# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=466 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 467 --- ## [The Feud: 'A' is for... by Elendil's Heir \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858 "2010-08-31T17:13:11Z")
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 … --- ## [Great mustaches/facial hair in sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-mustaches-facial-hair-in-sports/548736)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-mustaches-facial-hair-in-sports/548736 "2010-08-31T16:20:21Z")
There’s Rollie Fingers, of course, and Goose Gossage. Probably the best hockey one was Lanny McDonald. What other ones can you think of? --- ## [NFC South 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-south-2010/551899)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-south-2010/551899 "2010-08-31T15:37:18Z")
NFC South… home of the reigning Superbowl Champeens! What does 2010 hold in store? Here are my initial observations: The Saints still look strong, although I’m not sold on their running game. But how much do they need … --- ## [Is any one playing Runes of Magic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-one-playing-runes-of-magic/550580)
**Author:** [@Rahne\_McCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rahne_McCloud)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-one-playing-runes-of-magic/550580 "2010-08-31T14:49:14Z")
It’s one of three online games that I play, the other two is DDO and Wizards 101. I like Runes of Magic a little better than DDO, a little better at all around character developement. What do others who play think of it,… --- ## [Crafting in computer rpgs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafting-in-computer-rpgs/550981)
**Author:** [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafting-in-computer-rpgs/550981 "2010-08-31T12:19:26Z")
Say what dragon? You dropped a powerful artifact with an interesting backstory? Too bad it’s not as good as the +5 weapons with 3 types of elemental damage I made a few weeks ago in my living room. I’ve found I dislike … --- ## [Help identify this old Mac/Apple game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-old-mac-apple-game/552091)
**Author:** [@Kylede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kylede)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-old-mac-apple-game/552091 "2010-08-31T04:27:39Z")
I am looking for some help with the name of this old Mac/apple game. Me and a good friends used to play it on the Lab computers at college in the early 90’s, back when Mac’s had B&W monitors. The premise of the game wa… --- ## [Really dumb college athletes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-college-athletes/551759)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-college-athletes/551759 "2010-08-31T03:41:07Z")
As an academic in training, I always hear snarky remarks about American colleges and how much they care about sports. Athletes that get into university on a sports scholarship, and float their way through three or four y… --- ## [Footie fans: Does the sponsor of your team matter to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footie-fans-does-the-sponsor-of-your-team-matter-to-you/551872)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footie-fans-does-the-sponsor-of-your-team-matter-to-you/551872 "2010-08-31T03:11:06Z")
I know that not all clubs can be Barca or Aston Villa, magnanimously flaunting their do-gooder status. However, it seems that some of the sponsors of football teams can be somewhat embarrassing to wear on your shirt. So… --- ## [Tiger Woods still ranked #1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-still-ranked-1/552058)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-still-ranked-1/552058 "2010-08-31T02:58:38Z")
I swore “Good Morning America” claimed Tiger Woods is still ranked #1 despite not winning a tournament in a year (give or take). If I heard correctly, what does this say about the #2 ranked pro golfer??? --- ## [Cricket question; tell me how far off I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-question-tell-me-how-far-off-i-am/551972)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-question-tell-me-how-far-off-i-am/551972 "2010-08-31T01:19:14Z")
I heard the anecdote on this board, and I remember the gist of it but am unclear on the details. First off, I’m not even sure about what decade it happened in. Maybe the '70s. It was a crucial time in a crucial match. T… --- ## [Baseball question-what if a runner gets hit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-what-if-a-runner-gets-hit/551636)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-what-if-a-runner-gets-hit/551636 "2010-08-31T01:09:09Z")
So the batter steps up and thwacks the ball a mighty thwack, sending it flying into the outfield. He’s off and running, passes first, when by some unfortunate chance the ball, when thrown back in by an outfielder anxious… --- ## [NFL preseason goal line/PAT strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-goal-line-pat-strategy/551896)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-goal-line-pat-strategy/551896 "2010-08-31T00:04:32Z")
It seems to me that as long as NFL team’s are required to play meaningless exhibition practice games, the teams ought to try to get something useful out of them. Toward that end, they all ought to forgo trying the one-p… --- ## [Which NFL team is headed for Suck Town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-team-is-headed-for-suck-town/549565)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-team-is-headed-for-suck-town/549565 "2010-08-31T00:00:27Z")
My friend and I were debating over which team would be next to experience a period of failure. Sadly, we both kind of agreed that our beloved Steelers seem to be headed on that road (although he felt that his faith would… --- ## [NFL rule changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rule-changes/549837)
**Author:** [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rule-changes/549837 "2010-08-30T22:18:10Z")
Watched the exhibition game on Sunday, and there was much talk about moving the refs around and how it impacts the game. Of course, they assumed I already knew about the changes. Which I don’t. Anyone want to tackle that… --- ## [2010 SDMB Chess Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681 "2010-08-30T20:10:44Z")
In honor of the FIDE World Championship match, I thought it’d be fun to run a swiss-system tournament here. Maybe even start a league. I know that glee is our resident expert, but I like to think I’m not so bad myself. … --- ## [What are some good tower defense games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-tower-defense-games/551953)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-tower-defense-games/551953 "2010-08-30T19:56:33Z")
