# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=327 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 328 --- ## [Mongo no longer pawn in game of life - Alex Karras dead at 77](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongo-no-longer-pawn-in-game-of-life-alex-karras-dead-at-77/637222)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongo-no-longer-pawn-in-game-of-life-alex-karras-dead-at-77/637222 "2012-10-16T17:32:54Z")
Alex Karras given days to live. This does not look good, he suffered kidney failure monday night. The article says that he’s been suffering from poor health for several years. --- ## [What is the least favorite thing about your most favorite sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-least-favorite-thing-about-your-most-favorite-sport/630476)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-least-favorite-thing-about-your-most-favorite-sport/630476 "2012-10-15T22:06:55Z")
If you could change one thing about your favorite sport, what would it be? --- ## [Washington Nationals: Maybe Next Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-nationals-maybe-next-year/637603)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-nationals-maybe-next-year/637603 "2012-10-15T15:36:25Z")
I first became a Nats fan in '06 when I was sick from work for about a week. With very little to watch on television, I got back into baseball, and as I live in Virginia, MASN was showing the Nationals and Orioles. Par… --- ## [4 new NFL markets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-new-nfl-markets/637714)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-new-nfl-markets/637714 "2012-10-15T15:34:16Z")
Reading the USFL thread, I wondered which 4 former USFL and WFL markets the NFL could expand into, bringing the league to 36 teams, and 6 divsions. --- ## [USFL question that probably can't be answered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usfl-question-that-probably-cant-be-answered/637495)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usfl-question-that-probably-cant-be-answered/637495 "2012-10-15T14:26:30Z")
I was just watching the 30 for 30 documentary Small Potatoes: Who Killed The USFL? and they had a scene about a publicity stunt that was held at a USFL game in 1985. Apparently the Tampa Bay Bandits had a contest where i… --- ## [2012 College Football Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-college-football-week-7/637593)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-college-football-week-7/637593 "2012-10-15T14:21:51Z")
Some good games this week. Tops on my list is LSU at home against South Carolina. I expect the Tigers to bounce back from the road loss to Florida. Also hoping Mississippi State can keep the dream alive against Tennes… --- ## [How long does Rizzo keep his job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-rizzo-keep-his-job/637633)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-rizzo-keep-his-job/637633 "2012-10-15T01:49:56Z")
Now that the Nats have been eliminated, the Rizzo watch begins. How long does he keep his job? --- ## [Here is a poker game I just invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-poker-game-i-just-invented/634462)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-poker-game-i-just-invented/634462 "2012-10-15T01:48:44Z")
The boys are coming over next week for some poker. The Big Bet is one dollah! We like to play a variety of different games, so I have invented Brooklyn Hold’em. Each player gets two cards, one down and one up. (Bet.) E… --- ## [Amazing PC game sale on Amazon. $10 for Deus Ex, Hitman, Just Cause 2 and more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-pc-game-sale-on-amazon-10-for-deus-ex-hitman-just-cause-2-and-more/637735)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-pc-game-sale-on-amazon-10-for-deus-ex-hitman-just-cause-2-and-more/637735 "2012-10-15T01:10:04Z")
Ordinarily I would not throw a sale up on the SDMB but this is truly the best one I have ever seen: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009PNLAAW/ref=dsvrt\_review\_asin\_detail Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Editio… --- ## [Has a Travis Roy injury ever happened in the NHL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-travis-roy-injury-ever-happened-in-the-nhl/637461)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-travis-roy-injury-ever-happened-in-the-nhl/637461 "2012-10-14T00:35:22Z")
For non hockey fans, Travis was a college hockey player who broke his neck after going headfirst into the boards. (On his 1st shift as a Freshman!) --- ## [Arizona Football Team: Way to Go, Shitheads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-football-team-way-to-go-shitheads/636945)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-football-team-way-to-go-shitheads/636945 "2012-10-14T00:24:42Z")
You were unstoppable in the regulation score-fest and had the ball with time-outs in hand with 40-odd seconds to go! So you burn the clock, go to overtime and proceed to fold like Origami Masters! You deserve to lose! … --- ## [Pro Cycling's Dirty Revelation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-cyclings-dirty-revelation/637384)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-cyclings-dirty-revelation/637384 "2012-10-13T23:55:39Z")
Well, it looks like there is a mountain of evidence thatArmstrong and most of the peloton doped for most of the past decade. Armstrong still denying, but Landis, Hamilton, and now Hincapie and Leipheimer among others all… --- ## [One NFL player suddenly finds himself in the 60s NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-nfl-player-suddenly-finds-himself-in-the-60s-nfl/637180)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-nfl-player-suddenly-finds-himself-in-the-60s-nfl/637180 "2012-10-12T14:14:39Z")
If one NFL player from today was magically whisked onto a 1960s team… take your pick… Ok maybe not a punter… How hard would it be to adjust to the game of that era? What impact? Would he be nigh unstoppable and/or … --- ## [MLB Scoring: A Backwards "K"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-scoring-a-backwards-k/637159)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-scoring-a-backwards-k/637159 "2012-10-12T10:54:44Z")
I know a “K” means strikeout, but I just noticed TBS sometimes uses a backwards K instead of a normal “K”. Does anyone know what the backward “K” might mean? (This appears in the upper left of your TV screen in lieu of… --- ## [Questions about baseball attendance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-baseball-attendance/636962)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-baseball-attendance/636962 "2012-10-11T23:35:24Z")
I heard one of those “no one can afford to go to baseball games anymore rant” and decided to check historical attendance of baseball games. The average attendance of the last decade is at least twice what it was in the … --- ## [World of Warcraft; I'm standing, now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-im-standing-now-what/636806)
