# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=340 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 341 --- ## [Rage of Bahamut (app, card game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rage-of-bahamut-app-card-game/629272)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rage-of-bahamut-app-card-game/629272 "2012-08-01T17:09:12Z")
Hi there folks, I didn’t find a thread on this so I decided to start one. RoB is a freemium card game (think magic, not poker). I’m playing it on Android and while it seems to have a minor memory leak, I really like the… --- ## [MLB: July 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913 "2012-08-01T16:51:15Z")
The Dodgers - fuck. --- ## [What's your favorite RPG stat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-rpg-stat/625709)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-rpg-stat/625709 "2012-08-01T16:45:53Z")
When I build a character, I almost always find myself putting tons of points into evasion. My next priority is accuracy. My game philosophy: being the strongest guy in the room doesn’t matter if you can’t land a hit, and… --- ## [In Gymnastics, are there any significant milestones believed to be possible, but not yet achieved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gymnastics-are-there-any-significant-milestones-believed-to-be-possible-but-not-yet-achieved/629872)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gymnastics-are-there-any-significant-milestones-believed-to-be-possible-but-not-yet-achieved/629872 "2012-08-01T03:27:29Z")
Innovation in gymnastics seem to have been reasonably steady up until about 1990 - I found this list of firsts for a variety of different moves. I realise that the increase in difficulty between successive versions of t… --- ## [Olympics: diving scoring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-diving-scoring/630010)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-diving-scoring/630010 "2012-08-01T02:31:58Z")
There’s been a lot of synchronized diving on, and I’m curious about the scoring. I found this old thread about it, but that’s not what I’m seeing in the scoring. From what NBC is showing, there are 6 “execution” scores… --- ## [Tiger Passes Jack in PGA Wins --- Does That Change Your Opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-passes-jack-in-pga-wins-does-that-change-your-opinion/627630)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-passes-jack-in-pga-wins-does-that-change-your-opinion/627630 "2012-08-01T00:27:46Z")
I’m just wondering whether Tiger Woods’ recent 74th PGA win has changed the opinion of anyone who formerly thought that Jack Nicklaus was the greatest player of all time. Jack had 73 official PGA wins (71 individual win… --- ## [Share your own jerky jerk sport anecdotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-own-jerky-jerk-sport-anecdotes/629809)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-own-jerky-jerk-sport-anecdotes/629809 "2012-07-31T23:01:42Z")
This was inspired by a few folks on our softball team (and others in the league) that I have little respect for. Guy who gets into a yelling match with the ump over a close foul ball? You suck. Guy who takes a strip of… --- ## [PMR- "Performance-Mod 'Mika's Ride" (Forza 4 content)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pmr-performance-mod-mikas-ride-forza-4-content/629185)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pmr-performance-mod-mikas-ride-forza-4-content/629185 "2012-07-31T22:05:51Z")
I’ve been trying to entice our own Aanamika to join the SDMB Stigs Forza 4 club, so just for fun, I decided to race-mod a Honda Fit, her real-world car, as a means of enticement… I think it’d be interesting to see each … --- ## [How did modern fencing become so divorced from useful sword fighting technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-modern-fencing-become-so-divorced-from-useful-sword-fighting-technique/629753)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-modern-fencing-become-so-divorced-from-useful-sword-fighting-technique/629753 "2012-07-31T18:40:58Z")
Every time I watch fencing, it occurs to me that almost all of the rules encourage behavior that you wouldn’t want to do in a real sword fight. From not being able to circle to not worrying about getting hit as long as … --- ## [JenniferGovernment NationStates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jennifergovernment-nationstates/629314)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jennifergovernment-nationstates/629314 "2012-07-31T17:31:40Z")
Does anyone play NationStates? Here’s my country: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=vonrittnerland --- ## [Really Ryan Lochte?! A Grill?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ryan-lochte-a-grill/629773)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ryan-lochte-a-grill/629773 "2012-07-31T16:02:26Z")
Didn’t see a thread on this; sorry if I missed it. And also, to be clear: I’m an old fart with barely a toe dipped into pop culture. But aren’t grills, like, so 10 years ago?? When was the rapper Nelly relevant? Am I … --- ## [iPad Game Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-game-suggestions/629695)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-game-suggestions/629695 "2012-07-31T14:23:10Z")
Does anyone have any suggestions for iPad game? I’m looking for either turn based games I can play with my wife (she’s got an iPad as well), or other really great games. I thought about getting the monopoly one, but th… --- ## [Were the Olympics more interesting during the Cold War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-olympics-more-interesting-during-the-cold-war/629893)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-olympics-more-interesting-during-the-cold-war/629893 "2012-07-31T09:34:00Z")
It may be one of those “Back in my day…” old man things, but it seemed the undercurrent of the Cold War always added a a large amount to the appeal of the Olympics. While I like to see the US win in their events, I thin… --- ## [Minecraft: Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-mods/629553)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-mods/629553 "2012-07-31T08:30:34Z")
I’m heard the words every father hates to here: “Dad, can you install mods for Minecraft?” So I did the research, had my eyes glazed over with peeling apart the .jar file and download these four dependencies ,and ‘mine… --- ## [what does it take to qualify for olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-to-qualify-for-olympics/629819)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-to-qualify-for-olympics/629819 "2012-07-31T02:18:31Z")
