# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=398 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 399 --- ## [Please explain the appeal of roleplaying games such as D&D to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-appeal-of-roleplaying-games-such-as-d-d-to-me/594196)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-appeal-of-roleplaying-games-such-as-d-d-to-me/594196 "2011-08-31T13:37:29Z")
Before we start: I am not trying to challenge or put down those of you who play such games. I have no agenda; I simply am curious as to what draws y’all to such activities. Thanks! --- ## [Civilization V- New, Improved Bugs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-v-new-improved-bugs/592668)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-v-new-improved-bugs/592668 "2011-08-31T11:21:51Z")
This game seems to be getting worse, not better. It has been close to a year since its release and things seem to be declining. I hadn’t played for a few days and reloaded the last game I started. I only play against th… --- ## [SDMB Modern Diplomacy Game \*anyone - comment away\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488 "2011-08-31T09:35:54Z")
European war imminent - clashes reported in Spain and France, fleets and armies across the continent mobilized! Map showing the moves: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVMTgyNjY0NTEtMGNhZS00YWY2LTg5ZTUtNWI4Mj… --- ## [Clarify. Is the NCAA effectively "blackballing" Bruce Pearl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarify-is-the-ncaa-effectively-blackballing-bruce-pearl/593957)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarify-is-the-ncaa-effectively-blackballing-bruce-pearl/593957 "2011-08-31T04:58:25Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/ncaa-hits-bruce-pearl-3-penalty-190758646.html It looks like the penalty is to prevent him from getting another NCAA coaching job for 3 years. The term “show cause” seems to lack description. I’d … --- ## [The New Era Yankees-Red Sox Commercials are Pretty Funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-era-yankees-red-sox-commercials-are-pretty-funny/594680)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-era-yankees-red-sox-commercials-are-pretty-funny/594680 "2011-08-30T21:49:02Z")
Starring Alec Baldwin and Jon Krasinski… The trash talking begins One Hitter Dog and the best one 912 --- ## [Recruiting v. Coaching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recruiting-v-coaching/594100)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recruiting-v-coaching/594100 "2011-08-30T18:40:27Z")
Who is better: #1 Coach/#10 Recruiter OR #10 Coach/#1 Coach --- ## [Lazy crossword clues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-crossword-clues/594514)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-crossword-clues/594514 "2011-08-30T14:41:37Z")
As is my wont, I was doing the USA Today crossword puzzle this morning, and I noticed a couple of peculiar clues. 56 across was “Rand of ‘Atlas Shrugged’”, and 73 across was “‘The Fountainhead’ novelist Ayn”. Does this… --- ## [Rugby Union- Wallabies Beat the All Blacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-union-wallabies-beat-the-all-blacks/594285)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-union-wallabies-beat-the-all-blacks/594285 "2011-08-30T13:10:46Z")
Seems like 100 years since they did it, but it happened tonight and Australia win the tri nations. Some good momentum for the World Cup coming up. But more than ever I hope our Kiwi members read this (I am looking at y… --- ## [How can you not like sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-not-like-sports/593960)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-not-like-sports/593960 "2011-08-30T08:46:28Z")
I mean, seriously. They’re probably the best invention by man and they’re all-around good for you. I could go on and on about why I think this way, but I’m far more interested in what my ‘opponents’ have to say?:wink: --- ## [Can you recommend games to play between ipads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-games-to-play-between-ipads/593734)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-games-to-play-between-ipads/593734 "2011-08-30T08:28:08Z")
My girlfriend and I both have ipads. We both like trivia and word games. Are there any games that we can play ipad to ipad? Would they work from different homes if we didn’t have the 3G ipads? --- ## [What's on Atlantic and Flatbush in Brooklyn...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-atlantic-and-flatbush-in-brooklyn/594455)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-atlantic-and-flatbush-in-brooklyn/594455 "2011-08-29T02:48:55Z")
where Walter O’Malley’s proposed a new stadium be built? I saw “Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush” this morning, so I’m wondering. --- ## [Razer just introduced the Blade: Perhaps the best gaming laptop ever (and yes, it is expensive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razer-just-introduced-the-blade-perhaps-the-best-gaming-laptop-ever-and-yes-it-is-expensive/594213)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razer-just-introduced-the-blade-perhaps-the-best-gaming-laptop-ever-and-yes-it-is-expensive/594213 "2011-08-28T22:17:15Z")
Gotta say the new Razer Blade laptop is pretty damn sexy. Yes, it is a full-fledged laptop that does what any laptop does. Just does it with a lot more sex appeal. More sex appeal than a Macbook. This one will get yo… --- ## [Huntington Beach won the LLWS on a walk-off hit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huntington-beach-won-the-llws-on-a-walk-off-hit/594420)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huntington-beach-won-the-llws-on-a-walk-off-hit/594420 "2011-08-28T21:37:57Z")
Congrats to the boys from CA! Now a question-How many Championship Games ended in a walk-off? --- ## [Call of Duty: Black Ops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-duty-black-ops/559909)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 653\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-duty-black-ops/559909 "2011-08-28T20:14:05Z")
I wasn’t originally going to get the game but then I found out that there is a zombie mode at the end of it, just like there was in World at War. I’m hoping the campaign is good because although I’ll dabble in multi pla… --- ## [Anyone feel like an on-board game of Arcana Unearthed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-like-an-on-board-game-of-arcana-unearthed/594360)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-like-an-on-board-game-of-arcana-unearthed/594360 "2011-08-28T06:16:32Z")
