# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=279 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 280 --- ## [College football and toilet paper streamers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-and-toilet-paper-streamers/671110)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-and-toilet-paper-streamers/671110 "2013-10-17T20:47:39Z")
Back in the day, at college football games, when the home team scored dozens of toilet paper rolls would be thrown to create streamers in the stands. I assume that most of it was stolen from the dorms by the students. I… --- ## [Warlock: Master of the Arcane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlock-master-of-the-arcane/621007)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlock-master-of-the-arcane/621007 "2013-10-17T19:36:32Z")
Downloaded the demo for this from Steam; the full game will be available (for 20 bucks) next week. It’s basically a Master of Magic update, following the original’s formula: take the current version of Civ, change the s… --- ## [Fun logic puzzle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-logic-puzzle/671244)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-logic-puzzle/671244 "2013-10-17T13:50:49Z")
Jack is looking at Anne, Anne is looking at George. Jack is married, George is not. The question is…Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? A. Yes B. No C. Cannot be determined I got the answer right aft… --- ## [Where does "Alice: The Madness Returns" keep savegames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-alice-the-madness-returns-keep-savegames/671475)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-alice-the-madness-returns-keep-savegames/671475 "2013-10-17T13:20:27Z")
Dammit, it’s looking like I’m going to have to format and re-install my OS again. But — I finally got a copy of Alice II. I finally got it to work with my hinky hardware on a particular instance of OS installation. An… --- ## [Try to answer this genetics/statistics puzzle I came up with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-answer-this-genetics-statistics-puzzle-i-came-up-with/671446)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-answer-this-genetics-statistics-puzzle-i-came-up-with/671446 "2013-10-17T09:12:51Z")
Hopefully this’ll be interesting to a few people. I don’t claim to have come up with a definitive answer, so the solution I spoiler in the next post is only my best guess. :slight\_smile: Premise: In the native populatio… --- ## [PGA Championship to move overseas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-to-move-overseas/671447)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-to-move-overseas/671447 "2013-10-17T00:19:57Z")
This report is causing a stir in the golf world: that the PGA is considering moving its championship (the final major) to an overseas location to revitalize the event. Some reports are that it may even go to Australia. … --- ## [NFL Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/670906)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/670906 "2013-10-16T20:36:14Z")
Apologies to usual OPs but wanted to get this started for tonite… Thursday, 7:25 PM NFL (All times Central) NY Giants (0-5) @ CHICAGO (3-2) -7.5 Sunday, October 13, 12:00 PM Philadelphia (2-3) -0.5 @ TAMPA BAY (0-4) … --- ## [What should be done to rein in NFL offenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-to-rein-in-nfl-offenses/671179)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-to-rein-in-nfl-offenses/671179 "2013-10-16T17:42:55Z")
As you’re probably aware, offenses in the NFL have been scoring at historic and increasing rates in the past several years. The 5 highest-scoring NFL seasons since 1965 have all occurred in the past 6 seasons (including… --- ## [Master of Orion 2 starting tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-of-orion-2-starting-tips/593413)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-of-orion-2-starting-tips/593413 "2013-10-16T12:25:04Z")
I’ve just gotten MOO2 off GOG.com, and after spending some time reading the manual and starting a few games, I am kind of stumped. I’m playing a medium tech game, using the human race, and have no idea how to get more f… --- ## [Baseball "closers" - could be used differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-closers-could-be-used-differently/671114)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-closers-could-be-used-differently/671114 "2013-10-15T19:52:56Z")
So as I understand it, a “closer” in baseball is a pitcher who doesn’t have much stamina, can only pitch an inning or two at a time, but is super-good during that inning or two, and can potentially do that amount of pitc… --- ## [Defense of the Ancients 2 - DOTA2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-of-the-ancients-2-dota2/671313)
**Author:** [@Alaskan\_in\_NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alaskan_in_NYC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-of-the-ancients-2-dota2/671313 "2013-10-15T19:33:10Z")
Hey Dopers - Many of you playing this game? I picked it up recently (about a month ago), practiced with bots, and 55 wins later I’m just starting to think I know what I might be doing. For those that don’t know, it’s a… --- ## [Alan Wake PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-wake-pc/613090)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-wake-pc/613090 "2013-10-15T13:13:43Z")
So it came out (finally) on PC today. I never followed it really, once it was announced it would not be released on PC (hate you Microsoft!) and had long forgotten about it. But I heard good things: Everyone said it ha… --- ## [Suggest a video game for a 6 year old girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-video-game-for-a-6-year-old-girl/671088)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-video-game-for-a-6-year-old-girl/671088 "2013-10-15T00:39:45Z")
My 6 year old daughter recently finished the Disney Enchanted Journey game on the Wii and the Merida game on her Leap Pad. I’m looking for games for either of these platforms that have similar elements–problem solving d… --- ## [QBs throwing ball away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qbs-throwing-ball-away/671146)
**Author:** [@hermann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hermann)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qbs-throwing-ball-away/671146 "2013-10-14T21:59:29Z")
Why does the NFL make it so easy to just throw the ball away to avoid a sack? Seems kind of like cheating to me. I know there are certain rules, but isn’t it obvious when a QB throws anywhere just to avoid getting sacked… --- ## [League of Legends!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-legends/610942)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-legends/610942 "2013-10-14T10:09:21Z")
