# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=47 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 48 --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Nine times out of ten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-nine-times-out-of-ten/974294)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-nine-times-out-of-ten/974294 "2022-11-09T02:48:23Z")
One of the rare NFL trade deadlines that actually meant something. The Bills swap RBs with the Colts (Zach Moss and a conditional 5th round pick for Nyheim Hines). The Dolphins got Jeff Wilson from the Niners (who upgrad… --- ## [New chess variant: duck chess!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chess-variant-duck-chess/973213)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chess-variant-duck-chess/973213 "2022-11-08T10:05:13Z")
Chess.com has added a handful of new variants, and one of them is understandably sweeping all the video bloggers. Duck chess sounds kind of dumb, but I am finding it addictive – basically, it’s just like a normal chess g… --- ## [D&D 5e Character Generators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-5e-character-generators/974437)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-5e-character-generators/974437 "2022-11-08T04:48:17Z")
So far the best one I’ve found for my use is Fast Character Generator. It is free and it is indeed fast. But not perfect of course. Has issues with Feats and doesn’t always generate a suggested spell list. I use this t… --- ## [MLB: 2022 Postseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2022-postseason/972753)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 528\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2022-postseason/972753 "2022-11-08T00:14:57Z")
We have 1 game left to play in the regular season, but it doesn’t matter for anybody. So we’re set. All series are best of 3 at the higher seed’s ballpark in the first round. 2nd round is played 2-2-1 starting at the hig… --- ## [Anyone familiar with Kabaddi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-kabaddi/974430)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-kabaddi/974430 "2022-11-07T05:45:19Z")
I was roaming the offerings of ESPN+, waiting for my soccer match to start, when I came across this sport that I had literally never heard of before. Basically, I would describe it as a very fast, physical game of team … --- ## [Flightline - a super horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flightline-a-super-horse/971352)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flightline-a-super-horse/971352 "2022-11-05T22:54:15Z")
I don’t think the racehorse Flightline is getting much coverage - but he should. Although he never raced in any of the Triple Crown races and doesn’t race very often (only five races since debuting in April of 2021), th… --- ## [Nvidia has officially revealed their RTX 4000 series lineup of PC graphics cards. Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-has-officially-revealed-their-rtx-4000-series-lineup-of-pc-graphics-cards-opinions/971934)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-has-officially-revealed-their-rtx-4000-series-lineup-of-pc-graphics-cards-opinions/971934 "2022-11-04T01:20:12Z")
Today (September 20, 2022) Nvidia officially rolled out their RTX 4000 series cards. It seems they have three cards on offer. A 4090 for $1600 and two 4080’s for $900 (12GB) and $1200 (16GB). The 4080 really seems lik… --- ## [Faster Than Light + Kerbal Space Program + Oxygen Not Included = Cosmosteer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-than-light-kerbal-space-program-oxygen-not-included-cosmosteer/974305)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-than-light-kerbal-space-program-oxygen-not-included-cosmosteer/974305 "2022-11-03T20:24:53Z")
If you like FTL, KSP and ONI, you’ll wanna check out Cosmosteer. You build your own spaceships which can grow from Millenium Falcon-sized to Star Destroyer-sized. You have to think about how you’re building your system … --- ## [Gift for DM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-dm/974177)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-dm/974177 "2022-11-03T22:15:29Z")
My DM is moving to Texas to be with his love. I’ve played a fair amount of TTRPGs over the years, and I have to say this guy is the best: curated music, lighting, props, sound effects, voices, and of course very complica… --- ## [NFL Week Eight Ways to Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-eight-ways-to-sunday/974028)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-eight-ways-to-sunday/974028 "2022-11-02T21:26:19Z")
Since there is no thread yet, and I don’t have the time to do my usual, I’ll just start this one quick. The Broncos/Jags game was nice and close, with some quite good defensive play on both sides of the ball. But anyone… --- ## [Video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games/974131)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games/974131 "2022-11-01T23:02:06Z")
I like to play a game called “Angry Birds 2”. I don’t know where this ranks with video games, but there’s a lot to it. I was wondering how long it takes to come up with a video game? From the idea to the completed prod… --- ## [Persona 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-5/783803)
**Author:** [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-5/783803 "2022-11-01T00:40:10Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I’ve been playing computer games since the mid 80’s on Z80 and 6502 machines. In all that time I think this may be one of, if not the, best game I’ve ever played. The story, style, graphic… --- ## [NFL 2022 Week Seven Wonders of the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seven-wonders-of-the-world/973539)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seven-wonders-of-the-world/973539 "2022-10-30T16:38:07Z")
It’s week seven and the NFC East is the top division in the NFC conference. In other news, dogs and cats are now living together in harmony. Meanwhile, Rodgers and Brady look old, the Packers have their first back-to-bac… --- ## [Identify old 70's game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-old-70s-game/973888)
**Author:** [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-old-70s-game/973888 "2022-10-30T03:21:50Z")
Hey folks, While going through some old photos, I came across one of my brother and I playing one of our our games. My Google Fu is weak on this one but it was akin to Connect Four. The vertical frame was red and yello… --- ## [PC game - Disco Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-disco-elysium/843847)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-disco-elysium/843847 "2022-10-28T19:15:21Z")
I just finished playing this and I’m still stunned. It’s partly an RPG and partly a detective game. You play an amnesiac police officer trying to figure out who the hanged man is and who hanged him. You also have to figu… --- ## [I'll live to regret this, but here's the Semantle thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932 "2022-10-28T13:18:25Z")
