# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=250 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 251 --- ## [National Spelling Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-spelling-bee/689611)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-spelling-bee/689611 "2014-05-31T17:21:19Z")
It’s on ESPN and so riveting that I’m skipping the NBA and NHL. Why do some kids ask the part of speech when it’s sometimes obvious? The definition of one word was some kind of church. Obviously it’s a noun. --- ## [Phil Mickleson Target of Major Insider Trading Probe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickleson-target-of-major-insider-trading-probe/689681)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickleson-target-of-major-insider-trading-probe/689681 "2014-05-31T12:14:01Z")
The Wall Street Journal reported this today. It’s well known (although not widely publicized) that Phil has a pretty big gambling problem - he reportedly switched clubs from Titleist to Callaway when Callaway agreed to… --- ## [Battlefield 3 \[PC\] Free until June 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-pc-free-until-june-2/689515)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-pc-free-until-june-2/689515 "2014-05-31T01:36:27Z")
Origin is offering Battlefield 3 for free until June 2 as part of their “On the House” promotion. Game is yours forever once you “buy” it (you don’t have to download it right then) but the offer ends June 2nd. We don’t… --- ## [My name is G0sp3l and I'm a Steam Addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-g0sp3l-and-im-a-steam-addict/689585)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-g0sp3l-and-im-a-steam-addict/689585 "2014-05-30T17:04:41Z")
I’ve bought at least eight titles in the last two months. There no way in hell I’m going to get time to play even a quarter of them! I picked up Guns of Icarus a couple of days ago then X-Com yesterday. Batman Arkham ser… --- ## [Eye sci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-sci/682476)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-sci/682476 "2014-05-30T04:22:26Z")
Does anyone here have all the answers to the Eye Sci puzzle: http://www.eye-sci.com/? My wife and I got 45 of the 50, but the contest is long since ended and I cannot find answers anywhere. --- ## [Who has fulfilled their incredible hype better, Tiger Woods or Lebron James?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-fulfilled-their-incredible-hype-better-tiger-woods-or-lebron-james/689413)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-fulfilled-their-incredible-hype-better-tiger-woods-or-lebron-james/689413 "2014-05-30T00:26:48Z")
Both became professionals in their sports with unbelievable hype. Both became the best at their sports during their primes. Neither are finished, but so far… Who has done better? Discuss. --- ## [How Many Major League Baseball Games Have You Been To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101 "2014-05-29T20:50:19Z")
I’ve been to ~probably~ a couple dozen; five or six at Wrigley Field, one at Kauffman Stadium (KC), and the rest at Busch Stadium (the old and the new). Poll to follow. --- ## [Xbox one controller tech mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-one-controller-tech-mod/689542)
**Author:** [@Jb\_richards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jb_richards)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-one-controller-tech-mod/689542 "2014-05-29T20:01:48Z")
Xbox one controller tech mod for ghosts http://youtu.be/4mVv4sD7d6Y --- ## [Games that have a morgue (you can walk free around in).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-have-a-morgue-you-can-walk-free-around-in/689401)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-have-a-morgue-you-can-walk-free-around-in/689401 "2014-05-29T17:17:37Z")
What are some (preferably scary) games that include a “morgue” type level, or at least a morgue room you can walk around in and explore? I’m also talking about games that are either first or third person. I know Dead Sp… --- ## [NFL's Aaron Hernandez murder suspect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-aaron-hernandez-murder-suspect/661517)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-aaron-hernandez-murder-suspect/661517 "2014-05-29T12:05:09Z")
Forgive me if there’s already a thread on this, but I didn’t come up with one. The New England Patriot’s Tight End Aaron Hernandez is involved in a murder investigation and possibly a suspect. It’s too early to know wha… --- ## [Wolfenstein: The New Order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolfenstein-the-new-order/689418)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolfenstein-the-new-order/689418 "2014-05-28T17:12:13Z")
Anyone playing this? I am replaying Return to Castle Wolfenstein and then after that, I want to replay Wolfenstein (2009) before I buy this. I love the franchise and am excited about this new game. --- ## [Tropico 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropico-5/689159)
**Author:** [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropico-5/689159 "2014-05-28T05:44:57Z")
Tropico 5 has been released. Being a big fan of the third and fourth installments of the series, I dove into the fifth game on day one. Is anyone else playing? My first impressions are really quite positive. The game… --- ## [Turn based side scrolling fighter game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-based-side-scrolling-fighter-game/689351)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-based-side-scrolling-fighter-game/689351 "2014-05-28T05:05:54Z")
I suspect there must be such an animal, but can’t think of one. --- ## [Have you ever been to a drag track, to watch people race civilian cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-a-drag-track-to-watch-people-race-civilian-cars/689298)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-a-drag-track-to-watch-people-race-civilian-cars/689298 "2014-05-27T18:09:18Z")
When I was younger, my Dad would bring my brother and I to NH, to watch people drag race their street cars. They would predict their time, and be grouped by times. If they went too fast they “broke out”, automatically lo… --- ## [Modded Minecraft is crashing all of a sudden, help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modded-minecraft-is-crashing-all-of-a-sudden-help/689081)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modded-minecraft-is-crashing-all-of-a-sudden-help/689081 "2014-05-27T17:24:04Z")
