# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=237 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 238 --- ## [Week 3 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/697790)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/697790 "2014-09-14T13:25:41Z")
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 the Georgia - South Carolina game --\*\* -1 point\*\* (… --- ## ["Long football drives are good because they wear out the defense"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-football-drives-are-good-because-they-wear-out-the-defense/698197)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-football-drives-are-good-because-they-wear-out-the-defense/698197 "2014-09-14T01:48:29Z")
You hear this often in football commentary…but don’t long offensive drives tire out the offense, too? The offense has to run, block, etc. as well. --- ## [Most unusual (US) football score](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-us-football-score/697793)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-us-football-score/697793 "2014-09-14T00:58:01Z")
There was a trivia challenge to come up with the most unusual final score for a football game. You could not use 1 as either team’s score. Unstated rules in original, but this being SD, I’ll add: We’re using current NFL … --- ## [Favorite unofficial rules for playing Monopoly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unofficial-rules-for-playing-monopoly/698305)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unofficial-rules-for-playing-monopoly/698305 "2014-09-13T17:03:00Z")
When my brother and sister and I played, the only rule we had that wasn’t on the printed page was that the funds from fines and taxes was put in the middle of the board and collected by the next player to land on the “Fr… --- ## [Cricket: Saeed Ajmal banned for chucking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-saeed-ajmal-banned-for-chucking/698375)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-saeed-ajmal-banned-for-chucking/698375 "2014-09-13T16:01:57Z")
To the naked eye, it looked like he chucked. Now the same has been established in testing done by ICC - Saeed Ajmal’s elbow extension beyond 40 degrees:eek: Average Elbow extension for every over bowled by Ajmal during… --- ## [NFL Week 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/697352)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/697352 "2014-09-13T05:41:31Z")
We’re on the verge of real football again starting tomorrow night as we see Green Bay go to Seattle to open the season. Sunday early games: NO @ ATL CIN @ BAL BUF @ CHI WAS @ HOU TEN @ KC NE @ MIA OAK @ NYJ JAX … --- ## [Baseball Rule ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule/698325)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule/698325 "2014-09-12T20:52:08Z")
We had a controversial call in a game this morning. Long story short, runners were on 1st and 2nd and a ground ball was hit in the direction of the 1st Baseman. Going for the ball, the 1st Baseman was interfered with b… --- ## [Is this a glitch in my Sims or is EA trying to teach a life lesson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-glitch-in-my-sims-or-is-ea-trying-to-teach-a-life-lesson/698300)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-glitch-in-my-sims-or-is-ea-trying-to-teach-a-life-lesson/698300 "2014-09-12T17:30:42Z")
My favorite Sim of the moment Heddy Nist. She writes romances with names like Hard Kiss, Hard Fist and Keep It Slick. She graduated college by sucking (up to) her professors despite spending every free minute drinking a… --- ## [Faster to Slide or Run To Through to First Base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-to-slide-or-run-to-through-to-first-base/116130)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-to-slide-or-run-to-through-to-first-base/116130 "2014-09-12T09:30:41Z")
Was there a MIT study done on this? I can’t find it, but thought I heard it alluded to in a recent broadcast. Can anyone point me to this, or a similar link answering this question? --- ## [NFL Question - Leaping kick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-leaping-kick/698252)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-leaping-kick/698252 "2014-09-12T01:41:20Z")
I saw a short piece of footage from what I presume was the first round of the season. The video cut the start and the finish of the play, but I believe it was a kick or a punt return, where the ball carrier\* has gotten b… --- ## [Dawn of Worlds - free tabletop world creation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-worlds-free-tabletop-world-creation-game/698144)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-worlds-free-tabletop-world-creation-game/698144 "2014-09-11T20:49:09Z")
A God game where a group of players mold a world. The article that caught my attention: The free pdf rules link (12 pages): http://www.clanwebsite.org/games/rpg/Dawn\_of\_Worlds\_game\_1\_0Final.pdf For anyone who wanted… --- ## [Damn! The Cubs loose again...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-cubs-loose-again/698115)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-cubs-loose-again/698115 "2014-09-11T08:59:01Z")
Damn! The Cubs lose again… --- ## [Why ARE MLB catchers getting so many concussions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mlb-catchers-getting-so-many-concussions/698005)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mlb-catchers-getting-so-many-concussions/698005 "2014-09-10T22:26:45Z")
My husband and I watch a lot of baseball and it seems there is a rise in the number of concussions catchers are being diagnosed with. I know there is the new concussion DL and I know that teams are being more proactive … --- ## [Greatest rise/fall in UK club football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rise-fall-in-uk-club-football/696141)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rise-fall-in-uk-club-football/696141 "2014-09-10T04:16:52Z")
Just curious; as one of the new American fans, the whole promotion/relegation system is interesting. Has any club ever fought their way up to the top tier from the absolute bottom, or, vice versa, has a formerly great s… --- ## [Watch dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dogs/689353)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dogs/689353 "2014-09-10T04:00:28Z")
So, this game, Watch Dogs - Wikipedia, has an interesting premise of vigilante hacker/assassin in a free roam city. Sounds like GTA meets Assassin Creed. Anyone thinking of buying and wondering if it’s worth the 60$ as … --- ## [Women gamers now outnumbering adolescent boys ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-gamers-now-outnumbering-adolescent-boys/696362)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-gamers-now-outnumbering-adolescent-boys/696362 "2014-09-09T22:24:36Z")
