# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=233 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 234 --- ## [Who takes The College Football Belt away from TCU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-takes-the-college-football-belt-away-from-tcu/700457)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-takes-the-college-football-belt-away-from-tcu/700457 "2014-10-12T20:22:28Z")
See Who takes The College Football Belt away from Oklahoma? for background details on how TCU now holds The College Football Belt. See TCU’s Home Page for their upcoming schedule: 10/11/14 at Baylor \* TV Wac… --- ## [Getting jazzed for Dragon Age Inquisition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-jazzed-for-dragon-age-inquisition/700915)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-jazzed-for-dragon-age-inquisition/700915 "2014-10-12T20:15:37Z")
Now that it’s getting closer to release and I have been watching some videos on it on YouTube, I am really starting to look forward to DA:I. I didn’t hate DA2 but did think it was flawed. This looks like it could be a b… --- ## [NFL Muslim player penalised for praying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-muslim-player-penalised-for-praying/699967)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-muslim-player-penalised-for-praying/699967 "2014-10-12T18:50:40Z")
Here’s one that’s been making the rounds on the social media, let’s see the Dope’s response. Sports and religion! Fun. The story is that devout Muslim Husain Abdullah who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs has received a … --- ## [What is the oldest computer game that you still play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-computer-game-that-you-still-play/700067)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-computer-game-that-you-still-play/700067 "2014-10-12T18:02:38Z")
I’ve recently dusted off Emperor:Rise of the Middle Kingdom and I’m loving it. I’m a sucker for a city builder, but I find the more recent versions (like Sim City) are “open play” without specific objectives to meet. An… --- ## [Cricket: Kevin Pietersen's autobiography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-kevin-pietersens-autobiography/701098)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-kevin-pietersens-autobiography/701098 "2014-10-12T12:54:30Z")
There’s been a fair amount of fallout over the past week or so over KP’s book, which he has apparently re-written a little now that it will be released after the ECB no longer has any power over him. He claims that there… --- ## [Boxing: Surgar Ray Robinson vs Rocky Marciano vs a boxer of your choice. Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-surgar-ray-robinson-vs-rocky-marciano-vs-a-boxer-of-your-choice-who-wins/701026)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-surgar-ray-robinson-vs-rocky-marciano-vs-a-boxer-of-your-choice-who-wins/701026 "2014-10-11T16:17:21Z")
Either adjusting for weight or not, who do you think would be the best boxer if he could fight in his prime? Why would he win? I have left a third option of your choosing because, even though Marciano is considered the … --- ## [Indiecade 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiecade-2014/701041)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiecade-2014/701041 "2014-10-11T15:45:25Z")
The world’s biggest indie game festival is going on in Culver City right now. I was there on Thursday to field pitches for PlayStation, but unfortunately I’ve got other commitments forcing me to miss the rest of the con… --- ## [Best fans in baseball: Cardinals fans/Michael Brown protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fans-in-baseball-cardinals-fans-michael-brown-protest/700681)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fans-in-baseball-cardinals-fans-michael-brown-protest/700681 "2014-10-11T12:30:29Z")
Protesting for justice for Michael Brown gets little sympathy from Cardinals fans — http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/10/racist\_fans\_clash\_with\_ferguson\_protesters\_in\_ugly\_display\_at\_cardinals\_game.php … --- ## [First NFL division with all 4 teams Superbowl winners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-nfl-division-with-all-4-teams-superbowl-winners/700732)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-nfl-division-with-all-4-teams-superbowl-winners/700732 "2014-10-11T01:27:01Z")
Earlier tonight I was thinking about which teams haven’t won a Superbowl yet when I realized that every division has at least one “loser” team with no Lombardi trophy. Which division do you think will be first? EDIT: A… --- ## [How good would Orin Incandenza be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-would-orin-incandenza-be/700899)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-would-orin-incandenza-be/700899 "2014-10-10T16:32:18Z")
In Infinite Jest there’s a punter for the Cardinals that has superhuman range. I think something like 90 yards. Now, he’d clearly be the best punter in NFL history, but where would he rank as an overall player? Great? Be… --- ## [NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/700313)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/700313 "2014-10-10T03:33:07Z")
Sorry for the late thread, I usually start them but I’ve forgotten since I haven’t been in here much lately. Thursday: Green Bay 42, Min 10 Sunday early: CHI @ CAR -2.5 CLE @ TEN -1 STL @ PHI -7 ATL @ NYG -4 TB @… --- ## [Would this MLB format be fairer/more exciting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-mlb-format-be-fairer-more-exciting/699879)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-mlb-format-be-fairer-more-exciting/699879 "2014-10-10T01:59:35Z")
If MLB were to either add or subtract 2 teams, going back to 4 divisions. The East winner would play West runner-up, and vice-versa. Wouldn’t this be fairer, or at least more exciting? --- ## [Puzzle time. Put these comments in logical order.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-time-put-these-comments-in-logical-order/700707)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-time-put-these-comments-in-logical-order/700707 "2014-10-09T23:38:32Z")
Forgive me, but I didn’t put \[Game\] on this one since it will have a finite amount of replies (and probably not that many anyway). It’s a logic puzzle I thought some might enjoy thinking about and working on for a few m… --- ## [What games have you abandoned midway through playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-have-you-abandoned-midway-through-playing/698120)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-have-you-abandoned-midway-through-playing/698120 "2014-10-09T22:13:26Z")
Talking with a co-worker yesterday, and I asked if he was going to get Destiny. He’d told me that he’d thought about it, but he was currently in the middle of Borderlands 2. He was considering dropping the game because h… --- ## [The opposite of "Botticelli" what's it called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810 "2014-10-09T20:13:35Z")
