# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=411 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 412 --- ## [Tabletop Gaming Systems - Which do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-gaming-systems-which-do-you-like/584721)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-gaming-systems-which-do-you-like/584721 "2011-06-09T02:11:25Z")
My gaming group is looking for a new system to try. We tend to like modern fantasy, or fantasy crossed with sci-fi. So far we have tried Shadowrun (great, but too complicated), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (not bad) and Witc… --- ## [Smoking Gun for NCAA to go after Auburn University](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-gun-for-ncaa-to-go-after-auburn-university/584782)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-gun-for-ncaa-to-go-after-auburn-university/584782 "2011-06-09T02:06:27Z")
Boy, are they in trouble now. This could be it. Documented photo (w/ witnesses) of Auburn Wide Receiver Kodi Burns giving a jersey to powerful fan. --- ## [Who should be the 2005 BCS champion now that USC has to vacate the title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-2005-bcs-champion-now-that-usc-has-to-vacate-the-title/584566)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-2005-bcs-champion-now-that-usc-has-to-vacate-the-title/584566 "2011-06-08T14:58:19Z")
The NCAA has decided that USC must vacate the 2005 BCS championship, and decreed that there will be no champion for that year. At the end of that season, Auburn finished #2 in the polls, but it was Oklahoma that played,… --- ## [Win7 + Civ III = ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win7-civ-iii/582077)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win7-civ-iii/582077 "2011-06-08T06:32:34Z")
Will Win7 run Civ III? My normal impulse is to try it and find out, but all the Civs I’ve ever installed and tried to play have always had me in tears of frustration before I finally manage to convince whatever computer… --- ## [My tiny contribution: Lindsey Durlacher, U.S. Greco-Roman champion, dies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tiny-contribution-lindsey-durlacher-u-s-greco-roman-champion-dies/584644)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tiny-contribution-lindsey-durlacher-u-s-greco-roman-champion-dies/584644 "2011-06-08T02:00:10Z")
This is my little xo to my friend Lindsey. He gave his heart to Greco-Roman wrestling, sure, but also to his community and friends. He was recovering from surgery last week and of course the last thing I said to him - … --- ## [Doper Gamers: Where do you find the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-gamers-where-do-you-find-the-time/584156)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-gamers-where-do-you-find-the-time/584156 "2011-06-07T18:10:59Z")
I get home from work around 7-8, pretty reasonable time actually, but between wife time, dinner time, laundry time and washing up time, I hardly ever have enough time to game any more. I’ll be thinking like, yeah Minecr… --- ## [Pokemon is pretty damn disturbing, if you think about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-is-pretty-damn-disturbing-if-you-think-about-it/584559)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-is-pretty-damn-disturbing-if-you-think-about-it/584559 "2011-06-07T17:57:16Z")
How did the development meeting for that thing go? “I’m sorry, Mr Game Developer, but marketing believes your idea, let’s see here… ‘super happy fun cock-fighting; for children four and up’ may show less than robust sal… --- ## [No caps in women's softball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-caps-in-womens-softball/584503)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-caps-in-womens-softball/584503 "2011-06-07T17:31:25Z")
I was watching some of the women’s college softball championship over the weekend and noticed that none of the players in the field wore caps. The umpires did, and the coaches did, (sometimes visors instead of a full cap… --- ## [Good ipod touch games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-ipod-touch-games/583358)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-ipod-touch-games/583358 "2011-06-07T13:29:42Z")
I’m looking for some cool itouch games. My router has some weird push-button verification scheme and I can’t figure out how to connect my itouch to the internet. So games requiring internet access are out. I’ve found … --- ## [(American) Football or Soccer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-or-soccer/583849)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-or-soccer/583849 "2011-06-07T02:40:52Z")
I have to do a poll here. I’m European but I’ve spent time living on both sides of the pond. I find football (soccer) a very exciting sport when both teams are in good form. I can totally understand how it’s the world’s … --- ## [Which FBS Football Conference do you like least?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fbs-football-conference-do-you-like-least/584110)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fbs-football-conference-do-you-like-least/584110 "2011-06-07T02:33:05Z")
Public Poll Pick one Source: NCAA College Football Conferences - ESPN --- ## [The Feud: Wings by Avarie537 \[Gamer Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-wings-by-avarie537-gamer-over/583964)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-wings-by-avarie537-gamer-over/583964 "2011-06-07T00:46:22Z")
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 … --- ## [Other than Spahn did any pro athletes fight in a well known battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-spahn-did-any-pro-athletes-fight-in-a-well-known-battle/584382)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-spahn-did-any-pro-athletes-fight-in-a-well-known-battle/584382 "2011-06-06T23:53:58Z")
I know Spahn was at The Bulge, but did anyone else fight in a well known battle? Well known=Average American HS graduate has passing familarity. --- ## [Plaxico ,anybody know anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plaxico-anybody-know-anything/474978)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plaxico-anybody-know-anything/474978 "2011-06-06T22:22:21Z")
I saw 2 reports. One says Plaxico shot himself in the leg accidently . It said nothing about where it happened. Now I saw on ESPN that it was in a bar. He was not going to play tomorrow because of a hamstring. Does anyo… --- ## [What's this coin game called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-coin-game-called/584364)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-coin-game-called/584364 "2011-06-06T22:14:11Z")
