# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=49 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 50 --- ## [Undefeated at Wordle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undefeated-at-wordle/969903)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undefeated-at-wordle/969903 "2022-09-29T21:20:39Z")
When Wordle first became popular, there were a bunch of columns on best words, written by someone who had won a bunch of games in a row. The genius of the game is it looks very challenging, but with good guesses there a… --- ## [Tell me about chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-chess/972398)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-chess/972398 "2022-09-28T21:02:14Z")
My bf plays chess, mostly in video. He pulled out his set the other day and tried to teach me. It wasn’t helpful, as I was told how my pieces could move but not their purpose. Any tips for learning? Is it as difficult a… --- ## [NFL 2022 - Week Three Strikes You're Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-three-strikes-youre-out/972039)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-three-strikes-youre-out/972039 "2022-09-27T14:55:53Z")
Week 3 is here. We’re starting to learn a bit more about these teams, but there are still a ton of questions. Is Tua really a 6 td guy, or was that a fluky game (both) What the fuck is wrong with Kyle Pitts (Arthur Smith… --- ## [Attention football strategists. Why not a field goal instead of a punt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-football-strategists-why-not-a-field-goal-instead-of-a-punt/971743)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-football-strategists-why-not-a-field-goal-instead-of-a-punt/971743 "2022-09-27T02:39:00Z")
Football is enjoyable, the American kind in this case. I was watching a college game at the stadium and during warm-ups the kicker for our team was nailing 50-yard field goals regularly. I’ve seen him before kick a 53-y… --- ## [Most pitches seen by a batter on a single at bat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-pitches-seen-by-a-batter-on-a-single-at-bat/972264)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-pitches-seen-by-a-batter-on-a-single-at-bat/972264 "2022-09-26T22:15:14Z")
Is this something record keepers track? I’ve seen batters foul off pitch after pitch. Does someone hold the record for this? --- ## [NFL week 2: The Lion(s) (don't) sleep tonight(/ Sunday)(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2-the-lion-s-dont-sleep-tonight-sunday/971527)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2-the-lion-s-dont-sleep-tonight-sunday/971527 "2022-09-21T02:36:15Z")
My apologies if this week’s has been started and I missed it. The Lions are favored to win this week for the first time in a year and a half, against Washington. As a Detroit fan I always look forward to a chance to en… --- ## [Two major game leaks(Grand Theft Auto VI and Diablo 4) - what's going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-major-game-leaks-grand-theft-auto-vi-and-diablo-4-whats-going-on/971778)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-major-game-leaks-grand-theft-auto-vi-and-diablo-4-whats-going-on/971778 "2022-09-18T21:23:15Z")
I won’t leak to any footage or screenshots as, at least as far as I can tell, these are both major and highly illegal leaks. People are going to be in massive trouble once it is determined who did this. Overnight, Grand… --- ## [EVGA will no longer do business with NVidia...seems to be out of the GPU market completely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evga-will-no-longer-do-business-with-nvidia-seems-to-be-out-of-the-gpu-market-completely/971696)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evga-will-no-longer-do-business-with-nvidia-seems-to-be-out-of-the-gpu-market-completely/971696 "2022-09-17T16:28:53Z")
Title kinda says it all. This is being widely reported. Here are a couple articles. You can Google for plenty more. EVGA says they will continue to support already sold cards but are otherwise done. Not sure how a co… --- ## [Watching a football game on Amazon Prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-a-football-game-on-amazon-prime/971640)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-a-football-game-on-amazon-prime/971640 "2022-09-16T19:31:21Z")
Unless there’s a way to get out of it, the picture consists of a big banner on top, big banner on the bottom, and what’s left is a split screen- the game on the right half, and a gaggle of nondescript bros in easy chairs… --- ## [NFL Week One is the Loneliest Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-one-is-the-loneliest-number/971135)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-one-is-the-loneliest-number/971135 "2022-09-14T03:18:26Z")