Per Smithsonian. Sorry, I really don’t consider Candy Crush and sudoku as ‘gaming’. When you can fly an armageddon in null sec without dying, call me.:dubious: --- ## [Anybody have the new D&D starter set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-new-d-d-starter-set/694835)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-new-d-d-starter-set/694835 "2014-09-09T21:16:12Z")
I hear the new edition is said to try to eschew grid-based combat (making it purely optional). Is this so? Does the adventure in the starter set come with grid maps, or do you do all combat purely by description? Person… --- ## [Anyone want to join my CBS Survivor Pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-my-cbs-survivor-pool/697989)
**Author:** [@adelprete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adelprete)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-my-cbs-survivor-pool/697989 "2014-09-09T18:25:36Z")
I created a CBS Survivor pool at officepoolhub.com. I was wondering if anyone wanted to join? To be clear this is for the reality show Survivor and not an NFL survivor/suicide pool. You pick 4 castaways before the sea… --- ## [Warlock: Master of the Arcane (free game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlock-master-of-the-arcane-free-game/697953)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlock-master-of-the-arcane-free-game/697953 "2014-09-09T13:09:16Z")
Free for another few hours via the Humble Bundle (which then gets you to redeem in Steam). Turn based strategy, 2012. Moderately well-received: Warlock: Master of the Arcane for PC Reviews - Metacritic --- ## [Indie games and reviews: are they overpraised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-games-and-reviews-are-they-overpraised/697899)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-games-and-reviews-are-they-overpraised/697899 "2014-09-09T02:30:58Z")
From the GamerGate thread: Okay, so here we go: are indie games frequently praised more for what they attempt, even if they fail at executing it? If this is true, is it fair? One one hand, indie games can’t be expected… --- ## [Free PC Game: Warlock - Master of the Arcane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-warlock-master-of-the-arcane/697912)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-warlock-master-of-the-arcane/697912 "2014-09-08T22:55:34Z")
Humble Bundle is offering Warlock: Master of the Arcane for free for the next 18ish hours. It’s sort of a fantasy Civ 5 clone with more combat emphasis. You can see the trailers and screen shots at its Steam page if yo… --- ## [What games let you down the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-let-you-down-the-most/697517)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-let-you-down-the-most/697517 "2014-09-08T20:26:08Z")
A couple for me: The Movies. I remember when this was first announced it sounded amazing. I couldn’t wait to play and make movies using the games tools and then I got it and the game was lack luster and the movies you m… --- ## [Is there any DRM that's reasonably effective at transforming unauthorized downloads into sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-drm-thats-reasonably-effective-at-transforming-unauthorized-downloads-into-sales/697782)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-drm-thats-reasonably-effective-at-transforming-unauthorized-downloads-into-sales/697782 "2014-09-08T16:06:25Z")
What forms of digital rights management are effective-ish for games? I don’t mean 100% effective because hardly anything is 100% effective. I also realize that the answer will likely have a speculative element to it bec… --- ## [If player X is in the HoF, than player Y should be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-player-x-is-in-the-hof-than-player-y-should-be/696929)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-player-x-is-in-the-hof-than-player-y-should-be/696929 "2014-09-08T02:27:18Z")
This is a very common argument in whether players should be Hall of Famers. Do you use this argument? Mind others using it? --- ## [Fantasy football questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-questions/697781)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-questions/697781 "2014-09-08T00:02:28Z")
In fantasy football, how deep do rosters go? Does it depend on how many teams are in your league? Does the draft exhaust all available players? --- ## [Baseball question: Having no main pitchers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-having-no-main-pitchers/697595)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-having-no-main-pitchers/697595 "2014-09-07T20:01:10Z")
Has an MLB team ever tried to have a team where they have no “main” starting pitchers, and only have reliever type pitchers? Would this be feasible if they have decent non-pitcher players (so they at least be assured th… --- ## [Week 2 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-2-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/697282)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-2-cfb-which-ap-top-25-team-s-will-lose/697282 "2014-09-07T18:24:13Z")
Please see Week 1 CFB – Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? — \<\< corrected poll \>\> – especially starting at Post #25 (08-20-2014, 08:53 AM) – for background information. Source data for this thread: AP Top 25 NCA… --- ## [Cricket - India in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-india-in-england/692740)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-india-in-england/692740 "2014-09-07T18:16:02Z")
For a 5 test match series! I’m really pleased that the shortsighted money grubbers in the Indian board have finally organised a 5 match series. The Indian team is fairly untested, with Kohli and Pujara being the only ba… --- ## [The Wolf Among Us Ending Question (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wolf-among-us-ending-question-spoilers/693872)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wolf-among-us-ending-question-spoilers/693872 "2014-09-07T17:23:54Z")
Anyone else finish the Telltale Games Fables game The Wolf Among Us? some hover over space… More space… Question about the ending: So what was the very end supposed to imply? That the Little Mermaid character (forget… --- ## [How to score a cribbage hand???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197)
**Author:** [@wyokie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wyokie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197 "2014-09-07T14:51:22Z")
Please tell me how you would score a hand of 5,5,N,J,J. The scoring sheet has it as 21. I’m not seeing how it gets to 21. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=236) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=238)