# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=44 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 45 --- ## [Victoria 3: a Historic Economics Sim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-3-a-historic-economics-sim/973782)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-3-a-historic-economics-sim/973782 "2023-01-18T19:23:56Z")
So the long-awaited Paradox Grand Strategy game, Victoria 3, has come out today. I haven’t gotten to play yet, but I’m very eager to do so later today. I will probably start things nice and easy playing as Sweden (one of… --- ## [Elden Ring seems to already be Game of the Year...but do I want to play it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-seems-to-already-be-game-of-the-year-but-do-i-want-to-play-it/960041)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 548\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-seems-to-already-be-game-of-the-year-but-do-i-want-to-play-it/960041 "2023-01-17T18:20:52Z")
I know, this is all subjective. Everyone has their likes and dislikes which is fine. I was looking at reviews of Elden Ring and they are gushing with praise. 10/10 almost across the board. I know reviews are not ever… --- ## [Can I use a Marilith in a for-profit work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-marilith-in-a-for-profit-work/658860)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-marilith-in-a-for-profit-work/658860 "2023-01-16T23:11:38Z")
I’m thinking of trying to publish something as an eBook, more out of curiosity than any real desire to earn a profit, but I will hopefully be bringing in a few dollars. However, part of my projet features one of these s… --- ## [Trouble loading G-Mod on Steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-loading-g-mod-on-steam/978320)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-loading-g-mod-on-steam/978320 "2023-01-16T17:36:40Z")
We’re trying to load G-Mod on Steam on an Acer (Nitro-5) running Windows, but it never finishes loading. Instead, we get a blue screen with a white circle and two white Xs. Underneath that is the loading bar, which nev… --- ## [2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 1507\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443 "2023-01-16T17:25:56Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when we open the window to submit your prognostications. The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2022… --- ## [Formula 1 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292 "2023-01-16T01:07:06Z")
Interesting news out of Las Vegas about a potential race. Anyway, here’s a 2022 thread as Bahrain testing begins. --- ## [Game Identification Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-identification-help/978019)
**Author:** [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-identification-help/978019 "2023-01-15T02:23:30Z")
This was a text-based RPG that I played in the late 80s, early 90s. I dont remember the title, but I have some vague memories of the game content. I think it was set in England in a large old house with lots of rooms. T… --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Eighteen Wheeler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eighteen-wheeler/977724)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eighteen-wheeler/977724 "2023-01-14T19:49:28Z")
It’s an odd week in the NFL after watching someone (nearly) die on the field. I’m certainly not feeling it like usual, and I can’t imagine the teams are. I expect the NFL hype machine to have plenty of performative recog… --- ## [Peyton Hillis former NFL player off ventilator and recovering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-hillis-former-nfl-player-off-ventilator-and-recovering/978140)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-hillis-former-nfl-player-off-ventilator-and-recovering/978140 "2023-01-14T19:16:04Z")
Peyton saved his two children from drowning on Jan. 5 in Pensacola Beach, Florida. Kids are fine but Peyton had to be airlifted to a hospital. He’s a former Razorback fullback and played for Denver and other teams befo… --- ## [NYT crosswords after Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crosswords-after-wednesday/971677)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crosswords-after-wednesday/971677 "2023-01-14T17:47:52Z")
I’ve been gradually working my way into more and more difficult crosswords. Went through an entire batch of the Wednesday repeats. Moving on to Thursday. THEY SUCK! I don’t mind the hard words or the hard clues - the… --- ## [2023 NFL Draft - The Chicago Bears are on the clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-nfl-draft-the-chicago-bears-are-on-the-clock/977907)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-nfl-draft-the-chicago-bears-are-on-the-clock/977907 "2023-01-13T17:14:39Z")
The WAY too early NFL Draft thread for 2023. In an absolutely heroic showing, the Bears have won the 2023 draft. 2023 Draft Order Chicago Bears, 3-14 Houston Texans, 3-13-1 Arizona Cardinals, 4-13 Indianapolis Colts, … --- ## [Explain "Free Trader Beowulf"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-free-trader-beowulf/783847)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-free-trader-beowulf/783847 "2023-01-12T08:24:14Z")
Lev Grossman’s “The Magician King” includes a support group that calls itself “Free Trader Beowulf,” and the phrase is introduced as a reference to Dungeons and Dragons with a challenge to Google it. Well, I played D&D … --- ## [College Football 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2022/970438)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2022/970438 "2023-01-11T06:49:49Z")
And we got’sch college football! Nebraska vs. Northwestern right now, in Ireland, on FOX! --- ## [My next video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-next-video-game/977784)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-next-video-game/977784 "2023-01-11T04:31:37Z")
I got High on Life over Christmas, which led me to getting a new (used) video card – RTX 3080. Well, High on Life is a pretty small game and I’ve already finished it. I’m working my way through Portal RTX, but that wil… --- ## [DnD - first time DM asking for help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnd-first-time-dm-asking-for-help/971835)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnd-first-time-dm-asking-for-help/971835 "2023-01-10T13:56:20Z")
Some very basic questions coming up: Over lockdown, my brother ran the 5e starter adventure with various members of our family, me included. It was fun! We liked it, we’re doing it again. I’m DM and dont want to screw i… --- ## [He Hate Me Keeper League 2022 - Year 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2022-year-20/970337)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2022-year-20/970337 "2023-01-10T02:11:44Z")
