# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=291 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 292 --- ## [Major League Ultimate finals - streaming right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-ultimate-finals-streaming-right-now/663431)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-ultimate-finals-streaming-right-now/663431 "2013-07-13T22:30:03Z")
For anyone who has ever been vaguely curious about Ultimate (Frisbee), or for fans of it, the Major League Ultimate Championship game is streaming live for free right now at mlultimate.com/mlulive. San Francisco vs. Bos… --- ## [Ghostbusters RPG Game (IC only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-rpg-game-ic-only/661051)
**Author:** [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-rpg-game-ic-only/661051 "2013-07-13T05:37:43Z")
This is the In-Character thread for the Ghostbusters RPG game. Only players should post here; visitors can comment in the Out Of Character thread, please. As in other games, please begin your post with your character’s … --- ## [Yasiel Puig for the NL All-Star Team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yasiel-puig-for-the-nl-all-star-team/662834)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yasiel-puig-for-the-nl-all-star-team/662834 "2013-07-13T01:18:37Z")
OK. He’s only played 30 games in the Major Leagues, but he’s got 50 hits in those 30 games. He’s hitting over .400 with an OPS of 1.155 and eight home runs. He’s in the fan voting for the final roster spot. Yay or na… --- ## [RIP Chase, the Trenton Thunder bat dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chase-the-trenton-thunder-bat-dog/663047)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chase-the-trenton-thunder-bat-dog/663047 "2013-07-12T14:39:46Z")
The bat dog for the Trenton Thunder has died just days after his retirement party. The Trenton Thunder is the Yankees AA affiliate. I have been going to Thunder games for years and Chase was always a highlight for my kid… --- ## [Mundane Pointless board-game question.. anyone remember 'Whosit', from the late 70's, early 80's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-board-game-question-anyone-remember-whosit-from-the-late-70s-early-80s/663285)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-board-game-question-anyone-remember-whosit-from-the-late-70s-early-80s/663285 "2013-07-12T03:52:31Z")
You guys helped me remember what one of my fondest “toys” was called, growing up as a kid of the 80’s - the Radio Shack ‘electronic kits’. Along the same lines, this game hadn’t crossed my mind in 20 years, or I would h… --- ## [Ilya Kovalchuk announces sudden retirement from the NHL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilya-kovalchuk-announces-sudden-retirement-from-the-nhl/663250)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilya-kovalchuk-announces-sudden-retirement-from-the-nhl/663250 "2013-07-12T03:19:25Z")
I don’t even know what to think about this. Maybe he really does just want to go back to Russia. Maybe the Russian Mafia is involved. This really hurts the Devils going into next season. I wonder if Bettman will forgive… --- ## [What do you consider football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-football/662910)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-football/662910 "2013-07-12T01:52:41Z")
With another “why do Americans dislike soccer” thread in this forum, I decided to post a thread of what you consider football. Do you associate the word with soccer, American football, Australian rules, or something els… --- ## [Secret World: Anyone have issues downloading the client?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-world-anyone-have-issues-downloading-the-client/663273)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-world-anyone-have-issues-downloading-the-client/663273 "2013-07-12T01:49:40Z")
I bought it last weekend and I’ve yet to get it to start. I run the downloader and it stops and says “Fatal error” before it gets to the end. Any suggestions? I’ve emailed Funcom to no avail, and it seems it’s not an unc… --- ## [Dishonored - The bastard love child of a Bioshock, Thief and Deus Ex Menage a trois](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishonored-the-bastard-love-child-of-a-bioshock-thief-and-deus-ex-menage-a-trois/637093)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishonored-the-bastard-love-child-of-a-bioshock-thief-and-deus-ex-menage-a-trois/637093 "2013-07-11T03:03:55Z")
So this game was no where near my radar, which is weird for someone who tries to be in the “know” when it comes to video games. That truly alarmed me, to be honest. I’m not the type of gamer that needs a TV commercial b… --- ## [I got my Ouya, and I like it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-ouya-and-i-like-it/662858)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-ouya-and-i-like-it/662858 "2013-07-10T15:09:59Z")
