# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=310 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 311 --- ## [Thinking of holding a retro video game tournament, ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-holding-a-retro-video-game-tournament-ideas/645937)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-holding-a-retro-video-game-tournament-ideas/645937 "2013-01-24T10:26:28Z")
So over New Year me and my friends got drunk and talked about video games began reminiscing over the old classics we knew and loved. I floated the idea of a small-scale tournament (plus beer and pizza) in the name of fun… --- ## [Older games on Windows 7 vs Windows 8?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-games-on-windows-7-vs-windows-8/646970)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-games-on-windows-7-vs-windows-8/646970 "2013-01-24T09:23:03Z")
Ok, I have XP Pro, but support for XP will supposedly end in March. I guess I need to upgrade my OS. I’ve heard good things about Windows 7, and not so good things about Windows 8 (but it’s new and I’m sure bugs or kin… --- ## [Sega - meet the new king of Strategy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sega-meet-the-new-king-of-strategy/648150)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sega-meet-the-new-king-of-strategy/648150 "2013-01-24T05:02:09Z")
Sega, I don’t know what the heck they do other than Total War, but that’s enough for me to love 'em. And now, with the sale of various THQ properties, it gains yet another strategy studio - Relic and with it, of course: … --- ## [Is it OK to root for teams in the same league?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-root-for-teams-in-the-same-league/647890)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-root-for-teams-in-the-same-league/647890 "2013-01-24T04:48:36Z")
…or not? Does it make a difference if they’re in different conferences (or NL/AL in baseball)? Is it acceptable as long as your rooting interest is much stronger for one of the teams? --- ## [Anyone want to play me in Letterpress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-me-in-letterpress/647562)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-me-in-letterpress/647562 "2013-01-24T01:56:23Z")
I’ve had this game on my iPod, but no one to play. It is a word game and there is a free version. It uses Game Center as well. Also, it does not require simultaneous play, so we can take time to take turns. Post here if… --- ## [Got Skyrim and I'm very disappointed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-skyrim-and-im-very-disappointed/645349)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-skyrim-and-im-very-disappointed/645349 "2013-01-24T01:34:05Z")
So I got the game Skyrim and I’m very disappointed:o The open world , realistic graphics ,character and weapons ,skill ,magic and backbone of the game so on is really amazing the best game out there!! But what I’m disapp… --- ## [NFL Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame/647990)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame/647990 "2013-01-24T01:26:32Z")
Who is the best among eligible quarterbacks who is not yet elected to the HOF? Stabler, Krieg, John Hadl? --- ## [When will people get off Lance Armstrong's back already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347 "2013-01-24T01:10:29Z")
News broke a few days ago that Armstrong was on the verge of announcing that he’s been lying, that he did take PEDs, did ruin the lives of those who’d accused him of doping, did use his position of cancer-survivor to san… --- ## [Terraria-like games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terraria-like-games/647713)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terraria-like-games/647713 "2013-01-24T00:26:51Z")
My daughter and I are playing Terraria again, and I’d forgotten how much I like it. I’ve also played the snot out of Minecraft. Are there other good PC games in this genre–that is, exploration, fighting, building, and … --- ## [The best QB ever poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953 "2013-01-23T23:30:57Z")
Over in the Game Room there’s a good thread about who is the best quarterback ever and it seems to me that that would make an interesting poll question. So here it is, and vote for no more than five (5). If you think of … --- ## [Is Tim Tebow a good quarterback or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tim-tebow-a-good-quarterback-or-not/647495)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tim-tebow-a-good-quarterback-or-not/647495 "2013-01-23T21:18:53Z")
Not really a big follower of football, but opinions about Tim Tebow even by sportswriters and other football mavens seem to be all over the map ranging from those touting his amazing potential and miraculous capacity to … --- ## [NFL Playoffs: Divisional Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round/646880)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round/646880 "2013-01-23T21:15:13Z")
Here we go… Baltimore at Denver The common thinking here is that Denver should win fairly easily. After all they did beat the Ravens by a couple of TDs just a few weeks ago. I do think the Broncos win, but I don’t th… --- ## [Junior Seau commits suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-seau-commits-suicide/620672)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-seau-commits-suicide/620672 "2013-01-23T20:31:13Z")
News 10 report. Wow, looks like his driving off the road last year might not have been an “accident” after all. Too bad. He was a great player. --- ## [When would you reroll the dice in a board game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-reroll-the-dice-in-a-board-game/647648)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-reroll-the-dice-in-a-board-game/647648 "2013-01-23T16:42:39Z")
A story I posted in the stupid arguments thread in MPSIMS got me thinking about an argument I had on this subject once and I’m curious what other people think. Imagine that you’re sitting at a table with two or more oth… --- ## [The number 10 and soccer (football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-10-and-soccer-football/647964)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-10-and-soccer-football/647964 "2013-01-23T16:09:32Z")
Is the number 10 worn by the best player on the team? And if so, why? There seems to be something special about that number, from Pele to Messi, that it couldn’t be just a coincidence. Or is it? --- ## [Lance Armstrong.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-armstrong/647675)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-armstrong/647675 "2013-01-23T16:07:06Z")
