# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=423 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 424 --- ## [Playing RDR: Undead Nightmare gives me, um, nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-rdr-undead-nightmare-gives-me-um-nightmares/577289)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-rdr-undead-nightmare-gives-me-um-nightmares/577289 "2011-04-05T17:14:12Z")
I’ve declared my love for Red Dead Redemption here before - overall, I feel it is very close to a perfect game, up until the coda where: So when Undead Nightmare came out a few months ago, I was super-excited - I get t… --- ## [Flight Deck Comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-deck-comic/577193)
**Author:** [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-deck-comic/577193 "2011-04-05T16:18:09Z")
Does anyone know what has happened to the Flight Deck Comic? Have they quit writing it or what? --- ## [Hey, FOUR tabletop games this week!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-four-tabletop-games-this-week/577196)
**Author:** [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-four-tabletop-games-this-week/577196 "2011-04-05T13:29:43Z")
Wednesday D&D Encounters at the local comic shop (which at least ends early) Thursday Living Forgotten Realms (which doesn’t) Friday regular D&D with some buddies in Mansfield, Saturday d20 Modern in RI. The Thursday … --- ## [Mike Vrabel arrested for theft?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-vrabel-arrested-for-theft/577185)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-vrabel-arrested-for-theft/577185 "2011-04-05T13:26:43Z")
In a breaking story, Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel was arrested for theft at an Indiana casino. No other details yet, but I did NOT see that coming. --- ## [Have you ever played D&D PBM? What was it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-played-d-d-pbm-what-was-it-like/577180)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-played-d-d-pbm-what-was-it-like/577180 "2011-04-05T02:31:39Z")
Back in Ye Olde Tymes, there was a growing trend to play D&D by mail. Not e-mail, as Al Gore had not yet invented the Internet. This was played by US mail, or maybe international mail. Moves took the form of not less th… --- ## [Is Butler the new Gonzaga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-butler-the-new-gonzaga/576316)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-butler-the-new-gonzaga/576316 "2011-04-04T23:01:28Z")
Butler, a mid-major is making a return trip to the Final Four. For many years Gonzaga was considered a nice little program, but has made about 10 straight “Big Dances”, making deep runs, though no FF. So, is Butler the n… --- ## [Eagerly awaited games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagerly-awaited-games/575720)
**Author:** [@Curious3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious3d)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagerly-awaited-games/575720 "2011-04-04T20:59:32Z")
I am chomping at the bit for Portal 2, and Diablo 3. Portal is slated to come out in a week or so - I’ve already pre-ordered on Steam. If history is any indication, Diablo 3 will be a long time coming. drums fingers on … --- ## [Resolved: It is impossible to lose at Monopoly and not be pissed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-it-is-impossible-to-lose-at-monopoly-and-not-be-pissed/576419)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-it-is-impossible-to-lose-at-monopoly-and-not-be-pissed/576419 "2011-04-04T16:44:36Z")
A few days ago I was over at a friend’s place, drinking beer, watching some March Madness, and playing a game of Monopoly. I was having amazing luck. I worked a deal to get all three of the green properties and started… --- ## [Why don't pitchers complete the game like they used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pitchers-complete-the-game-like-they-used-to/576965)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pitchers-complete-the-game-like-they-used-to/576965 "2011-04-04T16:36:48Z")
I’m watching the Pirates v. Cubs. Pirates are up 3-0 and the starter dominates through 7 innings. But because his pitch count is too high, they take him out in favor of a reliever. Now the Cubs are about to tie the ga… --- ## [Wrestlemania!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania/577099)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestlemania/577099 "2011-04-04T12:42:44Z")
Ok, I’ve never bought a PPV in my life. For the last 6-7 years, it has been way out of my price range. I did watch Wrestlemania at someone elses house a couple of years back, and a few other PPVs with them (former neig… --- ## [Tell me one fact from whatever page you get on Wikipedia's "Random Page".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-one-fact-from-whatever-page-you-get-on-wikipedias-random-page/576215)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-one-fact-from-whatever-page-you-get-on-wikipedias-random-page/576215 "2011-04-04T05:32:41Z")
First, click here. That link will take you to a random Wikipedia page. Tell me something you learn about the page it happens to drop you onto. :slight\_smile: When I clicked it just now: There’s a game called Puchi Pu… --- ## [Page 56 - Game on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-56-game-on/576508)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-56-game-on/576508 "2011-04-04T03:46:40Z")
It’s National Book Week. Grab the closest book. Turn to pg. 56. Copy the 5th sentence to your post. Don’t mention the book. " The other connection is for data modifications such as updates, inserts, deletes, and server… --- ## [What's the best free or inexpensive PC backgammon game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-free-or-inexpensive-pc-backgammon-game/568542)
**Author:** [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-free-or-inexpensive-pc-backgammon-game/568542 "2011-04-04T00:50:34Z")
My mom is a beginner-level computer user who loves backgammon. I’ve tried finding websites where she can play, even Facebook apps, but they’re almost all too scammy for my tastes. Basically, I’m afraid of her clicking so… --- ## [SDMB Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-basketball-tournament-pool/574974)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-basketball-tournament-pool/574974 "2011-04-03T14:46:38Z")
It doesn’t look like anyone else has started a basketball tournament pool yet, so here we go. I’ve created a group in the Yahoo! Tourney Pick’em. You will need a Yahoo ID in order to participate. Link: Yahoo Fantasy Me… --- ## [Opening Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/576601)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/576601 "2011-04-03T11:26:10Z")
