# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=278 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 279 --- ## [Mafia game signup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-signup/672042)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-signup/672042 "2013-10-24T16:30:58Z")
Haven’t seen a mafia game on here for awhile. Alas. But I’m starting one on another board. If you’re interested, click the link and sign up! --- ## [Steam help: Checking updates/DLC and mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-help-checking-updates-dlc-and-mods/672118)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-help-checking-updates-dlc-and-mods/672118 "2013-10-24T15:16:54Z")
How do I check what version of a game I have and what DLC I have installed? I bought the X:Com Slingshot pack since it was on sale but I am close to finishing the original game and don’t want to install the dlc until I … --- ## [Sir, you are being hunted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-you-are-being-hunted/672079)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-you-are-being-hunted/672079 "2013-10-24T13:41:26Z")
The game is 50% off on Steam right now. Has anyone else tried it? It’s a nice-looking procedurally generated free roam survival game. Think Minecraft meets Stalker. Is anyone else playing it? You should at least give i… --- ## [3 pt stances in football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-pt-stances-in-football/672082)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-pt-stances-in-football/672082 "2013-10-24T04:14:30Z")
When linemen get in a 3pt stance, is there any rhyme or reason to which hand is the 3rd point? I assume it’s merely their dominant hand. --- ## [If You Could Be Good At Only One Sport...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-good-at-only-one-sport/671682)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-good-at-only-one-sport/671682 "2013-10-24T01:18:38Z")
If you could pick just one sport to be good at, which one would it be? For me it would be skiing: I’ve only skied a few times and I’m rotten at it, but seeing the really good skiers who make it look effortless, and getti… --- ## [Plants vs Zombies and the free 2 play model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-vs-zombies-and-the-free-2-play-model/669720)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-vs-zombies-and-the-free-2-play-model/669720 "2013-10-24T01:07:29Z")
So up until now I have been able to avoid these games, as they were never really the kind of games that appealed to me. But I really enjoyed PvZ, and got really excited when the second one was out. But then I was let dow… --- ## [Iconic parts of video games you missed on your own.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-parts-of-video-games-you-missed-on-your-own/671973)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-parts-of-video-games-you-missed-on-your-own/671973 "2013-10-23T21:48:04Z")
I was just thinking about Baldurs Gate years ago. My first play-through(to be honest the idea of a second play-through only hit me slightly previously on fallout) I loved the game, but it was pretty tough, but I careful… --- ## [NFL Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/671528)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/671528 "2013-10-23T21:41:35Z")
TNF SEA -4.5 @ ARI Sunday early TB +7 @ ATL STL +6.5 @ CAR CIN +1 @ DET SD -9.5 @ JAC BUF +9.5 @ MIA NE -3.5 @ NYJ DAL +2.5 @ PHI CHI +1 @ WAS Sunday late SF -3.5 @ TEN CLE +10 @ GB HOU +6.5 @ KC BAL +1 @ … --- ## [Collisions at Home Plate: You're Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collisions-at-home-plate-youre-out/671929)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collisions-at-home-plate-youre-out/671929 "2013-10-23T21:23:56Z")
Apparently Major League Baseball is likely to ban home plate collisions after discussions this winter. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, the rules expressly forbid plowing into any other base. And while I… --- ## [Help me find a gaming rig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-gaming-rig/671968)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-gaming-rig/671968 "2013-10-22T20:34:45Z")
Mods: I’m not sure if this is the right place for this (I debated here, CS, and IMHO but wasn’t sure which applied). Please move if necessary. Thanks! So the new Mac Pro coming out got me started thinking about replacin… --- ## [What's the Proper Way to Rack Pool Balls (8-Ball Specifically)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-rack-pool-balls-8-ball-specifically/410713)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-rack-pool-balls-8-ball-specifically/410713 "2013-10-22T19:18:23Z")
I’ve heard varying methods of the proper way to rack pool balls, so I turn to the dope to find out the best method. In my case, I usually play 8-ball, so what’s the usual racking method? Is it 1 Ball first, then alterna… --- ## [First impressions of The Witcher 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-impressions-of-the-witcher-2/671203)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-impressions-of-the-witcher-2/671203 "2013-10-22T15:30:55Z")
I picked this game up for $5 during the last Steam sale, and just got around to installing it. I think I am close to the end of the prologue, but I’m not 100% sure. The Graphics When I first tried playing it it actua… --- ## [En Garde position--Pros vs Beginners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/en-garde-position-pros-vs-beginners/671652)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/en-garde-position-pros-vs-beginners/671652 "2013-10-22T00:39:49Z")
I have been taught the very basics of foil and epee fencing. In both cases, I am told that in the en garde position, my chest should be facing at a right angle to the line from myself to my opponent. In other words, my c… --- ## [When the championship is upstaged by the play-offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-championship-is-upstaged-by-the-play-offs/670548)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-championship-is-upstaged-by-the-play-offs/670548 "2013-10-21T15:35:50Z")
Once a sport’s regular season ends and the post-season begins, each successive game is supposed to increase in importance until you reach the climax of the final game of the NBA Championship, Stanley Cup, World Series, F… --- ## [football, Coaches, and Police..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-coaches-and-police/671777)
**Author:** [@Jaclofo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaclofo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-coaches-and-police/671777 "2013-10-21T14:33:12Z")
Why at most college and professional football games are there police / Law enforcement officers (not sure if they are local, county, or State) that accompany the coach on the field following a game? Is there that much vi… --- ## [Subvert a Saying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636 "2013-10-21T09:14:44Z")
