# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=351 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 352 --- ## [I would like a Western CRPG reccomendation, please(info. inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-a-western-crpg-reccomendation-please-info-inside/622968)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-a-western-crpg-reccomendation-please-info-inside/622968 "2012-05-30T00:09:32Z")
Wait, now, don’t get ahead of ourselves. I don’t have a very fancy computer. I have a rather old HP laptop that can’t play fancy modern games. It’s still got Windows XP and according to Can You Run It, can’t even run Nev… --- ## [1st Edition AD&D, random monsters question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-random-monsters-question/622183)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-random-monsters-question/622183 "2012-05-29T16:56:31Z")
In Appendix C of the 1st Edition AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, there’s a bunch of tables for generating random monster encounters. Each of the 10 “Monster level” tables has a list of monsters and the number of those monst… --- ## [Sporcle quizzes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sporcle-quizzes/588499)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sporcle-quizzes/588499 "2012-05-29T13:54:52Z")
I think this is the right place to post this. Do you guys ever do Sporcle quizzes? I enjoy taking them from time to time, as well as creating them. Here’s one I made. How many of the Vice Presidents’ wives can you name? … --- ## [good quality radio controlled boats that don't cost a fortune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-quality-radio-controlled-boats-that-dont-cost-a-fortune/623431)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-quality-radio-controlled-boats-that-dont-cost-a-fortune/623431 "2012-05-29T12:08:19Z")
So I’m thinking ahead to possible presents for the Piper Cub, and one thing that occurred to me was a radio-controlled boat, since we live near a lake. Then I went googling, and found web-sites with radio-controlled boa… --- ## [Cribbage Squares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cribbage-squares/623428)
**Author:** [@weevie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weevie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cribbage-squares/623428 "2012-05-29T11:29:35Z")
I have played Cribbage Sqaures Solitaire on the iphone for nearly 3 years now and I am still unsure what the highest score that can be attained is. The highest score I have achieved is 152 (using 2 reserve piles). Afte… --- ## [Origin of "They're not saying boo..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-theyre-not-saying-boo/621385)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-theyre-not-saying-boo/621385 "2012-05-29T04:42:13Z")
My first MLB experience was at a Detroit Tigers game in (I think) 1986. The fans chanted what sounded like “boooo!” at the hometown second baseman, Lou Whitaker, when he was up to bat. I was, of course, perplexed. Why… --- ## [Star Trek Online question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-online-question/607342)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-online-question/607342 "2012-05-29T02:28:03Z")
Is it possible to hide the damn armor? I want to wear it but I don’t want to see it. It’s ugly. I didn’t spend 20 minutes choosing my uniform just so I could look at ugly generic armor. Odd that this is my only gripe wi… --- ## [The GOP's worst nightmare: Democratic platform spoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gops-worst-nightmare-democratic-platform-spoof/622870)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gops-worst-nightmare-democratic-platform-spoof/622870 "2012-05-29T00:38:43Z")
From this thread, where people were responding to the GOP platform from Iowa which is so ludicrous on numerous points it was hard to tell whether it was a spoof or not. See the previous page in the linked thread for some… --- ## [Why is Stud illegal in Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-stud-illegal-in-europe/623315)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-stud-illegal-in-europe/623315 "2012-05-28T19:28:52Z")
With the WSOP starting, I saw it reiterated that Stud is illegal in Europe. Why? --- ## [Did Mario Franchitti crowd Takuma Sato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mario-franchitti-crowd-takuma-sato/623302)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mario-franchitti-crowd-takuma-sato/623302 "2012-05-28T17:54:33Z")
Causing him to spin out? Sure looked like it, but I know nothing of Indy Car racing. I left right after race ended, so I didn’t hear any of the after talk. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [Title IX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/title-ix/622868)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/title-ix/622868 "2012-05-28T13:59:51Z")
For non-Americans: Title IX was part of a civil rights law in the '70s forbidding sex descrimination in education. The athletic part is the most controversial. My question: Is it true that Congress gave the NCAA the opp… --- ## [F1: Monaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-monaco/622927)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-monaco/622927 "2012-05-28T09:23:03Z")
Practice 1 starts in 30 mins. Predictions? --- ## [Do fantasy sports commissioners see every trade proposal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fantasy-sports-commissioners-see-every-trade-proposal/623273)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fantasy-sports-commissioners-see-every-trade-proposal/623273 "2012-05-27T20:06:46Z")
I’ve been working on a trade in my highly competitive ESPN fantasy baseball keeper league that I’d really like to win. It isn’t’ a big money league, but a group of people in my industry, so serious bragging rights are at… --- ## [Questions about minor league baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-minor-league-baseball/622463)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-minor-league-baseball/622463 "2012-05-27T14:49:58Z")
I just attended a minor league game (AA), and some questions occurred to me. In no particular order: How much do the players generally get paid, at the various levels? Is it all according to some scale, or do contrac… --- ## [Who, among MLB players, gets a baseball card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-among-mlb-players-gets-a-baseball-card/623018)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-among-mlb-players-gets-a-baseball-card/623018 "2012-05-27T13:52:41Z")
