# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=469 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 470 --- ## [How do you roll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068 "2010-08-13T02:32:41Z")
Given your druthers. --- ## [Dragon Quest IX: Awesome game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-quest-ix-awesome-game/550024)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-quest-ix-awesome-game/550024 "2010-08-12T13:44:43Z")
As a JRPG fan, I can’t recommend this game enough. 84+ hours (working out to about 41 cents per hour worth of entertainment; not too shabby!), and still a LOT to do! I am currently \[spoiler\]in the post-game, and figuri… --- ## [Greatest Military Leader elimination game (setup thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-military-leader-elimination-game-setup-thread/549293)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-military-leader-elimination-game-setup-thread/549293 "2010-08-12T02:51:26Z")
Who was the greatest military leader? You may nominate up to five noteworthy leaders, be they generals, admirals or military officers of any rank, as well as monarchs, warlords or chieftains actually commanding on the b… --- ## [Name That Heiress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-heiress/549859)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-heiress/549859 "2010-08-11T22:21:39Z")
This person will get two pots of gold at the end of the rainbow: one from her family, and the other through her own talent and hard work. Guess who. Some hints: She was born in New York; her father was born in Pari… --- ## [Game: The forgotten ones or the bassist effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-the-forgotten-ones-or-the-bassist-effect/549925)
**Author:** [@JollyGoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JollyGoon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-the-forgotten-ones-or-the-bassist-effect/549925 "2010-08-11T15:11:11Z")
This goes out to the ones who lived/live in the shadows of giants.I have this feeling that there will be a lot of bass players in this game. First, I give you the name of someone who is not that well known: The forgotte… --- ## [Atlanta Braves: ticket availability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-braves-ticket-availability/549868)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-braves-ticket-availability/549868 "2010-08-11T14:54:10Z")
I’m going to be in town in late September, and am looking to see a game. However, a friend wants to join me - but may not be able to attend. Is ticket scalping legal in Atlanta? Also, it looks like the Braves will be on… --- ## [Silly Game: Guess the Surname and Post Another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097 "2010-08-11T13:30:03Z")
Real or Fictitious First Names: Hash Charlie Buster Golden Russet What’s their last name? --- ## [Which NFL Team is Headed to Awesometown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-team-is-headed-to-awesometown/549666)
**Author:** [@drgnrdr07](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drgnrdr07)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-team-is-headed-to-awesometown/549666 "2010-08-11T03:20:42Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=573859 The thread above got me thinking. Which team that didn’t make the playoffs last year will make it this year? Personally, I think my '9ers are due. The divisio… --- ## [So what happened to the French National Soccer team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happened-to-the-french-national-soccer-team/547003)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happened-to-the-french-national-soccer-team/547003 "2010-08-11T00:01:08Z")
Last we heard, our heros had melted down and appeared to have staged some sort of mutiny. One player had requested an audience with the French President to explain what ever. So what sort of reaction did the team get, i… --- ## [Open NFL Fantasy League - Newbies Welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-nfl-fantasy-league-newbies-welcome/549874)
**Author:** [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-nfl-fantasy-league-newbies-welcome/549874 "2010-08-10T20:38:51Z")
I’ve set up a custom league at NFL.com. There are still available spots and this is for fun so newbies are welcome to learn as we go along. We welcome additional players. If you’d like to join: ID=PyffesLeague Passw… --- ## [Superheroes Alliance - iPhone game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-alliance-iphone-game/548936)
**Author:** [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-alliance-iphone-game/548936 "2010-08-10T17:38:58Z")
Come join me in a little game called Superheroes Alliance. A free iPhone RPG game. Wait, you’re saying, is this another farmville, mob wars, mafia, kinda facebook game? Well yes and no. In setting up it asked if I wanted… --- ## [I predict that this Lebron-Wade-Bosh partnership will end horribly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-that-this-lebron-wade-bosh-partnership-will-end-horribly/546060)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-that-this-lebron-wade-bosh-partnership-will-end-horribly/546060 "2010-08-10T14:37:26Z")
Knicks fans, Nets fans, Bulls fans and even Cavs fans- Get ready for the summer of 2011! Two of these 3 future hall-of-famers will be available next June (maybe even May!). The first issue is that they haven’t worked o… --- ## [Resonance of Fate (Xbox 360 game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resonance-of-fate-xbox-360-game/549395)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resonance-of-fate-xbox-360-game/549395 "2010-08-10T13:28:34Z")
I bought this game full of hope and eagerness some months ago. Let me explain first that we are very cautious in buying games. When I am looking for a new game, if I haven’t already been looking forward to it anxiously,… --- ## [Asheron's Call Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asherons-call-dopers/545233)
**Author:** [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asherons-call-dopers/545233 "2010-08-10T12:35:54Z")
I know this is most likely a stretch. Are there any Asheron’s Call players here on the dope? I just resubbed after about five years and Im finding the game is still really amazing. I just wanted to hear your thoughts on … --- ## [Harry Potter Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-mafia/544429)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 799\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-mafia/544429 "2010-08-10T12:34:46Z")
