# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=261 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 262 --- ## [Olympic vs NHL style of Hockey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-vs-nhl-style-of-hockey/681953)
**Author:** [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-vs-nhl-style-of-hockey/681953 "2014-02-28T04:45:36Z")
I am at best a casual hockey watcher, so I could be entirely off on this, but is Olympic hockey better than the NHL version? It seems like the Olympic game is faster, more free flowing and overall more exciting to watch… --- ## [Current Olympic sports you want to get rid of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-olympic-sports-you-want-to-get-rid-of/681968)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-olympic-sports-you-want-to-get-rid-of/681968 "2014-02-28T03:16:03Z")
In response to this thread, how about getting rid of an Olympic sport to make room for new ones? My #1 choice for the chopping block: Modern Pentathlon. Maybe back in 1896, it meant something (the idea: back in the 180… --- ## [Spiritual successor to Fireball Island? (board game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiritual-successor-to-fireball-island-board-game/682421)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiritual-successor-to-fireball-island-board-game/682421 "2014-02-27T18:48:19Z")
Went with my fiance and her 9 y/o to visit my parents a couple weekends ago. Got to digging around in the game closet and pulled out good old Fireball Island. Hadn’t played it for years, but I remembered it being a goo… --- ## [In honor of fifty years: Speak to me only in BEATLES song lyrics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-fifty-years-speak-to-me-only-in-beatles-song-lyrics/680832)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-fifty-years-speak-to-me-only-in-beatles-song-lyrics/680832 "2014-02-27T17:10:46Z")
It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play They’ve been going in and out of style But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile So may I introduce to you The act you’ve known for all these years Sg… --- ## [Problems with Just Cause 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-just-cause-2/564078)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-just-cause-2/564078 "2014-02-27T12:22:32Z")
I exchanged Assassin’s Creed, which I hated, for Just Cause 2. I have been playing it on and off for about three weeks. Although I certainly like it MUCH more than AC2, and can find myself immersed in the game well, ther… --- ## [Fix your favorite sport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-favorite-sport/680970)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-favorite-sport/680970 "2014-02-26T15:03:48Z")
Let’s hear the rule changes you think will improve your favorite sport. Two comments before your start: First, let’s have real rule changes, no randomly exploding baseballs, no wild tigers roaming the court, do not sug… --- ## [Game music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-music/606434)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-music/606434 "2014-02-26T06:28:22Z")
hit by a bout of nostalgia - the \*\*\*Super Mario Bros \*\*\*theme on: handbells - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_bg251hXeqQ&feature=related tesla coils (!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfOylU violin - http://www… --- ## [The Stick of Truth pre-release Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stick-of-truth-pre-release-thread/682249)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stick-of-truth-pre-release-thread/682249 "2014-02-26T03:09:04Z")
I don’t know if anybody else is looking forward to this title. But it’s an Obsidian RPG that is based on a funny show. I can’t wait. I’ve already pre-ordered it. They couldn’t sucker me into the Collector’s Edition, beca… --- ## ["easiest" way to qualify for winter Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-qualify-for-winter-olympics/682157)
**Author:** [@bossy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bossy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-qualify-for-winter-olympics/682157 "2014-02-26T02:05:38Z")
Inspired by a few stories heard while watching the winter Olympics. There was a female slolam skier with a ranking over 2,000, from a non-traditional winter sporting country (Thailand?) who qualified for the Olympics. … --- ## [Pass the movie killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-movie-killer/680519)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-movie-killer/680519 "2014-02-25T22:08:35Z")
I had poor luck with a “pass the line” concept. Here’s hoping this has a better chance. In some movie one actor kills another actor’s character. In another movie the victim actor kills somebody else’s character. Let’s … --- ## [Puzzle - spot the connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-spot-the-connection/682033)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-spot-the-connection/682033 "2014-02-25T17:13:35Z")
Spot the connection: http://s11.postimg.org/3w8c4bwk3/connection.jpg Answers in spoiler boxes, please. --- ## [Dead Island Riptide for 3.75 USD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-island-riptide-for-3-75-usd/682179)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-island-riptide-for-3-75-usd/682179 "2014-02-25T03:06:51Z")
It’s here. --- ## [On Borderlands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-borderlands/679736)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-borderlands/679736 "2014-02-24T11:29:07Z")
I am late to the game. I remember seeing ads for Borderlands 2 on buses, and I didn’t assume it would be the kind of game I would like. But after Telltale announced they were doing one of their new style of interactive c… --- ## [MLB 2014: Bold Player Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2014-bold-player-predictions/680054)
**Author:** [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2014-bold-player-predictions/680054 "2014-02-23T21:41:28Z")
It’s been 3 long months since the end of the World Series. Spring Training starts in a couple of weeks, and before reality sets in, I’m interested in any bold predictions that fans have for their favorite players. As a… --- ## [Interested in Lego games for PC? Deal here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-lego-games-for-pc-deal-here/681839)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-lego-games-for-pc-deal-here/681839 "2014-02-23T00:35:48Z")
I was looking around at game deals today, and found this - 5 Lego games for $23. Includes Lego Batman 1 and 2, LEGO Harry Potter 1-7, and LEGO Lord of the Rings. Looked like a pretty good deal to me, as at least two of … --- ## [Anyone playing DrawFree or DrawFree 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-drawfree-or-drawfree-2/681833)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-drawfree-or-drawfree-2/681833 "2014-02-22T14:14:01Z")
