# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=219 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 220 --- ## [Battlefield 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-4/672096)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-4/672096 "2015-02-13T21:32:57Z")
Battlefield 4 is coming out next week on the 29th. It’s another modern warfare game like BF3 (which is too bad - I’d love to see a revisit to 1942 or 2142) with China as a new faction. I’d hate to see them take the COD p… --- ## [Cowboys-Packers 1967 "Ice Bowl"=Most brutal weather affected major sporting event ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-packers-1967-ice-bowl-most-brutal-weather-affected-major-sporting-event-ever/711316)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-packers-1967-ice-bowl-most-brutal-weather-affected-major-sporting-event-ever/711316 "2015-02-13T00:16:50Z")
The game is legendary, and the brutal weather conditions not exaggerated. By all rights, the NFL may have delayed or relocated the game from Green Bay, Wisconsin if played in 2015. -15 F, with wind chills around -50 T… --- ## [Goddammit (Warhammer 40K)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-warhammer-40k/612311)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-warhammer-40k/612311 "2015-02-12T14:02:06Z")
After I got out of Magic : The Spendening, I thought I was done with expensive, competitive nerd-hobbies. But one of the guys in my D&D group who also plays Warhammer was showing me some of his newest painted work, and I… --- ## [Soccer - Penalty Kick Shootout Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-penalty-kick-shootout-questions/712326)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-penalty-kick-shootout-questions/712326 "2015-02-11T11:53:30Z")
I was watching the Finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, which went to a penalty kick shootout won by the Ivory Coast over Ghana. The shootout was probably the most exciting one that I’ve ever watched. The sco… --- ## [So, NBC is getting back into boxing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-nbc-is-getting-back-into-boxing/712302)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-nbc-is-getting-back-into-boxing/712302 "2015-02-11T02:30:21Z")
And putting it on network TV, no less. I’m fascinated–while I wouldn’t call myself a fan, I do enjoy a good match when I can see one. Mind you, that’s vanishingly rare–a combination of the PPV model and the sorry state… --- ## [Why do current video game consoles come with big hard drives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-current-video-game-consoles-come-with-big-hard-drives/710680)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-current-video-game-consoles-come-with-big-hard-drives/710680 "2015-02-11T01:09:30Z")
I last played console video games regularly in the SNES era. My sister got a Nintendo 64 when it came out, but she only ever had 1 game for it and I didn’t play it regularly. I’m thinking about getting a Playstation 4.… --- ## [2015 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot/705503)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot/705503 "2015-02-10T18:52:19Z")
Here is your 2015 ballot. Who do you vote for? And geez, isn’t this a stacked ballot? You could make one hell of a team from this list. --- ## [Draft Day - the movie - did Costner have a good day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draft-day-the-movie-did-costner-have-a-good-day/712260)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draft-day-the-movie-did-costner-have-a-good-day/712260 "2015-02-10T03:31:40Z")
I don’t want to discuss the quality of the film. Each person will have their own opinion on that. Also, I am planning on opening up a new thread in CS when I get a chance to discuss it. For those of you that have not … --- ## [Of Miracles and Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-miracles-and-men/712189)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-miracles-and-men/712189 "2015-02-10T02:27:23Z")
Highly recommend this to anyone who’s a fan of hockey, of Russia, of the Cold War, or of just good human stories. A 30 for 30 documentary that explores the Russian side of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice”, it’s a deeply fascin… --- ## [RIP Billy Casper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-billy-casper/712153)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-billy-casper/712153 "2015-02-10T00:09:24Z")
Buffalo Billy Casper died yesterday. He’s in my top ten of all time for pro golfers. Lots of Jack Nicklaus fans will tell you that Jack was the best golfer in the world for at least the first 20 years of his career, bu… --- ## [Will a defensive playe EVER win NFL MVP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-defensive-playe-ever-win-nfl-mvp/712084)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-defensive-playe-ever-win-nfl-mvp/712084 "2015-02-09T23:21:13Z")
So my boy Justin James Watt just posted the single greatest season ever by a defensive player. 20.5 sacks, 10 batted passes, 5 touchdowns scored (including a pick-6), 4 fumbles recovered, 44 quarterback hits (no other d… --- ## [Joystiq Alternative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joystiq-alternative/711884)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joystiq-alternative/711884 "2015-02-09T22:17:07Z")
So Joystiq is closing. It’s never been a GREAT site, but it was the best “general video gaming” blog that I could find to throw up on my RSS feed, which is my preferred method of consuming digital media. Do any of you gu… --- ## [RIP Dean Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dean-smith/712122)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dean-smith/712122 "2015-02-09T16:43:40Z")
\[One of the greatest basketball coaches the world will ever know has passed away. \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC\_OBIT\_SMITH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-02-08-09-42-42) This man was t… --- ## [2015 Yahoo Fantasy Auto Racing (FREE!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-yahoo-fantasy-auto-racing-free/711066)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-yahoo-fantasy-auto-racing-free/711066 "2015-02-08T23:38:17Z")
Yahoo Fantasy Auto Racing (FREE!) League Name: Bloomin’ Onion Mondays Group ID 4154 Password: password Free to join, share invitation with friends and family. Deadline to select your first group of drivers is Feb 22 … --- ## [Brady loses SB. Is he still "the greatest QB of all time"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-loses-sb-is-he-still-the-greatest-qb-of-all-time/711724)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-loses-sb-is-he-still-the-greatest-qb-of-all-time/711724 "2015-02-08T10:27:31Z")
