# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=37 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 38 --- ## [A “Superfan” of the Kansas City Chiefs has been arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superfan-of-the-kansas-city-chiefs-has-been-arrested/988915)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superfan-of-the-kansas-city-chiefs-has-been-arrested/988915 "2023-08-23T04:10:03Z")
I mean, I’d be able to pick him out of a lineup pretty easily. A semi-serious question: can he find a fair trial in Missouri? Or have years of living among fanatical football fans tainted my view? --- ## [Root for the player or the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-for-the-player-or-the-country/988830)
**Author:** [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-for-the-player-or-the-country/988830 "2023-08-20T15:58:12Z")
I’m currently watching the FIDE World Cup and FIDE Women’s World Cup. I don’t know a whole lot about the current chess scene. I haven’t played anything but a computer for a long time. But this caught my eye and it keeps … --- ## [The ten greatest-ever basketball players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-greatest-ever-basketball-players/968687)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-greatest-ever-basketball-players/968687 "2023-08-17T16:50:20Z")
Who are your (up to) ten greatest-ever basketball players? No qualifications, other than greatest-ever, and I know the game was different in the different eras. Just go with it, can you do that? Simply put, who are you… --- ## [MLB Bunts and Types Thereof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-bunts-and-types-thereof/988066)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-bunts-and-types-thereof/988066 "2023-08-17T15:01:54Z")
Are all bunts called sacrifice bunts regardless of the outcome, and has this been the case for quite some time? --- ## [When your computer locks up after time warp forward in Space Cadet, is there a way to unlock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-computer-locks-up-after-time-warp-forward-in-space-cadet-is-there-a-way-to-unlock/986963)
**Author:** [@Cadet-41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cadet-41)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-computer-locks-up-after-time-warp-forward-in-space-cadet-is-there-a-way-to-unlock/986963 "2023-08-14T19:11:59Z")
Any answers? --- ## [MLB: July 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2023/986430)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2023/986430 "2023-08-11T04:05:25Z")
I’m sitting in a sports bar in Chicago watching the rain. I bought bleacher tickets for Wrigley today. I’m off work for a week with a very badly needed vacation. It’s a 2016 World Series rematch and yet life has been so… --- ## [NFL 2023 Off-Season Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801 "2023-08-10T02:34:00Z")
Rather than posting this in the Super Bowl thread, I thought I’d start up a general post-season thread. To no one’s surprise, the Raiders released Derek Carr today, just prior to a deadline at which Carr would have been… --- ## [College Football - Conference Realignment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-conference-realignment/987705)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-conference-realignment/987705 "2023-08-09T18:15:26Z")
Colorado trustees voted today to leave the PAC12 and join the Big12. This may be the death nail for the PAC12, with last years departure of USC and UCLA to B1G. George Kliavkoff, PAC12 commisioner since 2021, hasn’t he… --- ## [Video pool and billiards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pool-and-billiards/988119)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pool-and-billiards/988119 "2023-08-09T18:11:38Z")
Hi, I’m an old fart and looking for a good game of pool and billiards that I can play on my computer. Nothing too fancy, just a good basic game to take up my time. --- ## [On Chess(dot)com, What Is A "Book Move"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-what-is-a-book-move/988158)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-what-is-a-book-move/988158 "2023-08-08T17:29:02Z")
Those of you who play on Chess(dot)com are aware of the post-game analysis tool, which, uh, analyzes your game. The first few moves are deemed “book moves” (as in, “Nc3 is the last book move”). From the context, I’m gues… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 873\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055 "2023-08-07T11:42:39Z")
We are in year 14 of this grand experiment and going strong. There were some big changes proposed last season that need to be voted on before we get started, so let’s get the important stuff out of the way and get to bus… --- ## [Anyway to emulate a Windows 3.11 environment for games of that era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-emulate-a-windows-3-11-environment-for-games-of-that-era/987831)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-emulate-a-windows-3-11-environment-for-games-of-that-era/987831 "2023-08-06T19:49:32Z")
There is an old game from 1994 I still have the CD for. Gazillionaire. It won’t play under Windows 11 compatibility though I know it played under Win 9x back in the 90s. DosBox can’t do the job as no Windows environmen… --- ## [Should I start watching Formula 1 again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-start-watching-formula-1-again/987722)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-start-watching-formula-1-again/987722 "2023-08-05T04:59:05Z")
I used to love F1 from early 1990’s until I lost interest in about 2005, should I have another try at it? I mean watching, not driving. I understand costs were spiraling out of control and something needed to be done bu… --- ## [MLB Pitching Motion: Starting the Windup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitching-motion-starting-the-windup/988067)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitching-motion-starting-the-windup/988067 "2023-08-04T20:35:52Z")
Maybe I am missing it, but it seems to me the start of a pitching windup simply lifts the glove over the pitcher’s head only to return to a resting position about chest high with the throwing arm about parallel to the gr… --- ## [Ukrainian fencer refuses to shake hands with Russian opponent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukrainian-fencer-refuses-to-shake-hands-with-russian-opponent/987820)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukrainian-fencer-refuses-to-shake-hands-with-russian-opponent/987820 "2023-08-03T13:00:46Z")
