# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=264 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 265 --- ## [Creativity in video games vs. what sells...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creativity-in-video-games-vs-what-sells/680185)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creativity-in-video-games-vs-what-sells/680185 "2014-02-04T15:11:54Z")
This was inspired by a set of pictures I saw on Tumblr in which game designer Tim Schafer reads from the marketing document Microsoft made for his cult classic game Psychonauts: (Note: the final product is a mostly hum… --- ## [Any good newish RPGs out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-newish-rpgs-out-there/680162)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-newish-rpgs-out-there/680162 "2014-02-04T15:10:53Z")
I’m in the mood for one. I haven’t really been keeping up with what’s new and great out there in the gaming world. Shadowrun looks intriguing, but it doesn’t seem to get great reviews. Anything out there similar that p… --- ## [Finally-Might And Magic X](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-might-and-magic-x/666722)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-might-and-magic-x/666722 "2014-02-04T08:02:10Z")
This is the Might and Magic X I’ve been waiting for all these many years. Old school adventuring and dungeon crawling taken to the max. --- ## [What are your plans for watching the Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-watching-the-super-bowl/679970)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-watching-the-super-bowl/679970 "2014-02-04T03:10:54Z")
Would be interested in hearing how you are going to enjoy the game. At your house, friend’s house, sports bar, in person at the stadium? If it is a private gathering, how many people will be there? What type of snacks… --- ## [Will you be watching the 2014 Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208 "2014-02-03T18:30:38Z")
Just curious. Anonymous poll. --- ## [NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame-class-of-2014/680326)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame-class-of-2014/680326 "2014-02-03T16:38:37Z")
Ray Guy finally gets in! The full list is: Derrick Brooks Ray Guy Claude Humphrey Walter Jones Andre Reed Michael Strahan Aeneas Williams I’m really pleased to see Guy get his due. --- ## [11th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/677481)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/677481 "2014-02-03T03:17:22Z")
The playoff teams are set, so it’s time for our annual contest – can you predict the Super Bowl a month before the game and join our list of champions?: Year 1: Trillionaire Year 2: Uncommon Sense Year 3: Airman Doors… --- ## [Is pool a sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pool-a-sport/679622)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pool-a-sport/679622 "2014-02-03T00:40:44Z")
I don’t see why it wouldn’t be. Pool games are shown on ESPN, if you want to buy a pool cue you go to a sporting goods store, and it takes a lot of skill to be good. Also, isn’t any game played with one or more balls c… --- ## [Design a city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-a-city/680371)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-a-city/680371 "2014-02-02T20:46:06Z")
Does anyone know of a game or program where one could design a fantasy city? I have never played a computer game in my life so it would have to be user friendly to some degree. --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em, Survival, and Salary Cap 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2013/665972)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2013/665972 "2014-02-02T20:38:11Z")
Everyone is welcome to join any of these leagues. There aren’t a set number of teams nor does it hurt anyone should you drop out, so if you’re new to this give it a try. There was a glitch with yahoo this year when I wa… --- ## [Football (soccer) Managers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-soccer-managers/680274)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-soccer-managers/680274 "2014-02-02T04:39:19Z")
Growing up on American sports, I find it interesting that European football managers typically make all team decisions, from soup to nuts. They select players, manage the player budget, buy players, set strategy and det… --- ## [NFL Sports Betting Contest/Exhibition : 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165 "2014-02-02T02:01:38Z")
Ok, let’s do it. By popular demand, here’s your SDMB NFL Sports Betting Extravaganza for 2013! This is going to be an extremely open and flexible competition. Bettors will be able to wager their money in pretty much a… --- ## [WTF is the girl saying in Tribez : "\ \ please the chief"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-the-girl-saying-in-tribez-something-something-please-the-chief/679617)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-the-girl-saying-in-tribez-something-something-please-the-chief/679617 "2014-02-02T00:34:21Z")
The Tribez is a city building game that I play on my Android tablet (although it’s also on iOS and Facebook). You tap stuff, and an NPC “Aurora” says stuff. One of the canned responses is driving me nuts, because I can… --- ## [Interesting Poker Hand I Recently Played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-poker-hand-i-recently-played/679590)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-poker-hand-i-recently-played/679590 "2014-02-01T17:58:03Z")
Wanted to throw this one at SDMB’s poker denizens. I’m at the Fallsview Casino playing 2/5 NL. Bought in for $375 and I’m whittled down to $320, sitting in Seat 7. I haven’t really been playing long enough to ascerta… --- ## [Getting into winter olympic sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-winter-olympic-sports/680255)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-winter-olympic-sports/680255 "2014-02-01T05:26:34Z")
Suppose I lived within a reasonable distance of some winter olympic venue…Lake Placid, for instance…and thought the bobsled/luge/skeleton might be, you know, fun. Can anybody go up and rent a sled, or must you have some… --- ## [Football (soccer) rules change hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-soccer-rules-change-hypothetical/677946)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-soccer-rules-change-hypothetical/677946 "2014-01-31T22:04:54Z")