**Author:** [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-im-standing-now-what/636806 "2012-10-11T18:02:43Z")
The last time I played anything was the first PC version of Doom. I chanced to see the Free Start Edition of World of Warcraft, so I thought I’d like to check out the graphics and see how characters can interact and figh… --- ## [MLB Rule question - foul flys and tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-rule-question-foul-flys-and-tips/637392)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-rule-question-foul-flys-and-tips/637392 "2012-10-11T13:22:27Z")
Settling a bet…say a foul tip rebounds off the catcher’s glove (or some other part of the catcher, as long as it struck the glove first) and is then caught by another fielder. Would the batter be automatically out in th… --- ## [Would guaranteeing NFL contracts lessen the health issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-guaranteeing-nfl-contracts-lessen-the-health-issues/637360)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-guaranteeing-nfl-contracts-lessen-the-health-issues/637360 "2012-10-11T01:00:30Z")
It seems that players rush back to the field, and lie about injuries, because they worry about losing their jobs to injury. Would guarenteeing contracts lessen the incentive to put their health in danger? --- ## [Panthers have placed center Ryan Kalil on IR with a foot injury.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panthers-have-placed-center-ryan-kalil-on-ir-with-a-foot-injury/637341)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panthers-have-placed-center-ryan-kalil-on-ir-with-a-foot-injury/637341 "2012-10-10T18:34:04Z")
cmon man why doesn’t anything good ever happen for the Panthers ): --- ## [NHL lockout challenged under Alberta Labour Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-lockout-challenged-under-alberta-labour-law/635465)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-lockout-challenged-under-alberta-labour-law/635465 "2012-10-10T15:20:23Z")
Interesting legal issue: players from the Oilers and Flames are arguing the NHL lockout doesn’t comply with Alberta labour laws. Ten hour hearing today in front of the Alberta Labour Board, which reserved its decision. S… --- ## [Music Trivia Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-trivia-question/635290)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-trivia-question/635290 "2012-10-10T15:19:15Z")
No fair looking it up… According to Wiki, eight musical acts have reportedly sold over 300 million units,can you name them? Spoil you answers --- ## [NFL Week 5:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/636589)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/636589 "2012-10-10T14:57:09Z")
Home team last; Odds per Vegas.com’s aggregation of the Caesar’s, MGM, and Stations’s Books. Thursday Night Game Arizona (-1.5) - St. Louis. Sunday, Early Games. Miami - Cincinnati (-3.5) Cleveland - NY Giants (-9) … --- ## [Recommendations for the Nintendo DS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-the-nintendo-ds/637196)
**Author:** [@Weaver\_of\_Nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver_of_Nightmares)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-the-nintendo-ds/637196 "2012-10-10T14:13:23Z")
So, I want to buy a Nintendo 3DS XL. Recommend me some games, oh Game Room. (Nothing related to Mario Bros or Pokémon, because with those I really don’t know where to start.) I’m not all that interested in straight-up a… --- ## [Golf: If an Animal Steals Your Ball (or otherwise interferes with your shot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-if-an-animal-steals-your-ball-or-otherwise-interferes-with-your-shot/636857)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-if-an-animal-steals-your-ball-or-otherwise-interferes-with-your-shot/636857 "2012-10-10T13:27:26Z")
Looks like a dog grabbed Paul Casey’s ball and ran off with it. The article doesn’t mention how this is handled in play-- does he get a free drop where it was when the dog grabbed it? Is he SOL; does he have to take a … --- ## [MLB Post-Season Scheduling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-scheduling/637269)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-scheduling/637269 "2012-10-10T02:46:32Z")
How does the post season schedule get decided? And how do the tickets (with the correct competing teams) get printed and distributed so quickly? Consider the AL East where it was a fight to the finish (assuming the Yan… --- ## [Most difficult sport to referee or umpire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-sport-to-referee-or-umpire/634467)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-sport-to-referee-or-umpire/634467 "2012-10-10T00:13:17Z")
What are the most difficult referee or umpire positions? I’ll throw in Home Plate umpire. To maintain a consistent strike zone for 9 innings in the heat while constantly being scrutinized by both teams must be pretty h… --- ## [Bobby Valentine. I love to say I told you so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-valentine-i-love-to-say-i-told-you-so/636658)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-valentine-i-love-to-say-i-told-you-so/636658 "2012-10-09T23:45:18Z")
Instead of resurrecting this zombie thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633266&highlight=bobby+Valentine&page=2 I find it amazing that someone like me, that doesn’t make his living in professio… --- ## [Guardian Cross - free iOS Square Enix card collection game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardian-cross-free-ios-square-enix-card-collection-game/636931)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardian-cross-free-ios-square-enix-card-collection-game/636931 "2012-10-09T23:39:58Z")
Anyone playing? I’d love to have a few more friends. Username is fluiddruid if you care to send me a friend request. For those of you not playing but who might be interested, it’s less like a Magic-style CCG and more… --- ## [MLB: The Catcher on Strike 3...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-catcher-on-strike-3/637053)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-catcher-on-strike-3/637053 "2012-10-09T17:52:26Z")
After catching the ball on strike 3, you will often see the catcher throw the ball away, like into the stands or something (from the TV camera’s perspective). This is not just a light, underhanded toss. To whom is he r… --- ## [Just bought an XBox - what games should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-an-xbox-what-games-should-i-get/636893)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-an-xbox-what-games-should-i-get/636893 "2012-10-09T17:31:09Z")
OK, I didn’t buy it to play - looks like there is a good chance I’ll be writing software for the XBox and so I figured I had better have one. But since I have one anyway, tell me about your favorite games. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=326) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=328)