# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=468 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 469 --- ## [R.I.P. General Skandar Akbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-general-skandar-akbar/550894)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-general-skandar-akbar/550894 "2010-08-20T18:40:36Z")
Sad news for wrestling fans. Ak lost his battle with cancer last night. I met him once, years ago, in full kayfabe mode, and booed him loudly, like a good little mark. Super talented performer. His best days in the r… --- ## [Heroes of Might & Magic VI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-might-magic-vi/550578)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-might-magic-vi/550578 "2010-08-20T15:16:43Z")
The bubble burst earlier today, shortly before the GamesCon reveal by Ubisoft themselves. So far a IGN preview (here), some screenshots \[1\]\[2\] and a trailer. I’m wickedly excited - heck, I even loved V! Black Hole enter… --- ## [Earwurm contagion game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earwurm-contagion-game/550845)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earwurm-contagion-game/550845 "2010-08-20T07:00:44Z")
Rules: Post a link to a song or video. Listen to other links. Did it give you an earwurm? Award 1 point per day. --- ## [Favre tells Vikings he's not coming back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favre-tells-vikings-hes-not-coming-back/549012)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favre-tells-vikings-hes-not-coming-back/549012 "2010-08-20T02:49:09Z")
Brett Favre has reportedly told the Vikings that he’s actually going to retire this time. He says his ankle hasn’t responded to surgery. An official announcement from Favre and a press conference from Brad Childress are … --- ## [Are Y'all Still Playing The Beatles Rock Band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-yall-still-playing-the-beatles-rock-band/550811)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-yall-still-playing-the-beatles-rock-band/550811 "2010-08-20T02:02:43Z")
I finally got my XBOX 360 hooked up, but haven’t bought that game yet, but I bet when and if I do, it’ll be cheap, right? I said “if” up there because I don’t have that much experience with the box except when I first g… --- ## [Bobby Thompson "Shot Heard Around the World" Dead at 86](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-thompson-shot-heard-around-the-world-dead-at-86/550553)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-thompson-shot-heard-around-the-world-dead-at-86/550553 "2010-08-20T00:07:21Z")
Bobby Thomson, who hit the famed "Shot Heard 'Round the World"that won the 1951 National League pennant for the New York Giants, has died. He was 86. --- ## [The Feud: Random stuff by Rebo \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-stuff-by-rebo-game-over/550254)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-stuff-by-rebo-game-over/550254 "2010-08-19T04:04:54Z")
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 … --- ## [NFC East 2010 \[Closed - see thread with same title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2010-closed-see-thread-with-same-title/550519)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2010-closed-see-thread-with-same-title/550519 "2010-08-18T11:08:47Z")
duplicate thread, fyi --- ## [What are the most frustrating segments of video games you have ever played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-frustrating-segments-of-video-games-you-have-ever-played/549788)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-frustrating-segments-of-video-games-you-have-ever-played/549788 "2010-08-18T04:02:01Z")
I’ll start, with video(if possible). No order here, just as I think of them. Kya: Dark Lineage - Jumping through these fans and free falling through obstacles. If you hit one thing, you are dead…and the camera is very… --- ## [Starcraft II Official Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starcraft-ii-official-thread/547902)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starcraft-ii-official-thread/547902 "2010-08-18T03:56:42Z")
It looms in the horizon like a zerg rush! Starcraft II is only a few days away, what are your plans? Are you picking it up, getting it later, passing on it or have you been eagerly waiting for it? So far the pre-orders… --- ## [Do we really need preseason football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-preseason-football/550112)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-preseason-football/550112 "2010-08-17T20:55:59Z")
Given the number of injuries in preseason games, isn’t it a great disservice to players to make them play 4 preseason games? --- ## [Guess who probably didn't have Lou Gehrig's Disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who-probably-didnt-have-lou-gehrigs-disease/550528)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who-probably-didnt-have-lou-gehrigs-disease/550528 "2010-08-17T20:50:58Z")
Lou Gehrig. Huh. --- ## [Arkansas Radio Personality fired for wearing Gator hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-radio-personality-fired-for-wearing-gator-hat/550489)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-radio-personality-fired-for-wearing-gator-hat/550489 "2010-08-17T15:49:20Z")
Yep, gotta love SEC Football. Florida Graduate working for the Hog Sports Radio gets fired for wearing a Florida Gator Ball Cap. --- ## [Your poker quirks habits and rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-poker-quirks-habits-and-rules/549629)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-poker-quirks-habits-and-rules/549629 "2010-08-17T05:45:16Z")
One of mine that I thought of that made me put up this thread was this: as irrational as it may be, as bad play as it may be, if I have four cards to a flush draw, in any combination, even if it’s inside and there’s all… --- ## [What does it mean that Dustin Johnson "ground" his club in a bunker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-that-dustin-johnson-ground-his-club-in-a-bunker/550418)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-that-dustin-johnson-ground-his-club-in-a-bunker/550418 "2010-08-17T01:46:16Z")
The news stories I’ve read mentioned that he wasn’t supposed to do it and that they were playing with local rules that made all sand traps into bunkers, or something like that, but what did he actually do with his club? --- ## [Mets' Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod) charged with assaulting father-in-law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040 "2010-08-17T00:55:54Z")
