# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=43 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 44 --- ## [What jersey numbers did you wear on your sports teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jersey-numbers-did-you-wear-on-your-sports-teams/965718)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jersey-numbers-did-you-wear-on-your-sports-teams/965718 "2023-02-16T15:03:13Z")
If you participated in sports, what jersey numbers did you wear? I became a fan of the number 12 after finding a red football-looking jersey with that number on it and buying it from a thrift store, but when I wanted to… --- ## [Chess rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-rules-question/979805)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-rules-question/979805 "2023-02-16T03:54:29Z")
I ran across this question recently and was amazed to have to admit that I didn’t really know the rule. Here’s the situation: White moves (say) his bishop, putting black in check. Black moves his knight onto the bisho… --- ## [20th Annual Super Bowl Early Picks Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/977939)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/977939 "2023-02-14T19:21:58Z")
The playoff teams are set, so it’s time for our annual contest – can you predict the Super Bowl a month before the game and join our list of champions?: Year 1 : Trillionaire Year 2: Uncommon Sense Year 3: Airman Door… --- ## [NFL's Superbowl "Clean Zone"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-superbowl-clean-zone/979685)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-superbowl-clean-zone/979685 "2023-02-14T16:49:23Z")
Discussed in this ESPN article. It’s apparently standard practice for the NFL to demand - and receive - massive concessions from the host city. Included this year was a Clean Zone: a large area of downtown Phoenix in w… --- ## [Fictional sports you wish were real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-sports-you-wish-were-real/979643)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-sports-you-wish-were-real/979643 "2023-02-14T14:16:05Z")
Have you ever seen a made-up sport in a show you were watching and thought, “Man, that looks so cool. If only it were real”? What fictional sport do you wish were real? I’ll start with the obvious: Quidditch. Yes, I kno… --- ## [No searching allowed: who are the 8 black QBs to ever start a Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-searching-allowed-who-are-the-8-black-qbs-to-ever-start-a-super-bowl/979671)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-searching-allowed-who-are-the-8-black-qbs-to-ever-start-a-super-bowl/979671 "2023-02-14T01:11:34Z")
I just saw this start on NFL Game Day. Off the top of my head I can think of Doug Williams, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, and Donovan McNabb. Yeah I could look up the answer but can you name them, or the others, off t… --- ## [Superbowl snacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-snacks/979642)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-snacks/979642 "2023-02-13T20:17:31Z")
I love football. Also the Superbowl. Decided at the grocery store to get some snacks. I got celery with ranch dip, and tostidos with salsa con queso. I don’t drink pop, so will probably go with Gatorade. You? --- ## [In (Gridiron) Football Scores, Do All Final Digits Occur Randomly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gridiron-football-scores-do-all-final-digits-occur-randomly/979437)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-gridiron-football-scores-do-all-final-digits-occur-randomly/979437 "2023-02-11T19:33:48Z")
OK, you know how your favorite bar or your buddy from work sells squares on those grids of 100 squares (0-9 on x and y axes) and if the last digit in the final score of the Super Bowl matches yours\*, you win a prize? Her… --- ## [NFL 2022: Conference Championship Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794 "2023-02-11T08:07:21Z")
We’re down to four teams, three of which were here last year. And both games look like great matchups. Here they are, all times EST, odds as of Wednesday. Sunday, January 28 3:00 pm: 49ers vs. Eagles (-2.5, 46.5) 6:30… --- ## [Any love for Battle Brothers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-battle-brothers/979465)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-battle-brothers/979465 "2023-02-11T01:57:06Z")
I’ve heard of Battle Brothers when it first came out, apparently 5 or so years ago, but I never ended up getting it. I recently picked it up, with the DLC, on sale to play on my Steam Deck, and dang, what a fun game! It… --- ## [Chess etiquette question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-etiquette-question/977198)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-etiquette-question/977198 "2023-02-10T00:57:21Z")
In a serious in person tourney situation….what would happen if I did the following: Moved a piece in what looks like a blunder but as soon as I took my hand off made a “disgusted with myself noise and sighed”. With my … --- ## [Conan Exiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-exiles/779331)
**Author:** [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-exiles/779331 "2023-02-09T05:42:33Z")
There’s a new sandbox/survival style game! Same genre as Ark: survival evolved. Game is in pre-release stage, patched daily (so far). The game engine has been stable for me. I have been playing in single-player mode (ho… --- ## [Question About Titans/Jaguars Playoff Scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869 "2023-02-08T07:42:37Z")
I’m watching the game and the announcer said whoever wins goes to the playoffs. Current records: Jaguars 8-8 Titans 7-9 If the Titans win they both would have 8-9 records, but the Jaguars beat the Titans on Dec.… --- ## [What sporting event/achievement do you remember EXACTLY where you were when you saw/heard about it happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sporting-event-achievement-do-you-remember-exactly-where-you-were-when-you-saw-heard-about-it-happening/976306)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sporting-event-achievement-do-you-remember-exactly-where-you-were-when-you-saw-heard-about-it-happening/976306 "2023-02-06T03:05:10Z")
Some sporting events or achievements, much like historical events, just stick with you. You remember EXACTLY where you were when you saw or heard about it happening. You knew, as soon as you saw or heard about it, that h… --- ## [What flight sim was this? (Mid-late 90s, screenshot on box had crew reloading SAM launcher)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-sim-was-this-mid-late-90s-screenshot-on-box-had-crew-reloading-sam-launcher/977624)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-sim-was-this-mid-late-90s-screenshot-on-box-had-crew-reloading-sam-launcher/977624 "2023-02-05T18:25:01Z")