I really enjoy playing defense grid on Steam and playing Tower Madness on the ipod touch. So are there other decent tower defense games out there that are worth looking into? --- ## [The Bazerman Auction / game theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bazerman-auction-game-theory/550863)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bazerman-auction-game-theory/550863 "2010-08-30T05:24:18Z")
Authors Ori and Rom Brafman discuss the following game-theory condundrum: Max Baverman, a professor at Harvard, conducts an auction for his MBA classes; he auctions a $20 bill. But his auction has a special rule: the wi… --- ## [ESPN picks Lions at 3-13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-picks-lions-at-3-13/551841)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-picks-lions-at-3-13/551841 "2010-08-30T02:46:53Z")
Yep, the worst record in football. They suggest QB Matt Stafford could be a Jamarcus-ish type bust. I hope they are bad at prognostications. Will it ever end? It is only over 50 years ,so far since they won a champions… --- ## [Torchlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchlight/515705)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchlight/515705 "2010-08-29T12:32:09Z")
I am addicted to this Diablo 2 inspired dungeon crawler now. (Gameplay video) You can find the demo at the official website. It’s by the group that was doing Mythos before Flagship sunk. And I am quite pleasantly surpri… --- ## [Besides QB, who can you build an NFL team around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-qb-who-can-you-build-an-nfl-team-around/549914)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-qb-who-can-you-build-an-nfl-team-around/549914 "2010-08-29T07:43:30Z")
I was listening to ESPN radio today, and they were discussing which of the top 20 players of all time you would select. Most people would select a QB, and only one person would pick a defensive player (Lawrence Taylor.) … --- ## [Should we let them play through?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-let-them-play-through/551674)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-let-them-play-through/551674 "2010-08-29T00:42:30Z")
This is kind of poll-ish, but I wanted to get some opinions on this. Twice this summer I have went to play golf solo and been put in a group of other golfers, and then encountered this problem. I’m about a 12 handicap,… --- ## [Albert Pujols hits his 400th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604 "2010-08-28T22:01:30Z")
I’ve got to admit - I hate being in St. Louis, and I have historically disliked all their sports teams. I still dislike all their sports teams; I am disappointed when the Rams don’t sell out at home because I don’t get t… --- ## [Pete Rose, what are you thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-rose-what-are-you-thinking/551596)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-rose-what-are-you-thinking/551596 "2010-08-28T16:55:50Z")
Bud Selig and the powers-that-be at Major League Baseball have temporarily lifted Pete Rose’s ban from baseball, so that he can appear at the Reds game on September 11 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of become the all … --- ## [Strasburg out for season and all of 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strasburg-out-for-season-and-all-of-2011/551717)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strasburg-out-for-season-and-all-of-2011/551717 "2010-08-28T15:54:07Z")
I don’t really follow baseball, but this caught my eye. CNN Link Torn ligament in the elbow. Tommy John surgery. Ouch for him. Ouch for the Nationals, too. ETA: The article says possibly out for 2011, so it is not… --- ## [If Monty Hall were more devious... (puzzle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-monty-hall-were-more-devious-puzzle/551780)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-monty-hall-were-more-devious-puzzle/551780 "2010-08-28T13:26:57Z")
So, this gameshow host informs you that, in his possession, he has two boxes, each of which can be either red, green, or blue. He also tells you that at least one of the two is green, and contains a prize. Then, he gives… --- ## [How would you change NHL overtime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-change-nhl-overtime/550993)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-change-nhl-overtime/550993 "2010-08-28T04:14:35Z")
I hate the current NHL overtime system. The current 4 on 4 five minute period is stupid and the shootout is even worse. 4 on 4 hockey after playing 60 minutes of regular hockey? You don’t add a DH to a National League ba… --- ## [Dell XPS M1710 & Thief games...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-xps-m1710-thief-games/551637)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-xps-m1710-thief-games/551637 "2010-08-28T02:20:21Z")
My friend has a Dell XPS M1710 laptop on the way. What does she need to make sure she can run the Thief series? These are the specs… Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0GHz) T7200 CPU - 667FSB , 4MB -L2 Memory: 3 GB DDR2 … --- ## [Neptunian Glove Puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neptunian-glove-puzzle/551610)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neptunian-glove-puzzle/551610 "2010-08-28T01:15:42Z")
A Neptunian relays the following story: A Neptunian buys some gloves, and gets 28 grepleck change from his 100 grepleck note. He wears his new gloves, enjoying having all his fingers warm for a change (it’s cold on Nep… --- ## [Home Super Bowls; Home sellout records for 4 major sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-super-bowls-home-sellout-records-for-4-major-sports/551581)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-super-bowls-home-sellout-records-for-4-major-sports/551581 "2010-08-28T00:21:03Z")
A friend of mine and I were talking about Favre and he mentioned that the people in Green Bay are so fanatical about their team that they’ve sold out their home games for like 20 years. Is that true? That got me thinki… --- ## [What would happen in a fantasy baseball league that used the real MLB rosters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-in-a-fantasy-baseball-league-that-used-the-real-mlb-rosters/551602)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-in-a-fantasy-baseball-league-that-used-the-real-mlb-rosters/551602 "2010-08-27T13:03:47Z")
If I and 29 friends each picked the players of only one real-life team, would our league standings match the real ones? If all my fantasy players were real-life Padres, Joe took all real-life Reds, and Fred took all real… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=465) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=467)