# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=348 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 349 --- ## [Blackjack: If you bust, you don't get to see the dealer's hole card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-if-you-bust-you-dont-get-to-see-the-dealers-hole-card/623569)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-if-you-bust-you-dont-get-to-see-the-dealers-hole-card/623569 "2012-06-19T11:08:21Z")
My blackjack app ends the hand after the player busts, and the dealer’s cards are discarded without showing the hole card. Having never busted in a casino (due to my paralyzing fear of table games), I don’t have any firs… --- ## [Tex Murphy is returning!! (Kickstarter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tex-murphy-is-returning-kickstarter/622023)
**Author:** [@firagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/firagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tex-murphy-is-returning-kickstarter/622023 "2012-06-19T08:40:29Z")
They’ve set up a Kickstarter to allow pledges. I know some of you have played and enjoyed the games before, and know how they left the series on a cliffhanger. Well, I’ve been waiting for over a decade for them to foll… --- ## [How are you rooting in the NBA Finals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-rooting-in-the-nba-finals/624687)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-rooting-in-the-nba-finals/624687 "2012-06-18T16:32:34Z")
Who are you rooting for/against? --- ## [Which games give you the most re-play value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-games-give-you-the-most-re-play-value/625242)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-games-give-you-the-most-re-play-value/625242 "2012-06-18T14:27:13Z")
This thread was brought on by the fact that I have re-purchased Sims 3 and am in the process of re-installing and this thread about a 10 year old Civ II game. There are a few games that I will play over and over again (… --- ## [Traveling Dopers: where are you right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-dopers-where-are-you-right-now/625179)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-dopers-where-are-you-right-now/625179 "2012-06-18T09:54:28Z")
Not sure if it’s a game or IMHO. If you’re on the road, where are you right now? Piper Clan is at the Esso in Watson, Saskatchewan. --- ## [What was the point of "Hold Reset before Power off" on the old NES?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-hold-reset-before-power-off-on-the-old-nes/508728)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-hold-reset-before-power-off-on-the-old-nes/508728 "2012-06-18T04:14:20Z")
I’ve been messing around with some NES ROM’s of games I owned long ago, and I noticed on a couple that they request you hold the NES “Reset” button when you’re powering down (to save). If I remember right from my childh… --- ## [Feel free to share your wacky/odd/interesting golf stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-free-to-share-your-wacky-odd-interesting-golf-stories/625477)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-free-to-share-your-wacky-odd-interesting-golf-stories/625477 "2012-06-18T03:36:24Z")
Such as the time that I drilled a drive right down the middle of the fairway, went to put my club away and drive the cart down to my ball, only to get there…and find that my ball had completely disappeared. I never saw … --- ## [NYT Sunday crossword puzzle - circled letters and words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-sunday-crossword-puzzle-circled-letters-and-words/625453)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-sunday-crossword-puzzle-circled-letters-and-words/625453 "2012-06-17T22:51:18Z")
I occasionally take a shot at the puzzle. Last week’s, revealed in this Sunday’s edition of the mag, was titled “Getting Around.” There were a few words in the puzzle, or parts of compound words, that had their spaces … --- ## [SWTOR Friends Trail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swtor-friends-trail/625367)
**Author:** [@PancakeWife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PancakeWife)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swtor-friends-trail/625367 "2012-06-17T18:21:01Z")
Hey, I were on my way to buy swtor (Star Wars: The Old Republic) but before I would order, Id like to try it out first, but the only thing I found was the friends trail … but it must be given by someone else, so if anyon… --- ## [Console Controller VS Mouse and Keyboard (for first person shooter games)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/console-controller-vs-mouse-and-keyboard-for-first-person-shooter-games/624441)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/console-controller-vs-mouse-and-keyboard-for-first-person-shooter-games/624441 "2012-06-17T12:29:14Z")
I’ve had this debate before with friends. They insist (wrongly) that the standard console control pad is better for FPS games than the mouse and keyboard combination. I merely laugh mockingly at such a proposition, firml… --- ## [If your team leaves town...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-team-leaves-town/624593)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-team-leaves-town/624593 "2012-06-17T04:59:43Z")
…how does it effect your rooting interest? The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the NBA finals, and although I was a fan of the old Seattle Supersonics (who moved to OKC in 2008), I couldn’t care less. Do you still root fo… --- ## [NHL: The Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-the-playoffs/618187)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 564\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-the-playoffs/618187 "2012-06-16T17:39:17Z")
Here are your matchups! EASTERN CONFERENCE (1) New York Rangers vs. (8) Ottawa Senators The Rangers are an obvious favourite here but I wouldn’t say this is a gimme. Weak offensive teams don’t have a long history of … --- ## [Have you ever been to a pro league victory parade? Is it worth going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-a-pro-league-victory-parade-is-it-worth-going/624971)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-a-pro-league-victory-parade-is-it-worth-going/624971 "2012-06-16T16:37:36Z")
Well, as luck would have it, the L.A. Kings have won the Stanley Cup. Although I have never paid attention to the NHL, even I know it’s a pretty big deal here. The Kings fans I’ve known over the years tend to be, well,… --- ## [I have a Jeopardy! audition next month...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-jeopardy-audition-next-month/622690)
**Author:** [@medicated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medicated)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-jeopardy-audition-next-month/622690 "2012-06-15T21:31:58Z")
Has anyone been to one recently? What should I expect? Any hints? As it happens, I proposed to my girlfriend (now fiancée, heh) on Saturday. The email saying that I had an audition came about an hour after that. It’… --- ## [Worthwhile XBox 360 Exclusives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthwhile-xbox-360-exclusives/625101)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthwhile-xbox-360-exclusives/625101 "2012-06-15T17:54:41Z")
