# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=432 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 433 --- ## [Wasteland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasteland/570765)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasteland/570765 "2011-02-11T21:31:50Z")
This was my favorite game back in the day. Played it over and over and over again and never got tired of it. I had played it through so many times that my characters’ attributes were all in triple digits. I started th… --- ## [XBOX 360: E74 Error. And I'm out of warranty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-e74-error-and-im-out-of-warranty/570646)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-e74-error-and-im-out-of-warranty/570646 "2011-02-11T00:58:31Z")
I was in the middle of Dead Space 2 when my screen went all pretty and colorful. I turned off the XBox and then turned it back on again and got the error message and the one red ring. I waited a day and tried it again an… --- ## [X-Box vs. Wii for fitness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-box-vs-wii-for-fitness/570466)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-box-vs-wii-for-fitness/570466 "2011-02-10T22:34:32Z")
I am looking at getting my girlfriend either a Wii or an X-Box with some fitness games. She wants a Wii but I would rather get an X-Box so that I can use it for games that aren’t on the Wii. I’ll do a Wii if that has th… --- ## [Video games that you THOUGHT would make bad movies but surprised you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-you-thought-would-make-bad-movies-but-surprised-you/569371)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-you-thought-would-make-bad-movies-but-surprised-you/569371 "2011-02-10T17:54:18Z")
Kind of the opposite of my other thread. The one that jumps to mind immediately is Mortal Kombat. That movie surprised me. It turned out to be watchable and had a cool soundtrack. The story wasn’t terrible and they stuc… --- ## [Helms Deep Survival for Left 4 Dead 2!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helms-deep-survival-for-left-4-dead-2/570688)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helms-deep-survival-for-left-4-dead-2/570688 "2011-02-10T09:55:25Z")
There’s no shortage of LOTR fans on here and I think you guys would appreciate this custom survival map for Left 4 Dead 2. It’s a 30 minute game split into 4 sections. You start off at the wall, fall back to the stairs … --- ## [Help me find a new Multiplayer Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-new-multiplayer-obsession/570776)
**Author:** [@Stormcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormcrow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-new-multiplayer-obsession/570776 "2011-02-09T21:58:40Z")
I’m rather bored with all my video games right now. I have both the XBox 360 and PS3, and a decent PC. I like the replayability of multiplayer games, but find that a lot of them are too much the same… I don’t know wha… --- ## [Jonesing for some Professor Layton, any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonesing-for-some-professor-layton-any-suggestions/570753)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonesing-for-some-professor-layton-any-suggestions/570753 "2011-02-09T15:00:52Z")
So I’ve just got through all 3 Layton games, with nearly but not quite 100% completion on all 3. Lovefilm and Amazon’s “more like this” reccomendations don’t show anything that seems very similar. Anybody got any reccoma… --- ## [Super Bowl XLV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789 "2011-02-09T03:47:26Z")
I’ll be damned if I’m posting my thoughts on this game in a Steeler thread. First things first. Thanks to a very loving wife and an awesome sister with some nice connections, I actually get to go to the Super Bowl. It’s… --- ## [Hear ye! Hear ye! The Sims are going Medieval!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hear-ye-hear-ye-the-sims-are-going-medieval/556124)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hear-ye-hear-ye-the-sims-are-going-medieval/556124 "2011-02-08T22:40:10Z")
The Sims Medieval, slated for early next year. “Camelot” bound for Windows and Mac. --- ## [2011 NFL Coaching Carousel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-nfl-coaching-carousel/566623)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-nfl-coaching-carousel/566623 "2011-02-08T21:49:03Z")
Head Coaches fired mid-season: Dallas Cowboys - Wade Phillips Minnesota Vikings - Brad Childress Denver Broncos - Josh McDaniels San Francisco 49ers - Mike Singletary Head Coaches fired after the season: Cleveland … --- ## [King Arthur; the Roleplaying War Game is actually pretty good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-arthur-the-roleplaying-war-game-is-actually-pretty-good/570567)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-arthur-the-roleplaying-war-game-is-actually-pretty-good/570567 "2011-02-08T20:09:08Z")
I bought the original game last weekend while it was deeply discounted (I think it was 3 bucks and might still be) because it looked similar to a game from my childhood, Lords of Magic. It was kind of like spending 3 buc… --- ## [why do girls play softball instead of baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-play-softball-instead-of-baseball/570526)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-play-softball-instead-of-baseball/570526 "2011-02-08T19:40:22Z")
Straightforward question. extra credit: why do grown men play softball instead of baseball? --- ## [Sharing Steam games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-steam-games/570510)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-steam-games/570510 "2011-02-08T14:44:03Z")
If I buy a DVD copy of a game, I can play it for a while, then if Mr. Athena wants to take a look, I just give him the DVD and he can install & play it on his computer. We can’t play at the same time, because the DVD is … --- ## [Any reason to buy from Steam when there are other options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-to-buy-from-steam-when-there-are-other-options/570540)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-to-buy-from-steam-when-there-are-other-options/570540 "2011-02-08T03:56:11Z")
So I wanted to buy (i.e., download) a game, and naturally I first checked to see if Steam has it, which they do. But it turns out that the game is available for download from a dozen other sites, all at the same price. … --- ## [So, who'll watch UFC 126 (Silva vs. Belfort) this saturday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wholl-watch-ufc-126-silva-vs-belfort-this-saturday/570178)
