# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=275 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 276 --- ## [Why Are There Punters and Placekickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-punters-and-placekickers/674278)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-punters-and-placekickers/674278 "2013-11-21T04:37:24Z")
I’m aware of course that the kicks are somewhat different, but ISTM that the skillset is close enough that someone who is good at one would be good at the other, if they practiced for it. And it’s not like these guys are… --- ## [NFL bye-week thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-bye-week-thoughts/674320)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-bye-week-thoughts/674320 "2013-11-20T21:42:56Z")
This Sunday will be the last bye week for 4 teams, which thus have played 11 games without a break and get to rest up for the “stretch” (race to post-season). The first bye week was in late September, meaning those two t… --- ## [City of Heroes “Sunset” Anniversary Vigils Nov 30th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-of-heroes-sunset-anniversary-vigils-nov-30th/674373)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-of-heroes-sunset-anniversary-vigils-nov-30th/674373 "2013-11-20T20:24:45Z")
The folks at the Titan Network have organized a series of gatherings, vigils, and celebrations in honor of our Lost City across numerous MMOs. If you’re interested in supporting one of gaming’s most ardent communities, … --- ## [Anyone ever hear of E-Sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-hear-of-e-sports/674347)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-hear-of-e-sports/674347 "2013-11-20T15:35:59Z")
E-Sports is apparently some sort of Game hosting company. It turns out their software was slaving their customers’computers and turning them into Bitcoin mines without their knowledge. The articles I have read didn’t mak… --- ## [Condom jokes aside, why did USC select The Trojans as their mascot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condom-jokes-aside-why-did-usc-select-the-trojans-as-their-mascot/674229)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condom-jokes-aside-why-did-usc-select-the-trojans-as-their-mascot/674229 "2013-11-20T08:04:50Z")
I mean, the salient point about the Trojans is that their empire no longer exists, BECAUSE THEY LOST A WAR WITH AN EXISTENTIAL FOE. --- ## [Teams in "must-win" mode for week 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teams-in-must-win-mode-for-week-12/674274)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teams-in-must-win-mode-for-week-12/674274 "2013-11-19T18:15:11Z")
Here are the week 12 matchups with a team in “must win” mode (trying to avoid a 7th loss) Pittsburgh v. Cleveland (loser gets 7th loss) Tenn v. Oakland (loser gets 7th loss) Team listed 1st in “win mode” SD v. KC NY… --- ## [NFL: When a defensive player falls after making an interception...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-when-a-defensive-player-falls-after-making-an-interception/674143)
**Author:** [@RearEchelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RearEchelon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-when-a-defensive-player-falls-after-making-an-interception/674143 "2013-11-19T17:21:45Z")
…how is he not “down?” An offensive player falling after making a reception is “down” and the play stops. Why is this not true for interceptions? Just saw this in the Lions/Steelers game. Stafford threw an interception t… --- ## [Kerbal Space Program (odd structure on Mun)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerbal-space-program-odd-structure-on-mun/673858)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerbal-space-program-odd-structure-on-mun/673858 "2013-11-19T17:10:36Z")
I thought I saw a thread on this in the forum earlier, so I presume some 'dopers are playing. This weekend I was flying to the Mun, and during the landing phase I saw something weird on the surface. It was a large blac… --- ## [Braves moving to suburbs in 2017 and I, for one, am not happy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braves-moving-to-suburbs-in-2017-and-i-for-one-am-not-happy/673658)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braves-moving-to-suburbs-in-2017-and-i-for-one-am-not-happy/673658 "2013-11-19T03:59:21Z")
The Atlanta Braves shocked everyone this morning with news that they are leaving Turner Field at the end of the 2016 season, and will begin 2017 in a new stadium to be built in Cobb County. Cobb County is a northern sub… --- ## [facebook for Candy Crush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-for-candy-crush/674146)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-for-candy-crush/674146 "2013-11-18T23:55:43Z")
