# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=235 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 236 --- ## [So, everyone hates Lefty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-everyone-hates-lefty/497673)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-everyone-hates-lefty/497673 "2014-09-29T16:16:58Z")
Both on these boards and elsewhere I have regularly heard folks claim that Phil Mickelson is generally considered to be a jerk by his peers. I have regularly requested, but never been provided, any credible/reliable evi… --- ## [Europe Kicks Ass, Phil Mickleson is One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-kicks-ass-phil-mickleson-is-one/699842)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-kicks-ass-phil-mickleson-is-one/699842 "2014-09-29T15:48:51Z")
Congrats to the Euros on their convincing win over the US in the Ryder Cup. They won with teamwork, class, and talent. And that brings us to Mr. Mickleson. After playing like crap and publicly sulking on the course, h… --- ## [Week 5 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/699113)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/699113 "2014-09-29T15:13:13Z")
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 point Fail to pick a LOSER in a game involving two Top 25 teams-- -1 point (two Top… --- ## [MLB: September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september/697150)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september/697150 "2014-09-29T14:20:29Z")
Heading into the home stretch now. Dodgers hanging onto a thin lead over the dog-assed Giants. The Rangers have already been eliminated. --- ## [Derek Jeter mingles with fans for send off video.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter-mingles-with-fans-for-send-off-video/698904)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter-mingles-with-fans-for-send-off-video/698904 "2014-09-29T13:08:58Z")
I’m not a baseball fan, but certainly have heard of Derek Jeter. He’s going out after 20 years on a high note. I like this sendoff video. How will he rank among the greats in baseball? I assume he’s headed for the Hall … --- ## [Squirrel Girl vs. Chuck Norris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-girl-vs-chuck-norris/699383)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-girl-vs-chuck-norris/699383 "2014-09-29T12:52:14Z")
'Nuff said. --- ## [What does the racing world think of Danica Patrick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-racing-world-think-of-danica-patrick/699814)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-racing-world-think-of-danica-patrick/699814 "2014-09-29T10:15:44Z")
I don’t follow NASCAR particularly closely. I hear the announcers say positive things about her. Are they being honest or just polite? All I really know about her is usually finishes her races somewhere in the middle of… --- ## [North Central Texas College women's softball team wiped out in wreck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-central-texas-college-womens-softball-team-wiped-out-in-wreck/699791)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-central-texas-college-womens-softball-team-wiped-out-in-wreck/699791 "2014-09-28T18:13:34Z")
The entire team wiped out. 4 dead and 11 injured. :frowning: This reminds me of the horrible Oklahoma State tragedy in 2001. 2 players and the director of basketball operations among the 10 dead, A powerful reminder o… --- ## [MLB wild card standings "plus games"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-wild-card-standings-plus-games/697075)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-wild-card-standings-plus-games/697075 "2014-09-28T14:24:28Z")
I just glanced at the wild card standings, since SF is in the lead in the NL. On the MLB.com site, the Giants are listed as “+1” game, Saint Louis is apparently zero, and then the other teams are minus games, behind. In… --- ## [\[GAME\] Star Trek Trivia Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-star-trek-trivia-game/699658)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-star-trek-trivia-game/699658 "2014-09-28T04:24:18Z")
I say a movie and you tell me three actors from the movie who appeared in Trek, the roles and series (or movie) “Mr. Mom” --- ## [otal War: Rome II -- How is it now it has been repeatedly patched?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otal-war-rome-ii-how-is-it-now-it-has-been-repeatedly-patched/698657)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otal-war-rome-ii-how-is-it-now-it-has-been-repeatedly-patched/698657 "2014-09-28T03:49:05Z")
Today Creative Assembly has released their 15th patch the Emperor Edition Update: I have been a fan of the Total War series since it started. While some entries were better than others I liked them all till Rome II. R… --- ## [Royals make the playoffs after 29 years - now who has the longest postseason drought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royals-make-the-playoffs-after-29-years-now-who-has-the-longest-postseason-drought/699713)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royals-make-the-playoffs-after-29-years-now-who-has-the-longest-postseason-drought/699713 "2014-09-27T23:00:45Z")
The Kansas City Royals have reached the postseason for the first time since 1985, snapping a 29 year playoff drought. So now which professional North American sports team has the longest stretch without a playoff appeara… --- ## [Anyone playing Star Trek Online these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-star-trek-online-these-days/698951)
**Author:** [@orangeapples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orangeapples)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-star-trek-online-these-days/698951 "2014-09-27T20:00:34Z")
Star Trek Online, the MMO, is anyone here playing, or has anyone played recently? I had the game a few years back, gonna guess 2010 but not one hundred percent on that timeline, and I sprang for the subscription. I’m w… --- ## [Tropico 3 is free at the Humble Store.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropico-3-is-free-at-the-humble-store/699285)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropico-3-is-free-at-the-humble-store/699285 "2014-09-27T09:58:33Z")
Just FYI. Redeemable on Steam. You can get two copies and gift one if you want. They don’t care. Here. --- ## [Golf: Give me your best chipping advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-give-me-your-best-chipping-advice/698576)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-give-me-your-best-chipping-advice/698576 "2014-09-26T02:01:15Z")