I recently had a chance to play a short (in-person) campaign from Arcana Unearthed, and it was an absolute blast. The short and incomplete Wikipedia-inspired summary, for those of you who haven’t tried it, is that it’s s… --- ## [Is baseball player Jim Thome going into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baseball-player-jim-thome-going-into-the-hall-of-fame-at-cooperstown-or-not/592883)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baseball-player-jim-thome-going-into-the-hall-of-fame-at-cooperstown-or-not/592883 "2011-08-28T04:32:23Z")
Per this article they seem to think it’s a lock. Is it? Jim Thome wiki Jim Thome stats --- ## [Underground "Pit" Fighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underground-pit-fighting/594064)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underground-pit-fighting/594064 "2011-08-28T03:36:24Z")
I’d like some references on underground fighting, specifically the type that Kimbo Slice was well-known for–sawdust on the floor, side bets left and right, the whole schmear. Particularly, I’m interested in where the fig… --- ## [Damn you, Jim Thome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-jim-thome/592852)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-jim-thome/592852 "2011-08-27T20:34:21Z")
You have beating up Tiger pitching for years. So you stroll into Comerica Park with 598 home runs and rub it into my face by hitting 599 and 600. Hope it gets you into the HOF. DAMMIT. --- ## [Help me solve this puzzle (coordinates needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-puzzle-coordinates-needed/594311)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-puzzle-coordinates-needed/594311 "2011-08-27T19:48:11Z")
Here is the text: and here is the picture part of the clue. I’m assuming this puzzle is based on some sort of hex or base 10 system but I’ve tried all morning and my pathetic math skills have failed me. The answer wil… --- ## [Mystery Mafia -- Sign-up Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090 "2011-08-27T17:26:55Z")
Sometime in the next couple of weeks (once De’endee is finished and such) I’m planning to run a game based on a fantastic set-up I followed on a different board. The premise: There are townsfolk and there are scum; ther… --- ## [Different "Poker After Dark" game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-poker-after-dark-game/593411)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-poker-after-dark-game/593411 "2011-08-26T23:29:06Z")
Which game that hasn’t been played would you rather see played? --- ## [Spoil Fallout NV Dead Money for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-fallout-nv-dead-money-for-me/583624)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-fallout-nv-dead-money-for-me/583624 "2011-08-26T20:33:11Z")
So…spoilers will be not only acceptable but really the only way to answer the questions or discuss the game. If you haven’t played Dead Money but think you will and you don’t want it spoiled then you probably should clo… --- ## [D&D question - How would bending work ala Avatar the Last Airbender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-question-how-would-bending-work-ala-avatar-the-last-airbender/593875)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-question-how-would-bending-work-ala-avatar-the-last-airbender/593875 "2011-08-26T20:23:34Z")
Hello chums, My friend is getting ready to start up a new campaign, and we’re all discussing character choices. I’m torn between being a hammer-fighter Thor-wannabe or a firebender, like Zuko from Avatar. The former i… --- ## [Tell us about your Sports travels!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-sports-travels/593654)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-sports-travels/593654 "2011-08-26T18:44:53Z")
I’ll start off this thread with a brag: I finally saw a ball game at Coors Field Friday night, and – although there are still a couple of new ballparks I need to get to – I have now seen every MLB team play at home! I th… --- ## [Official 2011 NFL Football Thread - Preseason Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2011-nfl-football-thread-preseason-edition/593851)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2011-nfl-football-thread-preseason-edition/593851 "2011-08-26T17:03:02Z")
The title is the title of this current thread The question is if the use of the term “official” is legally defensible if the NFL objects --- ## [Gamestop opening copies of Deus Ex for PC and throwing away free game coupons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamestop-opening-copies-of-deus-ex-for-pc-and-throwing-away-free-game-coupons/593971)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamestop-opening-copies-of-deus-ex-for-pc-and-throwing-away-free-game-coupons/593971 "2011-08-26T08:12:45Z")
What say you PC gamers? Is this some bullshit or what? Is it even legal for a business to open a product between the manufacturer and customer without notifying said customer of the missing item? I think this is goi… --- ## [Will/Should the U of Miami get the death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-should-the-u-of-miami-get-the-death-penalty/593331)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-should-the-u-of-miami-get-the-death-penalty/593331 "2011-08-26T00:54:52Z")
Poll coming --- ## [College Football Greatest Traditions-according to SI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-greatest-traditions-according-to-si/593745)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-greatest-traditions-according-to-si/593745 "2011-08-26T00:20:49Z")
Well, enough of the bad stuff about CFB (Ohio St, and Miami). Lets discuss what I really like about CFB. The tradition and the pageantry. SI article Brief Summary: Ohio St Band Auburn War Eagle TAMU Students Yellin… --- ## [MLB end of the year (veteran) awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-end-of-the-year-veteran-awards/594087)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-end-of-the-year-veteran-awards/594087 "2011-08-25T23:23:25Z")
If I had ballots, here’s how I’d vote: AL MVP Bautista A. Gonzalez Granderson NL MVP Braun Votto Fielder Pujols Berkman AL CY Young Verlander Shields Haren Weaver NL Cy Young Halladay Hamels Lee Kersh… --- ## [Escape from City 17 Part 2 released (Half Life fan movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-city-17-part-2-released-half-life-fan-movie/593997)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-city-17-part-2-released-half-life-fan-movie/593997 "2011-08-25T20:15:55Z")
You can see it here. Part one, if you haven’t seen it, is at this link. If you’re a fan of Half Life you’ll probably enjoy these. Not quite the polish of big budget but for an amateur video very well done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=397) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=399)