# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=36 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 37 --- ## [How are stats recorded on a hook and ladder play (American football)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-stats-recorded-on-a-hook-and-ladder-play-american-football/990165)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-stats-recorded-on-a-hook-and-ladder-play-american-football/990165 "2023-09-18T17:26:52Z")
In a hook and ladder play, the quarterback throws downfield to a receiver, the receiver laterals back to another player, and that player (attempts to) run for more yards. How are the stats recorded on such a play? Let’s… --- ## [Tour de France 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2023/986374)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2023/986374 "2023-09-18T07:48:33Z")
The Tour de France starts tomorrow (Saturday). I don’t really follow professional cycling, but I enjoy reading updates and analysis in the annual TdF thread from the knowledgeable posters here. So I’m hoping if I start i… --- ## [NHL Offseason 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-offseason-2023/985898)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-offseason-2023/985898 "2023-09-17T22:38:08Z")
Ok, here’s a thread to discuss all the off season signings, the draft, NHL awards and anything else. Interesting article that the Coyotes will be playing 3 games in one day during the preseason. Obviously it’ll be a … --- ## [Best way to stream NFL games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-stream-nfl-games/989627)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-stream-nfl-games/989627 "2023-09-17T18:34:07Z")
Hey y’all. Long time no post. With NFL season about to kick off, I’m wonder how you all are streaming games. I’ve used YoutubeTV the last couple of seasons, and the service is great, but they’re just getting more and … --- ## [Athletes whose final game/match was winning a championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-final-game-match-was-winning-a-championship/986516)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-final-game-match-was-winning-a-championship/986516 "2023-09-16T18:13:39Z")
Pete Sampras did it, though he waited about a year before confirming for sure he was done. He won the US Open and then reflected on it a bit and decided that was indeed it. Kareem Abdul-Jabar lost to my Detroit Pistons … --- ## [Will there be a missing generation of Hall of Fame QBs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-missing-generation-of-hall-of-fame-qbs/989980)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-missing-generation-of-hall-of-fame-qbs/989980 "2023-09-16T15:00:08Z")
Aaron Rodgers getting injured last night got me thinking about this topic again. There’s a big gap between the recently retired guys waiting to get in the HOF, like Brady, Peyton Manning, Brees, Rodgers\*, and maybe Roet… --- ## [Aaron Rodgers out with torn Achilles tendon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-out-with-torn-achilles-tendon/990007)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-out-with-torn-achilles-tendon/990007 "2023-09-16T04:04:52Z")
“New York coach Robert Saleh’s thousand-yard stare at the prospect of Zach Wilson taking over again at quarterback said it all: Six months of joy and excitement dissipated in a matter of moments.” --- ## [Basketball: Ball went in twice on one throw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-ball-went-in-twice-on-one-throw/990124)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-ball-went-in-twice-on-one-throw/990124 "2023-09-16T02:34:08Z")
How is this scored? --- ## [I tuned in to Wrexham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tuned-in-to-wrexham/990076)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tuned-in-to-wrexham/990076 "2023-09-15T17:23:18Z")
Imagine my surprise when it wasn’t about ME! Soccer is brutal. --- ## [NFL 2023: WEEK ONE man leaves!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-one-man-leaves/989707)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-one-man-leaves/989707 "2023-09-14T16:01:32Z")
Welp it’s been another long offseason, and we’re finally here with some real life NFL football games. My favorite offseason stories: Aaron Rodgers moving on from the Packers is now with the J-E-T-S JETSJETSJETS, and … --- ## [Anybody playing "Stray"? (Cat game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-stray-cat-game/968353)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-stray-cat-game/968353 "2023-09-14T14:19:50Z")
I’m not a huge gamer but this game looks too interesting to pass up. Is anyone playing? --- ## [Weird, strange coincidences that sound like fiction but happened in sport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-strange-coincidences-that-sound-like-fiction-but-happened-in-sport/987228)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-strange-coincidences-that-sound-like-fiction-but-happened-in-sport/987228 "2023-09-14T03:35:59Z")
24 years ago today the Yankees had a special day for Yogi Berra. After 14 years of feuding with George Steinbrenner he came back to Yankee Stadium for the first time. As part of the celebration Don Larsen threw out the f… --- ## [Big Money and US College Football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-money-and-us-college-football/988149)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-money-and-us-college-football/988149 "2023-09-12T12:18:03Z")
Of course this has been talked about, with teams wanting to join more lucrative conferences with bigger TV deals. I’m not a huge college football fan, just enjoying occasional casual games, so would appreciate your opin… --- ## [Baldur's Gate 3 v. Starfield. Comparing the hardware needed to play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-v-starfield-comparing-the-hardware-needed-to-play/989750)
**Author:** [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-v-starfield-comparing-the-hardware-needed-to-play/989750 "2023-09-08T00:22:03Z")
First, I’m not looking to compare the games. Both of them look interesting. Im going to be in the market for a new PC in the next few months and was wondering which of these two needed the better hardware. I haven’t boug… --- ## [NFL 2023 Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-preseason-thread/987698)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-preseason-thread/987698 "2023-09-06T22:38:28Z")
With training camps underway, I thought I’d open a new omnibus thread for the preseason, as a successor to the off-season thread. The selection committees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame have announced the results of … --- ## [PC Building Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-building-advice/989597)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-building-advice/989597 "2023-09-05T15:39:00Z")
