# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=209 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 210 --- ## [Triple Crown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-crown/721887)
**Author:** [@derinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/derinka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-crown/721887 "2015-06-09T01:34:45Z")
Does the Triple Crown win pay a higher percentage to the trainer and jockey? --- ## [Only 5 Horses in 1973 Belmont Stakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-5-horses-in-1973-belmont-stakes/721855)
**Author:** [@Graymalkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Graymalkin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-5-horses-in-1973-belmont-stakes/721855 "2015-06-08T20:31:28Z")
Watching on Youtube Secretariat’s incredible performance in the 1973 Belmont Stakes is thrilling (always helped by a good announcing job: "Secretariat’s all ALONE!!! “…he’s like a TREMENDOUS machine!!!”). But why were th… --- ## [Tell me about your 2nd favorite sports teams...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-2nd-favorite-sports-teams/721992)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-2nd-favorite-sports-teams/721992 "2015-06-08T18:09:23Z")
…what initially sparked your interest, etc.? Please omit teams local to a new city where you relocated (unless you were a fan before you moved) - this one is pretty self-explanatory. For me, I was a fan of the Oakland … --- ## [2015 European Cup Final Barcelona v Juventus.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-european-cup-final-barcelona-v-juventus/721800)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-european-cup-final-barcelona-v-juventus/721800 "2015-06-08T10:48:18Z")
90 minutes to go. Perhaps the last time Pirlo and Xavi face each other. Maybe Evra will finally get the better of Messi. Can’t hardly wait. --- ## [Cheating Accusations at the World Series of Poker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-accusations-at-the-world-series-of-poker/721731)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-accusations-at-the-world-series-of-poker/721731 "2015-06-07T18:41:32Z")
In the $10,000 Heads Up WSoP bracelet event. PokerNews Article TwoPlusTwo thread on the incident. Some pretty damning (circumstantial) evidence from what I have read thus far. I have only read the Poker News article … --- ## [Utility Costs-Hockey Rink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utility-costs-hockey-rink/721835)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utility-costs-hockey-rink/721835 "2015-06-07T13:22:46Z")
Anyone have any idea as to what it costs to keep a hockey rink frozen? --- ## [NFL Offseason - Free Agency through Minicamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-free-agency-through-minicamps/714162)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-free-agency-through-minicamps/714162 "2015-06-07T11:09:46Z")
We’ve got a week until free agency season opens, so I thought it was time for an NFL offseason thread. Here’s rotoworld’s list of free agents by position and ranked. On ESPN’s list you can sort by team and other factors… --- ## [Is thoroughbred breeding worth the cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thoroughbred-breeding-worth-the-cost/721815)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thoroughbred-breeding-worth-the-cost/721815 "2015-06-07T08:05:58Z")
For decades, the tendency in U.S. thoroughbred racing has been to retire a famous and successful horse after the age of three, before it’s even really adult. This is done because the owners can make a boatload of money b… --- ## [Tabletop Simulator is really neat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-simulator-is-really-neat/721765)
**Author:** [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-simulator-is-really-neat/721765 "2015-06-07T07:52:27Z")
Tabletop Simulator just left early access for a full release on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/ It’s the kind of thing that sounds really silly and unnecessary. You might think “A multiplayer physics s… --- ## [Aaron Rogers on Celebrity Joepardy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rogers-on-celebrity-joepardy/719928)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rogers-on-celebrity-joepardy/719928 "2015-06-07T02:06:09Z")
(Not sure if this goes in CS or game room) Aaron won 1st place and earned $50,000 for the MACC (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer) Fund. with a score of $8399 Some decent videos at jeopardy.com - he didn’t ge… --- ## [Could women play on MLS soccer teams and compete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-women-play-on-mls-soccer-teams-and-compete/721537)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-women-play-on-mls-soccer-teams-and-compete/721537 "2015-06-07T01:24:58Z")
In the weird way minds work I was thinking of the Women’s World Cup coming up soon, then how many the US won, then the amount of goals scored in each cup, then who the stars were, then about American club teams, then rem… --- ## [What Can FIFA Do To Make Things Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-fifa-do-to-make-things-right/721457)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-fifa-do-to-make-things-right/721457 "2015-06-06T22:23:58Z")
Now that Blatter has stepped down, and multiple other FIFA execs have been charged with crimes (and more arrests likely), what can the new management do to fix the agency’s image? From where this admittedly only-very-ca… --- ## [Witcher 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witcher-3/721761)
**Author:** [@Tron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tron)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witcher-3/721761 "2015-06-06T20:22:09Z")
I just can’t get into Witcher 3. I can’t play the game for more than a couple hours at a time. By contrast, I already have something like 173 hours into Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. Yes, W3’s graphics are a… --- ## [Help me find a short story about Johan Cruyff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-short-story-about-johan-cruyff/721744)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-short-story-about-johan-cruyff/721744 "2015-06-06T00:17:46Z")
Possibly this is more of a Cafe Society question, but I’m taking a stab here because I thought soccer/football fans might be more likely to know the answer– I read a short story some years ago, probably in either Harper… --- ## [What do you think of the Jeopardy contestants responses in this Canadian Cities category?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-jeopardy-contestants-responses-in-this-canadian-cities-category/721573)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-jeopardy-contestants-responses-in-this-canadian-cities-category/721573 "2015-06-05T22:13:38Z")
