced a six-race championship series over a span of five months that includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and a $5 million prize p… --- ## [Historical question: Did sport divisions start segregating by sex because women were beating men in competitions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-question-did-sport-divisions-start-segregating-by-sex-because-women-were-beating-men-in-competitions/1031876)
**Author:** [@r3bdr355](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/r3bdr355)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-question-did-sport-divisions-start-segregating-by-sex-because-women-were-beating-men-in-competitions/1031876 "2026-08-18T22:23:54Z")
I’ve seen this argument being shared online but is there any historical evidence that prove this to be true? --- ## [People who don't like sports - what sport do you most tolerate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-like-sports-what-sport-do-you-most-tolerate/1031684)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-like-sports-what-sport-do-you-most-tolerate/1031684 "2026-08-18T13:58:04Z")
Watching the baseball All Star Game last night, as a big baseball fan, I got the feels for the beauty of the game, the pace, and the ballparks themselves. I thought “surely no one can dislike this.” But, that’s definite… --- ## [No Man's Sky - First star to the right, and straight on till morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mans-sky-first-star-to-the-right-and-straight-on-till-morning/759701)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 1085\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mans-sky-first-star-to-the-right-and-straight-on-till-morning/759701 "2026-08-18T13:29:06Z")
http://www.no-mans-sky.com/about/ Went gold a few days back and is due for release early/mid August. Looks mighty good and if they can make it work will be a huge accomplishment for a small team. Anyone else looking … --- ## [Me first! Me first! Which board game has the strangest rule for who goes first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-first-me-first-which-board-game-has-the-strangest-rule-for-who-goes-first/1032272)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-first-me-first-which-board-game-has-the-strangest-rule-for-who-goes-first/1032272 "2026-08-15T21:36:53Z")
Inspired by a local gaming convention in the area that I have attended occasionally in the past, GameStorm. Most games will tell you which player makes the first move. For example: Hungry Hungry Hipsters - “The player … --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 527\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819 "2026-08-14T13:53:28Z")
Welcome back everyone to what must be one of the longest running dynasty leagues in the world. ▶ League Dates ▶ 2024 Final Results ▶ Hall of Champions ▶ Points Leaders By Year ▶ 2024 draft order ▶ Trades affecting this year's… --- ## [Baseball scoring question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-scoring-question/1032307)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-scoring-question/1032307 "2026-08-14T00:43:29Z")
Scenario - score is tied, say, 3-3 after 9 innings. Both teams bring in new pitchers for the 10th. With the ghost runner on 2nd, a fly ball out moves the runner to third. Again, a sac fly and the run scores. Last guy … --- ## [Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the best Switch game I've played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-legends-arceus-is-the-best-switch-game-ive-played/1032317)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-legends-arceus-is-the-best-switch-game-ive-played/1032317 "2026-08-12T21:14:23Z")
So my kids recently got into Pokemon (first with the Let’s Go Pikachu game that basically nostalgia baited me into getting a switch to begin with, before they were born and then with the TV show, which is now on Netflix)… --- ## [All things Pickleball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-pickleball/1032231)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-pickleball/1032231 "2026-08-10T15:42:31Z")
A digression from When i was young, people played tennis. Or some racquet ball fans liked squash or table tennis. But now pickleball is all the rage. What is it? How is it different from tennis? Why did it suddenly ge… --- ## [After 27 years, there's a new record in the mile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-27-years-theres-a-new-record-in-the-mile/1031770)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-27-years-theres-a-new-record-in-the-mile/1031770 "2026-08-08T09:31:12Z")
Josh Kerr runs 3:42.66 for the mile, breaking the record of 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999. Commentary with video of the race. Note the running time of the video. --- ## [Might and Magic GOG Galaxy Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-and-magic-gog-galaxy-help/1032062)
**Author:** [@IridiumIodineSulfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IridiumIodineSulfur)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-and-magic-gog-galaxy-help/1032062 "2026-08-06T23:18:53Z")
I have been playing the Might and Magic games for a while. I downloaded Might and Magic 2 off of GOG Galaxy and have been playing it for over a year. Unfortunately, I made an error in the game. I don’t know how to fix it… --- ## [MLB - "appeal" vs "challenge"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-appeal-vs-challenge/1032006)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-appeal-vs-challenge/1032006 "2026-08-05T20:09:21Z")
On a ball/strike call - the batter or the catcher (pitcher as well?) can “challenge” the call - losing the challenge costs the team a challenge. Who can “appeal” a call (usually to the 1st or 3rd base umpire)? If you ca… --- ## [Fallout 4 quest mod questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-quest-mod-questions/1021201)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-quest-mod-questions/1021201 "2026-08-05T20:01:33Z")
I’m kind of between games right now, and feeling like I want to revisit F04. It’s my favorite Fallout game (unlike many of you, I know, but it was the first Fallout game I played so maybe that’s why I like it best). But… --- ## [Can someone make a picture for me "celebrating" the Jets' accomplishment this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-make-a-picture-for-me-celebrating-the-jets-accomplishment-this-year/1026389)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-make-a-picture-for-me-celebrating-the-jets-accomplishment-this-year/1026389 "2026-08-04T15:12:54Z")
I would like to see a meme in which every NFL and FBS team logo are all together on one screen. The caption: “Did your defense get at least one interception this year?” Every team logo except the Jets is circled in gre… --- ## [Talk to me about Duboo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-duboo/1032110)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-duboo/1032110 "2026-08-04T01:19:50Z")
Recently, the Karachi version of Carrom, a game called Duboo, has become popular on one of the Chinese short video streaming sites, Kuaishou. It’s obviously based on the Indian game of Carrom, but instead of being played… --- ## [I'm not a robot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-robot/1023287)
**Author:** [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-robot/1023287 "2026-08-02T12:47:16Z")
If you’re like me you sure as hell aren’t a robot and you’re willing to prove it. https://neal.fun/not-a-robot/ In this you’ll have to prove it over 48 levels. Waldo is confounding me currently --- ## [Did baseball always have a shortstop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-baseball-always-have-a-shortstop/1031966)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-baseball-always-have-a-shortstop/1031966 "2026-08-02T01:09:19Z")
I mean you have this perfectly symmetrical arrangement of fielders and did someone decide, “Hey let’s add one more.” “Where is he going to stand?” “Anywhere he wants to.” Which brings up the next question - is there a … --- ## [MLB - July 2026 ("Banana Ball" has its own thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2026-banana-ball-has-its-own-thread/1031330)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2026-banana-ball-has-its-own-thread/1031330 "2026-08-01T14:36:09Z")
Starting the month with an embarrassing gaffe from last night… Rangers played at Cleveland last night. In the top of the seventh, they had a runner on second with one out and the score tied 2-2. Alejandro Osuna hit a… --- ## [Sporting events practiced only (or almost only) by one nation, or one language “sphere”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sporting-events-practiced-only-or-almost-only-by-one-nation-or-one-language-sphere/1031773)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sporting-events-practiced-only-or-almost-only-by-one-nation-or-one-language-sphere/1031773 "2026-08-01T02:58:01Z")
@EinsteinsHund made an interesting observation in another Game Room thread that the popular one-mile-run track-&-field event is generally only contested in the Anglosphere. In contrast, the Olympic Games, the World Athle… --- ## [NFL 2026 Offseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644 "2026-08-01T00:33:48Z")
With the Super Bowl in the books, it’s time for the offseason thread. Upcoming dates of import: February 23 - March 2: Scouting Combine March 3: Deadline to designate franchise and transition players March 9: Teams ca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=3)