# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=498 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 499 --- ## [How many homeruns are hit in an average MLB season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-homeruns-are-hit-in-an-average-mlb-season/532082)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-homeruns-are-hit-in-an-average-mlb-season/532082 "2010-03-11T16:33:57Z")
Just wondering. Seems like it would be an interesting thing to know. --- ## [Is GURPS still active?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gurps-still-active/528325)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gurps-still-active/528325 "2010-03-11T06:59:57Z")
I happened to be in several game stores this week and I noticed that GURPS material has almost disappeared. Most of what’s out there is old. Is the system still active or has its time passed? The last new material I reme… --- ## [What fictional world would you like to see made into an MMO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-world-would-you-like-to-see-made-into-an-mmo/531824)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-world-would-you-like-to-see-made-into-an-mmo/531824 "2010-03-11T02:18:30Z")
I’m a fairly persistent-but-casual MMO goof. I’ll play until I’m tired of exploring, and then go on to the next one. I’ve wandered through Everquest, DAoC, Star Wars, WoW, Warhammer, and currently poking around Aion. T… --- ## [Does anyone use 7th generation consoles as media centers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-7th-generation-consoles-as-media-centers/519427)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-7th-generation-consoles-as-media-centers/519427 "2010-03-11T01:31:47Z")
One of the selling point of 7th generation consoles (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360) is how they can perform multiple media functions aside from just gaming. I have a 360 and aside from gaming I use it for DVDs (6th generation cons… --- ## [The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-misadventures-of-p-b-winterbottom/531859)
**Author:** [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-misadventures-of-p-b-winterbottom/531859 "2010-03-11T00:20:43Z")
I tried the demo for this last week on XBLA and the art style hooked me right away. It’s a puzzle game with a sort of Edward Gorey/old silent film look where your goal is to eat pie. I figured this sort of thing would … --- ## [NASCAR violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-violence/531935)
**Author:** [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-violence/531935 "2010-03-10T20:38:13Z")
Disclosure: I’m not into NASCAR at all, and it is probably fair to call me ignorant about the subject I’m posting on. I saw this wreck that happened a couple days ago: And today read that the driver of th… --- ## [Any boxing experts? If so, what about Ali-Liston II footage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-boxing-experts-if-so-what-about-ali-liston-ii-footage/531986)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-boxing-experts-if-so-what-about-ali-liston-ii-footage/531986 "2010-03-10T20:28:26Z")
Follow-up on a thread from the dawn of this board. Recently, I came across someone else who mentioned that there was additional footage from a different angle that did show the punch landing much better than the “offica… --- ## [The Illusive Man. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illusive-man-really/531201)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illusive-man-really/531201 "2010-03-10T13:12:13Z")
I just started Mass Effect 2 and don’t want to risk spoiling it by going into the huge thread but I felt the need to say “Really?”. Illusive Man is the best name they could come up with? The game is awesome so far but i… --- ## [Before I start playing Lunar Silver Star Story (no spoilers please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-start-playing-lunar-silver-star-story-no-spoilers-please/527932)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-start-playing-lunar-silver-star-story-no-spoilers-please/527932 "2010-03-10T06:32:55Z")
What do I need to know? This won’t be my first RPG, so I know to talk to everyone until I get no new responses. I know to look for ways to upgrade my armor, weapons, and abilities (magical and technical, if the game us… --- ## [Wii Fit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit/531306)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit/531306 "2010-03-10T01:14:27Z")
Worth it? Is it any good? Anyone lost a sizeable amount of weight? --- ## [Bioshock 2, Feb 9.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-2-feb-9/528184)
**Author:** [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-2-feb-9/528184 "2010-03-09T15:33:42Z")
It’s out tomorrow. Did I miss a thread, or am I the only person waiting for this? --- ## [Do any professional chess players make this move (that I always make)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-professional-chess-players-make-this-move-that-i-always-make/531715)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-professional-chess-players-make-this-move-that-i-always-make/531715 "2010-03-09T15:17:50Z")
I am a very, very amateur chess player, but one thing I have noticed about my game is that I am a far better player if I can remove my opponent’s queen from the board. A standard early move for me in pretty much every ch… --- ## [Help identifying arcade game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-arcade-game/531717)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-arcade-game/531717 "2010-03-09T06:01:10Z")
It was a early/mid 90’s game for up to seven/eight people. It cost a dollar. You had to enter a large, enclosure built for the game. IIRC there were three rear projection screensside by side to form the display. The g… --- ## [Old Skewl: Favorite Morrowind mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-skewl-favorite-morrowind-mods/531723)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-skewl-favorite-morrowind-mods/531723 "2010-03-09T02:51:56Z")
I know this is an older game, but I recently reinstalled Morrowind, and I was planning on popping some mods. Thus far I have all the official plugins, Better Bodies, and Tamriel Restored (Telvanni and Antediluvean Secret… --- ## [Most Likeable Cricketer in the World of Cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-likeable-cricketer-in-the-world-of-cricket/531518)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-likeable-cricketer-in-the-world-of-cricket/531518 "2010-03-09T01:25:21Z")
Basically, I think most of them are self centred turds. However, I think Dan Vettori comes across as a really nice guy. Fancy an Australian praising a Kiwi. --- ## [The Feud: The 82nd Annual Oscars by ArchiveGuy \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-82nd-annual-oscars-by-archiveguy-game-over/531519)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-82nd-annual-oscars-by-archiveguy-game-over/531519 "2010-03-08T18:15:44Z")
