# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=381 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 382 --- ## [What are some good, two player games, my wife and I can play over the network(PC)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-two-player-games-my-wife-and-i-can-play-over-the-network-pc/604584)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-two-player-games-my-wife-and-i-can-play-over-the-network-pc/604584 "2011-12-01T00:03:19Z")
My wife and I are quite a bit behind the times. We just setup our two laptops on a wireless network and it occurred to me that we could play some fun games against each other over the network. I got an old copy of Hasbr… --- ## [Who dat? and Who dey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dat-and-who-dey/604453)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dat-and-who-dey/604453 "2011-11-30T23:20:02Z")
NFL fans probably recognize the two terms above, used by the New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals, respectively. I’ve always wondered if the terms are meant to be used to refer to themselves or their opponents. I … --- ## [Help me find this browser based game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-browser-based-game/604611)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-browser-based-game/604611 "2011-11-30T22:35:32Z")
It’s proving to be quite difficult to google for. It was a really short game, maybe 5 minutes to play through. You were a woman floating in water, and at the top of the screen there was a 3 line poem type thing. You swi… --- ## [Recommend a good Wii game please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-wii-game-please/604571)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-wii-game-please/604571 "2011-11-30T21:16:52Z")
I’m looking for a new Wii game. My wife really likes the Wii Resort and the Wii Bowling type games. Basically something goofy that we can do while having a cocktail and not take too seriously. Thanks. --- ## [Anyone planning to play SWTOR (Star Wars MMO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-planning-to-play-swtor-star-wars-mmo/604608)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-planning-to-play-swtor-star-wars-mmo/604608 "2011-11-30T20:58:40Z")
I have a few friends that are trying to talk me into playing when it comes out late next month and was wondering if anyone here is planning to play or anticipating the release. I’ve done some cursory reading on the game… --- ## [NFL Week 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/603789)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/603789 "2011-11-30T17:02:06Z")
Thanksgiving 12:30ET GB @ DET 4:15 MIA @ DAL 8:20 SF @ BAL Sunday early MIN @ ATL CLE @ CIN BUF @ NYJ TB @ TEN ARI @ STL HOU @ JAC CAR @ IND late WAS @ SEA CHI @ OAK NE @ PHI DEN @ SD SNF/MNF PIT @ KC … --- ## [Weird question about Oblivion mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-question-about-oblivion-mods/603873)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-question-about-oblivion-mods/603873 "2011-11-30T16:56:25Z")
Or mods from other RPG’s. Are there any RPG mods out there “starring” video game characters from other video games? Skyrim Sword would be a great name for a video game!:wink: --- ## [What. . . what happened to Aurberdine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-what-happened-to-aurberdine/604339)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-what-happened-to-aurberdine/604339 "2011-11-30T15:18:07Z")
Is there a thread like this every few months, I wonder? My husband bought me World of Warcraft the Christmas it came out and I played and played it. I was not very good at it and am easily frustrated. Also, I never felt… --- ## [Dungeon Defenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-defenders/601528)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-defenders/601528 "2011-11-30T09:42:59Z")
Anyone playing this yet? I bought the four pack on Steam and sold the extra copies fairly quickly. I think I’ve probably played close to 20 hours of it and it’s a lot of fun. It’s a multiplayer tower defense game with RP… --- ## [OMG I absolutely cannot wait for Batman Arkham City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-i-absolutely-cannot-wait-for-batman-arkham-city/564012)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-i-absolutely-cannot-wait-for-batman-arkham-city/564012 "2011-11-29T21:43:46Z")
The first game is my favorite game of this generation and I don’t even really like Batman. The trailers for the sequel look so f’n cool I can’t wait to play it. Check out this trailer with Hugo Strange. I know its pre-… --- ## [Possible to buy CoD1 still?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-buy-cod1-still/604380)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-buy-cod1-still/604380 "2011-11-29T16:07:42Z")
I haven’t played any games like this in a long time, but I want to try call of duty 1 again. We bought it a long time ago, and have since lost the CD. I haven’t found anywhere that I’m able to purchase this game at. A… --- ## [Skyrim questions (no spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-questions-no-spoilers/604429)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-questions-no-spoilers/604429 "2011-11-29T14:36:49Z")
I’m a big fan of the Elder Scrolls games - I played Morrowind nonstop for MONTHS, and i’m in the midst right now of trying to play out as many of the side quests in Oblivion that I can stand do. (Just finished the thieve… --- ## [Rob Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-ryan/603586)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-ryan/603586 "2011-11-29T13:46:02Z")
Could someone please explain to me why, during every Cowboys game, I have to see that fat bastard Rob Ryan, with his homeless man hairdo, his Bill Belichick fashion statement shirts, and his bloated gut after every play? … --- ## [Young Wizards - how dark is too grim for an RPG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-wizards-how-dark-is-too-grim-for-an-rpg/604365)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-wizards-how-dark-is-too-grim-for-an-rpg/604365 "2011-11-29T02:31:58Z")
Recently, I’ve been working on an RPG called Young Wizards. As it now stands, it’s just a free product, but I’m curious to see how grimdark people might want it. I know we have gamers and former gamers here. Right now, … --- ## [Another cribbage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cribbage-question/604299)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cribbage-question/604299 "2011-11-28T21:50:37Z")
