# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=337 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 338 --- ## [Can anyone reccomend a decent short video game I can play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953 "2012-08-15T00:39:33Z")
My computer is new, but is a laptop. It has run Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and Elder Scrolls IV quite well, thought not at their top detail levels. I ran Bioshock as well and I think it was near the top details. It … --- ## [How Olympic athletes are selected \[basketball vs. other sports\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-olympic-athletes-are-selected-basketball-vs-other-sports/629763)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-olympic-athletes-are-selected-basketball-vs-other-sports/629763 "2012-08-14T23:42:56Z")
More specifically, I’m looking at the Men’s basketball team. Was it just Mike Krzyzewski saying “you, you, and you. Congrats! You’re in the Olympics!” Were there qualifiers? If not, how many other sports have a “pick yo… --- ## [Olympics: When You're Done Competing, Can You Go Home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-when-youre-done-competing-can-you-go-home/630802)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-when-youre-done-competing-can-you-go-home/630802 "2012-08-14T23:29:02Z")
The title pretty much says it all: when your events are over, can you head on home? Or are you expected (and/or required) to stay at Olympic Village until the closing ceremony? --- ## [Basketball: What if the entire coaching staff is ejected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-what-if-the-entire-coaching-staff-is-ejected/631360)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-what-if-the-entire-coaching-staff-is-ejected/631360 "2012-08-14T17:09:18Z")
In basketball, in a situation in which the entire coaching staff is ejected, who becomes coach? Logically I guess it would be the team captain, but would that make him ineligible to return to the playing floor? Or woul… --- ## [Reinvent Olympic Sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632 "2012-08-14T13:29:39Z")
Take a current Olympic sport and make up your own rules. Water Polo: Played out in a field with horses like regular polo, but with regulation water balloon/balls and Nerf-headed mallets. --- ## [What's a good adventure game puzzle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-adventure-game-puzzle/630155)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-adventure-game-puzzle/630155 "2012-08-14T10:16:13Z")
I watched Zero Punctuation a couple weeks ago (The Walking Dead) one, and Yahtzee brought up a point I’ve been meaning to start a thread about. He mentioned the “typical” good adventure game puzzle (in a nutshell moon lo… --- ## [Mass Effect Computer--\>Console Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-computer-console-question/630735)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-computer-console-question/630735 "2012-08-14T01:42:32Z")
I am an unabashed lover of everything Mass Effect. It’s my favorite game (series…but I’ll just say game) of all time and I have loved every minute of it. The problem is I am a playstation guy and have only enjoyed Mass… --- ## [A Game of Fiasco, Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-of-fiasco-dopers/631412)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-of-fiasco-dopers/631412 "2012-08-13T22:25:23Z")
Disclaimer: I’m in the process of reading through the rulebook for this game, so my working knowledge of it is fairly limited at the moment. Fiasco is a roleplaying game with no DM. Rather, all of the players work tog… --- ## [General Olympics questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-olympics-questions/631264)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-olympics-questions/631264 "2012-08-13T21:39:15Z")
The results usually take note of “Olympic records,” “world records,” etc., and competitors are identified as “the world champion.” Why isn’t the Olympics rolled into the concept of “world champion”? I should think that… --- ## [Any Goldbrau players here? A rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-goldbrau-players-here-a-rules-question/631238)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-goldbrau-players-here-a-rules-question/631238 "2012-08-13T20:56:04Z")
Just picked this game up this week. I’ve had to read the rulebook a couple of times but I think I’ve got it now. But I still have a couple of questions. When you reach six shares on a business and eliminate all the sing… --- ## [Why is Race Walking an Olympic Sport But Dodge Ball Isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-race-walking-an-olympic-sport-but-dodge-ball-isnt/631230)
**Author:** [@Wordy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wordy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-race-walking-an-olympic-sport-but-dodge-ball-isnt/631230 "2012-08-13T15:22:56Z")
I am very curious why race walking is an Olympic sport but why less “awkward” and much more popular sports, such as dodge ball, is not. Every time I watch coverage or read about race walking, it always comes out like som… --- ## [2012 NHL draft and off season thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nhl-draft-and-off-season-thread/625355)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nhl-draft-and-off-season-thread/625355 "2012-08-13T10:48:17Z")
I figured it was time for a new thread since the playoffs are over and we’ve got about 3 months until training camps and preseason starts. Any predictions on where Zach Parise ends up? I’m hoping anywhere but Detroit. I… --- ## [Best Name for a Sports Venue(Past or Present)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-name-for-a-sports-venue-past-or-present/631302)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-name-for-a-sports-venue-past-or-present/631302 "2012-08-13T05:46:02Z")
Haven’t thought about it to much but this one popped into my head while watching the golf tourney. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Official names only,nicknames of sports venues can be another thread. --- ## [Olympics: Most attractive gold medalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-most-attractive-gold-medalists/630855)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-most-attractive-gold-medalists/630855 "2012-08-12T21:11:49Z")
The internet is filled with photos of very hot Olympians. Most of these will come nowhere close to winning a medal, let alone a gold. So of the individual or pair events, who are the most attractive ones to win gold? --- ## [Mount Rushmore of Professional Wrestling: Who's On It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-rushmore-of-professional-wrestling-whos-on-it/631090)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-rushmore-of-professional-wrestling-whos-on-it/631090 "2012-08-12T18:17:23Z")
Your criteria for placement is whatever you want it to be. Here are my picks. Andre the Giant. Don’t see how you could justify leaving him off. Hulk Hogan. In the 80’s he brought pro wrestling to the mainstream mass… --- ## [Where to dowload TOAW 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-dowload-toaw-3/631254)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-dowload-toaw-3/631254 "2012-08-12T17:24:56Z")