I play this whenever I go drinking. Someone from my chess club taught it to me years ago. Take sixteen coins, organized like so: X XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX You can take as many coins as you like from any single row at… --- ## [MLB needs to rejigger the standards for what constitutes an Error.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-needs-to-rejigger-the-standards-for-what-constitutes-an-error/584428)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-needs-to-rejigger-the-standards-for-what-constitutes-an-error/584428 "2011-06-06T20:14:49Z")
I stopped paying any attention to the “Errors” stat years ago, when it became apparent that at least half of the calls (and non-calls) that I saw were either questionable, or flat-out wrong by any standard except the rul… --- ## [2011 French Open \[TENNIS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-french-open-tennis/582611)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-french-open-tennis/582611 "2011-06-06T08:02:42Z")
Thoughts? Novak Djokovic is completely undefeated going into the tournament. Then there’s that guy that’s kinda good on clay, what’s his name again? He only has one loss in the year, if I am not mistaken. There are s… --- ## [Gary Carter's brain cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-carters-brain-cancer/584456)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-carters-brain-cancer/584456 "2011-06-06T03:39:08Z")
Has a link of collisions playing catcher/balls off the mask been linked to his cancer? --- ## [Should I get Tiger Woods golf? If so, for what system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-tiger-woods-golf-if-so-for-what-system/584361)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-tiger-woods-golf-if-so-for-what-system/584361 "2011-06-06T03:38:57Z")
I (occasionally) play golf video games, even though I’m a horrendous golfer IRL. I find something very soothing about it. I used to play Hot Shots for the PS ONE a lot. Like, crazy amounts. I had a few PC golf games I ne… --- ## [R.I.P. Derek Boogard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-derek-boogard/581904)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-derek-boogard/581904 "2011-06-06T00:29:12Z")
Long time fan favorite in Minnesota, played his last season with the Rangers. Dead at 28. Too fucking soon for anyone, regardless of what you thought about players of his ilk. R.I.P. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=365644 E… --- ## [Playstation Store Welcome Back question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-store-welcome-back-question/584439)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-store-welcome-back-question/584439 "2011-06-05T22:58:53Z")
OK, this may sound like a dumb question, so bear with me, but I couldn’t find any straight answers on Google. I have a PS3 and a PSP, so I’m able to choose two free games for each platform. I’ve already downloaded and … --- ## [Grace RPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-rpg/584427)
**Author:** [@chiefwhitesr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefwhitesr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-rpg/584427 "2011-06-05T22:40:20Z")
I have created a new RPG that focuses on the war between heaven and hells two churches of angels. Michael the leader of the Church of Light and Satan as the Head of the COS. Does this sound interesting? --- ## [PSN is back online!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psn-is-back-online/581969)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psn-is-back-online/581969 "2011-06-05T21:30:52Z")
The Playstation Network just came back online in North America Saturday night. You will need to download and install a new firmware up date and then make a new password, but PSN is back up. I just now logged my PS3 int… --- ## [Pirates v. Phillies--Rules Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-v-phillies-rules-questions/584415)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-v-phillies-rules-questions/584415 "2011-06-05T19:27:59Z")
Phillies have runners on first and third–one out. Ground ball up the middle that hits the second base umpire before going into center field. Dead Ball. Base hit for the batter, the runner advances to second, but they … --- ## [Pitcher of Record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitcher-of-record/584323)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitcher-of-record/584323 "2011-06-05T18:08:47Z")
Let’s say the starting pitcher gives up the tying run in the top of the 6th, and his team unties it in the bottom of the 6th. Does he need to come out for the 7th to be eligible for the win? BTW, why yes I AM watching th… --- ## [Organically playing all 9 positions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organically-playing-all-9-positions/584342)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organically-playing-all-9-positions/584342 "2011-06-05T14:27:38Z")
Has a player who ended up playing all 9 positions done it organically? Meaning: he moved around due to need, not coming to the park thinking,“I’m going to play all 9 positions tonight.” --- ## [Most unlikely record holders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-record-holders/584050)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-record-holders/584050 "2011-06-05T01:16:44Z")
Another thread I started mostly out of curiosity. It’s a general rule that sports record holders are either the all-time greats (e.g. Karl Malone, Roger Federer, Jack Nicklaus, Wayne Gretzky, Richard Petty) or phenomena… --- ## [Happy 80th Willie Mays - The best ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-80th-willie-mays-the-best-ever/581027)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-80th-willie-mays-the-best-ever/581027 "2011-06-04T20:17:50Z")
Willie Mays turns 80 today. Here’s an article by David Schoenfield arguing why the Say Hey Kid is the best to ever play the game. Agree? Disagree? I find it compelling, and I always have Mays in my Top 5, but I’m not sur… --- ## [Which FBS Football Conference do you like best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fbs-football-conference-do-you-like-best/584109)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fbs-football-conference-do-you-like-best/584109 "2011-06-04T13:57:03Z")
Public Poll Pick one source:NCAA College Football Conferences - ESPN --- ## [If they win, would the Miami Heat be the most hated team to win a major sports championship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-win-would-the-miami-heat-be-the-most-hated-team-to-win-a-major-sports-championship/583498)
**Author:** [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-win-would-the-miami-heat-be-the-most-hated-team-to-win-a-major-sports-championship/583498 "2011-06-04T00:11:12Z")
Of course, there may not be a quantifiable answer to this, and I’m sure they’re possibly just as popular as they are hated. But I’ve never noticed as much “Somebody please stop these guys” sentiment as I have with this t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=410) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=412)