# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=230 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 231 --- ## [Biggest Boondoggles (Wastes of Time) in Sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-boondoggles-wastes-of-time-in-sports/703532)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-boondoggles-wastes-of-time-in-sports/703532 "2014-11-04T00:49:29Z")
While watching the first College Football Playoffs show on ESPN last week, I thought to myself what a useless exercise it was. There are still so many games to play and so many different directions that the season can g… --- ## [Rugby in Chicago - All Blacks v USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-in-chicago-all-blacks-v-usa/703047)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-in-chicago-all-blacks-v-usa/703047 "2014-11-03T21:25:36Z")
This Saturday sees the reigning world champions take on the reigning Olympic champions\* in Chicago. Any dopers going along? It’s the first time these teams have played each other since the 1991 rugby world cup, and the … --- ## [Selling old Video Games Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-old-video-games-questions/703423)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-old-video-games-questions/703423 "2014-11-03T18:51:14Z")
I have a few playstation 1 and super nintendo video games that i kept in the closet. Most of the playstation 1 games i have i check on ebay and most of them aren’t worth anything. Some i see no one wants to buy it for … --- ## [Free game-- Teleglitch: Die More Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-game-teleglitch-die-more-edition/703541)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-game-teleglitch-die-more-edition/703541 "2014-11-03T18:29:26Z")
I’m a fan of roguelikes, and Teleglitch is a top down shooter real time roguelike. It got a 78 at Metacritic. If you thought Dark Souls was an acceptable challenge, it might be for you. Part of the Humble Bundle 13, or a… --- ## [Football question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-question/703320)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-question/703320 "2014-11-03T17:08:45Z")
From what little I know of football, I know there are rules on who you can tackle. The defensive team can’t just tackle people in order to take them down without the ball right? So for thishidden ball trick video, what… --- ## [not fair that fox sports puts the scoreboard so far to the left I can't read it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-fair-that-fox-sports-puts-the-scoreboard-so-far-to-the-left-i-cant-read-it/565452)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-fair-that-fox-sports-puts-the-scoreboard-so-far-to-the-left-i-cant-read-it/565452 "2014-11-03T14:52:27Z")
what about us normal people with regular TVs I’m not rich enough to buy a widescreen TV I say either move the scoreboard to a normal position or buy me a better TV --- ## [Which NFL QB has lost to the most teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-qb-has-lost-to-the-most-teams/703175)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-qb-has-lost-to-the-most-teams/703175 "2014-11-03T12:12:44Z")
There has been recent mention of Peyton Manning matching Brett Favre’s record of being the only quarterback who has beaten all thirty-two NFL teams. But what about the flipside? Which NFL quarterback has lost to the mos… --- ## [Three point conversion proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-point-conversion-proposal/702597)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-point-conversion-proposal/702597 "2014-11-03T06:03:06Z")
Just an idea I’m throwing out for discussion. The NFL currently allows a conversion attempt from the two yard line for two points. How about a second conversion attempt option from further back - let’s say the seven yar… --- ## [How to package video games to sell on ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-package-video-games-to-sell-on-ebay/703173)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-package-video-games-to-sell-on-ebay/703173 "2014-11-03T04:28:26Z")
Have a few playstation 1 and snes games that i will be listing on ebay. I only have the cartdrige for snes and the game with cd case and booklet for the playstation. However the playstation games i have, i only have a … --- ## [Recommend me a video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-video-game/703303)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-video-game/703303 "2014-11-02T18:58:12Z")
So, I’ve been playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II online for ages. The online community seems to be dying off, as Blops2 is 2 iterations behind current. I didn’t get into CoD Ghosts at all. I liked Black OPs for the way y… --- ## [Playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown for the first time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-xcom-enemy-unknown-for-the-first-time/698770)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-xcom-enemy-unknown-for-the-first-time/698770 "2014-11-02T18:38:23Z")
I read the topic on here when it first came out, but a lot of that topic/discussion seemed to also be about the first game, which I never played. So I’m kinda hoping this one could just be exclusive “Enemy Unknown” talk… --- ## [NHL: November 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-november-2014/703312)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-november-2014/703312 "2014-11-02T18:35:24Z")
I’m not picking on the Devils, but a lot of empty seats tonight. They’re playing Columbus, a playoff team last year that is decimated by injuries and could be an easy win for the Devils. --- ## [New "Golden Era" Nominees For Baseball Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-golden-era-nominees-for-baseball-hall-of-fame/703128)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-golden-era-nominees-for-baseball-hall-of-fame/703128 "2014-11-02T17:13:33Z")
Read more here: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/100104718/hall-of-fame-golden-era-ballot-revealed The following players are up for a vote this year. It’s an interesting list, for reasons I’ll go into in a minute. On the… --- ## [New punt formation in college](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-punt-formation-in-college/703363)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-punt-formation-in-college/703363 "2014-11-02T17:07:37Z")
I noticed recently in college most teams have changed the punt formation. In the past it was 9 men on line of scrimmage , 1 guy 1/2 way back and the punter. Now it’s 7 on line of scrimmage , 3 guys 1/2 way and the pu… --- ## [Week 10 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-10-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/702588)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-10-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/702588 "2014-11-02T14:57:01Z")
