# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=418 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 419 --- ## [Rodeo thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodeo-thread/580233)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodeo-thread/580233 "2011-04-30T01:07:25Z")
Let’s open a thread about Rodeo worldwide, particularly in the Americas. Let’s see how many varieties of Rodeo exist, what are the origins, who are the cowboys, the music, etc. Rodeo in Australia? Rodeo in the Patagonia?… --- ## [Give me advice about riding in a peloton.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-advice-about-riding-in-a-peloton/577671)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-advice-about-riding-in-a-peloton/577671 "2011-04-29T16:21:39Z")
This is my first year participating in road races, and my first road race is the 17th, and this is all new to me. The race I’m participating in is mostly a fun race (no points), but it’s still a bit scary for a complete … --- ## [NFL Lockout is Over!! (For now...still no CBA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-lockout-is-over-for-now-still-no-cba/579716)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-lockout-is-over-for-now-still-no-cba/579716 "2011-04-28T18:25:50Z")
Wel the judge has ruled annd has ruled that \[ulr=“Judge rules for players, ends NFL lockout; owners file appeal, seek stay - ESPN”\]lockout must end. The owners are going to ask for a stay, so they can appela, which if g… --- ## [New Mass Effect 2 DLC: Arrival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mass-effect-2-dlc-arrival/575542)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mass-effect-2-dlc-arrival/575542 "2011-04-28T17:11:15Z")
Awesome. Also: ADMIRAL HACKETT IS BACK. One of the achievements is about rescuing Dr. Something-or-other, who has been mentioned in the Cerberus daily news - she discovered that the Mass Relays may pre-date the Proth… --- ## [My Google-Fu is Like Alex Cora's Thumb: Baseball Incentives Contracts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-google-fu-is-like-alex-coras-thumb-baseball-incentives-contracts/580023)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-google-fu-is-like-alex-coras-thumb-baseball-incentives-contracts/580023 "2011-04-28T14:20:47Z")
I’ve got the idea rattling around in my head that there are restrictions on what incentives contracts can be offered by a team in Major League Baseball to its players. For example, you can’t pay Jim Thome an incentive fo… --- ## [Miniboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miniboss/579873)
**Author:** [@chaosshifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaosshifter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miniboss/579873 "2011-04-28T04:28:54Z")
So was watching a few let’s play video of old NES games on youtube and began to notice something, What ever happened to the idea of a mini-boss? Thinking about most of the games that have come out even with them being st… --- ## [Youngest and Oldest Champion - the same person!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youngest-and-oldest-champion-the-same-person/579820)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youngest-and-oldest-champion-the-same-person/579820 "2011-04-28T02:09:29Z")
Just reading about Birgit Fischer, the German canoeist. She competed in six Olympic games, winning golds at each and eight in total. And almost certainly the only thing that stopped her winning gold in seven consecutive … --- ## [Funny Celtics photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-celtics-photo/579969)
**Author:** [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-celtics-photo/579969 "2011-04-28T00:28:05Z")
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball\_dont\_lie/post/When-the-Celtics-need-their-Zs-they-call-the-Sl?urn=nba-wp2056 Using a laptop with a blanket over their head as they sleep… The situation may be serious but the photo … --- ## ["Guaranteed lock of the week" Bookie ads question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guaranteed-lock-of-the-week-bookie-ads-question/579855)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guaranteed-lock-of-the-week-bookie-ads-question/579855 "2011-04-28T00:03:54Z")
I hear this on early morning sports radio, where mafia-accented guys are bragging about their trends and inside information. They have their stone-cold locks that can’t miss. If they have this inside knowledge (presum… --- ## [NCAA "Death Penalty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-death-penalty/579708)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-death-penalty/579708 "2011-04-27T22:25:35Z")
I know SMU’s football scandal during the 80’s led to a “Death Penalty”, and also the NCAA saw how ruinous it was for the program and have never handed out again. By the letter of the law, has any other program been eligi… --- ## [Which 3 PC games have lasted the longest for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-3-pc-games-have-lasted-the-longest-for-you/579658)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-3-pc-games-have-lasted-the-longest-for-you/579658 "2011-04-27T20:35:41Z")
Me: Battlefield 2 (with various mods) Batman Arkham Asylum Burnout Paradise --- ## [SDMB RTS/4X gaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rts-4x-gaming/579891)
**Author:** [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rts-4x-gaming/579891 "2011-04-27T19:07:18Z")
So I just picked up Sword of the Stars Complete Collection. It still rules (even if I still suck at 4X games where I can’t really talk to the other players). I also picked up Supreme Commander Forged Alliance from a di… --- ## [Biggest controversies in MVP, Cy Young, ROY voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-controversies-in-mvp-cy-young-roy-voting/579236)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-controversies-in-mvp-cy-young-roy-voting/579236 "2011-04-27T16:46:18Z")
This thread had a discussion that had me looking through a lot of ROY voting. Baseball-reference.com has all ROY, Cy Young and MVP on one page - and I landed on the 1998 page. The NL Cy Young voting seems especially horr… --- ## [Apparently Major League Soccer supporters illustrate the end of the America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-major-league-soccer-supporters-illustrate-the-end-of-the-america/579846)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-major-league-soccer-supporters-illustrate-the-end-of-the-america/579846 "2011-04-27T01:34:23Z")
Huffington Post has a piece on the Drudge Report where it shows a picture of a supporters group Sons of Ben which support the Philadelphia Union. The picture shows the Sons waving flags and setting off smoke bombs, which… --- ## [Buying a PS3, what do I need to get started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-ps3-what-do-i-need-to-get-started/579351)
