# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=314 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 315 --- ## [Question about sports city/market names, abbrev. on insignia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sports-city-market-names-abbrev-on-insignia/645418)
**Author:** [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sports-city-market-names-abbrev-on-insignia/645418 "2013-01-03T21:43:00Z")
So at a Christmas gathering the other day, my uncle was asking the crowd some Packers trivia questions. Eventually he got around to the “what does the letter ‘G’ on the helmets stand for” question, prompting the “greatne… --- ## [NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614 "2013-01-03T18:08:06Z")
Last year’s thread. Sorry I’m late to post this - it slipped my mind until just now. If you want a player involved in the Dallas/New York Giants game, post it now - otherwise you can wait for the weekend. Every week y… --- ## [Star Trek Online noob here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-online-noob-here/645708)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-online-noob-here/645708 "2013-01-03T15:51:39Z")
I’ve recently started playing Star Trek Online and I have a space combat question. I’m still in the starter ship, so maybe this is something that improves with better ships, but … holy frakkin’ Og, can this ship turn any… --- ## [Australia versus Sri Lanka (Third Test)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-versus-sri-lanka-third-test/645952)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-versus-sri-lanka-third-test/645952 "2013-01-03T15:22:29Z")
Started today. There was no Boxing Day test.\* Australia won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat. They made close to 300. A very flat performance from Australia I thought- Johnson has resorted to being inconsistent, St… --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 3002\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679 "2013-01-03T13:53:30Z")
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2012! I’m Baker, your new Death Mistress, taking over for amarone. Give amarone three cheers for all the hard work s/he has put in. HUZZAH! HUZZAH! H… --- ## [The Bowl Games and Free TV: the end of an era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bowl-games-and-free-tv-the-end-of-an-era/566087)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bowl-games-and-free-tv-the-end-of-an-era/566087 "2013-01-03T04:53:06Z")
I know I’m late to the party on this but I noticed that of all the 2010-2011 College Football Bowl games, only three were or will be broadcast on the over-the-air broadcast networks (the Sun Bowl was on CBS on December 3… --- ## [Smurfs Village (Android)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smurfs-village-android/645915)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smurfs-village-android/645915 "2013-01-03T03:32:49Z")
Anyone else playing? I had to start fresh when I changed from a silly fruit to a real phone. My issue is that now cannot add any friends :frowning: So if can advise me on if / how you solved the problem, and also add … --- ## [Help me remember the name of this iPhone app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-the-name-of-this-iphone-app/645477)
**Author:** [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-the-name-of-this-iphone-app/645477 "2013-01-02T20:51:26Z")
Hey everyone. I used to play this game, it was an iPhone app that involved shooting birds which moved slowly from right to left, you have a cannon on the left you control. It involved buying soldiers you shot out the can… --- ## [NFL MVP and POTYs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-mvp-and-potys/644328)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-mvp-and-potys/644328 "2013-01-02T20:20:37Z")
MVP: is there really any question that it’s Adrian Peterson? He’s having a historic year, and while Manning is getting a lot of MVP talk, it’s bullshit. He’s on pace to have about his third best season. I know there’s t… --- ## [Transformers Games and Media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-games-and-media/645873)
**Author:** [@orthohedron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orthohedron)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-games-and-media/645873 "2013-01-02T20:20:23Z")
Who likes Transformers, and who here has played War For Cybertron or Fall of Cybertron? I just downloaded WFC on Live for $19.00. I’ve yet to play the full game yet but the mulitplayer demo was fun as hell. I started th… --- ## [Why does the PRC dominate ping pong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-prc-dominate-ping-pong/644228)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-prc-dominate-ping-pong/644228 "2013-01-02T19:56:31Z")
The Mainland Chinese domination of ping-pong is so complete we even call it by its Chinese name, despite the fact table tennis was invented in the UK. In international competitions, it’s almost all Mainland Chinese at th… --- ## [Fortune Cookie Fortunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-cookie-fortunes/645802)
**Author:** [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-cookie-fortunes/645802 "2013-01-02T04:25:29Z")
New Years is a time for stupid predictions, and if it isn’t I predict it soon will be. So let’s make a game of it. Write a fortune cookie type fortune for the previous person who posted. For instance, let’s say Hugh H… --- ## [T.M.S's C.M.J. R.I.P.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-m-ss-c-m-j-r-i-p/645767)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-m-ss-c-m-j-r-i-p/645767 "2013-01-01T19:23:17Z")
Test Match Special has been a feature in my sporting life for as long as I can remember. It has kept me amused and enthralled through many a long winter night and bright summer day. The secret of its success is the qual… --- ## [LOTRO - Beta Mac version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotro-beta-mac-version/645709)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotro-beta-mac-version/645709 "2013-01-01T07:05:26Z")
Because the latest WoW expansion is causing serious framerate issues for Mac players (even those with brand-new Macs, apparently, not just players like me with 4-year-old iMacs), I’ve started playing the game on my Windo… --- ## [More details behind the "Berzerk" death of 1981??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-details-behind-the-berzerk-death-of-1981/645643)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-details-behind-the-berzerk-death-of-1981/645643 "2013-01-01T05:13:16Z")
I’m referring to Jeff Dailey, the alleged 18-year-old who allegedly died of a massive heart attack after scoring 16,660 on the arcade version of Berzerk. It just seems…suspicious…that there are so many details that seem … --- ## [Speak to me in reasonably accurate quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-reasonably-accurate-quotes/645518)