Hey, everyone, this is going to be fantastic. I’m really looking forward to it. :slight\_smile: :clears throat: Welcome to Harry Potter Mafia(sometimes called werewolf). This game is set in the world of Harry Potter, bu… --- ## [Of ESPN's big 3, which athlete do you dislike the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-espns-big-3-which-athlete-do-you-dislike-the-most/549158)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-espns-big-3-which-athlete-do-you-dislike-the-most/549158 "2010-08-09T22:19:24Z")
I picked Lebron James. He comes off as a smug egomaniac and I’d to punch him right in the face. --- ## [chess training game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game/548684)
**Author:** [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game/548684 "2010-08-09T20:44:37Z")
i know that this may bore the heck out of most folks. but what the hey. and big kudos to chessic and mal in advance. --- ## [How much sex in World of Warcraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-in-world-of-warcraft/549635)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-in-world-of-warcraft/549635 "2010-08-09T17:10:56Z")
I never thought WoW had any sexual content at all, but this music video from “The Guild” which is obviously about the lives of a bunch of WoW players, seems to imply there is sexual content. Are they referencing other ga… --- ## [Any good text based games anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-text-based-games-anymore/549224)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-text-based-games-anymore/549224 "2010-08-09T15:32:25Z")
I used to like text-based games, even as far as when I got Windows 98 on my computer. This delightful site points out the biggest flaw of them, which was that they were horribly unforgiving when it came to giving the pro… --- ## [Dopers at GenCon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-at-gencon/549247)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-at-gencon/549247 "2010-08-09T15:18:45Z")
If you’re attending/exhibiting GenCon, post here with stories, photos, tips, yadda yadda. This is my first GenCon (and first \*Con, for that matter). My wife is the gamer in the family, and I’m helping her man a booth wi… --- ## [Albert Haynesworth Conditioning Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-haynesworth-conditioning-test/549083)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-haynesworth-conditioning-test/549083 "2010-08-09T12:11:18Z")
Some background: the washington redskins football team last year signed albert haynesworth - a 6’6 350lb defensive tackle - to a $100 million contract. this is a mammoth contract for a mammoth man. this offseason haynes… --- ## [Game: Name That Car From The Vanity Plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-that-car-from-the-vanity-plate/547767)
**Author:** [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-that-car-from-the-vanity-plate/547767 "2010-08-09T10:56:50Z")
This is a little game I came up with a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. The idea is to come up with a vanity/personalized license plate that describes the car that might sport that plate. The idea came to me i… --- ## [Best miniature golf course you've ever played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-miniature-golf-course-youve-ever-played/549601)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-miniature-golf-course-youve-ever-played/549601 "2010-08-09T00:03:43Z")
I’ve got some vacation time coming up, and wanted to see if anyone has come across a truly creative and engrossing miniature golf course in their travels. If you remember that old computer sim (called IIRC Miniature Gol… --- ## [XBOX 360: What are your favorite co-op games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-what-are-your-favorite-co-op-games/549014)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-what-are-your-favorite-co-op-games/549014 "2010-08-08T18:07:34Z")
I’ve got a friend coming over tonight to sit around and play hours and hours of XBOX 360. I also have a large credit due me at GameStop. So what co-op games should I pick up? We have already played through the Lego game… --- ## [3 or less letter words only please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-or-less-letter-words-only-please/548398)
**Author:** [@FE3O4ENAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FE3O4ENAIL)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-or-less-letter-words-only-please/548398 "2010-08-08T03:49:27Z")
I read Bastard Tongues by Deriek Bickerson while camping. The book is about the world “lowest” languages. Good book BTW. It made the point that the Creole tongue of slaves seemed simple, but it took a clever person to u… --- ## [MLB: July 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2010/545192)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2010/545192 "2010-08-08T02:57:04Z")
The June thread. It’s officially Summer, and we’re heading into a holiday weekend. What games are you going to and how is your teams doing so far? --- ## [The Feud: The new NFL season grows closer! by Little Nemo \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-new-nfl-season-grows-closer-by-little-nemo-game-over/548878)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-new-nfl-season-grows-closer-by-little-nemo-game-over/548878 "2010-08-07T22:28:45Z")
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 … --- ## [Worst founding franchise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-founding-franchise/549142)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-founding-franchise/549142 "2010-08-07T16:31:19Z")
So in Little Nemo’s Football Feud, he mentions that the reason he included the Arizona Cardinals was because they were one of the league’s two founding franchises that still remain (the other is the Chicago Bears). This … --- ## [Chess training game - thoughts of Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-thoughts-of-malacandra/548668)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-thoughts-of-malacandra/548668 "2010-08-07T14:20:57Z")
We’re off. peeker, just under the message window to the right of the board is a button marked “settings”. That takes you to a page with a number of options, one of which is “Auto-win on time”. Make sure that’s unchecked … --- ## [Baseball Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/549308)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/549308 "2010-08-07T03:49:20Z")
I have to admit up front I may have not fully seen all this correctly. In a recent televised game, there was aman on first base only and The batter hit a line-drive to between first and second base The runner on first… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=470)