# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=356 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 357 --- ## [Wrestlemania](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania/617588)
**Author:** [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania/617588 "2012-04-20T08:24:43Z")
Did anyone else watch it? The reviews I’ve been seeing have been tearing it apart, but I thought it was one of the better ones. Last year I didn’t care for Undertaker and HHH, but I thought they stole the show this yea… --- ## [Anyone tried the Crusader Kings 2 demo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-crusader-kings-2-demo/611909)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-crusader-kings-2-demo/611909 "2012-04-20T05:47:51Z")
It was released this weekend from Paradox. Played it for a few hours and I have to say I’m really enjoying it, although it sucks being stuck playing effectively one country (no way I’m going to play a Duke or Baron/Count… --- ## [MLB Early Season Assessment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-early-season-assessment/619242)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-early-season-assessment/619242 "2012-04-20T02:53:58Z")
Interesting. AL East - The standings look upside down. I’m really not surprised that the Yankees are struggling. AL Central - No big surprises this early. It could be a good chase. The Tigers should probably win it but… --- ## [Heroes of the Silver Screen--pulp RPG one-shot--ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-the-silver-screen-pulp-rpg-one-shot-ideas/619319)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-the-silver-screen-pulp-rpg-one-shot-ideas/619319 "2012-04-20T01:07:11Z")
Hi, folks! I’m going to be running a one-shot game next Saturday, and while I have a general idea, I thought I’d throw the idea open to Dopers to see if y’all have thoughts on how to make the pulpy goodness even pulpier… --- ## [SDMB 2012 NFL Mock Draft - Recruitment Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-nfl-mock-draft-recruitment-thread/618915)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-nfl-mock-draft-recruitment-thread/618915 "2012-04-19T23:47:35Z")
Hey football fans, at garygnu’s suggestion I think we should put together a little Mock Draft here on the Dope for the coming draft (T-minus 11 days). The first step will be getting a list of fans together who want to pa… --- ## [SDMB D20/D&D Game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-d20-d-d-game/613922)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-d20-d-d-game/613922 "2012-04-19T23:00:07Z")
I like DMing games over Skype when I have free time. Recently, one of my games died (My fault for allowing too many players, really…) so I have an open slot. The SDMB seems like as good a place as any (and better than mo… --- ## [MacTech's Fenway Adventure…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactechs-fenway-adventure/619216)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactechs-fenway-adventure/619216 "2012-04-19T21:41:41Z")
I won a pair of tickets to tonight’s Red Sox vs Texas Rangers game, so I figured “why not” First off, I’m not a particular fan of team sports, but it’s been ages since I took in a ball game I wanted to bring Dad, but h… --- ## [Are you aware of the Jarrod Uthoff/Bo Ryan brouhaha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-jarrod-uthoff-bo-ryan-brouhaha/619316)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-jarrod-uthoff-bo-ryan-brouhaha/619316 "2012-04-19T21:25:58Z")
Especially if you are not a Wisconsin fan? It’s received a lot of mainstream coverage and has completely blown up on Twitter. Basketball coach Bo Ryan was on Mike and Mike in the morning today and gave a horrible perfo… --- ## [Please HELP me identify this (unknown) bassball player!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-unknown-bassball-player/618724)
**Author:** [@rtg2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rtg2002)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-unknown-bassball-player/618724 "2012-04-19T17:43:38Z")
Please help me identify this (unknown) baseball players name and team(s) \[circ.1920’s-30’s\] I have a very clear picture of this mystery man. …it’s important! Thank youhttp://cwpaddock.webs.com/photos/undefined/Paddoc… --- ## [Why did all the baseball teams migrate from NYC in the 50s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-baseball-teams-migrate-from-nyc-in-the-50s/618928)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-baseball-teams-migrate-from-nyc-in-the-50s/618928 "2012-04-19T14:45:25Z")
I was reading a piece about Robert F. Wagner, Mayor of New York City in the 50s, and his creation of a Commission to bring National League baseball back to the city after the departure of the Dodgers and Giants for ‘fres… --- ## [Spring tournament at my curling club.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-tournament-at-my-curling-club/618900)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-tournament-at-my-curling-club/618900 "2012-04-19T04:46:30Z")
Finally got my schedule sorted out to do some more regular leisure activities this year, so I became a full member at my curling club. (I was provisional for half the season last year; played in a spring mini-league the… --- ## [Favorite Scrabble Moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scrabble-moments/619228)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scrabble-moments/619228 "2012-04-19T02:49:27Z")
Mine just happened. I made bingos with TRAINED and TAINTED, back to back. In my next game, I made TRAINED again, and then TWEETING, back to back. I assume for the top players in the world, back to back bingos aren’t all … --- ## [Once again, vote for our trivia team name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vote-for-our-trivia-team-name/619171)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vote-for-our-trivia-team-name/619171 "2012-04-19T02:39:26Z")
For the last league, I solicited your votes for our trivia team name. Well, “Abby Normal” plays in the finals on Saturday. After that, it will be on to the next league, where our top 5 possibilities are again open for … --- ## [Can someone explain skins golf please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-skins-golf-please/618917)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-skins-golf-please/618917 "2012-04-18T14:04:20Z")
I thought I understood skins but apparently I don’t. I’m playing PGA Tour 13 right now and there are some skins events you can play before the actual tournaments. They are 3 skin matches. I was under the impression that … --- ## [Kingdoms of Amalur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdoms-of-amalur/614856)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdoms-of-amalur/614856 "2012-04-17T20:40:25Z")
I picked up this game after playing the demo a while back, and I’m sorta surprised there’s no thread on it. Playing the demo, at first, I thought it was a bit too FPS-y to me. Seemed like a lot of fancy fighting and not… --- ## [Any Starcraft 2 players here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-starcraft-2-players-here/618802)
