# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=229 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 230 --- ## [WTF, 5 NFL London games next year!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-5-nfl-london-games-next-year/702581)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-5-nfl-london-games-next-year/702581 "2014-11-12T16:11:42Z")
5 London games next year Mark Cuban was right, I didn’t watch minute of the 830 AM game today. Hogs get slaughtered. I detest these stupid London games. Plus which 5 teams are going to give up a home game, the Patriots… --- ## [Banished, a PC city builder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banished-a-pc-city-builder/681780)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banished-a-pc-city-builder/681780 "2014-11-12T15:07:04Z")
I bring it up because I know there are builder fans here. Banished is a sandbox medieval builder. It also appears to be a one-person project. Metacritic’s pro reviews aren’t glowing, but this is a niche game. The user r… --- ## [World Series of Poker: why allow sunglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-why-allow-sunglasses/704413)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-why-allow-sunglasses/704413 "2014-11-12T14:29:06Z")
I get it, it eliminates the chance of projecting tells. Well, that’s poker. If you have tells you’re bad at the game. I get many players hone their chops playing online but at an event like this it seems silly that ev… --- ## [AMD Graphics software, addon- Raptr gaming.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-graphics-software-addon-raptr-gaming/704361)
**Author:** [@Henryunderborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henryunderborn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-graphics-software-addon-raptr-gaming/704361 "2014-11-12T11:46:11Z")
I think this is the culprit. I have recently been forced into a unity with the AMD graphics software counterpart, Raptr component system. It implemented itself into every one of my video games. To which point, my keyboar… --- ## [Does SDMB Have an Official D&D MMORPG with guild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-an-official-d-d-mmorpg-with-guild/702505)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-an-official-d-d-mmorpg-with-guild/702505 "2014-11-12T06:03:07Z")
If so, which game? What nights do you play? If not, is there any interest at all??? --- ## [What Wii U games 'U' got?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wii-u-games-u-got/704172)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wii-u-games-u-got/704172 "2014-11-11T14:00:03Z")
So, my Wii U game library is increasing nicely. So far I have: Super Mario 3D World: Great game, though not the 3D Mario I’ve been hoping for. I think I have one or two levels to beat before I beat the entire game. T… --- ## [Coukld the Philadelphia 76ers lose 76 games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coukld-the-philadelphia-76ers-lose-76-games/704248)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coukld-the-philadelphia-76ers-lose-76-games/704248 "2014-11-11T02:35:28Z")
The worst team in NBA history were the 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73. Watching them play the Raptors last night I believe this year’s edition could be worse. Now, they were underdogs for sure. They’re a … --- ## [\[Game\] Find a difficult vocabulary word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-find-a-difficult-vocabulary-word/704230)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-find-a-difficult-vocabulary-word/704230 "2014-11-11T02:16:11Z")
When looking up a word at http://dictionary.reference.com I noticed that to the right of their “Origin” map, they have a difficulty index for that word. The way I interpret their difficulty index is to count the number … --- ## [Fantasy football ethics - playing a multiposition player out of position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-ethics-playing-a-multiposition-player-out-of-position/703964)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-ethics-playing-a-multiposition-player-out-of-position/703964 "2014-11-10T22:39:30Z")
Sometimes players are either playing a hybrid role, or in the preseason the fantasy site doesn’t know how to classify a player because their position isn’t set yet. I remember years ago Marques Colston was designated WR/… --- ## [World Series of Poker, 2014, Anyone Watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2014-anyone-watching/692063)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2014-anyone-watching/692063 "2014-11-10T18:58:30Z")
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Well they are close to the start of the main event but the big newsmaker is Million Dollar Buy-In One Drop Tournament. 40 something players bought in for Million dollars each and about 70% of … --- ## [Looking for good PS4 games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-good-ps4-games/703565)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-good-ps4-games/703565 "2014-11-10T15:48:06Z")
I don’t like the first person shooter games. Other than that I am open to suggestions. --- ## [A Halloween Puzzle: Trouble With Dead Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-halloween-puzzle-trouble-with-dead-things/700586)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-halloween-puzzle-trouble-with-dead-things/700586 "2014-11-10T06:01:25Z")
A pleasant fall morning. You glance out your window at the blue sky and turning leaves. Autumn has always been your favorite season. Despite the chill in the air your spirits are good and a fresh pot of Sumatran Breakfas… --- ## [Week 11 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-11-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/703392)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-11-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/703392 "2014-11-09T22:38:50Z")
====================================================================================== Scoring for this week’s poll is as follows: Pick a team to LOSE and they LOSE – +1 point Pick a team to LOSE and they WIN – -1… --- ## [Is there a way to get words added to the online Scrabble dictionary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-words-added-to-the-online-scrabble-dictionary/703832)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-words-added-to-the-online-scrabble-dictionary/703832 "2014-11-09T21:42:35Z")
I’m playing online Scrabble on my iTouch, and I run into the occasional word that I think should be in the online dictionary (so far my suggestions are meteorite and zen for words that should be in the dictionary). I wen… --- ## [A championship for your favorite sports team, or......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-championship-for-your-favorite-sports-team-or/703932)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-championship-for-your-favorite-sports-team-or/703932 "2014-11-09T21:35:15Z")
