# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=408 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 409 --- ## [Origins 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-2011/585874)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-2011/585874 "2011-06-28T03:09:23Z")
Starts next week - anyone else going? Next year, the convention moves up to Memorial Day Weekend, because of an anticipated shift in GenCon’s schedule. For me, I think that might actually let me get to a few other conve… --- ## [Anyone ever play the Avatar: The Last Airbender video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-play-the-avatar-the-last-airbender-video-games/584991)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-play-the-avatar-the-last-airbender-video-games/584991 "2011-06-28T02:32:50Z")
My wife and I only have a PS2 and Gamecube, so forgive me for asking about an old\* game. We both really like the Last Airbender TV show and we enjoy games that have jump in and drop out gameplay(like Lego games and X-me… --- ## [Most evil Bastage of all time (Game Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-evil-bastage-of-all-time-game-thread/581649)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-evil-bastage-of-all-time-game-thread/581649 "2011-06-27T19:19:02Z")
There was a setup thread to obtain the list below. That thread is now closed and no new nominees are allowed In the first elimination round, each player has five votes to cast as he or she sees fit, but cannot cast mo… --- ## [Brown v EMA: Mission Success!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-v-ema-mission-success/587049)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-v-ema-mission-success/587049 "2011-06-27T18:39:13Z")
It looks like the SCOTUS upheld the lower court’s decision 7-2 and decided that, yes, video games are just as deserving of First Amendment protection as other forms of media. On one hand, it doesn’t seem like it will a… --- ## [Magic Online - Legal Cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-online-legal-cards/585621)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-online-legal-cards/585621 "2011-06-27T17:50:18Z")
I’m very new to Magic: The Gathering, and decided to try and use the deck builder in Magic Online. The game starts me out with about 800 cards, of which about 400 are M11, 400 DPA, and 5 are VAN. I made a deck that I w… --- ## [CONCACAF Gold Cup, USA vs. Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concacaf-gold-cup-usa-vs-mexico/586876)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concacaf-gold-cup-usa-vs-mexico/586876 "2011-06-27T14:48:32Z")
Anyone else watching this? First half was a bit wild, score is 2-2 at halftime. --- ## [NHL Draft Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-question/586886)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-question/586886 "2011-06-27T12:51:16Z")
When an NHL team drafts a college underclassman, do they retain his right until he graduates/exhausts eligibiilty? --- ## [Some questions about Minor League Baseball (and other sports).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-minor-league-baseball-and-other-sports/586848)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-minor-league-baseball-and-other-sports/586848 "2011-06-27T12:24:35Z")
What are some typical reasons for minor league teams changing their major league affiliations? Are the staffs of minor league teams – managers, coaches, trainers – employed by the minor or the major league ballclub?… --- ## [Football penalty question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-penalty-question/586890)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-penalty-question/586890 "2011-06-27T07:32:42Z")
Can a football team be assessed a penalty for something a player does to another player of his own team? --- ## [Is Penny Arcade "media"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-penny-arcade-media/586670)
**Author:** [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-penny-arcade-media/586670 "2011-06-26T18:37:25Z")
This is a question I started thinking about after reading today’s post by Gabe on their front page. Okay, beyond the fact that it seems pretty cheeky to pester Bioware to allow him to publicize his “impressions” about t… --- ## [Trampoline recommendations please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trampoline-recommendations-please/585237)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trampoline-recommendations-please/585237 "2011-06-26T16:07:40Z")
Looking for a good backyard trampoline for kids fun. Actually, it should be all ages. I want a full size rectangular tramp. Not sure if it should have a safety net so please share thoughts on that if you have experience… --- ## [Wacky weather affecting the game: punter recovers own punt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-weather-affecting-the-game-punter-recovers-own-punt/586143)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-weather-affecting-the-game-punter-recovers-own-punt/586143 "2011-06-26T09:21:30Z")
This weekend, the Pipers went to the exhibition game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, with the Edmonton Eskimos visiting. the weather was atrocious, with rain and wind gusting up to 80 km/hour. Edmonton was punting in… --- ## [Help me not suck at Age of Empires II!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-not-suck-at-age-of-empires-ii/586881)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-not-suck-at-age-of-empires-ii/586881 "2011-06-26T06:12:14Z")
Yes, it has been a good, what? 10 years since this game came out? I never got good at it. I could beat the majority of the offline campaigns, but team me up against the computer on “Hardest,” or get me to play one of my… --- ## [DDR for Wii -- Can I get more songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ddr-for-wii-can-i-get-more-songs/586818)
**Author:** [@xoferew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xoferew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ddr-for-wii-can-i-get-more-songs/586818 "2011-06-26T03:04:03Z")
I recently bought Dance Dance Revolution for the Wii to use with my balance board. It’s fun and I can pretend I am getting a good exercise workout. (It’s better for me than sitting in a chair playing Civilization at le… --- ## [Bioware hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioware-hacked/586697)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioware-hacked/586697 "2011-06-25T03:33:44Z")
