# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=500 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 501 --- ## [Bills to release TO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bills-to-release-to/530807)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bills-to-release-to/530807 "2010-03-03T00:52:35Z")
Link He is a player I love to hate - where do you think he’ll go now? I read where OchoCincho was lobbying for him to go to the Browns. I already root against them, so nothing would change there. Would your team take… --- ## [Change one letter and turn a nice name into a not-so-nice name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789 "2010-03-02T23:23:56Z")
Maria --\> Mania (what gave me the idea) Dawn --\> Damn or Yawn Kate --\> Kale Faye --\> Fake Doris --\> Dorks Mandy --\> Mangy --- ## [What are the must-play Freeware/Browser-Based PC games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-must-play-freeware-browser-based-pc-games/530841)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-must-play-freeware-browser-based-pc-games/530841 "2010-03-02T22:22:37Z")
Inspired by this thread. Having immersed myself in the medium\* lately, here’s what I can remember: 2-D Platformer Super Mario 63 Adventure Cave Story Tower Defense Bloons Tower Defense series (with 3 being the pi… --- ## [High-sticking penalty (hockey)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-sticking-penalty-hockey/529995)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-sticking-penalty-hockey/529995 "2010-03-02T20:45:46Z")
If a player loses his balance, say, after being body-checked, and as a result, he reflexively and quickly shoots out his arms (including the one with the stick) thereby striking an opposing player in the head with his st… --- ## [Sony PS3 Error 8001050F](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-ps3-error-8001050f/530900)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-ps3-error-8001050f/530900 "2010-03-02T19:27:36Z")
Anyone run across this latest error? http://www.buzzybloggers.com/headlines/8216/ps3-error-code-8001050f-sony-playstation-network-crash/ No reason has yet been given, but since it happened on or about February 28/Mar… --- ## [Tim Tebow..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow/530086)
**Author:** [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow/530086 "2010-03-02T15:56:34Z")
Foregiveness if another thread has been run on this issue … but i find this fascinating… http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/02/22/tebow-wont-throw-at-combine/2#comments Down here in deep SEC country the hard core Timmy T fan… --- ## [Rugby league reffing question (Leeds v Melbourne WCC)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-league-reffing-question-leeds-v-melbourne-wcc/530850)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-league-reffing-question-leeds-v-melbourne-wcc/530850 "2010-03-02T10:36:21Z")
Did anyone catch the Leeds v Melbourne game last night, RL World Club Championship? There’s been a lot of criticism of the referee here, and his allowing the Melbourne players to slow the game down by laying on in the ta… --- ## [Draw Poker Strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-poker-strategy/530774)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-poker-strategy/530774 "2010-03-02T06:31:31Z")
If you are dealt three-of-a-kind, is it better strategy to draw two cards or do you keep four cards and draw one card. Thoughts: Drawing one card, it disguises your hand as opposed to drawing two cards. One card means… --- ## [What version of Fluxx should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-version-of-fluxx-should-i-get/530721)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-version-of-fluxx-should-i-get/530721 "2010-03-02T06:29:30Z")
I’d like to get a copy of the game Fluxx. Does anyone suggests a particular deck? I’ve played with the original deck and the Monty Python deck. From what I can tell, they are more-or-less the same (with very minor ex… --- ## [Your idle Olympics ponderings/musings...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-idle-olympics-ponderings-musings/529400)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-idle-olympics-ponderings-musings/529400 "2010-03-02T04:49:09Z")
What would Nobunaga Oda think if he could see his X-great-grandson with his family name figure skating? That’s my big one. What are yours? --- ## [NHL/Olympic Hockey: February 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-olympic-hockey-february-2010/527237)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-olympic-hockey-february-2010/527237 "2010-03-02T04:41:37Z")
Valentine’s Day is the last day for NHL hockey before the Olympics get underway. The United States and Canada both play their first game on Tuesday the 16th; the Americans play Switzerland and Canada play Norway. Tongu… --- ## [For lo! I have Ascended at Nethack!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-lo-i-have-ascended-at-nethack/530428)
**Author:** [@JR\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JR_Brown)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-lo-i-have-ascended-at-nethack/530428 "2010-03-01T23:56:06Z")
There is this fun little game called Nethack which some of you may have heard of. Having played it for a couple of years now, I have finally finished the \*&%! thing for the first time, thus gaining the status of demigodd… --- ## [Need some help with Mario Kart Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-mario-kart-wii/530859)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-mario-kart-wii/530859 "2010-03-01T19:32:59Z")
I am going through trying to unlock everything, and I am trying to get all \*s is the 50cc New races. I got it working right up to the special cup, where I don’t seem to be able to get good enough times on at least one o… --- ## [Canadians have a sense of humor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-a-sense-of-humor/530802)
**Author:** [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-a-sense-of-humor/530802 "2010-03-01T17:56:44Z")
Closing ceremonies! --- ## [Request for Help Brainstorming a Low-Combat RPG Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-help-brainstorming-a-low-combat-rpg-campaign/529819)
