# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=38 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 39 --- ## ["Las Vegas Scrabollo" board game from 1954](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-scrabollo-board-game-from-1954/950653)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-scrabollo-board-game-from-1954/950653 "2023-07-17T04:28:20Z")
Does anyone have any details on this board game, called “Las Vegas Scrabollo”? What company made it - was it Parker Bros.? Ideally - I would like to find the rules for it. It was played like Scrabble, but you used small … --- ## [Video Card thermal limit only 65?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-card-thermal-limit-only-65/987024)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-card-thermal-limit-only-65/987024 "2023-07-16T02:29:38Z")
I just noticed something weird in HWInfo64. It says my GPU thermal limit is 65, and it’s throttling. Uh, what? 65 is comfy cool; low even. Anyone know why the thermal limit would be reporting so low? I don’t notice any … --- ## [Scuba and snorkeling advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-and-snorkeling-advice/982602)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-and-snorkeling-advice/982602 "2023-07-15T23:10:58Z")
We’ve had a few threads on specific questions but I’m hoping this is a more general topic. I assume The Game Room is the best place for this, if not, feel free to move to a more appropriate forum. We’ve started spending… --- ## [If you had a time machine could you play a perfect game of chess every time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-time-machine-could-you-play-a-perfect-game-of-chess-every-time/987015)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-time-machine-could-you-play-a-perfect-game-of-chess-every-time/987015 "2023-07-14T15:57:30Z")
Literally, you can go back in time at any point and redo any move if you find out it’s a losing move. I understand that this is kind of what chess computers can do (play a million different games at same time and choose… --- ## [Deadly Sixes Game: Explain the apparent probability paradox to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-sixes-game-explain-the-apparent-probability-paradox-to-me/982326)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-sixes-game-explain-the-apparent-probability-paradox-to-me/982326 "2023-07-14T07:33:09Z")
I just watched a video on this. The video presented the game and the apparent probability paradox but didn’t attempt to resolve it. Here’s how the game works. A group of people enters a room (starting with a single pers… --- ## [Classic text game Zork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-text-game-zork/978243)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-text-game-zork/978243 "2023-07-12T23:47:00Z")
I’m trying to play this game but I’m hamstrung by the fact that frequently the game doesn’t give you the NAME of things so there’s no way to apply commands to them. I just got killed by a NPC that the game didn’t identif… --- ## [The new Master of Magic is pretty greatvid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-master-of-magic-is-pretty-greatvid/986745)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-master-of-magic-is-pretty-greatvid/986745 "2023-07-07T22:24:27Z")
Back in the day I had played the crap out of Master of Orion and Master of Magic. I saw that a new version of the latter had come out recently so I gave it a shot. I like it a lot. It’s a pretty faithful recreation (at l… --- ## [Have you seen much proof pinball and arcade games are “coming back”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-much-proof-pinball-and-arcade-games-are-coming-back/984055)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-much-proof-pinball-and-arcade-games-are-coming-back/984055 "2023-07-07T15:03:17Z")
It makes sense from a nostalgia view and this article is interesting. But is it true where you live? Do you see local pinball or Frogger tournaments? --- ## [All Star Game voting preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-star-game-voting-preferences/986611)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-star-game-voting-preferences/986611 "2023-07-05T08:21:10Z")
People seem to have different values of who they want to have in the All Star Game. Do you want to see the biggest stars of the game? The players having the best year so far? Do you put a larger consideration for players… --- ## [Friday The 13th The Online Game is going out in style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-online-game-is-going-out-in-style/986612)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-online-game-is-going-out-in-style/986612 "2023-07-05T01:13:51Z")
It looks like Gun Media will lose the license at the end of the year, so they have decided to give the players a little gift-they are “going to boost all players to max level, give them all available Legendary Perks, unl… --- ## [Each franchise's Ohtani?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/each-franchises-ohtani/986402)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/each-franchises-ohtani/986402 "2023-07-04T20:59:02Z")
The Angels now have the best Pitcher/Batter combination in Shohei Ohtani, and the Red Sox are IMO second-best with Ruth, but every franchise has had, I think, some player who turned in their best combo of the two roles. … --- ## [How much biking is equivalent to 1 mile of jogging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-biking-is-equivalent-to-1-mile-of-jogging/986083)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-biking-is-equivalent-to-1-mile-of-jogging/986083 "2023-07-04T16:45:48Z")
Been looking to do biking instead of jogging for two reasons: All the running surfaces here are concrete, which is bad for the knees, and biking generates a much stronger breeze, which helps cool one down a lot more in T… --- ## [Stratego (board game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stratego-board-game/980091)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stratego-board-game/980091 "2023-07-02T04:07:41Z")
I remember playing it as a child; haven’t played it since. Was feeling a bit nostalgic this morning, so I just ordered a classic version of the game from a seller on eBay. It was manufactured in 1962. --- ## [Russian ice-hockey player arrested as spy in Poland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-ice-hockey-player-arrested-as-spy-in-poland/986371)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-ice-hockey-player-arrested-as-spy-in-poland/986371 "2023-06-30T19:08:15Z")
It seems the war in Ukraine is touching everything, and even in places where there’s no fighting Russia is trying to cause trouble. This athlete is accused of spying as part of a large ring. On the one hand, this will m… --- ## [MLB: June 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2023/984879)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2023/984879 "2023-06-29T14:32:40Z")
