# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=496 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 497 --- ## [Flexibility of Spring Training Rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flexibility-of-spring-training-rules/533565)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flexibility-of-spring-training-rules/533565 "2010-03-24T01:48:16Z")
I’m just curious about how far rules can be pushed in Spring Training. Every so often, I’ll watch a Cactus or Grapefruit League game and hear the announcers note that the managers agreed to use the DH rule for this parti… --- ## [Any sport have multiple HOF players with the same name who are NOT related?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sport-have-multiple-hof-players-with-the-same-name-who-are-not-related/532908)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sport-have-multiple-hof-players-with-the-same-name-who-are-not-related/532908 "2010-03-23T17:32:02Z")
Many famous people have rather common names. Michael Jordan, for example, has a fairly common first and last name; and in a specific instance I personally know of, my wife recently had a student named Joe (“please, call… --- ## [Tell me about Bioshock.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bioshock/530525)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bioshock/530525 "2010-03-23T00:04:31Z")
A friend of mine emailed me that he is having a copy of Bioshock sent to me as a very late Xmas present. How grateful should I be? --- ## [full court press (phrases/words borrowed from sports)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-court-press-phrases-words-borrowed-from-sports/531773)
**Author:** [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-court-press-phrases-words-borrowed-from-sports/531773 "2010-03-22T20:37:45Z")
I heard the phrase “full-court press” on the national news yesterday, used in the general sense to mean applying a lot of pressure (in this case, psychological pressure). It’s a common enough phrase that people know wha… --- ## [Axis and allies token solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axis-and-allies-token-solutions/533304)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axis-and-allies-token-solutions/533304 "2010-03-22T17:29:46Z")
For anyone who has played the board game axis and allies, you must understand the frustration of token-tracking. Some of the most important zones are too tiny to fit 3 units on! The game’s built-in token-tracking system … --- ## [DRM on Assassin's Creed 2 PC to require constant Internet connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drm-on-assassins-creed-2-pc-to-require-constant-internet-connection/529526)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drm-on-assassins-creed-2-pc-to-require-constant-internet-connection/529526 "2010-03-22T15:08:32Z")
Linky In return for not requiring the disc to be inserted and an unlimited number of installs, you have to have a constant Internet connection to play. If your connection drops while you’re playing you lose all progres… --- ## [How do I get "The Witcher" to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-witcher-to-work/533272)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-witcher-to-work/533272 "2010-03-22T11:12:18Z")
I realize that this maybe should go in GQ, and also that maybe nobody can help me, but I figured I’d ask. I got the game “The Witcher” for my PC when it first came out, played it a little, got busy doing other stuff, an… --- ## [D&D Critical Hit and Fumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-critical-hit-and-fumble/531843)
**Author:** [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-critical-hit-and-fumble/531843 "2010-03-22T00:11:30Z")
I am going to do something that I think is fun for my next D&D game. The DM uses critical hit and fumble decks, but he lost one of them and it’s now out of print. I have been wanting to try making fortune cookies, so I… --- ## [Assassin's Creed 1 (PS3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-1-ps3/533246)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-1-ps3/533246 "2010-03-21T19:16:43Z")
I got it cheap, I installed it last night, I got the update and I started playing. There’s a lot of gum flapping going and I’m not hearing any voices. Is this normal? It’s not 100% of the voices, I can hear some people,… --- ## [Vin Scully hospitalized after fall \[minor\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scully-hospitalized-after-fall-minor/532996)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scully-hospitalized-after-fall-minor/532996 "2010-03-21T14:49:12Z")
Linky. Maybe it’s bad form for me to be browsing from bed at 4am, but I saw the first three words of this headline and could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. I swear, I don’t know what I’m going to do the day this … --- ## [2010 Tourney Bracket Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-tourney-bracket-challenge/532511)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-tourney-bracket-challenge/532511 "2010-03-21T03:17:51Z")
I didn’t see one already up, so I renewed last years challenge. Group ID# 94222 Password: unclececil Email’s were sent out to last years participants. Everyone is welcome. Good luck! MIZ! --- ## [McDonald's in Japan to use DS as a training tool.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-in-japan-to-use-ds-as-a-training-tool/533183)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-in-japan-to-use-ds-as-a-training-tool/533183 "2010-03-21T00:00:18Z")
I posted this here because I figured it might eventually end up here anyway, but mods feel free to move it if this isn’t the appropriate place. According to Andriasang, McDonald’s Japan intends to roll out a new employe… --- ## [College Basketball 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-2009/518256)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-2009/518256 "2010-03-20T20:11:57Z")
Not sure how many threads we’ll need for college basketball, so I thought I’d start one for the rest of 2009. Maybe monthly threads as we head into conference play in January and then a tournament thread in March? Anywa… --- ## [Scum mafia: On Cecil pond \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 2080\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202 "2010-03-20T03:03:02Z")
Since time immemorable, the denizens of Cecil Pond have lived in peace and ecological balance. That’s all changed now, though, with the introduction of a new, fast-reproducing strain of invasive algae. Unless the nativ… --- ## [Anyway tried the R.U.S.E beta yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-tried-the-r-u-s-e-beta-yet/532141)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-tried-the-r-u-s-e-beta-yet/532141 "2010-03-19T21:53:04Z")
