# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=34 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 35 --- ## [NFL Week 8 Is Never Enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8-is-never-enough/992188)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8-is-never-enough/992188 "2023-11-06T15:17:07Z")
I don’t see a Week 8 thread, so here goes. Games and betting lines: Thursday Tampa Bay @ Buffalo (BUF -8.5; Buffalo won 24-18) Sunday Early LA Rams @ Dallas (DAL -6.5) Minnesota @ Green Bay (GB -1) Atlanta @ Tenne… --- ## [MLB: The Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989 "2023-11-05T22:02:31Z")
The playoffs begin Tuesday. Your wild card matchups: Milwaukee (92-70) hosts Arizona (84-78) (Winner plays Los Angeles) The Serpents, who might well have the top two votegetters in Rookie of the Year voting in Corbin… --- ## [Celebrity "life" pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool/776123)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool/776123 "2023-11-05T02:18:36Z")
I’ve always thought the whole “death pool” thing was kind of, well not just kind of morbid. Has anybody ever thought of turning it on its head? Instead of picking the youngest celebs who you think will die, you pick th… --- ## [A Question of Poker Etiquette (sorta)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-poker-etiquette-sorta/977695)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-poker-etiquette-sorta/977695 "2023-11-02T22:45:58Z")
Actually, I don’t know if “etiquette” is the right word. I’ve been playing an occasional poker hand at this social poker club. It’s a pretty sweet set-up. They host daily tournaments for as little as $20 buy-ins. They d… --- ## [R.I.P. Frank Howard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-frank-howard/992332)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-frank-howard/992332 "2023-11-01T12:24:31Z")
At age 87. One of the very few bright spots for this long-suffering Senators fan. --- ## [YA NFL question: when did "that" become a definite article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-when-did-that-become-a-definite-article/992374)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-when-did-that-become-a-definite-article/992374 "2023-10-31T20:59:58Z")
Examples: He got that left arm in there. He almost made it to that down marker. I fully understand that language is what people speak, and I am not a stickler for correct grammar, but this makes me itch. It’s probabl… --- ## [YA NFL question: how did "drop a dime" come to mean "accurate"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-how-did-drop-a-dime-come-to-mean-accurate/992376)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-how-did-drop-a-dime-come-to-mean-accurate/992376 "2023-10-31T20:45:51Z")
Back in the day (yes, I’m an old person) the phrase “drop a dime” meant “report to the authorities.” That’s because, back in the stone age when phones were not carried in one’s pocket, it cost a dime to use a pay phone, … --- ## [AI in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-in-sports/992304)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-in-sports/992304 "2023-10-31T03:16:17Z")
I was reading this thread here about how AI works, and I thought, as i do, about applying the question to sports generally, and to baseball in particular. Seems to me AI has many uses in baseball which we can expect to… --- ## [Anyone know the rules to "piggy move up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-rules-to-piggy-move-up/992280)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-rules-to-piggy-move-up/992280 "2023-10-30T15:25:47Z")
I’m 62. When I was a kid in Chicago, we used to play a softball game called Piggy Move Up. As I recall, it was a way to play softball (16", of course!) with a limited number of players. But I can’t recall the exact ru… --- ## [Women's World Cup 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2023/986333)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2023/986333 "2023-10-30T13:45:10Z")
Les than a month to the women’s World Cup. Does anyone know what service is required to stream the matches in the US? Live or upon replay? For the men, Peacock showed the live matches with Spanish commentary and, I thi… --- ## [Is there a term for.....gathering/clasping a baseball before throwing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-gathering-clasping-a-baseball-before-throwing-it/992251)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-gathering-clasping-a-baseball-before-throwing-it/992251 "2023-10-30T03:13:26Z")
Oftentimes, when a shortstop or baseman fields a ball, he will not immediately throw the ball to first base, but instead, sort of clap-grasp the ball in a sort of…“gathering”? motion, kind of like he’s clapping his throw… --- ## [NHL: October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361 "2023-10-28T21:47:21Z")
Season begins today with the Connor Bedard show. Still don’t understand why they can’t begin the season on Canadian thanksgiving and have all the Canadian teams in action. It would be an interesting way to open the seas… --- ## [Rugby Union World Cup 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-union-world-cup-2023/991609)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-union-world-cup-2023/991609 "2023-10-28T21:46:33Z")
Clearly a thread that should have been started over a month ago and deserves a bit more by way if an OP but for now… France v South Africa eh? Bloody hell. --- ## [NFL WEEK 7 RBs Leaping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7-rbs-leaping/991804)
**Author:** [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7-rbs-leaping/991804 "2023-10-27T18:20:50Z")
Probably real life intruding but I didn’t see a Week 7 thread, so here it is! Some things we learned: the Patriots are really that bad! The 49ers and Eagles are really good but not infallible! CJ Stroud is looking reall… --- ## [Any tips&tricks for my new Asus ROG Alley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-tricks-for-my-new-asus-rog-alley/992162)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-tricks-for-my-new-asus-rog-alley/992162 "2023-10-27T09:11:23Z")
I bought one of these and i find it hard to navigate and understand. Got any experience and tips or tricks to get it useful’ler? Regarding updates, Mods! or outside programs? I just had to buy a new TB HDD card , which… --- ## [SDMB NFL Betting Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-betting-thread/991823)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-betting-thread/991823 "2023-10-27T03:51:04Z")
