# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=297 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 298 --- ## [Final Fantasy X- dusting it off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-x-dusting-it-off/657046)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-x-dusting-it-off/657046 "2013-05-13T19:06:16Z")
Hello fellow Dopers. Inspired by the current thread on Final Fantasy VII, it just so happens that I’ve pulled out my old PS2 and thrown in the one copy out of three copies of Final Fantasy X that doesn’t freeze when I p… --- ## [Want to watch people beat the crap out of each other with swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-watch-people-beat-the-crap-out-of-each-other-with-swords/657911)
**Author:** [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-watch-people-beat-the-crap-out-of-each-other-with-swords/657911 "2013-05-13T15:38:38Z")
Battle of Nations - An event we could not possible hold in the USA. Where people put on full armor and hit each other with swords. No, this isn’t the SCA (although some SCA Dukes are on the US team). The swords are blunt… --- ## [Titus Young, you are a moron.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titus-young-you-are-a-moron/658199)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titus-young-you-are-a-moron/658199 "2013-05-13T02:17:19Z")
Arrested 3 times in a week, way to make your momma proud for Mothers Day. 1 DUI arrest, another arrest for trying to steal your car out of the impound lot and finally arrested again for breaking into a home and assaultin… --- ## [Final Fantasy VII - Aged badly, always bad or am I doing something wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-vii-aged-badly-always-bad-or-am-i-doing-something-wrong/656617)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-vii-aged-badly-always-bad-or-am-i-doing-something-wrong/656617 "2013-05-12T21:09:10Z")
Having read so much about the Final Fantasy series, and never having played any of the games, I got myself Final Fantasy VII, several graphical mods so it would look nice(I don’t much care about graphics, but since they … --- ## [A developer reflects on Civ V](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-developer-reflects-on-civ-v/657419)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-developer-reflects-on-civ-v/657419 "2013-05-12T01:24:40Z")
Overall, I enjoy this latest iteration of Civilization. I really don’t want to look at how many hours I’ve played it. But, the game isn’t perfect. Jon Shafer, one of the developers on the game, has kicked off a kickstar… --- ## [EA to produce Star Wars games for Disney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ea-to-produce-star-wars-games-for-disney/657857)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ea-to-produce-star-wars-games-for-disney/657857 "2013-05-11T05:13:54Z")
Link here. Specifically mentions new games which implies any unfinished projects really are dead. --- ## [Need a suggestion for a low-end, low-cost online mulitiplayer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-suggestion-for-a-low-end-low-cost-online-mulitiplayer-game/656324)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-suggestion-for-a-low-end-low-cost-online-mulitiplayer-game/656324 "2013-05-11T00:33:06Z")
I have an online friend I’d like to play games with. We both have lower-end computers. We’d like an idea for an MMO-style game, with a coop aspect. Think Guild Wars 2 or something, but obviously much lower requirements. … --- ## [Straight Dope MLB Team Allegiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823 "2013-05-10T20:47:32Z")
Upon consideration, from being in the MLB threads, I can think of posters who are loyal to the Dodgers, Padres, Giants, D-Backs, Cardinals, Cubs, Reds, Pirates, Nats, Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians. Those are the ones I k… --- ## [Letterlinker online game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterlinker-online-game/657949)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterlinker-online-game/657949 "2013-05-10T19:38:39Z")
I love this game and it has suddenly refuses to load. On Firefox (16.0.2) it tells me I need a plug in but not the one I need, on my old IE (no idea the version) it won’t even try and on Safari (5.0.3), the one that was… --- ## [Ored and zas legal in scrabble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ored-and-zas-legal-in-scrabble/656288)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ored-and-zas-legal-in-scrabble/656288 "2013-05-09T21:39:54Z")
Zas is plural slang for pizzas, and ored could be used for the boolean operation. The two registers were ored. We didn’t use either (no dictionary or wifi available) We also rejected cert. Brian --- ## [Think You Could Be A Major League General Manager? The SDMB Out Of The Park League Has An Opening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-you-could-be-a-major-league-general-manager-the-sdmb-out-of-the-park-league-has-an-opening/657734)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-you-could-be-a-major-league-general-manager-the-sdmb-out-of-the-park-league-has-an-opening/657734 "2013-05-09T12:43:45Z")
The Unofficial SDMB Out of the Park League currently has an opening for a new owner. For those of you who don’t know, OOTP is a baseball simulation game that puts you in the owner’s/General Manager’s seat. In short, you… --- ## [Sir Alex Ferguson retires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-alex-ferguson-retires/657775)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-alex-ferguson-retires/657775 "2013-05-09T07:20:55Z")
Lord Ferg has decided to call it a day. Pretty much out of the blue announcement - although there were some rumuors from the bookies earlier in the week about large bets being placed on his successor. Speculation that hi… --- ## [Soccer Referee Ricardo Portillo dies after assault by player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-referee-ricardo-portillo-dies-after-assault-by-player/657735)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-referee-ricardo-portillo-dies-after-assault-by-player/657735 "2013-05-08T23:24:39Z")
Here are a couple of links. I didn’t see another thread started on this yet so I thought I’d start one. A 17-year-old soccer player punched a recreation-league referee in the head in suburban Salt Lake City, the refere… --- ## [Far Cry: Blood Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-cry-blood-dragon/657796)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-cry-blood-dragon/657796 "2013-05-08T19:55:21Z")
Anyone see this? It’s a standalone DCL of Far Cry 3 on Steam for fifteen bucks. You know how Sega Genesis games would have awesome box art that the game never lived up to? This game is the game those games should have … --- ## [Wii U vs Wii for back catalog Nintendo games.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-u-vs-wii-for-back-catalog-nintendo-games/657810)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-u-vs-wii-for-back-catalog-nintendo-games/657810 "2013-05-08T18:52:58Z")