There’s a game called “Botticelli” where the player thinks of a famous person, and the other players have to guess who he’s thinking of by asking him questions that can be answered with “yes” or “no.” But I’ve heard of… --- ## [The best \[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\] in \[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749 "2014-10-09T15:50:53Z")
The rules of this game are simple. The person above you will type "The best \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ " You will respond, supplying your city, and then you will posit a new prompt for the person who follows you. Ask about whatever… --- ## [Anyone else play Magic: The Gathering...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-play-magic-the-gathering/697902)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-play-magic-the-gathering/697902 "2014-10-09T13:27:07Z")
…and want to talk about it? Didn’t seem like there was general discussion thread for it. What do people think? --- ## [Tell me about your favorite pinball table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-favorite-pinball-table/700111)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-favorite-pinball-table/700111 "2014-10-09T04:43:26Z")
I’m currently in love with Medieval Madness. I’ve played it in person several times – most recently at the Silverball Museum in Asbury Park – but I’ve also been playing a virtual version of it that’s available through T… --- ## [You have an All-pro RB and you run a QB keeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-an-all-pro-rb-and-you-run-a-qb-keeper/700615)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-an-all-pro-rb-and-you-run-a-qb-keeper/700615 "2014-10-07T23:27:56Z")
If you’re gonna have glorified RB as a QB, why have any running backs?! --- ## [MNF question - who is the sideline reporter with gray hair and accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnf-question-who-is-the-sideline-reporter-with-gray-hair-and-accent/606809)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnf-question-who-is-the-sideline-reporter-with-gray-hair-and-accent/606809 "2014-10-07T20:43:52Z")
See title. I’ve never seen this guy before… I’ll admit to not paying much attention to MNF when I’ve had a chance to watch it… but it’s like listening to Jackie Stewart during a Wide World of Sports broadcast in the 70… --- ## [Field your all-time most-hated MLB team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-your-all-time-most-hated-mlb-team/700480)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-your-all-time-most-hated-mlb-team/700480 "2014-10-07T15:30:19Z")
Based on a conversation with my wife. Name a player — past or present — at every position that you hate or hated to complete your team. Players must have spent a reasonable time during their career playing the position t… --- ## [Seahawks v Washington: why wasn't that an interception?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seahawks-v-washington-why-wasnt-that-an-interception/700608)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seahawks-v-washington-why-wasnt-that-an-interception/700608 "2014-10-07T03:04:27Z")
Watching the game in a bar, and not familiar with NFL rules. Washington QB passes. It’s tipped just a little by a Seahawks defenceman. Washington guy catches the ball, bobbles it, and it shoots up in the air. Seahaw… --- ## [The Boyo is "dining with the D"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boyo-is-dining-with-the-d/700609)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boyo-is-dining-with-the-d/700609 "2014-10-07T01:20:12Z")
With Mrs Piper of course! She won a freebie to have supper with the Sask Roughriders’ defence line, at Taylor Field, watching Monday Night Football! Dropped the two of them off a while ago, and am having supper in a pu… --- ## [If this was NFL football, would this be a legal play? \[.gif attached\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-this-was-nfl-football-would-this-be-a-legal-play-gif-attached/700288)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-this-was-nfl-football-would-this-be-a-legal-play-gif-attached/700288 "2014-10-07T01:16:03Z")
See subject. No it’s not just an excuse to post that. Why do you ask? --- ## [Who the hell in SD plays Go/Baduk/Weichi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-in-sd-plays-go-baduk-weichi/700297)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-in-sd-plays-go-baduk-weichi/700297 "2014-10-06T18:52:12Z")
I wanna know so I can play with them over the Net, or in NYC in person by some miracle. I like Go and I like SD people. Me, 15-kyu-ish. --- ## [Shouldn't a backwards QB spike be a lateral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-a-backwards-qb-spike-be-a-lateral/700357)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-a-backwards-qb-spike-be-a-lateral/700357 "2014-10-06T18:48:54Z")
I’ve never seen this called, but in football, when a QB spikes the ball in such a way that it goes backwards behind his feet, shouldn’t that be a lateral and shouldn’t the defense be allowed to recover? Of course, I’ve … --- ## [Punting "Aussie" SSTyle- The NExt Big Thing, or Just an Interesting "One-Off"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punting-aussie-sstyle-the-next-big-thing-or-just-an-interesting-one-off/700448)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punting-aussie-sstyle-the-next-big-thing-or-just-an-interesting-one-off/700448 "2014-10-06T09:58:32Z")
The other night, during Utah’s upset win over UCLA, the Utah punter put on quite a show. I’d never seen anyone punt like that, and I wondered if maybe he’d been a rugby player or something like that. I was semi-close- t… --- ## [Computer games you've bought, possibly during a Steam sale, and never played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870 "2014-10-06T09:39:21Z")
To go with the other two threads about games you’ve not finished. What games have you spend good money on, that seemed like a good idea or deal at the time, but you’ve never got around to actually playing and you think … --- ## [Free Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for Xbox Live Gold Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-battlefield-bad-company-2-for-xbox-live-gold-members/700183)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-battlefield-bad-company-2-for-xbox-live-gold-members/700183 "2014-10-06T05:17:43Z")
If you have an Xbox Live Gold account you can get it here free: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Battlefield-Bad-Co-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802454108a8?DownloadType=Game#LiveZone --- ## [\[SPORTS\] MLB wild-card question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-mlb-wild-card-question/700492)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-mlb-wild-card-question/700492 "2014-10-06T05:07:47Z")
I know there are already a couple of MLB/postseason threads, but I wanted to get a distinct answer to this without diverting those discussions. I belatedly grasped the two-wild-card scenario, and my disappointment with … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=232) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=234)