# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=369 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 370 --- ## [What games have the worst (and best) fanbases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-have-the-worst-and-best-fanbases/611261)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-have-the-worst-and-best-fanbases/611261 "2012-01-31T22:27:04Z")
Not necessarily the best active, playing community. I’ve noticed that the people you meet playing a game, and the people you meet on the forums, or out in the wild can be very different, though certainly the playing comm… --- ## [Winter X Games: Simply Amazing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-x-games-simply-amazing/611199)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-x-games-simply-amazing/611199 "2012-01-31T20:29:58Z")
I spent a good deal of time watching the Winter X Games over the past few days. All I can say is ‘Wow!’. The things that these kids are doing on skis, snowboards and snowmobiles are just ridiculous (in a good way). I … --- ## [Your Angry Birds strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-angry-birds-strategy/611217)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-angry-birds-strategy/611217 "2012-01-31T18:47:33Z")
What is your playing strategy when playing Angry Birds? Try to get 3 stars on each level? Go through each level as quickly as you can even if you only get one star? I usually go through each level as quickly as possible… --- ## [A bit late --- Prototype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-late-prototype/611317)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-late-prototype/611317 "2012-01-31T16:38:09Z")
Did anyone else play this game? I picked it up a little late, in the bargain bin, but it’s been a lot of fun. I read some reviews that had some complaints but they seem unjustified to me. The buildings looked kind of … --- ## [The Feud: Academy Award winners by Wheelz \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564 "2012-01-31T16:29:02Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Scrabble VS Bananagrams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-vs-bananagrams/611064)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-vs-bananagrams/611064 "2012-01-31T10:55:32Z")
Everyone knows Scrabble (didn’t even ask me to spell check it) so no need for an introduction. But Bananagrams is a game incredibly similar yet fires the neurons in a completely different way. A great comparison can be… --- ## [Which should I play first - Freespace or Freespace 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-freespace-or-freespace-2/610490)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-freespace-or-freespace-2/610490 "2012-01-31T09:24:05Z")
Got both of them off gog. Should I play through Freespace before starting on Freespace 2? Also, I want to take advantage of the work done by the Freespace Open project on FS2. If anyone has experience with it, is there … --- ## [So I want to learn Go....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-learn-go/609080)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-learn-go/609080 "2012-01-31T05:35:40Z")
Is there a free or relatively cheap computer game with an instructor to show me some of the finer points? --- ## [Replace the vowels in movie titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-the-vowels-in-movie-titles/611083)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-the-vowels-in-movie-titles/611083 "2012-01-30T23:40:56Z")
I just scored 100 on the quiz Can you name the correct movie titles when given titles with the wrong vowels? and thought it might be fun to come up with out own. If this idea has already been presented, color me lazy or… --- ## [Super Bowl: who do you got?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415 "2012-01-30T20:11:14Z")
Now that it’s set, where do you stand on the Pats vs. Giants thing? --- ## [Do Words With (Random) Friends Normally Take This Long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-words-with-random-friends-normally-take-this-long/611176)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-words-with-random-friends-normally-take-this-long/611176 "2012-01-30T19:16:30Z")
Just bothered installing it on my Incredible and, while it is fun, some people regularly take 20 minutes or hours on their turn. WTF? You can’t even quit a game with a non-player until it’s your turn either. I think t… --- ## [No blitzing or kick blocking in the Pro Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-blitzing-or-kick-blocking-in-the-pro-bowl/611112)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-blitzing-or-kick-blocking-in-the-pro-bowl/611112 "2012-01-30T18:57:03Z")
I knew the rules were watered down but isn’t prohibiting blitzing and preventing special teams from blocking kicks just one step away from prohibiting tackling? How can you have a defense when the offense already knows … --- ## [2012 NFL Coaching Carousel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-coaching-carousel/608191)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-coaching-carousel/608191 "2012-01-30T04:39:34Z")
Well, folks, for 20 of the NFL teams the season is over and the hot stove is heating up. There’s 3 major components to the NFL offseason, the draft, free agency and the coaching carousel. With the big news today that th… --- ## [Best Neverwinter Nights 2 modules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neverwinter-nights-2-modules/588803)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neverwinter-nights-2-modules/588803 "2012-01-30T04:21:26Z")
Hi all - kind of expecting this thread to drop like a stone but we’ll see how it goes:) So, keeping to my tradition of only playing games years after they’re released, I recently finished NWN2 and MOB. I had played NWN1… --- ## [Does this rule variant exist in dominoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-rule-variant-exist-in-dominoes/611066)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-rule-variant-exist-in-dominoes/611066 "2012-01-29T07:44:31Z")
Instead of picking up 7 at the beginning, and only drawing when stuck, you take one after each turn? The person with left overs cedes their value to their opponent. --- ## [P is for Psycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-is-for-psycho/610851)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-is-for-psycho/610851 "2012-01-29T02:57:37Z")
