# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=421 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 422 --- ## [Help identify game which breaks the fourth wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-game-which-breaks-the-fourth-wall/578062)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-game-which-breaks-the-fourth-wall/578062 "2011-04-13T03:29:23Z")
I remember a discussion about a game I never played, but it sounded interesting. The game is possibly survival horror genre, where the character is going insane as the game progresses. Eventually the game starts to addre… --- ## [Wild Dunes Golf Courses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-dunes-golf-courses/578178)
**Author:** [@dawson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dawson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-dunes-golf-courses/578178 "2011-04-13T01:29:28Z")
I’ll be vacationing at Wild Dunes Resort on Isle of Palms in about a month. I know they have two courses on the Resort, the Harbour Course and the Links Course, but have never played them. I was wondering if any dopers m… --- ## [Masters Week --- 2011!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-week-2011/576955)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-week-2011/576955 "2011-04-13T01:04:26Z")
Next week is Masters week. YAY! One of my favorite weeks of the year! Thus far, 2011 has been pretty much of yawner on the PGATour. Mostly journeyman and rank/file players have won tournaments. Players like Mark Wil… --- ## [The Feud: See You in the Funny Pages by 42fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-see-you-in-the-funny-pages-by-42fish-game-over/577833)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-see-you-in-the-funny-pages-by-42fish-game-over/577833 "2011-04-13T00:10:46Z")
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 … --- ## [Darkspore Beta: worth trying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darkspore-beta-worth-trying/573809)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darkspore-beta-worth-trying/573809 "2011-04-12T23:12:40Z")
I received an unrequested beta key for Darkspore from (of all places) Amazon (a number of people have received them, assumedly because we’ve bought games from Amazon). I can’t find much online in the way of first impres… --- ## [Humble Bundle #4 is now available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humble-bundle-4-is-now-available/578150)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humble-bundle-4-is-now-available/578150 "2011-04-12T22:03:22Z")
To those who do not know the Humble Bundle is a collection of games from indie developers. You, the purchaser, can choose to pay whatever you want for them. The games tend to be pretty good and considering the price ca… --- ## ["Superior" Poker: Possible to eliminate the endless waiting in Hold 'Em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superior-poker-possible-to-eliminate-the-endless-waiting-in-hold-em/577586)
**Author:** [@Recliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recliner)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superior-poker-possible-to-eliminate-the-endless-waiting-in-hold-em/577586 "2011-04-12T20:59:39Z")
I honestly can’t remember when I first heard about Texas Hold 'Em, but it was certainly long after its introduction – I’m (dare I say it)…well, older than 29 and younger than 31. Anyway, back before me and my friends al… --- ## [Baseball Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/578119)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/578119 "2011-04-12T19:31:25Z")
Anyone know what is the average number of singles, doubles, triples and home runs hit in a major league game? --- ## [Your thoughts on PEDs and baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-peds-and-baseball/578014)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-peds-and-baseball/578014 "2011-04-12T15:34:04Z")
The current thread on Manny Ramirez and talk about HOF chances for PED users made me want to know: what is your personal opinion of how PED users should be judged by baseball history? --- ## [Is Derek Jeter done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-derek-jeter-done/578033)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-derek-jeter-done/578033 "2011-04-12T14:54:38Z")
I know it is only nine games into the season, but Jeter is hitting .206 with one extra base hit in 34 AB’s. He has no homers, two RBI, five K’s and his OBP is .300. He has put 29 balls in play this year, and 23 of them… --- ## [Post in accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-in-accent/577165)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-in-accent/577165 "2011-04-12T14:33:23Z")
Purpose of thread is to post in foreign accent. Reply with what you think is accent. I wish you wery much luck in thread. --- ## [Tell me again why journos interview sportspeople??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-journos-interview-sportspeople/576741)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-journos-interview-sportspeople/576741 "2011-04-12T14:22:44Z")
Why on earth do TV journos bother shoving a microphone into a sports-person’s mouth? There’s only two stock standard responses: We’ve got a good chance in this match/tournament, and we’ll give it our best shot. We didn… --- ## [The Seattle Mariners and Rally Fries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seattle-mariners-and-rally-fries/577897)
**Author:** [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seattle-mariners-and-rally-fries/577897 "2011-04-12T04:01:54Z")
I’m forcing myself to watch this assemblage of worthlessness and I notice they haven’t been giving out Rally Fries during this first home stand. Has this practice been discontinued? If so, they should reverse their deci… --- ## [Telephone Sanitizers and Account Execs (forbidden thread for SS Incorrigible)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-sanitizers-and-account-execs-forbidden-thread-for-ss-incorrigible/575029)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-sanitizers-and-account-execs-forbidden-thread-for-ss-incorrigible/575029 "2011-04-12T02:07:28Z")
Welcome to the Forbidden Snarking & Commentary Thread for Mafia: Mutiny on the SS Incorrigible. Living players and eligible subs please stay out, and no game spoilers! Game thread: Mafia: Mutiny on the SS Incorrigible… --- ## [Manny Douche-mirez retires from baseball in shame.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manny-douche-mirez-retires-from-baseball-in-shame/577748)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manny-douche-mirez-retires-from-baseball-in-shame/577748 "2011-04-12T00:09:45Z")
