# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=436 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 437 --- ## [The Feud: Let's get Biblical! by Barkis is Willin' \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-lets-get-biblical-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/568370)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-lets-get-biblical-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/568370 "2011-01-24T20:30:53Z")
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 … --- ## [Could Auburn beat the Carolina Panthers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-auburn-beat-the-carolina-panthers/567910)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-auburn-beat-the-carolina-panthers/567910 "2011-01-24T19:24:38Z")
An annual argument in football and, to a lesser extent basketball, is: can the NCAA champ beat the worst pro team? So, could Auburn beat Carolina? For that matter, could Duke beat the Washington Wizards? (or whoever had … --- ## [Steeler fans. Return to 70's uniform style, keep the new style, or wear something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steeler-fans-return-to-70s-uniform-style-keep-the-new-style-or-wear-something-else/568755)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steeler-fans-return-to-70s-uniform-style-keep-the-new-style-or-wear-something-else/568755 "2011-01-24T17:34:00Z")
This question can be for anyone who has an opinion on the Steeler uniforms, whether or not you are a Steeler fan. Steeler fans. Return to 70’s uniform style, keep the new style, or wear something else? --- ## [Veto or allow a fantasy sports trade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veto-or-allow-a-fantasy-sports-trade/568707)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veto-or-allow-a-fantasy-sports-trade/568707 "2011-01-24T17:24:42Z")
I hate vetoing a fantasy sports trade, yet I’ve done it twice this weekend. I understand an owner doing a high reward/high risk trade and I won’t veto that. I understand being desperate at a scarce position and doing an … --- ## [Need a new fantasy baseball service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-fantasy-baseball-service/487496)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-fantasy-baseball-service/487496 "2011-01-24T17:00:35Z")
Any suggestions? We’d been using Team Tracker by RotoTimes but they shut it down and are pointing users to FanBall. I have a trial thing going with them bit it’s almost impossible to evaluate until there are some actua… --- ## [The best NFL QB that never won the Superbowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-nfl-qb-that-never-won-the-superbowl/566245)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-nfl-qb-that-never-won-the-superbowl/566245 "2011-01-24T11:05:16Z")
In your opinion, which QB who has never won the big game was the best? ( I fear I am not versed enough in the history of the game to cast a vote.) --- ## [Sports fans: Do you root for your home team/teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-do-you-root-for-your-home-team-teams/568531)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-do-you-root-for-your-home-team-teams/568531 "2011-01-24T08:11:34Z")
And if not, why? I’ve lived in Pittsburgh my entire life, and it’s never occurred to me to cheer any other teams than the Steelers or the Penguins. I guess it’s a hometown pride thing, but I can’t see picking a team ba… --- ## [Little Big Planet 2 anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-big-planet-2-anyone/567978)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-big-planet-2-anyone/567978 "2011-01-24T03:10:16Z")
Wife and I are really excited for this one. It comes out tomorrow and is getting killer reviews. Anyone else on here planning on getting this? My PSN ID is beefchips in case you are interested in teaming up. --- ## [football advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-advice-please/567663)
**Author:** [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-advice-please/567663 "2011-01-22T16:24:10Z")
I need to appear at a work event in a football jersey. Between Washington, Philadelphia, and Indianapolis, what player’s number I can I get at a major sports store with the least associated embarassment. Went on one si… --- ## [Anybody else play Ultima Online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848)
**Author:** [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848 "2011-01-22T02:00:27Z")
Yeah, I know it’s pretty old, but I just ordered a copy of Ultima Online: Third Dawn (the 3D version) for $20. Anybody else play this, or used to play it? I’m looking for tips, and maybe setting up a SDMB Guild. … --- ## [Mortal Kombat reboot coming April 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortal-kombat-reboot-coming-april-19/568465)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortal-kombat-reboot-coming-april-19/568465 "2011-01-21T18:46:36Z")
It seems like today is the day of big video game release date news as WB Games just announced that Mortal Kombat will be released on April 19. They’re taking it back to 2D and everything I’ve seen so far looks awesome! I… --- ## [Rock Band 3 Pro Guitar (cause for concern?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-3-pro-guitar-cause-for-concern/568185)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-3-pro-guitar-cause-for-concern/568185 "2011-01-21T15:29:14Z")
I’m about as huge a fan of Rock Band as you’ll ever find; I said before that this game was why I got a PS3. (Well, that and Time Crisis 4, but I don’t wanna talk about that…) So you can imagine how thrilled I was about… --- ## [The Feud: Creative Insults (a la Don Rickles) by notfrommensa \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-creative-insults-a-la-don-rickles-by-notfrommensa-game-over/567783)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-creative-insults-a-la-don-rickles-by-notfrommensa-game-over/567783 "2011-01-21T13:12:49Z")
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 … --- ## [Sex On Fable III?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-on-fable-iii/568367)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-on-fable-iii/568367 "2011-01-21T02:39:08Z")
Up to the holding hands part, but when we went into a wagon we found, the game told me we were trespassing and did we really wanna go ahead? So I said yeah, and SHE says “Don’t you think we should wait?” So hell, I jus… --- ## [A new Flatout for the PC is being work on by Team6.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-flatout-for-the-pc-is-being-work-on-by-team6/567600)