My short game really needs improving. I’m happy enough with the way I hit the ball off of the teen and in the fairway but when I have to chip onto the green, a panic comes over me because I know that I’m just as like to… --- ## [Hope Solo shouldn't be allowed to play for team USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-solo-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-play-for-team-usa/699416)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-solo-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-play-for-team-usa/699416 "2014-09-25T19:38:03Z")
Hope Solo, the goalie for US women’s soccer national team, was arrested for domestic abuse this past June. Unlike Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice, though, she is still playing for the team, and has even been designated as t… --- ## [Fenway. Night game. So cool.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fenway-night-game-so-cool/699497)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fenway-night-game-so-cool/699497 "2014-09-25T15:21:44Z")
Nothing much to add, really. First time there, so beautiful and so drowning in history (16,000 games?)… just wow. --- ## [Big Steam update - 100+ million ACTIVE users - new UI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-steam-update-100-million-active-users-new-ui/699289)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-steam-update-100-million-active-users-new-ui/699289 "2014-09-25T15:15:49Z")
It looks like Steam got a big update in terms of UI, specifically geared towards improving game discoverability. Linky poo: On top of that the latest numbers are in and Steam has grown by 20 million in just the last… --- ## [NFL Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/698849)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/698849 "2014-09-25T14:48:21Z")
TNF TB @ ATL -6 Sunday Early SD @ BUF -2.5 TEN @ CIN -7 BAL -1.5 @ CLE GB @ DET -2.5 IND -7 @ JAX OAK @ NE -14.5 MIN @ NO -9.5 HOU -2 @ NYG WAS @ PHI -6.5 DAL @ STL Sunday late SF -2.5 @ ARI KC @ MIA -4 D… --- ## [Thinking of sitting out the NFL season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-sitting-out-the-nfl-season/698939)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-sitting-out-the-nfl-season/698939 "2014-09-25T14:09:46Z")
Ok every week there is a different scandal with at least one player, my team is not immune from all this, and not playing at all well lately. The way the NFL has conducted itself regarding the concussion issues, the dome… --- ## [Endless Legend releases today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endless-legend-releases-today/698866)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endless-legend-releases-today/698866 "2014-09-25T03:24:10Z")
Just a reminder of yet another amazing PC game coming out (along with Wasteland 2!!) - Endless Legend is out of early access and fully releases today! This is a 4X strategy games by the devs of Endless Space (and Dungeo… --- ## [You'll never see it like this again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-never-see-it-like-this-again/699428)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-never-see-it-like-this-again/699428 "2014-09-24T19:09:50Z")
Regardless of your position, say good-bye to Wrigley. --- ## [American Football: The Safety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-the-safety/698497)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-the-safety/698497 "2014-09-24T14:48:39Z")
I’m not an avid NFL fan, so I don’t watch enough to witness a safety. So, for the life of me, I really can’t picture how this comes to be. Can you define what a safety is? And, what event(s) typically unfold when you’d… --- ## [SDMB RPG First Adventure: Panic in Genoa!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 692\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765 "2014-09-24T01:14:37Z")
Welcome to the SDMB Pathfinder Game! This is the game thread, for in-character posts, direct statements about what actions your character will take, and short out-of-character questions to myself and other players that a… --- ## [No Delay of Game Penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-delay-of-game-penalty/699373)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-delay-of-game-penalty/699373 "2014-09-23T23:44:09Z")
Cutler, the Bears’ QB, fumbled the ball in last night’s game against the Bears, but was ruled down before the fumble and the whistle blew. After the whistle, a Jet player picked up the ball and ran in to the end zone. … --- ## [MLB: What is this Stat? And, Does it Mean Much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-what-is-this-stat-and-does-it-mean-much/699368)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-what-is-this-stat-and-does-it-mean-much/699368 "2014-09-23T21:41:41Z")
Can someone explain what is this “Expected Win-Loss” (ExWL) stat at the far rightmost column on this site this ESPN site? Take the Orioles, for example. The value in this column almost matches their actual W-L record. … --- ## [Week 4 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-4-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/698493)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-4-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/698493 "2014-09-23T13:44:14Z")
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 point Fail to pick a LOSER in a game involving two Top 25 teams-- -1 point (two To… --- ## [Appropriate age to attend NFL game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-age-to-attend-nfl-game/697878)
**Author:** [@Tremblay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tremblay)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-age-to-attend-nfl-game/697878 "2014-09-23T13:03:56Z")
My 8 year old nephew really wants to go to a NFL game. I’d be taking him. Is 8 too young? His parents (my sis and his dad) didn’t say yay or nay. Do you think 8 is too young? --- ## [GAME: Word game- Guess my Password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-word-game-guess-my-password/698772)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-word-game-guess-my-password/698772 "2014-09-22T23:25:00Z")
I’m always forgetting my passwords, but I’m afraid to write them down in plain text. I leave myself two hints, one plain hint and another hint that’s obfuscated by a number of steps. I start with one word in step 1 and… --- ## [Best gaming platform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-gaming-platform/698872)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-gaming-platform/698872 "2014-09-22T22:26:17Z")
Is it the XBox 360 or the Playstation 4? Or the WiU? It seems to me Xbox does everything you need but is cheaper. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=236)