I have given in to the zeitgeist and decided to adopt this new hobby…actually, I pursued it a bit many years ago with fair results. For the time being, I am only wagering amounts less than a dollar, but if results are go… --- ## [Need some fun ideas for no-talking train ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fun-ideas-for-no-talking-train-ride/979782)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fun-ideas-for-no-talking-train-ride/979782 "2023-10-25T22:42:42Z")
I’m going on a long train ride that has a no-talking policy. My friend is going with me but we won’t be able to physically talk to each other so I was thinking we can just text each other over our smartphones and have… --- ## [Assassin's Creed \[Mirage\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-mirage/991153)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-mirage/991153 "2023-10-25T19:46:15Z")
Anyone planning on playing this? Anyone played it? The setting (medieval Baghdad) sounds like fun, and Al Jazeera says they put a lot of work into historical accuracy of the city, and into making it pretty. I admit my i… --- ## [So, former NBA player Dwight Howard is gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-former-nba-player-dwight-howard-is-gay/992041)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-former-nba-player-dwight-howard-is-gay/992041 "2023-10-25T15:07:18Z")
This is a sordid tale. Dwight Howard, former NBA superstar center, is being accused of sexually assaulting another man. The allegations are that Howard tried to force the man into a threesome with another man (who was … --- ## [Football pool question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-pool-question/991951)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-pool-question/991951 "2023-10-25T02:23:42Z")
Say I’m in a pool whose object is to pick a winner in each week’s NFL matches, no limit to the number of teams one might choose (each pick costs $50) and no point-spread, just who wins each game. You buy a fixed number o… --- ## [NBA Offseason 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760 "2023-10-24T01:48:21Z")
The NBA offseason is upon us, after the Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Championship. The San Antonio Spurs have the first pick in the draft, and are almost certain to take Victor Wembanyama, who seems to be a once-in-a… --- ## [Tennis 2023 Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929 "2023-10-23T20:11:05Z")
A new tennis season has started with the new year. Did anyone else watch the United Cup? It’s a new team tennis competition; this is the first year. It’s played in Australia, to give players practicing for that Open som… --- ## [Variant of Connect Four](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/variant-of-connect-four/991915)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/variant-of-connect-four/991915 "2023-10-23T18:54:56Z")
I just discovered this game (Giiko Smart Four) today. There’s a video to show how to play. It’s obviously a variant of Connect Four, but this game adds a dimension to it. The rules for this one: 2 players, one with 32… --- ## [Looking for a fun co-op building game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-fun-co-op-building-game/991921)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-fun-co-op-building-game/991921 "2023-10-23T16:02:16Z")
A friend and I don’t often get together physically just because of schedules and stuff, so we try to do so by playing cooperative games. We’re both Civilization fans, but it’s gotten a bit repetitive and we’d like to try… --- ## [Lego piece. A weird request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-piece-a-weird-request/991003)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-piece-a-weird-request/991003 "2023-10-22T14:27:43Z")
I have a nephew who has taken to building lego models. He, as kids do, has chosen to build exceptionally complex models, and has gravitated to a website that allows independent designers to sell their model design and i… --- ## [What sport would you like to see added to the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-the-olympics/947901)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-the-olympics/947901 "2023-10-22T01:51:38Z")
As I’m watching some equestrian something, I think that as long as we’re going to have animals in the Olympics, I’d like to see some sort of dog/frisbee competition. I’m generally opposed to sports with judging so maybe … --- ## [AI-created Card Game simulation of Gateball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-created-card-game-simulation-of-gateball/991822)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-created-card-game-simulation-of-gateball/991822 "2023-10-20T21:11:20Z")
I’ve been playing around with one of the AI chat-bots (you.com). Besides using it for work, I’ve also used it to find information about various things I find interesting. This morning, during breakfast, I thought, “Why n… --- ## [NFL WEEK SIX guns ablazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-six-guns-ablazing/991472)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-six-guns-ablazing/991472 "2023-10-19T13:34:47Z")
Some things you don’t have to wonder about in the NFL. Aaron Rodgers will make an ass out of himself to “trigger” the media that he hates and, at the same time, so desperately craves/needs/lives for attention from. Injur… --- ## [The 'birds eye view' in college football telecasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-eye-view-in-college-football-telecasts/991585)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-eye-view-in-college-football-telecasts/991585 "2023-10-18T02:26:17Z")
I am trying to watch the Duke-NC State game but can’t see much of what’s going on, due to the ‘birds eye’ view cameras which seem to be stationed on the moon. You do get a good view of the top of the players’ helmets tho… --- ## [MLB 2023 postseason: harmful byes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2023-postseason-harmful-byes/991448)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2023-postseason-harmful-byes/991448 "2023-10-15T15:09:06Z")
6 teams in each league made the playoffs this year. The top 2 seeded teams had byes while the bottom 4 seeds battled it out in the wild card round. After 5 days off, the top 2 teams in each league took on the wild card s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=35)