Is anyone playing this game? It’s a free version of the (inferior) game “Heroes of Newerth,” which is itself a version of the fan-created game “Defense of the Ancients”. All I can say is they finally got the genre right… --- ## [FBS = Division I... Why the change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbs-division-i-why-the-change/670597)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbs-division-i-why-the-change/670597 "2013-10-14T01:26:03Z")
It’s been this way for years now, but I’ve wondered this for a while… Why do they now call Div. I in college football FBS (or Football Bowl Subdivision)? They have a similar strange name for Division II, and TV and prin… --- ## [Chris Long Howie Long Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-long-howie-long-question/671162)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-long-howie-long-question/671162 "2013-10-14T00:48:43Z")
Howie called Chris his nephew in the halftime highlights? :confused: Isn’t Chris Howie’s son? --- ## [Some baseball questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-baseball-questions/671054)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-baseball-questions/671054 "2013-10-13T23:42:33Z")
Watching game 1 on TV, some more mysteries of baseball came to me When a batter gets walked, he often takes off a bunch of things. I remember Bonds used to get rid of his elbow protector, but what is that thing batters… --- ## [Feminists and professional sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminists-and-professional-sports/671039)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminists-and-professional-sports/671039 "2013-10-13T18:34:05Z")
I realize there are many different (think: conflicting) definitions of “feminist,” and I certainly don’t have a comprehensive list of criteria or a litmus test for drawing hard and fast lines for formulating a working de… --- ## [Blackhawks (NHL) Goals For Vs. Against](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackhawks-nhl-goals-for-vs-against/671076)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackhawks-nhl-goals-for-vs-against/671076 "2013-10-12T19:53:21Z")
I know this is my personal bias but it whenever I watch a Blackhawks game the goals seem to be in 2 distinct forms. The goals the Hawks score seem to be the result of good hockey whereas the goals against seem to be the… --- ## [Guess the Guitar Riff using Onomatopoeia Hints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-guitar-riff-using-onomatopoeia-hints/670247)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-guitar-riff-using-onomatopoeia-hints/670247 "2013-10-12T18:17:20Z")
Hit the quote button before you take a guess. Feel free to toss out your own whenver. Oh, let’s attempt to keep them numbered too. Bow-wahnt ump-um-bump-um Bow-wahnt ump-um-bump-um Bernt-da-bertn-da-bertn da-Bow-Wa… --- ## [Olympic marathoners and ultra running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-marathoners-and-ultra-running/670573)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-marathoners-and-ultra-running/670573 "2013-10-11T15:40:13Z")
How would the Olympic marathoners fare at running 100 miles, a common ultra ruining distance? --- ## [(What goes here?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-here/670835)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-here/670835 "2013-10-11T03:43:52Z")
But I won’t do that. --- ## [GOG.com promo for the govt shutdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gog-com-promo-for-the-govt-shutdown/670795)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gog-com-promo-for-the-govt-shutdown/670795 "2013-10-11T00:43:57Z")
GOG is running a promo for the US govt shutdown, 50% on certain games. As a special bonus, if you’ve actually been furloughed, you can get the games for free. --- ## [What are Condoleezza Rice's football creds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-condoleezza-rices-football-creds/670727)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-condoleezza-rices-football-creds/670727 "2013-10-10T01:15:16Z")
Please treat this as a GQ question instead of a GD or BBQ Pit question. I’m not implying anything, I’m asking. It’s my vague recollection that she has some interest in football, but I’m not sure of the details. This a… --- ## [NASCAR's Chase compared to other playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascars-chase-compared-to-other-playoffs/670665)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascars-chase-compared-to-other-playoffs/670665 "2013-10-09T21:03:06Z")
Unlike other major leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, et al.) that only focus on the teams that make it (said teams are the only ones that play too), NASCAR’s Chase is far different. Not only do the drivers in the Chase race, … --- ## [Weekly video game giveaway: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (on Steam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-video-game-giveaway-xcom-enemy-unknown-on-steam/670381)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-video-game-giveaway-xcom-enemy-unknown-on-steam/670381 "2013-10-09T13:39:28Z")
Every week I will create a topic and say what game I’m giving away. I will also give the details about it (what it’s playable on, pretty much…I.E. Steam, Origin, Desura). Anyone who is interested can reply and put t… --- ## [NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234 "2013-10-09T07:19:17Z")
Buffalo (+3.5) at Cleveland (O/U 40.5) Kansas City (-1) at Tennessee (38.5) Baltimore (+2.5) at Miami (43.5) Jacksonville (+11.5) at St. Louis (41.5) New England (+1) at Cincinatti (45) Seattle (-1) at Indianapolis … --- ## [Guild Wars 2 general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guild-wars-2-general-discussion/632817)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guild-wars-2-general-discussion/632817 "2013-10-08T23:50:46Z")
Since the general release is tomorrow I thought that it was best to ditch the previous thread and start anew. The game is huge and at this point the wiki is still being fleshed out. Here we can discuss WvW, personal st… --- ## [What Kind of Athlete Would Make the Best Medeival Warrior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-athlete-would-make-the-best-medeival-warrior/670570)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-athlete-would-make-the-best-medeival-warrior/670570 "2013-10-08T22:09:20Z")
I play an MMORG game (Second Life Gor) that has a strong combat element and we were discussing what the warriors who fought in the battles were equivalent to in terms of Earth athletes. (The primary weapons were sword a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=280)