**Author:** [@HBomb29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HBomb29)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-starcraft-2-players-here/618802 "2012-04-17T19:28:10Z")
I’m thinking of getting it but I want to see what people who have played it have to say. Is it worth it? Will I be spending countless hours playing it again like SC1? --- ## [Coaches with Multiple Championships Who NOBODY Regards as a Genius or Hall of Famer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coaches-with-multiple-championships-who-nobody-regards-as-a-genius-or-hall-of-famer/619056)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coaches-with-multiple-championships-who-nobody-regards-as-a-genius-or-hall-of-famer/619056 "2012-04-17T18:34:15Z")
Arguably, any coach or manager could get lucky and win a championship, even if he wasn’t very good at his job. But when a guy wins multiple championships, people usually take a second look, and may conclude, “He WAS a be… --- ## [How much do sports card dealers pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-sports-card-dealers-pay/619019)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-sports-card-dealers-pay/619019 "2012-04-17T09:10:22Z")
There are some really expensive baseball cards out there–like 2012 Topps Tribute, for example, costs around $300 a box. That, of course, is not what the dealer pays to for the box. How much does Topps charge the dealer? … --- ## [Bobby Petrino, another one that just pissed away a great job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-petrino-another-one-that-just-pissed-away-a-great-job/617983)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-petrino-another-one-that-just-pissed-away-a-great-job/617983 "2012-04-17T04:09:43Z")
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-arkansas-petrinocrash How stupid! Maybe he can recover but after the wife gets her due and he lands another job there will be a lot of ground to make up. --- ## [Length of "Moment Of Silence" prior to sporting event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/length-of-moment-of-silence-prior-to-sporting-event/618957)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/length-of-moment-of-silence-prior-to-sporting-event/618957 "2012-04-16T20:47:31Z")
I was watching the Chelsea-Tottenham FA Cup semi-final yesterday. Being in the US, I’ve witnessed/attended my share of moments of silence, but can’t recall one ever being that long. The Fox Soccer Channel announcers di… --- ## [What's the difference between an intercollegiate sport and a D-I sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-an-intercollegiate-sport-and-a-d-i-sport/618492)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-an-intercollegiate-sport-and-a-d-i-sport/618492 "2012-04-16T01:51:01Z")
Looking on a website for choosing colleges. Under the sport tab, they let you pick between levels. I’m unclear on the distinction between an intercollegiate team, and say, D-I team. --- ## [Steam - game progress wiped out if I delete local content?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-game-progress-wiped-out-if-i-delete-local-content/618805)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-game-progress-wiped-out-if-i-delete-local-content/618805 "2012-04-15T14:50:31Z")
Like a lot of people here I have a lot (well to me anyway) of steam games, so much so that I’m running out of hard drive space. If I delete the local content for a game will Steam save my progress or will I have to start… --- ## [MLB Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/618837)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/618837 "2012-04-15T14:21:26Z")
Last year sometime the Wall Street Journal published an article about the playoffs. It provided, among other things, statistics indicating that the playoffs were pretty much set early in the season, June it believe. It… --- ## [Cricket- Australia versus Windies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-australia-versus-windies/618559)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-australia-versus-windies/618559 "2012-04-15T11:59:21Z")
Game one has been finished and Australia won. Six months ago that probably could have been expected but the Windies do deem to have improved- they tied the ODI series and 20/20 (although that is like tying a raffle). Tw… --- ## [Would you play a casino game based on cribbage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-play-a-casino-game-based-on-cribbage/599055)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-play-a-casino-game-based-on-cribbage/599055 "2012-04-15T06:17:10Z")
Recently, I visited my local casino. They had a new table game: Cash Crib, based on the game of cribbage. (The inventor demonstrates the game in this YouTube video.) Anyway, I watched the play at the casino, and under… --- ## [How are baseball announcers able to distinguish different pitch types?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-baseball-announcers-able-to-distinguish-different-pitch-types/618137)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-baseball-announcers-able-to-distinguish-different-pitch-types/618137 "2012-04-14T04:03:49Z")
I can definitely tell the difference between a fastball and a curveball, and sometimes I can even guess correctly that a pitch was a slider. However, there are so many other types of pitches, like changeups, split-finge… --- ## [Draw Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-something/618615)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-something/618615 "2012-04-14T02:24:56Z")
Who was looking for players a few days ago? I can’t find the thread on the 'Dope search, and TNAI Mrs. Plant would like “People Who Aren’t Stupid.” :slight\_smile: --- ## [Albatross's at Golf Majors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albatrosss-at-golf-majors/618705)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albatrosss-at-golf-majors/618705 "2012-04-14T00:30:04Z")
…or double eagle as apparently they are know in the US. Following Louis Oosthuizen’s albatross at the Masters, I’m wondering how common this is in the majors. Wiki indicates there has only ever been one other. Anyone kn… --- ## [Xenoblade Chronicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenoblade-chronicles/618036)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenoblade-chronicles/618036 "2012-04-13T21:29:06Z")
I know we had a thread about this a while back, but it was only out in Europe and Japan so nothing really came of it. Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii has officially come out in the US on limited release, that means cop… --- ## [Dodger James Loney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodger-james-loney/605651)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodger-james-loney/605651 "2011-12-09T21:23:45Z")
I was listening to the TV News this morning whehn I heard the woman being interviewed. The LA Times story says this was a month ago but I never heard anything about it. This is my favorite part: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=355) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=357)