Forgive me if this is in the wrong forum. Lance Armstrong has now come clean and admitted that he doped his way through the various Tour de France wins, among other cycling events. Obviously most everyone suspected it … --- ## [PS3 wireless Internet connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-wireless-internet-connection/647834)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-wireless-internet-connection/647834 "2013-01-23T13:33:20Z")
I have an older PS3. It does not come with a wireless modem. What is the best hardware for me to get to hook it up wirelessly to the Internet? --- ## [Settle an argument - Football Related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-argument-football-related/648043)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-argument-football-related/648043 "2013-01-23T05:10:47Z")
I maintain strongly that the differences in both size, strength and skill of athletes today as opposed to decades ago is immense. So much so that as an example of this I stated to a group of friends that I am confident … --- ## [Fish with Attitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-with-attitude/648056)
**Author:** [@Steener122](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steener122)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-with-attitude/648056 "2013-01-22T23:51:20Z")
Does anyone else here play the game fish with attitude on the iPhone? I’m addicted to it!! I’m to level 22. I have 30 different fish.Including the Zombie Fish, Robot Fish and Police Fish. I LOVE this game!!! I always get… --- ## [Online NFL betting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-nfl-betting/647989)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-nfl-betting/647989 "2013-01-22T12:52:35Z")
How does betting on football work? I’m particularly interested in online gambling. --- ## [NFL Conference Championship games thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championship-games-thread/647841)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championship-games-thread/647841 "2013-01-22T06:22:45Z")
No one started one of these? :confused: Anyway, 4 minutes left in the wild NFC championship game. Once again, the Falcons started fast, have not done much in the 2nd half, but are trying to win with a late drive. The… --- ## [Pokemon: DS Lite vs DSi 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ds-lite-vs-dsi-2013/647844)
**Author:** [@orthohedron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orthohedron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-ds-lite-vs-dsi-2013/647844 "2013-01-22T04:09:01Z")
Recently I’ve been playing Pokemon Emerald on Gameboid for Android on my a500 tablet over HDMI on a HDTV. I want to get into the newer games so I’m looking into buying a DS Lite/DSi. My question is which DS should I get… --- ## [Role of coaches/managers in team sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-of-coaches-managers-in-team-sports/647820)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-of-coaches-managers-in-team-sports/647820 "2013-01-21T21:42:05Z")
This thread is inspired by an episode from the first season of Friday Night Lights, in which a new quarterback—Voodoo Tatum—is shown to be an asshole when he refuses to take instructions from the head coach regarding wha… --- ## [Puzzle: RE: SDMB GIft Exchange 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-re-sdmb-gift-exchange-2012/647503)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-re-sdmb-gift-exchange-2012/647503 "2013-01-21T16:26:40Z")
Back in December 34 people participated in the\*\* \[thread=672272\]SDMB Christmas Exchange 2012\[/thread\]\*\*. Some have tried to find a complete linking chain of who gave to whom, but alas a few of us have not been forthcomi… --- ## [What video game are you playing right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070)
**Author:** [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070 "2013-01-21T16:04:35Z")
(PC/Mac games count too.) I just started Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy for the PS2, a birthday present from my mom. I am only 1 hour in, but so far, it seems far less inspired than the original Mana Khemia. Sigh. On t… --- ## [Lights go out at Arkansas Mississippi B-ball game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-go-out-at-arkansas-mississippi-b-ball-game/647788)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-go-out-at-arkansas-mississippi-b-ball-game/647788 "2013-01-21T15:28:02Z")
This may be a sports first. Lights went out for 25 minutes in Tad Smith Coliseum. Thats Mississippi’s home court. Wonder if this has ever happened in college b-ball before? --- ## [Harbaugh strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harbaugh-strategy/647885)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harbaugh-strategy/647885 "2013-01-21T07:16:05Z")
What in the world was John Harbaugh thinking when he ran three straight passing plays in the fourth quarter with a 15 point lead and less than 9 minutes left in the game? (That the Ravens would, if forced to punt, inte… --- ## [Baltimore/New England Brady question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-new-england-brady-question/647883)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-new-england-brady-question/647883 "2013-01-21T07:13:53Z")
Just before New England scored its touchdown (I think)there was a running play for a first down where Brady set up as quarterback (seemingly) and then proceeded to bang on both sides of his helmet and raise both arms as … --- ## [Earl Weaver dead at 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earl-weaver-dead-at-82/647718)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earl-weaver-dead-at-82/647718 "2013-01-20T18:58:00Z")
The Oriole managing great has passed away, fittingly on an Orioles fan cruise. And in tribute, see this very NSFW umpire argument. --- ## [Controversial Trivia Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-trivia-questions/646231)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-trivia-questions/646231 "2013-01-20T16:31:46Z")
While checking out an old thread, the topic came up of the old trivia question: which actors were killed by an Alien, Terminator, and Predator? Of course, the answer is Bill Paxton, but it seems many people still believe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=309) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=311)