Something’s been tickling my mind, for awhile, and I wonder if I can tap the savants of esoterica here for help. I’m trying to ID a commercial Flight Sim game I saw the box of, I think in a Software, Etc., sometime betw… --- ## [Another Words With Fríends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-words-with-friends/979269)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-words-with-friends/979269 "2023-02-04T01:46:51Z")
Up until a couple days ago after watching commercial videos Words would give you 3 “coins” for each you watched. Now only 1 is awarded. Anyone know why? --- ## [Forget the Super Bowl - on to the Worlds! (underwater hockey, that is!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-super-bowl-on-to-the-worlds-underwater-hockey-that-is/979103)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-super-bowl-on-to-the-worlds-underwater-hockey-that-is/979103 "2023-02-03T14:06:54Z")
I just learned that 2 of my nieces were chosen for the US National underwater hockey team, and will be competing in the World Competition this July in Australia. (The second time they have made the team together. How’s… --- ## [Critique this PC build](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-pc-build/978106)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-pc-build/978106 "2023-02-02T01:21:34Z")
I think my old PC is starting to fail. I am going to build a Raptor Lake (Gen. 13) rig and was hoping to wait 6 more months so I could have more options. I typically build a machine to last for years for $2000 or less.… --- ## [NHL: January 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2023/977543)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2023/977543 "2023-02-01T03:58:37Z")
How far downhill has the Winter Classic gone? Rather than being on National television, it’s on TNT and the same usual suspects. Get your credit cards out to buy yet another limited jersey if you’re a Bruins or Pens fan,… --- ## [Crazy NASCAR move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-nascar-move/974141)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-nascar-move/974141 "2023-01-31T23:37:03Z")
Boy am I not a NASCAR fan (never watched a race) but this came up on Jalopnik Wall ride Warning–Youtube! Chastain puts the side of his car against the wall and goes around the curve 70 MPH (!!!) faster than the rest of … --- ## [Another Monty Hall thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-hall-thread/921912)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-hall-thread/921912 "2023-01-30T22:19:28Z")
No, I’m not asking about the math. I understand the odds. This is a different topic. Part of the set-up is that Monty knows what’s behind each door. Has anyone ever discussed the part of the problem? Did Monty already k… --- ## [Do most modern games automatically check your graphics card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-modern-games-automatically-check-your-graphics-card/979053)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-modern-games-automatically-check-your-graphics-card/979053 "2023-01-30T15:46:12Z")
I know that some do, but I was curious if that’s SOP in computer/video games these days? --- ## [NHL: December 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2022/976116)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2022/976116 "2023-01-27T04:12:42Z")
Oops, haven’t been keeping up with the monthly threads, I’ll be better going forward. I’ll be checking out the surprising Devils and Kraken in games tonight. Also quite enjoyed Vegas vs Boston last night. It’s late eno… --- ## [The Room (walkthroughs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-walkthroughs/978633)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-walkthroughs/978633 "2023-01-27T02:18:53Z")
Like puzzles and escape rooms? Enjoy these series of walkthroughs with narration. Set in Victorian/Edwardian England, the discovery of something between Earth, Air, Water and Fire… …a Fifth Element…NULL… …can warp re… --- ## [NFL 2022: Divisional Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-divisional-round/978463)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-divisional-round/978463 "2023-01-25T17:09:08Z")
We’re down to four! Some of the storylines for the week: The Bengals offensive line has been hammered by injuries. But Buffalo and their offensive line didn’t exactly look dominant last week either. I’ll predict the Bi… --- ## [The SDMB PC Game Hall of Fame: The First Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-pc-game-hall-of-fame-the-first-round/977903)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-pc-game-hall-of-fame-the-first-round/977903 "2023-01-25T06:57:19Z")
It’s time to create our PC Game Hall of Fame. There are a lot of rules and explanations, so I’ll try to keep it not too boring. We’re all going to create an SDMB PC Video Game Hall of Fame in a series of voting rounds.… --- ## [How do I find a D&D/Pathfinder group to join in my local area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-d-d-pathfinder-group-to-join-in-my-local-area/978259)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-d-d-pathfinder-group-to-join-in-my-local-area/978259 "2023-01-25T01:16:57Z")
For a couple months I have been thinking of joining a D&D group in my area. With the recent fuss over the OGL from Wizards of the Coast I am happy to try Pathfinder too. My question is how to find a group? Obviously, … --- ## [In the absence of legal options, does a black market for slot machines ever develop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-absence-of-legal-options-does-a-black-market-for-slot-machines-ever-develop/978600)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-absence-of-legal-options-does-a-black-market-for-slot-machines-ever-develop/978600 "2023-01-23T05:04:35Z")
In areas of the world where various forms of gambling are officially illegal, you see underground sports betting, underground poker tournaments, underground casinos with roulette wheels and craps tables etc. But I don’t … --- ## [NFL 2022: The Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-the-playoffs/977894)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-the-playoffs/977894 "2023-01-22T01:26:16Z")
The NFL is thinking about expanding this year’s playoffs to 8 teams each conference in response to the Bills-Bengals no contest. Two questions When will they make a decision? The 8th team needs to start prepping on Mo… --- ## [NFL 2022: Super Wildcard Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-super-wildcard-week/978235)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-super-wildcard-week/978235 "2023-01-21T05:19:15Z")
It’s the playoffs. Let’s jump right into things. Saturday, January 14 Seahawks (7) vs 49ers (2) – 4:30pm ET (FOX) Chargers (5) vs Jaguars (4) – 8:15pm ET (NBC) Sunday, January 15 Dolphins (7) vs Bills (2) – 1:00pm E… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=44)