# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=288 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 289 --- ## [GenCon 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gencon-2013/665454)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gencon-2013/665454 "2013-08-09T04:07:08Z")
The big gaming convention in Indianapolis is just around the corner! We have any dopers attending? I’ll be running several 7th Sea games (including a LARP), and trying to keep up with my nephews (who insisted on going a… --- ## [Spygate Scandal (Patriot Fan's Point of View)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spygate-scandal-patriot-fans-point-of-view/665638)
**Author:** [@Frosteagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosteagle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spygate-scandal-patriot-fans-point-of-view/665638 "2013-08-08T23:43:18Z")
There’s been a ton of ignorance surrounding the scandal, so I’d like to discuss it with you all. The majority of Patriots haters tend to post prejudiced and incorrect information. I want to discuss it with you all. … --- ## [Please recommend a FPS to me(single-player campaign only).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-fps-to-me-single-player-campaign-only/665672)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-fps-to-me-single-player-campaign-only/665672 "2013-08-08T17:55:42Z")
Windows 7, and I’d like a game from 2004-present. I can’t run the top, top end games, but can run a lot. I am not a fan of first person shooters, in general. I love Half-life 1 and 2 and think their single-player campai… --- ## [SDMB All-Pro fantasy football league 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league-2012/628389)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league-2012/628389 "2013-08-08T14:51:03Z")
Last year’s thread We are not yet recruiting - everyone has a chance to take your slot from last year. If you want to keep track of recruiting leagues, go to the general FF discussion thread. The draft has a prelimary … --- ## ["Takeover" of home stadiums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/takeover-of-home-stadiums/665557)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/takeover-of-home-stadiums/665557 "2013-08-08T00:00:07Z")
I’m listening to the Mariners-Blue Jays game from Seattle on the radio, and it’s embarassing. The Blue Jays fans (mostly fans down from BC) is twice as loud as the Mariners fans. Have you watched or attended a game whe… --- ## [Microsoft Releases New Xbox 360 E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-releases-new-xbox-360-e/664869)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-releases-new-xbox-360-e/664869 "2013-08-07T18:20:17Z")
Microsoft has released a new Xbox 360, the “E”, about 4 months before the One comes out. Does anyone know what they’re planning to do? Are the 360 and One competitors? How is this a good idea? --- ## [Wii online players/gurus: any way to block cheats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-online-players-gurus-any-way-to-block-cheats/665366)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-online-players-gurus-any-way-to-block-cheats/665366 "2013-08-07T03:31:33Z")
Okay, so help the forty-something year old dude help his kids deal with the seemingly endless cheaters on the online Wii game sites. Cuz they ruin the fun. The story - I’m no slacker to old school games going back to… w… --- ## [NBA and NCAA playoff question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-and-ncaa-playoff-question/665492)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-and-ncaa-playoff-question/665492 "2013-08-07T02:41:40Z")
Why are the NBA Finals and NCAA Tournament named for the year in which they take place (usually the year in which the season ends; the 1985 Finals was for the 1984-85 season), unlike the NFL and MLB playoffs, which are n… --- ## [Original Joke Creation-Man Walks Into Bar Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-joke-creation-man-walks-into-bar-division/664298)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-joke-creation-man-walks-into-bar-division/664298 "2013-08-07T02:12:06Z")
Inspired by this thread, the challenge is to come up with an original “A (blank) walks into a bar…” joke. It has to be totally original-I and other posters will be checking the internet. If we happen to get more than o… --- ## [EPL Fantasy Football 2013/2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-fantasy-football-2013-2014/665486)
**Author:** [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-fantasy-football-2013-2014/665486 "2013-08-07T00:22:51Z")
It rolls around so quickly doesn’t it. The SDMB League on http://fantasy.premierleague.com has been renewed and anyone who was part of it last year will be automatically included. Anyone new who wants to join in the cod… --- ## [Tales of Xillia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-xillia/665542)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-xillia/665542 "2013-08-07T00:07:02Z")
Tales of Xillia is a PS3 JRPG from the “Tales of…” series that came out today worldwide (after a 2-year localization from Japan). I know even less about this one than I did Graces when it came out. It’s the first Tales … --- ## [Motocross Premature Celebration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motocross-premature-celebration/665524)
**Author:** [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motocross-premature-celebration/665524 "2013-08-06T21:37:23Z")
Hopefully a lesson learned. Don’t count your chickens? --- ## [No Riley Cooper thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-riley-cooper-thread/665169)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-riley-cooper-thread/665169 "2013-08-06T13:43:06Z")
As the second-biggest current US sports news story, I thought there would already be discussion of this. But anyway, Riley Cooper says the N-word, gets fined, can’t be Shady McCoy’s friend anymore. I think the fine is a… --- ## [In MLB who is calling the balls/strikes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-mlb-who-is-calling-the-balls-strikes/665463)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-mlb-who-is-calling-the-balls-strikes/665463 "2013-08-06T07:57:29Z")
Maybe there isn’t a definite answer. But I see a lot of signs being given. Manager/3rd base coach/catcher/pitcher. If the manager/staff is calling the pitches, I presume it is based on the batter’s stats. Yet, there … --- ## [Please help me identify an old game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-an-old-game/665360)
**Author:** [@grama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grama)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-an-old-game/665360 "2013-08-06T02:27:33Z")
My brother asked me to help him find a game, but he doesn’t remember much. apparently it’s from the late 90’s, kind of like a fps but not quite (¿?) he describes it as fps/rpg or fps/adventure. He also says you arrive at… --- ## [Steam Trading Cards Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-trading-cards-thread/664082)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-trading-cards-thread/664082 "2013-08-05T22:59:52Z")