P is for psycho T is for tzar C is for chevron G is for gnat H is for honesty J is for jalapeno K is for knave M is for mnemonic O is for opossum V is for verklempt W is for wunderkind Any others? --- ## [Why can't they move signing day later in the winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-move-signing-day-later-in-the-winter/611046)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-move-signing-day-later-in-the-winter/611046 "2012-01-29T02:39:21Z")
The timing of the Schiano hire in Tampa Bay again exposes the problem of having Signing Day at the end of January. How difficult would it be to move it until after (college) spring break? (mid March) --- ## [UFC on Fox 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc-on-fox-2/611021)
**Author:** [@vdgg81](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vdgg81)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc-on-fox-2/611021 "2012-01-29T00:29:16Z")
Any Dopers gonna watch this? I know not many people on this board watch mma, but as this is a free card on Fox I thought maybe there’d be some interest. As I understand it the preliminary card is on Fuel at 5pm and then … --- ## [Dark Souls: Flee! Run Away! No Country for Old Men!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-souls-flee-run-away-no-country-for-old-men/609714)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-souls-flee-run-away-no-country-for-old-men/609714 "2012-01-28T18:51:16Z")
I blame my son, the Err Apparent. This game is munching my brain. It is fiendish, evil incarnate, it sucks the life right out of you and leaves only a shambling, un-showered, unshaved husk of what was a mature and inte… --- ## [So, now that you've finished Arkham City...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-youve-finished-arkham-city/609940)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-youve-finished-arkham-city/609940 "2012-01-28T07:43:15Z")
SPOILERS WILL BE IN THIS THREAD! Leaving space for mouseover spoiler prevention… … Do you suppose Joker’s really dead? It sure would be a shame if they ruin the ending of Arkham City by bringing him back for the next … --- ## [Dominos as family entertainment where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-as-family-entertainment-where-you-live/594632)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-as-family-entertainment-where-you-live/594632 "2012-01-28T02:54:04Z")
I just noticed the thread about dominos in the 70’s as a fad and it made me wonder if other families played enough dominos to matter. When I was a kid, the men on my mother’s side of the family made regular use of domin… --- ## [Die2Nite, Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die2nite-anyone/581183)
**Author:** [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die2nite-anyone/581183 "2012-01-27T20:05:38Z")
Die2Nite is a browser game where players take the role of a town trying to survive a zombie-infested apocalyptic wasteland. The townspeople spend each day frantically gathering resources and building defenses in an attem… --- ## [Final Fantasy XIII-2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-xiii-2/610817)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-xiii-2/610817 "2012-01-27T19:49:43Z")
The second in the line of games of the form “numbers with further numbers appended to the end” that started with FFX-2, XIII-2 is coming out in a few days. I’m probably going to pick it up. For all its (terrible) flaws, … --- ## [India - all out for 191. Sweeeet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-all-out-for-191-sweeeet/608230)
**Author:** [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-all-out-for-191-sweeeet/608230 "2012-01-27T12:43:27Z")
I’ve been watching the cricket all day. Loving it. I just hope we can bat a bit better in this Test than we did in Melbourne. --- ## ["Meaning of life" games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-life-games/602580)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-life-games/602580 "2012-01-27T08:38:40Z")
It’s always been popular to think of life as a game, and especially a video game, in the Matrix era. But which games incorporate either the “meaning of life” or else “the object of the game” - and, which does it best? W… --- ## [Boxer from the 60s or 70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-from-the-60s-or-70s/610803)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-from-the-60s-or-70s/610803 "2012-01-27T02:55:35Z")
I’m looking for information for a family member about a boxer from the 60s or 70s. It is kind of a shot in the dark about the time, but we have a name. Jim (James) Maxwell. He was a lightweight boxer and at one point liv… --- ## [Trivial Yahtzee rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-yahtzee-rules-question/608851)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-yahtzee-rules-question/608851 "2012-01-27T01:08:28Z")
Should one roll a Yahtzee, say five sixes, early in the game can it be scored above the bonus line or must it be scored as a Yahtzee? --- ## ['Consin concealed carry carnage!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consin-concealed-carry-carnage/610654)
**Author:** [@FE3O4ENAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FE3O4ENAIL)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consin-concealed-carry-carnage/610654 "2012-01-26T22:42:16Z")
Worried Wisconsinites wonder why Walkers wonton weapon war was won. Racine residents wreak road rage revenge. Delavan denizens deliver death during daily duties. Madison madmen maraud most mercilessly, murdering many. … --- ## [2012 NFL Playoffs Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 874\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401 "2012-01-26T20:52:46Z")
Here are your seeds: AFC Patriots Ravens Texans Broncos Steelers Bengals NFC Packers 49ers Saints Giants Falcons Lions The first games are this weekend Saturday Bengals @ Texans Lions @ Saints Sunday Falcons … --- ## [So, did the Patriots cheat? (yet again?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-the-patriots-cheat-yet-again/610605)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-the-patriots-cheat-yet-again/610605 "2012-01-26T18:19:46Z")
They already have figurative asterisks on their 3 Super Bowl “championships” for secretly recording the actual plays that the opposing teams planned on running. Now there’s quite a bit of discussion on the internet rega… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=368) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=370)