# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=394 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 395 --- ## [The Peanuts bridge hand!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanuts-bridge-hand/595355)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanuts-bridge-hand/595355 "2011-09-22T12:33:14Z")
I came across an old Peanuts strip recently, in which the WWI flying ace went to the airstrip to see after his plane, and the ground crew was playing bridge instead. The strip actually gave the hand (T = 10): North: S… --- ## [found something interesting: figure out squat based on legpress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-something-interesting-figure-out-squat-based-on-legpress/595686)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-something-interesting-figure-out-squat-based-on-legpress/595686 "2011-09-10T11:33:37Z")
The equation was sin45\*X=squat where X is the deadlift. Is there a way to take reps into account? --- ## [Poker Room Blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-room-blues/595904)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-room-blues/595904 "2011-09-22T07:07:13Z")
I am trying to find a decent online Texas Hold 'Em poker game(for fun only), and I keep running into the same problem-Newbies going all in at the start. There will be 6 to 9 at the table, and before the fourth person ha… --- ## [Help me ID this iPhone game please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-iphone-game-please/595597)
**Author:** [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-iphone-game-please/595597 "2011-09-09T20:45:54Z")
Hello Dopers, can you please help me locate a particular iPhone game? I had it for the Apple device a while ago but now have an Android phone. Would love to see if it’s available for my new phone, thing is, I can’t remem… --- ## [Are there still any $ online sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-any-online-sites/595753)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-any-online-sites/595753 "2011-09-22T03:59:20Z")
That about says it. Are there any sites where a U.S. citizen can play for money online? And, if so, are they safe? As an average player with brown eyes, size nine feet, and a feral cat, how many thousands of dollars c… --- ## [Downloaded & installed Broken Steel but not visible in Fallout 3 (PC version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloaded-installed-broken-steel-but-not-visible-in-fallout-3-pc-version/550651)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloaded-installed-broken-steel-but-not-visible-in-fallout-3-pc-version/550651 "2011-09-22T00:54:06Z")
I would be happy to get an answer here but would be just as happy to be referred to a game site where the audience might be more focused on a question like this. I’m not really a gamer so I’m not familiar with all the av… --- ## [Feud of the Gods \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feud-of-the-gods-game-over/596512)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feud-of-the-gods-game-over/596512 "2011-09-21T20:59:08Z")
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 … --- ## [Question about the original Bioshock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-original-bioshock/562904)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-original-bioshock/562904 "2011-09-21T17:36:16Z")
I’m playing through Bioshock for the first time (and it is AMAZING), but I’m stuck and I haven’t had any luck with the online walkthroughs. I’m trying to get into Arcadia, and I just went through the whole thing with Atl… --- ## [Dead of Winter: A Harnic RPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-of-winter-a-harnic-rpg/597011)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-of-winter-a-harnic-rpg/597011 "2011-09-21T11:32:32Z")
There’s a really great Harnic medieval/fantasy scenario that I’ve been dying to play. I tried it once in a 1-on-1 format and it went pretty well. I’d like to try it in a PBMB format, and am testing for player interest. I… --- ## [Help me find these flash games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-these-flash-games/597041)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-these-flash-games/597041 "2011-09-21T07:23:38Z")
I’ve been trying to find three flash games recently that I’ve played in the past: One was some sort of weird town sim with rabbits, you would complete objectives and then spread to different town locations on an island.… --- ## [Foldit: gamers contribute to medical research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldit-gamers-contribute-to-medical-research/549589)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldit-gamers-contribute-to-medical-research/549589 "2011-09-21T05:48:26Z")
Never heard of this before but what an absolutely brilliant idea! The University of Washington created a Tetris-like game called Folditabout protein-folding. We really do live in an age of technological wonder. Anyone… --- ## [Official 2011 NFL Football Thread - Preseason Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2011-nfl-football-thread-preseason-edition/589920)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2011-nfl-football-thread-preseason-edition/589920 "2011-09-21T02:46:55Z")
Ladies and gentlemen, out long national nightmare is nearly over. The owners have approved the new proposed CBA and agreed on a revenue sharing deal for the next 10 years. If the players approve the deal over the weekend… --- ## [Classic Sports Interview Meltdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-sports-interview-meltdowns/596422)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-sports-interview-meltdowns/596422 "2011-09-21T02:36:32Z")
Inspired by the thread about insipid post-game interviews, I figured I’d start a thread on the best televised sports meltdowns. Jim Everett vs. Jim Rome. PLAYOFFS?! Incidentally, when you type the word “playoffs” into… --- ## [lost Flash Game - girl brings cakes to Grandma in winter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-flash-game-girl-brings-cakes-to-grandma-in-winter/597018)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-flash-game-girl-brings-cakes-to-grandma-in-winter/597018 "2011-09-21T01:43:23Z")
I’ve lost track of a very simple flash game for children – set in wintertime, this point and click adventure is pretty easy for most kids, you direct a little girl through a winter landscape to get some cakes to grandmas… --- ## [Need help finding info about NFL concussions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-info-about-nfl-concussions/596992)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-info-about-nfl-concussions/596992 "2011-09-21T00:35:45Z")
I have been looking for stats about concussions in the NFL, by position, for years 2008 and earlier. I have found stats for 2009 and 2010, but am having trouble finding earlier numbers. My Google-fu is failing me. If any… --- ## [Dystopian Wars(steampunk miniatures wargame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-wars-steampunk-miniatures-wargame/595935)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-wars-steampunk-miniatures-wargame/595935 "2011-09-20T21:12:25Z")