**Author:** [@Purple44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purple44)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-flatout-for-the-pc-is-being-work-on-by-team6/567600 "2011-01-20T12:12:43Z")
Here a repost of my Steam post: \[QUOTE=Purple44\] Just saw this at Team6 Flatout page: \*\* Administrator @ 11-01-2011 19:59:36 Platforms other than Wii are on their way. If you’ve got good ideas, this is the place t… --- ## [New Brett Favre Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-brett-favre-commercial/568276)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-brett-favre-commercial/568276 "2011-01-20T09:03:27Z")
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long, long time. --- ## [RoboRally fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roborally-fans/568211)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roborally-fans/568211 "2011-01-20T05:53:00Z")
I really like the board game RoboRally, and play it at every game convention I can. Thought I’d share that there is an on-line clone at eyeplaygames . com You can play as a guest for free or pay for a membership to giv… --- ## [Which game should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-game-should-i-buy/568153)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-game-should-i-buy/568153 "2011-01-20T02:04:55Z")
I’m thinking about buying one of these three games (in order of preference): DC Universe Online: I’m a fan of the topic, not a big fan of superhero RPG’s. I read through the preliminary material online, and it doesn’t… --- ## [Hope springs eternal for Bengals fans, doesn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-springs-eternal-for-bengals-fans-doesnt-it/566778)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-springs-eternal-for-bengals-fans-doesnt-it/566778 "2011-01-19T23:31:25Z")
Cincinnati television channel cancels Playoff Special. This is funny for a couple of reasons: They actually scheduled a playoff special in Cincinnati, as if two good seasons in a row were something even remotely pos… --- ## [Middle School Wrestling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-school-wrestling/568213)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-school-wrestling/568213 "2011-01-19T22:04:50Z")
Hopefully I can convey this clearly and concisely. My son took wrestling this past year in middle school (grades 6-8) and went to all the various meets with other schools. At the end of it all, he says his school had t… --- ## [Aaron Rodgers hate cancer patients.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-hate-cancer-patients/567987)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-hate-cancer-patients/567987 "2011-01-19T17:48:31Z")
Rodgers blows past cancer patient like she isn’t there. He could have at least nodded at her and acknowledged her existence even if he didn’t want to sign an autograph. What a douchebag. Clay Matthews showed a lot of cl… --- ## [Bears & Packer Fans: Is this bigger than the Superbowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-packer-fans-is-this-bigger-than-the-superbowl/567951)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-packer-fans-is-this-bigger-than-the-superbowl/567951 "2011-01-19T17:10:01Z")
Here we go - Packers coming into Soldier Field to play the Bear for the NFC Championship on Sunday. You could argue (I certainly would) that this is probably the biggest, most meaningful game in the history of the oldes… --- ## [Echo Bazaar (Online Gothic RPG) - anyone playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-bazaar-online-gothic-rpg-anyone-playing/545947)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-bazaar-online-gothic-rpg-anyone-playing/545947 "2011-01-19T13:30:57Z")
Echo Bazaar - an online text/twitter-based RPG set in an alternate goth-horror sunken London, free to play. Is anyone else playing it? I’ve just started out, and I’m quite enjoying it. --- ## [The Definition of Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-of-irony/568187)
**Author:** [@BuickGNX1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuickGNX1987)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-of-irony/568187 "2011-01-19T11:09:13Z")
The best NFL player on the worst NFL team. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUVFZYYzHPU&playnext=1&list=PL206AC89AA1ABAAE8&index=17 No disrespect to Schwartz, he actually, really, has this team on the verge of not being … --- ## [2010/2011 Ashes series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-2011-ashes-series/561822)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-2011-ashes-series/561822 "2011-01-19T09:46:20Z")
Just to alert the SD of another sporting event that (gasp) other countries play. Who’d have thought that was possible? The sporting rivalry that began in 1882 continues with the first Test of the 2010/2011 Ashes series … --- ## [The 2012 Baseball HoF ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2012-baseball-hof-ballot/567146)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2012-baseball-hof-ballot/567146 "2011-01-19T01:25:03Z")
Who on the ballot doesn’t fit any of these creiteria: 1.Failed PED test 2.In Mitchell Report 3.Legal probs related to PED accustions (i.e. perjury) 4.Fail “sniff” test 5.Implicated in Canseco’s book --- ## [Let's go to the Moovies this weekend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-to-the-moovies-this-weekend/567657)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-to-the-moovies-this-weekend/567657 "2011-01-19T01:13:11Z")
I wanna see: Harry Potter and the Deathly Cows The Green Cow Cow Do You Know The Hand That Rocks The Cow Full Metal Cow --- ## [Celebrating negates touchdowns: is the "Miami Rule" fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-negates-touchdowns-is-the-miami-rule-fair/568051)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-negates-touchdowns-is-the-miami-rule-fair/568051 "2011-01-18T22:47:04Z")
Story here. WTF?! --- ## [Good Android/iPhone games for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-android-iphone-games-for-kids/552511)
**Author:** [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-android-iphone-games-for-kids/552511 "2011-01-18T18:54:00Z")
So, I’ve got an Android phone (the myTouch 3g by T-Mobile), 2 nieces (ages 6 and 4) and one nephew (aged 5). We go out to lunch, and they love playing with my phone. Sad thing is, there’s not much on there for them (or m… --- ## [Bill Belichick and the Patriots - Cheaters supreme, but does anyone care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-belichick-and-the-patriots-cheaters-supreme-but-does-anyone-care/567846)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-belichick-and-the-patriots-cheaters-supreme-but-does-anyone-care/567846 "2011-01-18T18:52:38Z")
If anyone was watching the Fox pregame today (Sunday), they showed evidence of the Patriots putting up the famed “human wall” on special team plays, exactly the same as the Jets did earlier this year. Supposedly, the Je… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=437)