# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=400 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 401 --- ## [Reco's for FPS games.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recos-for-fps-games/592862)
**Author:** [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recos-for-fps-games/592862 "2011-08-22T17:34:02Z")
Hi Guys, I’ve been out of the gaming scene for the better part of 6 years due to work taking up too much of my time. Well that changed and I got myself a brand new squeaky gaming PC and I’ve been burning through FPS ga… --- ## [Worst Player in Cooperstown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-player-in-cooperstown/593093)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-player-in-cooperstown/593093 "2011-08-22T16:45:45Z")
How did he get in? --- ## [The World is Saved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-saved/593645)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-saved/593645 "2011-08-22T12:20:22Z")
I’m not really a gamer, but I like this. If only it was that easy to save the world. The video is almost 5 minutes. The World is Saved --- ## [Which Tablet Is Better For Games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tablet-is-better-for-games/593583)
**Author:** [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tablet-is-better-for-games/593583 "2011-08-22T05:17:21Z")
Which type of tablet is best for games: iPad or others? --- ## [Wanted: 2011 Fantasy Football Player List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-2011-fantasy-football-player-list/593597)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-2011-fantasy-football-player-list/593597 "2011-08-22T02:18:44Z")
Hey all, I was trying to track down an Excel format 2011 Fantasy Player List, I know a few of you have had them in the past and I was hoping someone would be kind enough to share the wealth. Let me know if anyone’s got o… --- ## [Game Theory-type game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-theory-type-game/592818)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-theory-type-game/592818 "2011-08-22T02:03:51Z")
I just thought of an interesting little game theory exercise, curious if anyone has heard of anything similar, or has any thoughts on it. So the game has two players. One player is “active”. That player secretly rolls a… --- ## [Games and evolutionary psychology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-and-evolutionary-psychology/593365)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-and-evolutionary-psychology/593365 "2011-08-20T19:06:11Z")
Looking at kittens and puppies play, I noticed that their games centered around attacking/defending, chasing/fleeing and hiding/seeking/sneaking. In the wild, those activities are crucial to survival. Juveniles like pupp… --- ## [Game recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-recommendations/593436)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-recommendations/593436 "2011-08-20T17:33:50Z")
I’m not much of a gamer these days, but I recently decided to get a new laptop, and I was wondering if there were any games worth playing that this laptop could actually play, if you know what I mean. It has an Intel I3… --- ## [Whats with the Boris Said hate? (NASCAR)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-boris-said-hate-nascar/593279)
**Author:** [@BuickGNX1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuickGNX1987)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-boris-said-hate-nascar/593279 "2011-08-20T17:14:59Z")
I know I probably won’t get much of a discussion here, but here it goes anyway. There seems to be a lot of hate being directed at Boris Said, a road racer who occasionally fills in for a NASCAR regular on the two road co… --- ## [Which teams will make the AP Top Ten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359 "2011-08-20T16:43:31Z")
In the spirit of Which teams will be in the Rivals Top Ten for 2011? and assuming the statement at 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings - Wikipedia is true that will show their actual selections, which teams do y… --- ## [Worst tiddlywinks player in tiddlywinks HOF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tiddlywinks-player-in-tiddlywinks-hof/593390)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tiddlywinks-player-in-tiddlywinks-hof/593390 "2011-08-20T01:45:16Z")
My vote is for Holden McGroin. Joe --- ## [Ding Dong the witch is dead- Hilditch sacked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead-hilditch-sacked/593295)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead-hilditch-sacked/593295 "2011-08-19T21:27:07Z")
Cricket Australia has accepted a report into the slide of our team over the past few years and has restructured. This means that Hilditch- the chairman of selectors- is effectively sacked and Greg Chappell has been remov… --- ## [Kinda Ghoulish? - Libyian Civil War FPS games to come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-ghoulish-libyian-civil-war-fps-games-to-come/593236)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-ghoulish-libyian-civil-war-fps-games-to-come/593236 "2011-08-19T17:48:18Z")
I understand that this is no joke, that real men are dying in Libya as we speak (but hopefully Gaddafi regime will soon be gone), and you cannot belittle the Freedom Fighters (now National Libyan Army) accomplishments ag… --- ## [Sports jerseys with your own name on them. Lame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-jerseys-with-your-own-name-on-them-lame/592894)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-jerseys-with-your-own-name-on-them-lame/592894 "2011-08-19T11:14:14Z")
Pretty much what it says in the title. With Cadillac Williams gone from Tampa, my Buccaneers jersey has to be retired. I’m a little leery of the chances that the players I like will be on the team for more than a year or… --- ## [Realign D-I football YOUR way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realign-d-i-football-your-way/593203)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realign-d-i-football-your-way/593203 "2011-08-19T02:32:10Z")
If you were the omnipotent king of cfb, and could start from scratch, how would you align the conferenes? Feel free to promote from I-AA if needed. --- ## [Baseball Player Ranking Surprise: The Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-player-ranking-surprise-the-game/592495)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-player-ranking-surprise-the-game/592495 "2011-08-19T01:49:02Z")
I was looking some stuff up on baseball-reference and came up with a fun exercise. Here is a list of all position players ranked by Wins above Replacement: Here’s the game; pick someone in the top 50, or top 100, you… --- ## [Xbox360 controller on a PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox360-controller-on-a-pc/592731)
