# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=444 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 445 --- ## [Wild Card round home field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-card-round-home-field/564306)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-card-round-home-field/564306 "2010-12-17T22:27:22Z")
During the Wild Card round in the NFL playoffs, is home-field by seed or record? I’d always assumed seed. Has a six seed ever hosted? How many times has the 5seed hosted? --- ## [Looking for puzzle solution! Pyramid puzzle 1994 Games Magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-puzzle-solution-pyramid-puzzle-1994-games-magazine/564538)
**Author:** [@mrbluefox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrbluefox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-puzzle-solution-pyramid-puzzle-1994-games-magazine/564538 "2010-12-17T20:17:09Z")
Back in 1994, during the first incarnation of Games Magazine, there was a December 1994 Pyramid puzzle where you had 10 dominoes with Egyptian symbols, and you were to put them into a pyramid without repeating the same … --- ## [My brother loved Homeworld--what other games might he like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-loved-homeworld-what-other-games-might-he-like/564409)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-loved-homeworld-what-other-games-might-he-like/564409 "2010-12-17T15:16:02Z")
Of all video games and computer games, my brother David usually only likes games like Mario or Croc–simple obstacle-course-type games. But he loved Homeworld. He said, without a hint of irony, that he felt a little empt… --- ## [NFL: Give an HONEST assessment of your team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-give-an-honest-assessment-of-your-team/562489)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-give-an-honest-assessment-of-your-team/562489 "2010-12-17T15:10:17Z")
As the season begins to wind down and the playoff race gets into full swing, I wanted to make a thread about everyone’s respective team and where they are. The point of this is to provide an honest, no bullshit assessme… --- ## [Merry \[bleep\]ing Christmas, from Ozzie Guillen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-bleep-ing-christmas-from-ozzie-guillen/564506)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-bleep-ing-christmas-from-ozzie-guillen/564506 "2010-12-17T14:49:30Z")
Oh, Ozzie. --- ## [Rule changes I'd like to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-changes-id-like-to-see/558670)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-changes-id-like-to-see/558670 "2010-12-17T04:34:20Z")
We’ve done this thread before but not recently (I hope). Please, no smartypants entries . American college football - The Picking on Boise State Rule - The home team’s uniforms must contrast with the color of the playi… --- ## [NFL Question - Personal Fouls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-personal-fouls/564055)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-personal-fouls/564055 "2010-12-17T02:44:48Z")
So I was watching a bit of the Phillie’s V Cowboys game on my lunch break yesterday. And I’m after opinons from followers of the sport on an issue that came up. One of the Dallas players gave up a personal foul after w… --- ## [Camelot Smashalot: Like Holy Grail meets Angry Birds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelot-smashalot-like-holy-grail-meets-angry-birds/564403)
**Author:** [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelot-smashalot-like-holy-grail-meets-angry-birds/564403 "2010-12-16T21:59:47Z")
Fun and addictive little timewaster: http://www.gimme5games.com/play-game/camelot-smashalot AND you get to smash the French! What could be better? --- ## [Favre Streak Over Per NFL Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favre-streak-over-per-nfl-network/563912)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favre-streak-over-per-nfl-network/563912 "2010-12-16T00:56:53Z")
They are reporting that Favre is telling teammates that he can’t go tomorrow night. I’m guessing the Vikings are not heartbroken over this news. --- ## [NFL Question - The Gunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-the-gunner/564302)
**Author:** [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-the-gunner/564302 "2010-12-16T00:29:24Z")
I guess by now some of you have see the video of the coach intentionally tripping an opposing play as the player ran down the sidelines. Today there is an article saying the this coach intentionally setup this wall of pl… --- ## [Grand Theft Mario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-mario/564226)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-mario/564226 "2010-12-15T23:19:25Z")
A pretty clever machinima. Mario set in the world of Liberty city. It’s a me, Mario! --- ## [The Los Angeles Vikings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-los-angeles-vikings/562565)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-los-angeles-vikings/562565 "2010-12-15T23:08:01Z")
Vikings Contacted by Two Owner Groups for Los Angeles Relocation It all hinges on whether the people of Minnesota will be suckers and pay for a new stadium for billionaire owner Zygi Wilf. As a Packer fan this gives m… --- ## [The how are the Heat doing thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-are-the-heat-doing-thread/561435)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-are-the-heat-doing-thread/561435 "2010-12-15T22:56:52Z")
I figured that many Dopers who are basketball fans, regular or in passing, would love to discuss the formidable Miami Heat. So, how are the doing so far? The Heat currently have a record of 8-5, for a .615 winning perc… --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/563445)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/563445 "2010-12-15T19:42:41Z")
Thursday: IND @ TEN Sunday early: CLE @ BUF ATL @ CAR GB @ DET OAK @ JAC NYG @ MIN CIN @ PIT TB @ WAS late: STL @ NO SEA @ SF DEN @ ARI NE @ CHI MIA @ NYJ KC @ SD SNF: PHI @ DAL MNF: BAL @ HOU I was … --- ## [Civ 5 - so close I can taste it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-5-so-close-i-can-taste-it/553955)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 730\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-5-so-close-i-can-taste-it/553955 "2010-12-15T19:29:54Z")
So I’ve pre-loaded my copy of Civ 5 onto my PC ready for launch day next week (annoyingly for those of us outside the US it’s launching several days later, so you get all that civ goodness a bit before us), and I’ve watc… --- ## [The Feud: Here there be Monsters by Labtrash \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-here-there-be-monsters-by-labtrash-game-over/563572)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-here-there-be-monsters-by-labtrash-game-over/563572 "2010-12-15T06:27:12Z")