I’m interested in knowing how difficult these questions (Youtube) are from a non-Canadian perspective. I, as a Canadian, got them all, but to be honest I had to take an educated guess at the first and third questions, b… --- ## [Sim city buildit: Am I going to be able to keep playing for free at the higher levels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-buildit-am-i-going-to-be-able-to-keep-playing-for-free-at-the-higher-levels/721649)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-buildit-am-i-going-to-be-able-to-keep-playing-for-free-at-the-higher-levels/721649 "2015-06-05T04:33:32Z")
I got a free download of Simcity Buildit from Starbucks a few weeks ago. I’ve been playing it regularly and I’m now up to level 10. Does the game reach a point where you’re simply unable to keep up without having to buy … --- ## [looking for a brain game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-brain-game/721545)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-brain-game/721545 "2015-06-04T13:57:56Z")
I’m going to a party and we are going to play brain games (whatever those are). I need something simple that doesn’t require any materials because I am lazy. --- ## [Bard's Tale IV: The Kickstartering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bards-tale-iv-the-kickstartering/721440)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bards-tale-iv-the-kickstartering/721440 "2015-06-04T13:14:44Z")
They’ve started a Kickstarter campaign for Bard’s Tale IV, and I’m in. Well, I’ll be in two weeks from now. From the info on the Kickstarter page, though, it looks like it’ll have more in common with the one-off Bard’s T… --- ## [When score is too high for scoreboard to record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-score-is-too-high-for-scoreboard-to-record/720964)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-score-is-too-high-for-scoreboard-to-record/720964 "2015-06-04T03:05:14Z")
I notice many soccer scoreboards and TV display bars are only designed for single digits. What happens in the event that a team scores 10+ goals? Where do they carry over the extra digit? Same for American football; man… --- ## [American soccer fandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-fandom/721376)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-fandom/721376 "2015-06-03T22:32:22Z")
In the Seattle area, the local MLS team the Sounders has a fevered fan base that regularly fills its home stadia. Yet it gets little coverage in areas like sports talk radio. I brought that up with somebody recently, a… --- ## [Experiences of Minecraft Realms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-of-minecraft-realms/721459)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-of-minecraft-realms/721459 "2015-06-03T16:35:22Z")
My daughter (she’s 9) wants a Minecraft Realm, so that she and her schoolfriends can play together. Does anyone have any experience with these? I’ve got no particular problem with her playing Minecraft, and from what I’… --- ## [Which PC game should I play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pc-game-should-i-play/720077)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pc-game-should-i-play/720077 "2015-06-03T14:20:06Z")
The Witcher 3 thread, as I mentioned in there, got me to thinking about home many games I have right now, that I want to play. I haven’t had too much time for the last few years, so I keep getting the ones I really want … --- ## [Can someone explain to me this FIFA thingy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-fifa-thingy/721076)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-fifa-thingy/721076 "2015-06-03T03:58:17Z")
So, I’ve been following the news on this FIFA scandal or whatever, and I saw the latest (CNN link, it plays a video so be warned), where Putin is telling the US to back off of ‘illegally persecuting people’ and was wonde… --- ## [How can a experienced cyclist run into a curb? (John Kerry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-experienced-cyclist-run-into-a-curb-john-kerry/721370)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-experienced-cyclist-run-into-a-curb-john-kerry/721370 "2015-06-02T20:18:39Z")
He’s been riding for decades. A former pro cyclist rode with Kerry and was quite impressed. How can such a experienced guy wipe out on a curb? I ride a vintage Schwinn for fun and exercise. Speed is not a consideratio… --- ## [Saw this on Twitter re: the FIFA scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-on-twitter-re-the-fifa-scandal/721012)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-on-twitter-re-the-fifa-scandal/721012 "2015-06-02T17:47:41Z")
“Imagine if the Justice Department had applied as heavy a fist to JP Morgan or Goldman as it has to FIFA?” :o I’ll tell you who wrote that tweet if you PM me. --- ## [MLB: May 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2015/719020)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2015/719020 "2015-06-01T21:14:34Z")
The Houston Astros are the hottest team in baseball. And it’s not just the first day of the season. How did your team fare after Month One? --- ## [2014-15 Barclays Premier League Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-barclays-premier-league-thread/695248 "2015-06-01T20:58:49Z")
As I eagerly await next weekend’s start of the 2014-15 Premier League season and Arsenal’s specific brand of superb football, I would like to duly note that today Arsenal (the 2014 FA Cup winner) defeated Manchester City … --- ## [Looking for PC Games that feature Pacific Rim-style giant robots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-pc-games-that-feature-pacific-rim-style-giant-robots/686309)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-pc-games-that-feature-pacific-rim-style-giant-robots/686309 "2015-06-01T20:01:35Z")
I’ve loved giant robots for decades, and since Pacific Rim came out, I’ve been looking for a similar game I could play. I think the Mechwarrior series is too complicated, it’s like a flight simulator. I liked mechcommand… --- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2026\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193 "2015-06-01T10:59:29Z")
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2014! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, ready to wield the ceremonial scythe for another year. It never hurts to list all the rules again, and there is on… --- ## [Curse you Steam Sale!: the unplayed game thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-steam-sale-the-unplayed-game-thread/721003)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-steam-sale-the-unplayed-game-thread/721003 "2015-06-01T00:27:35Z")
Browsing over my Steam library this morning I noted the following games I’ve bought during Steam sales, or through other vendors, cheap but have yet to play: \[ul\] \[li\]Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 1,2 & 3\[/li\]\[l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=208) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=210)