Hey everyone! I’ve got a PC that’s about 7 or 8 years old. It came with the below processor and a crappy graphics card: Intel core i7 4790 cpu @3.6 GHz I upgraded it about a year later, adding a midrange graphics car… --- ## [UTMB (Ultra Trail Mont Blanc) 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utmb-ultra-trail-mont-blanc-2023/989426)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utmb-ultra-trail-mont-blanc-2023/989426 "2023-09-02T19:05:35Z")
Ultra Trail Mont Blanc is widely considered the world’s premier ultra-running event. The 2023 edition starts tomorrow (Sep 1) at 6pm in Chamonix (southeastern France). Around 2300 runners will race over a course of 171… --- ## [MLB: August 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2023/987980)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2023/987980 "2023-09-02T17:14:15Z")
Better late than never – here’s the new thread for August. --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2022/970246)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2022/970246 "2023-09-01T21:37:23Z")
Now in our 800th year. Last year’s thread I sent out renewal invites to everyone who was in each league last year, but the survival league didn’t have that option so you’ll have to join manually. Everyone is invited to… --- ## [Hackers of the world take heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hackers-of-the-world-take-heart/989435)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hackers-of-the-world-take-heart/989435 "2023-09-01T13:56:33Z")
Ever 5 putt?! Paul Goydos on the Senior tour was leading by 1 on 17, putting for birdie from 35’. Watch it, and take heart that however badly you hacked up the course last weekend, you didn’t freaking 5-jack any greens… --- ## [1 Turn a Day phone or PC game with friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-turn-a-day-phone-or-pc-game-with-friends/989290)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-turn-a-day-phone-or-pc-game-with-friends/989290 "2023-09-01T07:13:43Z")
I have a friend or two I would like to casually play a game with. Nothing serious, a quick turn or two a day, perhaps 5 minutes of my time but which ideally will be something fun to mull over all day. Chess is out, I l… --- ## [The Wonderful site Baseball-Reference has added a Baseball Wiki call the Bullpen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonderful-site-baseball-reference-has-added-a-baseball-wiki-call-the-bullpen/368387)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonderful-site-baseball-reference-has-added-a-baseball-wiki-call-the-bullpen/368387 "2006-08-12T02:02:44Z")
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Main\_Page It has the potential to be very good. Hopefully some of our baseball fan members will help contribute to improve the articles they are knowledgeable on. Wiki’s are si… --- ## [How much does the rest of the football (soccer) world sneer at MLS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-rest-of-the-football-soccer-world-sneer-at-mls/986613)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-rest-of-the-football-soccer-world-sneer-at-mls/986613 "2023-08-30T14:17:40Z")
I am only the most casual of football (soccer) fans, so all I’ve ever heard about Major League Soccer was that it’s considered a joke by the rest of the world, but at least has some money (being the 10th-highest ranking … --- ## [Were Soviets better at ice hockey than the USA currently is at Olympic basketball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-soviets-better-at-ice-hockey-than-the-usa-currently-is-at-olympic-basketball/989183)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-soviets-better-at-ice-hockey-than-the-usa-currently-is-at-olympic-basketball/989183 "2023-08-30T04:22:03Z")
I have only a fairly superficial understanding of both sports in the Olympics. Best as I can gather is that the Soviet Red Machine and current-day USA men’s basketball team are/were basically the shoo-in defaults to win … --- ## [Track and Field World Championships have been exciting this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-and-field-world-championships-have-been-exciting-this-year/989205)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-and-field-world-championships-have-been-exciting-this-year/989205 "2023-08-28T22:45:19Z")
I am not a huge fan of track & field sports but this competition has had some exciting and dramatic competitions. This is not a complete list: Team USA claims WORLD RECORD via SHOCKING 4x400 mixed relay finish at Wor… --- ## [Chess: Why Can't The King Be Removed From The Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-cant-the-king-be-removed-from-the-board/989133)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-cant-the-king-be-removed-from-the-board/989133 "2023-08-27T21:41:22Z")
This chess YouTuber (an International Master) supports a change to the rules: basically, that the King can be removed from the board. Specifically, if you and I are playing and you move a piece that reveals a check on yo… --- ## [Vampire Survivors: Fun indie, rogue-lite game with 72,000 "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews on Steam, costs $3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-survivors-fun-indie-rogue-lite-game-with-72-000-overwhelmingly-positive-reviews-on-steam-costs-3/962791)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-survivors-fun-indie-rogue-lite-game-with-72-000-overwhelmingly-positive-reviews-on-steam-costs-3/962791 "2023-08-25T22:58:26Z")
I just got turned on to the game Vampire Survivors. It’s a “simple”, fun waste of time for 15 or 30 minutes that sees you coming back for more. It is still in Early Access but the developer seems to be putting out patc… --- ## [Grounded (2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grounded-2022/974870)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grounded-2022/974870 "2023-08-25T11:28:07Z")
Obsidian Development, of Fallout: New Vegas fame, released survival game Grounded about a month and a half ago. This followed years of early access. It’s currently available on XBOX GamePass. The premise is Honey-I-Shru… --- ## [Will cricket catch on in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cricket-catch-on-in-the-usa/987016)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cricket-catch-on-in-the-usa/987016 "2023-08-24T15:58:46Z")
So Texas has its own cricket team, the Super Kings, who had a game on the 14th, according to this story. I’m curious if Dopers think the game will be successful here? --- ## [Spore for my 10 year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-for-my-10-year-old/989007)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-for-my-10-year-old/989007 "2023-08-23T23:41:26Z")
I have a savvy 10 year old and like most he enjoys games. Usually Totally Accurate Battle Simulator on Steam or Minecraft, Rocket League or Steep on PS4. He recently developed an interest in evolution after we tried th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=37)