# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=298 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 299 --- ## [When will we have an ACTIVE openly gay athlete in one of the big 4 sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-we-have-an-active-openly-gay-athlete-in-one-of-the-big-4-sports/600549)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-we-have-an-active-openly-gay-athlete-in-one-of-the-big-4-sports/600549 "2013-05-03T03:22:36Z")
For the purposes of this discussion, I’m using “Big 4” in the American way: MLB Baseball, NFL Football, NBA Basketball, and NHL Hockey. Anyway, I don’t why the question recently popped into my head, but it did, and I wa… --- ## [Which Graphics card To Buy From AMD 5670, 6670, 7750, Nvidia 650 Ti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphics-card-to-buy-from-amd-5670-6670-7750-nvidia-650-ti/657178)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphics-card-to-buy-from-amd-5670-6670-7750-nvidia-650-ti/657178 "2013-05-02T07:19:00Z")
Knowledgeable gamers on the Dope. I’m in India and looking for graphics cards. Based on preliminary research at Tom’s hardware’s “best value for the money” articles, I’ve narrowed down the search to four options that I c… --- ## [MLB Veteran Award leaders at 1/6 pole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-veteran-award-leaders-at-1-6-pole/657256)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-veteran-award-leaders-at-1-6-pole/657256 "2013-05-02T00:33:30Z")
Here we are a month into the season, and here are my early veteran award ballots: AL MVP Davis Santana Jones Napoli Ellsbury Jackson AL Cy Young Kuroda Darvish Sanchez Buchholz Moore Iawakuma Harrell Ande… --- ## [Acclaimed/AAA video games with bad plots or storytelling (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acclaimed-aaa-video-games-with-bad-plots-or-storytelling-spoilers/655622)
**Author:** [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acclaimed-aaa-video-games-with-bad-plots-or-storytelling-spoilers/655622 "2013-05-01T23:48:54Z")
What are some bad or truly awful plots in otherwise good/AAA/critically acclaimed games? Obviously this is about games where the plot is a significant element, not Pong or Bejewelled. Spoilers, obviously. My first nom… --- ## [Reborn TSR Launches New "Gygax" Magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reborn-tsr-launches-new-gygax-magazine/648475)
**Author:** [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reborn-tsr-launches-new-gygax-magazine/648475 "2013-05-01T19:02:43Z")
Gary Gygax’s two sons Ernie and Luke, along with several other veterans of the industry, have obtained the rights to the name “TSR” and launched a new RPG magazine called “Gygax” this weekend. I rarely get the chance to… --- ## [MLB: April](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april/654370)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april/654370 "2013-05-01T13:57:51Z")
It’s the day before the day before Opening Day! (No, tomorrow doesn’t count - there is only one game between teams nobody cares about. Shut up.) It’s officially Spring! The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the sm… --- ## [Checking interest in starting a new SDMB rpg game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-interest-in-starting-a-new-sdmb-rpg-game/652887)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-interest-in-starting-a-new-sdmb-rpg-game/652887 "2013-05-01T10:43:23Z")
A few of us have some experience with play-by-post RPGs here on SDMB. For almost six months, we had a fantastic (imo) game of Shadowrun going that fizzled out after everyone’s favorite player Autolycus passed away in rea… --- ## [NFL Draft 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 562\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234 "2013-05-01T02:00:47Z")
So the NFL Draft is a scant 16 days, 8 hours, 52 minutes, and 32 seconds away, and there is no thread about it yet, so I guess it falls to me. It’s been interesting watching how the draft went from something in a dark me… --- ## [Company of Heroes 2 (beta over?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-of-heroes-2-beta-over/657155)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-of-heroes-2-beta-over/657155 "2013-04-30T23:43:01Z")
I went to play CoH 2 today and I’m getting an executable not found error. I don’t see anything on Steam indicating the beta is over, but was wondering if other 'dopers playing the game are having similar issues, or if i… --- ## [Injustice : Gods Among(st?) Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injustice-gods-among-st-us/657010)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injustice-gods-among-st-us/657010 "2013-04-30T14:48:00Z")
