# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=300 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 301 --- ## [2013 SDMB March Madness Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-sdmb-march-madness-tournament-pool/653178)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-sdmb-march-madness-tournament-pool/653178 "2013-04-15T22:50:21Z")
The SDMB group has been renewed for another year in the NCAA Tournament pool on Yahoo! Link: Yahoo Fantasy Men's Tourney Pick'em Group Name: SDMB Bracketeers Group ID: 62527 Password: cecil123 You can sign in with e… --- ## [MLB 11: RTTS question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-11-rtts-question/655702)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-11-rtts-question/655702 "2013-04-14T19:25:30Z")
In league leaders, I see a stat for pitchers called “SO” (and it is not strikeouts". It seems like a rare stat considering I’m most of the way through the season and there are only 5 pitchers on the list each with 1 SO … --- ## [The Best Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-amendment/655665)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-amendment/655665 "2013-04-14T18:53:15Z")
Check out this awesome game: The Best Amendment. \[QUOTE\] It’s an unofficial NRA game that involves tactical shooting and four dimensional thinking. KEY FEATURES: \[ul\] \[li\]CUTE GRAPHICS!\[/li\]\[li\]REALISTIC BLOOD!\[/li\]… --- ## [sprint mafia #01 - sign-up / game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprint-mafia-01-sign-up-game/654234)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprint-mafia-01-sign-up-game/654234 "2013-04-14T15:02:39Z")
the intention is to create a simple, open and fast game. there will be no colour. read and sign-up below and we’ll start as soon as we fill all the spots. GENERAL RULES posting: Night time strategy in this thread is no… --- ## [LucasArts is gone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucasarts-is-gone/654746)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucasarts-is-gone/654746 "2013-04-14T02:26:57Z")
According to Game Informer. End of an era? Or just a shrug? --- ## [Saints Row 4 Announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saints-row-4-announced/654052)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saints-row-4-announced/654052 "2013-04-13T19:50:22Z")
And, I’m not very excited. Here’s the announcement trailer. I loved, loved, LOVED the second game. I played that game up until the third came out. It was absolutely perfect. It was what Grand Theft Auto IV should have … --- ## [Masters: will Tiger win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-will-tiger-win/655469)
**Author:** [@H\_dog\_3\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H_dog_3_13)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-will-tiger-win/655469 "2013-04-13T17:56:20Z")
Tiger is -2 after the first day and appears to be staying strong. Will he win the tournament? --- ## [What percentage of people have run a marathon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-have-run-a-marathon/530472)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-have-run-a-marathon/530472 "2013-04-12T15:12:27Z")
I know, it’s a badly formulated question since I don’t specify all the variables. I guess based on the US population, over the past 20-30 years? It could be as simple as how many people entered organized marathons. Bu… --- ## [Kentucky fans: cheering for Louisville?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-fans-cheering-for-louisville/655196)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-fans-cheering-for-louisville/655196 "2013-04-12T01:08:19Z")
This has been a big topic on sports radio here in Detroit, and I’m involved in an argument about it on Facebook. I went to Western Michigan University, but I grew up as a fan of Michigan State University. I hate the Uni… --- ## [Wrestlemania Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania-predictions/655072)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania-predictions/655072 "2013-04-12T00:41:13Z")
So what do you folks think? Cena or the Rock? Will Cena finally turn heel? Lesner or HHH? Does CM Punk have any chance of breaking the streak? Will the Shield continue its evil “justice,” or will Orton, Sheamus, and … --- ## [Seen the Rutgers tape? Whats your opinion on abusive coaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-the-rutgers-tape-whats-your-opinion-on-abusive-coaches/654977)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-the-rutgers-tape-whats-your-opinion-on-abusive-coaches/654977 "2013-04-11T21:44:13Z")
I played high school and a couple years of college basketball. There’s not much on that tape that I haven’t heard about from friends that played. I never played under that kind of abuse but all coaches are hard asses. S… --- ## [Divinity: Original Sin (turn-based RPG with 2 player co-op option) \[Kickstarter\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divinity-original-sin-turn-based-rpg-with-2-player-co-op-option-kickstarter/655024)
**Author:** [@Shooby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shooby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divinity-original-sin-turn-based-rpg-with-2-player-co-op-option-kickstarter/655024 "2013-04-11T20:01:28Z")
Divinity: Original Sin looks very promising. It’s a prequel to the Divinity series of games - I’ve only played two of the three, but they were very different games that were each enjoyable in their own right. Original S… --- ## [Favorite home player on least favorite home team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-home-player-on-least-favorite-home-team/655303)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-home-player-on-least-favorite-home-team/655303 "2013-04-11T19:46:56Z")
Who is your favorite hometown player (all-time) on your least favorite home team? For me, it’s Ray Bourque. I’m not a puckhead, but admit I got misty when he won his Cup with the Avs. --- ## [Might And Magic X](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-and-magic-x/654753)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-and-magic-x/654753 "2013-04-11T16:23:27Z")
It’s finally coming back! It only took 11 years. --- ## [4 NFL players may come out of the closet on the same day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-nfl-players-may-come-out-of-the-closet-on-the-same-day/654940)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-nfl-players-may-come-out-of-the-closet-on-the-same-day/654940 "2013-04-09T19:43:10Z")
“I think it will happen sooner than you think,” Ayanbadejo told the newspaper. "We’re in talks with a handful of players who are considering it. There are up to four players being talked to right now, and they’re trying … --- ## [PS4 to be announced Feb 20th - Your predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-to-be-announced-feb-20th-your-predictions/649023)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-to-be-announced-feb-20th-your-predictions/649023 "2013-04-09T19:30:07Z")