I know there were some other Ouya threads around the board but didn’t see any recent ones. I got my Ouya today from Amazon (Ouya - Wikipedia for those unfamiliar). I got it up and running, set up, updated, within about… --- ## [Minecraft discussion (Feel free to discuss anything related to Minecraft!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-discussion-feel-free-to-discuss-anything-related-to-minecraft/663099)
**Author:** [@Scharzcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scharzcha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-discussion-feel-free-to-discuss-anything-related-to-minecraft/663099 "2013-07-10T02:08:48Z")
Yep! I play minecraft! Any other dopers play? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Identify a board game -- Shadowrun theme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-board-game-shadowrun-theme/662767)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-board-game-shadowrun-theme/662767 "2013-07-10T01:29:43Z")
I played it a few times and loved it… A “Dark America” theme, much like Shadow run, but a board game, not an RPG. The outer track let your characters build up skills. The inner part of the board was a map of the U.S.,… --- ## [A Browns Fan 'Til His Dying Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-browns-fan-til-his-dying-day/663088)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-browns-fan-til-his-dying-day/663088 "2013-07-10T00:06:29Z")
Scott Entsminger’s final request is for six Cleveland Browns players to be his pall bearers so that they can “let him down one last time.” --- ## [Athletes in your sports game dynasties who are much better than in real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-in-your-sports-game-dynasties-who-are-much-better-than-in-real-life/662671)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-in-your-sports-game-dynasties-who-are-much-better-than-in-real-life/662671 "2013-07-09T19:09:11Z")
Currently I’m running an NBA 2K12 dynasty with the unlockable Charlotte Hornets, moving the Boats players over, though within the first year I’ve traded practically the entire roster. My starting PF, however, is real-li… --- ## [Planetside 2 is the best free to play game ever - give it a try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetside-2-is-the-best-free-to-play-game-ever-give-it-a-try/651676)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetside-2-is-the-best-free-to-play-game-ever-give-it-a-try/651676 "2013-07-08T23:21:43Z")
I know we have another planetside 2 thread, but that one is already several pages deep with various stuff and you have to go pretty deep into it before you get to anything that would try to sell you on the game. Plus the… --- ## [The "Steam Box"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-steam-box/662960)
**Author:** [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-steam-box/662960 "2013-07-08T20:59:51Z")
Reading this article got me thinking; We haven’t heard ANYTHING about the “Steam Box” for a while now. Also, setting aside all of the nonsense about how the company’s internal politics work, the former employee spoken … --- ## [Why is the video game industry so poorly managed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-video-game-industry-so-poorly-managed/661412)
**Author:** [@GeromeK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeromeK)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-video-game-industry-so-poorly-managed/661412 "2013-07-08T14:39:20Z")
In the last couple weeks I’ve been disappointed to learn about the horrible working conditions at Trendy Entertainment, the makers of Dungeon Defenders, a game for which I hold some affection. That article brought to mi… --- ## [British and Irish Lions 2013 tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-and-irish-lions-2013-tour/660466)
**Author:** [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-and-irish-lions-2013-tour/660466 "2013-07-08T12:47:18Z")
It’s been 12 years in the waiting, but the Lions are back in Oz. They face their first real test against a depleted Reds tonight. Anyone else watching? The 2001 tour was a highlight. I remember attending the first te… --- ## [FFXIV: A Realm Reborn - Anyone excited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ffxiv-a-realm-reborn-anyone-excited/642791)
**Author:** [@Nerdessence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nerdessence)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ffxiv-a-realm-reborn-anyone-excited/642791 "2013-07-08T02:34:50Z")
I’ll be honest: with the exception of a few MMOs and Portal, I don’t generally like Western video games. I just can’t get behind grizzled military guy #375 and his crew of gnarly, twisted companions. I was a real believ… --- ## [Randomly-generated orchestras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-generated-orchestras/662899)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-generated-orchestras/662899 "2013-07-08T00:40:50Z")