Is anyone else underwhelmed? I mean, I knew the backstory was tired and crappy. (Evil Superman, Lois fridged, yawn.) But having played it, I just think that the gameplay is… blah. I mean, most fighting games, I can get … --- ## [Jeopardy strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-strategy/656895)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-strategy/656895 "2013-04-30T04:17:09Z")
The other day watching Jeopardy I could not believe my eyes and ears. The defending champion had just answered the penultimate question correctly and taken a 400 dollar lead. His reward was the second Double Jeopardy q… --- ## [Umpire saying "too close to call"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umpire-saying-too-close-to-call/656606)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umpire-saying-too-close-to-call/656606 "2013-04-30T02:43:03Z")
Is there any sport in which an umpire or referee who is trying to make a close call on something or other (ie, strike vs ball) is allowed to just say “jeez, that was close, beats me. Let’s do it over”? Would that be a g… --- ## [NHL: April 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2013/654655)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2013/654655 "2013-04-30T00:29:35Z")
The Dallas Stars are packing it in for the year, trading Jagr to the Bruins and Derek Roy to the Canucks. Story There will be some separation in the Western Conference. --- ## [Sudoku impasse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudoku-impasse/656844)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudoku-impasse/656844 "2013-04-29T18:49:22Z")
Often I get to a point where I have a puzzle completely filled in except for a bunch of boxes with pairs of numbers that chain around the puzzle. I’ve photo copied them and tried picking one of the two numbers in a box … --- ## [Do English soccer teams play year-round, or is there a particular season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-english-soccer-teams-play-year-round-or-is-there-a-particular-season/656976)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-english-soccer-teams-play-year-round-or-is-there-a-particular-season/656976 "2013-04-29T08:31:57Z")
Just wondering - if I wanted to catch one of the Premier League games, when should I go to Britain? (Manchester U and Arsenal are both Premier League, aren’t they?) More generally, how does the League structure work? … --- ## [Does anyone, besides NBC and sports talk radio, care that the Ravens aren't opening at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-besides-nbc-and-sports-talk-radio-care-that-the-ravens-arent-opening-at-home/656921)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-besides-nbc-and-sports-talk-radio-care-that-the-ravens-arent-opening-at-home/656921 "2013-04-28T23:20:43Z")
I can’t believe the amount of hot air I’ve heard about the Ravens not being able to open at home on the Thursday after Labor Day because of a Baltimore Orioles game being scheduled at the same time. The Orioles didn’t wa… --- ## [I got Intelligent Qube from the local game store today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-intelligent-qube-from-the-local-game-store-today/656792)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-intelligent-qube-from-the-local-game-store-today/656792 "2013-04-28T21:16:47Z")
what a find!! I’ve never seen one in the wild before --- ## [Cricket questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-questions/655079)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-questions/655079 "2013-04-28T17:12:56Z")
So one of my sports channels is airing Indian Premier League cricket matches, and I’ve taken to watching them occasionally. As a proper Canadian I can speak with some authority on the intricacies of curling strategy, or … --- ## [Small/Indie Game General Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-indie-game-general-discussion/656747)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-indie-game-general-discussion/656747 "2013-04-28T15:23:35Z")
A lot of times I buy or play new indie games that I want to discuss, but they’re not really worth making a thread about on their own due to a probable lack of interest. This thread is for those games. Obviously you can d… --- ## [Does anybody know P.J. Carlesimo's middle name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-p-j-carlesimos-middle-name/656859)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-p-j-carlesimos-middle-name/656859 "2013-04-28T11:41:06Z")
Just wondering. Thought this would be better than GQ. --- ## [Pitchers pinch hitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitchers-pinch-hitting/656869)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitchers-pinch-hitting/656869 "2013-04-28T06:33:35Z")
