# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=397 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 398 --- ## [An Idiot's Guide to Mafia for Dummies, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiots-guide-to-mafia-for-dummies-please/593809)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiots-guide-to-mafia-for-dummies-please/593809 "2011-09-06T00:58:40Z")
I see the Mafia threads and they look interesting. But when I read the posts, it’s clear there’s a lot of levels beyond my understanding. Plus a bunch of jargon that makes no sense to me. Could some of the regulars expl… --- ## [Random number generator and slot machine bonus games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-number-generator-and-slot-machine-bonus-games/595189)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-number-generator-and-slot-machine-bonus-games/595189 "2011-09-05T16:47:46Z")
I know when I play a slot machine, my outcome is determined by a random number generator. If I’m playing a video slot with a bonus game and I trigger the bonus, has the bonus game outcome already been determined from the… --- ## [The hype/coverage for video games starts way too early in the dev cycle today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hype-coverage-for-video-games-starts-way-too-early-in-the-dev-cycle-today/595135)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hype-coverage-for-video-games-starts-way-too-early-in-the-dev-cycle-today/595135 "2011-09-05T15:18:34Z")
I’ve been thinking this for a while. I can understand letting people know a title is in development but since the advent of the internet the coverage has gotten out of control. “BRAND NEW!! Three second video of the sn… --- ## [Football fan comparitive interest in the NFL and college football.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-fan-comparitive-interest-in-the-nfl-and-college-football/595215)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-fan-comparitive-interest-in-the-nfl-and-college-football/595215 "2011-09-05T13:54:03Z")
Please close this thread. I was trying to set up a poll but an error occurred. --- ## [Jay Vincent - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-vincent-why/595205)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-vincent-why/595205 "2011-09-05T03:41:40Z")
To me this is a mind bender. Jay Vincent was one of the two best basketball players to ever come out of Lansing, MI. The best, of course, was Magic Johnson. They were the same age and both came out of high school in 1977… --- ## [Stat Geek FF league](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stat-geek-ff-league/589990)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stat-geek-ff-league/589990 "2011-09-05T03:04:25Z")
Inspired by Yahoo’s inclusion of new defensive stats, I am doing something I’ve always wanted to: a hard-core stat geek league using a full 11 defensive players. 12, actually; you get a nickel back. Also, the player s… --- ## [College Football Threads -- A directory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-threads-a-directory/595169)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-threads-a-directory/595169 "2011-09-04T16:13:26Z")
Please help me fill out as comprehensive a list of threads dealing with College Football as we can get. I must have missed some along the way, and these are the ones I have started in the past few years. College footb… --- ## [De'endee Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deendee-mafia/588052)
**Author:** [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Replies:** 2804\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deendee-mafia/588052 "2011-09-04T08:00:06Z")
De’endee is where we set our scene. A peaceful town, humble and… well, peaceful. You get the idea. De’endee suffers from little crime. The only hardship is that of an honest day’s work, the only slaughtering is that of … --- ## [Let's Play Connections! (Easy version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-connections-easy-version/594479)
**Author:** [@luvtinayothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvtinayothers)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-connections-easy-version/594479 "2011-09-03T21:52:40Z")
A clown. Michael Jackson. Tycho Brahe. --- ## [Cricket can't be played in the rain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-cant-be-played-in-the-rain/539084)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-cant-be-played-in-the-rain/539084 "2011-09-03T20:49:48Z")
Is this quote true? Not the mystery part, the rain part. “Why it was the British who invented cricket, the only game that cannot be played in the rain, remains one of history’s great mysteries.” I was browsing through… --- ## [Is there a good guide for what college football games to watch each week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-guide-for-what-college-football-games-to-watch-each-week/595093)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-guide-for-what-college-football-games-to-watch-each-week/595093 "2011-09-03T20:05:59Z")
I enjoy watching college football, but don’t follow it in the slightest bit. I just like to flip it on and see what happens. And with ESPN3, I have access to tons of games each week. The problem is I have no idea what ar… --- ## [Musial and Mays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musial-and-mays/503103)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musial-and-mays/503103 "2011-09-03T19:48:34Z")
After being reminded last night that Stan Musial was named to 24 All-Star games (yes, some years they played 2…) and also in the poll thread on Top-3 players of all time, where Willie Mays got 11 votes and Musial none, … --- ## [Baseball - Can A Batter Step Across the Plate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-can-a-batter-step-across-the-plate/594815)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-can-a-batter-step-across-the-plate/594815 "2011-09-03T19:17:44Z")
Can a batter step across the plate to hit a pitch? For example in the case of an (attempted) intentional walk? I heard what may be a ‘legend’ that such behavior became ruled out after a case of Babe Ruth stepping across… --- ## [Age of Empires Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-empires-online/595042)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-empires-online/595042 "2011-09-03T15:54:44Z")
Free to play RTS. Anybody tried it? Link. --- ## [Dead-Easy Civ V Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924 "2011-09-02T19:33:35Z")
So I have Civilization 5 up and running on my Mac. I am not sure I like it, since it came from the App Store I have no manual. Still it is pretty. How the heck do I save a game? All those pretty icons, but none of them… --- ## [College Football 2011 Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2011-preseason-thread/589357)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2011-preseason-thread/589357 "2011-09-02T16:19:05Z")
