# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=346 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 347 --- ## [US Olympic trials for swimming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-olympic-trials-for-swimming/626254)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-olympic-trials-for-swimming/626254 "2012-07-01T15:15:08Z")
Since there’s already a thread on Track & Field I figured I’d start one for swimming which starts today, June 25 and runs through July 2. You can find the TV schedule here, though it seems to be every night from 8-9 on … --- ## [Funny AI glitches in games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-ai-glitches-in-games/626156)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-ai-glitches-in-games/626156 "2012-06-30T20:34:01Z")
I think this type of thread has been done before, but many new games have been released in the meantime with lots of entertaining AI glitches. “Open world” games like GTA and Skyrim are especially fruitful for this. Her… --- ## [How did West Virginia do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-west-virginia-do-it/626773)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-west-virginia-do-it/626773 "2012-06-30T17:49:03Z")
WVU announced they were leaving the Big East after Pitt and Syacuse announced their plans to join the ACC. The Big East won’t let Pitt or Syracuse go, but WVU GETS TO START Big XII play this fall. Does anyone know why … --- ## [Diablo 3 massive connection issues on EU servers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-massive-connection-issues-on-eu-servers/626800)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-massive-connection-issues-on-eu-servers/626800 "2012-06-30T15:58:20Z")
I got disconnected 5-6 times today. One of them took place when I was trying to log in. I am really mad now, sorry for creating an additional thread. This is only time I can find to play and it’s been getting ruined by … --- ## [College Football 2012 -- Week 1 Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2012-week-1-games/625425)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2012-week-1-games/625425 "2012-06-29T23:46:03Z")
Father’s Day seems like the right time to start thinking about CFB Week 1, right? Let’s speculate on how many Top 25 teams (using whoever’s rankings by then you wish) will no longer be Top 25 after Week 1, and who all w… --- ## [1992 Dream Team in 2012 Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1992-dream-team-in-2012-olympics/626495)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1992-dream-team-in-2012-olympics/626495 "2012-06-29T21:24:26Z")
If we took the members of the '92 Dream Team\*, most of whom are in their late 40s now, and let them compete in London, could they win a medal? If they had actually trained and prepared for a year or so, I think they cou… --- ## [Battlefield 3: Close Quarters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-close-quarters/624886)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-close-quarters/624886 "2012-06-28T15:18:53Z")
Rather than revive the big Battlefield 3 thread, I figured I’d start a new one to see who’ll be playing the new DLC. I generally hate map packs, the way games are locked down to prevent user created maps in order to spo… --- ## [Playoff coming to college football in '14...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playoff-coming-to-college-football-in-14/626396)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playoff-coming-to-college-football-in-14/626396 "2012-06-28T14:26:46Z")
For those of you who’ve been waiting, the time seems to be now. Thoughts? Will this improve viewership/interest? Or is the execution/very concept flawed? --- ## [Was big-city driving in the '40s really like L.A. Noire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-big-city-driving-in-the-40s-really-like-l-a-noire/626450)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-big-city-driving-in-the-40s-really-like-l-a-noire/626450 "2012-06-28T11:09:48Z")
(Not sure if this belongs in GQ or Game Room; posting it here for now.) I picked up the PC version of L.A. Noire recently, and while it’s not quite a perfect game, i’ve found myself enthralled by the level of detail tha… --- ## [Weird or Unusual Cheers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-or-unusual-cheers/625223)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-or-unusual-cheers/625223 "2012-06-28T03:54:29Z")
It was one of those things that just pop into my mind for no good reason, but I decided to test if my imagination had gone kerflooey and did a Yahoo! search on “brek ek ek ek” to see if anything would happen. To my asto… --- ## [Professional athletes with a second career while active?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-athletes-with-a-second-career-while-active/626257)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-athletes-with-a-second-career-while-active/626257 "2012-06-28T00:44:29Z")
