# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=359 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 360 --- ## [Arma 2 / Operation Arrowhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arma-2-operation-arrowhead/615530)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arma-2-operation-arrowhead/615530 "2012-03-29T16:25:08Z")
Has anybody picked this game up? For the uninitiated, it’s the most diamond-hard military FPS I’ve ever played. Its big features are an enormous map (400 square km), a huge array of vehicles and weapons (pilot a helico… --- ## [Royal Chybissan Jousting Tourney (A Harnic Combat RPG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-chybissan-jousting-tourney-a-harnic-combat-rpg/616589)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-chybissan-jousting-tourney-a-harnic-combat-rpg/616589 "2012-03-29T10:54:21Z")
A few years ago we ran a Harnic RPG where political backstabbing was the point of the game, and was set in the background of a royal jousting tournament. Nobody cared much for the politics, but the jousting was a big hit… --- ## [Peyton Manning to Broncos, Tebow to be traded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-manning-to-broncos-tebow-to-be-traded/616233)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-manning-to-broncos-tebow-to-be-traded/616233 "2012-03-29T03:22:19Z")
According to ESPN, Peyton chose Denver, and they will try to trade Tebow once the contract is signed. If Peyton is healthy, Denver just became the pre-season AFC favorite for the next Superbowl… --- ## [Who is the greatest Second Baseman of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-second-baseman-of-all-time/615516)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-second-baseman-of-all-time/615516 "2012-03-29T01:51:56Z")
A simple one vote poll and feel free to explain your vote or argue over others. --- ## [Garry Kasparov makes a brief comeback for charity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garry-kasparov-makes-a-brief-comeback-for-charity/616740)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garry-kasparov-makes-a-brief-comeback-for-charity/616740 "2012-03-29T01:01:54Z")
I’d love to see him return to competition. Chess hasn’t been nearly as interesting without Kasparov. He’s the guy that motivated me to start playing seriously in a chess club at college. --- ## [Help Me Find a Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-game/616900)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-game/616900 "2012-03-28T22:11:39Z")
It was a rather simple game, probably 16 bit? Not an expert on that stuff. Anyhow, it was a sidescrolling platformer that featured a girl with a dragon egg. The dragon would pop out, shoot tiny fireballs, and disappear. … --- ## [I have two guest passes to Killing Floor (Steam).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-guest-passes-to-killing-floor-steam/612884)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-guest-passes-to-killing-floor-steam/612884 "2012-03-28T20:25:49Z")
So after buying the game today, it gave me two free guest passes. I can gift it to someone on Steam to allow them to play the full version of the game for a short while. I assume this is so you can invite friends of yo… --- ## [The Official MLB Offseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-mlb-offseason-thread/601185)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 707\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-mlb-offseason-thread/601185 "2012-03-28T17:01:14Z")
We’re just 151 days away from Seattle and Oakland starting off the 2012 season from Japan. Where do you anticipate the free agents will end up? What will ultimately happen to the Dodgers and Mets ownership situations? H… --- ## [2012 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball - SDMB Big League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-yahoo-fantasy-baseball-sdmb-big-league/612788)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-yahoo-fantasy-baseball-sdmb-big-league/612788 "2012-03-28T15:35:34Z")
It’s that time of year again folks… Eli Manning has finished bitch-slapping Mr. Bundchen, Tiger is still declawed, the NHL is apparently playing pick-up games, and the biggest story in the NBA is a freaking Harvard grad… --- ## [Losing data on Xbox GTA 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-data-on-xbox-gta-4/616914)
**Author:** [@Three\_Packs\_a\_Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Three_Packs_a_Day)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-data-on-xbox-gta-4/616914 "2012-03-27T20:31:57Z")
I play xbox, and while playing GTA 4 I sometimes seem to lose data after shutting off the console. I understand that one must complete a mission to have their game saved; well, actually, I can’t understand the game-savin… --- ## [Exploration/Adventure Flash game I can't remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploration-adventure-flash-game-i-cant-remember/616891)
**Author:** [@sliv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sliv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploration-adventure-flash-game-i-cant-remember/616891 "2012-03-27T16:10:34Z")
Hi all. I’ve been trying to remember a game I played about 5 years ago. It was done in an intentionally old-fashioned 8- or 16- bit style. (I can’t quite remember.) It’s extremely minimalist. It’s essentially a side-… --- ## [How does a coaches suspension work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-coaches-suspension-work/616887)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-coaches-suspension-work/616887 "2012-03-27T06:59:34Z")
I’ve read Sean Payton’s suspension starts this coming Sunday. So what does that mean? Can he have any contact with his staff or the team players? Can he go into the building? Can he watch from the sidelines or does he… --- ## [Tiger Woods Wins Bay Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-wins-bay-hill/616806)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-wins-bay-hill/616806 "2012-03-27T00:56:09Z")
Tiger maintains that his win last December against a field of 18 was official, but even Tiger haters can’t find much wrong with the way he played today to win Bay Hill by five shots. His first PGA win in two and a half … --- ## [Angry Birds Space!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-birds-space/616516)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-birds-space/616516 "2012-03-27T00:11:36Z")
Downloaded this morning from Android Market (free!) and went an extra 2 stops on the Metro this morning because I couldn’t stop playing. I had gotten bored with Angry Birds early on in the Rio iteration, but this one is… --- ## [Help me find a new GPU (video card)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-new-gpu-video-card/616840)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-new-gpu-video-card/616840 "2012-03-26T20:45:49Z")