Would you rather see your most-favorite sports team win \*\*one \*\*new championship, or see your other-favorite teams win \*\*four \*\* new championships (combined)? I’m a Cowboys (NFL,) Spurs (NBA), Rangers (MLB,) Sabres (NHL… --- ## [Mount and blade banner lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-and-blade-banner-lord/703968)
**Author:** [@Henryunderborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henryunderborn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-and-blade-banner-lord/703968 "2014-11-09T01:01:37Z")
Anyone plan on playing, or know true details on the release of it --- ## [Nonsensical Ask Marilyn puzzle in 11/2/14 Parade Magazine column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonsensical-ask-marilyn-puzzle-in-11-2-14-parade-magazine-column/703420)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonsensical-ask-marilyn-puzzle-in-11-2-14-parade-magazine-column/703420 "2014-11-08T22:24:40Z")
Scroll down a little bit to see David Price’s question: http://parade.condenast.com/350739/marilynvossavant/do-gifted-children-need-special-support-plus-a-dandy-logic-puzzle/ He asks, “If x and y are counting numbers (… --- ## [My OOTP League Needs an Owner - Who's In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ootp-league-needs-an-owner-whos-in/703863)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ootp-league-needs-an-owner-whos-in/703863 "2014-11-08T18:14:00Z")
I play in an Out of the Park Baseball fantasy league and we need an owner. OOTP isn’t a stats counting league. Each owner functions as a quasi GM/Manager and we play 162 games per season in five-game increments. So we… --- ## [Digital Platform Wars? Ubisoft pulls games from Steam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-platform-wars-ubisoft-pulls-games-from-steam/703992)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-platform-wars-ubisoft-pulls-games-from-steam/703992 "2014-11-08T06:39:36Z")
Ubisoft has apparently pulled AC:Unity, Far Cry 4 and The Crew from Steam. They are still offering these game son their own platform U-play as well as on EA’s platform: Origin. This just happened last night, super sudde… --- ## [Battlefield 4 is free on PC for a week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-4-is-free-on-pc-for-a-week/704029)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-4-is-free-on-pc-for-a-week/704029 "2014-11-08T00:10:48Z")
Over at Origin.com Also 48 hours free for Titanfall and Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning. --- ## [Free PC Game: Metro 2033](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-metro-2033/704003)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-metro-2033/704003 "2014-11-07T18:39:00Z")
Humble Store is offering Metro 2033 for free until tomorrow. Great atmospheric First Person Shooter with (optional) stealth elements. I assume this is the standard edition (and not the newer “Redux” edition) --- ## [Why are "pain killing injections" allowed during NFL games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pain-killing-injections-allowed-during-nfl-games/702763)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pain-killing-injections-allowed-during-nfl-games/702763 "2014-11-07T06:18:02Z")
Ok, I’ve wondered this for a long while but last night reminded me to post this for discussion. Why on earth are athletes, in this example NFL, allowed to use drugs and return to the game? Last night Romo got hit in… --- ## [NFL Week 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/703038)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/703038 "2014-11-06T22:29:38Z")
We’re at week 9 already. That seems fast. Thursday: NO -3 @ CAR Sunday Early: TB @ CLE -7 ARI @ DAL -4 PHI -2 @ HOU NYJ @ KC -10 JAX @ CIN -11 SD @ MIA -2.5 WAS @ MIN (even) Sunday late: STL @ SF -10 DEN -3 … --- ## [XBox One one year later: I'm thinking of getting one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-one-one-year-later-im-thinking-of-getting-one/703626)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-one-one-year-later-im-thinking-of-getting-one/703626 "2014-11-05T17:28:03Z")
How has the system stacked up? Last I heard they’re losing to the PS4. Microsoft recently dropped the price to 350. I have a PS3 I use for nothing more than watching movies that I could get a 100 dollar credit for, putti… --- ## [What horror game was this? Weird giant Spider-head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-horror-game-was-this-weird-giant-spider-head/702805)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-horror-game-was-this-weird-giant-spider-head/702805 "2014-11-05T03:10:50Z")
I only saw a quick clip of it way back when and I’ve never been able to track it down. It featured a huge human head scuttling around on spider-legs. It was done in a weird faded Fatal Frame kind of head and the head was… --- ## [Hundreds of Arcade Classics on Internet Archive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-arcade-classics-on-internet-archive/703660)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-arcade-classics-on-internet-archive/703660 "2014-11-04T19:45:38Z")
Pretty much what the thread title says: Hundreds of classic arcade games and early video games available for free play in your browser through the Internet Archive project. Reminisce and enjoy :slight\_smile: --- ## [Video Games For Fun & Enlightenment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-for-fun-enlightenment/702948)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-for-fun-enlightenment/702948 "2014-11-04T18:56:58Z")
Initial Note: Open spoilers are likely in this thread if it takes off since games used as examples are likely to be plot heavy. In the Pit, the Gamergate thread has spun off into a discussion about “fun” in games and ho… --- ## [ABCs of Horror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abcs-of-horror/702937)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abcs-of-horror/702937 "2014-11-04T16:05:01Z")
I saw The ABCs of Death not too long ago (and I liked it), then I came across a mention of it on a horror message board with the idea for a game. So, since the 31st is right around the corner, I figured I’d see if anyone… --- ## [Own XCOM on Steam? Get Evolve Big Alpha now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-xcom-on-steam-get-evolve-big-alpha-now/703263)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-xcom-on-steam-get-evolve-big-alpha-now/703263 "2014-11-04T03:03:11Z")
For all you XCom fans here this is pretty exciting. If you already own XCOM you can play Evolve’s Big Alpha now. The game will already be listed in your Steam Library. Just download and enjoy! If anyone here wants to… --- ## [MLB: Post-season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season/699860)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 1002\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season/699860 "2014-11-04T02:37:52Z")
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