# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=48 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 49 --- ## [NBA Offseason 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661 "2022-10-16T00:20:10Z")
With the Golden State Warriors on Thursday having won their fourth NBA championship in the past eight years, it’s time to close the books on the 2021-22 NBA season and look ahead to the draft and free agency. The Portla… --- ## [DLSS: Is there any consensus on whether it is something you want to use? (PC video cards)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dlss-is-there-any-consensus-on-whether-it-is-something-you-want-to-use-pc-video-cards/973163)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dlss-is-there-any-consensus-on-whether-it-is-something-you-want-to-use-pc-video-cards/973163 "2022-10-15T21:34:56Z")
Nvidia just released its latest video card line (40xx) and lots of performance tests are coming out. It is a lot to wade through. My big question is the 40xx series seems to rely heavily on DLSS 3.0 for its stellar num… --- ## [Nhl:2022-23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2022-23/973279)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2022-23/973279 "2022-10-15T01:46:19Z")
The preseason for the Red Wings went damn well all in all. Soderblom and Kublik look they may be the next under-radar steals like the Wings had back in the old days. But Preseason is just Preseason. 2 minutes to go in… --- ## [E-Sports in the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-sports-in-the-olympics/947374)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-sports-in-the-olympics/947374 "2021-07-27T03:13:27Z")
Apparently one of my local news stations is doing a report on people pushing for E-Sports to be allowed in the Olympics, and I have several questions about this. Wouldn’t whatever official games are used have to be ava… --- ## [Bridge hand - what are the chances of making 7NT with these hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-hand-what-are-the-chances-of-making-7nt-with-these-hands/972833)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-hand-what-are-the-chances-of-making-7nt-with-these-hands/972833 "2022-10-13T16:25:07Z")
My partner and I bid to 7NT with: S KQx H KQxx D xx C AQxx S Ax H ATx D AKxx C KJxx The lead was a club and there are 12 top tricks (4 clubs, 2 diamonds, 3 hearts and 3 spades.) A 13th trick will have to c… --- ## [NFL Week Five by Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-five-by-five/972773)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-five-by-five/972773 "2022-10-13T04:22:53Z")
Things I think I know, but I’m probably wrong about. It was a travesty that Miami put Tua back into the game two weeks ago, then lied about it being a “back injury”. It was even more of a crime that they started him l… --- ## [Selling a famous home-run ball: How does the fan prove that it's the legit ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-famous-home-run-ball-how-does-the-fan-prove-that-its-the-legit-ball/973019)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-famous-home-run-ball-how-does-the-fan-prove-that-its-the-legit-ball/973019 "2022-10-12T15:50:16Z")
Say some fan catches a famous home-run ball (a ball that involved breaking some record) and wants to sell it. How does a buyer verify that the ball is indeed the real one, considering that it won’t look any different fro… --- ## [2022 NHL off-season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-nhl-off-season/967647)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-nhl-off-season/967647 "2022-10-10T22:22:52Z")
dances around Kris Letang will be a Penguin for life! (Now lets just hope that they’ll sign Evgeni Malkin too!) --- ## [How good was Bo Jackson in his prime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson-in-his-prime/970833)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson-in-his-prime/970833 "2022-10-10T14:26:39Z")
I didn’t grow up watching Bo Jackson play in his prime. For those who did, how good was he? I know I could just watch a video of his highlights, but it’s not the same as actually watching him perform live on TV or in per… --- ## [Why did it take so long to require helmets in hockey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-to-require-helmets-in-hockey/972431)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-to-require-helmets-in-hockey/972431 "2022-10-10T02:50:46Z")
Watching old stuff on the NHL network battling insomnia and it does seem like it took a long time for hockey helmets to become standard. I can understand why players have been resistant to visors and cages, but a helmet… --- ## [Approximately how much of a Major League Baseball bleacher section is in home-run territory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approximately-how-much-of-a-major-league-baseball-bleacher-section-is-in-home-run-territory/971948)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approximately-how-much-of-a-major-league-baseball-bleacher-section-is-in-home-run-territory/971948 "2022-10-09T18:52:01Z")
Given the fact that major-league baseball stadia are usually several layers deep with fans, approximately what percentage of an average MLB bleacher section is in home-run territory? That is, what percentage of that aud… --- ## [Cheating in Chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-chess/972950)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-chess/972950 "2022-10-08T20:41:09Z")
I don’t follow chess, but there has been a post on Facebook about cheating by some teen chess champion. As I recall, the post didn’t explain much. So, my question boils down to this: How can you cheat in chess? Mind read… --- ## [Suppose the best player in college football were from a military academy (and had to do 4 years of service.) How high would he be drafted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-best-player-in-college-football-were-from-a-military-academy-and-had-to-do-4-years-of-service-how-high-would-he-be-drafted/971751)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-best-player-in-college-football-were-from-a-military-academy-and-had-to-do-4-years-of-service-how-high-would-he-be-drafted/971751 "2022-10-07T02:58:37Z")
Roger Staubach, one of the NFL greats, was drafted low because he was an Annapolis cadet and had to serve in Vietnam for years after he graduated. Suppose you had a Patrick Mahomes-like player who were at West Point, US… --- ## [MLB: September/October Regular Season 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-october-regular-season-2022/970738)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-october-regular-season-2022/970738 "2022-10-07T02:12:42Z")
Welcome to September. Angel Hernandez has an ongoing lawsuit against Major League Baseball, wanting to know why he was pulled from the 2018 World Series and why he hasn’t umpired in it since 2005. Hernandez is saying i… --- ## [Where does Steam download game files to PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-steam-download-game-files-to-pc/972852)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-steam-download-game-files-to-pc/972852 "2022-10-07T02:12:40Z")
