# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=438 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 439 --- ## [NFL Wild Card Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-round/566236)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-round/566236 "2011-01-14T03:50:34Z")
This is probably early, but the teams are now set, so discussion can begin. Saints at Seahawks, Saturday 4:30 EST. Jets at Colts, Saturday 8:00 EST. Ravens at Chiefs, Sunday 1:00 EST. Packers at Eagles, Sunday 4:30 E… --- ## [Huh, hadn't heard about DoW2: Retribution - everything DoW should be!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-hadnt-heard-about-dow2-retribution-everything-dow-should-be/566807)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-hadnt-heard-about-dow2-retribution-everything-dow-should-be/566807 "2011-01-14T02:35:29Z")
I just heard about Dawn of War 2: Retribution. Now with Imperial Guard and Inquisition (!) Not only that, but now all factions are single-player playable! So you actually have something to do if you don’t feel like hav… --- ## [Why does Nintendo hate its fans so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nintendo-hate-its-fans-so-much/566193)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nintendo-hate-its-fans-so-much/566193 "2011-01-13T23:30:26Z")
It’s increasingly escalated its attacks against them the past few years. Said nobody wants high definition and refused to implement it. Held a press event calling its hardcore gamers unhygenic shut-in nerds. Sto… --- ## [The best seats in the house: was it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-seats-in-the-house-was-it-worth-it/566689)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-seats-in-the-house-was-it-worth-it/566689 "2011-01-13T21:45:24Z")
Tonight, I’m going to be in a suite for a sporting event for the first time. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t necessarily think suites are the best seats in the house. The idea of being on a couch watching the game on a TV w… --- ## [An OP writing challenge! Write an OP that would guarantee a trainwreck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-op-writing-challenge-write-an-op-that-would-guarantee-a-trainwreck/564252)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-op-writing-challenge-write-an-op-that-would-guarantee-a-trainwreck/564252 "2011-01-13T15:49:47Z")
It can be for any kind of board. Write the trainwreck OP, and tell us what kind of board you’d post it on to start some fun. (Not that anyone here would ever do such a thing for real, of course. Let your inner troll o… --- ## [Another time waster fun online game -- air traffic controller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-fun-online-game-air-traffic-controller/561956)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-fun-online-game-air-traffic-controller/561956 "2011-01-13T09:36:05Z")
Here ya go. You basically click on a plane and draw its course to one of two runways. The good news is that the planes are extremely maneuverable, and the games is very easy to learn. But the volume will overwhelm you… --- ## [Is the era of the diva wide receiver now over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-era-of-the-diva-wide-receiver-now-over/566506)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-era-of-the-diva-wide-receiver-now-over/566506 "2011-01-13T07:37:29Z")
It looks like neither Ochocinco or Terrell Owens will be back with the Bengals next year. While it is possible they will both land with an NFL team next year, neither of them are #1 receivers any longer. Randy Moss fade… --- ## [Oak's Bowl Pick'em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126 "2011-01-13T05:58:09Z")
Come one, come all. Test your bowl game prognostication against your fellow Dopers. I’ve set up a group at yahoo. Signup info: Group ID# 7400 password: cecil We’ll be using confidence point scoring, just like we di… --- ## [Have you ever pay money for those social games (Mafia War, Vampire War etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pay-money-for-those-social-games-mafia-war-vampire-war-etc/567328)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pay-money-for-those-social-games-mafia-war-vampire-war-etc/567328 "2011-01-13T00:12:55Z")
I am just wondering if any Dopers here do use the cash shop of those social games on Facebook, such as City of Wonders, Farmville and etc. (PS. I settle for 10 USD as a threshold because pay to play MMO are around those… --- ## [What are those quarterbacks doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-quarterbacks-doing/567202)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-quarterbacks-doing/567202 "2011-01-13T00:12:51Z")
Why do so many quarterbacks lift their foot of the ground just before the snap? I don’t remember them doing it when I watched football as a kid and now it seems almost all of them do it. --- ## [Scrabble-Playing a defense only player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-playing-a-defense-only-player/566198)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-playing-a-defense-only-player/566198 "2011-01-12T21:50:28Z")
Any strategies? When your opponent plays the 2 letter words to his gain, thus making any unplayable board? My sibling does this, and I have encountered in tournament-EH, MU, NU etc. No words, and I fear opening the board… --- ## [Doctor of Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-of-doom/565701)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-of-doom/565701 "2011-01-12T20:48:35Z")
I just got “The Doom Pack” from Steam. Is there any particular order in which I’m supposed to play these games? Does it matter? Comes with the following games: Doom 3 Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil Master levels of Doo… --- ## [Need help with description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-description/567360)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-description/567360 "2011-01-12T20:04:16Z")
I am developing a game. The units in it can attack one tile straight in any direction, but not diagonally. The unit is U, and it can attack the tiles marked “x”. 0 x 0 x U x 0 x 0 Lets say it attacks the tile to the … --- ## [Michigan-WFT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-wft/566084)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-wft/566084 "2011-01-12T16:48:23Z")
The last three quarters of that game was probably the worst football I have ever seen. It’s the game for Rich-Rod’s job and possibly Greg Robinson’s career, and how can you possibly come in that unprepared. Has no one ex… --- ## [How to get in rated Chess games with no Chess club nearby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-in-rated-chess-games-with-no-chess-club-nearby/567291)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-in-rated-chess-games-with-no-chess-club-nearby/567291 "2011-01-12T14:40:01Z")
