# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=223 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 224 --- ## [Kinthalis, need your expertise please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinthalis-need-your-expertise-please/708497)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinthalis-need-your-expertise-please/708497 "2015-01-01T00:56:58Z")
So I pulled my old desktop out today and got it going again. Fresh install of Win 7, fully updated is all that’s on here. I’m way out of touch with what is and is not enough to play games nowadays. Can you tell me: … --- ## [Anyone keeping up with the Volvo Ocean Race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-keeping-up-with-the-volvo-ocean-race/708588)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-keeping-up-with-the-volvo-ocean-race/708588 "2014-12-31T15:49:52Z")
I saw mention of it in a thread yesterday, so there’s at least one doper that may be interested. The teams are in Abu Dhabi, getting ready for the In-Port race on Friday, then the start of Leg 2 on Saturday, 4,670 miles… --- ## [Pick the WINNERS in the Dec/20 CFB Bowl Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-20-cfb-bowl-games/707113)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-20-cfb-bowl-games/707113 "2014-12-31T07:06:43Z")
For background and more specifics please see 2014 CFB Bowls Season – Discussion Thread especially this post and this post There are SIX Polls/Threads in this 2014-2015 CFB Bowls Series – PLUS one for CFP Champ. Game t… --- ## [Pick the WINNERS in the Dec/22-24 CFB Bowl Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-22-24-cfb-bowl-games/707115)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-22-24-cfb-bowl-games/707115 "2014-12-31T07:05:20Z")
For background and more specifics please see 2014 CFB Bowls Season – Discussion Thread especially this post and this post There are SIX Polls/Threads in this 2014-2015 CFB Bowls Series – PLUS one for CFP Champ. Game t… --- ## [Pick the WINNERS in the Dec/26-27 CFB Bowl Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-26-27-cfb-bowl-games/707116)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-26-27-cfb-bowl-games/707116 "2014-12-31T07:04:18Z")
For background and more specifics please see 2014 CFB Bowls Season – Discussion Thread especially this post and this post There are SIX Polls/Threads in this 2014-2015 CFB Bowls Series – PLUS one for CFP Champ. Game t… --- ## [Pick the WINNERS in the Dec/29-30 CFB Bowl Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-29-30-cfb-bowl-games/707119)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-29-30-cfb-bowl-games/707119 "2014-12-31T07:02:56Z")
For background and more specifics please see 2014 CFB Bowls Season – Discussion Thread especially this post and this post There are SIX Polls/Threads in this 2014-2015 CFB Bowls Series – PLUS one for CFP Champ. Game t… --- ## [\[Game\] C D B](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-c-d-b/706690)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-c-d-b/706690 "2014-12-31T04:19:49Z")
I ran this as a topic in Baker’s Dozen a few months back and, in my opinion, the response was fantastic, so I’m trying it here. Make a sentence (or more) using only letters, numbers and symbols (if they work out). Numbe… --- ## [NFL Week 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/708363)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/708363 "2014-12-31T01:58:49Z")
Last week of the season. Football season went by so fast. --- ## [3rd Test Aus v India Melbourne 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3rd-test-aus-v-india-melbourne-2014/708432)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3rd-test-aus-v-india-melbourne-2014/708432 "2014-12-30T13:20:19Z")
FWIW: As those knowledgeable in the game would know, cricket Test matches are internationals played over 5 days. Australia is currently hosting India in a four Test series. At the start of the 3rd day of the 3rd Test, I… --- ## [RIP Ralph Baer, the "Father of Videogames"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ralph-baer-the-father-of-videogames/706614)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ralph-baer-the-father-of-videogames/706614 "2014-12-29T18:16:34Z")
Ralph Baer, the inventor of the first videogame console, who sparked a multibillion dollar industry has died at the age of 92, Gamasutra reported today. He also was the inventor of the light gun. Baer was widely recog… --- ## [NFL Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/707002)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/707002 "2014-12-29T17:47:08Z")
Sorry for the late thread. Thursday: ARI 12, STL 6 Sunday early: PIT @ ATL +2 / 55 WAS @ NYG -6 / 47 MIA @ NE -7.5 / 48 OAK @ KC -10 / 41.5 HOU @ IND -7 / 49 JAX @ BAL - 14 / 45 GB @ BUF +4.5 / 50.5 TB @ CAR -… --- ## [San Diego Chargers could go all the way to the Super Bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-chargers-could-go-all-the-way-to-the-super-bowl/674778)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-chargers-could-go-all-the-way-to-the-super-bowl/674778 "2014-12-29T02:52:22Z")
The Chargers beat KC sunday in a close game 41-38, like back in the old AFL days games of old, making KC 9-2 and Denver lost a close game making them 9-2 last night. Denver and KC play again this coming sunday December 1… --- ## [The Binding of Issac anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-binding-of-issac-anyone/707565)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-binding-of-issac-anyone/707565 "2014-12-29T02:05:24Z")
So I’m late to the party with this game. It’s free right now on psplus and I’ve been playing it on my vita. A lot. At first I didn’t see what the big deal was or why it was so popular or at least highly reviewed. Then a… --- ## [Game of Thrones LCG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-lcg/708381)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-lcg/708381 "2014-12-28T20:56:26Z")
Got this for my wife for Christmas. Seems complex as hell. Anyone else play? --- ## [SDMB All-Pro Fantasy Football 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2014/694584)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2014/694584 "2014-12-28T17:40:38Z")
Last year’s thread I don’t think we’ve had any proposals to vote on rule changes for this year, although the floor is open for them now. You can find the OPs for previous years embedded in a link to each year’s thread, … --- ## [Xbox live and playstation network are both down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-live-and-playstation-network-are-both-down/708176)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-live-and-playstation-network-are-both-down/708176 "2014-12-28T15:11:53Z")
