# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=494 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 495 --- ## [I need suggestions for geeky shirt(s) to wear to GenCon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-suggestions-for-geeky-shirt-s-to-wear-to-gencon/534283)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-suggestions-for-geeky-shirt-s-to-wear-to-gencon/534283 "2010-04-05T17:17:45Z")
My wife and I will be manning a booth at this year’s GenCon Indy, so I’m looking for suggestions of the geekiest t-shirts to be found on the net. We’re there for 4 days, so are looking for as many as 4 different shirts t… --- ## [Heavy Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-rain/530508)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-rain/530508 "2010-04-05T15:44:46Z")
So, anyone had a go at it yet? I’ll admit to being one of the people who bought Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit, and liked it (up until the end, anyway), so I may well be biased, but as of yet (I think i’ve only really just c… --- ## [You fight like a dairy farmer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fight-like-a-dairy-farmer/532213)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fight-like-a-dairy-farmer/532213 "2010-04-05T14:55:03Z")
AKA the Insult Game. Retort to the previous poster’s witty quip with a witty comeback, and then direct and insult at the next poster. Soon you too can master the art of witty banter and becomes as gods like Elan or Guyb… --- ## [Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup 0.6.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-crawl-stone-soup-0-6-0/534897)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-crawl-stone-soup-0-6-0/534897 "2010-04-05T09:53:59Z")
New version, and it seems a new name, dropping the “Dungeon Crawl” part: Stone Soup 0.6.0: Heizölrückstoßabdämpfung. This isn’t the first name change-- “Linley’s” was cut off some time ago. (It’s a roguelike. That’s a s… --- ## [Division I Football Teams By State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/division-i-football-teams-by-state/534938)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/division-i-football-teams-by-state/534938 "2010-04-05T00:12:21Z")
See if you can name the Top Twelve states by Total Division I (FBS & FCS) College Football Teams. I’ll post the answer after 12 unique replies. --- ## [I Am Watching The NIT Semifinal And These Guys Suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-watching-the-nit-semifinal-and-these-guys-suck/534416)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-watching-the-nit-semifinal-and-these-guys-suck/534416 "2010-04-04T23:09:11Z")
Man, it’s clear they’re playing for 66th best in show. 27-23 UNC over Rhode Island with 2:16 in first half. Bricks all around, crappy passing, crappy foul shooting, both teams well under .500 from the floor. Why do th… --- ## [ML Baseball 2010, talk to tide us over!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ml-baseball-2010-talk-to-tide-us-over/528546)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ml-baseball-2010-talk-to-tide-us-over/528546 "2010-04-04T22:45:37Z")
Well, Football (American) is over, so it MUST be time to start talking about baseball, since nothing else important happens between now and April when the season starts! :stuck\_out\_tongue: So here is a thread for gener… --- ## [Which of the Close Combat Series should I get next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-close-combat-series-should-i-get-next/534759)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-close-combat-series-should-i-get-next/534759 "2010-04-04T19:12:38Z")
Awhile back I played \*Close Combat 2 A Bridge Too Far \* and really enjoyed it, I’ve had a squad level tactical itch that needs to be scratched, but it looks like there are 9 to chose from. My rig runs Vista and it’s 64 … --- ## [It's called football because you run with the ball!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-called-football-because-you-run-with-the-ball/534587)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-called-football-because-you-run-with-the-ball/534587 "2010-04-04T18:11:51Z")
That’s it, really. The new forum description just sent me over the edge. --- ## [Saint's Vilma upset about overtime rule.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saints-vilma-upset-about-overtime-rule/533915)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saints-vilma-upset-about-overtime-rule/533915 "2010-04-03T23:24:47Z")
He thinks it’s a diss on his teams conference win. He does know the Saints owner voted for this rule change right? And that the Vikings owner was only 1 of 4 that voted against it? --- ## [Greatest American elimination game (game thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 656\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423 "2010-04-03T21:37:14Z")
Setup thread: Greatest American elimination game (setup thread) - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board We have 102 nominees. What a country! In the first elimination round, as suggested by septimus, each player… --- ## [Blocking friends on steam. Do you show as offline to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-friends-on-steam-do-you-show-as-offline-to-them/534828)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-friends-on-steam-do-you-show-as-offline-to-them/534828 "2010-04-03T15:58:37Z")
I have an odd group of friends on steam. Half of them I ‘met’ within games (well, ‘game’… Modern Warfare 2) and the other half are real-life friends. The met-in-game half have a few odd-balls. One particular guy likes… --- ## [Anyone here play Avalon Hill's Civilization? (Computer game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-avalon-hills-civilization-computer-game/534465)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-avalon-hills-civilization-computer-game/534465 "2010-04-02T19:12:16Z")
And if so, were you able to get it to work on a PC with a later version of Windows? I’ve tried it on XP and while it installed, it wouldn’t play. It would load then unload. I’d like to try it on Windows 7, but have a fee… --- ## [Shawn Michaels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawn-michaels/534182)
**Author:** [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawn-michaels/534182 "2010-04-02T12:39:37Z")
We had a pretty good wrestling thread awhile back, so I know there’s some fans here. For about 10 years now Wrestlemania is the only wrestling I watch. It looked like a real retirement to me. --- ## [Should I buy Pikmin or Sonic Mega Collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-pikmin-or-sonic-mega-collection/532988)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-pikmin-or-sonic-mega-collection/532988 "2010-04-02T04:43:40Z")
