# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=28 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 29 --- ## [Harlem Globetrotters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlem-globetrotters/1000827)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlem-globetrotters/1000827 "2024-04-29T14:39:01Z")
A few questions about the Harlem Globetrotters (exhibition basketball team): I assume they have more than one “team” (e.g. they are scheduled for both Montreal and Orlando today). How many “teams” do they have? They ha… --- ## [Wondering if anyone else remembers a very old computer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-if-anyone-else-remembers-a-very-old-computer-game/1000842)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-if-anyone-else-remembers-a-very-old-computer-game/1000842 "2024-04-29T03:39:20Z")
I’ve been racking my brain to remember the name of a very old text-only game, probably played it around 1984-1987 sometime on a Apple II… So I checked out this list: List of Apple II games - Wikipedia But nothing looke… --- ## [Explain marathon pacemakers and what the wrongdoing was in this marathon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-marathon-pacemakers-and-what-the-wrongdoing-was-in-this-marathon/1000580)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-marathon-pacemakers-and-what-the-wrongdoing-was-in-this-marathon/1000580 "2024-04-27T22:32:22Z")
Inspired by this recent controversy in the news: I’ve read the Wikipedia article on pacemakers: Other than aerodynamic drafting, I’m not clear on what pacemakers can do for a runner that they can’t do for themselves… --- ## [MLB.TV woes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tv-woes/1000757)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tv-woes/1000757 "2024-04-25T21:35:09Z")
Is anyone else having trouble with MLB.TV broadcasts? In my case, the picture freezes every 20-25 minutes, then goes to the “Event Starting Shortly” screen. So I have to get up and refresh the screen constantly. (I am w… --- ## [Is The Average British Family Priced Out Of In-Game Attendance At Popular Sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-british-family-priced-out-of-in-game-attendance-at-popular-sports/1000584)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-british-family-priced-out-of-in-game-attendance-at-popular-sports/1000584 "2024-04-25T09:00:57Z")
Here in the States, the cost of tickets to a game at a major sport (Major League Baseball, National Football League, etc.) is soaring, and the average cost of tickets is getting prohibitive for the average American famil… --- ## [USC to give back Bush's Heisman Trophy \[Update April 2024: Trophy returned to Bush\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usc-to-give-back-bushs-heisman-trophy-update-april-2024-trophy-returned-to-bush/547388)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usc-to-give-back-bushs-heisman-trophy-update-april-2024-trophy-returned-to-bush/547388 "2024-04-24T22:22:02Z")
USA Today Story here --- ## [Has anyone ever backed a video game on Kickstarter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-backed-a-video-game-on-kickstarter/999568)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-backed-a-video-game-on-kickstarter/999568 "2024-04-23T03:43:00Z")
I have backed several Board and card games on Kickstarter but never anything else. I saw a video about the video game Starship Simulator and it looks like something I would love and it is currently crowd funding on Kicks… --- ## [Undervalued athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undervalued-athletes/991955)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undervalued-athletes/991955 "2024-04-23T01:59:31Z")
Most athletes have received some discouragement at early points in their careers, but what are the most extreme examples you can think of? To qualify as “most extreme” the discouragement would have had to come at a rela… --- ## [2024 NFL Pre-Draft Thread - The Chicago Bears are on the clock (for now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-nfl-pre-draft-thread-the-chicago-bears-are-on-the-clock-for-now/997548)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-nfl-pre-draft-thread-the-chicago-bears-are-on-the-clock-for-now/997548 "2024-04-23T01:57:45Z")
The Super Bowl is in the rearview mirror with the Kansas City Chiefs claiming the Lombardi for the second straight year. This means it time for teams to start rebuilding for 2024. The Chicago Bears for the second year in… --- ## [What was your favorite \*arcade\* game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-arcade-game/994902)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-arcade-game/994902 "2024-04-19T20:04:04Z")
Anyway, what games were your favorite, for those who did or do play arcade games? I very rarely played them (lived in a rural area, and was only a place with an arcade a few times a year). I died quickly. They faded fro… --- ## [Shotenfreude about Ohtani](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotenfreude-about-ohtani/999460)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotenfreude-about-ohtani/999460 "2024-04-18T15:45:59Z")
So, baseball’s biggest star and the prize free agent of the Dodgers just got busted wiring $4.5 million to an illegal bookie, presumably to cover his losses. Initially, the explanation was that he gave the money to his … --- ## [NBA 2023/24 Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2023-24-season/992093)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2023-24-season/992093 "2024-04-17T21:01:38Z")
The new season officially kicked off last night with the defending champion Nuggets blowing out the Lakers and the Suns in a squeaker over the aging Warriors. Very much looking forward to seeing my Magic play tonight as … --- ## [Sign-gate: University of Michigan sign stealing scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-gate-university-of-michigan-sign-stealing-scandal/992084)
**Author:** [@OldManLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldManLogan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-gate-university-of-michigan-sign-stealing-scandal/992084 "2024-04-16T22:15:07Z")
An analyst that works for the University of Michigan football team was suspended due to purchasing tickets to non-Michigan games of future opponents and giving them to others to record plays and signs. According to NCAA … --- ## [Who was the biggest opponent Mike Tyson beat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-biggest-opponent-mike-tyson-beat/999298)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-biggest-opponent-mike-tyson-beat/999298 "2024-04-16T02:40:53Z")
(Man, if you laid odds on me starting two Mike Tyson threads… :grin:) The discussion about the impending trainwreck between Mike Tyson and the nauseating waste of oxygen hellspawn of the month got me to thinking about T… --- ## [Star Wars Gamers, Please help me find this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-gamers-please-help-me-find-this/1000014)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-gamers-please-help-me-find-this/1000014 "2024-04-16T02:34:23Z")
