# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=331 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 332 --- ## [Bioware co-founders stepping down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioware-co-founders-stepping-down/635211)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioware-co-founders-stepping-down/635211 "2012-09-19T20:58:25Z")
Press release here. There’s been a lot of talk the last few years about whether what was once the premiere maker of PC RPGs has jumped the shark and how much the buyout by EA has changed the company - and the brouhaha o… --- ## [D&D Next - anybody playtesting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-next-anybody-playtesting/631763)
**Author:** [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-next-anybody-playtesting/631763 "2012-09-19T11:22:44Z")
Wizards of the Coast are currently inviting feedback on some aspects of their new D&D incarnation. Is anybody else looking at these rules, or the last playtest? What do you think? My thoughts: \[ul\] \[li\]Overall, it’s m… --- ## [2014 FIFA World Cup Early Speculation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-fifa-world-cup-early-speculation/631367)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-fifa-world-cup-early-speculation/631367 "2012-09-18T21:36:11Z")
First, how do the chances look for the U.S. to make it in? Based on absolutely no knowledge of the USMNT or the rest of the field, I’m going to say that it would be a pretty huge shock if we didn’t make it. Second, how … --- ## [SF Giants fans: The Brian Johnson Game, were you there? (Dodgers fans too! :D )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-giants-fans-the-brian-johnson-game-were-you-there-dodgers-fans-too-d/635094)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-giants-fans-the-brian-johnson-game-were-you-there-dodgers-fans-too-d/635094 "2012-09-18T21:08:48Z")
Today is the 15th anniversary of the “Brian Johnson Game”! Were you there? I was at Candlestick that day, upper deck, left-center field with three friends from work. To this day it’s the most exciting baseball game I’v… --- ## [Giants-Bucs Ending Week #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giants-bucs-ending-week-2/634997)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giants-bucs-ending-week-2/634997 "2012-09-18T13:48:56Z")
I amy be the only Giants fan who DIDN’T really have a problem with what the Tampa Bay Bucs did on the last play of the game. As I see it… The Bucs were only down by one score. That makes a HUGE difference to me. If t… --- ## [Battlefield Bad Company 2 just started crashing today. Help, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-bad-company-2-just-started-crashing-today-help-please/635009)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-bad-company-2-just-started-crashing-today-help-please/635009 "2012-09-18T01:41:27Z")
I never had any stability problems with this game. The tech support for it now seems non-existent. Any ideas? --- ## [2012 College Football Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-college-football-week-3/634742)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-college-football-week-3/634742 "2012-09-17T22:55:14Z")
Alabama-Arkansas is probably going to be less entertaining than it looked when the schedules first came out. Arkansas got upset, and I think their starting QB is out with a concussion this week. Might be a long game fo… --- ## [The clues for this puzzle annoyed me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clues-for-this-puzzle-annoyed-me/634286)
**Author:** [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clues-for-this-puzzle-annoyed-me/634286 "2012-09-17T20:09:32Z")
I was trying to solve this Quote Acrostic puzzle. (For anyone unfamiliar with this kind of puzzle, you have to define words based on the given clues and then transfer the defined words’ individual letters to a grid, acco… --- ## [Week 4 CFB -- Who stays in the AP Top Ten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-4-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/634992)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-4-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/634992 "2012-09-17T20:00:04Z")
Public Poll on the way. Here’s the schedule for the Top Ten AP from Week 4 Scoreboard Saturday September 22, 2012 Florida Atlantic (1-2, Road: 0-2) 5:00 pm EDT (1) Alabama (3-0, Home… --- ## [RG3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rg3/634840)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rg3/634840 "2012-09-17T19:06:20Z")
OK, this could probably be in GQ, since I’m guessing it has a real answer, but I think it will get more views here. I noticed the Redskins put Griffin III on the back of his Jersey. Isn’t this incorrect, as the III is … --- ## [Speak to me in only Archer quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-only-archer-quotes/634290)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-only-archer-quotes/634290 "2012-09-17T16:46:40Z")
Call Kenny Loggins… 'cuz you’re in the Danger Zone! --- ## [Devastating injury in Tulsa-Tulane game today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devastating-injury-in-tulsa-tulane-game-today/634135)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devastating-injury-in-tulsa-tulane-game-today/634135 "2012-09-17T13:01:05Z")
Tulane senior safety Devon Walker broke his neck and got a collapsed lung on the field today. He stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated and was given a tracheotomy while still on the field. Occasionally I feel gui… --- ## [Pitcher missing a finger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitcher-missing-a-finger/634855)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitcher-missing-a-finger/634855 "2012-09-17T00:08:56Z")
How would it change a pitch’s movement if the pitcher is missing a finger? How would it change if they’re missing the ring finger vs. middle finger? --- ## [Week 3 CFB -- Who stays in the AP Top Ten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/634393)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/634393 "2012-09-16T13:50:41Z")
Public Poll on the way. Here’s the schedule for the Top Ten AP from Week 3 Scoreboard Saturday September 15, 2012 (1) Alabama (2-0, Road: 0-0) 3:30 pm EDT Arkansas (1-1, Home: 1-0) (2) US… --- ## [Mangle a celebrity's name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749 "2012-09-16T03:52:40Z")
Surely you’ve known those people who can’t quite remember the name of somebody famous and will come out with an approximation that leaves you in doubt as to who they mean. Let’s see how many we can come up with that stu… --- ## [Guess the movie from the TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769 "2012-09-16T02:30:13Z")