Sony officially announced the unveiling of the next PlayStation console - now officially to be called PS4 for Feb 20th. What are your predictions about the system and what do you want to see? My own: Not backwards c… --- ## [Settlers of Catan - Why so frickin' expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settlers-of-catan-why-so-frickin-expensive/655141)
**Author:** [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settlers-of-catan-why-so-frickin-expensive/655141 "2013-04-09T16:12:34Z")
Title says it all. I Like the game, but between the base game and the three expansions, you end up dropping ~$120.00. What the what? --- ## [When a city in FF rotation isn't host city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-city-in-ff-rotation-isnt-host-city/655208)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-city-in-ff-rotation-isnt-host-city/655208 "2013-04-09T12:33:38Z")
Am I right that when a city in the rotation isn’t the FF site they host the regionals? (i.e. the Sweet 16 and Elite 8) --- ## [Assassin's Creed III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-iii/639529)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-iii/639529 "2013-04-09T04:18:07Z")
I’m going to work through Revelations – I got about halfway through and then never finished it (got distracted by the multiplayer, and then eventually other games), but I’m excited for ACIII. First impressions? Better or… --- ## [The Last Stand: Dead Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-stand-dead-zone/655200)
**Author:** [@hiebram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hiebram)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-stand-dead-zone/655200 "2013-04-09T02:35:13Z")
Is anyone else playing this? It’s a time-management game, like Backyard Monsters or Farmville, but it’s set in post-zombie apocalypse world. I just hit level 6, so I’m not too far into it, but I’m liking it so far. It … --- ## [Rutgers Coach Mike Rice Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rutgers-coach-mike-rice-fired/654794)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rutgers-coach-mike-rice-fired/654794 "2013-04-08T16:34:04Z")
Saw a lot of coverage of this on ESPN this evening, but haven’t seen any discussion here yet. (Note, that link has an auto-play video.) Clearly, Rice had to go. How AD Tim Pernetti didn’t fire him in November when he … --- ## [Noteworthy day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noteworthy-day/654933)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noteworthy-day/654933 "2013-04-08T16:32:41Z")
Interesting day, today. There hasn’t been one like it for nearly 26 years, since June 1987. In a similar vein, about three weeks from now there will be a day that we haven’t seen the like of for over fourteen years. --- ## [F-You Josh Hamilton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-you-josh-hamilton/636928)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-you-josh-hamilton/636928 "2013-04-08T14:07:35Z")
I hope the Rangers kick this prima donna out on his ass. His act has gotten tired. He is going to be relying on God to help him decide where he ends up: "With prayer, where God says so. With prayer, where God says so. … --- ## [Eeeewwwww! \[NCAA basketball injury\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeewwwww-ncaa-basketball-injury/654471)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeewwwww-ncaa-basketball-injury/654471 "2013-04-07T23:43:01Z")
Anyone watching basketball knows what I’m talking about. A Louisville player does a routine jump to challenge a shot and comes down - and his leg snaps in half with bone protruding. It happened right in front of Louisv… --- ## [Manipulating the search function at \*sport\*-reference.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manipulating-the-search-function-at-sport-reference-com/655057)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manipulating-the-search-function-at-sport-reference-com/655057 "2013-04-07T19:08:56Z")
The major sports have a domain (sport)-reference.com. How do you manipulate the parameters of the search? At MLB’s I want to see the stat leaders as of 1899. At NBA’s, I’m looking for anyone with a better FG% than FT%. … --- ## [MLB-2 outs in the 9th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2-outs-in-the-9th/654741)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2-outs-in-the-9th/654741 "2013-04-07T04:17:30Z")
You are at bat, facing a pitcher with a perfect game. Are you thinking about statistics on your baseball card, or are you thinking…let the pitcher have his moment? Surely this thinking must go through MLB player’s mind… --- ## [How about volleyball with fixed positions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-volleyball-with-fixed-positions/654874)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-volleyball-with-fixed-positions/654874 "2013-04-06T21:23:56Z")
Volleyball is perhaps the only game where players have to go around the field fulfilling diffeent roles during the game. Would it be better if there wer fixed positions so that you would get, for instance, a serve speci… --- ## [What are the least successful franchises in each sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-least-successful-franchises-in-each-sport/654870)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-least-successful-franchises-in-each-sport/654870 "2013-04-06T01:34:42Z")
In football it has to be the Lions or the Cardinals. The Lions have been around since 1930, been to the Super Bowl never, 4 division championships , 4 league championships and 15 playoff appearances. Meanwhile, the Ca… --- ## [Diablo 3 PS3 - Penny Arcade Report's Opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-ps3-penny-arcade-reports-opinion/654536)
**Author:** [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-ps3-penny-arcade-reports-opinion/654536 "2013-04-06T01:11:46Z")
First, the article: http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/diablo-3-on-the-playstation-3-isnt-just-functional-its-far-better-than-its- This seems to me to fairly firm proof that sometimes, limitations result in better … --- ## [Free Multiplayer Online Games for GF and I - Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-multiplayer-online-games-for-gf-and-i-suggestions/652235)
**Author:** [@ClarenceClancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClarenceClancy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-multiplayer-online-games-for-gf-and-i-suggestions/652235 "2013-04-06T00:12:00Z")
Hi I posted this earlier, but I wasn’t initially clear on some of the constraints, so I’m making a new thread and posting the constraints from the start. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16052980#pos… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=299) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=301)