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 … --- ## [Why is the World Cup called the World Cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-world-cup-called-the-world-cup/564193)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-world-cup-called-the-world-cup/564193 "2010-12-15T04:42:14Z")
When you win the Stanley Cup, you win (albeit only temporarily) an actual cup. Granted it’s what a cup would look like if it were on steroids, but still there’s a part you could drink out of, if you had the desire. But … --- ## [Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays Trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-aaron-babe-ruth-and-willie-mays-trivia/563989)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-aaron-babe-ruth-and-willie-mays-trivia/563989 "2010-12-15T04:23:53Z")
Up until a few years ago, these Baseball Hall of Famers were #1, #2, and #3 on MLB all-time homerun list. But they share a interesting trivial common thread about their baseball careers. I have been trying to think of… --- ## [Better video game: Skate 2 or Skate 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-video-game-skate-2-or-skate-3/564074)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-video-game-skate-2-or-skate-3/564074 "2010-12-15T01:33:29Z")
I’m getting my son one of these, but I’m torn which one. How do they compare? What features are better or missing in one versu the other? From what I’ve read, in Skate 2, you can just skate around. Can you do that in … --- ## [What was this game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-game/563249)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-game/563249 "2010-12-14T23:06:24Z")
When I was a kid I had a game where you had to wind up some kind of knob, I think, and then put a bunch of little plastic pieces into a plastic board with indentations shaped like the pieces. You had to get them all in t… --- ## [DDO tech Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ddo-tech-problem/564162)
**Author:** [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ddo-tech-problem/564162 "2010-12-14T22:22:54Z")
I really like this game. The nostalgia value is there, but it really seems to play well too. Especially considering so much is free to play. Only problem is getting it to play. I’ve installed and run this game with zero… --- ## [New BioWare game on the way - Mass Effect 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bioware-game-on-the-way-mass-effect-3/562046)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bioware-game-on-the-way-mass-effect-3/562046 "2010-12-14T21:12:31Z")
Yes, I know I’m a little obsessed. Anyway, BioWare have released the slightest snippets of pre-rendered CG footage regarding an upcoming game, which will be announced at the Video Game Awards on Dec 11th. What’s got the… --- ## [Vikings v. Giants Tickets \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-v-giants-tickets-edited-title/563907)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-v-giants-tickets-edited-title/563907 "2010-12-14T20:14:05Z")
What is the NFL doing about tickets for the Vikings v. Cowboys game? I doubt many Minneapolis people are going to drive the 12+ hours to the game. --- ## [Anyone here have experience with True20?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-experience-with-true20/564139)
**Author:** [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-experience-with-true20/564139 "2010-12-14T17:06:46Z")
Howdy dopers! I was wondering if anyone here has ever played or ran a game using Green Ronin’s True20 system. My gaming group is rather large - we have twelve people altogether, and up until recently, we were running t… --- ## [Those Bastards at Telltale Keep Taking My Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-bastards-at-telltale-keep-taking-my-money/563497)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-bastards-at-telltale-keep-taking-my-money/563497 "2010-12-14T05:26:16Z")
The new Back to the Future Game is now almost upon us. I’m not bothering to pre-order because the prize is a copy of Puzzle Agent. Who the hell doesn’t already have a copy of Puzzle Agent? Maybe if I could transfer th… --- ## [What American sport will decline like boxing and horse racing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-sport-will-decline-like-boxing-and-horse-racing/562958)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-sport-will-decline-like-boxing-and-horse-racing/562958 "2010-12-14T03:42:51Z")
Boxing and horse racing were both hugely popular in the United States and now they’re minor sports. What sport that is currently popular do you think will decline in popularity? I’m going to say college basketball. The… --- ## [The WoW "Burning Dog Legion" (Cairne/Horde) 10-man Raid List.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-burning-dog-legion-cairne-horde-10-man-raid-list/532561)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 955\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-burning-dog-legion-cairne-horde-10-man-raid-list/532561 "2010-12-13T20:45:13Z")
Ok, some more time has gone by and I want to do another head count… How many different Dopers have a level 80 Horde character on Cairne? What if we start scheduling (in April) Monday nights at 10pm Eastern (7pm Pacific… --- ## [Good board games to give as gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-board-games-to-give-as-gifts/563458)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-board-games-to-give-as-gifts/563458 "2010-12-13T04:46:44Z")
I’ve decided I’m going to be giving board games this year and my outgoing Xmas list is all couples, a couple old (my parents, my GF’s parents) and the rest my age (early 30’s). Between everyone we’ve got all the classic… --- ## [Shadow Warrior nostalgia "Whooooo wanta some Wang?!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shadow-warrior-nostalgia-whooooo-wanta-some-wang/563643)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shadow-warrior-nostalgia-whooooo-wanta-some-wang/563643 "2010-12-12T23:03:45Z")
Greetings all. Was just reading about that explosives filled house in California that just got burnt down and I felt a swelling of nostalgia in my bosom for Duke Nukem’s neglected cousin Lo Wang. What an awesome game Sh… --- ## [Anyone remember "X-quest"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-x-quest/563921)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-x-quest/563921 "2010-12-12T22:01:01Z")
http://www.swallowtail.org/xquest/ This was a rare example of a game that my whole immediate family became somewhat obsessed with. It was extremely addictive! I got it working from the above link, but without sound. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=443) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=445)