# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=238 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 239 --- ## [What teams/players are you looking forward to seeing tomorrow? (NFL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-teams-players-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-tomorrow-nfl/697710)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-teams-players-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-tomorrow-nfl/697710 "2014-09-07T00:06:01Z")
For me: Team: Patriots. They’re my home team and should be excellent, assuming everyone stays healthy Player: Johnny Manziel. I can’t WAIT for someone to knock some humility into that self-important jackass! --- ## [Cut a kicker: high FG% vs 99% touchback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-a-kicker-high-fg-vs-99-touchback/696892)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-a-kicker-high-fg-vs-99-touchback/696892 "2014-09-06T04:25:34Z")
You’re coach/GM of a professional football team. You have two kickers on the roster but you only have final roster space for one. Kicker A kicks a well above-average percentage of field goals, but is terrible on kickof… --- ## [Raiders Cheerleaders sue for lost wages.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-cheerleaders-sue-for-lost-wages/679565)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-cheerleaders-sue-for-lost-wages/679565 "2014-09-05T21:16:40Z")
I’m quite surprised at how little pro cheerleaders are paid. Most of them have extensive training in dance. They represent the team at charity events. At $125 per game they are paid almost nothing. Especially when you c… --- ## [Armchair Generals \[free online wargame\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-generals-free-online-wargame/696022)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-generals-free-online-wargame/696022 "2014-09-05T03:40:12Z")
This is an announcement and recruitment thread for the Armchair Generals wargaming group. We play regular ongoing games over at atWar, a free online strategy game resembling the board games Risk and Diplomacy. We play ga… --- ## [2014 WSOP Main Event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-wsop-main-event/696608)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-wsop-main-event/696608 "2014-09-05T01:10:10Z")
I missed the Final Table of One Drop. Have getting psyched for ME coverage. Does it start soon? No spoilers please. --- ## [Should Goddell at least threaten to pull future SBs from New Orleans? (LA upholds SSM marriage ban)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-goddell-at-least-threaten-to-pull-future-sbs-from-new-orleans-la-upholds-ssm-marriage-ban/697501)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-goddell-at-least-threaten-to-pull-future-sbs-from-new-orleans-la-upholds-ssm-marriage-ban/697501 "2014-09-04T23:52:27Z")
The league already used this tactic over something far less consequential (the MLK holiday in AZ). I believe this is the big civil rights fight of pur time. I’m sure Goddell wants to be on the right side of history. --- ## [SDMB RPG Setup Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-setup-thread/678766)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-setup-thread/678766 "2014-09-04T07:13:58Z")
This is the official setup thread for the SDMB RPG. This thread is for lengthy out-of-character discussions, off-topic conversations, questions about the game mechanics or the (a)historical setting, and the like. In addi… --- ## [Icewind Dale is getting remade!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icewind-dale-is-getting-remade/697144)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icewind-dale-is-getting-remade/697144 "2014-09-04T05:08:26Z")
New spells New classes Up to 6 player multiplayer One of my favorite old school classics is available for pre-order! Beta launch supposedly within a month. --- ## [NFL Training Camp & Preseason 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camp-preseason-2014/694899)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camp-preseason-2014/694899 "2014-09-04T01:04:00Z")
How is your team doing so far in training camp? A couple teams have already played, but most are on their second week, with games this weekend. My 49ers are getting hit with injuries. Starting NT Glenn Dorsey and primar… --- ## [Wisconsin QB has the Yips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-qb-has-the-yips/697399)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-qb-has-the-yips/697399 "2014-09-04T00:15:00Z")
Joel Stave, the starting QB for the University of Wisconsin for last season and and most of the year before and the presumed starter for this year, had to be benched due to developing the Yips. You see this often in gol… --- ## [Notre Dame suspends players for academic misconduct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notre-dame-suspends-players-for-academic-misconduct/696961)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notre-dame-suspends-players-for-academic-misconduct/696961 "2014-09-04T00:00:42Z")
In another thread, I was criticized for my belief that academics should come before athletics. I think we can all agree Notre Dame would’ve looked the other way if they were a NC contender. If you disagree with that, p… --- ## [You are granted a random superpower, how would you defeat the poster before you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-a-random-superpower-how-would-you-defeat-the-poster-before-you/697241)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-a-random-superpower-how-would-you-defeat-the-poster-before-you/697241 "2014-09-03T18:02:01Z")
honour system here, please click on the link once only. if you’re fast enough, you can defend or counter-attack the poster attacking you by posting a reply before someone else attacks him. if you’re too slow you’re def… --- ## [NFL.COM Weekly Pick'em league](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-com-weekly-pickem-league/697348)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-com-weekly-pickem-league/697348 "2014-09-03T13:32:44Z")
Does the SDMB have a weekly pick’em league on NFL.com? --- ## [Super League of Doom FF 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-league-of-doom-ff-2014/694589)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-league-of-doom-ff-2014/694589 "2014-09-03T12:51:56Z")
Last year’s thread I haven’t renewed the league yet because I wanted to do a poll first to see if everyone is still interested. This league didn’t turn out quite as I’d hoped, with our most active players engaging in mo… --- ## [Athletes from the -stans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-from-the-stans/697264)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-from-the-stans/697264 "2014-09-03T07:05:05Z")
