# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=493 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 494 --- ## [I suck at Texas Hold 'Em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suck-at-texas-hold-em/535088)
**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suck-at-texas-hold-em/535088 "2010-04-09T01:02:19Z")
Well, there you have it. I’m not any good at this. I decided to hop on PokerStars for the first time ever today and try playing Texas Hold 'Em several years after it became cool. I get the gist of what I’m doing (I know … --- ## [Pangrams, but not sentence pangrams.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pangrams-but-not-sentence-pangrams/534657)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pangrams-but-not-sentence-pangrams/534657 "2010-04-08T20:44:43Z")
A pangram, for those who don’t know, is a sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet once. Probably, the most famous pangram is “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” although my favorite is “Pack my box wit… --- ## [NCAA Tournament Predictions/Picks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-predictions-picks/532571 "2010-04-08T18:29:37Z")
I know there’s an ongoing college basketball thread, but since it’s bracket time I thought the tourney deserved it’s own real estate. Who are your upset specials? I hear a lot of chatter about Sienna and Cornell, but I … --- ## [SDMB Mock Draft 2010 Setup Thread - Call Dibs on Your Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mock-draft-2010-setup-thread-call-dibs-on-your-team/535371)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mock-draft-2010-setup-thread-call-dibs-on-your-team/535371 "2010-04-08T18:00:52Z")
Here’s the idea: we call dibs on a team, then proceed with a mock draft. I’m calling dibs on the San Francisco 49ers. What I want to discuss here, besides calling dibs on teams, in how many rounds we should do, and whe… --- ## [Why did Brian Zoubeck intentionally miss his second foul shot at the end of the Duke/Butler game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-brian-zoubeck-intentionally-miss-his-second-foul-shot-at-the-end-of-the-duke-butler-game/535154)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-brian-zoubeck-intentionally-miss-his-second-foul-shot-at-the-end-of-the-duke-butler-game/535154 "2010-04-08T16:36:34Z")
It would have put Duke up by three, and if Hayward had hit the mid-court shot, the game would have gone into overtime, with at least a chance for Duke to scrap out a win. I watched it over and over. Was Zoubeck feeling … --- ## [Sims 3- when new expansion packs & combos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-when-new-expansion-packs-combos/525917)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-when-new-expansion-packs-combos/525917 "2010-04-08T14:32:37Z")
A friend is wanting The Sims 3, but is wondering if she should wait till more expansion packs come out and they may sell combo packs (basic game+exp pack). I know World Adventures is out. What other expansions are plann… --- ## [Anyone getting the Kasmu DLC for Mass Effect 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-the-kasmu-dlc-for-mass-effect-2/535392)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-the-kasmu-dlc-for-mass-effect-2/535392 "2010-04-08T09:22:10Z")
A new character, and supposedly, new loyalty quest. Anyone got it? Is it worth the 7 USD? --- ## [World of Warcraft: Square Miles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-square-miles/535385)
**Author:** [@desulting](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desulting)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-square-miles/535385 "2010-04-08T06:30:02Z")
I was wondering if anyone has figured out how many square miles the total landmass of Warcraft takes up (Azeroth and Outland)? It seems like it would be pretty easy to figure out considering spell ranges are in yards bu… --- ## [The World's Largest Trivia Contest - has anyone here ever tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-largest-trivia-contest-has-anyone-here-ever-tried-it/535200)
**Author:** [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-largest-trivia-contest-has-anyone-here-ever-tried-it/535200 "2010-04-08T04:14:03Z")
Hi everyone, first time poster, longtime reader. I am, well, let’s face it, a trivia nut, probably largely of my hometown and its big claim to fame. Namely, Stevens Point, WI, and the world’s largest trivia contest. For… --- ## [Any SDMB interest in a Masters Pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sdmb-interest-in-a-masters-pool/534875)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sdmb-interest-in-a-masters-pool/534875 "2010-04-08T01:41:15Z")
The first big Golf tournament of the year starts this week, and it has more interest than normal with the return of Tiger Woods. On another message board, I been reading about a weekly pool for PGA Tournaments based on … --- ## [Blur beta on Xbox 360](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blur-beta-on-xbox-360/531244)
**Author:** [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blur-beta-on-xbox-360/531244 "2010-04-08T00:13:54Z")
So, anyone else sign up for this? The game is being done by Bizarre Creations, the guys behind the Project Gotham Racing series. It basically looks like PGR mixed with Mario Kart/Wipeout, it will have power ups and stuf… --- ## [Have Womens's Basketball Coaches Moved to the Men's Game? CAN They?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-womenss-basketball-coaches-moved-to-the-mens-game-can-they/535332)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-womenss-basketball-coaches-moved-to-the-mens-game-can-they/535332 "2010-04-07T22:29:32Z")
First, a simple question with a factual answer: has anyone made the leap from coaching a successful women’s college basketball program to being head coach of a men’s college basketball team? Or, has any successful coach… --- ## [Ranking dead musicians, decade by decade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-dead-musicians-decade-by-decade/535313)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-dead-musicians-decade-by-decade/535313 "2010-04-07T21:41:13Z")
This is partially inspired by this thread, but also by a Village Voice article I remember from 1981. That article gave scores to all the major musicians who had died from 1971-1980 and ranked the results in a chart. A… --- ## [What words should be added to the official Scrabble Dictionary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395 "2010-04-07T17:21:32Z")
The official Scrabble dictionaryincludes words like ZA which apparently stands for pizza and I have rarely heard used. Fine, but isn’t it time that OK is allowed? --- ## [Social Networking Site Just for Gamers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-networking-site-just-for-gamers/535188)