Maserschmidt told us about Semantle, here. There’s more details in that post, but as an overview, Semantle is a guess-the-word game, only based on semantic similarity rather than the letters it contains (as in the case o… --- ## [Trying to remember a game where you answered questions about a drawing of a crime scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-game-where-you-answered-questions-about-a-drawing-of-a-crime-scene/973896)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-game-where-you-answered-questions-about-a-drawing-of-a-crime-scene/973896 "2022-10-28T05:06:20Z")
I have a vague memory of playing a game with my family in the 80s where the players were trying to solve a murder. For each case, there was a card with a drawing of the crime scene and, I think, a summary of the case. Th… --- ## [Thoughts on gender-swapping in video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-gender-swapping-in-video-games/972754)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-gender-swapping-in-video-games/972754 "2022-10-25T23:16:00Z")
OK, weak title - I’ll elaborate… Since my time on earth began, whenever playing video games, I (a biological male who identifies as such without much hesitation or ambiguity) have opted to play with a female character o… --- ## [Does the NFL now have TOO much parity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nfl-now-have-too-much-parity/973487)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nfl-now-have-too-much-parity/973487 "2022-10-24T17:19:34Z")
Exhibits A & B: Only 2 teams, each, are projected to have points differentials either +100 or more or -100 or less (Bills & Eagles; Steelers and Panthers)-and that is with the 17 game schedule. Only 3 5-1 teams + the 6-… --- ## [Anyone with win 11 and CIV 6 on steam having problems since the last steam updates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-win-11-and-civ-6-on-steam-having-problems-since-the-last-steam-updates/973680)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-win-11-and-civ-6-on-steam-having-problems-since-the-last-steam-updates/973680 "2022-10-24T00:18:59Z")
since the last steam update ive been having problems with civ 6 since the last update or two? Also, how do you see if you have mods installed I might have installed a mod way back when and forgot I have it … --- ## [Sports dreams thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-dreams-thread/973550)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-dreams-thread/973550 "2022-10-21T15:48:50Z")
A cross between MPSIMS and Game Room, I guess: Anybody here have odd, vivid dreams about their sports team or sports in general before? I once dreamt the Eagles beat the Bengals in 2010 in the Super Bowl at the Cowboy… --- ## [Monkey Island 6 is coming out this year. Return to Monkey Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-island-6-is-coming-out-this-year-return-to-monkey-island/962266)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-island-6-is-coming-out-this-year-return-to-monkey-island/962266 "2022-10-20T19:25:56Z")
I asked this 12 years ago and now it has been announced. Ron Gilbert announced it on April Fool’s Day because he had tweeted 9 years ago that if he ever announced Monkey 6, he would do it on April Fool so no one would… --- ## [NFL 2022 Week Six Ways to Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-six-ways-to-sunday/973255)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-six-ways-to-sunday/973255 "2022-10-19T22:26:25Z")
A little late so we don’t get to discuss in real time the offensive showcase between the Commanders and Bears last night. I leave it to the reader to determine the intended meaning of “offensive”. Here are the games, wi… --- ## [If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a grizzly bear... HELP THE BEAR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503 "2022-10-19T21:12:43Z")
A Northwest College wrestler grappled with a grizzly bear to save his teammates from being brutally killed by it, ultimately turning the brunt of its attack on himself. Don’t worry; everyone seems to be okay. --- ## [Which sports have fans that are violent enough that they need to be segregated in the stadium stands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-fans-that-are-violent-enough-that-they-need-to-be-segregated-in-the-stadium-stands/972570)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-fans-that-are-violent-enough-that-they-need-to-be-segregated-in-the-stadium-stands/972570 "2022-10-19T17:26:13Z")
Reading about the news yesterday about 127 fans and police being killed in a soccer clash at a stadium in Indonesia, and thinking about the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster that killed 97 people, it got me to thinking that soc… --- ## [Chess: How great a materiel disadvantage for a grandmaster to be at even odds against a novice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-how-great-a-materiel-disadvantage-for-a-grandmaster-to-be-at-even-odds-against-a-novice/973137)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-how-great-a-materiel-disadvantage-for-a-grandmaster-to-be-at-even-odds-against-a-novice/973137 "2022-10-19T01:43:31Z")
Let’s say Magnus Carlsen went up against some amateur novice, and Carlsen agrees to go with a materiel disadvantage. How much would it have to be to be a fair 50/50 battle? Would Carlsen have to go without his queen, bo… --- ## [MLB - Dropped 3rd strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-dropped-3rd-strike/973464)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-dropped-3rd-strike/973464 "2022-10-19T00:23:12Z")
In Tuesday night’s Yankees-Cleveland game, the Cleveland catcher dropped a 3rd strike, but the batter didn’t realize it, and headed to the dugout without the catcher making any play on him. The announcer mentioned that h… --- ## [Is there a sport/game in which an average person could win at least 1 out of a 100 against a top 10 player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sport-game-in-which-an-average-person-could-win-at-least-1-out-of-a-100-against-a-top-10-player/973103)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sport-game-in-which-an-average-person-could-win-at-least-1-out-of-a-100-against-a-top-10-player/973103 "2022-10-18T18:47:50Z")
Is there a sport or a game out there in which an average person with a weeks worth of training could beat a world top ten player in that sport or game at least once out of 100 times? For example, would I as an average p… --- ## [Hall of Fame pitcher Bruce Sutter has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-pitcher-bruce-sutter-has-died/973271)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-pitcher-bruce-sutter-has-died/973271 "2022-10-17T21:27:35Z")
No details as to cause. --- ## [Has a boxer ever knocked out the referee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-boxer-ever-knocked-out-the-referee/973139)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-boxer-ever-knocked-out-the-referee/973139 "2022-10-17T20:17:45Z")
A common feature of pro wrestling scripted matches is the referee getting knocked out ‘by mistake’ or on purpose. But, in boxing has a fighter ever punched the referee? Either by accident when the ref is trying to break… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=48)