Over the weekend, we picked up a copy of Beautiful Katamari at a garage sale, which is an XBox 360 exclusive. Problem is, we don’t have an XBox 360. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth going out and buying a new one or ma… --- ## [Game that simulates gravity on other planets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-that-simulates-gravity-on-other-planets/625144)
**Author:** [@Qshadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qshadow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-that-simulates-gravity-on-other-planets/625144 "2012-06-15T15:39:08Z")
Hi, I am looking for a game (or just a simulator) where i can modify the gravity acceleration (g), so that all things in the game that use the Physics engine will behave (fall) accordingly. For example it is very inter… --- ## [Number of walkoff wins in an average mlb season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-walkoff-wins-in-an-average-mlb-season/625191)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-walkoff-wins-in-an-average-mlb-season/625191 "2012-06-15T11:40:54Z")
I just listened to a radio ad in which Budweiser promises to donate $5,000 for each MLB walk off win this season. At the end, they mention a caviat that it is limited to $2.5 million. That would be 500, if my math is r… --- ## [Football (American) rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-american-rules-question/625207)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-american-rules-question/625207 "2012-06-15T11:20:21Z")
Say its 3rd down and the quarterback of Team A throws an interception. The Team B player runs the ball back a few yards and fumbles while being tackled and Team A recovers the fumble. Does it go to 4th down for Team A o… --- ## [Why does the timer for Futbol games go UP?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-timer-for-futbol-games-go-up/623596)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-timer-for-futbol-games-go-up/623596 "2012-06-14T23:45:29Z")
This shouldn’t annoy me, but it does. DEAR GOD why on earth does the timer for for Futbol go up? Who on earth thought that this was a good Idea? I mean, what is the thought process on this, and how much more of a game d… --- ## [Have there ever been combat sports with more than two opponents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-ever-been-combat-sports-with-more-than-two-opponents/625045)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-ever-been-combat-sports-with-more-than-two-opponents/625045 "2012-06-14T00:56:58Z")
I have difficulty recalling any combat sport where more than two people fight each other at the same time. I vaguely recall that some gladiatorial fights involved naval engagements or gladiators/animals match ups. Aside … --- ## [Jordan vs. Kasparov: Who beats whom first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-vs-kasparov-who-beats-whom-first/624030)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-vs-kasparov-who-beats-whom-first/624030 "2012-06-13T22:26:20Z")
Who do you pick and what are your reasons? Both have a killer instinct. Both hate to lose. I really don’t think either one could challenge the other in less than a decade. But if I had to choose I’d pick Jordan because … --- ## [Anyone tried Sins Rebellion yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-sins-rebellion-yet/625070)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-sins-rebellion-yet/625070 "2012-06-13T21:49:42Z")
I had pre-purchased Sins Rebellion a few months ago, and that let me into the beta, but I haven’t had much time to spend on it (yet) so was wondering if anyone had played it since it was released. From what I saw in the… --- ## [Match Game 06-01-2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-game-06-01-2012/623788)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-game-06-01-2012/623788 "2012-06-13T21:07:21Z")
New Match Game. New Thread. I will take the first eight entries. The first two people who PM me will be the contestants, and the remaining six will be the panel. Points are awarded for matches. (Obviously) Panelists… --- ## [\[Mafia game\] The Realm of Phere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 3984\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480 "2012-06-13T20:21:47Z")
\[FONT=Garamond\]\*\*\*The Realm of Phere \[SIZE=3\]Mafia game Hosted by Askthepizzaguy \*\*\*\*\*Host’s request: Please do not post in the game thread until the game host opens the game officially with an announcement. Moderato… --- ## [History of Video Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-video-games/624683)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-video-games/624683 "2012-06-13T18:04:38Z")
I thought this video was pretty good even if it ignores PC games. --- ## [Soccer: is there ever no extra time added?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-is-there-ever-no-extra-time-added/624968)
**Author:** [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-is-there-ever-no-extra-time-added/624968 "2012-06-13T13:33:59Z")
(note: this is not one of the innumerable complaints about soccer’s timing system. I understand why it’s used and why it works for the sport) Have there ever been situations where a soccer half has run so smoothly, no d… --- ## [Diablo 3 Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-fans/624924)
**Author:** [@Throwed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Throwed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-fans/624924 "2012-06-12T16:45:01Z")
Hey guys very new to the forum lol, but was looking for more folks to play with…I have a lvl 60 DH, right now farming Butcher runs…yack…lol. Just looking for more folks to play with so we can get to act 3…and actually ge… --- ## [Jeopardy! 6/11/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-6-11-12/624872)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-6-11-12/624872 "2012-06-12T15:51:29Z")
Alex had an abrupt jump cut edit right at the end of Final. He explained that there was a goof, and that (cryptically) the show was thinking of something else, and neglected to award the returning champion money for an … --- ## [1st Edition AD&D: Multi-class x.p.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-multi-class-x-p/622967)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-multi-class-x-p/622967 "2012-06-12T15:49:42Z")
Well, this is weird. I was just looking up how multi-classed characters are supposed to work in 1st Edition Advanced D&D. The descriptions seem to be scattered all over the place in the PHB and DMG, and worse, I can’t … --- ## [Explain Soccer Leagues To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-soccer-leagues-to-me/614130)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-soccer-leagues-to-me/614130 "2012-06-12T13:42:30Z")
I’m in the U.S. and know squat about soccer. I’m trying to understand if each European/South American/Middle Eastern/Asian country has professional leagues like the NFL here in the state. I’ve looked around quite a bit a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=347) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=349)