# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=488 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 489 --- ## [Forbidden Randomness of the Unspoiled Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-randomness-of-the-unspoiled-mafia/533111)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-randomness-of-the-unspoiled-mafia/533111 "2010-05-07T16:07:07Z")
I don’t think one of these has been set up for sachertorte’s Random game yet. Living players can go jump in a lake. Dead players and spoiled observers are welcome so long as you keep your spoilers in your pants. --- ## [NFL Offseason Thread: Combine & Free Agency Version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-free-agency-version/530165)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 540\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-free-agency-version/530165 "2010-05-07T10:31:01Z")
The NFL Combine officially starts tomorrow and the first workouts will be held on Friday. Tebow will probably get the lions share of the publicity and there’ll be a ton of attention paid to the D Lineman drills with Suh,… --- ## [how does creation of world areas work in World of Warcraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-creation-of-world-areas-work-in-world-of-warcraft/537313)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-creation-of-world-areas-work-in-world-of-warcraft/537313 "2010-05-07T10:24:08Z")
I know that in Second Life areas of the world are built and organized/managed by players which presumably provides for much variability. The original Dungeons and Dragons and its manifestations in MUD’s had the same appr… --- ## [Ernie Harwell dead at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernie-harwell-dead-at-92/538362)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernie-harwell-dead-at-92/538362 "2010-05-07T03:09:52Z")
link The voice of baseball in Detroit, which I frequently heard in my dad’s workshop during summers, has died at 92. This is a sad day for Detroit. :frowning: --- ## [God of War III rant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-iii-rant/535307)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-iii-rant/535307 "2010-05-07T00:20:54Z")
Mighty Kratos! Slayer of Gods! All of Greece fears your wrath!! You’ve ripped Cyclops’ eye from his socket and showered in his blood!! You have rended Helios’ head from his body and carry it around as a trophey!! You wil… --- ## ["Feast or famine" gaming: Anyone else have this problem? Long-ish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feast-or-famine-gaming-anyone-else-have-this-problem-long-ish/538421)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feast-or-famine-gaming-anyone-else-have-this-problem-long-ish/538421 "2010-05-06T17:06:55Z")
I consider myself a gamer because I enjoy video gaming. A lot. So much that I have a hard time thinking of any other activity that gives me more joy. I have all three current-generation consoles, and have owned all the … --- ## [Plays crysis without breaking a sweat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plays-crysis-without-breaking-a-sweat/538044)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plays-crysis-without-breaking-a-sweat/538044 "2010-05-06T12:37:45Z")
So I walked into a killer PC. I was planning on making a VM server and the budget was $1100-ish. I was looking at basing it around the new 6 core AMD proc. All was going well til I went to Microcenter and the guy mention… --- ## [Who will win the World Cup 2010?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-cup-2010/537533)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-cup-2010/537533 "2010-05-06T09:42:17Z")
Pick your winner, and then let us know your reasons. I’m asking who you believe will win, and NOT who you wish win. --- ## [Are there any pre-Modern FPS's out there? (Ancient/Medieval weapons)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-pre-modern-fpss-out-there-ancient-medieval-weapons/538298)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-pre-modern-fpss-out-there-ancient-medieval-weapons/538298 "2010-05-06T04:50:32Z")
I was just wondering if there are any multiplayer first-person period games out there involving swords, spears, etc. instead of guns. Either historical or fantasy would be of interest to me. Can anyone make any recomme… --- ## [What's this game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-game/537811)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-game/537811 "2010-05-06T04:17:17Z")
I vaguely remember playing a in which the players each stick a piece of paper on their forehead so that everyone else can see something on that paper but that player can’t. Then you try to find out what’s on your paper. … --- ## [What sports rules do you think could benefit other sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-rules-do-you-think-could-benefit-other-sports/533989)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-rules-do-you-think-could-benefit-other-sports/533989 "2010-05-06T01:52:33Z")
I don’t know how this would work but I think basketball could benefit from something like line changing in hockey. No waiting for clock stoppages to get your 3 pt. specialist or defensive stopper in the game. Maybe the … --- ## [Convince me to resub with Eve :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-resub-with-eve/538432)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-resub-with-eve/538432 "2010-05-05T23:28:17Z")
I tried Eve for about 3 months about 1-2 years ago. I wanted to like it…I really wanted to like it. I love the ‘old style’ number crunching this game allows you to make. Lots of nuance. However, try as I might, I gre… --- ## [Super Trivia Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-trivia-challenge/536773)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-trivia-challenge/536773 "2010-05-05T19:01:39Z")
My Co-Worker’s husband just did the World’s Largest Trivia Contest held by a Wisconsin radio station. During it, they were allowed to email questions to friends and family and see if they could help. The contest is now o… --- ## [Boxing question regarding rankings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-question-regarding-rankings/538161)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-question-regarding-rankings/538161 "2010-05-05T15:24:55Z")
The Mayweather/Mosley bout over the weekend got me searching through Yahoo.com for news about the results. While I was there, I noticed something odd. I don’t know much about boxing so this may be a really stupid quest… --- ## [WoW: Burning Dog Legion - New Members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-burning-dog-legion-new-members/538292)