It would be nice to have a rule for randomly rolling up the various parts of a band or orchestra. Because that way, you could have … … . . . . . . . wait for it . . . . . . . . . . 7d6 trombones ! --- ## [Well I guess you can be too stupid to play football after all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-guess-you-can-be-too-stupid-to-play-football-after-all/662879)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-guess-you-can-be-too-stupid-to-play-football-after-all/662879 "2013-07-07T17:25:14Z")
Lineman see man with football. Ugh! Lineman crush man. Lineman see offensive guard. Lineman slam into guard like 320lb freight train. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Yeah, there’s a lot of brain power in the NFL. I knew knuckle d… --- ## ["This One's For John" — Finally a Champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-ones-for-john-finally-a-champion/660808)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-ones-for-john-finally-a-champion/660808 "2013-07-07T12:02:38Z")
Championship Year | Athlete | Team (as applicable) 1983: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers Let’s build a list, shall we?, of individual athletes (not teams) in any sport who finally, after a long and storied career, b… --- ## [How easy and risky is it to transfer a Steam account from one PC to another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-and-risky-is-it-to-transfer-a-steam-account-from-one-pc-to-another/662837)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-and-risky-is-it-to-transfer-a-steam-account-from-one-pc-to-another/662837 "2013-07-07T11:37:07Z")
Someone I know is without a computer right now and is using someone else’s. I’d like to give that person a few games on Steam. I’d also like that person to be able to keep playing those games after having switched to ano… --- ## [MLB award ballots at (nearly) the Break](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-award-ballots-at-nearly-the-break/662675)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-award-ballots-at-nearly-the-break/662675 "2013-07-07T00:33:06Z")
AL MVP (Top 3) Cabrera Davis Machado AL Cy Young (Top 4) Sale Masterson Shields Scherzer NL MVP (Top 6) CarGo (Big lead) Gomez Goldschmidt Cuddyer (nipping at heels) Votto Segura NL Cy (flawed) (Top 3) K… --- ## [Pandemic questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-questions/662812)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-questions/662812 "2013-07-06T22:01:09Z")
There’s a board game called Pandemic and an expansion called Pandemic: On the Brink. Both the game and the expansion have been issued in second editions. Reading the descriptions, it appears that some of the stuff from … --- ## [There's a new Leisure Suit Larry by Al Lowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-leisure-suit-larry-by-al-lowe/662715)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-leisure-suit-larry-by-al-lowe/662715 "2013-07-06T15:20:08Z")
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded. It is available on Steam and Amazon. I found it by accident when going to buy the Walking Dead DLC. Apparently it was funded via Kickstarter and is the first Kickstarter funded game to actua… --- ## [Are tennis racquets and golf clubs best for the job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tennis-racquets-and-golf-clubs-best-for-the-job/662327)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tennis-racquets-and-golf-clubs-best-for-the-job/662327 "2013-07-05T22:50:44Z")
Is the basic design of the tennis racquet an the golf club the best thing for the job at hand? In each game, assume the regulations about what is considered to be an implement is changed to “any device which is not in an… --- ## [Telltale's The Walking Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltales-the-walking-dead/619849)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltales-the-walking-dead/619849 "2013-07-05T12:33:39Z")
Episode 1 came out today. Apparently The Walking Dead is a big deal multi-media franchise or something. I’ve never heard of it until recently. You, yes you, reading this thread probably know a lot more about it than I do… --- ## [Do one to others before they do one to you- SDMB poker 2013 Q2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-to-others-before-they-do-one-to-you-sdmb-poker-2013-q2/654891)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-to-others-before-they-do-one-to-you-sdmb-poker-2013-q2/654891 "2013-07-05T05:22:45Z")
Yours truly enjoyed the favor of the poker gods during the first quarter, so I am obligated to start the thread for the second quarter. In keeping with tradition, cut-and-paste details follow: For those in the know, th… --- ## [Other than the college draft what other avenues does a player have to get entry into the NFL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-college-draft-what-other-avenues-does-a-player-have-to-get-entry-into-the-nfl/662642)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-college-draft-what-other-avenues-does-a-player-have-to-get-entry-into-the-nfl/662642 "2013-07-05T02:32:52Z")
Just curious. Other than attending college what other points of entry are there? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=290) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=292)