**Author:** [@yohan\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yohan_go)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-reasonably-accurate-quotes/645518 "2013-01-01T05:09:53Z")
And don’t just say: “I am to old for this kind of activity.” Because: “I am the queen of the world.” And remember to say: “I’ll be occupying this same position in some time not much later.” Before you make me to: “… --- ## [Legitimate Rape - SDMB Poker, 4th Qtr., 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-rape-sdmb-poker-4th-qtr-2012/636455)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-rape-sdmb-poker-4th-qtr-2012/636455 "2013-01-01T00:06:11Z")
I know what you’re thinking: Is it rape month already? No, those festivities are a few months off yet, but let’s just say that it’s a fairly good description of how some people play this game. I won’t name names. Cyberh… --- ## [Why are big college teams so afraid to play small schools in \*their\* house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-big-college-teams-so-afraid-to-play-small-schools-in-their-house/644993)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-big-college-teams-so-afraid-to-play-small-schools-in-their-house/644993 "2012-12-31T06:17:34Z")
It seems to me that the idea of allowing college football and basketball teams to negotiate their own non-conference schedule is fundamentally skewed in favor of the big-conference teams. In both sports, you’ll see team… --- ## [Valero Alamo Bowl - UT Longhorns vs OSU Beavers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valero-alamo-bowl-ut-longhorns-vs-osu-beavers/645532)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valero-alamo-bowl-ut-longhorns-vs-osu-beavers/645532 "2012-12-31T06:10:47Z")
Man, just 8 minutes into the game, and this is turning into a street fight. This is going to be a good game. LOL… The announcer just said the field goal attempt by UT was “a happy ending”. I’m loving this. --- ## [Wii and/or PS3 games for young girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-and-or-ps3-games-for-young-girls/645038)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-and-or-ps3-games-for-young-girls/645038 "2012-12-31T05:45:40Z")
I have both a Wii and a PS3. I also have two girls, 7 and 4. I’m looking for some good, easy, fun games for them to play. I have Disney Princess Enchanted Journey for the Wii as well as Tangled. Both girls seemed to have… --- ## [I am sick of the Browns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-the-browns/645597)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-the-browns/645597 "2012-12-31T05:38:53Z")
I feel bad for these guys. Even as a Steelers fan, I secretly root for Browns to beat the Steelers, just to keep competition going. Today I wanted the Steelers to lose to have a better draft position… but they couldn’t p… --- ## [Dungeons and Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dopers/615446)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dopers/615446 "2012-12-31T05:35:54Z")
The wind howls through the cracks in the wood of The Straight Dope Inn’s walls. From inside, you hear the rain battering the roof of the old building, but the fire burns brightly and the room is warm. All around, dozens … --- ## [The 10th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773 "2012-12-31T03:30:33Z")
Ten seasons. So much has happened in those ten seasons, and few things are constant. I look over at my son and realize that I have been doing this thread since he was small enough for me to hold up with one hand. Amazing… --- ## [Minecraft/Xbox 360 question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-xbox-360-question/645598)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-xbox-360-question/645598 "2012-12-30T22:06:23Z")
On the Xbox 360 my son has a started a “world” in Minecraft. When he is not around, I can’t log onto the Xbox, start up Minecraft and play that world. I have to log in as him. How can I import that “world” to my Xbox ava… --- ## [Free iPhone/iPod games from EA!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-iphone-ipod-games-from-ea/645255)
**Author:** [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-iphone-ipod-games-from-ea/645255 "2012-12-30T05:29:22Z")
You can get a game a day for free! I’ve already won Sims 3, Tetris, and Battlefield Bad Company 2. Click on that link from your device. The first PM I get will net you one of my extra codes for Skate It (Since I’m not… --- ## [Tony Greig Dies and Mike Hussey Retires (Cricket)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-greig-dies-and-mike-hussey-retires-cricket/645478)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-greig-dies-and-mike-hussey-retires-cricket/645478 "2012-12-29T15:50:30Z")
Tony Greig died today from a heart attack at age 66. He was a very good all rounder and later a noted commentator (I must admit I couldn’t stand him and Lawry). And now Mike Hussey has announced his retirement from Inte… --- ## [Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/642369)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/642369 "2012-12-28T22:52:58Z")
… Is out today! I’m pre-loading and counting the friggin minutes at work until I get home. Here’s a comprehensive list of what’s new in this version of the game, from this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comment… --- ## [Runners- Hamstring Tightness/Stretching advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-hamstring-tightness-stretching-advice/645347)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-hamstring-tightness-stretching-advice/645347 "2012-12-28T22:28:14Z")
Hi All, I started training for my first half marathon back in July/August and I slowly built up my endurance from very little to being able to do 11 miles in 1:50ish. In early October I felt my hamstring tighten/cramp … --- ## [The off-field lives of Big 4 athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-off-field-lives-of-big-4-athletes/644831)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-off-field-lives-of-big-4-athletes/644831 "2012-12-28T20:00:36Z")
How are these time windows important to a Big 4 US (NFL,NBA,NHL,MLB) athlete, as a person: NFL:Mother’s Day-Thanksgiving MLB:Valentine’s Day-Independence Day NHL/NBA:Columbus Day-Valentine’s Day Clue: Think back to J… --- ## [Muggsy Bogues and other short B-ball players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muggsy-bogues-and-other-short-b-ball-players/645319)
**Author:** [@relesabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relesabe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muggsy-bogues-and-other-short-b-ball-players/645319 "2012-12-28T16:10:55Z")
I suggested to someone that perhaps if one were shorter than 6’2’’ or so, it actually became advantageous to be really short since you would be playing against people who were not used to defending against really short o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=313) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=315)