I’m looking for intelligent, talented, witty opponents to play this game with, so I turned to the smartest bunch of people I know! Then I figured I’d start a thread here on the boards, too … :smiley: It’s a free game a… --- ## [Why is curling a young person's game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-curling-a-young-persons-game/681805)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-curling-a-young-persons-game/681805 "2014-02-22T05:16:00Z")
Why is curling a young person’s game? ISTM that it’s accuracy that matters more than fitness. Sure you need energy for the sweeping, but that’s in short bursts. --- ## [CBS NFL studio changes for next season!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-nfl-studio-changes-for-next-season/681682)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-nfl-studio-changes-for-next-season/681682 "2014-02-22T01:15:34Z")
CBS has apparently let Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe go for next year. Tony Gonzalez has been hired to fill one of the slots, and the second is being held open for now… There is some feeling that if Rex Ryan is availabl… --- ## [2014 NASCAR Fantasy Racing--FREE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nascar-fantasy-racing-free/680895)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nascar-fantasy-racing-free/680895 "2014-02-21T17:55:53Z")
Hello Paul, Welcome to Yahoo Sports Fantasy Auto Racing. You have created the Private Group called Welcome Back #3 and entered the team called 4 The Win in that group. To allow other people to join this group, send the… --- ## [Timewatch--time travel RPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timewatch-time-travel-rpg/681866)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timewatch-time-travel-rpg/681866 "2014-02-21T16:23:44Z")
First, I hope this thread is all right. It’s about a game in Kickstarter, but not one I have any financial ties to. Anyway, it’s something I thought other folks in this forum might be interested in. The designer appears… --- ## [Best Olympic uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-olympic-uniforms/679461)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-olympic-uniforms/679461 "2014-02-21T06:19:02Z")
The contest is over before it’s even started.Behold the Norwegian men’s curling team in all its glory, and despair of your own pathetic ordinariness. --- ## [OMG! NBC 2014 Winter Olympics coverage sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-nbc-2014-winter-olympics-coverage-sucks/680586)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-nbc-2014-winter-olympics-coverage-sucks/680586 "2014-02-21T05:08:13Z")
Also, coverage on the BBC and CBC is so much better. It’s not watered down for Americans. Fewer sappy human interest stories, less flag waving, less figure skating and ice dancing, and more hockey, curling, and biathlo… --- ## [Want to game on PC? Got a 4-6 year old-ish desktop lying around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-game-on-pc-got-a-4-6-year-old-ish-desktop-lying-around/681760)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-game-on-pc-got-a-4-6-year-old-ish-desktop-lying-around/681760 "2014-02-21T02:49:38Z")
The main qualifier here is a PCIe slot. No need to upgrade you power supply at all. Just plop down a new $140 Nvidia GTX 750 ti and away you go. Next gen console like experience for pennies on the dollar :wink: These ne… --- ## [Quality of amateur curling (sport)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-of-amateur-curling-sport/681660)
**Author:** [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-of-amateur-curling-sport/681660 "2014-02-20T23:35:28Z")
I’ve only had time to watch about two hours of Olympics coverage so far: UK vs. S. Korea women’s curling, and US vs. S. Korea women’s curling. In watching parts of just these two matches, it seemed obvious to me that th… --- ## [as we approach March Madness time, could a "big name" team ever be a 15 or 16 seed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-we-approach-march-madness-time-could-a-big-name-team-ever-be-a-15-or-16-seed/681594)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-we-approach-march-madness-time-could-a-big-name-team-ever-be-a-15-or-16-seed/681594 "2014-02-20T03:28:49Z")
I’m the worst about following college basketball during the regular season, but like a lot of people, I really get amp’d up for the tournament (especially the first weekend). I know that “big name” teams like Duke / NC … --- ## [NBA: Is there any buzz outside Atlanta for Kyle Korver's 3 Point streak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-is-there-any-buzz-outside-atlanta-for-kyle-korvers-3-point-streak/681591)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-is-there-any-buzz-outside-atlanta-for-kyle-korvers-3-point-streak/681591 "2014-02-19T22:31:49Z")
If you’re not aware, Kyle Korver of the Atlanta Hawks has hit at least one 3-pt shot in 120 straight games. He last played a game without notching a 3-pt basket on November 2nd, 2012. The previous record for consecutiv… --- ## [Alpine Skiing In Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpine-skiing-in-africa/681690)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpine-skiing-in-africa/681690 "2014-02-19T21:13:08Z")
Is there any good alpine skiing in Africa? The question came to mind while noticing the lack of participants from Africa which I’d guess is due mainly to finances, but the question is there all the same. --- ## [Question about equality in college sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-equality-in-college-sports/681661)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-equality-in-college-sports/681661 "2014-02-19T16:19:48Z")
(I assume this belongs here rather than in IMHO - feel free to move it if necessary) In California high schools, there is a rule that says that girls cannot play on a “boys’ team” if the school has a girls’ team at the … --- ## [My boyfriend and I love Dead Nation. What else will we love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-and-i-love-dead-nation-what-else-will-we-love/681437)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-and-i-love-dead-nation-what-else-will-we-love/681437 "2014-02-19T15:21:56Z")
Title pretty much sums it up. We have a PS3 (obviously, I guess) and are looking to branch out from our (totally, utterly beloved) DN. We need something that meets the following criteria: Multiplayer, since we prefer… --- ## [Help me find a 1993 Kansas City Chiefs song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-1993-kansas-city-chiefs-song/679609)
**Author:** [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-1993-kansas-city-chiefs-song/679609 "2014-02-18T19:43:51Z")
In 1993, a band called Funk Motif wrote a rap song to support the Chiefs in their playoff run. It was called “We’re Gonna Win”. It was played in heavy rotation, particularly on KPRS. We are trying to track down a copy of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=260) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=262)