Rather than bump College Football 2010 Preseason Thread which Oakminster started 07-28-2010, I’ll just get a new one going. Not much new to say at the moment, but I just noticed that that old thread was close to the old… --- ## [How do I most effectively sell my gramps massive baseball card collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-most-effectively-sell-my-gramps-massive-baseball-card-collection/593624)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-most-effectively-sell-my-gramps-massive-baseball-card-collection/593624 "2011-09-02T10:51:50Z")
Without going into too much detail here my grampa died recently and left me his baseball card collection. We were very close and he left them to me with the full understanding that I would sell them immediately. He had n… --- ## [Mafia game question: Cupid's choice & its ramifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-question-cupids-choice-its-ramifications/594358)
**Author:** [@MovieCriticNextDoor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieCriticNextDoor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-question-cupids-choice-its-ramifications/594358 "2011-09-02T03:21:09Z")
I have some experience in running Mafia games online, via forum posts and private messages for scheming. But I’ve now run across something that’s never happened before, and I’m not entirely sure of the best way to handl… --- ## [The Humble Indie Bundle 3 on sale (pay what you want...some goes to charity)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419 "2011-09-01T21:48:55Z")
Follow the link below for the Humble Indie Bundle 3. These bundles are from indpendent game developers and (usually) are pretty fun and clever. You can pay what you want for the five games (or nothing at all) so a good… --- ## [Why So Little Hall of Fame Support For Frank Howard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-hall-of-fame-support-for-frank-howard/594779)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-hall-of-fame-support-for-frank-howard/594779 "2011-09-01T19:45:52Z")
This comes up now solely because I recently read that Frank Howard only appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot one time… and he only got 6 votes! I won’t waste time arguing that Frank Howard ABSOLUTELY should be in the Bas… --- ## [Silly game: Mangle an expression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-mangle-an-expression/593731)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-mangle-an-expression/593731 "2011-09-01T19:23:11Z")
It would be nice if the expression is relatively well known, but don’t let its lack of recognizability limit you. Hell, make one up if you wish. Example: Stupidity means never having to say “I understand.” --- ## [What do you do about Chris Johnson if you are the Titans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-chris-johnson-if-you-are-the-titans/594551)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-chris-johnson-if-you-are-the-titans/594551 "2011-09-01T18:44:22Z")
He’s one of the best RBs in the NFL, if not THE best, so clearly he is worth more than his contract value. I’m not debating that. I think everyone would agree he’s worth more than he’s set to get paid under his current… --- ## [Phone problems in Sims 2???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-problems-in-sims-2/593023)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-problems-in-sims-2/593023 "2011-09-01T18:16:00Z")
A friend sent me a panicky e-mail. I don’t have time to find this for her, so I ask my faithful fellow Dopers- thank you for any help! Here she is: You have to find out why I can’t use the phone. I get incoming calls b… --- ## [Let's see if we can play an entire game of Mafia in one day (sign up).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605 "2011-09-01T17:31:31Z")
This is mostly just for amusement purposes. While this will be an actual game, I would count it more as being just for fun and laughs then actually being a game that counts. : p But anyway, I figure I’m going to be onl… --- ## [Usain Bolt false starts 100, DQed at World Championships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usain-bolt-false-starts-100-dqed-at-world-championships/594400)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usain-bolt-false-starts-100-dqed-at-world-championships/594400 "2011-09-01T16:47:21Z")
Usain Bolt, world record holder at 100 and 200 meters, false started in the World Championship 100M final and was DQed under a new rule from last year. Much screaming has ensued to have the rule changed. The previous… --- ## [The Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pittsburgh-pirates-are-in-first-place/576950)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pittsburgh-pirates-are-in-first-place/576950 "2011-09-01T12:15:43Z")
Woo hoo! Eat it, doubters! (I will now stop following the baseball season, content on where my team finished. Unless they win again today, of course, in which case I’ll be in this thread gloating again.) --- ## [MLB Playoffs Schedule Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-schedule-question/594772)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-schedule-question/594772 "2011-09-01T00:52:34Z")
I just found out I will be traveling to NYC the week of October 3. Games 4 and 5 (if necessary) of the ALDS are scheduled for the 4th and 6th of October. I’m trying to figure out the possibility of the Yankees playing at… --- ## [Quick question about pitcher warm-up tosses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-pitcher-warm-up-tosses/594657)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-pitcher-warm-up-tosses/594657 "2011-08-31T19:31:23Z")
On Friday night, we went to the Dodger game where Ted Lilly was on the mound, and I noticed something I’d never seen before. During at least a couple (if not all – I wasn’t paying attention earlier in the game) of Lilly’… --- ## [MLB: August 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2011/591049)
**Author:** [@Fred\_Garvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred_Garvin)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2011/591049 "2011-08-31T16:04:36Z")
August is not starting well for the Sox: Clay Buchholz has back fracture --- ## [HUGE allegations against the University of Miami football program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-allegations-against-the-university-of-miami-football-program/592984)
**Author:** [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-allegations-against-the-university-of-miami-football-program/592984 "2011-08-31T15:52:39Z")
(And basketball, too). It’s… a lot. A LOT. Too much to summarize, so I’ll just quote my single favorite bit (my emphasis): I hate the assholes at “The U,” but this story almost makes me feel bad for them (especially… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=398)