I got an email from Bioware this morning and it starts off Now, I never played Neverwinter Nights but I am pretty sure I do have a Bioware account. I am also pretty sure that they don’t have any sensitive data on me. … --- ## [Is there a way to wear a swim cap so it's completely water-tight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-wear-a-swim-cap-so-its-completely-water-tight/586222)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-wear-a-swim-cap-so-its-completely-water-tight/586222 "2011-06-25T01:01:37Z")
I have long, straight, rather coarse hair. I can’t seem to get a tight seal with the swim cap, and a lot of water seeps in. Is there an ideal way to wear it, or am I stuck with this? --- ## [Trading the rights to the 25th pick for the rights for the 27th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-the-rights-to-the-25th-pick-for-the-rights-for-the-27th/586662)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-the-rights-to-the-25th-pick-for-the-rights-for-the-27th/586662 "2011-06-25T00:01:33Z")
Why not just draft the guy you traded for in the 1st place? --- ## [The Feud: "Water Water Everywhere" by Wheelz (Game Over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-water-water-everywhere-by-wheelz-game-over/586590)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-water-water-everywhere-by-wheelz-game-over/586590 "2011-06-24T21:50:09Z")
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 … --- ## [Living corpses in Fallout New Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-corpses-in-fallout-new-vegas/586757)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-corpses-in-fallout-new-vegas/586757 "2011-06-24T21:40:54Z")
This question is aimed at you savvy types who know how video games actually work on the computer program level. Several times in playing New Vegas I have encountered live NPC’s who were supposed to appear in the game al… --- ## [TF2 goes free to play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tf2-goes-free-to-play/586666)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tf2-goes-free-to-play/586666 "2011-06-24T12:39:08Z")
Valve announced today that the class based shooter TF2 would be free to play permanently. It’s certainly the highest quality game that’s ever gone free to play. There are apparently some very minor differences if you ne… --- ## [Parsing a notorious Shaquille O'Neal quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsing-a-notorious-shaquille-oneal-quote/586128)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsing-a-notorious-shaquille-oneal-quote/586128 "2011-06-24T08:38:26Z")
(I wasn’t really planning on doing this, but now that ESPN is piling on LeBron James…the network, you’ll remember, that freakin’ aired The Decision in the first place…I need to do something to clear my head. Go to Page … --- ## [Planescape Torment--Why D&D? (minor spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planescape-torment-why-d-d-minor-spoilers/586594)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planescape-torment-why-d-d-minor-spoilers/586594 "2011-06-24T03:18:37Z")
I’ve read a lot about this game Planescape Torment. It sounds like no other D&D game, adventure, novel, etc. I’ve ever heard of. It sounds a lot more like \[spoiler\]Memento\* or something. What is it that led its develope… --- ## [Scott Boras: superagent (MLB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971 "2011-06-24T02:47:23Z")
So there’s a rumor going around now that Jose Reyes, the star shortstop for the Mets whose contract expires at the end of this year, is “listening to” wooing by Scott Boras as a client. Speculation is rampant that this … --- ## [Why did underclassmen declare for this year's NFL and NBA drafts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-underclassmen-declare-for-this-years-nfl-and-nba-drafts/586613)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-underclassmen-declare-for-this-years-nfl-and-nba-drafts/586613 "2011-06-24T00:07:34Z")
They had to realize they were heading into a lockout. What does it accomplish for them? Why not play another year, adn be able to paly right away when you’re drafted. --- ## [Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-duels-of-the-planeswalkers/581521)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-duels-of-the-planeswalkers/581521 "2011-06-23T23:27:50Z")
So I was looking for a quickie strategy-ish game to play and saw this thing for ten bucks on Steam; I was a Magic addict back in the 90s, got rid of my cards when I moved overseas, and have occasionally missed the gamepl… --- ## [The Feud: Superheroes by Little Nemo (Game Over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-superheroes-by-little-nemo-game-over/585980)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-superheroes-by-little-nemo-game-over/585980 "2011-06-23T22:38:37Z")
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 … --- ## [Two new Fallout New Vegas DLCs coming soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-new-fallout-new-vegas-dlcs-coming-soon/586609)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-new-fallout-new-vegas-dlcs-coming-soon/586609 "2011-06-23T20:24:57Z")
Looks like Old World Blues and Lonesome Road DLCs will be out in July and August and this will complete the series (at least I haven’t heard of any other official DLCs out there). Was wondering if anyone else is plannin… --- ## [Is LA Noire the first genuinely adult game? OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-la-noire-the-first-genuinely-adult-game-open-spoilers/582955)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-la-noire-the-first-genuinely-adult-game-open-spoilers/582955 "2011-06-23T15:51:10Z")
If I had young kids, I’m not sure I would let them play LA Noire and there’s no other game I wouldn’t allow them to play. It’s not that there’s a lot of violence of sex but there themes are very heavy. It’s not adult be… --- ## [Frozen Synapse: Anyone else here playing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-synapse-anyone-else-here-playing-it/586564)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-synapse-anyone-else-here-playing-it/586564 "2011-06-23T15:48:34Z")
I recently picked up the game Frozen Synapse and it is pretty fun (assuming you like this sort of game). In short it is a turn based game of tactics. The turns are simultaneous so you and your opponent (computer or hum… --- ## [Games you didn't expect to like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-didnt-expect-to-like/585794)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-didnt-expect-to-like/585794 "2011-06-23T09:40:52Z")
For me, it was Portal. It just showed up on my Steam account, I don’t remember buying it. I remember hearing something about it, a puzzle game where you have a gun that shoots portals, or something. Well last night, af… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=409)