As suggested in the Steam Summer Sale thread, I figured I’d make this thread for anyone who wants to trade Steam cards. I’d like to get some sets, but I’m not such a complete-ist that I want to befriend a bunch of non-D… --- ## [Great old games whose antiquated controls make them hard to play (MGS3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-old-games-whose-antiquated-controls-make-them-hard-to-play-mgs3/665318)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-old-games-whose-antiquated-controls-make-them-hard-to-play-mgs3/665318 "2013-08-05T21:42:21Z")
So I just picked up the MGS Legacy Collection for PS3. All great games and I have fond memories of them. The graphics hold up well but OMG the controls are archaic as hell and make the games almost impossible to play a… --- ## [Why aren't partially enclosed stadiums common in North America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-partially-enclosed-stadiums-common-in-north-america/665281)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-partially-enclosed-stadiums-common-in-north-america/665281 "2013-08-05T21:16:58Z")
One thing I’ve noticed when comparing stadium architecture is that it seems very common in European stadiums to have a roof covering the seating area, but not the field itself. This seems very unusual in the US and Cana… --- ## [Why do so many Americans actually hate soccer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-americans-actually-hate-soccer/661481)
**Author:** [@davidborts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidborts)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-americans-actually-hate-soccer/661481 "2013-08-05T17:54:26Z")
I don’t mean those who are simply uninterested in the sport, I those who write anti-soccer articles whenever the World Cup rolls around or the masses who go to twitter to bash soccer whenever its shown on ESPN. Why are s… --- ## [Need a Gaming Mouse within these Parameters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-gaming-mouse-within-these-parameters/618002)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-gaming-mouse-within-these-parameters/618002 "2013-08-05T09:42:05Z")
Hi. I am looking for a minimum 5 button gaming mouse (in addition to right, left and middle click) for Diablo 3. The problem is that where most manufacturers put extra buttons on the side, is exactly where I hold the mou… --- ## [Help me find a board game for my wife and I.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-board-game-for-my-wife-and-i/664860)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-board-game-for-my-wife-and-i/664860 "2013-08-05T07:25:40Z")
We’ve recently started getting into board games. I’m a lot easier to please, but unfortunately she needs to like the game as well. So far she really loves Cranium, Muchkin and, oddly enough, Dominion. She’s a savant at … --- ## [error message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-message/665160)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-message/665160 "2013-08-04T20:41:37Z")
I hope you guys come through again. I have a game called" angry birds", it is loaded onto a dell latitude d630 and it worked fine until about a week ago. It starts to load then I get an error message- ?:0: attempt to p… --- ## [Buyer's Remorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buyers-remorse/663522)
**Author:** [@themouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buyers-remorse/663522 "2013-08-04T07:23:01Z")
Anyone have any games they bought recently that they’ve regretted? I know I have. Far cry 2 and darksiders have been terrible disappointments to me so far. I grinded through far cry 2 and finished that game despite all … --- ## [New NFL Pro Bowl Format--Does Anyone Care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nfl-pro-bowl-format-does-anyone-care/665060)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nfl-pro-bowl-format-does-anyone-care/665060 "2013-08-04T00:20:25Z")
So the NFL has a plan to spark interest in the Pro Bowl. Players will now be selected in a draft with Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders as opposing captains. The Hall of Famers will be assisted by top fantasy football playe… --- ## [NBA off-season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-off-season/661723)
**Author:** [@Human\_Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Human_Action)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-off-season/661723 "2013-08-03T01:09:15Z")
The draft is Thursday, and free agency starts on July 1st. While the draft is rather light on big names and immediate-impact guys, free agency isn’t: Andrew Bynum, Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Andre Iguodala, David West, C… --- ## [NFL Hall of Fame Members - Any Never Won a Superbowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame-members-any-never-won-a-superbowl/665168)
**Author:** [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame-members-any-never-won-a-superbowl/665168 "2013-08-02T18:29:04Z")
In the modern era, of course - have there been any “recognizable names” elected to the HOF who never won a Superbowl? Maybe never even been to one? Dangit - can a mod add “Hall” to the thread title please? And maybe mo… --- ## [Quick D&D Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-d-d-question/664809)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-d-d-question/664809 "2013-08-02T14:23:43Z")
What happens when a spellcaster attacks his own summoned or animated monster? Does the monster flee, fight back, just stand there and look stupid, or something else? --- ## [card cut odds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/card-cut-odds/664340)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/card-cut-odds/664340 "2013-08-01T23:35:09Z")
What are the odds of winning a two person cut for high card, given a well shuffled 52 card deck. I’d guess even, but I’m no gambler. Peace, mangeorge --- ## ["100 Doors" for PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-doors-for-pc/665005)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-doors-for-pc/665005 "2013-08-01T16:59:52Z")
I am posting this in GQ because it is a factual question about a game – -- – A friend showed me a game on her phone called “100 Doors.” I was instantly hooked!!! But I do not have an android-type phone. Yes, I’m temp… --- ## [MLB: July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317 "2013-08-01T14:08:06Z")
The All-Star Game is two weeks away. The Pirates are the best team in baseball. The Marlins, thankfully, are the worst. The Tigers have utterly failed to run away with the AL Central. And the Blue Jays, Dodgers and Angel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=287) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=289)