# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=470 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 471 --- ## [Help Me Name My Fantasy Football Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-fantasy-football-team/548931)
**Author:** [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-fantasy-football-team/548931 "2010-08-07T03:28:40Z")
Before we get started, I feel I must confess something–I hate football. Hate. I play Fantasy Football for the competitiveness only–and I am very competitive! I am so competitive that I want to “win” the non-contest (it e… --- ## [Upgrading my computer for Starcraft 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-my-computer-for-starcraft-2/547213)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-my-computer-for-starcraft-2/547213 "2010-08-07T01:41:01Z")
Starcraft 2 is coming out in a week or so, and coincidentally I’ve found myself with about $150 in birthday money. I’m thinking of blowing it on some sort of upgrade for my 3-year-old computer. The computer is a Gatewa… --- ## [Alex Rodriguez hits 600th home run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-rodriguez-hits-600th-home-run/549180)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-rodriguez-hits-600th-home-run/549180 "2010-08-07T01:33:36Z")
Link Way to go A-rod --- ## [What if USC is really good? Will other teams get screwed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-usc-is-really-good-will-other-teams-get-screwed/549398)
**Author:** [@drgnrdr07](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drgnrdr07)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-usc-is-really-good-will-other-teams-get-screwed/549398 "2010-08-06T22:25:43Z")
What if USC ends up being really good this year? Will teams that play them get shafted because of an artificially lower ranking due to not being eligible for the coaches’ poll? Being a USC fan is going to suck for the n… --- ## [Baseball longer game statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-longer-game-statistics/549388)
**Author:** [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-longer-game-statistics/549388 "2010-08-06T20:55:26Z")
calling all sabrematicians… calling all sabrematicians… So, there’s a lot of talk about how (Major League) baseball games are taking longer and longer to finish. I’ve even, to my surprise, seen a columnist try to back … --- ## [Problem loading IL2 Sturmovik](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-loading-il2-sturmovik/549438)
**Author:** [@prowlersinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prowlersinger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-loading-il2-sturmovik/549438 "2010-08-06T18:53:56Z")
Ok, first thing I’m new to all of this, have never done a message board. Second I’m very computer illiterate, so be gentle with me. Here’s my problem. I just recently bought IL2 ( I bought it online which perhaps was my… --- ## [why is the mlb on fox scoreboard so far to the left I can't see the score](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mlb-on-fox-scoreboard-so-far-to-the-left-i-cant-see-the-score/548757)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mlb-on-fox-scoreboard-so-far-to-the-left-i-cant-see-the-score/548757 "2010-08-06T15:24:18Z")
what about us folks who don’t have widescreen TVs --- ## [LeBron James hatred...explanations, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-james-hatred-explanations-please/547573)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-james-hatred-explanations-please/547573 "2010-08-06T11:11:12Z")
So let me get this straight… LeBron James is a horrible, horrible traitor, in fact the moral equivalent of That Guy, because he’s a superstar who left the team he started with. And the reason I didn’t hear about this w… --- ## [A "Name My Fantasy Team" thread for the rest of us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-name-my-fantasy-team-thread-for-the-rest-of-us/549310)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-name-my-fantasy-team-thread-for-the-rest-of-us/549310 "2010-08-06T04:30:23Z")
Evilbeth’s thread is all about a specific themed league. This is the thread for those of us who are searching for a name for our teams and who are not working with those sorts of constraints. I generally like team name… --- ## [Dragon Age Tactics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-tactics/524335)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-tactics/524335 "2010-08-05T19:30:37Z")
I’ve just started playing this game and although I found the initial fights pretty easy it has been getting more and more difficult. I feel that I’m not using the tactics page well enough because I don’t really understan… --- ## [PS3 Racing Games Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-racing-games-recommendations/547561)
**Author:** [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-racing-games-recommendations/547561 "2010-08-05T18:53:19Z")
Previous Playstation incarnations had games like JetMoto I and II and ATV Off-Road Fury that I enjoyed, much more so than NASCAR or street-racing only games. I just downloaded the demo for Motorstorm Pacific Rift and l… --- ## [Football Pros Live - New Website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-pros-live-new-website/545821)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-pros-live-new-website/545821 "2010-08-05T18:44:16Z")
Cris Collinsworth was on the BS Report this weekend talking about a new website that he’s involved in starting called Football Pros Live. At this point it’s little more than a glorified NFL message board and that makes i… --- ## [MLB 2010 HOF Induction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-hof-induction/547985)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-hof-induction/547985 "2010-08-05T16:00:11Z")
I don’t see a thread yet, much to my surprise. The Baseball Hall Of Fame just got a whole lot classier today. Congrats Hawk and all the rest of the inductees. Dawson said today that “if you love the game, the game wil… --- ## [Madden 11 or NCAA Football 11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-11-or-ncaa-football-11/546807)
**Author:** [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-11-or-ncaa-football-11/546807 "2010-08-04T17:29:29Z")
I typically get either Madden or NCAA Football each year. I just made the switch to PS3 earlier this year and got Madden for the first time in 3-4 years and found the gameplay not as enjoyable/doable, especially at firs… --- ## [North Korean Soccer Team. Are they in danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-soccer-team-are-they-in-danger/544035)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-soccer-team-are-they-in-danger/544035 "2010-08-04T03:48:58Z")