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it seems most of their athletes were Russian or Lithuanian. Any notable athletes from the “-stans”? --- ## [Madden 15 glitch shrinks player to 1 foot, 2 inches tall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-15-glitch-shrinks-player-to-1-foot-2-inches-tall/697309)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-15-glitch-shrinks-player-to-1-foot-2-inches-tall/697309 "2014-09-03T00:59:24Z")
The screen caps from this game are hilarious. It’s almost a shame to patch the game. It’s funnier and more interesting just the way it is. --- ## [Carnival attraction with sledgehammer and bell: What is it called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnival-attraction-with-sledgehammer-and-bell-what-is-it-called/696965)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnival-attraction-with-sledgehammer-and-bell-what-is-it-called/696965 "2014-09-03T00:55:39Z")
I’ve seen depictions of this in movies and such for many years: The player, or sometimes “mark,” takes a sledgehammer and pounds a pivoted lever, to try to make a weight rise up a cable and strike a large bell at the to… --- ## [Anyone know of a forum/site where I can get help world building for a novel I'm working on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-forum-site-where-i-can-get-help-world-building-for-a-novel-im-working-on/696678)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-forum-site-where-i-can-get-help-world-building-for-a-novel-im-working-on/696678 "2014-09-02T21:42:32Z")
I’m writing a novel set in the near future. I’m talking 20, 30 years. I’d like to incorporate some of the ideas developed in this threadinto my future world, focusing not on the robots and what they do but on how displac… --- ## [NFL toughens stance on domestic violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-toughens-stance-on-domestic-violence/696845)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-toughens-stance-on-domestic-violence/696845 "2014-09-02T17:16:23Z")
From the NY Times: Interesting. It applies to any employee - not just players. And a 2-time offense will result in a one-year ban, at minimum, with it possibly being a lifetime ban. I don’t condone domestic violence.… --- ## [What's the stupidest sports mascot you've ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-sports-mascot-youve-ever-heard/181656)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-sports-mascot-youve-ever-heard/181656 "2014-09-02T11:17:45Z")
When I was a kid in central Alabama, I used to feel sorry for the students at Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery. While other teams had the bobcats, cougars, wolves, etc., their football team was “the Poets”. “IT… --- ## [Week 1 CFB -- Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? --- \<\< corrected poll \>\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093 "2014-09-01T20:20:49Z")
The College Football 2014 Opening Week Top 25 teams’ schedule is shown at and is based on the Final BCS Rankings from last season. Between now and opening kickoff on August 28, pick the Top 25 Team(s) that you expect… --- ## [Lego Star Wars on iPhone - how to save progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-star-wars-on-iphone-how-to-save-progress/696887)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-star-wars-on-iphone-how-to-save-progress/696887 "2014-09-01T16:31:20Z")
Piper Cub has discovered Lego Star Wars as an app for the iPhone, but we haven’t been able to figure out how to save a game, so he doesn’t have to start over each time. Great tears when he lost a game after playing it … --- ## [MLB: August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august/694563)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august/694563 "2014-09-01T01:41:36Z")
The Dodgers sweep the Braves at home and remain atop the NLWest. Kershaw has now defeated every team in the major leagues at least once during the regular season. The Dodgers decline to enter any trade frenzy, deciding t… --- ## [Sim City 5 Announced!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-5-announced/614346)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-5-announced/614346 "2014-08-31T17:40:28Z")
Man, I am just full of good news lately! First a possible Baldur’s Gate Sequel, now this! No doubt more mainstream sites will be picking this up soon but Sim City 5 has been announced! http://rinconsimmer.jimdo.com/201… --- ## [Best athlete not in his/her sport's Hall of Fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athlete-not-in-his-her-sports-hall-of-fame/696351)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athlete-not-in-his-her-sports-hall-of-fame/696351 "2014-08-30T23:27:29Z")
I was wondering about this question, in order to get a sense of what it takes to be elite in whatever sport. Assume eligibility, of course, and exclude those kept out because of clear “external” circumstances, like Pete … --- ## [Arkansas Auburn Game lightning delay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-auburn-game-lightning-delay/697014)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-auburn-game-lightning-delay/697014 "2014-08-30T23:22:13Z")
They are estimating the delay could be an hour. Lightening seen but not one drop of rain. They should use baseball rules and just call the game done. This is idiotic. Theres only 9 mins of game time left. Auburn 38, A… --- ## [Neat Historical Parallels About Your Birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-historical-parallels-about-your-birthday/696106)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-historical-parallels-about-your-birthday/696106 "2014-08-30T23:03:35Z")
Some neat (I think, anyway) little parallels (coincidences, really) about May 7, my birthday. Add your own. 1429: Joan of Arc ends the siege of Orleans. 1718: The city of New Orleans is founded. 1915: WWI: A German U-… --- ## [Name the Las Vegas football team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634 "2014-08-30T17:57:47Z")
I heard on the radio this morning that the NFL is going to be putting an expansion team in Las Vegas. They’ll need a name, of course. Let’s see… The Vegas Hookers ? :smiley: --- ## [Words With Friends and Cheating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-and-cheating/601189)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-and-cheating/601189 "2014-08-30T15:11:20Z")
For those unfamiliar with Words With Friends, it’s basically a one-on-one version of Scrabble played via mobile phone. The big difference is that the two players play remotely, so there are many ways to cheat. Players … --- ## [Baseball replay rule question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-replay-rule-question/696926)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-replay-rule-question/696926 "2014-08-30T12:52:29Z")
Here’s one in the Pirates-Reds game that could have been a question: Situation: Runner on 3rd and two outs. A low line drive is hit towards third about 4 inches off of the ground. The third baseman dives to his left … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=237) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=239)