Who could have possibly predicted that usage would be high on Christmas after everyone opened their gifts? --- ## [NFL Week 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/707643)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/707643 "2014-12-27T21:00:49Z")
What does it mean that Thursday Night Football is over and this week’s thread hasn’t been started yet. Aren’t you all excited about Jacksonville vs. Tennessee? A lot of playoff questions will be answered this week. Wh… --- ## [Steam Booster packs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-booster-packs/708264)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-booster-packs/708264 "2014-12-27T19:45:28Z")
I haven’t really messed about with Steam Achievements or Trading Cards too much. But I noticed that I have a lot of duplicate trading cards in my inventory. There seem to be 2 options: Turn the cards into gems that can … --- ## [help me find an old computer game "The Golden Talisman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-an-old-computer-game-the-golden-talisman/708230)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-an-old-computer-game-the-golden-talisman/708230 "2014-12-27T18:21:56Z")
Back in the 80’s I had a Commodore 64 computer game called The Golden Talisman. It was kind of like Pitfall 2 or Montezuma’s Revenge. It was a 2-d side scrolling platform game. You had to explore a huge underground tomb/… --- ## [Social and political consequences of Fischer–Spassky, 1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-and-political-consequences-of-fischer-spassky-1972/708148)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-and-political-consequences-of-fischer-spassky-1972/708148 "2014-12-27T17:38:08Z")
I just finished watching the documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World. At the beginning, the film does a good job of building tension by framing the 1972 match with Boris Spassky as one of the great battles of the Co… --- ## [\[GAME\] Name parts of the lower gastrointestinal tract](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-parts-of-the-lower-gastrointestinal-tract/706161)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-parts-of-the-lower-gastrointestinal-tract/706161 "2014-12-27T14:11:37Z")
Duodenum --- ## [Risk Card Turn In Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-card-turn-in-question/708163)
**Author:** [@jms081](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jms081)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-card-turn-in-question/708163 "2014-12-27T06:50:16Z")
My son just opened up his Christmas presents and he got Risk. I’m reading over the rules and where it says you can turn in cards for bonus troops it doesn’t say anything about losing the territories that you’re turning … --- ## [Pay to play games aimed at children are a goddamn scam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-to-play-games-aimed-at-children-are-a-goddamn-scam/708144)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-to-play-games-aimed-at-children-are-a-goddamn-scam/708144 "2014-12-26T21:28:38Z")
I remember a media story about outraged parents getting credit card bills for thousands of dollars after their kids played a Smurfs game on ipad where you could buy in game Smurfberries for fifty US dollars. Apple eventu… --- ## [Chess positions wanted...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-positions-wanted/707930)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-positions-wanted/707930 "2014-12-26T10:58:06Z")
I’m a retired chess teacher, now just helping a few friends enjoy chess. I like to use positions with literally just a few pieces on the board (as they are easier to analyse.) Below is what I’ve already got with 4 piec… --- ## [\[GAME\]: Challenge: Change "galaxy" to "meteor" with two and no fewer letters changed at each step.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-challenge-change-galaxy-to-meteor-with-two-and-no-fewer-letters-changed-at-each-step/698854)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-challenge-change-galaxy-to-meteor-with-two-and-no-fewer-letters-changed-at-each-step/698854 "2014-12-26T09:41:40Z")
The thread title pretty much says it all. I’m going to have to assume the possibility of some vagueness here, as I have met it in person. The remaining letters in each step not only remain constant in that step, they a… --- ## [Wrestling poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-poll/707989)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-poll/707989 "2014-12-26T00:07:34Z")
It’s pretty simple, pick one or the other --- ## [Diablo 3 expansion goes live tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-expansion-goes-live-tonight/684498)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-expansion-goes-live-tonight/684498 "2014-12-25T23:56:57Z")
Reaper of Souls goes live at 9pm PDT tonight (3/24). I’ll be starting a new Crusader character and playing through the campaign, if anyone would like to join. The last patch implemented social features, so it’s actually … --- ## [LA & an NFL Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-an-nfl-team/707515)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-an-nfl-team/707515 "2014-12-25T12:55:43Z")
Why oh why is there still discussion about relocating an FNL team to Los Angeles when they have tried, and failed, twice before? I get that it’s a big city with the potential for a lot of money and a big draw, but I do… --- ## [PC gaming - where to get the games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-where-to-get-the-games/707514)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-where-to-get-the-games/707514 "2014-12-24T17:00:04Z")
I just built myself a new PC to replace my 14ish year old desktop, and for reasons mostly unknown but including the excellent prices + rebate on amazon, I including a Radeon video card so I can do PC gaming. Now I need… --- ## [Question for wrestling fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-wrestling-fans/707953)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-wrestling-fans/707953 "2014-12-24T13:09:13Z")
I see we have quite a few here judging by the popularity of the WWE thread. So I figure I’ll ask a question. I’m an on and off wrestling fan who is recently back on again. So anyway, here’s my question: What kinds of d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=224)