Today the Pirates have sent two pitchers (James McDonald and Wandy Rodriguez) in to pinch hit in bunting situations. This seems to be a rare event. Are any stats kept on this? I don’t remember this happening twice in … --- ## [Why won't my virtual Lidas accept the trophy in NHL 11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-virtual-lidas-accept-the-trophy-in-nhl-11/656704)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-virtual-lidas-accept-the-trophy-in-nhl-11/656704 "2013-04-27T21:05:50Z")
In NHL 11 (EA Sports), when Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Conference Finals, Nicklas Lidström is offered the trophy as the captain of the team, but won’t take it. It seems to be a grand gesture of some kind, and then he … --- ## [What happens to college and pro "one use" uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-college-and-pro-one-use-uniforms/656810)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-college-and-pro-one-use-uniforms/656810 "2013-04-27T20:22:03Z")
It is very popular for college and pro teams to wear “alternate” uniforms on a one time basis. Sometimes it is “throwbacks”. Sometimes it is just an unconventional design. I suppose it promotes enough additional sales am… --- ## ["Amateurism" in Soviet sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateurism-in-soviet-sports/656720)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateurism-in-soviet-sports/656720 "2013-04-26T18:55:13Z")
I recall that back in the 1970s and 80s most of the players on the Soviet national hockey team played domestically for the Red Army team. Officially they were military officers, not professional athletes, though everyon… --- ## [I made a CD of 8-bit music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-cd-of-8-bit-music/656309)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-cd-of-8-bit-music/656309 "2013-04-26T17:22:56Z")
Tracks from the following games are included: 2 from The Legend of Zelda 1 Duck Tales (moon level of course) 2 Batman 1 each from Castlevania 1-3 5 The Guardian Legend 1 Super Mario Bros. 2 7 Mega Man 2 5 Mega Ma… --- ## [Senior Ditch Day at Caltech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senior-ditch-day-at-caltech/656115)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senior-ditch-day-at-caltech/656115 "2013-04-26T02:46:08Z")
Not sure where to put this thread. There was one memorable Macgyver episode about barricades. Anyway, how much structural damage do the CIT houses incurr these days? I know that “brute force” stacks are no longer popula… --- ## [Sometimes browsing my Steam library is like putting on an old coat and finding $20 in the pocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-browsing-my-steam-library-is-like-putting-on-an-old-coat-and-finding-20-in-the-pocket/656612)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-browsing-my-steam-library-is-like-putting-on-an-old-coat-and-finding-20-in-the-pocket/656612 "2013-04-26T01:43:34Z")
I was bored yesterday, and was taking a look at the games in my Steam library, to see if I felt like playing anything, when I noticed something surprising. I own a digital copy of Space Marine. I don’t recall ever buyi… --- ## [A Long Way Home - OOC and comments, non-players welcome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-way-home-ooc-and-comments-non-players-welcome/653590)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-way-home-ooc-and-comments-non-players-welcome/653590 "2013-04-25T03:22:18Z")
This thread is for players to make long out of character posts, or for non-players who want to comment on the game featured here. --- ## [Least likely radio sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-radio-sports/656467)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-radio-sports/656467 "2013-04-25T02:49:07Z")
A few weeks ago, my local sports radio station broadcast the Masters. Not surprisingly, golf is pretty much impossible to follow on the radio. Then I remembered this station also broadcast Olympic ice dancing (!). Wha… --- ## [Game for 9th grade Lord of the Flies unit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-for-9th-grade-lord-of-the-flies-unit/656261)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-for-9th-grade-lord-of-the-flies-unit/656261 "2013-04-25T01:13:37Z")
At the high school where my wife teaches English, The Lord of the Flies is part of the 9th grade curriculum. In the interests of teaching 9th graders a few lessons about how societies are built–and how they can break dow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=299)