Apologies, I wouldn’t ask this here but I know very little about games, I did try googling the answer and the also checked the application forums but its just left me more confused. I downloaded the game ‘Endling: Extin… --- ## [Google Stadia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-stadia/831797)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-stadia/831797 "2022-10-06T10:34:41Z")
Will you get one? --- ## [An asterisk for Aaron Judge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asterisk-for-aaron-judge/972453)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asterisk-for-aaron-judge/972453 "2022-10-06T00:05:28Z")
No, no, not because he hit 61 home runs in 162 games instead of 154. Besides, they removed Maris’ asterisk many years ago. The question is, should he get an asterisk in the MLB record book with the notation, “Most home… --- ## [MLB Baseball: The Senior League?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-the-senior-league/971982)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-the-senior-league/971982 "2022-10-05T13:13:57Z")
On the TV show MASH, in an episode where they bet who will win the 1951 World Series, the term “Senior League” is used to describe the league the Dodgers are in, as I recall. What does that mean? Googling, I can only fin… --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Four Score and Seven Years Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-four-score-and-seven-years-ago/972456)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-four-score-and-seven-years-ago/972456 "2022-10-04T22:21:29Z")
This season is not what I had expected so far. Lots of surprises in the first 3 weeks. Which is one of the things that makes NFL football so fun and exciting. The Dolphins and Eagles are undefeated, while the Super Bowl… --- ## [One D&D - the upcoming D&D edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-d-d-the-upcoming-d-d-edition/972636)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-d-d-the-upcoming-d-d-edition/972636 "2022-10-04T20:13:43Z")
I know we have a number of D&D-related threads right now, but nothing specifically for One D&D. I would like to suggest a couple of ground rules. No ‘edition wars.’ Discussing new stuff in the context of old stuff is f… --- ## [Saving up for an XBox Series S: Is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-up-for-an-xbox-series-s-is-it-worth-it/971168)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-up-for-an-xbox-series-s-is-it-worth-it/971168 "2022-10-04T14:40:03Z")
Okay, I admit the first reason I want to get an XBox Series S is to play the new NBA 2K23 game, which has a franchise mode in which you can play as classic teams with correct drafts. But that’s not all I want to play. … --- ## [Warming Up in the Bullpen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warming-up-in-the-bullpen/972591)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warming-up-in-the-bullpen/972591 "2022-10-04T14:38:49Z")
Have you noticed how pitchers throw the ball in the bullpen? They throw the ball, but their stance does not look official. Why is this? Shouldn’t they be warming up simulating a real pitch? --- ## [LearnedLeague](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learnedleague/970893)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learnedleague/970893 "2022-10-04T13:56:05Z")
Anyone else here in LearnedLeague (more explanation here)? We’re now a week into the current season, and as always my goal is not to be dead last in my division and rundle (i.e. level). I started off well, but have been … --- ## [Is anyone else doing virtual challenges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-doing-virtual-challenges/929202)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-doing-virtual-challenges/929202 "2022-10-03T23:02:39Z")
I find exercise machines terribly boring, so I usually act as if I’m walking or biking to a destination. This might mean following a trail in a guidebook or moving up I-95 to the next state, for example. In addition to … --- ## [Ten most-fun-to-watch athletes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-most-fun-to-watch-athletes/968806)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-most-fun-to-watch-athletes/968806 "2022-10-03T21:46:51Z")
The 10 greatest basketball players thread got me to thinking, who were the most fun-to-watch athletes (any sport)? A preliminary, very arbitrary list: Dr. J. Muhammad Ali Mark Fidrych Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee Earl the Pe… --- ## [Anyone ever in a baseball field private suite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-in-a-baseball-field-private-suite/971728)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-in-a-baseball-field-private-suite/971728 "2022-10-03T16:54:34Z")
I can’t afford anything major league but minor league ball parks have luxury suites also and are quite reasonable. I thought of renting one for a family outing next year. The two choices near Cleveland I have found so fa… --- ## [Are game demos still a thing? (Monkey Island content)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-game-demos-still-a-thing-monkey-island-content/972580)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-game-demos-still-a-thing-monkey-island-content/972580 "2022-10-02T23:08:45Z")
I’m not much of a gamer these days, but both Mrs Snowman and I are quite excited by the new Monkey Island game - we both loved the 90s point-and-clicks. Neither of us have any sort of gaming rig - I have a 2014 Mac Mini… --- ## [Can you tell me where this game piece is from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-where-this-game-piece-is-from/972281)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-where-this-game-piece-is-from/972281 "2022-10-01T13:57:14Z")
Facebook It was found after a local game day event, and a friend would like to know where it goes before rifling through the hundreds of games in the game library. --- ## [Explain Hurling and Gaelic Football to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-hurling-and-gaelic-football-to-me/972487)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-hurling-and-gaelic-football-to-me/972487 "2022-10-01T09:25:59Z")
Many years ago I read the book Beyond Belfast, about an intrepid Canadian hiker who visits the Emerald Isle and gets sore feet while explaining a lot of Irish culture. IIRC he says everything from one’s name, favourite … --- ## [What's the process by which a coach accepts or declines a penalty? (American football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-process-by-which-a-coach-accepts-or-declines-a-penalty-american-football/972337)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-process-by-which-a-coach-accepts-or-declines-a-penalty-american-football/972337 "2022-09-30T01:00:11Z")
You see it all the time: “Pass interference, defense number 24, that penalty is declined, play results in a touchdown.” Does the referee confer with the opposing head coach (the one whose team was ‘victimized’ by the in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=49)