I’m far from a big time gamer, and I have a hard time getting into newer games, however I’ve been considering the Wii U for a while now mainly due to the availability of older games that I’m actually familiar with on the… --- ## [Recommend a martial art for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-martial-art-for-me/657165)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-martial-art-for-me/657165 "2013-05-07T23:53:34Z")
I am trying to get in better shape. I do workout videos at home and walk a lot. Generally speaking, I have much better lower body strength than upper, but I figure having something I need to attend and be accountable f… --- ## [A question about strategy: Hardest opponent first or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-strategy-hardest-opponent-first-or-not/657665)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-strategy-hardest-opponent-first-or-not/657665 "2013-05-07T23:32:46Z")
Inspired by many of the battles in the Mass Effect series but really applicable to any game with combat. Often in these style of games you’ll find yourself up against a single hardcore opponent with many weaker minions.… --- ## [horse racing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing/657701)
**Author:** [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing/657701 "2013-05-07T18:48:42Z")
Do you think the horses in the Kentucky Derby know what they are doing and whats at stake? Do you think the horses all hate each other and want to win for themselves? --- ## [Star Drive. I am so lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-drive-i-am-so-lost/657521)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-drive-i-am-so-lost/657521 "2013-05-07T14:51:15Z")
I got this on Steam, based on the type of game that I liked, and spent all day at work actually looking forward to playing it. But when I finally played it, I feel…lost? I can’t seem to wrap my head around the interface,… --- ## [What Kind of Weird Things Has A Sim Done While You've Played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weird-things-has-a-sim-done-while-youve-played/657623)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weird-things-has-a-sim-done-while-youve-played/657623 "2013-05-07T11:01:58Z")
I don’t mean the ones you controlled but rather the ones that are around you. For instance I had a fire and the fireman Sim came and he wouldn’t leave. I admit I asked him to “hang out,” but he just stayed and stayed, T… --- ## [Shopping for a used bike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-a-used-bike/657003)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-a-used-bike/657003 "2013-05-06T22:41:02Z")
So I’m looking to buy a used bicycle for exercise. I want to try to get one cheap if I can. I want to see if it’s something I can stick with - if it is, I could invest more later to get a properly fitted new one at a bik… --- ## [How to decorate a game room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decorate-a-game-room/657389)
**Author:** [@dominicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dominicy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decorate-a-game-room/657389 "2013-05-06T02:03:56Z")
How to decorate a game room? --- ## [Describe X in Y Words Challenge 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-x-in-y-words-challenge-2013/657142)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-x-in-y-words-challenge-2013/657142 "2013-05-05T23:45:16Z")
I was looking through ancient threads that I’d participated in, back in the day, and found a fun game. I will ask somebody to describe/explain/elucidate on a particular topic and give a word count. The next poster must,… --- ## [Doper Puzzle Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-puzzle-exchange/657569)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-puzzle-exchange/657569 "2013-05-05T20:55:28Z")
Have you ever spent a exhilarating Saturday night at home putting together a puzzle then, as you settle that final victorious piece into place, you have the sudden realization that your dining table is now held hostage b… --- ## [Candy box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-box/657567)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-box/657567 "2013-05-05T20:21:45Z")
Make sure you’ve got nothing to do for the next day or so: http://candies.aniwey.net/ --- ## [Why is 3 point line called "downtown"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-3-point-line-called-downtown/657451)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-3-point-line-called-downtown/657451 "2013-05-05T19:21:36Z")
It doesnt make sense. Under the basket where its crowded with the biggest people, that’s downtown. An 8 foot jumper is downtown. The 3 point line, that should be called the suburbs. I always ask this question of my wife … --- ## [Poker - complaining to the dealer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-complaining-to-the-dealer/657271)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-complaining-to-the-dealer/657271 "2013-05-05T02:44:05Z")
I see this occasionally in videos of top-level poker (WSOP, High Stakes Poker, etc.): player doesn’t like the result of a hand and bitches at the dealer. I’d have said that only someone who knows nothing about the game … --- ## [What player from a sport that you don't personally follow do you admire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-player-from-a-sport-that-you-dont-personally-follow-do-you-admire/657477)
**Author:** [@Molesworth\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molesworth_2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-player-from-a-sport-that-you-dont-personally-follow-do-you-admire/657477 "2013-05-04T08:55:24Z")
As the title suggests, which people from sports that you don’t know too much about do you admire? As an Aussie, I know very little about Wayne Gretzky or Ice Hockey as a whole, for example. I do know that the man was fr… --- ## [Recommend for me a good, fun, light-hearted game for the XBox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-a-good-fun-light-hearted-game-for-the-xbox/657308)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-a-good-fun-light-hearted-game-for-the-xbox/657308 "2013-05-03T17:21:59Z")
Tomorrow’s the last day of the semester, and as of next week, work will finally calm down a bit, too. I want a new game! But I want something really fun and lighthearted. I was thinking about one of the Lego games. I own… --- ## [Great game videos/trailers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353 "2013-05-03T15:55:59Z")
The recently posted video for the Neverwinter MMO was pretty good, and gave me the idea for this thread. Far Cry 3 is another great example. The Dead Island launch trailer was widely held to be much better than the game.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=296) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=298)