# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=395 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 396 --- ## [Ron Artest's name is now Metta World Peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-artests-name-is-now-metta-world-peace/596595)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-artests-name-is-now-metta-world-peace/596595 "2011-09-17T15:29:12Z")
Is it really about Buddhism or just a gimmick to sell lots of “World Peace” Lakers jerseys? http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g1ZH7Fe7sQ4tmj2-3o0j4Wlyp\_NA?docId=34d858a025ac4db2aed36883de6f2283 --- ## [Unspoiled Mystery Mafia discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspoiled-mystery-mafia-discussion-thread/593555)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspoiled-mystery-mafia-discussion-thread/593555 "2011-09-17T01:49:42Z")
If you are still in the game, stay out of this thread. It is for unspoiled discussion of the ongoing mystery mafia game. --- ## [...And a player to be named later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-player-to-be-named-later/595985)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-player-to-be-named-later/595985 "2011-09-16T22:11:31Z")
Any baseball fan should be moderately familiar with this phrase. Often, trades between teams are along the lines of "Player A for Player B and “a player to be named later.” I’ve always wondered how that worked. I assu… --- ## [Can you name this game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-game/596524)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-game/596524 "2011-09-16T19:13:33Z")
I’ve got very little information but since Dopers are experts at naming movies and books with hardly any info, I’m hoping you can do the same with video games. This was a game my kids rented for our Nintendo system perh… --- ## [Why don't we put the actual athletes in the Halls of Fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-put-the-actual-athletes-in-the-halls-of-fame/596402)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-put-the-actual-athletes-in-the-halls-of-fame/596402 "2011-09-16T18:26:41Z")
Well?! --- ## [NFL: Week 1 - "We're back baby!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-were-back-baby/595679)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-were-back-baby/595679 "2011-09-16T06:37:33Z")
No thread yet, I figure there needs to be one. The Packers are taking the Saints out behind the woodshed right now. The Saints have a 8 year old playing corner, Rodgers is still awesome and the Packers are actually heal… --- ## [Have you ever listened to an NFL post game interview that offered any real insight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-listened-to-an-nfl-post-game-interview-that-offered-any-real-insight/596137)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-listened-to-an-nfl-post-game-interview-that-offered-any-real-insight/596137 "2011-09-15T19:13:22Z")
This is inspired by the comment in the boxing thread that asked when was the last good heavyweight boxing fight. When did you ever see a relevant post game interview or press conference? Really, the NFL post game inter… --- ## [NFC vs AFC Player of the Week Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-vs-afc-player-of-the-week-awards/596326)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-vs-afc-player-of-the-week-awards/596326 "2011-09-15T18:03:32Z")
The NFL announced the PotW awards for Week 1 and there were some doozies. I thought it might deserve it’s own thread and maybe a little debate over which performance was the most impressive. Brady, Suggs, Janikowski nam… --- ## [Identify this (late 70s?) board game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-late-70s-board-game/594382)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-late-70s-board-game/594382 "2011-09-15T10:32:22Z")
In the late 70s I got a board game which I can only vaguely remember the goal and almost none of the rules. The board consisted of two land areas – the New World and the Old World. However, unlike Earth, the Old World … --- ## [Why do leagues allow 1 day contracts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-leagues-allow-1-day-contracts/594918)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-leagues-allow-1-day-contracts/594918 "2011-09-15T08:46:33Z")
Fred Taylor signed one with Jacksonville, then promptly retired. He wanted to “retire a Jaguar”. If he wanted that, he should’ve signed a 1-year deal and actually played. Nomar did this with the Red Sox too, so it’s not … --- ## [The Feud: Songs by rebo \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-songs-by-rebo-game-over/595274)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-songs-by-rebo-game-over/595274 "2011-09-14T07:44:14Z")
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 … --- ## [Hey FOX! The term is OFFSIDE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-the-term-is-offside/595989)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-the-term-is-offside/595989 "2011-09-14T01:37:37Z")
This may seem a nitpick, but the morons at FOX Sports have a new term for being over the line of scrimmage: offsideS. The only term for that is being offside. It makes me a little cuckoo that FOX can’t afford an NFL rule… --- ## [Balls not played with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balls-not-played-with/595884)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balls-not-played-with/595884 "2011-09-14T00:57:10Z")
Ain’t I a hoot! Anyway, watching The Open I noticed that the player about to serve gets three balls from the ball-giving-guy, whereupon he keeps two and throws one back. What’s that player looking for, and what happens … --- ## [Madden '12 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-12-question/596221)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-12-question/596221 "2011-09-14T00:15:35Z")
I get why they don’t update rosters continuously, that’s how they get you to buy the next years model. But isn’t there a way to at least update it to this season’s starting roster? The last minute trades and preseason … --- ## [What is the big deal about Mafia Wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-big-deal-about-mafia-wars/596189)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-big-deal-about-mafia-wars/596189 "2011-09-13T23:45:02Z")
I have a family member who is (literally) addicted to this game, having become involved in it while recuperating from a work-related injury. Apparently it starts out as a free application, but if you wish to progress, t… --- ## [U.S. Open \[TENNIS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-open-tennis/594476)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-open-tennis/594476 "2011-09-13T20:46:02Z")