Good riddance. Dude was a real pos. --- ## [Umm...where the hell are all the Kinect titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-where-the-hell-are-all-the-kinect-titles/577742)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-where-the-hell-are-all-the-kinect-titles/577742 "2011-04-11T23:13:35Z")
So they release this thing 6 months ago, get good penetration and don’t bother releasing anymore games for it? Why did I get this again? --- ## [Europeans in the NBA Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-in-the-nba-draft/578010)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-in-the-nba-draft/578010 "2011-04-11T22:44:44Z")
What are the rules for when foreigners can enter the NBA draft? --- ## [NHL: April 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2011/577003)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2011/577003 "2011-04-11T16:57:33Z")
April 3rd and the Leafs are still mathematically in it. Yes, I know it ain’t gonna happen, but at least the rebuilding process has begun. At the start of the year I told my Senator’s-fan friend that the Leafs would be … --- ## [Are There Any FACTUAL Studies Showing Average Lifespan of NFL Players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-factual-studies-showing-average-lifespan-of-nfl-players/529351)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-factual-studies-showing-average-lifespan-of-nfl-players/529351 "2011-04-11T16:50:22Z")
Every so often, I’ll hear or read some outrageous claims that “the average NFL player only lives to be 58” or some such number. Most recently, I heard Floyd Little repeating this number, as if it were a proven fact. I … --- ## [Did this baseball game really happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-baseball-game-really-happen/577954)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-baseball-game-really-happen/577954 "2011-04-11T15:19:46Z")
When I was a kid, my favorite players were always pitchers, and, specifically Nolan Ryan and Dave Stewart. I have a very specific yet not fully realized memory of a particular game in which they faced each other. I did… --- ## [Why is "The Sims" fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sims-fun/575963)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sims-fun/575963 "2011-04-11T03:38:01Z")
I remember playing the original game and while it was mildly amusing for about an hour, it quickly became repetitious tedium. I compare it to playing “virtual house” or perhaps computerized dolls. It’s just not my type… --- ## [A Sports Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sports-question/577754)
**Author:** [@A\_Forest\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Forest_Lady)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sports-question/577754 "2011-04-11T03:22:41Z")
I don’t know much about sports, so here’s a question/observation. Follow me if you can… I was watching a basketball game recently where the score was close. Just before the end of the game the ball went out of bounds wi… --- ## [Baseball's GAMEcast stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseballs-gamecast-stats/577907)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseballs-gamecast-stats/577907 "2011-04-10T22:49:57Z")
When you watch a baseball game using ESPN’s GAMEcast, they run a series of stats along the bottom. These are things like “Chance of scoring 1+runs this inning (Bases empty 0 outs) 27.39%” Does anyone know if these are … --- ## [Mii sharing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mii-sharing/429287)
**Author:** [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mii-sharing/429287 "2011-04-10T18:10:58Z")
Okay, the last thread I could find on this died about 7 months ago and, with the holiday season coming up, I hope it’s time to start this up again. My wife recently got a Wii for her birthday, so we’re playing catch up. … --- ## [Advice on el cheapo gaming system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-el-cheapo-gaming-system/574986)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-el-cheapo-gaming-system/574986 "2011-04-10T17:18:47Z")
So I’m almost done with a major year-long work project, and my reward to myself is that I’m replacing my buggy slow annoying old 2007 computer (that I bought when I got hired at my job). I use my computer for gaming, bu… --- ## [Mass Effect 3 (spoilers inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-spoilers-inside/577665)
**Author:** [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-spoilers-inside/577665 "2011-04-10T17:08:34Z")
Looks like Game Informer got the scoop on Mass Effect 3. And some plot/game details here. (100% SPOILERIFFIC - you have been warned!) So we’ve got some ME1 and ME2 characters as confirmed as playable (Virmire Survivor,… --- ## ["The Knick game," "The Yankee game," but not "the Giant game" ...why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-knick-game-the-yankee-game-but-not-the-giant-game-why/577848)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-knick-game-the-yankee-game-but-not-the-giant-game-why/577848 "2011-04-10T16:15:09Z")
My dad always talks about “the Knick game” or “the Yankee game”. But I have never, ever heard him or anyone else refer to the Giants in the singular. Is it because “Giant” is an adjective as well as a noun? I also genera… --- ## [Is this the future of video games? \>:(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-future-of-video-games/577454)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-future-of-video-games/577454 "2011-04-10T16:13:15Z")
I, belatedly, just started playing Starcraft 2. I have no real complaints about the game, but I HATE with the fury of the thousand suns the way they force you to register it. Given my choice in hobbies, I know that pir… --- ## [MLB.tv - Does anyone have it? Is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tv-does-anyone-have-it-is-it-worth-it/539821)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tv-does-anyone-have-it-is-it-worth-it/539821 "2011-04-10T00:30:10Z")
I love the idea of MLB.tv. Baseball games at my fingertips? I can watch a game that happened a month ago? No commercials? Either team’s announcers? Skip around from inning to inning? Those are all great things. The price… --- ## [NFL Offseason Thread: Combine Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-edition/573262)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-edition/573262 "2011-04-09T17:36:04Z")
Well, the NFL Combine is over and there wasn’t a thread started. I’m really starting to worry about you guys. Is it despair over the CBA talks? Have I offended you with my bombast? Is it Mel Kiper’s hair that’s the probl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=420) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=422)