At the World Fencing Championships Olga Kharlan has been disqualified for refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent Anna Smirnova at the World Fencing Championships. I’m torn on this. On the one hand, I certain… --- ## [Domingo German throws a perfect game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domingo-german-throws-a-perfect-game/986271)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domingo-german-throws-a-perfect-game/986271 "2023-08-03T01:25:48Z")
I watched every out. It was a masterful performance. Not really a close play during the entire game. 24th perfect game in baseball history. 4th perfect game in Yankee history. --- ## [WNBA Power Couple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wnba-power-couple/987841)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wnba-power-couple/987841 "2023-07-30T23:40:45Z")
Nearly two weeks ago, DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun announced their engagement. Today, they became the second pair of WNBA teammates ever with a 30-pt game and a triple-double in the sam… --- ## [Post your oldest Death Pool list. Who's still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-oldest-death-pool-list-whos-still-alive/822735)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-oldest-death-pool-list-whos-still-alive/822735 "2023-07-29T21:40:53Z")
What’s your first Death Pool list and is anyone still alive from it? If not that one, which one is the oldest that still has a survivor? My first list was 2003. That list is: Pope John Paul II Warren Zevon Michael Jac… --- ## [Basic Question About Cyberpunk 2077 (The Video Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-question-about-cyberpunk-2077-the-video-game/987697)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-question-about-cyberpunk-2077-the-video-game/987697 "2023-07-28T11:16:09Z")
Just started playing this. I didn’t want to put this in the mega thread about the game but I was wondering, in RPGs I like to play a “good” character. Is that possible to do in this game? I know Cyberpunk tends to be dar… --- ## [A NASCAR Street Race through Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nascar-street-race-through-chicago/968234)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nascar-street-race-through-chicago/968234 "2023-07-28T02:17:00Z")
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/07/19/chicago-to-host-first-ever-nascar-cup-series-street-race-in-2023/ I don’t know if this is a good idea or not, but I’m definitely intrigued. And, it won’t affect my neighborho… --- ## [Aliens: Dark Descent - A surprisingly good game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-dark-descent-a-surprisingly-good-game/987675)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-dark-descent-a-surprisingly-good-game/987675 "2023-07-27T06:59:43Z")
I need to go to bed so I will make this short…just know I was awake a lot longer than I meant to be playing this game. Aliens: Dark Descent is a lot of fun (assuming you like this genre). I think many here would enjoy … --- ## [How is pickleball different than tennis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-pickleball-different-than-tennis/987418)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-pickleball-different-than-tennis/987418 "2023-07-26T22:01:05Z")
I’ve been hearing a lot about pickleball recently. And yeah, it looks kind of fun. But why is it so popular? It started as a casual backyard game for kids and families, but I don’t see why it’s more popular than badmi… --- ## [Bronny James - Cardiac Arrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronny-james-cardiac-arrest/987575)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronny-james-cardiac-arrest/987575 "2023-07-26T16:02:14Z")
From ESPN: " Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, suffered cardiac arrest Monday and is in stable condition. “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest,” a James … --- ## [Go USA! Don't miss today's big match vs NZ!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-usa-dont-miss-todays-big-match-vs-nz/987634)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-usa-dont-miss-todays-big-match-vs-nz/987634 "2023-07-26T12:56:36Z")
Why, underwater hockey, of course! :wink: Shameless plug, as I have 2 nieces on the US Elite Women’s team. But anyone who is interested in athletic competition might get a kick out of briefly seeing what these athletes… --- ## [NYT Crossword 7/23/23: Strange but correct answer (Tagged spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crossword-7-23-23-strange-but-correct-answer-tagged-spoilers/987407)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crossword-7-23-23-strange-but-correct-answer-tagged-spoilers/987407 "2023-07-24T15:42:32Z")
Inm, screwed up coding. Will repost. --- ## [Ok lego kids how did you build your lego sets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-lego-kids-how-did-you-build-your-lego-sets/952115)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-lego-kids-how-did-you-build-your-lego-sets/952115 "2023-07-23T22:16:51Z")
inspired by the "favorite toy thread " numerous mentions of legos I thought id ask this : you got a full sized lego box for a holiday so you poll I only made what was on the box maybe once if ever then my bad guys bl… --- ## [MLB - July 20, 1969](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-20-1969/987299)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-20-1969/987299 "2023-07-21T00:11:00Z")
54 years ago today - from mlb dot com: "On July 20, 1969, most Americans were consumed by the event of a lifetime: the Apollo 11 lunar landing. The Giants were no different. San Francisco groundskeeper Matty Schwab fou… --- ## [Baseball general discussion, a thread for general baseball discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749 "2023-07-20T23:00:42Z")
A thread for general baseball discussion. Anything baseball, general unfocused discussion, focused only on… baseball. It’s America’s pastime. --- ## [NCAA announces a new second-tier women's basketball tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-announces-a-new-second-tier-womens-basketball-tournament/987266)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-announces-a-new-second-tier-womens-basketball-tournament/987266 "2023-07-20T20:12:07Z")
The NCAA, in its attempts to equalize how it handles men’s and women’s basketball as much as possible while taking some realizations into account (for example, the women’s tournament only has two regional sites, and the … --- ## [Wow! I've started playing WOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-started-playing-wow/987315)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-started-playing-wow/987315 "2023-07-20T19:07:06Z")
Didn’t see a thread on this so if one exists it is long dormant. I am a long time MMORPG player. Anyone remember playing TERA and Rift? I was playing SW: The Old Republic since beta but not anymore - it has become unp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=38)