Concussions and “sub-concussive impacts” are much in the news. It seems to be increasingly accepted that heading the ball, if done often enough, can contribute to long-term problems. Unlike with American football, it w… --- ## [The DC-Area NFL Team Can Kiss the Name "Redskins" Goodbye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dc-area-nfl-team-can-kiss-the-name-redskins-goodbye/680154)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dc-area-nfl-team-can-kiss-the-name-redskins-goodbye/680154 "2014-01-31T16:54:33Z")
Over the years, I’ve generally defended the team’s use of the Redskins moniker. And these days, I really don’t have much of a dog in the fight, as I’ve pretty much given up football. But - what can I say - I still hate… --- ## [Who's the better QB: 4-0 in Super Bowls or 4-1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-better-qb-4-0-in-super-bowls-or-4-1/680032)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-better-qb-4-0-in-super-bowls-or-4-1/680032 "2014-01-31T16:48:34Z")
Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio have been arguing this and inquiring about this for the past couple of days. One side thinks that getting to 5 Super Bowls is the better accomplishment, while the other sides with the cachet th… --- ## [NFL Conference Championships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677 "2014-01-31T13:01:44Z")
Woot! Seahawks proving home-field advantage is critical as they get to host the 69ers in Seattle. Current prop bets: number of fights over/under is 17; number of ejections over/under is 2.5. Should be a good game and … --- ## [West Virginia to geographically reasonable conference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-to-geographically-reasonable-conference/679079)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-to-geographically-reasonable-conference/679079 "2014-01-31T06:10:22Z")
Which conference would make the most sense? --- ## [NASCAR announces new Championship chase format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-announces-new-championship-chase-format/680170)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-announces-new-championship-chase-format/680170 "2014-01-30T22:51:57Z")
\[Story here \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR\_NASCAR\_CHASE\_CHANGES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-01-30-17-43-06) Right now my initial reaction is “wow, they found a way to make this whole… --- ## [Cricket passage from an Aubrey/Maturin novel - can anyone explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-passage-from-an-aubrey-maturin-novel-can-anyone-explain/680069)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-passage-from-an-aubrey-maturin-novel-can-anyone-explain/680069 "2014-01-30T22:45:35Z")
I know absolutely nothing about cricket - can anyone explain what is going on in this passage from “The Fortune of War” by Patrick O’Brian? --- ## [So I got a Wii U for Christmas. (Nintendo discution)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-wii-u-for-christmas-nintendo-discution/677567)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-wii-u-for-christmas-nintendo-discution/677567 "2014-01-30T22:42:32Z")
I have, but haven’t played, Nintendo Land, I’ve played a little NSMBU, (which also came with the Luigi iteration), I played a lot of Super Mario 3D World. Like I said, I didn’t play Nintendo Land at all, so perhaps ther… --- ## [Summer Olympics in Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-olympics-in-africa/679801)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-olympics-in-africa/679801 "2014-01-30T22:38:18Z")
Now that Rio will be hosting the Games, Africa is the only inhabited continent left w/o an Olympiad. What cities coul plausibly bid? My guesses: Cairo Johannesburg Cape Town Nairobi Any others you can imagine? --- ## [Would you pay for an advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-for-an-advantage/679794)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-for-an-advantage/679794 "2014-01-30T20:48:14Z")
I’m putting this here rather than IMHO because I think it’s a more sporty/gamey thing. At a trivia contest last night, the sponsors tried to squeeze a few extra bucks by selling “mulligans.” For $10 you could have a wro… --- ## [help me find some landscape games for my tablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-landscape-games-for-my-tablet/679675)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-landscape-games-for-my-tablet/679675 "2014-01-30T08:29:52Z")
I have a samsung note 10.1 which has become my entertainment centre. The difficulty I am having is there seems to be no way of sorting the games in the google play store into ones optimised for tablets worse luck. So I a… --- ## [Games where you can choose NPC character names? (PC preferably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-where-you-can-choose-npc-character-names-pc-preferably/679845)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-where-you-can-choose-npc-character-names-pc-preferably/679845 "2014-01-30T02:24:47Z")
I apologise in advance if this post is a bit rambling because even I’m not sure what I’m trying to describe. A couple of days ago I finally decided to shell out on X-Com Enemy Unknown and its expansion pack Enemy Within… --- ## [USA Opening Ceremony outfits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-opening-ceremony-outfits/679534)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-opening-ceremony-outfits/679534 "2014-01-29T02:24:31Z")
These things are fugly! Why do we have to lead the world in ugly clothing every Olympiad? --- ## [Jew Wario died last Thursday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jew-wario-died-last-thursday/679999)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jew-wario-died-last-thursday/679999 "2014-01-28T23:56:41Z")
Justin Carmical was his actual name and I would not be surprised if a few folks on here knew who he was. He specialized in helping people play Japanese import games and had a serious called “You Can Play This”. He also … --- ## [Why the obsession with "tanking" in sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-obsession-with-tanking-in-sports/679826)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-obsession-with-tanking-in-sports/679826 "2014-01-28T20:48:32Z")
Lately I’ve noticed fans and the media talk much more of bad teams “tanking” to earn better draft position. There’s even been talk of altering the NBA draft to eliminate tanking. Why is this talk much more prominent th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=263) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=265)