When two people are playing cribbage – in person, not online – how are cards laid out during play (pegging)? Online games handle this pretty elegantly, but during a real-life game, where is the physical placement of the … --- ## [Are you missing the NBA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-missing-the-nba/603477)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-missing-the-nba/603477 "2011-11-28T20:37:42Z")
Well, are ya? --- ## [Two questions about Wii Mario Kart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-wii-mario-kart/604203)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-wii-mario-kart/604203 "2011-11-28T19:03:53Z")
I bought a Wii as a Christmas gift for my brother-in-law. It comes with the console/sensor/remote control/nunchuck and Mario Kart. I’ve played Wii but only the bowling and tennis. This used to come with pretty much a… --- ## [90's problem solving video game. Bad guy killed children will dolls. Similar to Myst.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-problem-solving-video-game-bad-guy-killed-children-will-dolls-similar-to-myst/604317)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-problem-solving-video-game-bad-guy-killed-children-will-dolls-similar-to-myst/604317 "2011-11-28T15:11:51Z")
Tryiong to recall the name of an old school problem solving video game. Bad guy killed children will dolls. Format was kind of similar to Myst. Intro video started with “He was a drifter”. Anyone recognize this? --- ## [Deus Ex: Human Revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deus-ex-human-revolution/590678)
**Author:** [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deus-ex-human-revolution/590678 "2011-11-28T03:01:45Z")
25 days until it comes out, is anyone else psyched about this? From all the interviews I’ve read it seems like the developers have put more thought into this game than most filmmakers put into their movies. Check out thi… --- ## [PC Game recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-recommendations/603909)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-recommendations/603909 "2011-11-27T17:58:39Z")
With the upcoming Steam sale and other holiday sales, I could use some video game recommendations, specifically PC games. Games I love: Portal/Portal 2 Mass Effect 1/2 Half Life 1/2/etc. Games I’m less happy with: … --- ## [Sites still around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sites-still-around/604238)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sites-still-around/604238 "2011-11-27T14:56:17Z")
Are any of the NFL-despised websites on which one could watch a game still around or were they all closed down? --- ## [Week 13 FBS: Who stays at one loss or undefeated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-fbs-who-stays-at-one-loss-or-undefeated/603535)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-fbs-who-stays-at-one-loss-or-undefeated/603535 "2011-11-27T07:27:47Z")
From these are the games involving undefeated and one-loss teams being played in the coming weekend. The poll to follow will be multiple choice and public. Vote for the team(s) you don’t expect to lose another game th… --- ## [Any College Football Historians...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-college-football-historians/604106)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-college-football-historians/604106 "2011-11-27T05:02:01Z")
It seems that many of the northern teams wear uniforms that are yellow/navy or gold/navy like WVU, Pitt, Mich, Notre Dame, and several Military schools. Also many of the southern schools wear the crimson/white uniforms l… --- ## [Seperation Anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seperation-anxiety/604195)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seperation-anxiety/604195 "2011-11-26T23:40:46Z")
My Xbox RROD-uh-deed. While waiting for the season for a deal to replace it, I gave up Fallout: New Vegas (on the xbox), for my Fallout 3 (on the PS3)…played it for the first time in a couple of months. About two hours… --- ## [Dealt 10 of a suit in a hand of hearts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealt-10-of-a-suit-in-a-hand-of-hearts/604119)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealt-10-of-a-suit-in-a-hand-of-hearts/604119 "2011-11-26T21:43:04Z")
I was just dealt ten hearts, including the high seven cards of the suit, in a 13-card hand of the game Hearts, in a computer game. I have played thousands of hands of hearts, and I’m pretty certain that I’ve never had m… --- ## [Smoke around Urban Meyer to Ohio State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-around-urban-meyer-to-ohio-state/603517)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-around-urban-meyer-to-ohio-state/603517 "2011-11-26T16:37:15Z")
link Urban Meyer retired/quit as the head coach of Florida to spend more time with his family and address some health issues. He’s from Ohio and started off his career as a Grad assistant at OSU. It would be surprisi… --- ## [Changing mouse buttons in Steam games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-mouse-buttons-in-steam-games/604149)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-mouse-buttons-in-steam-games/604149 "2011-11-26T15:42:44Z")
I have a 12-button mouse and use UberOptions\[sup\]\*\[/sup\] to map its buttons for different programs. There is a default setting that operates across all programs, and a management feature that lets me customize buttons fo… --- ## [2011 CFL Season Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-cfl-season-thread/585658)
**Author:** [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-cfl-season-thread/585658 "2011-11-26T06:25:50Z")
I think one thread will be enough. We can start another one if not! Currently watching BC beat Calgary - the score is 24-0 with 2 mins to go at the end of the third - in the first (as far as I know) preseason game of th… --- ## [WVU-Pitt Thread...Could be the last game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wvu-pitt-thread-could-be-the-last-game/604091)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wvu-pitt-thread-could-be-the-last-game/604091 "2011-11-26T00:31:37Z")
in a series that started in 1895. My thoughts: Eat Shit Pitt!!! :slight\_smile: --- ## [So, who's got the Diablo 3 beta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-got-the-diablo-3-beta/595781)
**Author:** [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-got-the-diablo-3-beta/595781 "2011-11-25T21:48:44Z")
Well? Who’s in it? What do you think? I really wish Blizz would send me one. I was in the last WoW beta, so I feel like I at least have some kind of chance. (I know that might not matter, but let me hope.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=380) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=382)