This just came out on Steam and can also be downloaded from this site; this is definitely not taking steam off Starcraft 2 (hehe). but it is neat in many different ways. It’s just the open beta though. Simply put, R.U.S… --- ## [Michael Jordan, Bobcats New Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jordan-bobcats-new-owner/533025)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jordan-bobcats-new-owner/533025 "2010-03-19T21:10:08Z")
It took a long time, but Jordan finally owns a team. :slight\_smile: What do you think his chances of turning things around are? The Bobcats are rupturing money. Reports I’ve seen says Bob Johnson lost a lot. http://… --- ## [Let's make a bell curve.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-bell-curve/532137)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-bell-curve/532137 "2010-03-19T20:54:53Z")
A simple game. Without looking at the poll results first, choose a number in the poll that you think would contribute to a final result that is a bell curve. I’m going with 9 digits and single votes for this poll. I mig… --- ## [Skimming the surface: Scum Mafia FORBIDDEN thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skimming-the-surface-scum-mafia-forbidden-thread/526896)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skimming-the-surface-scum-mafia-forbidden-thread/526896 "2010-03-19T14:18:57Z")
Since Chronos hasn’t started one, I’ll make one here. Pleez no one active in the game read this thread. Pleez no one post any spoilers from the spoiled view here. Also, I think Chronos still wants another couple potenti… --- ## [How many professional baseball games will you attend this season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-baseball-games-will-you-attend-this-season/532683)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-baseball-games-will-you-attend-this-season/532683 "2010-03-19T09:23:15Z")
A couple of comments in this thread made me think this might be a reasonable companion thread. How many games, if any, do you think you’ll make it to this season? Unlike the other thread, this poll can include MLB regul… --- ## [NCAA Question/Trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-question-trivia/532903)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-question-trivia/532903 "2010-03-19T02:32:15Z")
This week, Jeff Demps won the Men’s 60 yard dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships for Track and Field. His team, the Florida Gators, also won the team championship. In 2009, the Gators, with Demps, won the NCAA footba… --- ## [Wow. Sampras and Agassi really don't like each other.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-sampras-and-agassi-really-dont-like-each-other/532423)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-sampras-and-agassi-really-dont-like-each-other/532423 "2010-03-19T02:14:51Z")
Check out the charity match, along with Nadal and Federer, who looked rather awkward during it. Things get personal --- ## [Save your Xbox360 Data to a USB key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-your-xbox360-data-to-a-usb-key/532907)
**Author:** [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-your-xbox360-data-to-a-usb-key/532907 "2010-03-18T23:59:02Z")
I know -someone- was saying in a thread I was reading that they wanted this feature, and apparently it’s coming soon. Or at least, sometime in 2010. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/18/xbox-360-gaining-usb-storage-support… --- ## [NCAA tournament: why is the play-in game always in Dayton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-why-is-the-play-in-game-always-in-dayton/532825)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-tournament-why-is-the-play-in-game-always-in-dayton/532825 "2010-03-18T23:56:30Z")
First of all, I swear I asked this question once before about three or four years ago. But I did a search and couldn’t find the thread, so I either imagined it or I asked it in someone else’s thread. And if I did post th… --- ## [Spec out a Starcraft 2 machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-out-a-starcraft-2-machine/532785)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-out-a-starcraft-2-machine/532785 "2010-03-18T19:11:10Z")
Generally, I’m a console gamer. I’ve not played PC games in years, and my desktop is a first-gen Macbook (dead screen, hooked up to external display) with an Intel GMA 950 video card and all of two gigs of RAM. However, … --- ## [In Search of a Feud by 42fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-a-feud-by-42fish-game-over/532479)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-a-feud-by-42fish-game-over/532479 "2010-03-18T17:43:55Z")
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… --- ## [Where's the NIT being held this year? Bangkok!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nit-being-held-this-year-bangkok/532900)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nit-being-held-this-year-bangkok/532900 "2010-03-18T16:14:35Z")
http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/herb-pope-darko-cohadarevic-groin-punch-video-2010-nit-2592146.html Videos in the linked article. I actually saw a player get punched in the crotch live once. The opposing player was set… --- ## [PC retail now only ~20% of $13 Billion PC Gaming Market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-retail-now-only-20-of-13-billion-pc-gaming-market/532075)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-retail-now-only-20-of-13-billion-pc-gaming-market/532075 "2010-03-18T02:28:36Z")
Wow, I was thinking more like maybe 40-50% but 80%! Wow. And apparently the PC gaming market is not doing half bad. Gloom and doom from some console gamers not withstanding - 13 Billion. Nice. --- ## [Predict Tiger's return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-tigers-return/521373)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-tigers-return/521373 "2010-03-18T00:27:38Z")
Was tempted to put this in the other thread, but thought it might merit a stand-alone. Tiger has said he will be taking a break from competitive golf. Simple question, when do you think Tiger will return? 2010 schedul… --- ## [Gamers, what's your take on OnLive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-whats-your-take-on-onlive/532044)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-whats-your-take-on-onlive/532044 "2010-03-17T22:02:44Z")
This is the streaming video game thing that was revealed, I think, last year? Anyway, I guess it is finally going live this June and I’m wondering what you all think of it. http://www.onlive.com/ I’m curious to see ho… --- ## [Video game quiz - how many can you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-quiz-how-many-can-you-get/532665)
**Author:** [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-quiz-how-many-can-you-get/532665 "2010-03-17T21:26:39Z")
Title says it all. The quiz is set up as a cool looking old-school isometric city where different video game titles are hidden in various visual clues. As far as I can see the titles range from the very old to quite rece… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=495) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=497)