I started playing Candy Crush - only because the news said it was addictive, which made me curious - but now I’m stuck. I’ve gotten to level 65, and there’s no way to go farther without Facebook or money. I refuse to p… --- ## [Skullgirls, Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skullgirls-anyone/674043)
**Author:** [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skullgirls-anyone/674043 "2013-11-18T20:05:47Z")
I am a huge fan of the indie fighting game Skullgirls, in fact, it is soaring up the ranks to be one of my most beloved video games ever. Anyone with me here? :smiley: (Information on Skullgirls is here!) Skullgirls is … --- ## [NFL, Concussions, PBS, Frontline....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-concussions-pbs-frontline/671723)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-concussions-pbs-frontline/671723 "2013-11-17T16:17:41Z")
I haven’t followed the issue very closely. I was aware of some players doing some crazy shit and then a settlement a couple of months ago. … and then I watch the PBS Frontline show. I’ve been looking for other threads … --- ## [Parody commercial in video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-commercial-in-video-game/673704)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-commercial-in-video-game/673704 "2013-11-17T12:51:30Z")
I have only played a handful of modern video games, but in one of them a radio played a commercial for a Viagra-type product called ENGORGE. It was done straight, but was hilarious, and every time they said ENGORGE, it w… --- ## [Sunday's Chiefs-Broncos game - what's the hype like elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sundays-chiefs-broncos-game-whats-the-hype-like-elsewhere/674094)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sundays-chiefs-broncos-game-whats-the-hype-like-elsewhere/674094 "2013-11-17T07:34:53Z")
Just curious, because around Kansas City you’d think it was the freakin’ Super Bowl. Every day for the last two weeks the sports page has had at least one page, sometimes more, devoted to some aspect of the upcoming game… --- ## [Week 12 CFB -- Which FBS team(s) will become bowl eligible this week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-12-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/673819)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-12-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/673819 "2013-11-17T07:34:46Z")
It’s getting down to the wire for schools wanting to play in a bowl this season. See this link for a rundown of the entire situation. Maybe we can have a little fun picking who may turn the corner this week. Here’s the… --- ## [Week 12 CFB -- Which AP Top Ten team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-12-cfb-which-ap-top-ten-team-s-will-lose/673584)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-12-cfb-which-ap-top-ten-team-s-will-lose/673584 "2013-11-17T05:08:47Z")
AP Top 25 1. Alabama 2. Florida St. 3. Ohio St. 4. Baylor 5. Stanford 6. Oregon 7. Auburn 8. Clemson 9. Missouri (idle) 10. Texas A&M (idle) 11. South Carolina 12. Oklahoma St. 13. UCLA… --- ## [Longest odds on any major sporting event involving two teams/players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-odds-on-any-major-sporting-event-involving-two-teams-players/673847)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-odds-on-any-major-sporting-event-involving-two-teams-players/673847 "2013-11-17T04:51:22Z")
Even though the United States is playing in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, most people here don’t know about it. Most folks here in the US play rugby union instead of rugby league, and I don’t even know of any league … --- ## [Extend a fortune cookie aphorism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extend-a-fortune-cookie-aphorism/673648)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extend-a-fortune-cookie-aphorism/673648 "2013-11-17T01:43:47Z")
This could be fun, maybe? Inspired by my own post in this thread. Aphorism provided by DrFidelius I guess to keep it rolling each poster should provide an aphorism for the next poster (either from an actual cookie, or… --- ## [Why would "Violet" be rejected as an inappropriate name on Nintendo 3DS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-violet-be-rejected-as-an-inappropriate-name-on-nintendo-3ds/649091)
**Author:** [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-violet-be-rejected-as-an-inappropriate-name-on-nintendo-3ds/649091 "2013-11-16T15:44:04Z")
My daughter has a Nintendo 3DS and recently purchased a Harvest Moon game for it. She made a purple-haired character and, when prompted for a name, tried to name her Violet. The name was rejected by the game as “inappro… --- ## [Candy Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-box/657347)
