# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=387 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 388 --- ## [What percentage of Game 7's are won by the Game 6 winner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-game-7s-are-won-by-the-game-6-winner/601070)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-game-7s-are-won-by-the-game-6-winner/601070 "2011-10-28T17:13:22Z")
I couldn’t figure out how to find a definitive stat on this, but I’m sure someone has figured it out at some point. I’m particularly thinking of Baseball, but the question can apply to other sports as well. Anecdotally,… --- ## [Is there a decent, online life simulator that is teenager friendly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-decent-online-life-simulator-that-is-teenager-friendly/600286)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-decent-online-life-simulator-that-is-teenager-friendly/600286 "2011-10-28T17:04:51Z")
I needed a short lesson for an unusual day in my technology class at the school I work at. I work with 6th and 7th graders. Anyway, I used this lesson, which utilized two games. Third World Farmer and Stick-figure RPG. … --- ## [My WoW guild has collapsed, and I'm not sure what to do about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wow-guild-has-collapsed-and-im-not-sure-what-to-do-about-it/600663)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wow-guild-has-collapsed-and-im-not-sure-what-to-do-about-it/600663 "2011-10-28T12:41:17Z")
The guild I’ve been playing with since I started, WoW, around when the Sunwell patch in Burning Crusade came out, has pretty much completely collapsed. Not due to drama, but just people getting busy, moving to other gam… --- ## [How accurate are referee ball placements in football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-are-referee-ball-placements-in-football/599811)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-are-referee-ball-placements-in-football/599811 "2011-10-28T07:36:29Z")
I went to the UVA/GA-Tech game yesterday, and UVA contested where the ball was placed after a tackle. Upon review, it was shifted back a few inches behind the 1st down line. Due to my negative feelings about sports, es… --- ## [Rugby World Cup 2011 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2011-thread/591291)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2011-thread/591291 "2011-10-28T00:33:46Z")
A bit early perhaps but it’s just over a month until the Rugby World Cup starts so I figured I’d get a thread going. Wikipedia has a reasonable summary here. Here’s my take on the teams and their likely fates: Five team… --- ## [Mass Effect 2 DLC issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-2-dlc-issue/600968)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-2-dlc-issue/600968 "2011-10-28T00:22:43Z")
I just recently got a new spiffy and speedy computer and have been downloading all my old stuff onto it. I’ve been playing Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 again (getting ready for ME3). However, I can’t access the DLC th… --- ## [Fine - I'll god damned play Oblivion again with mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-ill-god-damned-play-oblivion-again-with-mods/600254)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-ill-god-damned-play-oblivion-again-with-mods/600254 "2011-10-27T23:35:40Z")
Please don’t throw things at me - I didn’t enjoy Oblivion. Don’t get me wrong, I liked bits of it, the setting and the story, and that it’s a TES game obviously, but so much of it didn’t work for me (particularly the cor… --- ## [The Feud: What do you get from Feud Withdrawal? by notfrommensa \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-what-do-you-get-from-feud-withdrawal-by-notfrommensa-game-over/600443)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-what-do-you-get-from-feud-withdrawal-by-notfrommensa-game-over/600443 "2011-10-27T16:01:48Z")
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 … --- ## [TCU to Big XII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcu-to-big-xii/599235)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcu-to-big-xii/599235 "2011-10-27T01:48:55Z")
Story here. This is getting crazy! --- ## [Anyone here interested in Civ 5 multi-player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-interested-in-civ-5-multi-player/600912)
**Author:** [@Sri\_Theo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sri_Theo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-interested-in-civ-5-multi-player/600912 "2011-10-26T22:24:37Z")
Exactly what it says on the tin. We can sort out the details if there’s any interest, it would be fun if we could get a semi-regular game going! --- ## [Change a Game By Changing One Letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-game-by-changing-one-letter/600085)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-game-by-changing-one-letter/600085 "2011-10-26T13:58:38Z")
As the title implies - change your favourite video game, RPG, or board game to something totally different by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter. For instance, Plants Vs. Zombies could become… Plants V. Zombie… --- ## [Rebuild 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuild-2/600842)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuild-2/600842 "2011-10-26T12:26:58Z")
Some months ago, I posted about Rebuild, a turn based browser game where you recruit survivors, research, and fight zombies. Didn’t get a lot of response, but it is a pretty good game IMO. I started playing Civ this even… --- ## [More proof that college football promotes academic excellence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-that-college-football-promotes-academic-excellence/600320)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-that-college-football-promotes-academic-excellence/600320 "2011-10-26T10:19:27Z")
Michigan State football player William Gholston has been suspended one game for punching a Michigan player and supposedly twisting the helmet of the Michigan quarterback during a pileup. Gholston had this elegant apology… --- ## [Battlefield 3 SDMB Server - Any interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-sdmb-server-any-interest/597909)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3-sdmb-server-any-interest/597909 "2011-10-26T06:16:08Z")
I’m having a blast with the beta… well with the exception of the stupid web browser aspect of it. The current beta map (Metro) is not exactly what I most enjoy from a battlefield game, but the graphics, sound, and mecha… --- ## [Baseball Q: Extra Inning Home Field Advantage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-q-extra-inning-home-field-advantage/600318)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-q-extra-inning-home-field-advantage/600318 "2011-10-26T03:53:41Z")