I’m not sure if this goes into the Game Room or IMHO. Hold on while I mentally flip a coin…wow! It landed on its edge. Weird. Game Room it is, I guess. Anyway, I got some money for my birthday and it’s burning a ho… --- ## [IPS panel Vs 120 Hz panel for gaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ips-panel-vs-120-hz-panel-for-gaming/616770)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ips-panel-vs-120-hz-panel-for-gaming/616770 "2012-03-26T19:06:48Z")
I’ve got the possibility of getting a 120 Hz 3D monitor from a friend at a steal. I already have a 60 Hz IPS panel that I’ve been gaming on, and has it treated me very well. What I like about it are the resolution (256… --- ## [Gamer Dopers: Worth it to upgrade my video card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamer-dopers-worth-it-to-upgrade-my-video-card/616866)
**Author:** [@Blind\_Guardian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blind_Guardian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamer-dopers-worth-it-to-upgrade-my-video-card/616866 "2012-03-26T18:40:08Z")
I see that RitterSport posted a thread on this same subject this morning, but I didn’t want to piggyback onto his thread. My current system is about four years old, and I’m planning to get a new one next year with my ta… --- ## [Tales of Graces f](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-graces-f/614583)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-graces-f/614583 "2012-03-26T14:54:27Z")
Maybe I should just bump the Tales thread, but whatever. Tales of Graces f is coming out a week from Tuesday. It looks like Bamco is actually taking this thing seriously and marketing it this time (a real shocker). The r… --- ## [Battlefield 3: Any "newbie tips" I should know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-any-newbie-tips-i-should-know/616188)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-any-newbie-tips-i-should-know/616188 "2012-03-26T01:26:05Z")
So I just got BF3, and after the usually cussing and jiggerpokery re: Origin I got it up and running. Now, I just finished my first two MP matches and had a blast, but I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing beyond “Ru… --- ## [Best AI in a First Person Shooter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ai-in-a-first-person-shooter/616212)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ai-in-a-first-person-shooter/616212 "2012-03-26T01:23:07Z")
I recently finished the criminally underpublicised sci-fi FPS ‘Singularity’ (not a great game by any means but I personally really enjoyed it), before then playing the very much publicised sci-fi FPS ‘Crysis 2’. I’d be l… --- ## [Cost of the London Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-the-london-olympics/616355)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-the-london-olympics/616355 "2012-03-26T00:27:31Z")
Apparently the cost of staging the London Olympics will be significently higher than first estimated, as much as £24 billion, according to this link: http://news.sky.com/home/london-olympics/article/16156780 While I do… --- ## [Who is the greatest Center Fielder of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-center-fielder-of-all-time/615523)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-center-fielder-of-all-time/615523 "2012-03-25T17:04:58Z")
A simple one vote poll and feel free to explain your vote or argue over others. --- ## [Who is the greatest Short Stop of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-short-stop-of-all-time/615518)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-short-stop-of-all-time/615518 "2012-03-25T16:38:33Z")
A simple one vote poll and feel free to explain your vote or argue over others. --- ## [Talk to me about tiers in D&D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-tiers-in-d-d/616308)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-tiers-in-d-d/616308 "2012-03-25T16:25:41Z")
So, thanks to one of the many SDMB Doper D&D games, I’ve been getting back into gaming. I haven’t played since 2nd edition when psionicists were flashy and new. In my research into the 3.5 edition of the game (we aren’t… --- ## [Source for Sports Statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-for-sports-statistics/616701)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-for-sports-statistics/616701 "2012-03-25T15:39:36Z")
ESPN, etc., always have crazy stats - yesterday Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were the first duo to each score 40 points in a game twice in the same season since I don’t know when. I understand that keeping stats l… --- ## [What is your favorite sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sport/610024)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sport/610024 "2012-03-25T15:31:52Z")
This is not about participation, but about watching or following stats / standings. What is your favorite? ETA : Apologies if I missed a major sport, but I think I picked the top ten worldwide Joe --- ## [Jeffrey Maier homer (Game 1, 1996 ALCS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffrey-maier-homer-game-1-1996-alcs/616753)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffrey-maier-homer-game-1-1996-alcs/616753 "2012-03-25T15:21:39Z")
About the disputed Jeffrey Maier “fan interference” homer between the Yankees and Baltimore in Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS: If this exact thing had happened in Baltimore in front of those (Oriole) fans, would the fans hav… --- ## [12 men on field with 20 seconds left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-men-on-field-with-20-seconds-left/612004)
**Author:** [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-men-on-field-with-20-seconds-left/612004 "2012-03-25T12:23:04Z")
In the second to last play of the game, the Patriots were down by 4, had nineteen seconds on the clock, and were on their own 45ish yard line. Brady throws a hail mary that lands incomplete. The Giants got penalized for … --- ## [Suggest New Name For Saints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-new-name-for-saints/616558)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-new-name-for-saints/616558 "2012-03-25T05:20:47Z")
Let’s see some new name suggestions for the now Un-Saint-ly New Orleans Saints. New Orleans Un-Saints New Orleans Devils New Orleans Thugs --- ## [Wolf 3D.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-3d/616393)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-3d/616393 "2012-03-25T05:17:34Z")
Does anyone know where I can find the Wolf 3D game for PS2? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=358) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=360)