I just finished painting my \[fleet\]( )! Dystopian wars takes place in steampunk 1870’s earth, where wars are being fought between the Kingdom of Britannia, Prussian Empire ,Prussi… --- ## [Sony takes advantage of AT&T vs. Concepcion ruling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-takes-advantage-of-at-t-vs-concepcion-ruling/596616)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-takes-advantage-of-at-t-vs-concepcion-ruling/596616 "2011-09-20T10:44:48Z")
New PSN TOS agreement includes a clause for binding arbitration and prohibits joining a class action. You can opt out by sending a letter to Sony within 30 days of signiing the agreement. Shenanigans made possible by t… --- ## [Help Solving a puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-solving-a-puzzle/592488)
**Author:** [@brekkon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brekkon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-solving-a-puzzle/592488 "2011-09-20T02:19:15Z")
I need help from anyone who is good with puzzles… Here is a puzzle that may be pretty easy to figure out. The clue is that the answer is a coordinate. The coords will start with 39° ??.??? & 077° ??.??? (the zero in fro… --- ## [You catch Jeter's 3000th hit. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-catch-jeters-3000th-hit-what-do-you-do/596509)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-catch-jeters-3000th-hit-what-do-you-do/596509 "2011-09-20T01:08:12Z")
As we all may or may not know, Derek Jeter hit his 3000th hit a couple of months ago, and it was a home run. The fan who ended up with the ball was holding potentially a very large amount of money in his hands when he w… --- ## [D&D 3.5 Question (Dismissal spell)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-3-5-question-dismissal-spell/596073)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-3-5-question-dismissal-spell/596073 "2011-09-19T23:22:05Z")
We’re in the midst of fighting a pretty high-level devil from Baator, and I so happen to have a Dismissal spell on hand (I’m a 6th Cleric, 4th Church Inquisitor). A co-player of mine told me that Dismissal banishes the … --- ## [Echo Bazaar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-bazaar/595605)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-bazaar/595605 "2011-09-19T23:05:53Z")
Free, browser based. Finally got around to playing after it was praised in an online games discussion called Extra Credits. You start out in prison (where else?), build up skills like Dangerous and Watchful, and get a c… --- ## [Hilarious Starcraft II AI glitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-starcraft-ii-ai-glitch/596661)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-starcraft-ii-ai-glitch/596661 "2011-09-19T20:27:38Z")
Full disclosure: I didn’t discover this myself. I found it while Googling, in some YouTube video. I’ve come across a glitch in the AI for SC2 that lets a human player very easily defeat the AI, even on very high diffi… --- ## [Do the refs want Chicago to win over NO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-refs-want-chicago-to-win-over-no/596725)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-refs-want-chicago-to-win-over-no/596725 "2011-09-19T18:43:37Z")
2 bad calls already. The call for roughing the passer (Cutler) was BS, and now that should have been a hit OB by the Bears. I’m in Chicago and I’m a Bears fan, but SHIT! What game are these guys watching? 'cause it ain’… --- ## [Hughson Supercross.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hughson-supercross/596782)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hughson-supercross/596782 "2011-09-19T03:02:42Z")
Saturday was the fourth running of the Hughson Supercross Invitational hosted by Hughson High School. (where I coach) Despite having grown from 11 to 17 teams this year, the meet went smoothly and on schedule. Because … --- ## [Looking for an old, obscure BBS game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-obscure-bbs-game/596414)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-obscure-bbs-game/596414 "2011-09-18T19:25:46Z")
I’m not sure if anyone’s ever heard of this before, but there was an ANSI graphics BBS game that existed years ago that I cannot remember the name of. Here’s a few clues and maybe someone will be able to figure out out: … --- ## [How long before your first issue of Sports Illustrated arrived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-your-first-issue-of-sports-illustrated-arrived/596591)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-your-first-issue-of-sports-illustrated-arrived/596591 "2011-09-18T01:26:35Z")
Does it \*\*really \*\*take 10-12 weeks for the first issue of Sports Illustrated to arrive when starting a new subscription? I want to order it for Dad for Christmas, but I’m not sure when to place the order. I seem to reca… --- ## [Serim Ral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serim-ral/596157)
**Author:** [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serim-ral/596157 "2011-09-18T01:24:06Z")
Does anyone play Serim Ral anymore? Either PBM or PBEM by Mindless or Incubus Designs I have been looking at playing again but it looks like ID is ‘off line’, pity because the ID game was a set price - which I liked (b… --- ## [Can't play Fallout New Vegas for some reason. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-play-fallout-new-vegas-for-some-reason-help/596670)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-play-fallout-new-vegas-for-some-reason-help/596670 "2011-09-18T01:10:57Z")
So, I loaded a few mods and bought the Honest HEarts and Old World Blues DLCs. At first, there were no problems. Then I started it up to play it and after the first three screens where the names of the developper and pu… --- ## [What MMO is worthing getting into now-a-days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mmo-is-worthing-getting-into-now-a-days/595323)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mmo-is-worthing-getting-into-now-a-days/595323 "2011-09-18T00:37:48Z")
Against my better judgement, I’ve been getting a hankering to dive into an MMO recently. The vast worlds with tons of back story generally present in this genre scratch my gaming itch better than most single-player game… --- ## [Another "Help me, what was that game?" thread!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-what-was-that-game-thread/596571)
**Author:** [@PaddyC88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaddyC88)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-what-was-that-game-thread/596571 "2011-09-17T18:51:25Z")
I have seen some threads here asking about that obscure childhood game, so I though I might give it a go. I have been searching for this game for a long time. PC Game, strategy, used to play it all the time with my sist… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=393) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=395)