**Author:** [@Natty\_Bumppo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Natty_Bumppo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-networking-site-just-for-gamers/535188 "2010-04-07T17:07:22Z")
Just throwing out an idea to see what Dopers think. Would you participate in a social networking site devoted to gamers and gaming? Imagine that it has a searchable database of video game players to help you find peop… --- ## [Martina Navratilova has Breast Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martina-navratilova-has-breast-cancer/535276)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martina-navratilova-has-breast-cancer/535276 "2010-04-07T16:01:48Z")
Tennis Legend announced today that she has breast cancer. Story Here. I saw her play last month on TV in an exhibition match (w/ Steffi, Lindsay, and Justine) and she can still play incredibly well. Best wishes to Mar… --- ## [Just show me the game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-show-me-the-game/535278)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-show-me-the-game/535278 "2010-04-07T14:47:28Z")
Anybody else dread going to the official company website for a game? Case in point: http://www.callofduty.com First you have to enter your birthdate. Then you watch the progress bar waiting for all the delicious Flas… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Baseball (new league for anyone who missed the others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-new-league-for-anyone-who-missed-the-others/535233)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-new-league-for-anyone-who-missed-the-others/535233 "2010-04-07T14:12:41Z")
Hey there, I missed the signup for the other SDMB Fantasy baseball. If, like me, you’d still like to play, you can sign up here – http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=253084 The league is named Friends of… --- ## [Your opinion on 5:10 PM start times for baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-5-10-pm-start-times-for-baseball/533241)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-5-10-pm-start-times-for-baseball/533241 "2010-04-07T06:55:38Z")
Almost every home Saturday Arizona Diamondbacks game this year starts at 5:10 PM Arizona time. I’m trying to figure out why they picked such a strange start time. The ballpark has a retractable roof, so weather isn’t the… --- ## [Teaching Diplomacy, any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-diplomacy-any-tips/535101)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-diplomacy-any-tips/535101 "2010-04-07T05:06:30Z")
I know how to play and have played quite a few though PBEM. I own the board game and want to bring it to my friends, but I need some advice. The game is not the board but really about the interaction of the different p… --- ## [Let's review the NFL Draft ... circa 2005.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-review-the-nfl-draft-circa-2005/533834)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-review-the-nfl-draft-circa-2005/533834 "2010-04-07T03:18:10Z")
The most boring part of the the NFL off season is here. Free agency is dwindling down to slim pickins, and the draft is still over a month away. There’s nothing really going on. So I thought it would be fun to take a loo… --- ## [Who are your favorite Major League Baseball teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favorite-major-league-baseball-teams/534946)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favorite-major-league-baseball-teams/534946 "2010-04-06T20:50:59Z")
With the start of the baseball season the question to ask naturally is who are your favorite Major League Baseball teams. You can enter more than one team. If you don’t like baseball, please go away as I’m not interested… --- ## [Explain Clark Kellogg's terminology to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-clark-kelloggs-terminology-to-me/535181)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-clark-kelloggs-terminology-to-me/535181 "2010-04-06T19:46:13Z")
Towards the end of last night’s Duke/Butler championship game, with Duke holding the ball and a slim lead with less than a minute to play, CBS announcer Clark Kellogg said several times that Duke would have to “trade two… --- ## [Your Favorite SEC Football Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sec-football-team/534906)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sec-football-team/534906 "2010-04-06T15:55:07Z")
Even if your favorite team is outside the Southeastern Conference, which of the SEC teams do you like best? --- ## [MLB 2k10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2k10/533038)
**Author:** [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2k10/533038 "2010-04-06T13:17:40Z")
I bought this last weekend for the PC, and I am really getting into it, especially the “My Player” section… However, the instructions are worse than horrible… Wondering if anyone else is playing this…??? --- ## [MLB 2010 Prediction Competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646 "2010-04-06T12:10:25Z")
Well, Opening Day is this weekend. Yay! I thought i’d see if any of our resident baseball fanatics were interested in a competition of sorts, based on predictions about the upcoming season. This is based loosely on a si… --- ## [The Feud: Big Musical Numbers by 42fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-big-musical-numbers-by-42fish-game-over/534057)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-big-musical-numbers-by-42fish-game-over/534057 "2010-04-06T11:26:16Z")
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… --- ## [MLB the Show 10 anybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-show-10-anybody/533430)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-show-10-anybody/533430 "2010-04-06T00:08:11Z")
Just got this and suck badly but want to play online. Anyone playing this? PS3 btw. Graphics are insane. Controls are tough to pick up. This game is to baseball what Madden is to football. So many controls that it’s har… --- ## [Tranquilize sheep (test your reactions flash game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquilize-sheep-test-your-reactions-flash-game/534846)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquilize-sheep-test-your-reactions-flash-game/534846 "2010-04-05T19:16:55Z")
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction\_version5.swf My third attempt… (I clicked away from the first two so I don’t have the info) Rocketing Rabbit (Average 0.1458 seconds) --- ## [Your favourite 2D games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-2d-games/534689)
**Author:** [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-2d-games/534689 "2010-04-05T18:25:36Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for 2D games suggestions and reviews for the PC. I’m talking about games like Peggle, Plants VS Zombies and World Of Goo. Or even games like Puzzle Quest. Extra points if you can buy them in … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=492) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=494)