I wavered between posting this here or in GQ. I suspect the question has a factual answer, but hey, it’s about baseball/baseball cards. During the offseason, how do the baseball trading card makers determine which playe… --- ## [Google maps street view and driving games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-street-view-and-driving-games/623194)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-street-view-and-driving-games/623194 "2012-05-26T22:40:40Z")
I think we can all agree that the google maps street view function is pretty nifty. I was wondering though, it can’t take very much more advances in technology before that data could be used to create tracks and stages f… --- ## [Anyone played the Space: 1889 RPG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-played-the-space-1889-rpg/429462)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-played-the-space-1889-rpg/429462 "2012-05-26T22:26:55Z")
Way back in the day, I used to play a lot of AD&D 2.5 and Shadowrun 3rd Edition. While browsing through a stack of RPG books I picked up from a garage sale one day, I found one entitled More Tales From The Ether, which w… --- ## [European Cup Final](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final/622457)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final/622457 "2012-05-26T18:30:23Z")
End of the first half and how the hell is it still 0-0. --- ## [Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-meiers-alpha-centauri/622384)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-meiers-alpha-centauri/622384 "2012-05-26T03:49:56Z")
Alpha Centauri is currently on sale at good old games (gog.com) for $2.99. It’s worth ten times that. Sadly, they don’t have the expansion available though. I sent an email to the company asking them to carry the expans… --- ## [38 Studios bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/38-studios-bankrupt/622124)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/38-studios-bankrupt/622124 "2012-05-26T03:49:21Z")
38 Studios, founded by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and creators of Kingdom of Amalur have missed a $1 million loan payment. Some stories: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2012/05/16/curt-schilling-38-studios.h… --- ## [Bowling accomplishment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowling-accomplishment/622786)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowling-accomplishment/622786 "2012-05-26T00:56:53Z")
I rolled a 280 on Saturday. My previous high had been a 279, and that was in a tournament, so there was a lot more on the line, then. This was just a random afternoon of fun with the wife. Strike, followed by an 8-spare,… --- ## [How do you bunt for a double?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020 "2012-05-25T21:16:15Z")
The Tigers rookie centerfielder did it yesterday. Accidentally popped it over the charging third baseman? Can not find it on you tube. --- ## [Squee! Company of Heroes 2 announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-company-of-heroes-2-announced/620962)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-company-of-heroes-2-announced/620962 "2012-05-25T16:12:02Z")
This fill my heart with glee! Some facts stolen from PC Gamer: \[ul\] \[li\]It’s set on the Russian front. You control the Soviets in their fight to repel the invading Nazi force.\[/li\]\[li\]Snow plays a major part on the ba… --- ## [College Football Belt -- Marshall vs. WVU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-belt-marshall-vs-wvu/621472)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-belt-marshall-vs-wvu/621472 "2012-05-25T12:30:54Z")
This post from the thread College Football Belt – Orange Bowl said My latest check of the website still has no data for Marshall and I’m wondering why not. The 2012 football season may be weird enough to keep that as… --- ## [Playing Timed Chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-timed-chess/621570)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-timed-chess/621570 "2012-05-24T20:33:46Z")
This is inspired by an attempt to get a rating from a chess program. That program defaults to a ten-minute time limit. I feel that playing against a computer with a time limit is ludicrous, but that is beside that point… --- ## [A short and simple baseball question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-and-simple-baseball-question/622875)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-and-simple-baseball-question/622875 "2012-05-24T19:00:12Z")
What constitutes a save situation? I always thought as long as you’re winning and a guy pitches the ninth who isn’t a starter (no complete games/no hitters etc.) that it was a save…but I’m apparently wrong. What are th… --- ## [What do I need (PC hardware wise) to play Diablo III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-pc-hardware-wise-to-play-diablo-iii/622853)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-pc-hardware-wise-to-play-diablo-iii/622853 "2012-05-24T04:06:00Z")
So I downloaded Diablo 3 onto my HP desktop PC that I bought a few years ago. It is (was) definitely not a top of the line PC when I bought it. It was probably the cheapest decent PC on sale at Best Buy at the time. W… --- ## [Your most memorable pen and paper moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-pen-and-paper-moments/621489)
**Author:** [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-pen-and-paper-moments/621489 "2012-05-23T23:01:32Z")
I’m itching to hear some amusing p&p rpg stories and interesting characters! I’ll start off with a few. Dark Heresy: Some friends and I had just started a campaign, and we got our second mission, a pretty straight for… --- ## [Cost for a gaming rig (D3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-for-a-gaming-rig-d3/622104)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-for-a-gaming-rig-d3/622104 "2012-05-23T19:51:25Z")
The purchase monkey has climbed on my back, as I read about people getting loot, running bosses, and forming groups. I absolutely do not need to start playin D3, but fighting the inevitable is just going to give me an ul… --- ## [The Ongoing 2012 NLL Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-2012-nll-thread/608925)
**Author:** [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-2012-nll-thread/608925 "2012-05-23T13:20:18Z")
It’s entirely possible that I’ll be the only person posting in here, but I wanted to open a discussion of this season’s National Lacrosse League action, since it is flat-out the best spectator sport ever devised by human… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=350) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=352)