**Author:** [@vdgg81](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vdgg81)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wholl-watch-ufc-126-silva-vs-belfort-this-saturday/570178 "2011-02-08T03:29:24Z")
It’s a ridiculously stacked card. The co-main event and the Bader vs. Jones fight could easily be main events themselves and here in Brazil many people are calling Anderson vs. Vitor the fight of the century (boxing isn’… --- ## [Super Bowl eye black question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-eye-black-question/570470)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-eye-black-question/570470 "2011-02-08T02:23:58Z")
Why only on one side, for several players? And is it helpful in the evenly lighted dome? --- ## [Steam's New Sherlock Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steams-new-sherlock-holmes/570592)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steams-new-sherlock-holmes/570592 "2011-02-07T23:43:56Z")
Is it like “The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes” which I have downloaded as a trial, in which you look at 2 pictures and click on the differences, which drive me up the freakin’ wall? Thanks Quasi --- ## [Super Bowl pre-game questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-pre-game-questions/570504)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-pre-game-questions/570504 "2011-02-07T22:21:54Z")
Two questions about the Super Bowl pre-game: \[ol\] \[li\]I had the sound turned down during the player introductions. Who was the old man with the mustache? What did he have to do with the players?\[/li\]\[li\]Why did we ne… --- ## [Is there an aspect of the Super Bowl you wish to discuss but doesn't fit into the 60 current threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-aspect-of-the-super-bowl-you-wish-to-discuss-but-doesnt-fit-into-the-60-current-threads/570554)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-aspect-of-the-super-bowl-you-wish-to-discuss-but-doesnt-fit-into-the-60-current-threads/570554 "2011-02-07T22:14:08Z")
Just curious --- ## [Need Help Making a WWII-Themed Campaign for D&D/other system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-making-a-wwii-themed-campaign-for-d-d-other-system/570343)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-making-a-wwii-themed-campaign-for-d-d-other-system/570343 "2011-02-07T19:01:07Z")
So my gaming group’s last campaign wound down last week, and it’s now my turn to DM as we get ready to kick off a new game after spring break. This leaves me about two weeks to prepare, and when I asked if anyone had spe… --- ## [How do other countries explain why the US doesn't allow online gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-other-countries-explain-why-the-us-doesnt-allow-online-gambling/569592)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-other-countries-explain-why-the-us-doesnt-allow-online-gambling/569592 "2011-02-07T18:18:56Z")
How would a NON-American answer the following : Is there a common “stock answer” or excuse given to dismiss the attitude as to why the US doesn’t allow for internet gambling, while other comparable countries do ? --- ## [King Arthur The Role Playing Wargame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-arthur-the-role-playing-wargame/529595)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-arthur-the-role-playing-wargame/529595 "2011-02-07T17:16:04Z")
I was on Steam and I came across a game called King Arthur The Role-Playing Wargame and was wondering if any 'dopers have tried it out? They way it’s described is very similar to many of the Total War games, but with RP… --- ## [NFL Hall of Fame 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame-2011/567594)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-hall-of-fame-2011/567594 "2011-02-07T16:23:46Z")
The NFL Hall of Fame finalists for 2011 have been narrowed down to: Marshall Faulk - RB Jerome Bettis - RB Curtis Martin - RB Tim Brown - WR Cris Carter - WR Andre Reed - WR Shannon Sharpe - TE Willie Roaf - OT … --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em, Survival, and Salary Cap 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2010/550600)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2010/550600 "2011-02-07T15:49:50Z")
I’ll copy most of this OP from last year’s thread. Pick 'em: In NFL Pick 'em leagues, each player predicts the outcome of every NFL game. There are three different types, and we run all three. You can join any or all o… --- ## [Tell me about D&D 4th edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-d-d-4th-edition/567667)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-d-d-4th-edition/567667 "2011-02-07T15:45:35Z")
No, I’m old school. Got my game on first with the original Basic set, and moved up to 2nd edition AD&D. Played that for years. Moved on to GURPS, fooled around with a few other systems, but have always had a love for … --- ## [DC Universe Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-universe-online/567537)
**Author:** [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-universe-online/567537 "2011-02-07T15:36:36Z")
So we have a new superhero themed MMO on the market. DC Universe Online launched on Tuesday and I went ahead and picked up a copy yesterday. After an 11GB install and a 2GB download I finally was able spend some time wit… --- ## [What's the name of this poker variant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-poker-variant/570331)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-poker-variant/570331 "2011-02-07T15:34:47Z")
Players play head to head with a 52-card deck. Each player is dealt five face-up cards in a row that are positioned opposite the opponent’s five cards. Then each player is dealt a single card, and they play this new ca… --- ## [NFL Playoff Prediction Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/566326)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/566326 "2011-02-07T15:24:09Z")
Last year’s thread This contest has two components. In one component, we make our playoff bracket with who we expect to win each round and eventually win the superbowl. This prediction is made before week 1 of the playo… --- ## [SuperBowl Prop Bets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-prop-bets/570173)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-prop-bets/570173 "2011-02-07T15:04:42Z")
Some have absolutely nothing to do with the game itself. How long a note is held for the anthem? How long will Christina Aguilera hold the note “Brave” at the end of the National Anthem? Over (-140) or Under (EVEN) 6… --- ## [8th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/566224)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/566224 "2011-02-07T06:38:26Z")
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 Doors… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=431) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=433)