**Author:** [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-ps3-what-do-i-need-to-get-started/579351 "2011-04-26T23:54:41Z")
So my wife and I have decided to upgrade our woefully out of date PS2 it’s v1… had it forever, etc…) to a PS3. I just need to know what are the must haves for getting started with it, especially hardware oriented. Sugge… --- ## [Duke's Lacrosse Team Rape Accuser indicted for Murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-lacrosse-team-rape-accuser-indicted-for-murder/578888)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-lacrosse-team-rape-accuser-indicted-for-murder/578888 "2011-04-26T22:11:48Z")
Story Here. The bizarre story gets stranger. --- ## [Stay Classy, Dan Snyder!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-classy-dan-snyder/569930)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-classy-dan-snyder/569930 "2011-04-26T13:54:48Z")
Dan Snyder, the egomaniacal owner of the Washington Redskins shows another level of his douchebaggery, by trying to get a Washington area reporter fired for writing an unflattering article about him. Good grief, what a … --- ## [Help Me With This Baseball Anecdote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-baseball-anecdote/579684)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-baseball-anecdote/579684 "2011-04-26T10:56:13Z")
Watching The King’s Speech this past weekend reminded me of an amusing baseball story I read about in one of the Baseball Hall of Shame books. Apparently the King of England (given the time frame, it would have to be eit… --- ## [Expand the baseball playoffs? NO!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expand-the-baseball-playoffs-no/579403)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expand-the-baseball-playoffs-no/579403 "2011-04-26T03:54:48Z")
\[I hate you, Bud Selig!\](I hate you, Bud Selig!) I strongly oppose expanding the baseball playoffs. 162 games in a season is enough to determine who the best teams are. You’ve already got a wild card slot. Adding additio… --- ## [Civ5 and Steam question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ5-and-steam-question/576451)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ5-and-steam-question/576451 "2011-04-25T21:16:39Z")
I quit playing Civilization 5 a few weeks after its relief because…well…I felt it kinda sucked. But I wanted to give it another try. My question is, will Steam download the patch automatically? They say it will, but I do… --- ## [Pokerstars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker Seized by Feds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokerstars-full-tilt-and-absolute-poker-seized-by-feds/578533)
**Author:** [@Heropsychodreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heropsychodreamer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokerstars-full-tilt-and-absolute-poker-seized-by-feds/578533 "2011-04-25T13:39:58Z")
I know there is a decent sized group of poker players here… --- ## [Miami Dolphins player Brandon Marshall stabbed by his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-dolphins-player-brandon-marshall-stabbed-by-his-wife/579640)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-dolphins-player-brandon-marshall-stabbed-by-his-wife/579640 "2011-04-25T13:24:05Z")
Story here --- ## [A Novel Feud by Barkis is Willin' \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-novel-feud-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/578949)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-novel-feud-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/578949 "2011-04-25T02:04:19Z")
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 … --- ## [What's the name of this super nintendo game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-super-nintendo-game/579521)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-super-nintendo-game/579521 "2011-04-25T01:30:14Z")
It was a platform game, and the main playable character was a short Asian guy (kid?), wearing an orange jumpsuit. IIRC, the second playable was a bald man in a blue robe. --- ## [Claptrap has a proposal for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claptrap-has-a-proposal-for-you/579535)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claptrap-has-a-proposal-for-you/579535 "2011-04-24T20:17:58Z")
Very nice. I love it when developers take the time to create things for their fans, with no way to make money off it.\* And this is really funny. There’s an excellent Road Runner kind of vibe to Claptrap’s little sign. … --- ## [Are pitchers throwing harder these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pitchers-throwing-harder-these-days/579046)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pitchers-throwing-harder-these-days/579046 "2011-04-24T20:01:31Z")
This story claims Aroldis Champman of the Reds can throw between 102 and 106 mph fastballs. And I know I’ve seen a number of other pitchers who can throw over 100 mph. That made me wonder. Back when I started followin… --- ## [Cubs/Dodgers Joke of Baseballs unwritten rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-dodgers-joke-of-baseballs-unwritten-rules/579495)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-dodgers-joke-of-baseballs-unwritten-rules/579495 "2011-04-24T19:41:48Z")
In the 5th inning, up 8-1, Dodgers’ catcher AJ Ellis tried to steal second. Cubs’ manager Mike Quade has a problem with this: Is this a delayed April Fools joke? 8-1 in the 5th is a game that is still competitive. … --- ## [NFL strike: will non-player employees get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-strike-will-non-player-employees-get-paid/579018)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-strike-will-non-player-employees-get-paid/579018 "2011-04-24T18:04:21Z")
If the NFL has a strike/work stoppage/lockout, will coaches, trainers, accounting, HR, et al, still get paid? I would think so, since they didn’t strike, and I assume the NFL teams can still make payroll if the games are… --- ## [Recommend an iPhone game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-iphone-game/579106)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-iphone-game/579106 "2011-04-23T18:56:07Z")
I’m looking for an iPhone game. It has to be something that I can play for a few minutes at a time, put away, and pick back up later. I’m not hugely interested in a twitch or reflex game. My favorite genre of pc/console… --- ## [Solitare One Card Draw Odds-They are liars.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solitare-one-card-draw-odds-they-are-liars/579173)
**Author:** [@icantwinatwindowsgamesatall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icantwinatwindowsgamesatall)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solitare-one-card-draw-odds-they-are-liars/579173 "2011-04-23T12:26:48Z")
I lost 89 straight games :(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad:of solitare one card draw and the odds are 1 in 2 games. I need a Youtube video of a win ASAP. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=417) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=419)