# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=507 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 508 --- ## [Season Long NFC North Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-long-nfc-north-discussion-thread/508514)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 1345\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-long-nfc-north-discussion-thread/508514 "2010-01-29T15:18:34Z")
I think there are enough Packers, Bears, Vikings, and yes, even Lions fans to create a discussion thread for what should be one of the most intriguing division in football. My disclaimer: I am a Packers fan. So I will … --- ## [PC gamers...build your ultimate box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gamers-build-your-ultimate-box/526607)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gamers-build-your-ultimate-box/526607 "2010-01-29T15:16:00Z")
PC games, if you didn’t have to pay for it, what would be your ultimate gaming box? You can choose any hardware, software and OS that you like. Go nuts…build a gaming box that is powerful, scalable, quiet…whatever you … --- ## ["Le compte est bon", or, anyone for a math game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-compte-est-bon-or-anyone-for-a-math-game/524727)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-compte-est-bon-or-anyone-for-a-math-game/524727 "2010-01-29T15:12:42Z")
\[post=11986491\]My post here\[/post\] inspired me to propose this math game. I used to watch a French game show called “Numbers and Letters”. One of the challenges in the game was called “The count is right” - you are give… --- ## [Empire Earth III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empire-earth-iii/526839)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empire-earth-iii/526839 "2010-01-29T14:39:44Z")
I wanted to ask a specific question about this game to other owners of it, but anticipating it becoming a general thread I’ve just given it a general title. I have played previous versions of Empire Earth and this game … --- ## [Which "Fairy Chess" piece are most/least likely to become standard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fairy-chess-piece-are-most-least-likely-to-become-standard/526523)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fairy-chess-piece-are-most-least-likely-to-become-standard/526523 "2010-01-29T02:16:30Z")
Coming from the Which chessmen are most/least likely to survive? I ask a question that wants to be asked after it, based on my translation of the OP. You wake up one day, and the chess board is now 10x10. What Fairy C… --- ## [Hot Stove League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-stove-league/516756)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-stove-league/516756 "2010-01-29T00:12:18Z")
With only 98 days remaining until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, I feel it’s high time to fire up the hot stove league. I’ve got a couple of points that I’d like to open with: MLB should amend its cu… --- ## [Pro Football Talk Hits a New Low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-football-talk-hits-a-new-low/526809)
**Author:** [@Ivorybill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivorybill)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-football-talk-hits-a-new-low/526809 "2010-01-28T22:16:52Z")
Mike Florio turned his football blogging hobby into a paid gig with MSNBC. He’s a big Favre fan and was noticably bummed about this year’s NFC championship game. He’s so bummed that he’s posted a story today quoting Sa… --- ## ["The Super Fight" N.Y. 1969](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-fight-n-y-1969/526314)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-fight-n-y-1969/526314 "2010-01-28T22:07:11Z")
“Eight, nine, ten…Clay knocked out by Marciano!” I’m too young to have seen Rocky Marciano fight, but being a full head shorter than Muhammad Ali and by keeping his head even lower, Ali got the crap knock… --- ## [Third-party manufactured Wiimotes - false economy or worth a try?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-party-manufactured-wiimotes-false-economy-or-worth-a-try/522995)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-party-manufactured-wiimotes-false-economy-or-worth-a-try/522995 "2010-01-28T21:41:22Z")
I bought my family a Wii for Christmas - it came with one Wiimote with Motion Plus widget and Nunchuck. In order to take advantage of the whole social/family gaming thing, I need some more. Except they’re really pricey… --- ## [NFL Conference Championships (2010)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships-2010/525999)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships-2010/525999 "2010-01-28T21:24:55Z")
One more week before the Show. Only two games this week. New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts Colts are favored by 7, last I checked, which seems low to me. The Jets have a good defense, but Peyton Manning is Peyton Man… --- ## [How do I get better at arm wrestling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-better-at-arm-wrestling/526013)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-better-at-arm-wrestling/526013 "2010-01-28T10:38:59Z")
Every year, 8 of us go on a golf trip for 4 days. During this trip we have our annual arm wrestling tournament, and every year I come in 5th. We’re all between the ages of 37-41. Of the 8 of us, I’m really the only on… --- ## [MyBrute - 'Gladiator' flash game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mybrute-gladiator-flash-game/493947)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mybrute-gladiator-flash-game/493947 "2010-01-28T03:46:55Z")