No good book goes unpublished. Don’t judge a book by its movie. --- ## [Week 8 CFB -- Which AP Top Ten team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-8-cfb-which-ap-top-ten-team-s-will-lose/671144)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-8-cfb-which-ap-top-ten-team-s-will-lose/671144 "2013-10-21T01:18:06Z")
Rankings: Week 8 AP Top 25 1.Alabama 2.Oregon 3.Clemson 4.Ohio St. 5.Florida St. 6.LSU 7.Texas A&M 8.Louisville 9.UCLA 10.Miami (FL) 2013 NCAA Division I-A Football Schedule - Week 8 Group:FBS (Division I-… --- ## [Digital distribution summer sales (steam and others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-distribution-summer-sales-steam-and-others/662490)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-distribution-summer-sales-steam-and-others/662490 "2013-10-20T20:31:59Z")
I was going to wait for the steam summer sale to kick off, but I expected it to start a week ago. It’s oddly late. A few indie devs moved their release date up to July 11, so I was expecting the steam sale to be in the 6… --- ## [Total War: Rome II Hot Seat! Any interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-rome-ii-hot-seat-any-interest/671532)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-rome-ii-hot-seat-any-interest/671532 "2013-10-20T17:41:16Z")
The game is finally in a playable and enjoyable state, IMHO. And Patch 5 is coming tomorrow, so I was wondering if there is any interest in doing a Hot Seat session of Rome II. Obviously we can’t really handle it like t… --- ## [Week 7 CFB -- Which AP Top Ten team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-7-cfb-which-ap-top-ten-team-s-will-lose/670512)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-7-cfb-which-ap-top-ten-team-s-will-lose/670512 "2013-10-20T14:22:25Z")
AP Top 25 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. (idle) Stanford Florida St. (idle) Georgia Louisville Texas A&M LSU UCLA Oklahoma Miami (FL) South Carolina Baylor Washington … --- ## [What era of military flight-sim do you like and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-era-of-military-flight-sim-do-you-like-and-why/670707)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-era-of-military-flight-sim-do-you-like-and-why/670707 "2013-10-20T07:46:03Z")
I imagine most people will say ‘World War Two’ but I live in hope… :wink: I have a bit of a long standing argument/running joke with a friend who likes WW1 era military flight-sims (with second-world war a close…ummmm…s… --- ## [UCF knocks off Loisville](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucf-knocks-off-loisville/671647)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucf-knocks-off-loisville/671647 "2013-10-20T01:16:32Z")
First ever win over a top ten opponent, and the biggest in program history - though we did beat Georgia in a bowl game a couple of years back. Now we have our first shoot to play in a BCS game ourselves! Suck it, Bridge… --- ## [Bum Phillips passed away. He was 90.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bum-phillips-passed-away-he-was-90/671679)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bum-phillips-passed-away-he-was-90/671679 "2013-10-19T21:21:55Z")
I was a big Oilers fan in junior high. I always liked Bum Phillip’s approach to football. Give the ball to Earl Campbell and watch him run. The Oilers had some good receivers too. They had the bad luck of competing when … --- ## [What is going on with Grambling State Football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-grambling-state-football/671611)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-grambling-state-football/671611 "2013-10-19T06:12:08Z")
Grambling State University football team has boycotted practice this week and is now supposedly refusing to play their game on Saturday against Jackson State. Grambling has fired two coaches this year, first Doug William… --- ## [X-COM: Enemy Unknown - Will and Psi power question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-com-enemy-unknown-will-and-psi-power-question/671497)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-com-enemy-unknown-will-and-psi-power-question/671497 "2013-10-18T16:50:34Z")
Warning! This thread will contain spoilers for the mid/late game! Ok, I have gotten to the point where I have a pretty kick ass squad and have them equipped with plasma weapons, the Titan armor, etc. All research is fin… --- ## [World record broken on same day it is set.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-record-broken-on-same-day-it-is-set/671362)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-record-broken-on-same-day-it-is-set/671362 "2013-10-18T16:16:52Z")
I remember watching the Winter Olympics several years ago. A speed skater broke a world record, but it was only good enough for a bronze medal because two skaters who came after him ended up with better times. Is he of… --- ## [Super long hair on football players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-long-hair-on-football-players/671084)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-long-hair-on-football-players/671084 "2013-10-18T14:07:18Z")
I’m watching the OU-Texas game; first time I’ve seen OU this year (I live on the west coast), so it may be a stupid question. But one of the OU players has super long hair, literally down to his ass. I guess he’s just … --- ## [Watch Dogs delayed until 2014. Guess I'll cancel my Xbone preorder now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dogs-delayed-until-2014-guess-ill-cancel-my-xbone-preorder-now/671442)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dogs-delayed-until-2014-guess-ill-cancel-my-xbone-preorder-now/671442 "2013-10-18T12:27:42Z")
This was the only launch game I was looking forward to. The rest of the launch games all look like shiny upgrades to existing franchises that I can play on 360 at the same time. And Dark Souls 2 is coming out in the s… --- ## [What has Formula 1 ever done for us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-formula-1-ever-done-for-us/671388)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-formula-1-ever-done-for-us/671388 "2013-10-18T05:14:48Z")
I got into a somewhat heated argument last night about whether my watching Formula 1 racing is basically enriching billionaires without providing any benefit to the wider world. While I realise that some efficiency and s… --- ## [Way to Fuck Up a Football Game, North Carolina!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-fuck-up-a-football-game-north-carolina/671551)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-fuck-up-a-football-game-north-carolina/671551 "2013-10-18T03:22:47Z")
Great Thursday night game for 3 quarters and 13 minutes. Turn a 3rd and 1 into a 3rd and 11. :rolleyes: Fools! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=277) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=279)