Maybe this is lame, I don’t know . . . I’ve thought about doing little silly/fun threads like this before but never tried. I figured I’d try it out once to see if it works, and testdrive the polling feature. I’m going t… --- ## [Player hits his own mother with a foul ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/player-hits-his-own-mother-with-a-foul-ball/534518)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/player-hits-his-own-mother-with-a-foul-ball/534518 "2010-04-02T01:25:18Z")
I remembering hearing that Bob Gibson was so tough, he’d brush back his own mother if she was batting against him. But this here is a whole different beast. Denard Span of the Twins had his mother and 20 other family me… --- ## [Dragon Age: Awakenings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-awakenings/534612)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-awakenings/534612 "2010-04-02T00:08:50Z")
This seems to have hit the streets without much fanfare, and with a price nearly as much as the game itself is now selling for. I recall some references to it being in the works, but otherwise nobody seems to be talking… --- ## [ATHEISM is DEAD - SDMB Poker - Q1, 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-is-dead-sdmb-poker-q1-2010/524132)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-is-dead-sdmb-poker-q1-2010/524132 "2010-04-01T23:57:31Z")
NEW QUARTER! NEW PRIZES! NEW POSITIONS! NEW CAR SMELL! NEW MEAT! Tonight’s Results: Yeti Fubb Missy Oslo Dag Root Peek We’re now using Poker Mavens software (courtesy of Asterion), which means no need for depositing… --- ## [What team do you associate Nolan Ryan with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-team-do-you-associate-nolan-ryan-with/534048)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-team-do-you-associate-nolan-ryan-with/534048 "2010-04-01T22:50:06Z")
Very simple poll. If you hear, “Nolan Ryan” which team do you associate him with? --- ## [Fouls in Basketball should be decline-able - discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fouls-in-basketball-should-be-decline-able-discuss/534072)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fouls-in-basketball-should-be-decline-able-discuss/534072 "2010-04-01T22:24:45Z")
I think it is the absolute stupidest feature of the sport - that a viable strategy to win the game… is to break the rules of the game. penalties/fouls should be decline-able, like in football, to get rid of this asinine… --- ## [What video game is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-is-this/534569)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-is-this/534569 "2010-04-01T22:13:20Z")
It had a joystick you could rotate to make the hero’s shield go up and down. He was just walking slowly from the left to the right, full body, and the other button was for his sword. The shield could be put to low block,… --- ## [2010 Melting Pot Fantasy League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-melting-pot-fantasy-league/534205)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-melting-pot-fantasy-league/534205 "2010-04-01T13:19:50Z")
The draft was last night in the SDMB 6x6 AL-Only keeper league. This is my…4th? year in the league? (Holy crap, it’s my 6th!) I haven’t been very consistent (okay - consistently bad), but I did finish 2nd two years ag… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Baseball 2010 post-draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-2010-post-draft/533906)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-2010-post-draft/533906 "2010-03-31T23:49:29Z")
Hello and welcome all to another year of this, the quasi-official all-MLB SDMB 6X6 Yahoo roto league. Here we will make fun of our own selections publicly and each others’ privately. And each others’ privates, pubicly.… --- ## [Please recommend a PBEM system.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-pbem-system/534510)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-pbem-system/534510 "2010-03-31T23:27:55Z")
I’m looking for something that runs Paths of Glory. I’ve stumbled through a few but my lack of 'puter skills and their clunky programming have made me lose hope of finding something easy to set up for my friend and I. … --- ## [The New Jersey Nets March to 0-82 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jersey-nets-march-to-0-82-thread/519053)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-jersey-nets-march-to-0-82-thread/519053 "2010-03-31T17:54:59Z")
Fifteen losses to commence the season. Having gotten rid of most of their competent players, the Nets seem destined to greatness; can they win fewer than 9 games and set the NBA record for futility? Interestingly, thre… --- ## [Champions Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online/507910)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online/507910 "2010-03-31T16:20:26Z")
Early start is tomorrow at 10am PST. Anyone else in this? At first I was dubious… but I gotta admit, over the past few weeks of playing the closed beta, and then the open beta, it’s grown on me. I feel that it’s stron… --- ## [Baseball: Rules for pitching lefty or righty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-for-pitching-lefty-or-righty/534420)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-for-pitching-lefty-or-righty/534420 "2010-03-31T15:07:05Z")
Saw this article about an ambidexterous pitcher who threw both ways in a game. which rule is this? I looked up the rulebook on mlb.com (pitching section only I admit) and couldn’t find any rule like this. I also found … --- ## [Pittsburgh Pirates fans - help me ID these signatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-pirates-fans-help-me-id-these-signatures/534437)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-pirates-fans-help-me-id-these-signatures/534437 "2010-03-31T13:55:40Z")
Many years ago my aunt knew a sportswriter, who got a ball passed around the Pirate clubhouse. We think this was about 1961 because of one of the players who was there. Roberto Clemente is clearly on the ball. Can you t… --- ## [Tell me about PC and PS2 racing games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pc-and-ps2-racing-games/534175)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pc-and-ps2-racing-games/534175 "2010-03-30T16:08:19Z")
I was in the market for a racing wheel, figuring I’d grab an old driving force pro off ebay for $50 or something, when I saw that best buy had the Logitech G27 on sale for $150 (normally $300). I don’t play many racing g… --- ## [New NFL playoff overtime rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nfl-playoff-overtime-rules/533535)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nfl-playoff-overtime-rules/533535 "2010-03-30T14:01:41Z")
REALLY glad to see this change, and frankly I don’t think it should be limited to the playoffs. I hate seeing a team win the toss, kick a field goal and go home. The change in a nutshell goes like this: The team tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=495)