Annie Savoy, Bull Durham Earl Weaver --- ## [Cricket World Cup 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076 "2011-04-03T05:11:14Z")
The Cricket World Cup began over the weekend with co-hosts India and Bangladesh playing the first match. Here’s a link to the excellent as always cricinfo coverage. There’ve been no surprises so far with minnows Kenya a… --- ## [NHL: March 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-march-2011/573165)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-march-2011/573165 "2011-04-03T03:07:33Z")
I’ll start the thread for March. This month is going to see a great playoff race in the Western Conference. Tonight’s Dallas Stars/Phoenix Coyotes game has been a lot of fun. The Yotes came back to tie up the game with … --- ## [How does one go about becoming better at FPSs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-becoming-better-at-fpss/576923)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-becoming-better-at-fpss/576923 "2011-04-03T01:01:55Z")
FPSs? FPSes? FPI? In any event, while noting that every game is different, I tend to be a decent player- in most online FPSes I tend to consistently rank in the low half of the top 50% of the scoreboard. However, I am no… --- ## [Band Hero N00b - Any Tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-hero-n00b-any-tips/576911)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-hero-n00b-any-tips/576911 "2011-04-02T19:45:16Z")
We got Band Hero for the PS2 about a month ago, and I’m really enjoying playing the guitar, but I have some questions about getting started with it. One of the things I’m wondering about is finger placement on the colour… --- ## [Anyone going to Opening Day 2011?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-opening-day-2011/576120)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-opening-day-2011/576120 "2011-04-02T03:44:14Z")
I’m feeling fairly glum about the fact that I will likely miss my team’s Opening Day this coming Thursday due to work obligations, despite having tickets. So in order to stave off my projected misery, I want to hear from… --- ## [First correct answer wins the thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-correct-answer-wins-the-thread/576877)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-correct-answer-wins-the-thread/576877 "2011-04-01T23:33:22Z")
Last night I dreamt I was a high school geometry teacher, and offered my class an A if they solved a story problem with no clues, B if with one clue, and C if two clues. I have a straight iron bar (I clearly tell them i… --- ## [Recommend a game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-game/576401)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-game/576401 "2011-04-01T22:54:49Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been recently looking to start a new PC game. The sky is the limit in terms of gfx intensity, as I just completed my new rig a few months ago. Games I enjoy/have enjoyed: Dragon Age: Origins Dragon… --- ## [New Wizardry coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wizardry-coming/575791)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wizardry-coming/575791 "2011-04-01T20:15:46Z")
Neat. I, for one, adored Wizardry 8. One of the best CRPG’s I’ve ever played. I guess games still come out in Japan, where Wizardry was always bigger, but I never expected to see more here. Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost … --- ## [Things to do by yourself with pencil and paper...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-by-yourself-with-pencil-and-paper/576243)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-by-yourself-with-pencil-and-paper/576243 "2011-04-01T19:21:07Z")
So I’ve started a new job to get me through a degree at uni. It’s an inbound call centre and we are not allowed to read or bring in anything to break the monotony during the quiet periods, most people just chat in betwee… --- ## [Explain "21 questions" to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-21-questions-to-me/575072)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-21-questions-to-me/575072 "2011-04-01T13:05:54Z")
I received notice that a friend on facebook had “answered a question about (me)”. To find out more, I had to sign up for an app called “21 questions”. To do that, I had to give the app permission to access the info I h… --- ## [I am so bad at games with cars in them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-bad-at-games-with-cars-in-them/576653)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-bad-at-games-with-cars-in-them/576653 "2011-04-01T07:02:40Z")
Argh! I really want to play Saints Row 2 - I want something silly and fun and possessed of no redeeming values at all! But… there are cars. Arrrgh! I have never successfully played a video game where you have to driv… --- ## [Ever shoot a hole in one? (In real life golf)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-shoot-a-hole-in-one-in-real-life-golf/575319)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-shoot-a-hole-in-one-in-real-life-golf/575319 "2011-04-01T05:32:20Z")
Not in a video game, mini golf, or a sexual metaphor; real golf. Ever hit a hole in one? I missed one last year by an inch and a half. I’ve met people who’ve golfed their whole lives and never even been in a party whe… --- ## [Is Jeff Hardy Through?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jeff-hardy-through/574694)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jeff-hardy-through/574694 "2011-04-01T00:39:15Z")
This was the main event of TNA’s Victory Road PPV. “Debacle” doesn’t do it justice. It is a disgrace. The man showed up ‘unable to perform’ for the December PPV, they allowed him to sleep it off and then… --- ## [The Master Theorem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-master-theorem/574753)
**Author:** [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-master-theorem/574753 "2011-04-01T00:20:17Z")
So I’m a fan of puzzles of all varieties, and when I find one online that is stumping the heck out of me, I come running over here to find out how twickster or someone else solved it. I’m a cheater like that. But here I… --- ## [College Football's Scandalicious Off-Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-footballs-scandalicious-off-season/576551)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-footballs-scandalicious-off-season/576551 "2011-04-01T00:19:26Z")
So let’s see we have Jim Tressel lying to the NCAA and his bosses which may lead to his quitting…but I doubt it. Then there is the Fiesta Bowl money scandal whcih could lead to the Fiesta Bowl being kicked out of the BC… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=422) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=424)