Welcome to June!! I subscribe to MLB TV on Roku and I’ve noticed they have a daily recap show of about 45 minutes or so with highlights and recaps of all the previous day’s action. It’s pretty decent and a way to get ca… --- ## [MLB: HBP Yields a Run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hbp-yields-a-run/986145)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hbp-yields-a-run/986145 "2023-06-28T13:11:11Z")
When a hit by the pitch (HBP) yields a run, is that an earned run or an unearned run? Seems to me the pitcher should be held accountable. (a) Let’s assume the bases are loaded, and all men on base, plus the HBP, are the … --- ## [Adapting Cranium to a two-player game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-cranium-to-a-two-player-game/136324)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-cranium-to-a-two-player-game/136324 "2023-06-28T11:22:50Z")
Cranium is undoubtedly a wicked game. Lots of fun, especially when combined with a few beers. My partner and I are like to play board games and we’re usually pretty good at making up our own rules to games that make… --- ## [MLB: Hitting Streaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hitting-streaks/986142)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hitting-streaks/986142 "2023-06-26T23:36:16Z")
My teen son is always coming up with good baseball questions, He asks, if a batter has a hitting streak going but then has to go on the IL, when he returns and has more hits, does that count as all part of the same hitti… --- ## [Anyone still player Pokemon Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145 "2023-06-26T13:39:40Z")
My daughter just started playing again. Its a bonding experience for us and it gives me an excuse to get her out of the house and walking. Right now both of us need three new friends to complete our field research. Let … --- ## [Which sports have the most and least complicated official rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-most-and-least-complicated-official-rules/983751)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-most-and-least-complicated-official-rules/983751 "2023-06-26T06:49:02Z")
By “sport” I mean something that has a governing body, formal recognised competitions and official rules. By “official rules” I’m including the actual in-game rules but also any constraints that apply to the activities … --- ## [At high levels of chess how would the game change with no check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-high-levels-of-chess-how-would-the-game-change-with-no-check/985994)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-high-levels-of-chess-how-would-the-game-change-with-no-check/985994 "2023-06-23T20:35:43Z")
If FIDE were to simplify the rules of chess to “capture the king” and do away with check, (except regarding castling), and stalemate what major impact would that have on high level play: 2 obvious ones are that a K+P v … --- ## [NHL Playoffs 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821 "2023-06-22T13:49:29Z")
Puck drop for the first game is 40 minutes away with Carolina vs Islanders. I did a playoff bracket but won’t clutter up the thread with my predictions. I do think this Islanders/Canes series is going at least 6 games. C… --- ## [Introducing Sports Teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-sports-teams/985312)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-sports-teams/985312 "2023-06-21T20:37:44Z")
I watched some of the third Stanley Cup hockey game. They introduced the away team in a fairly succinct way, while the crowd booed each player vociferously. Then they introduced the home team, spending about twice the … --- ## [Sports outcomes that would have been different, if they had technology for repla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-outcomes-that-would-have-been-different-if-they-had-technology-for-repla/985772)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-outcomes-that-would-have-been-different-if-they-had-technology-for-repla/985772 "2023-06-20T20:46:02Z")
The use of technology to review umpiring decisions has become a part of most of world sport now. I’m watching cricket’s The Ashes now, and I think the use of DRS in cricket is probably is the most impactful system in al… --- ## [2023 US Open (golf)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-us-open-golf/985582)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-us-open-golf/985582 "2023-06-19T12:05:51Z")
Rickie Fowler just broke the record for a single round with a 62, as well as the birdie record with 10 (Johnny Miller had the latter I believe which got him a 63, half a dozen others have also shot 63’s). This is a guy… --- ## [Bob Huggins out at WVU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-huggins-out-at-wvu/985710)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-huggins-out-at-wvu/985710 "2023-06-18T17:34:54Z")
Bob Huggins, head basketball coach at West Virginia, resigned today after being charged with DUI last night in Pittsburgh. According to police reports, Huggie Bear told the cops that he had been at a basketball camp in … --- ## [Nightdive Studios System Shock remake. Long time coming; almost here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightdive-studios-system-shock-remake-long-time-coming-almost-here/976179)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightdive-studios-system-shock-remake-long-time-coming-almost-here/976179 "2023-06-11T18:47:02Z")
Way back when I was home with my youngest son after he was born, I was made aware of a Kickstarter. A studio wanted to do a complete remake of the classic System Shock. I had never played it, but I did play (and loved)… --- ## [So I've found the most addicting game that exists on the internet. No, seriously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-found-the-most-addicting-game-that-exists-on-the-internet-no-seriously/669356)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 1122\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-found-the-most-addicting-game-that-exists-on-the-internet-no-seriously/669356 "2023-06-10T21:08:05Z")
It’s here: http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/ Go on. Try it. Try it for just 10 minutes (at least). If you’re not strangely, yet fully addicted after that time, I’ll eat my hat. Please don’t hate me later for r… --- ## [7:54.10 2-mile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-54-10-2-mile/985266)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-54-10-2-mile/985266 "2023-06-10T12:27:31Z")
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) has crushed, by 4.51 seconds, the 2 mile world record best that was held since 1997 by Daniel Komen. First mile 3:59x, second mile 3:54x (haven’t found the exact splits yet). World records … --- ## [Tony Hawk will compete again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-hawk-will-compete-again/985206)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-hawk-will-compete-again/985206 "2023-06-09T18:13:52Z")
The 55 year old will be competing in the 2023 X Games in Japan. 40 years after his first competition! I saw him interviewed the other day and he said he had learned a few new tricks and wanted to try them out against the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=39)