**Author:** [@keeper0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeper0)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-help-brainstorming-a-low-combat-rpg-campaign/529819 "2010-03-01T17:05:30Z")
I would like to design an RPG campaign which is exciting and interesting with as little combat as possible. After a promising start, I began to get a mental block. I would appreciated any help in brainstorming some pos… --- ## [How's Assassin's Creed II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-assassins-creed-ii/529962)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-assassins-creed-ii/529962 "2010-03-01T14:45:54Z")
In anticipation of Assassin’s Creed II I wanted to replay the first one. I did the same for Mass Effect and it was well worth the replay. However, about 20 minutes into the game I gave up. I had forgotten how consolifie… --- ## [Spoil the Hell Out Of Fallout 3 For Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-hell-out-of-fallout-3-for-me/529103)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-hell-out-of-fallout-3-for-me/529103 "2010-03-01T14:33:05Z")
So I’ve been lax in my RPG buying. I just got Fallout and I want to blow through it and finish it before the new one comes out. Tell me where the best stuff is and the fastest way to get there, please. Pie will be off… --- ## [Neverwinter Nights Aurora Toolset: Conversations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverwinter-nights-aurora-toolset-conversations/530784)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverwinter-nights-aurora-toolset-conversations/530784 "2010-03-01T12:12:32Z")
Hi there, I just picked up the (ancient) Neverwinter Nights game and I’m fooling around with the toolset a bit. I’ve figured out how to create conversation trees, including looping dialogue and such. But what I can not… --- ## [Sachin Tendulkar: Holy Crap!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sachin-tendulkar-holy-crap/530500)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sachin-tendulkar-holy-crap/530500 "2010-03-01T11:14:07Z")
200\* in a 50-over ODI. And not against Bangladesh or the Netherlands; against South Africa. I just watched an edited video of his innings, and he was amazing. He hit 25 fours and cleared the boundary three times, and fa… --- ## [Playing Dragon Age: Origins on a MacBook using Parallels...lost cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-dragon-age-origins-on-a-macbook-using-parallels-lost-cause/529507)
**Author:** [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-dragon-age-origins-on-a-macbook-using-parallels-lost-cause/529507 "2010-03-01T06:15:05Z")
So I’m playing DA: O on a MacBook Pro using Parallels and Windows 7. I haven’t gotten very far, but it seemed to be working okay (some video and audio stuttering, and a bit of lagging on large battles). I’d hardly call… --- ## [The Rise and fall of the USFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-usfl/530786)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-usfl/530786 "2010-03-01T01:07:03Z")
I have been watching the 30 for 30 shows on ESPN classic. Some good episodes particularly the ones on Len Bias and the Ali/Holmes fight. I don’t know a lot about football but they had an episode on the fall of the USFL… --- ## [Replay use by officials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replay-use-by-officials/530634)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replay-use-by-officials/530634 "2010-02-28T22:13:31Z")
Officials using Instant Replay is common in American football and it’s also used sometimes in basketball. In watching the Olympics, I see that hockey officials also can use it (I’m not a hockey fan, so have not seen this… --- ## [What Game Are These Funky Dice From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-are-these-funky-dice-from/530708)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-are-these-funky-dice-from/530708 "2010-02-28T13:05:24Z")
White cubes with red letters. One seems to be geometric shapes in Spanish. The faces are inscribed- rombo triangulo trapezoide cuadrado hexagano The other is a complete mystery. It is inscribed with- alt1 bir ik… --- ## [Where did all the Nintendo Wiis go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-all-the-nintendo-wiis-go/530591)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-all-the-nintendo-wiis-go/530591 "2010-02-28T07:29:27Z")
My wife decided she wanted to give the Nintendo Wii and the Wii Fit a try, and tasked me with finding one. No problem, I says, and off I go to websites to find one. One hour later, and there are no Wiis to be found. I… --- ## [The 2010 Olympic Winter Games Results Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854 "2010-02-28T05:14:35Z")
Well, here we go. Post and watch! \*\* For the sake of viewers watching time delayed events, please note there may be spoilers herein unless you wait a day to view the thread.\*\* Medal events for Saturday, February 13 (Da… --- ## [Why do they do this in slalum skiing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-do-this-in-slalum-skiing/530610)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-do-this-in-slalum-skiing/530610 "2010-02-28T02:24:10Z")
Watching the Olympics, why do they hit the poles (flags?) in slalum skiing? Doesn’t that hurt? …esp after the first two or three? --- ## [What suit are you? (Multiplayer Video Games)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-suit-are-you-multiplayer-video-games/530603)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-suit-are-you-multiplayer-video-games/530603 "2010-02-27T23:34:41Z")
From this article found by Jimmy in this thread: So which one are you? I’m a Diamond, personally. Not that I’m very good at it, but…yeah. --- ## [Baseball trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia/530697)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia/530697 "2010-02-27T23:00:25Z")
I’ll start us off with a pretty easy one: How can a pitcher be charged with an unearned run in an inning in which no errors occur? --- ## [Sweden - Curling gold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweden-curling-gold/530599)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweden-curling-gold/530599 "2010-02-27T22:52:05Z")
What a match! Canada lost the game on a badly played stone by their captain on the last end and then Sweden played a perfect 11th end to win it. --- ## [Origin of "Spader"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-spader/530579)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-spader/530579 "2010-02-27T12:23:13Z")
I know “Spader” is a common term to refer to people who try to find out the inner workings of video game mechanics. I vaguely remember that it came from an article talking about the four types of video gamers, and how th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=499) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=501)