Walking down memory lane by surfing Wikipedia on the weekend, I remembered Dr. Peter Kunter, a German goalkeeper from the 60s and 70s who until this day holds the distinction of being the only player on the roster of a … --- ## [Civilization V - Has it gotten significantly better since release?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-v-has-it-gotten-significantly-better-since-release/611459)
**Author:** [@Shooby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shooby)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-v-has-it-gotten-significantly-better-since-release/611459 "2012-06-27T21:12:36Z")
After Civ V was out for a while, it seemed that everyone was complaining about how the AI was god-awful and that in most ways, it’s an inferior game to Civ IV: Beyond the Sword. Has the game improved much since then? I … --- ## [NCAA football approves playoffs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-football-approves-playoffs/626466)
**Author:** [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-football-approves-playoffs/626466 "2012-06-27T20:46:37Z")
Link A 4 team playoff. 2 Semi final games on Dec 31 and Jan 1, and a Championship game the first Monday in Jan that is more than 6 days later. I think it’s great. I think it also puts back the conference rivalries in t… --- ## [Is there anything to be gained by talking about 2012's College Football this early?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-to-be-gained-by-talking-about-2012s-college-football-this-early/616047)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-to-be-gained-by-talking-about-2012s-college-football-this-early/616047 "2012-06-27T19:18:20Z")
I need a CFB fix! What makes sense to talk about here in March? The NFL Draft? Recruiting? The new conferences? The 2012 schedules? Surely there’s something we can get into for all us die-hard CFB fans… --- ## [The new hot job in gaming: Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-hot-job-in-gaming-economist/626418)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-hot-job-in-gaming-economist/626418 "2012-06-27T18:35:26Z")
Or as BuzzFeed sensationally puts it, economists are taking over the game industry: It’s an interesting trend, and probably one that could’ve been foreseen. Master’s degrees in economics are somewhat rare (at least at… --- ## [The Zombie Apocalypse has never been so...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-apocalypse-has-never-been-so/626300)
**Author:** [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-apocalypse-has-never-been-so/626300 "2012-06-27T05:18:10Z")
cute. It was late, and conversation had drifted oddly, as it often does amongst geeky gamers. My friend was trying to remember a picture that she had found horribly appealing. She thought perhaps she had heard that some… --- ## [How do I play Magic: the Gathering on the computer nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-play-magic-the-gathering-on-the-computer-nowadays/626261)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-play-magic-the-gathering-on-the-computer-nowadays/626261 "2012-06-26T20:40:22Z")
I have Shandalar and that old Magic game on my computer, but it doesn’t run so well, as I think it was made for Win95 and I have WinXp. I got it to run, but it’s clunky and I can’t control it very well. Let me be clear:… --- ## [Watch Dogs - PC and consoles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dogs-pc-and-consoles/626333)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dogs-pc-and-consoles/626333 "2012-06-26T19:54:45Z")
Has anyone seen this video for Ubisoft’s upcoming game Watch Dogs? The meat of the video begins at about 1:00. Confirmed here for PCs and consoles both. I’m ridiculously fucking excited for this game, even though it doe… --- ## [MAFIA: The Road to Canterbury (Open Game; Sign-Ups)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906 "2012-06-26T16:42:59Z")
So askthepizzaguy’s epic game is now finished, and the post-game analysis seems to be beginning to flag. Given the complexity of that game, and of many of our games of late, I thought it might be fun to introduce somet… --- ## [Is this young woman too fat or does she need her bulk for her sport of weightlifting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-woman-too-fat-or-does-she-need-her-bulk-for-her-sport-of-weightlifting/625812)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-woman-too-fat-or-does-she-need-her-bulk-for-her-sport-of-weightlifting/625812 "2012-06-26T11:14:25Z")
As a lifter does she need that huge bulk to be successful? Video here Story here . --- ## [Let's predict the AP Preseason Top 25 CFB Rankings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-the-ap-preseason-top-25-cfb-rankings/626243)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-the-ap-preseason-top-25-cfb-rankings/626243 "2012-06-26T03:32:19Z")