I have been playing Minecraft version 1.6.2 with 2 mods: SinglePlayerCommands-MC1.6.2\_V4.9 OptiFine\_1.6.2\_HD\_B4 …since last August. I last played on 5/17 with out a problem, but a few days ago I went back and it keeps… --- ## [Is anyone else playing "Clash of Clans" on iOS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-playing-clash-of-clans-on-ios/689377)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-playing-clash-of-clans-on-ios/689377 "2014-05-27T15:46:25Z")
I’m looking for a clan to join. --- ## [Best or Most interesting Mascot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-most-interesting-mascot/689226)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-most-interesting-mascot/689226 "2014-05-27T15:05:38Z")
Sometimes the best part of a sports game is the antics of the mascot. College to pro these guys can be pretty funny. IMO the best was the first - The Famous San Diego Chicken. Before he started doing his thing in the 19… --- ## [Slogans for 2014 world cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slogans-for-2014-world-cup/688333)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slogans-for-2014-world-cup/688333 "2014-05-27T02:42:04Z")
Which one is the worst? I think there are worse ones than -SOCCEROOS: HOPPING OUR WAY INTO HISTORY. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/games/be-there-with-hyundai/winning-slogans/index.html --- ## ["No doubles" defense in baseball (with a lead late in a game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doubles-defense-in-baseball-with-a-lead-late-in-a-game/689307)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doubles-defense-in-baseball-with-a-lead-late-in-a-game/689307 "2014-05-27T01:03:39Z")
I’m watching the Pirates-Mets game an the announcers are going on about how Mets’ third baseman David Wright screwed up by playing his normal position instead of “no doubles” with a 2-1 lead with 2 outs in the 8th. The … --- ## [Are you ready for the biggest race day of the year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-for-the-biggest-race-day-of-the-year/689221)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-for-the-biggest-race-day-of-the-year/689221 "2014-05-26T12:41:28Z")
Tomorrow we have three marquee events in the world of racing, one after the other: Starting off, we have the Grand Prix of Monaco, broadcast live at 0730. This is the major race of the F1 schedule, everybody wants to wi… --- ## [NASCAR/Coca-Cola 600 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-coca-cola-600/689255)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-coca-cola-600/689255 "2014-05-26T02:40:21Z")
Sitting here watching the race. As compared to other events an awful lot of cars get lapped very early. At the halfway mark there’s only 15 cars left on the lead lap. The only difference between this and other races o… --- ## [Playing in multiple competitor leagues to NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-in-multiple-competitor-leagues-to-nfl/689203)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-in-multiple-competitor-leagues-to-nfl/689203 "2014-05-24T20:34:24Z")
Did any player play in more than 1 of the upstart leagues? League name and dates of operation AAFC (1946-49) AFL (1960-69) WFL (1973-75) USFL (1983-85) --- ## [The Last Door - free 8-bit horror adventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-door-free-8-bit-horror-adventure/682319)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-door-free-8-bit-horror-adventure/682319 "2014-05-24T12:17:40Z")
If you like atmospheric point-and-click adventuring, or you’re a fan of Lovecraftian fiction, check out The Last Door. It’s an online game about Jeremiah Devitt and his search for answers to a deadly mystery stretching … --- ## [How Many Canadian Football League Games Have You Been To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-canadian-football-league-games-have-you-been-to/689164)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-canadian-football-league-games-have-you-been-to/689164 "2014-05-24T07:03:45Z")
friggin’ poll options - will try again --- ## [Movie Quiz: Identify the movie by description of the scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quiz-identify-the-movie-by-description-of-the-scene/685341)
**Author:** [@proud007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/proud007)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quiz-identify-the-movie-by-description-of-the-scene/685341 "2014-05-23T11:08:07Z")
Movie quiz can be fun. It’s like solving cross-words, Sudoku, puzzles etc. Give it a try. \[ol\] \[li\]The actor gazes at a woman in another apartment through a window/balcony/or some gap. As if on cue and as if responding… --- ## [Wii Bowling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-bowling/689070)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-bowling/689070 "2014-05-23T06:16:16Z")
What do the curved arrows mean when one is lining up the ball? --- ## [2014 NFL Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 524\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634 "2014-05-22T16:01:02Z")
We have the bust prediction thread, but not a general purpose draft thread. Day 1 of the draft is on Thursday, May 8. We have the same (I think?) structure of 1st; 2nd and 3rd; 4th through 7th during the 3 days.7 Everyo… --- ## [7-Day Masturbation Tease and Denial Task](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-day-masturbation-tease-and-denial-task/688951)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-day-masturbation-tease-and-denial-task/688951 "2014-05-22T01:34:08Z")
For the next 7 days you are not to cum (or orgasm). For the first 5 days, you will edge every other hour except for at work/school and sleep. You will also edge right before sleeping and right after waking up. You … --- ## [Most Multi-national Sports Teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-multi-national-sports-teams/688498)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-multi-national-sports-teams/688498 "2014-05-21T19:01:38Z")
The San Antonio Spurs have to be the most internationally diverse sports team in North America. Take a look at their roster, and consider the 9-10 players that actually play. http://www.nba.com/spurs/roster/2013 I’m s… --- ## [NBA just had its lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-just-had-its-lottery/688880)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-just-had-its-lottery/688880 "2014-05-21T02:20:01Z")
Cavs have the #1 pick. Anyone with any thoughts on rest of lottery? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=249) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=251)