Here we go again. Another year of NFL football. Some major changes in the offseason, none more important than me no longer rooting for the Browns and instead me rooting heartedly against the Browns for giving $230 millio… --- ## [Are There Any Players/Managers Who Refused To Play With/Against Jackie Robinson, Or Were Openly Hostile To Him, In The Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-players-managers-who-refused-to-play-with-against-jackie-robinson-or-were-openly-hostile-to-him-in-the-hall-of-fame/969039)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-players-managers-who-refused-to-play-with-against-jackie-robinson-or-were-openly-hostile-to-him-in-the-hall-of-fame/969039 "2022-09-12T12:48:19Z")
That’s pretty much it. I know Robinson got a lot of hate in his day. Did any players/managers who went on the record against him make it to Cooperstown? --- ## [NFL Preseason 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-2022/969388)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-2022/969388 "2022-09-08T01:37:57Z")
This past weekend saw the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton between two of the 10 first-year head coaches. This weekend the rest of the league will be taking the field for the first time in 2022, so lots of rookies and … --- ## [Japanese Major League Baseball customs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-major-league-baseball-customs/970475)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-major-league-baseball-customs/970475 "2022-09-05T18:28:03Z")
Yesterday was all Ichiro, all the time in Seattle due to him being inducted in the Mariners Hall of Fame. Anyway, they replayed his last game, which was against Oakland, but played in Tokyo at the start of the 2019 seas… --- ## [Killer klowns from outer space the game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-the-game/970864)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-the-game/970864 "2022-09-05T03:51:27Z")
Ok, there’s very few horror movies I like (mostly sci-fi-based ones) the original Halloween and the ones with Jamie lee in them) cthe of child play ) but killer klowns was one of them and now they made a game out of it… … --- ## [Shane Warne, Australia cricketer, dead at 52](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shane-warne-australia-cricketer-dead-at-52/960457)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shane-warne-australia-cricketer-dead-at-52/960457 "2022-03-06T05:33:27Z")
I know there is a dedicated thread, but Shane Warne, widely considered one of the greatest cricket players kf all time, was found dead in his vacation villa in Thailand. A suspected heart attack. Compounding the tra… --- ## [The bad bad bad game of Solitaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-game-of-solitaire/970710)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-game-of-solitaire/970710 "2022-09-01T20:16:06Z")
I’ve worn out many decks of cards playing this old game. I learned it when my sibs were allowed out but I wasn’t. It’s kept me entertained many hours. I’ve never done the online version til recently. It’s a site that… --- ## [MLB: August 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2022/968968)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2022/968968 "2022-09-01T16:07:30Z")
Mets continue to hold off the Braves, 3 game lead. DeGrom back on Tuesday, following Max on Monday, and the Mets have a helluva staff. Following the duo are Walker, Carrasco and Bassit, ERA’s of 2.79, 3.79 and 3.83. An… --- ## [Strange Play: Chicago vs. Baltimore (8/23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-play-chicago-vs-baltimore-8-23/970255)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-play-chicago-vs-baltimore-8-23/970255 "2022-08-31T15:47:52Z")
If anyone caught this game last night, the top of the 8th found Chicago with runners on the corners. Then, what could only be a wild pitch (due to its crazy trajectory in my opinion), advanced the runner on 1st to 2nd, b… --- ## [Coin Flipper Club Puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-flipper-club-puzzle/970613)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-flipper-club-puzzle/970613 "2022-08-31T12:23:46Z")
I came across this riddle on the internet… You have been selected to be a member of the prestigious “Supreme Coin Flipper Club.” Congratulations! What an honor! There are annual dues, however. These dues, appropriately… --- ## [“Granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granny-shifting-not-double-clutching-like-you-should/970174)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granny-shifting-not-double-clutching-like-you-should/970174 "2022-08-30T04:29:16Z")
Today I learned what double-clutching is. Double-clutching explained. The site says: The double clutching method is only used when downshifting. So my question: why would someone be downshifting during a drag race? --- ## [Who is on this pocket schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-this-pocket-schedule/968945)