Using whatever source(s) you like, or just your own sense of things, what’s your best guess as to how AP will see the upcoming year? ================= Predicting the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 College Football… --- ## [GW2 - 4 hour stress test on Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gw2-4-hour-stress-test-on-wednesday/626213)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gw2-4-hour-stress-test-on-wednesday/626213 "2012-06-25T23:21:05Z")
http://www.arena.net/blog/help-us-stress-our-servers-on-june-27 10 am to 2 pm PST. Posting here 'cause there was no email or anything, just noticed this on the web page. --- ## [Rainbow Six noob questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-six-noob-questions/626220)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-six-noob-questions/626220 "2012-06-25T06:27:37Z")
I don’t know gamer people to ask this of, and the R6 forums on Steam look to be almost dead. Can you help? I finally got around to playing Lockdown that I bought on a Steam sale. I’m new to the series entirely. When I … --- ## [Set Up a VPN For PC and Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-a-vpn-for-pc-and-mac/626210)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-a-vpn-for-pc-and-mac/626210 "2012-06-25T03:36:52Z")
My friend and I both have Civ 5, and we want to play each other. Sadly, I’m on a PC and he’s on a Mac, and has the Campaign Edition, meaning we can only play each other by LAN. I believe there’s a way to do this remotely… --- ## [Rickey Henderson's fantasy value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickey-hendersons-fantasy-value/625394)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickey-hendersons-fantasy-value/625394 "2012-06-24T21:22:51Z")
Has anyone had a better season than Rickey in 1985? http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=henderi01 I haven’t done any research on this, but I’ve always liked the way he played, though I wasn’t paying mu… --- ## [Civ 5: Gods and Kings bug (just me?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-5-gods-and-kings-bug-just-me/626163)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-5-gods-and-kings-bug-just-me/626163 "2012-06-24T19:44:02Z")
ACK! Screwed up the title. If a Mod is feeling generous please change it to “Civ 5” rather than “Cuv 5”. :smack: I have been playing the new expansion for Civilization 5 (Gods & Kings) and am really liking the improve… --- ## [Sportspeople claiming homesickness as an excuse to switch teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportspeople-claiming-homesickness-as-an-excuse-to-switch-teams/626144)
**Author:** [@Josh\_Winepuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Josh_Winepuck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportspeople-claiming-homesickness-as-an-excuse-to-switch-teams/626144 "2012-06-24T19:04:16Z")
This is prevalent in the Australian Football League, to the point where there are usually one or two high-profile players who use this reason to return to teams in their respective home states in the off-season. Is this… --- ## [Genetics and Motorsport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetics-and-motorsport/626149)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetics-and-motorsport/626149 "2012-06-24T16:12:04Z")
I used to be a fan of Formula One motorsport and one of the things that used to irritate me was the influx of ‘Son of Famous Driver’ competitors with the assumption that because their father was fast and competitive thei… --- ## [Nominations for Best and Worst CFB Commentator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominations-for-best-and-worst-cfb-commentator/625422)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominations-for-best-and-worst-cfb-commentator/625422 "2012-06-24T05:29:43Z")
I’m wanting to set up at least two polls (best and worst and perhaps others) for those people whose jobs would seem to require some objectivity coupled with above average knowledge of the College Football scene as it exi… --- ## [NBA Playoffs! (for the 3 or 4 NBA fans on this board)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-for-the-3-or-4-nba-fans-on-this-board/620533)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-for-the-3-or-4-nba-fans-on-this-board/620533 "2012-06-24T02:48:22Z")
:wink: So after a shortened season and a compressed schedule, its come to this. 16 teams (out of 30) battling it out for the championship. The last time this happened was in the 1998-1999 season, where the Spurs won t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=345) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=347)