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… --- ## [Silly Game: Do away with nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-do-away-with-nicknames/531658)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-do-away-with-nicknames/531658 "2010-03-08T17:34:22Z")
Just imagine a world where we had to do away with nicknames altogether. Let’s make a list of all the things that we’d have to rename or get used to the more formal terms for. Lester Miserables James Nasium Albert Coho… --- ## [Any girl gamers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-girl-gamers/530997)
**Author:** [@HotSmoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotSmoke)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-girl-gamers/530997 "2010-03-08T08:25:23Z")
I was wondering if there are any gamers of the female persuasion on this board…I’d hate to think I am the only one. What do you play? I’m curious because I want to know what women gamers are into at the moment. I know t… --- ## [Now that the Olympics are over, what events did you watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-olympics-are-over-what-events-did-you-watch/530905)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-olympics-are-over-what-events-did-you-watch/530905 "2010-03-08T00:39:21Z")
Staying gender neutral, it may have been for 5 minutes or 5 hours, but click on any of the events (not just highlights or sports wraps) that you watched on any of the various NBC affiliates or website these past two week… --- ## [Quick Xbox 360 Microsoft Points question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-xbox-360-microsoft-points-question/531663)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-xbox-360-microsoft-points-question/531663 "2010-03-08T00:17:54Z")
If I use microsoft points to buy DLC for a game (specifically, the Assassins Creed 2 extra missions), and later delete it from my hard drive, can I download it again to the same console & acct for free, or would I have t… --- ## [Oscar Pool 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2010/527453)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2010/527453 "2010-03-07T22:10:36Z")
Well, let’s do this thing. This is the longest running annual competition on the Dope I’ve been in(no idea how far back it goes). Anyway, join us at: Name of the Pool: Cecil’s Oscar password: cecil --- ## [And the river card is... the six of armed gunmen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-river-card-is-the-six-of-armed-gunmen/531569)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-river-card-is-the-six-of-armed-gunmen/531569 "2010-03-07T14:03:49Z")
Much weirdness at a major poker tournament in Berlin, where armed robbers entered the casino it was taking place in and wreaked havoc. And, as a major tournament, there was a live broadcast when the robbery took place. … --- ## [Has anyone ever made a map of the Portal facility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-made-a-map-of-the-portal-facility/531583)
**Author:** [@acetylene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acetylene)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-made-a-map-of-the-portal-facility/531583 "2010-03-07T06:12:42Z")
After playing through Portal for the umpteenth time, I was wondering if anyone ever mapped the layout of the Aperture Science Laboratories. There are areas later in the game where you can view some of the early levels th… --- ## [Why did a stranger want me to report his gamertag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-stranger-want-me-to-report-his-gamertag/531314)
**Author:** [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-stranger-want-me-to-report-his-gamertag/531314 "2010-03-07T01:39:23Z")
I was watching a movie on my Xbox 360 last night when I got a message from someone I’ve never heard of requesting that I report his gamertag. Being naturally paranoid about a stranger requesting something, I figured thi… --- ## [Recommend me some Windows Mobile 6 strategy/rpg games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-windows-mobile-6-strategy-rpg-games/531537)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-windows-mobile-6-strategy-rpg-games/531537 "2010-03-06T17:19:01Z")
So recently I decide to pry more into my ageing HTC Touch Dual phone and install some programs for it. I am mainly looking for RPGs/TBS games where I can take my time to make decisions and wouldn’t worry about jousting i… --- ## [The Feud: Blizzardy Wonderland by Sidney and 42fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-blizzardy-wonderland-by-sidney-and-42fish-game-over/530694)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-blizzardy-wonderland-by-sidney-and-42fish-game-over/530694 "2010-03-06T16:55:05Z")
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… --- ## [Recommend me a gaming magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-gaming-magazine/530206)
**Author:** [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-gaming-magazine/530206 "2010-03-06T03:07:10Z")
My boyfriend’s younger brother is turning 16 next week and I’m trying to figure out which gaming magazine subscription to get him. He’s 16 but probably reads at 13-14 year level since he just moved to the U.S. two years… --- ## [Good computer games and joysticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-computer-games-and-joysticks/531445)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-computer-games-and-joysticks/531445 "2010-03-05T21:29:28Z")
Except for a few fun things on the Wii, I’m a PC gamer. When reading some reviews recently, I was taken by a great reference to older game IL Sturmovik 2: 1946. It’s only ten bucks and apparently arguably better than t… --- ## [Britney Griner punches another player (women's basketball)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-griner-punches-another-player-womens-basketball/531329)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-griner-punches-another-player-womens-basketball/531329 "2010-03-05T21:18:55Z")
Link here. Is it just me, or did that girl deserve the punch she got? Everyone is outraged at Griner for throwing the punch, but I think whats-her-name got what was coming. She grabbed Griner’s arm and violently shoved/… --- ## [Women's Solo Skating: Odd Scores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-solo-skating-odd-scores/530611)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-solo-skating-odd-scores/530611 "2010-03-05T20:54:33Z")
Why did the listing of scores skip a 6th place last night? The list jumped from 5th to 7th, and the announcer read the scores on TV like this was nothing unusal! Does anyone know what happened to 6th place last night? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=497) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=499)