To qualify as your country’s representative at the Olympics, is it sufficient to simply be the best in your country at a given event? Or do you also have to meet some objective minimum standard? At the olympic open cere… --- ## [What are the essential Elder Scrolls Oblivion mods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-essential-elder-scrolls-oblivion-mods/629345)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-essential-elder-scrolls-oblivion-mods/629345 "2012-07-30T20:30:48Z")
I’m playing PC non-Steam Oblivion and am not really familiar with the modding community. I assume for most mods, I just put the mod file in the Data folder and choose it from data files on the launcher screen. Anything … --- ## [Serious security risk warning re: some Ubisoft games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-security-risk-warning-re-some-ubisoft-games/629887)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-security-risk-warning-re-some-ubisoft-games/629887 "2012-07-30T19:54:46Z")
I’ve just read in Rock Paper Shotgun that apparently in some PC Ubisoft games, there’s a potential security risk related to the “Uplay” plugin that gets (invisibly) installed in your browsers. (Instructions on removing … --- ## [What's more prestigious for soccer: The World Cup or Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-prestigious-for-soccer-the-world-cup-or-olympics/629871)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-prestigious-for-soccer-the-world-cup-or-olympics/629871 "2012-07-30T19:45:25Z")
I got into thinking about this after being reminded that no matter what the players on Team USA say, an Olympic medal is far less preferable than the NBA championships for basketball. Guys often skip out on the Olympics… --- ## [Alternatives to overall medal counts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-overall-medal-counts/629750)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-overall-medal-counts/629750 "2012-07-30T10:55:12Z")
I touched on this a bit in a previous post. It might be only because Bob Costas mentioned that the host city gets a 50% boost in the medal count, but I’d like to get a serious discussion on this. Medal counts! A relic… --- ## [BioShock.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock/629231)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock/629231 "2012-07-30T03:56:03Z")
I know it’s been done before, as I found many threads on BioShock when I searched. Thing is, I don’t want to accidentally run across open spoilers. So I picked it up on Steam for $4.99 as kind of an impulse buy. I was… --- ## [The meaning of REAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-real/629686)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-real/629686 "2012-07-30T01:47:14Z")
Anyone know what this refers to when it is a name of a sports team (football or soccer, depending on your location, seems to be the only sport that has this name). Examples would be Real Madrid or Real Salt Lake. Any t… --- ## [Archers- I'm right-handed, left-eyed. How should I shoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-im-right-handed-left-eyed-how-should-i-shoot/593559)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-im-right-handed-left-eyed-how-should-i-shoot/593559 "2012-07-29T19:13:53Z")
I’m thinking about getting into archery, just as a hobby. The problem is that I’m right-handed, but damn near blind in my right eye. So any ideas on whether I should shoot a bow with my right or my left hand? --- ## [Baldur's Gate coming to the app store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-coming-to-the-app-store/620914)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-coming-to-the-app-store/620914 "2012-07-29T17:27:09Z")
Not sure if this is going to be a direct port of the old titles to the ipad or if there will be new content but those were fun games. --- ## [Magic the Gathering: somebody please explain its appeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-somebody-please-explain-its-appeal/627875)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-somebody-please-explain-its-appeal/627875 "2012-07-29T15:54:59Z")
I an an avid game player and yet, I cannot see what is appealing about this game. The card sets you need constantly change; so do the rules. The worst aspect is that there’s a constant “arms race” to acquire the most pow… --- ## [baseball's 25 man roster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseballs-25-man-roster/629726)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseballs-25-man-roster/629726 "2012-07-29T04:04:40Z")
Is there a minimum stay imposed on a club that moves a man from the minors to the 25 man roster? And is there a maximum number of times that one player can be moved during one season? It seems that occasionally in the … --- ## [Bullpen Phones. Baseball.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullpen-phones-baseball/629632)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullpen-phones-baseball/629632 "2012-07-29T02:48:59Z")
What is the point of a landline to the bullpen? Can’t the manager call the bullpen coach on a cellphone? It is just extra drama in the game? --- ## [Swimming two different strokes at the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-two-different-strokes-at-the-olympics/629716)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-two-different-strokes-at-the-olympics/629716 "2012-07-29T02:36:16Z")
If a swimmer were to swim two different strokes, which two would be most likely? I’d guess free and something, probably fly? --- ## [Do you look forward to our upcoming PC-free era of gaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-forward-to-our-upcoming-pc-free-era-of-gaming/629492)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-forward-to-our-upcoming-pc-free-era-of-gaming/629492 "2012-07-28T13:48:12Z")
That (PC’s/laptops on the way out) seems to be the opinion of a number of pundits. I worry, as this Cracked columnist does, that post-PC games will be dumbed down exercises in simple LCD addiction. Having been waiting … --- ## [London Olympics - what is a "Sport"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-olympics-what-is-a-sport/629495)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-olympics-what-is-a-sport/629495 "2012-07-28T09:37:38Z")
I am hoping to find some opinions regarding the various events at the Olympics (and in general). There are two kinds of events - those that are objective, where the clock or number of goals determines the winner. And tho… --- ## [What do you think of the new false-start rule in the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-false-start-rule-in-the-olympics/628784)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-false-start-rule-in-the-olympics/628784 "2012-07-28T07:37:09Z")
It is not just for the Olympics, but for all “pro level” Track and Field, I believe. Correct me if I am wrong there. Anyway, they now have a zero tolerance policy for false starts. One false start and you are disqualifi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=339) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=341)