====================================================================================== 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… --- ## [Arche Age MMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arche-age-mmo/703117)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arche-age-mmo/703117 "2014-11-01T14:28:40Z")
So in the recommendation of some friends I started playing a new MMO called Arche Age. In terms of game mechanics, game play, etc., it seems very similar to Lord of the Rings Online or Guild Wars 2. It is supposed to be … --- ## [Get a (Fantasy) Life, nerds \[3DS Game\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-fantasy-life-nerds-3ds-game/703205)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-fantasy-life-nerds-3ds-game/703205 "2014-11-01T08:45:17Z")
Has anyone looked at Fantasy Life for the 3DS? I got this game and I absolutely love it. Let’s make this clear: this game is about making your arbitrary statnumberpoints go up. If you don’t like watching statnumberpoint… --- ## [Best Time to List an Item on Ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-time-to-list-an-item-on-ebay/703170)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-time-to-list-an-item-on-ebay/703170 "2014-10-31T22:46:59Z")
Have some old video games that i want to sell. I read that for selling anything on ebay, its best to list an item like between 7pm-9pm eastern time as ppl who bid on things would most likely make last minute purchases a… --- ## [Cal U Football Morons (5 players from PA sent man to ICU)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cal-u-football-morons-5-players-from-pa-sent-man-to-icu/703148)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cal-u-football-morons-5-players-from-pa-sent-man-to-icu/703148 "2014-10-31T22:09:55Z")
Five on one because the one wanted you guys away from his girlfriend and beating him so hard that part of his brain rotated 80 degrees is “strong”? Somebody better check those guys for steroids. --- ## [ANyone Know ANything ABout Mike Marshall's "Revolutionary" New Pitching Techniques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-mike-marshalls-revolutionary-new-pitching-techniques/703033)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-mike-marshalls-revolutionary-new-pitching-techniques/703033 "2014-10-31T17:25:06Z")
Baseball fans remember that, back in the Seventies, Mike Marshall was a rubber-armed reliever for the Expos, the Dodgers and the Twins. He was the first reliever to win the Cy Young award. Now, Marshall had a doctorate … --- ## [How's Track IR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-track-ir/703020)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-track-ir/703020 "2014-10-31T14:09:01Z")
Beta 3.1 of Elite Dangerous just hit and well, I think this weekend will be spent scooping up fuels from stars!! FROM STAAAAARSSSS!!! I went ahead and ordered a new HOTAS the X55, and I’m looking at Track IR as a possi… --- ## [There's a Costume Quest 2 and I wasn't informed?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-costume-quest-2-and-i-wasnt-informed/702951)
**Author:** [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-costume-quest-2-and-i-wasnt-informed/702951 "2014-10-31T05:38:09Z")
Apparently. Looks like it was released on consoles today, which is kind of a shame as we’re only two days away from Halloween being over. I really enjoyed the first one. Basically a Double Fine produced love letter to … --- ## [Winning an NFL game by 9 points in overtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-an-nfl-game-by-9-points-in-overtime/701744)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-an-nfl-game-by-9-points-in-overtime/701744 "2014-10-30T21:16:25Z")
If an NFL team wins the opening coin toss in OT, it could drive downfield for a field goal. The other team would then get the ball. If the other team subsequently threw an interception that got returned for a touchdown,… --- ## [\[GAME\] NFL Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-nfl-week-8/702295)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-nfl-week-8/702295 "2014-10-30T18:15:10Z")
Thursday SD @ DEN Sunday early DET @ ATL (London) MIN @ TB CHI @ NE STL @ KC SEA @ CAR BUF @ NYJ MIA @ JAX HOU @ TEN BAL @ CIN Sunday afternoon PHI @ ARI OAK @ CLE IND @ PIT Sunday night GB @ NO Monday … --- ## [Crusader: No Remorse free on Origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-no-remorse-free-on-origin/702804)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-no-remorse-free-on-origin/702804 "2014-10-29T22:47:38Z")
Not sure how long it’ll stay up: --- ## [Role-Playing Games: An Explanation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-playing-games-an-explanation/701121)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-playing-games-an-explanation/701121 "2014-10-29T21:44:40Z")
I’m typing out this long post more for myself than anyone else, just to get my thoughts down, and to justify my existence. But, there is also a hint of self-realization and self-justification, as well. I also hope to e… --- ## [OOC/Setup Thread for SDMB D&D 5e PBP game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooc-setup-thread-for-sdmb-d-d-5e-pbp-game/696813)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooc-setup-thread-for-sdmb-d-d-5e-pbp-game/696813 "2014-10-29T20:08:29Z")
Acronyms ahoy! I’ll ask a mod to change the title of the thread to something more appropriate once the game has gotten going and I have a working title. This is the Out of Character and setup thread for my 5th edition D… --- ## [\[GAME\] the Movie Title game thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-the-movie-title-game-thread/460122)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 1334\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-the-movie-title-game-thread/460122 "2014-10-29T19:06:44Z")
This is a very simple game. Post the title of a movie, alphabetically. In other words, poster #1 (me!) will post a movie title that starts with the letter A. Poster #2 will come up with a title starting with B, etc. B… --- ## [What were the \*easiest\* NES games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-easiest-nes-games/700946)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-easiest-nes-games/700946 "2014-10-29T17:54:31Z")
At this point we’ve all read so much about how ridiculously difficult the NES’s games were, and “Nintendo Hard” is even a trope of its own. (Which I think is a bit unfair, as a few other companies have more than their s… --- ## [Video Games: Playing the jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-playing-the-jerk/702731)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-playing-the-jerk/702731 "2014-10-29T08:01:07Z")
No, I don’t mean acting like a jagoff over your mic while shooting noobs in Call of Battlefield IX. Rather those single player RPGs that provide opportunity to stray off the path of good. A friend once played Dragon Ag… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=229) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=231)