Here we go again! Later than usual, sorry about that. Year 20! Keeper Rules You can only keep a maximum of 3 players. You can only keep players drafted after the second round (third rounders or later only.) A player c… --- ## [Tennis 2022 discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2022-discussion/965460)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2022-discussion/965460 "2023-01-09T17:21:49Z")
French Open is underway and we discussed the Australian Open in another thread. Currently see that Nadal, who I don’t think is fully 100% healthy now, is leading over Djokovic. Realize, they have met in the Quarterfinal… --- ## [The Steelers Enter a New Era Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-steelers-enter-a-new-era-thread/971367)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-steelers-enter-a-new-era-thread/971367 "2023-01-09T02:33:09Z")
I’ve been doing these for 20 years now. When I started it was originally on a lark just to taunt the long-departed Weirddave, who at the time was our biggest Ratbird fan. My son was but an infant, and Ben Roethlisberger … --- ## [Somebody explain snooker to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-explain-snooker-to-me/977775)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-explain-snooker-to-me/977775 "2023-01-08T22:39:56Z")
I was watching a YouTube video of a guy clearing the table and it was obvious he was playing really well. But I have no idea what the rules of snooker are so I couldn’t really follow what he was doing. Wikipedia didn’t … --- ## [Awesome Games Done Quick has started its week-long charity fundraiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-games-done-quick-has-started-its-week-long-charity-fundraiser/977880)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-games-done-quick-has-started-its-week-long-charity-fundraiser/977880 "2023-01-08T17:17:21Z")
For those interested, Awesome Games Done Quick has just started their fundraiser. They are raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (but you do not have to donate if you do not want to). Here is their schedule: G… --- ## [The 49ers defense looks AWESOME! (‘85 Bears?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-49ers-defense-looks-awesome-85-bears/976630)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-49ers-defense-looks-awesome-85-bears/976630 "2023-01-08T05:35:15Z")
The 49ers defense looks AWESOME. Dare I say, as dominant as the 1985 Chicago Bears defense? 1985 and 2022 are completely different eras. The game’s rules are dramatically different. Today’s offenses are much more wide o… --- ## [Does anyone else here suffer from....."Sports Existentialism?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-suffer-from-sports-existentialism/975507)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-suffer-from-sports-existentialism/975507 "2023-01-07T23:46:50Z")
This will be a weird thread. I honestly am not sure whether this thread belongs in Game Room, IMHO, Great Debates or elsewhere. It’s like a mix of sports and philosophy. On the one hand, I love sports. Always loved them… --- ## [Tell Me About Your Dual Monitor Setup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dual-monitor-setup/977796)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dual-monitor-setup/977796 "2023-01-07T06:34:09Z")
I’m thinking of taking the plunge. My new job is too crazy to fit on one screen. But I’ve been trying to be more thoughtful about my purchases lately, and want to really think it through. I would use the second monitor … --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Eleventh hour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eleventh-hour/975209)
**Author:** [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eleventh-hour/975209 "2023-01-06T02:00:13Z")
Hey, I’m supposed to just be a lurker here. You guys are falling down on the job. Although taking on starting this thread affords me the opportunity as an Eagles fan to apologize for my team signing f’ing Ndamukong Suh… --- ## [For F1 fans - A walkthrough of the MP4/4 by those who made it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547 "2023-01-05T20:38:15Z")
Anyone with a passing knowledge of F1 will recall the legendary McLaren MP4/4 of 1988. Prost and Senna at the wheel of a piece of cutting edge engineering mastery. 16 races, 15 wins, 15 poles, 10 1-2 finishes. It was a… --- ## [Cities:Skylines - Favorite DLC and Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-skylines-favorite-dlc-and-mods/956920)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-skylines-favorite-dlc-and-mods/956920 "2023-01-05T02:53:05Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the hardware discussion from PC Gaming general discussion (Gaming PCs, game sales, news, etc…) where Cities:Skylines (C:S) DLC and modding was mentioned: I was a very early purchaser of C:S and w… --- ## [Ken Block dies in snowmobile crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-crash/977591)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-crash/977591 "2023-01-04T22:09:48Z")
Link An icon. Co-founder of DC shoes who became a legit rally driver. Apparently a good person. If you like motorsports and have not seen his Gymkhana series, well, you live in a cave. RIP. --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Seventeen Seconds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seventeen-seconds/977243)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seventeen-seconds/977243 "2023-01-03T19:42:09Z")
It’s week seventeen (seconds), a measure of life. And a strangely fitting song for many of the teams. Time slips away And the light begins to fade And everything is quiet now. Feeling is gone And the picture disapp… --- ## [Most underrated video game consoles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-video-game-consoles/977361)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-video-game-consoles/977361 "2023-01-03T17:30:38Z")
Just browsing through Wikipedia and looking at the old consoles. Some I owned, some relatives or friends owned, some I’ve heard of, but never played, and some I’ve never heard of. So, most of us know the most successful… --- ## [2022 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444 "2023-01-02T02:35:24Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2021 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=43) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=45)