I am looking for a specific Star Wars First Person Shooter console game I loved in the near past and want to play again with my young son. I believe it was for Playstation 4, but it might be Playstation 3 or an Xbox gen… --- ## [Augusta National Golf Club, set up for members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augusta-national-golf-club-set-up-for-members/1000282)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augusta-national-golf-club-set-up-for-members/1000282 "2024-04-16T01:04:23Z")
I’ve googled about, and while there’s tons of info on the Masters and Augusta, I can’t seem to find what I’m looking for. Which is: How is Augusta set up for members?—regular, non-tournament weeks, that is. Are the gr… --- ## [Did Any MMORPGs Acknowledge The Eclipse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-mmorpgs-acknowledge-the-eclipse/1000287)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-mmorpgs-acknowledge-the-eclipse/1000287 "2024-04-14T21:37:10Z")
World of Warcraft has events every year that somewhat coincide with events on the calendar, such as Greatfather Winter missions around Christmas, etc. Similarly, Red Dead Online has Halloween and Christmas events, and pr… --- ## [(Dimly) remembering Akebono](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimly-remembering-akebono/1000254)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimly-remembering-akebono/1000254 "2024-04-14T09:43:03Z")
The Hawaii-born sumo groundbreaker has died at age 54 of heart failure. Having followed the sport avidly when he was active, I feel compelled to say something, but as is usually the case for athletes who have been out o… --- ## [What's the cheapest video card worth buying now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-video-card-worth-buying-now/998573)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-video-card-worth-buying-now/998573 "2024-04-13T23:13:24Z")
We’ve had threads like this before, but the market seems to be in constant flux. Anyway, my video card is one of the oldest components in my desktop PC. It’s an NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 3 GB. And it’s definitely sho… --- ## [What are the PGA rules for debris on the course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-pga-rules-for-debris-on-the-course/1000204)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-pga-rules-for-debris-on-the-course/1000204 "2024-04-12T21:46:33Z")
Watching the Masters and I saw a lot of leaves blowing everywhere. What are the rules for when and where you can clear the immediate area before a stroke? --- ## [Starship Simulator - singleplayer Elite Dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572 "2024-04-12T17:57:23Z")
First look video for a new game I’ve heard nothing about: Yet another Space Simulator, but this one seems really interesting. The question is whether like most recent space sims they overpromise and under… --- ## [In golf, do you have to get out of the way of your own ball after an errant shot or can you let it hit you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-golf-do-you-have-to-get-out-of-the-way-of-your-own-ball-after-an-errant-shot-or-can-you-let-it-hit-you/1000108)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-golf-do-you-have-to-get-out-of-the-way-of-your-own-ball-after-an-errant-shot-or-can-you-let-it-hit-you/1000108 "2024-04-11T22:09:03Z")
If you were golfer and hit a ball that for some reason rolled back to you, do you have to get out of the way of the ball? Or can you stay still and let the ball touch you? For instance, your ball is near a water hazard.… --- ## [OJ Simpson dies of Cancer age 76](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-dies-of-cancer-age-76/1000161)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-dies-of-cancer-age-76/1000161 "2024-04-11T16:24:24Z")
OJ was a great running back. He’s among the best that ever played. Heisman trophy in 1968. I became a Bills fan when he played. Whatever his personal faults, I’ll always remember him on the field. RIP https://www.c… --- ## [Slay the Spire 2 is coming in 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slay-the-spire-2-is-coming-in-2025/1000113)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slay-the-spire-2-is-coming-in-2025/1000113 "2024-04-11T11:19:09Z")
No real concrete information other than what looks like a new character to play but here is the teaser trailer. --- ## [Ronda Rousey is awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronda-rousey-is-awesome/713918)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronda-rousey-is-awesome/713918 "2024-04-10T22:50:25Z")
14 seconds! --- ## [2024 College Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-college-basketball-tournament-pool/998960)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-college-basketball-tournament-pool/998960 "2024-04-10T16:03:51Z")
Attention hoops fans! March Madness is here again! Time for the annual NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Pool. Enter your brackets at ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge - Make Picks or download the ESPN Tournament Challenge… --- ## [NHL February 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2024/996966)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2024/996966 "2024-04-10T01:04:01Z")
Starting off February with a trade as the Calgary Flames waive the white flag and begin a rebuild as they trade Elias Lindholm to the Canucks who are all in for this season. It’ll be almost impossible for Vancouver to lo… --- ## [Thoughts on the 2024 college basketball postseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-2024-college-basketball-postseason/998996)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-2024-college-basketball-postseason/998996 "2024-04-08T23:54:44Z")
This isn’t so much about the NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments, although feel free to use this thread to discuss those. I am thinking more about what appears to be a mess with the other five tournaments. Men’s NIT For… --- ## [What does MLB do when fans scuffle for a home run ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mlb-do-when-fans-scuffle-for-a-home-run-ball/999884)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mlb-do-when-fans-scuffle-for-a-home-run-ball/999884 "2024-04-08T11:40:32Z")
Say either two fans are catching the ball simultaneously, or one fan catches it but another punches them enough times to loosen their grip or snatches it out of their grip, etc. Do ballpark officials just watch the mele… --- ## [Skis are too fast, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skis-are-too-fast-what-to-do/999880)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skis-are-too-fast-what-to-do/999880 "2024-04-08T01:25:56Z")
I’ve been skiing for 30 years and I’m an intermediate. I ski cautiously and stay on blue trails and green cruisers, especially now that I’m in my 60s. I’m a woman, 5’2". I’d been using a pair of 20+ year old Rossignol 1… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=29)