**Author:** [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox360-controller-on-a-pc/592731 "2011-08-18T18:08:33Z")
Technical question here guys… I recently, (earlier this year), upgraded my computer significantly and it’s become a gaming machine once again. I am however a console gamer at heart and prefer a controller when I can use… --- ## [First positive HGH test in Minor Leagues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-positive-hgh-test-in-minor-leagues/593197)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-positive-hgh-test-in-minor-leagues/593197 "2011-08-18T17:45:05Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/sports/baseball/minor-leaguer-tests-positive-for-hgh.html?hp So the MLB (which stands for Major League Baseball) is lauded for HGH testing in - but only in the Minor Leagues. Does any… --- ## [The NCAA needs to lighten up on tOSU.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ncaa-needs-to-lighten-up-on-tosu/581109)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ncaa-needs-to-lighten-up-on-tosu/581109 "2011-08-18T06:28:28Z")
This is unbelievably severe: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-ohiost-carinvestigation Making Jim Tressel attend a 5 day seminar at a resort? That is over the top. Too severe. The tOSU football program… --- ## [NFL fans: who made the biggest impact for your team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-who-made-the-biggest-impact-for-your-team/593070)
**Author:** [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-who-made-the-biggest-impact-for-your-team/593070 "2011-08-18T06:15:32Z")
What new player for your favorite team has made the biggest impact for your team? This can be FA, draft pick or UDFA. For my Rams, we upgraded in a lot of areas this offseason. Especially in the RB, LB and WR positio… --- ## [APB Reloaded anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apb-reloaded-anyone/592890)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apb-reloaded-anyone/592890 "2011-08-18T02:08:57Z")
Am I the only person here interested in this game? I played and liked APB before it went under and I’m now playing the open beta for APB Reloaded. The game can be really frustrating sometimes; for some reason, I play t… --- ## [Golf Swings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-swings/592841)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-swings/592841 "2011-08-17T17:56:25Z")
When a friend of mine takes practice swings, his head rather mechanically follows the golf club. It looks ridiculous. He claims it is part of “following through”, but he also says it is only for the practice swings. D… --- ## [Looking for wargame/tabletop miniature recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-wargame-tabletop-miniature-recommendations/592240)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-wargame-tabletop-miniature-recommendations/592240 "2011-08-17T16:14:13Z")
I recently had the opportunity to play a (short, decidedly one-sided :)) game of Warhammer 40k with some friends, and had an absolute blast. As such, I was wondering what other tabletop miniature-type games people have e… --- ## [Just a thought for a game: Pick the TV Show Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-thought-for-a-game-pick-the-tv-show-loser/593029)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-thought-for-a-game-pick-the-tv-show-loser/593029 "2011-08-17T14:32:56Z")
What if somebody made a list of all the new shows that will premiere this fall and we all vote on which will be the first to be cancelled. All I have is the idea and the curiosity if others would even play such a game. --- ## [Which teams will be in the Rivals Top Ten for 2011?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-be-in-the-rivals-top-ten-for-2011/589987)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-be-in-the-rivals-top-ten-for-2011/589987 "2011-08-17T14:17:24Z")
Multiple choice: please limit your votes to 10. (poll to follow) This list is based on the teams remaining to be picked for Top X-number from http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1233107 Air Force was #2… --- ## [Monopoly "rule" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-rule-question/592626)
**Author:** [@Bannedit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bannedit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-rule-question/592626 "2011-08-17T04:04:28Z")
So… family game night. The kids convinced us to play monopoly. We don’t play this game because we always fight. We knew it was a bad idea going in, but they insisted. I’m doing well, landing on and buying property. I h… --- ## [Individual sports NEED superstars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-sports-need-superstars/592799)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-sports-need-superstars/592799 "2011-08-17T01:22:26Z")
Or so the conventional wisdom (as promulgated by sports columnists/analysts) goes. It seems that it is no longer sufficient in (for example) golf or tennis to have a few players dominant and competing with each other in… --- ## [How many baseballs are used in todays games.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseballs-are-used-in-todays-games/592975)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseballs-are-used-in-todays-games/592975 "2011-08-17T01:22:10Z")
I seem to recall that there were 60 new balls available to start a game but that was before every ball that hit anything was tossed aside or to a fan. Do they reuse some? Do all the balls still get rubbed with Delaware … --- ## [Baseball batter intentionally swinging at a wild pitch third strike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-batter-intentionally-swinging-at-a-wild-pitch-third-strike/592740)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-batter-intentionally-swinging-at-a-wild-pitch-third-strike/592740 "2011-08-16T23:53:07Z")
OK, this is an unlikely scenario, almost impossible I’d guess, but it crossed my mind today and I’m wondering if it could ever happen. Can anyone think of an example of a batter in baseball intentionally missing strike … --- ## [Wolfenstein 1D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolfenstein-1d/592874)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolfenstein-1d/592874 "2011-08-16T18:56:51Z")
Haven’t seen this mentioned here: Wolfenstein 1D: The Game that Changed Everything, converted to a one-pixel line. Actually kind of amusing to play through, and the joke at the end is pretty funny. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=399) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=401)