Story here --- ## [Help two noobs get started in WoW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-two-noobs-get-started-in-wow/546422)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-two-noobs-get-started-in-wow/546422 "2010-08-16T21:46:17Z")
Lots of WoW threads lately have tempted me out of retirement and into another MMORPG. I’ve played CoH and LOTRO and have a particular fondness for playing tanks. Based on this thread, I’ve decided to start with a Palad… --- ## [The celebrity alphabetical initials game (how long can it last?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 742\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392 "2010-08-16T13:56:03Z")
The rules are simple: Starting with Alan Alda for AA, add a celebrity whose initials come next. To start: AA–Alan Alda AB–Antonio Bandares Next up–AC --- ## [Anyone have a link to this quiz site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-link-to-this-quiz-site/550398)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-link-to-this-quiz-site/550398 "2010-08-16T13:52:12Z")
I’m fairly certain I was linked to it from SDMB. It’s not FunTrivia. That has flash quizzes where you have to answer the questions in order. The site I’m thinking of has lists set out and you have a finite amount of time… --- ## [Golf: are we truly in the Age of Parity now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-are-we-truly-in-the-age-of-parity-now/550282)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-are-we-truly-in-the-age-of-parity-now/550282 "2010-08-16T12:38:06Z")
\[Split off from the main PGA thread\] I read something recently which indicated something pretty astonishing: of the last 40 men’s major winners, only a small percentage have won 1+ more. Now, that may continue only so … --- ## [Does anyone here play League of Legends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-play-league-of-legends/550361)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-play-league-of-legends/550361 "2010-08-16T09:13:43Z")
If so, feel free to add me. I have two accounts, my main one being Speusippus, my secondary one being Spiggity Spike. (The second is the one I use to try out new characters and builds, since practice games are so often d… --- ## [The Feud: War Movies by 42fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-war-movies-by-42fish-game-over/549541)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-war-movies-by-42fish-game-over/549541 "2010-08-16T00:53:01Z")
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 … --- ## [1588, 1820, 2148, 2204, 2284, ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1588-1820-2148-2204-2284/550138)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1588-1820-2148-2204-2284/550138 "2010-08-15T20:40:18Z")
Wow, I haven’t felt this dumb in a long time. It took me forever to get it, and I still wonder if my method was some convoluted coincidence that just happened to work. Was it more obvious to you? What’s the logic? It… --- ## [Steeler Fans. Meet for a game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steeler-fans-meet-for-a-game/550005)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steeler-fans-meet-for-a-game/550005 "2010-08-15T17:37:35Z")
Hello all, I am a very long time Steeler fan, but live a long from Heinz Field. No-one I know has even the faintest interest in either football or, indeed the Steelers. I bleed Black and Gold. So… What I am wonderin… --- ## [Randy Moss vs Larry Fitzgerald in the HOF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-moss-vs-larry-fitzgerald-in-the-hof/549584)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-moss-vs-larry-fitzgerald-in-the-hof/549584 "2010-08-15T16:12:34Z")
A couple of assumptions: Neither will win a Superbowl in the remainder of their careers. Larry, after retiring, will have comparable stats, but none of the all-time records. Which one is more likely to get into the Ha… --- ## [Oddball baseball rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddball-baseball-rules/549907)
**Author:** [@mattomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattomic)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddball-baseball-rules/549907 "2010-08-15T05:07:13Z")
Among all sports, baseball’s truly beloved by stats wonks, trivia geeks and other poindexters for its combination of archaic rules and mountains of data creating all sorts of trivial facts. While perusing Youtube, I saw … --- ## [How many Dopers am I one degree of seperation away from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-am-i-one-degree-of-seperation-away-from/547952)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-am-i-one-degree-of-seperation-away-from/547952 "2010-08-14T04:11:37Z")
Over in this thread, there was this exchange: I’m one degree of separation away from being real? Which got me thinking. How many Dopers am I one degree of separation away from? I’ve met Cat Whisperer and Spoons in… --- ## [Help me waste even more of my time with a free RPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127 "2010-08-13T20:41:12Z")
Because there’s a slight but real risk that I may actually get something useful done one of these days. I’ve been trying to find some free, one-person role-playing game. Something browser-based. Your classic hack-up-mon… --- ## [Mafia II demo now available on Steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-ii-demo-now-available-on-steam/549851)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-ii-demo-now-available-on-steam/549851 "2010-08-13T08:22:10Z")
What the title says, pretty much. I’m real anxious about the game, which is released in full on the 27th. The demo is downloading now, but it’ll be a while since I’m only on a 1mbit line for the moment. Anyone else exci… --- ## [Seeking Mount & Blade character building advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-mount-blade-character-building-advice/549983)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-mount-blade-character-building-advice/549983 "2010-08-13T04:44:51Z")
So I’m playing Mount & Blade Warband, and thus far it’s been extremely fun. However, I’m really having trouble figuring out what the best balance of skills and statistics is for my character. My current army consists ma… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=467) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=469)