Solve a puzzle or create a puzzle. A puzzle should list 3 or 4 TV shows. From each show pick a fairly prominent actor (not obscure, and not a guest star, but a regular). What movie were all of those actors in? Example: … --- ## [Preference for Men/Women's Tennis on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preference-for-men-womens-tennis-on-tv/633002)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preference-for-men-womens-tennis-on-tv/633002 "2012-09-16T01:12:37Z")
I guess it’s legit to watch Women’s tennis with the sound off, and just ogle :slight\_smile: --- ## [Greatest Sports Photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-photos/630992)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-photos/630992 "2012-09-15T19:44:14Z")
So I happened upon this list of 30 Most Iconic Sports Photographs of all Time and I think it is woefully bad. For one thing it is missing this photo of Secretariat at Belmont another is that the photo of Derek Redmond … --- ## [Make up your own collective nouns (fiction AND nonfiction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029)
**Author:** [@Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crocodiles_And_Boulevards)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029 "2012-09-15T17:10:40Z")
(A collective noun is something like “a murder of crows” or “a \*pride \*of lions” or “a \*shiver \*of sharks”) Here’s how this game goes: I’ll post an animal/thing below and the next person creates a new collective noun f… --- ## [Verbose Song Lyrics: II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics-ii/634788)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics-ii/634788 "2012-09-15T16:13:53Z")
We had some fun with this a couple of years ago. How about a second go-around? I’ll start: I feel as if I’m imprisoned in this room set aside for pedagogy, I’m not one for lectures and discourse, However, at some poin… --- ## [Celebrity Portmanteaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-portmanteaus/634343)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-portmanteaus/634343 "2012-09-15T04:24:40Z")
A friend of mine is attending a dinner party where everyone has to be costumed as a celebrity portmanteau. So far, she’s come up with Ray Lewis Carroll and Lil Wayne Gretzky. I figured you guys would have fun coming up w… --- ## [Nicknames for parts of a sports team.(Not the whole team)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-parts-of-a-sports-team-not-the-whole-team/634241)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-parts-of-a-sports-team-not-the-whole-team/634241 "2012-09-15T03:37:18Z")
Murders’ Row-Parts of the 27(and other years) NY Yankee Line-up. The Fearsome Foursome-Most notably The LA Rams defensive line of Grier,Lundy,Jones and Olsen. Air Coryell- San Diego Chargers offense under coach Coryell… --- ## [Hockey Game in Roman Gladiator Arena](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-game-in-roman-gladiator-arena/633730)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-game-in-roman-gladiator-arena/633730 "2012-09-15T01:13:34Z")
As a big fan of outdoor NHL games, I must say that this will be an event to see: a hockey game will be played in Pula, Croatia inside Arena. Preparations in progress - http://www.jutarnji.hr/nestvarna-scena--hokejaski-… --- ## [Closure (the game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closure-the-game/634746)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closure-the-game/634746 "2012-09-15T00:26:44Z")
http://closuregame.com/ Has anyone tried it? Is it worth buying now or is it better to wait? About how long does it take to complete? --- ## [Anyone up for a coordinates puzzle challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-coordinates-puzzle-challenge/634703)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-coordinates-puzzle-challenge/634703 "2012-09-15T00:24:24Z")
Try to obtain the final numbers in this set of coordinates using this table as a reference. This might be related to ships or docks. I’ve exhausted my google-fu. Full disclosure: This is from a geocache puzzle - howeve… --- ## [Is Guild Wars 2 Soloable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guild-wars-2-soloable/634644)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guild-wars-2-soloable/634644 "2012-09-14T23:40:08Z")
I never picked up the first one but City of Heroes is going away and I need a potential replacement so I was considering GW2. I assume from the name that teaming is strongly encouraged but can you solo if you wanted to? … --- ## [why does madden nfl 10 make it so hecking hard to leave after the end of a game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-madden-nfl-10-make-it-so-hecking-hard-to-leave-after-the-end-of-a-game/634668)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-madden-nfl-10-make-it-so-hecking-hard-to-leave-after-the-end-of-a-game/634668 "2012-09-14T20:47:58Z")
game over dumm cutscenese of coach shaking hands dumm highlights menu exit game exit or restart are you sure you want to exit?? just go back to the menu after the game is over i dont have time for this shit also … --- ## [Speak to me only in Whedon-Verse quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-whedon-verse-quotes/634328)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-whedon-verse-quotes/634328 "2012-09-13T02:23:22Z")
Speak to me only in Whedon-Verse quotes (ie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly/Serenity, The Doll House, The Avengers movie, and any others I’ve missed. ) “The quality of mercy is not Buffy.” --- ## [Catchphrases used by sports teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catchphrases-used-by-sports-teams/634239)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catchphrases-used-by-sports-teams/634239 "2012-09-13T02:00:05Z")
Not sure if “Catchphrase” is the right way to say it,but here are my examples of what I am asking for… Detroit Lions- Restore the Roar GB Packers- The Pack is Back pittsburgh steelers-One for the Thumb in '81 --- ## [Wikipedia leapfrog, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-leapfrog-anyone/634356)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-leapfrog-anyone/634356 "2012-09-12T19:53:12Z")
The premise is to go from one specific Wikipedia page to another specified page, using ONLY the hyperlinks contained therein. I’ll start: Go from Displacement Operator to Morocco. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=330) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=332)