# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=318 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 319 --- ## [Probably Not Listening to Sports Radio Anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-not-listening-to-sports-radio-anymore/643705)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-not-listening-to-sports-radio-anymore/643705 "2012-12-12T06:36:15Z")
For whatever reason, I’ve started to get very annoyed with sports radio referring to college-aged and rookie professional athletes as “kids”. They probably don’t mean any offense with that, and young adults ages 18-25 a… --- ## [Ever played an MMO right up to the time they shut down the servers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-played-an-mmo-right-up-to-the-time-they-shut-down-the-servers/641265)
**Author:** [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-played-an-mmo-right-up-to-the-time-they-shut-down-the-servers/641265 "2012-12-12T01:26:40Z")
Just an idle musing, prompted by the upcoming closure of Glitch. My wife is a big fan of this game and intends to be online at the stated shut-down time in order to participate in whatever kind of farewell they provide.… --- ## [Bowl-ineligibility for new members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowl-ineligibility-for-new-members/643495)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowl-ineligibility-for-new-members/643495 "2012-12-11T22:10:08Z")
So, after my hometown Old Dominion Monarchs’ season ended today with a loss in the FCS quarterfinals, I looked on Wikipedia to catch a glimpse of the future of the Monarchs’ excellent football team, which has put togethe… --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984 "2012-12-11T20:48:05Z")
Here’s the slate TNF DEN@OAK SUN 1 PM ET STL@BUFF DALL@CIN KC@CLEV TENN@IND CHI@MINN PHI@TB BAL@WAS ATL@CAR NYJ@JAX SD@PIT 4 PM ET MIA@SF ARI@SEA NO@NYG SNF DET@GB MNF HOU@NE Teams in bold in must-… --- ## [I liked the Portals. What else will I like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-liked-the-portals-what-else-will-i-like/643338)
**Author:** [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-liked-the-portals-what-else-will-i-like/643338 "2012-12-11T16:25:30Z")
I went from an NES to the Wii (a long time later) and now also a 3DS and PS3. I’ve been looking for games to play with very mixed results. There are a lot of disks in the house now gathering dust as well as some download… --- ## [Kingdom Rush: Best Tower Defense game ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdom-rush-best-tower-defense-game-ever/643631)
**Author:** [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdom-rush-best-tower-defense-game-ever/643631 "2012-12-11T15:01:25Z")
I’ve avoided playing video games in serious quantities for a long time, with the occasional snack on addictinggames.com every now and then. Although I’m not a huge fan of tower defense games, as they are essentially just… --- ## [Soccer: Manchester United vs. City - Standing in a Wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-manchester-united-vs-city-standing-in-a-wall/643609)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-manchester-united-vs-city-standing-in-a-wall/643609 "2012-12-11T03:39:14Z")
So the Manchester Derby, United vs. City, was this weekend. It was a great match to watch. At the end, Robin van Persie got a free kick and City formed a few-man wall the appropriate distance away. When RVP kicked, on… --- ## [Anything New and Awesome in Magic: The Gathering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-and-awesome-in-magic-the-gathering/643553)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-and-awesome-in-magic-the-gathering/643553 "2012-12-11T01:58:07Z")
Why yes, I’m looking for gift ideas for my 19 year old son, who’s increasingly difficult to buy for each year… I’m afraid I know nothing about the game, his deck(s) or anything else useful. Anything “wow, COOL!” that’s … --- ## [Got a Kinect. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-kinect-now-what/643411)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-kinect-now-what/643411 "2012-12-10T20:50:48Z")
Using gestures to scroll through menus seems less convenient than using the controller. What games are there that actually exploit this thing in ways that improve the gaming experience? --- ## [Diablo 3 Patch 1.05 is live now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-patch-1-05-is-live-now/637934)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-patch-1-05-is-live-now/637934 "2012-12-10T19:10:05Z")
Not sure if everyone moved on or not. Pretty big patch with lots of changes and features. Can’t find notes to link to. Will report back after I play it for bit. This is the last hurah for me until the xPac if things do… --- ## [2020 European Football Championship to be held in... well, Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-european-football-championship-to-be-held-in-well-europe/643243)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-european-football-championship-to-be-held-in-well-europe/643243 "2012-12-10T18:26:12Z")
Yes, after a fiercely contested bidding battle, the European football authority UEFA has awarded the 2020 international tournament to… the whole of Europe. Whether this is because, with the expansion to 24 teams, it has … --- ## [Female mascots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-mascots/286934)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-mascots/286934 "2012-12-10T17:24:04Z")
Are there any school mascots that are clearly female? It seems to me of all the schools I know of, college and high school, I can only think of one that was truly a female figure. Henryetta High School in Henryetta, OK … --- ## [Megaman X Street Fighter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megaman-x-street-fighter/643518)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megaman-x-street-fighter/643518 "2012-12-10T15:01:46Z")
To those who care. This looks awesome! --- ## [Dopers of Sport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-of-sport/643263)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-of-sport/643263 "2012-12-10T12:22:02Z")
I recently had a random memory that I played winter intramural basketball some time in middle school. For more than one season, even. Can’t believe I forgot that! Anyway, here’s the question: Since the age of 5, what or… --- ## [Game System For A 14 Year Old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-system-for-a-14-year-old/642961)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-system-for-a-14-year-old/642961 "2012-12-10T09:53:58Z")
Each year my company sponsors a needy family for the holiday through Catholic Charities. All we are provided with are the children’s names and ages and some suggested items. Since the parents are well aware this is a d… --- ## [exposed hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exposed-hands/643366)