As far as I can tell, there’s no Chess club that meets regularly where I am. (Indianapolis, surprisingly enough. There’s “circlecitychess.org” but it appears they are defunct; no emails to anyone listed under “contacts” … --- ## [2010 College Football Coach Firings & Hirings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-college-football-coach-firings-hirings/562265)
**Author:** [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-college-football-coach-firings-hirings/562265 "2011-01-11T22:07:30Z")
There have been some college football coach firings earlier this year (Tim Brewster - Minnesota), recently (Randy Shannon - Miami, Bill Lynch - Indiana), and possibly soon to be (Rich Rodriguez - Michigan, others). All o… --- ## [Arma 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arma-2/501030)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arma-2/501030 "2011-01-11T21:25:02Z")
Arma 2 is a combat simulation game developed by Bohemia Interactive, the company responsible for Operation Flashpoint and Arma. Operation Flashpoint was one of my favorite games and the only game I ever thought did a go… --- ## [X Construction (game) app for android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-construction-game-app-for-android/567262)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-construction-game-app-for-android/567262 "2011-01-11T21:22:22Z")
Well that was pretty damn fun. Build a truss supported bridge with a limited number of girders for the train to cross. Only 6 levels but it took me a few hours to complete. Best part is even when you fail at the task … --- ## [Pro/College/High School Teams as "Leopards" or "Cheetahs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-college-high-school-teams-as-leopards-or-cheetahs/567240)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-college-high-school-teams-as-leopards-or-cheetahs/567240 "2011-01-11T19:25:09Z")
Lots of sports teams with Tigers in the nickname: Detroit, Auburn, Grambling LSU, Clemson, Missouri etc. “Lions” and "Panthers"are well represented: Detroit, Penn St and Pitt, Carolina Jacksonville has the “Jaguars” … --- ## [Auburn/Oregon BCS Parlay Spread and Over/Under](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auburn-oregon-bcs-parlay-spread-and-over-under/564155)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auburn-oregon-bcs-parlay-spread-and-over-under/564155 "2011-01-11T05:58:52Z")
Danny Sheridan at USAToday has established at Auburn as a 3 point favorite and the over.under is 74 points. to avoid ties, I am going to bump the spread and over/under a half point. you are given free entry to parlay t… --- ## [Music City Miracle Ain't Got Nothin' On This!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-city-miracle-aint-got-nothin-on-this/567163)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-city-miracle-aint-got-nothin-on-this/567163 "2011-01-11T03:19:17Z")
15 laterals on a last gasp play to win a HS football game. Unreal. --- ## [Baseball stadium dimensions rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-stadium-dimensions-rules/567074)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-stadium-dimensions-rules/567074 "2011-01-11T00:16:56Z")
What are the rules for the dimensions in MLB stadiums? (i.e. minimum distances) --- ## [When is kickoff time for tonight's BCS title game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-kickoff-time-for-tonights-bcs-title-game/567112)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-kickoff-time-for-tonights-bcs-title-game/567112 "2011-01-10T20:33:03Z")
Let’s say for the sake of accuracy that I want to skip ESPN’s coma-inducing pregame show and tune in just in time for the kickoff of tonight’s BCS college football championship game between Oregon and Auburn. What time w… --- ## [MLB: Do the visitors' dugout and locker room have to be nice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-do-the-visitors-dugout-and-locker-room-have-to-be-nice/567073)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-do-the-visitors-dugout-and-locker-room-have-to-be-nice/567073 "2011-01-10T20:06:43Z")
I’ve heard in the bad old days of pro baseball, the visiting team’s dugouts and locker rooms were dingy, poorly-maintained and just generally crappy. Is there any formal agreement now among the owners that the visiting … --- ## [Does the current bowl schedule support a playoff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-current-bowl-schedule-support-a-playoff/567118)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-current-bowl-schedule-support-a-playoff/567118 "2011-01-10T19:11:15Z")
Even assuming the best two teams got in this year. Yes, TCU may deserve a chance along with a couple other schools but that is not important in this thread. When the BCS national title started, it was rotated among the… --- ## [A question about false start penalties in the NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-false-start-penalties-in-the-nfl/567030)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-false-start-penalties-in-the-nfl/567030 "2011-01-10T18:02:09Z")
I was always under the impression that a false start is called if a player moves after being set before the ball is snapped. But often-times when the QB is calling an audible, you see linemen turn around to hear him, RBs… --- ## [Trouble loading Farmville & Petville on Facebook - any ideas, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-loading-farmville-petville-on-facebook-any-ideas-please/566881)
**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-loading-farmville-petville-on-facebook-any-ideas-please/566881 "2011-01-10T17:55:16Z")
I realize that there’s a great deal of ill will towards some of these games, but I have enjoyed playing them - that is, when I’ve been able to get them to even load on my computer! I haven’t been able to play either of t… --- ## [NFL's last game is a play-in game for the playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-last-game-is-a-play-in-game-for-the-playoffs/566299)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-last-game-is-a-play-in-game-for-the-playoffs/566299 "2011-01-10T16:24:02Z")
The Seahawks beat the Rams in the last game of the season (no MNF tonight) to get in the playoffs. Had they lost or tied, the Rams would be in. Has there ever been another season in which the last playoff team (not jus… --- ## [Your favorite football weekend of the year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-football-weekend-of-the-year/567024)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-football-weekend-of-the-year/567024 "2011-01-10T16:19:31Z")
Using here a loose definition of the word “weekend.” --- ## [NCAA b-ball standings for 2009-10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-b-ball-standings-for-2009-10/567029)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-b-ball-standings-for-2009-10/567029 "2011-01-10T15:52:49Z")
Does anyone know where I can find NCAA basketball standings as of Selection Sunday? (i.e. b4 the “Big Dance”)? If I can find them, I can figure out who I would’ve put in the tourney. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=439)