This thread has nothing to do with “deflategate”… Some people are talking about how Seattle’s defense would have been considered the greatest ever if they’d won. Others are saying Brady is the greatest QB of all time. B… --- ## [Why is there no culture of football hooliganism in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-culture-of-football-hooliganism-in-the-us/636567)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-culture-of-football-hooliganism-in-the-us/636567 "2014-01-24T18:27:21Z")
Football hooliganism has always been endemic in the UK, certainly at least as far back as the 1950s, and it seems to be a European-wide phenomenon too. How did the US manage to dodge the bullet? I’m sure the young men ov… --- ## [Is there a good Metroid game for the Wii?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-metroid-game-for-the-wii/708288)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-metroid-game-for-the-wii/708288 "2015-02-08T00:34:51Z")
I have never played a Metroid game in my life, but have always considered playing Metroid Prime. Anyway, I’m disappointed(and kind of shocked) that the Metroid Trilogy on the Wii is super expensive. I expected to pay $20… --- ## [What makes Tom Brady such a great Quarterback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-tom-brady-such-a-great-quarterback/711637)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-tom-brady-such-a-great-quarterback/711637 "2015-02-07T16:28:51Z")
I’m really don’t see what makes him such a good quarterback. Nothing he does really captures my attention or makes me say wow, what a fabulous play. Is it that he is more consistent but less flashy than other quarterbac… --- ## [Puzzle Snake math puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-snake-math-puzzle/710534)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-snake-math-puzzle/710534 "2015-01-22T14:07:37Z")
Over the weekend I picked up a 7 block math snake. There are seven wooden blocks that each turn, four are numbers 1-4, two are operators and one ‘=’ sign. The point of the puzzle is to make an equation on all four sides … --- ## [Numbering of rare sports cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbering-of-rare-sports-cards/711834)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbering-of-rare-sports-cards/711834 "2015-02-06T02:56:03Z")
Why do sports card companies number their rare inserts to 99? Like 10/199, 273/399 and so forth? Why not make it an even 200 or 400 or 600 or what have you? --- ## [Scoring in boxing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scoring-in-boxing/711704)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scoring-in-boxing/711704 "2015-02-06T00:43:04Z")
The international federation in charge of Olympic boxing has decided to get rid of any scoring system that relies on punch count, and to use “10-point must” based on subjectivity. That made me wonder…what “unofficial” s… --- ## [Tanking Successfully](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanking-successfully/711161)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanking-successfully/711161 "2015-02-05T19:14:08Z")
Have any sports teams ever tanked successfully, i.e. purposely playing for a very poor record to get a top draft pick that eventually materializes into a championship within a reasonable time frame? There are many in th… --- ## [Contract Bridge, signals, and tells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-bridge-signals-and-tells/701790)
**Author:** [@Walton\_Firm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walton_Firm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-bridge-signals-and-tells/701790 "2015-02-05T19:06:16Z")
So I have never played a single hand (robber?) of Bridge in my life, but my understanding of the basics is as follows: \[ul\] \[li\]A game of Bridge is played by two pairs of people, called partnerships, playing against ea… --- ## [Great relaxing games on PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-relaxing-games-on-pc/711506)
**Author:** [@Willcross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willcross)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-relaxing-games-on-pc/711506 "2015-02-05T14:38:19Z")
I’m looking for some good games on my PC to play while I relax. Basically, I want to listen to various podcasts and focus most of my attention on that. I don’t want to just stare at a blank screen tho, so I’m looking fo… --- ## [NFL Week 21 (Super Bowl XLIX game time thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-21-super-bowl-xlix-game-time-thread/711426)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-21-super-bowl-xlix-game-time-thread/711426 "2015-02-05T01:33:28Z")
I have just guarantied a Seahawks victory. I bought a Arturo Fuentes Canones (maduro wrapper of course) as my victory cigar. So heading into Super Bowl weekend let’s focus on the game itself. I’ll throw out a couple o… --- ## [What is the largest US city without an NFC/AFC franchise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-us-city-without-an-nfc-afc-franchise/711620)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-us-city-without-an-nfc-afc-franchise/711620 "2015-02-04T21:53:07Z")
And why, if it’s a populous burg, wouldn’t it have one? Do the Conferences deliberately restrict the number of franchises for some reason? --- ## [Is there an easy way to download a game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-download-a-game/711578)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-download-a-game/711578 "2015-02-04T13:54:03Z")
I stumbled upon an older computer game called Impossible Creatures, and it sounds like a lot of fun. Is there a way I can download it for free? I know next to squat about this stuff. --- ## [PC Upgrade: Grand Theft Auto 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-upgrade-grand-theft-auto-5/711716)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-upgrade-grand-theft-auto-5/711716 "2015-02-04T10:52:17Z")
I’d like to upgrade my PC a little bit this spring so that I can play GTA5 (when it comes out). Here’s my current specs: Motherboard: ASUS PQ5 PR0 CPU: Intel Core Duo 3.2ghz Graphics: Radeon 4870 OS: Windows 7 32-bi… --- ## [RIP: Joe Frazier \[2011\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-frazier-2011/711486)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-frazier-2011/711486 "2015-02-04T03:15:55Z")
Smokin’ Joe, dead of Cancer of the liver at 67 LINK He was a great fighter, winning 32 fights (27 by knockout) losing just 4 (2 to Ali, and 2 to Forman) and 1 tie. On May 25, 1972, a local fighter, Ron Stander got a s… --- ## [The NFL’s Penalty Flag Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-penalty-flag-problem/709892)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-penalty-flag-problem/709892 "2015-02-03T21:20:20Z")
I never actually thought of this as a problem, but this Grantland column makes perfect sense to me. Here are the money quotes: What do you guys think? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=218) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=220)