I wanted to buy The Operational Art of War 3, but I can’t find it, except on the publisher’s site (Matrix Games) for € 35 , which seems vastly overpriced for a game released in 2006. Does anybody know if it’s sold elsew… --- ## [Tripping in track and field - solution seems simple to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tripping-in-track-and-field-solution-seems-simple-to-me/631191)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tripping-in-track-and-field-solution-seems-simple-to-me/631191 "2012-08-12T14:36:24Z")
Why not require all track and field contestants to stay in their own lanes? That would pretty much eliminate any possibility of tripping or collisions. All you would have to do is adjust the starting point for each conte… --- ## [How should the Olympic medal count be weighted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-olympic-medal-count-be-weighted/630981)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-olympic-medal-count-be-weighted/630981 "2012-08-11T21:38:56Z")
If you Google “medal count”, China currently is shown in the lead since they have the most gold medals. The US has more medals overall. How would you weight the medals? I think a simple 3-2-1 point system would be fine … --- ## [It's a long shot, but can someone help me remember this game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-long-shot-but-can-someone-help-me-remember-this-game/631043)
**Author:** [@Willcross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willcross)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-long-shot-but-can-someone-help-me-remember-this-game/631043 "2012-08-11T02:24:24Z")
I have wondered what this game was for years now, and just now thought to ask the dope. I don’t have a ton of info so bear with me. It came out before the original Ghost Recon. I remember it being similar, and it may ha… --- ## [Why no coverage of boxing medalist Claressa Shields?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-coverage-of-boxing-medalist-claressa-shields/631073)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-coverage-of-boxing-medalist-claressa-shields/631073 "2012-08-10T21:27:39Z")
Anyone know why NBC failed to show at least a few minutes of Claressa’s (of Flint, Michigan) historic victory in women’s boxing at London 2012? --- ## [2012 Olympics - Most hilarious competitor names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-olympics-most-hilarious-competitor-names/629928)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-olympics-most-hilarious-competitor-names/629928 "2012-08-10T18:28:01Z")
Yeah, I know I’m not supposed to find this funny, but I am easily amused and I love a cheap laugh. Here’s my three submissions (and why I find it hilarious): Destinee Hooker - USA Indoor Volleyball Laszlo Cseh - Hung… --- ## [USA vs. Canada Soccer...6 seconds by goalie: BS Call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-vs-canada-soccer-6-seconds-by-goalie-bs-call/630691)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-vs-canada-soccer-6-seconds-by-goalie-bs-call/630691 "2012-08-10T15:46:50Z")
Not the handball call, the “holding the ball for more than 6 seconds” by the CDN goalie. WTH? I got to FIFA white badge level and would never have called that. --- ## [London 2012 - Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-2012-discussion-thread/629353)
**Author:** [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-2012-discussion-thread/629353 "2012-08-10T15:30:35Z")
So we’re off at the Olympic Games held in London 2012 - with a football match held in Cardiff (obviously). Great Britain’s Women have won 1-0 against New Zealand. Good goal - 20+ yard free kick - and a good performance … --- ## [What's the greatest city to not host an Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-city-to-not-host-an-olympics/630463)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-city-to-not-host-an-olympics/630463 "2012-08-10T15:22:14Z")
Leaving aside issues of cost, logistical viability and politics, where ahold they hold an Olympics? It occurred to me toda that London is pretty clearly a hugely important city, a world centre, and so an appropriate pla… --- ## ["Time of first pitch"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-of-first-pitch/630979)
**Author:** [@Geekboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geekboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-of-first-pitch/630979 "2012-08-10T14:01:31Z")
We all know baseball is pretty much all about stats. Hell, those of us old enough to remember Strat-O-Matic know that once you have stats, you dont even need the players. And for the most part, I can see the utility in… --- ## [Gamers: What are your dice superstitions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-are-your-dice-superstitions/630923)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-are-your-dice-superstitions/630923 "2012-08-10T11:25:26Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the thread about atheist superstitions since I am not an atheist. I’m also not particularly superstitious, but I do have my ‘dice traditions.’ Before any game session, I always roll every one of … --- ## [Games that let the player feel guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-let-the-player-feel-guilty/629372)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-let-the-player-feel-guilty/629372 "2012-08-10T10:29:56Z")
I read someone (Henry Jenkins, probably) recently who said that games are the only art form that can make the audience feel guilt. That might be pushing it a bit–movies can occasionally make the viewer feel voyeuristic … --- ## [Cry Engine 3! Dat Toad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-engine-3-dat-toad/631026)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-engine-3-dat-toad/631026 "2012-08-10T01:46:26Z")
Love the ending. Also love the tessellated foliage and the displacement mapping. This is what I was talking about when I mentioned the possibilities of Skyrim with a modern engine. The difference on that t… --- ## [Who would be Olympic ‘Champion of Champions’ ? (over all events)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-olympic-champion-of-champions-over-all-events/629938)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-olympic-champion-of-champions-over-all-events/629938 "2012-08-09T22:10:24Z")
Games Room or IMHO…? Olympics in the title, let’s go for here. I realise that the Olympics is all about specialism and niche performance, and everyone trains exclusively for their specific event, but was curious about … --- ## [Hot Girl on Girl Action. That was exciting!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-girl-on-girl-action-that-was-exciting/630963)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-girl-on-girl-action-that-was-exciting/630963 "2012-08-09T17:24:57Z")
Steaming, sweaty, bikini clad, cute young women fighting it out in the sand for the right to be on top. That was exciting. Beach Volleyball was awesome this time. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the USA won gold… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=336) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=338)