**Author:** [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-burning-dog-legion-new-members/538292 "2010-05-05T13:29:52Z")
Is the Burning Dog Legion accepting new members? I have a eighth level Tauren shaman that I just started on Cairn. Not sure yet whether I will keep going with her (all my other toons are on Bloodhof), but it would be m… --- ## [does anyone else think that NFL Blitz is particularly bad for n64 control sticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-that-nfl-blitz-is-particularly-bad-for-n64-control-sticks/538255)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-that-nfl-blitz-is-particularly-bad-for-n64-control-sticks/538255 "2010-05-05T12:45:28Z")
maybe I am just paranoid about keeping the control sticks in good order, for it is so hard to find n64 controllers these days that dont have the stick too lose and flopping around and impossible to play with but it seem… --- ## [Are any of the iphone app games worth buying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-iphone-app-games-worth-buying/533060)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-iphone-app-games-worth-buying/533060 "2010-05-05T05:31:05Z")
I’ve tried some of the free demo games but other than the puzzle games, I haven’t found any that are actually worth buying. --- ## [Two player tower defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-player-tower-defense/538319)
**Author:** [@pericynthion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pericynthion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-player-tower-defense/538319 "2010-05-05T00:58:08Z")
I think it would be neat to have a tower defense game where a second player takes the part of the computer. They would get to choose which units to put into a wave, from a certain budget. Every one they get through to … --- ## [What's an Ovechkin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-ovechkin/538294)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-ovechkin/538294 "2010-05-05T00:33:55Z")
Just heard this: Hockey fans walks into a bar, tells the barkeep “I’d like an Ovechkin, please.” Barkeep says “What’s an Ovechkin?” Guy answers “It’s a White Russian, but without the ice or the cup”. Go Bruins. --- ## [Horse and jockey arrive separately. Do they still win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-jockey-arrive-separately-do-they-still-win/538172)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-jockey-arrive-separately-do-they-still-win/538172 "2010-05-04T22:37:22Z")
If in a horse race, by some quirk of fate, every jockey gets unseated at the last fence and all the horses fun on past the finish line, could it then be a foot race between the jockeys to get to the line first? --- ## [Starcraft II release date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starcraft-ii-release-date/538304)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starcraft-ii-release-date/538304 "2010-05-04T17:46:04Z")
July 27, 2010 --- ## [McNabb now a Redskin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcnabb-now-a-redskin/534962)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcnabb-now-a-redskin/534962 "2010-05-04T15:53:17Z")
Donovan McNabb traded to the Redskins for a 2nd draft this year and a 3rd or 4th next year. --- ## [Suggestions for abc nba playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-abc-nba-playoffs/538088)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-abc-nba-playoffs/538088 "2010-05-04T14:29:50Z")
1.Get rid of Doris Duke. Who is she? Why is she so fucking SERIOUS? Doris, it is a game. A diversion. Fun. Laughs. Relaxation. An escape from reality. When I hear her voice I think of oil spills covering the Gulf coast… --- ## [Hockey: will we ever see a 30 goal defenseman again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-will-we-ever-see-a-30-goal-defenseman-again/538247)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-will-we-ever-see-a-30-goal-defenseman-again/538247 "2010-05-04T13:47:19Z")
I kind of miss seeing Paul Coffey doing one of his patented end-to-end runs, but hardly any defenseman has the balls to attempt that anymore (Bobby Orr was a bit before my time). Apparently from what I can gather Coffey… --- ## [How long has the NHL been televised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-the-nhl-been-televised/538061)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-the-nhl-been-televised/538061 "2010-05-04T10:57:40Z")
I’m watching a documentary on the 1969 Stanley Cup on the NHL Network. The footage, for 1969, is horrible. It looks like some bootleg film made by a fan. Was the NHL televised in 1969? Anyone know what the earliest comp… --- ## [A life of Starcraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-life-of-starcraft/536909)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-life-of-starcraft/536909 "2010-05-04T00:51:21Z")
I hope this doesn’t come too close to being a shameless plug (it’s not for me, I swear!) A college friend of mine, known as Day\[9\] in the Starcraft community, has been running a series of webcasts where he gives comment… --- ## [2010 Snooker World Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-snooker-world-championship/537206)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-snooker-world-championship/537206 "2010-05-03T20:14:33Z")
Seeing as how there has never been a snooker thread here, I’m not holding out great hopes that this will garner much interest, but… The 2010 snooker world championship is currently underway. I love snooker, both playing… --- ## [For the Stinky, Sweaty Nerd In Your Life...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-stinky-sweaty-nerd-in-your-life/537929)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-stinky-sweaty-nerd-in-your-life/537929 "2010-05-03T00:14:24Z")
--- ## [Cork Football, board game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cork-football-board-game/538041)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cork-football-board-game/538041 "2010-05-02T16:52:41Z")
I’m trying to find rules for this game, to be described below. A friend I have lost touch with had a boxed set for this, but I can find no information about it on-line. The game appeared to have been made and marketed … --- ## [What's wrong with bidding "nil"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-bidding-nil/537693)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-bidding-nil/537693 "2010-05-02T16:28:51Z")
Huh? I heard a couple co workers today bitching about someone else bidding nil in some kind of card game. I remember often doing so back in the day, mostly while playing spades, and getting the same pissed-off reaction.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=487) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=489)