So the U.S. Open starts Monday and normally we have a thread going a couple of days in advance. So thoughts? Djokovic is still x-2 on the year with no particular end in sight to his winning ways. Speculation can be mad… --- ## [Dragon Age 2 - Ending? Thoughts/Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-2-ending-thoughts-discussion/595852)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-2-ending-thoughts-discussion/595852 "2011-09-13T20:33:52Z")
I played the first Dragon Age on PC and loved the hell out of it. I’d held off on the second one since it didn’t seem to get great reviews, and most people said it was worse than the first. But I found it second hand rea… --- ## [Can I install Diablo II/LOD on my MacBook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-install-diablo-ii-lod-on-my-macbook/595946)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-install-diablo-ii-lod-on-my-macbook/595946 "2011-09-13T11:18:42Z")
ETA: Should have put this in the subject but I want to install WITHOUT Windows. I’ve surfed the web a bit on this and can’t find out conclusively. I own the PC versions of this game and am wondering if there is a way t… --- ## [The Feud: Thanks for the Mammaries! by Baker \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-thanks-for-the-mammaries-by-baker-game-over/594415)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-thanks-for-the-mammaries-by-baker-game-over/594415 "2011-09-13T05:34:37Z")
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 … --- ## [King of Dragon Pass for iOS is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-dragon-pass-for-ios-is-out/595865)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-dragon-pass-for-ios-is-out/595865 "2011-09-13T02:28:48Z")
And it’s terrific. If you’re not familiar with KoDP, it’s a hard-to-classify computer game set in the fantasy world of Glorantha, the setting of Runequest. The iOS version is not a port, it’s an update and rework of t… --- ## [If you could attend any ONE sporting event in history, what would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-attend-any-one-sporting-event-in-history-what-would-it-be/595545)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-attend-any-one-sporting-event-in-history-what-would-it-be/595545 "2011-09-13T02:10:20Z")
I’ve invented a time machine! Turns out the rules of time travel are kind of funny, though: I can send you only to the spectator seating area of a sporting venue, and only for the duration of a single event. By “event” … --- ## [Anyone else here play Acrophobia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-play-acrophobia/593110)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-play-acrophobia/593110 "2011-09-13T01:46:32Z")
Back in the late 90s my first experience with an online community was playing an Online game called Acrophobia. It was hosted by the same company that did You Don’t Know Jack (that was how I found it) and it was a lot of… --- ## [Russian KHL team perishes in plane crash - 9/7/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-khl-team-perishes-in-plane-crash-9-7-11/595650)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-khl-team-perishes-in-plane-crash-9-7-11/595650 "2011-09-13T01:43:46Z")
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team perishes in plane crash. Only 2 out of 45 survived the crash, one a player, the other a crew member. Notable players that died in the crash: Pavol Demitra Ruslan Salei Karel Rachunek … --- ## [Boring HBO Boxing Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-hbo-boxing-night/595992)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-hbo-boxing-night/595992 "2011-09-12T15:58:35Z")
Last night. Vitali v. Adamek was never remotely close. Then the, uh \[Mexican dude\] vs. \[Cuban dude\] fight had some decent exchanges but ends anti-climactically with ref stoppage and decision on points due to accidental… --- ## [What? No thread on the UMich/Domer game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-thread-on-the-umich-domer-game/596008)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-thread-on-the-umich-domer-game/596008 "2011-09-12T14:40:59Z")
Two of my most hated schools, but holy crap! I only caught the end, but that’s where the fireworks were, anyway. Bold prediction: Denard will throw a lot of picks this year the way he was throwing into coverage. --- ## [Season tickets at the Meadowlands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-tickets-at-the-meadowlands/595875)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-tickets-at-the-meadowlands/595875 "2011-09-12T13:27:14Z")
Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey (which I know is no longer officially called the Meadowlands) is the home to two NFL teams, the Giants and the Jets. So how does it work if you buy season tickets? I’m guessing that you… --- ## [What game(s) would you want modernized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-s-would-you-want-modernized/595431)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-s-would-you-want-modernized/595431 "2011-09-12T13:23:16Z")
I was reading a story about a new Jagged Alliance game that is basically a modernized HD remake of the old Jagged Alliance 2 game (the story is here on Gamespy if you are interested) and it got me thinking that it would … --- ## [Celebrity Matching Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-matching-game/596016)
**Author:** [@hazynlazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazynlazy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-matching-game/596016 "2011-09-12T03:29:39Z")
A simple game: Using the 10 celebrities below, fill in the blanks in the following sentences. You may only use each celebrity once. Explanations for your answers will certainly make the thread more enjoyable. a. Mark … --- ## [MLB: 6 broken bats in six innings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-6-broken-bats-in-six-innings/595961)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-6-broken-bats-in-six-innings/595961 "2011-09-12T01:43:05Z")
In the Twins, Tigers game, the Twins batters have broken 6 bats in six innings so far. What’s the record for the most broken bats by one team in a single, 9-inning game? Is this recorded anywhere? Considering the dang… --- ## [Lip reader/tennis fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-reader-tennis-fan/595983)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-reader-tennis-fan/595983 "2011-09-11T22:26:30Z")
Anyone know what Serina was saying to Samantha at the end of the televised ceremonies while they were both holding their trophies? They were smiling. Serina is cool. Peace, mangeorge [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=394) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=396)