Wikipedia says: "Extra innings (or, indeed, a tied final inning) constitute the situation in which the home-field advantage is most pronounced in baseball and softball. Because it bats in the second (or “bottom”) half o… --- ## [Who is your favorite NFL commentator on a major network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-nfl-commentator-on-a-major-network/600595)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-nfl-commentator-on-a-major-network/600595 "2011-10-25T22:26:24Z")
I prefer Chris Collinsworth. He has generally good insight and is not afraid to call a dummy a dummy. I used to like Madden a lot too until he got all old and wacky. Who do you think is the best on the tube nowadays? O… --- ## [NFL Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/600521)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/600521 "2011-10-25T21:37:58Z")
Bad new for Vikings fans, as starting CB Chris Cook was arrested for domestic battery and will not play. The Saints are at home against Indy, looking to bounce back from last week’s loss at Tampa Bay. GEAUX SAINTS! --- ## [Plants vs Zombies - Zen Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-vs-zombies-zen-garden/600751)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-vs-zombies-zen-garden/600751 "2011-10-25T17:33:06Z")
I’m playing on my iPhone and am starting to get aggravated that after months of trying, I can’t seem to complete my zen garden. I think I’m missing about 8 plants. I buy one from Crazy Dave every day, I keep my chocola… --- ## [Duke Nukem Forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-nukem-forever/585022)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-nukem-forever/585022 "2011-10-25T17:12:23Z")
Doesn’t come out in the US for 4 days but it’s been out in the rest of the world. I’ve watched a few videos. TotalBiscuit’s review/criticism/whatever does a decent job of explaining why it appears to suck - apparently i… --- ## [My Portal homage(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-portal-homage-s/600710)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-portal-homage-s/600710 "2011-10-25T15:22:00Z")
Back in September I applied for a writing job at Valve, which suited me to a T. Unfortunately I seemed to have been too late, as about a week after I sent my application, the posting was taken down and presumably the job… --- ## [Pathfinder Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-society/600708)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-society/600708 "2011-10-25T03:23:59Z")
Who among the gathered here are members of the Pathfinder Society? If you are, could you add me to your friend’s lists? --- ## [World of Warcraft, I know how to quit you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-i-know-how-to-quit-you/600567)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-i-know-how-to-quit-you/600567 "2011-10-25T01:25:24Z")
After four years, I’m done. WOW is apparently finally starting to decline in its subscriber base; I have now officially joined that group. I hadn’t played for a few months but fired it up last night, and found out two … --- ## [Can an MLB manager wear a suit or sweats instead of a uniform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-mlb-manager-wear-a-suit-or-sweats-instead-of-a-uniform/577512)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-mlb-manager-wear-a-suit-or-sweats-instead-of-a-uniform/577512 "2011-10-24T22:32:59Z")
I’m wondering if a Manager or coach can wear something other than a uniform during the game? I’m not suggesting someone can get away with something like Bill Belichick, aka the “hoodie” wears (the hooded sweatshirt with… --- ## [NFL Fantasy Football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fantasy-football/599999)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fantasy-football/599999 "2011-10-24T17:36:47Z")
How does a neophyte learn the rules to fantasy football? I am not sure if there are different ways of playing, but specifically, how do people earn points on individual players (as I understand it) which sums to some to… --- ## [NFL TV networks. Can we finally stop these things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-tv-networks-can-we-finally-stop-these-things/600532)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-tv-networks-can-we-finally-stop-these-things/600532 "2011-10-24T02:46:40Z")
Get rid of the female sideline reporters. They suck. They know they suck. They add no value. I can go on, but why bother? I’d add no value complaining, so I’ll stop here. Can we give up on the Shannon Sharpe ex… --- ## [Love the commercial for the new battlefield three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-commercial-for-the-new-battlefield-three/600518)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-commercial-for-the-new-battlefield-three/600518 "2011-10-23T22:30:16Z")
Almost lifelike that I did a double take on the way to the washroom in the bar, but it was the text at the end that made me giggle. Go beyond the call. Declan --- ## [Whatever happened to the God Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-god-game/600344)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-god-game/600344 "2011-10-23T19:43:00Z")
I used to love playing games like Dungeon Keeper, Startopia, Theme Hospital, Evil Genius, Black and White etc, but none of these games seem to like running under windows 7. I was hoping to get something a bit more up t… --- ## [Fantasy football fair or foul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-fair-or-foul/600525)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-fair-or-foul/600525 "2011-10-23T16:08:02Z")
So, There is a guy in my league, very competitive, but not particularly good at drafting. Anyway, there is something he continually does most weekends, that I have decided can not be explained by simple incompetence. He… --- ## [Australia vs RSA (Cricket)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-vs-rsa-cricket/600522)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-vs-rsa-cricket/600522 "2011-10-23T14:59:29Z")
The second game of the ODI series is on tonight. Any interest from anyone?\*\* Grim\*\* around anywhere? --- ## [Where is my Games t-shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-games-t-shirt/600445)
**Author:** [@rotroha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rotroha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-games-t-shirt/600445 "2011-10-23T14:02:43Z")
I have been a fan of Games Magazine for many years. I finally won a t-shirt in their “Laundry Basket” feature by having published not one, but two errors that I found in the March magazine. I received the order form fo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=386) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=388)