**Author:** [@ILikeCheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeCheese)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-this-pocket-schedule/968945 "2022-08-29T22:00:05Z")
I’ve asked around and cannot get an answer, so I come here. If you guys can’t answer this, then no one can. This is a 2006 Kansas City Brigade pocket schedule. Who is on it? https://d.img.vision/pictures/Scan0004.jpg T… --- ## [What NFL backup quarterback was in the league the longest without ever playing in a meaningful game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nfl-backup-quarterback-was-in-the-league-the-longest-without-ever-playing-in-a-meaningful-game/970198)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nfl-backup-quarterback-was-in-the-league-the-longest-without-ever-playing-in-a-meaningful-game/970198 "2022-08-29T20:10:36Z")
I define “meaningful game” as a game that took place in the regular season or postseason. There are some guys who are career backups, and some teams that will choose to use their quarterbacks for every single snap of a … --- ## [Comprehensive WAR and Win Shares stats, preferably available online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comprehensive-war-and-win-shares-stats-preferably-available-online/970170)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comprehensive-war-and-win-shares-stats-preferably-available-online/970170 "2022-08-29T02:35:13Z")
Also preferably free, but I’m not choosy. I need (for a large project I’m undertaking) several sources for all-inclusive baseball value stats, from the founding of the AL through this season. By “all-inclusive,” what I m… --- ## [MLB: August 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783 "2022-08-27T02:21:51Z")
Josiah Gray will make his Nationals debut on Monday. That should help take some of the sting out of the trade deadline dump. --- ## [He Hate Me Keeper League 2021 - Year 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2021-year-19/948348)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2021-year-19/948348 "2022-08-25T15:57:58Z")
SDMB He Hate Me Keeper League Can Dave become the first-time threepeater? Can anyone stop NIN’s late-round keeper Josh Allen? Can Munch convince the league to finally get rid of kickers? Can we find enough replaceme… --- ## [Any pick 'em or survival leagues this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pick-em-or-survival-leagues-this-year/970237)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pick-em-or-survival-leagues-this-year/970237 "2022-08-24T21:21:09Z")
Last year @SenorBeef ran several pools on Yahoo sports, but I haven’t seen anything about any contests this year. (Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any posts from @SenorBeef for several weeks.) If he isn’t running a… --- ## [Good Sportsmanship thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sportsmanship-thread/969401)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sportsmanship-thread/969401 "2022-08-24T17:48:46Z")
I just happen to come across this news story from the Little League World Series. After a scary incident of being hit by a pitch in the head, the uninjured batter takes first base. But the pitcher is understandably shake… --- ## [The Long Drive (PC Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-drive-pc-game/970213)
**Author:** [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-drive-pc-game/970213 "2022-08-24T07:36:02Z")
I came across a stream of this game about a week ago and it intrigued me so I picked it up off Steam. (Its in Early Access) It takes parts of driving games, car mechanic simulator, desert survival and blends it all with… --- ## [PS4 and PS5 owners in the UK may soon be entitled to financial compensation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-and-ps5-owners-in-the-uk-may-soon-be-entitled-to-financial-compensation/970192)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-and-ps5-owners-in-the-uk-may-soon-be-entitled-to-financial-compensation/970192 "2022-08-23T22:28:08Z")
PS4 and PS5 owners in the UK who purchased digital games from the PlayStation Store since August 19, 2016, may be entitled to a share of up to £5 billion in damages if a new legal claim is successful. A consumer-right… --- ## [Pro wrestling business question : Is the network tv shows ultimately more important that the big PPV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-business-question-is-the-network-tv-shows-ultimately-more-important-that-the-big-ppv-shows/970013)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-business-question-is-the-network-tv-shows-ultimately-more-important-that-the-big-ppv-shows/970013 "2022-08-21T15:36:55Z")
Ok an interesting thing was brought up the past couple of weeks about having big matches on The weekly tv shows instead of on the PPV show And one of the people who infamously did it years ago says yes the tv shows ar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=50)