I know that many people are joking (I think) about how the North Korean team had better defect after losing to Portugal 7-0 today in the World Cup. But is that really, for real true? Will the North Korean leadership re… --- ## [Serious Sam HD Second Encounter...Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-sam-hd-second-encounter-anyone/549020)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-sam-hd-second-encounter-anyone/549020 "2010-08-03T20:23:08Z")
Any of you FPS fans playing this? I know this is an older game. It must have slipped under my radar all these years. Steam has this game (which is an older title but with Croteam’s Serious 3 game engine) for $19.99. … --- ## [WoW password Phish or real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-password-phish-or-real/548754)
**Author:** [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-password-phish-or-real/548754 "2010-08-03T17:39:16Z")
Several years ago I played World of Warcraft for a few months, then kicked it into touch. Today I received the following email: "Hello, Blizzard Entertainment recently received a request to change the e-mail address u… --- ## [Does this game exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-game-exist/548746)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-game-exist/548746 "2010-08-03T16:22:31Z")
I’m looking for some sort of fps or hunting game or rpg set in the wilderness that involves hunting? Perferablly set in Africa, but not necessary. I have an idea for a machinima involving the thoughts of a hunter… Any … --- ## [Time waster of a game - little to no skill required - mindless clicking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-waster-of-a-game-little-to-no-skill-required-mindless-clicking/547937)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-waster-of-a-game-little-to-no-skill-required-mindless-clicking/547937 "2010-08-03T01:31:18Z")
But oh so fun! Crush the Castle Addictive. Post your latest addictions. --- ## [The Feud: Panty Raid by Labtrash \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-panty-raid-by-labtrash-game-over/548226)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-panty-raid-by-labtrash-game-over/548226 "2010-08-03T01:21:57Z")
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 … --- ## [The Fate of the North Korean Soccer Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fate-of-the-north-korean-soccer-team/548904)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fate-of-the-north-korean-soccer-team/548904 "2010-08-02T21:57:16Z")
There was much speculation after North Korea’s loss in the World Cup about what would happen to the team after they went back home. Would they be imprisoned, sent to hard labor, or shot? Time magazine reports: --- ## [What happened to Serena Williams' foot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-serena-williams-foot/548737)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-serena-williams-foot/548737 "2010-08-02T20:51:06Z")
NYTimes.com says "Williams cut her right foot on broken glass at a restaurant … " Accidents happen all the time but this one begs the skeptical questions. What sort of restaurant? What sort of shoes was she wearing? Wh… --- ## [RPGs for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpgs-for-kids/548518)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpgs-for-kids/548518 "2010-08-02T20:04:41Z")
I’m currently running a 4th Edition D&D campaign for a group of kids ranging in age from 10 to 13. It’s going okay … not great … and it occurs to me that part of the problem is that the rules are just a little too comp… --- ## [Knitters and textile crafters, here's a computer game you will enjoy: "Epic Yarn".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitters-and-textile-crafters-heres-a-computer-game-you-will-enjoy-epic-yarn/548874)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitters-and-textile-crafters-heres-a-computer-game-you-will-enjoy-epic-yarn/548874 "2010-08-02T18:18:24Z")
Here’s the trailer. I love the design of this little game. It all happens in a 2-D world made out of fabrics, yarn, buttons, embroidery, etc etc. Ever seen an embroidered little character catch an felt dragon with butt… --- ## [D&D long distance...suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-long-distance-suggestions/548469)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-long-distance-suggestions/548469 "2010-08-02T16:22:29Z")
Hey all, We had a guest here from Philly, and what was supposed to be a one-off game looks like it’ll be at least a two or three session run. However, he’s returned to Philly. (We’re in L.A.) How do you recommend doi… --- ## [CFL Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-question/547892)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-question/547892 "2010-08-02T03:01:33Z")
I just turned on NFL Network and found they’re showing a live CFL game – something I’ve never seen before. I turned it on to see a very nice catch and run that unfortunately for the receiver ended in a fumble. A defensi… --- ## [Forbidden Forest - Unspoiled Harry Potter Mafia Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719 "2010-08-02T02:18:38Z")
If you are alive in the game stay out or I will kill you(in the game)! --- ## [What is a "career ending injury?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-ending-injury/548025)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-ending-injury/548025 "2010-08-01T23:01:02Z")
I hear this term often (“career threatening injury” as well) and I was wondering: What kind of injuries would qualify? Are certain body parts more susceptible? Who has had one recently in the prime of their career, or … --- ## [Rome Total Realism and Steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-total-realism-and-steam/548323)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-total-realism-and-steam/548323 "2010-08-01T21:51:31Z")
A quick question…has anyone here put the Total Realism 6.0 patch on their Total War Rome game under Steam? I have Steam loaded on my laptop and I’ve downloaded the patch, but it’s telling my I’m not in the right game di… --- ## [Best football (soccer) goal celebrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-football-soccer-goal-celebrations/548291)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-football-soccer-goal-celebrations/548291 "2010-08-01T18:25:00Z")
Can anybody top this for a celebration in football? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=471)