**Author:** [@old\_man\_of\_cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/old_man_of_cards)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exposed-hands/643366 "2012-12-10T09:30:56Z")
Recently playing bid whist, my opponent played several leads. Then placed his cards on the table and claimed a boston which would have given him the game. But low and behold I still had a trump that would beat one of hi… --- ## [PS3 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-question/643467)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-question/643467 "2012-12-09T20:57:39Z")
I’ve already downloaded two games and was thinking about buying a bunch of PS network games all at once. Is there anyway to tell how much memory my PS3 has left? --- ## [Mondegreens you carried into adulthood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondegreens-you-carried-into-adulthood/455333)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Pangloss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Pangloss)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondegreens-you-carried-into-adulthood/455333 "2012-12-09T03:51:35Z")
We all suffered some Mondegreens, or mishearings of classic texts, in childhood. Example: Thou hae slain the Earl of Murray And Lady Mondegreen. Beautiful and romantic, but incorrect. The original ballad reads: Tho… --- ## [Retro Games Deserving of a Remake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-deserving-of-a-remake/642983)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-deserving-of-a-remake/642983 "2012-12-08T22:16:20Z")
After seeing someone FINALLY do a proper remake of XCom and learning that my favorite game of all time is getting remade, I got to thinking of a few other games that I would love to see remade with today’s hardware. Wha… --- ## [Roger Goodell continues to do everything in his power to ruin football (re: kickoffs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-goodell-continues-to-do-everything-in-his-power-to-ruin-football-re-kickoffs/643229)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-goodell-continues-to-do-everything-in-his-power-to-ruin-football-re-kickoffs/643229 "2012-12-08T13:55:23Z")
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/\_/id/8720551/roger-goodell-floats-idea-end-kickoffs-report-says Goodell and McKay discussed an idea brought up by Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano in which a team, instead of kicking … --- ## [For the Aussies: St. Kilda Saints in Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-aussies-st-kilda-saints-in-colorado/643392)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-aussies-st-kilda-saints-in-colorado/643392 "2012-12-08T04:08:54Z")
My daughter, a University of Colorado student, called me the other day and said “Do you know that there is an Australian rugby team having a training camp on campus?” She hasn’t been to Australia but I lived in Canberra… --- ## [Sometimes Nostalgia is Best Left in Memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-nostalgia-is-best-left-in-memory/643337)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-nostalgia-is-best-left-in-memory/643337 "2012-12-07T21:28:49Z")
So all this old school RPG talk had me digging through my - literally - thousands of old games to find a few old school gems. I spent the last 2 days installing and then sampling the following: Fallout 1 Fallout 2 BG… --- ## [Ingress, altenate reality game by Google, invite-thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingress-altenate-reality-game-by-google-invite-thread/641122)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingress-altenate-reality-game-by-google-invite-thread/641122 "2012-12-07T20:22:58Z")
“Users can generate virtual energy needed to play the game by picking up units of “XM,” which are collected by traveling walking paths, like a real-world version of Pac-Man. Then they spend the energy going on missions… --- ## [Free Dragon Age & DA2 Promo Unlocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-dragon-age-da2-promo-unlocks/643294)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-dragon-age-da2-promo-unlocks/643294 "2012-12-07T17:21:46Z")
Bioware must be gearing up to get us interested in DA3 or something because they’re giving away all the promo items from DA:O and DA2. Works for all versions (Xbox, PS3 & PC). Note this isn’t the same as the DLC, these… --- ## [Far Cry 3 & "Never Settle" coupon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-cry-3-never-settle-coupon/643269)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-cry-3-never-settle-coupon/643269 "2012-12-07T14:31:24Z")
Not really sure where to put this, it’s part gaming, part questions, and part rant. Has anyone else here dealt with this “Never Settle” coupon with Free Far Cry 3 and 20% off MOH: Warfighter? If so, does this sound fam… --- ## [Help me name a game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-game/643084)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-game/643084 "2012-12-07T02:38:03Z")
So talking with some friends over the worst video game I have ever played sent me into a thought spiral as I simply cannot recall the name of this horrid PC game from what I would guess is the very early 90s. The game w… --- ## [Which system is a better gaming rig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-system-is-a-better-gaming-rig/643253)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-system-is-a-better-gaming-rig/643253 "2012-12-07T02:30:07Z")
My Dad is giving me his old computer here shortly. It’s obviously more capable in a number of areas than the one I am using now, including hard disk memory, SSD drive, processor cores and speed, etc. I want to optimize m… --- ## [Question about a poker hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-poker-hand/643151)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-poker-hand/643151 "2012-12-06T19:52:57Z")
In this video, Phil Helmuth is raised all-in, calls, and appears to be stunned by his opponent’s cards and the fact that she was willing to call his pre-flop raise. Which has me puzzled. I’m a mere dabbler in poker, wh… --- ## [Steam black friday sale - now through 11/26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-black-friday-sale-now-through-11-26/641750)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-black-friday-sale-now-through-11-26/641750 "2012-12-06T13:58:32Z")
The black friday sales aren’t nearly as big as the Christmas sales, but they generate enough traffic to be worth their own thread. Looks like they’re keeping the daily sale/flash sale mechanics from last Christmas. 6 (+… --- ## [How long did it take for the arrow in the knee joke to get old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-for-the-arrow-in-the-knee-joke-to-get-old/608321)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-for-the-arrow-in-the-knee-joke-to-get-old/608321 "2012-12-05T18:45:47Z")
So, how long did it take for the arrow in the knee joke to get old and tired? People are already making jokes about how tired a joke it is. The meme that the arrow/knee meme is old is itself becoming an old meme. Meta. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=319)