**Author:** [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-box/657347 "2013-11-16T02:04:55Z")
So, I apologize. I hope you didn’t have anything to do today, but I found out about this http://candies.aniwey.net/ and as long as I can get anything done at work today, neither should you. Trust me. It’s worth it. --- ## [NFL Week 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/673267)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/673267 "2013-11-16T00:57:26Z")
I picked, Dallas (@ NO), San Diego (v. Denver) and Tampa (v. Miami) to win this week. Am I nuts? Atlanta, too, though that seems like a shorter limb. --- ## [Bell Curve Extremes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bell-curve-extremes/673732)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bell-curve-extremes/673732 "2013-11-15T18:48:08Z")
This imagination exercise involves listing someone or something at the extreme end or beginning of a bell curve. Some examples: Somewhere, right now, is the happiest person on the planet. Somewhere is the current most… --- ## [Which of following North American team sports will still be around in recognizable form in 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-following-north-american-team-sports-will-still-be-around-in-recognizable-form-in-50-years/673849)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-following-north-american-team-sports-will-still-be-around-in-recognizable-form-in-50-years/673849 "2013-11-15T15:29:53Z")
Look into the future and make a prediction about what professional leagues and college sports will still be around in 2063. --- ## [Stand Up For The People Of America! - Bioshock: Inifinite Hype Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-for-the-people-of-america-bioshock-inifinite-hype-thread/653634)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-for-the-people-of-america-bioshock-inifinite-hype-thread/653634 "2013-11-15T12:35:08Z")
It’s almost here peoples! Bioshock’s next installment, and Irrational Game’s new distopian world adventure. Here’s IGN’s exclusive early review: Bioshock showed, once again, that you can tell one hell of a story with… --- ## [Why did no one tell me about Wasteland 2!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-no-one-tell-me-about-wasteland-2/673844)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-no-one-tell-me-about-wasteland-2/673844 "2013-11-15T06:32:57Z")
You’re all a bunch of bastards. :wink: I had no idea this was being worked on. I loved, loved, loved Wasteland. In my top 3 all time games.(and for those who don’t know it came out in the 80’s, so my ranking covers a l… --- ## [Bethesda's odd website - possible game announcement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-odd-website-possible-game-announcement/673963)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-odd-website-possible-game-announcement/673963 "2013-11-15T04:46:44Z")
So allegedly, Bethesda has registered the below linked site. It has a countdown of 26 days in it and plays a Morse code message that spells out 11.12.13. Rumors are a possible Fallout 4 announcement? Survivor 2299 Tho… --- ## [2013 Major League Baseball Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-major-league-baseball-awards/669829)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-major-league-baseball-awards/669829 "2013-11-15T03:30:17Z")
I don’t think there are too many contentious awards this year - except there appears to be another round Trout v. Cabrera for AL MVP in the making. I’m a little less sympathetic to Trout this year, only because he had a … --- ## [How many MLB players in all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-mlb-players-in-all/673654)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-mlb-players-in-all/673654 "2013-11-14T03:45:58Z")
This may be a Game Room question, I don’t know. Roughly how many people have played major league baseball over the years? Thousands? Tens of thousands? --- ## [Bumping Uglies: A Game for the Whole Family!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-uglies-a-game-for-the-whole-family/672543)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-uglies-a-game-for-the-whole-family/672543 "2013-11-14T03:13:03Z")
Okay, maybe not the whole family. But it’s a pretty simple game nonetheless. The challenge is to \*\*post euphemisms for sex \*\*(see the thread title for one example). Rules are as follows: Each post should contain\*\* on… --- ## [Favourite team cheers - school, uni, professional, whatever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-team-cheers-school-uni-professional-whatever/673380)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-team-cheers-school-uni-professional-whatever/673380 "2013-11-13T22:01:02Z")
So, what is your favourite team cheer? At Queen’s University at Kingston, one of my favourites is a “call and response” cheer: \*\*Q. What’s the Sport of Kings? A. Queen’s, Queen’s, Queen’s!\*\* And your faves? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=276)