I’ve been put onto a new flash game call My Brute to waste some more time on. It’s a ‘gladiator’ type flash game, where you create your warrior and send him in to do batltle with other warriors. I hope this hasn’t alre… --- ## [Is anyone planning on getting "MAG."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-getting-mag/526468)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-getting-mag/526468 "2010-01-27T21:25:14Z")
It’s an upcoming shooter for the PS3 which seems more like Battlefield 2 than Modern Warfare. I have $60 credit for Gamestop and I’m trying to decide if I should pick it up or not. --- ## [The Feud: Movie locations by Ellen Cherry \[Game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-movie-locations-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/525486)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-movie-locations-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/525486 "2010-01-27T15:48:27Z")
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… --- ## [Next year's NFL season looks chaotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-years-nfl-season-looks-chaotic/526427)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-years-nfl-season-looks-chaotic/526427 "2010-01-27T14:42:24Z")
I know they haven’t yet played the Super Bowl, but I started thinking about next year, since I am a Giants fan. Next year seems like it will be extra hard to figure out how many teams might do. Sure the Colts/Saints/Ea… --- ## [The Tragic Story of pro-golfer Ken Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tragic-story-of-pro-golfer-ken-green/526608)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tragic-story-of-pro-golfer-ken-green/526608 "2010-01-27T03:37:12Z")
For those that don’t know Ken Green, he was been a journeyman player on the PGA Tour in the 80’s and 90’s. He won a few tournaments, and represented the US in the Ryder Cup, a premier team event against Europe. He was… --- ## [NFL and monopoly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-and-monopoly/526089)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-and-monopoly/526089 "2010-01-27T03:00:09Z")
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100208/zirin\_tittle The NFL is going to the Supreme Court to decide if they can have monopoly powers over the teams, players and every thing concerning the league. This Supreme Court sides… --- ## [All is forgiven. McGwire admitted using steroids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-is-forgiven-mcgwire-admitted-using-steroids/524553)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-is-forgiven-mcgwire-admitted-using-steroids/524553 "2010-01-27T02:18:06Z")
Mark McGwire shocked the baseball world by admitting using steroids and HGH for a decade. He says he regrets he played during the steroids era. So now we can all forgive him. Next year it is the H.O.F… --- ## ["Civilization" ideas that work and don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-ideas-that-work-and-dont/526101)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-ideas-that-work-and-dont/526101 "2010-01-27T01:09:03Z")
By that I mean ones that can give you a benefit and ones that you believe were an advantage and were mistaken. I play at the “Noble” level. For a long time I believed that if your population was angry at being too crow… --- ## [Casey Pucket interview and documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-pucket-interview-and-documentary/526596)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-pucket-interview-and-documentary/526596 "2010-01-27T00:33:07Z")
I’m not much for sports, but the movie distributor I work for has recently released a really great documentary titled Appointment in Vancouver about Casey Puckett, who was set to be one of the first athletes to compete i… --- ## ["Pts." in NHL standings--how calculated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pts-in-nhl-standings-how-calculated/525891)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pts-in-nhl-standings-how-calculated/525891 "2010-01-26T21:31:31Z")
You can see it here Division standings are based on this number. This doesn’t equal % wins. How is it calculated? --- ## [The Feud: Fictional Characters by Twickster (game over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-fictional-characters-by-twickster-game-over/526026)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-fictional-characters-by-twickster-game-over/526026 "2010-01-26T21:19:14Z")
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 … --- ## [Pro Bowl before the Superbowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bowl-before-the-superbowl/526340)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bowl-before-the-superbowl/526340 "2010-01-26T18:10:45Z")
I thought the point of having the Superbowl before the Pro Bowl was so the Super Bowl teams would not risk having players injured while playing a nonsense game. Why in the world would the NFL want to risk injuries to pla… --- ## [Help me get the most out of Wii Rock Band 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-the-most-out-of-wii-rock-band-2/525115)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-the-most-out-of-wii-rock-band-2/525115 "2010-01-26T16:14:22Z")
I recently purchased Wii Rock Band 2 and my kids are having a blast. I have a few questions: Where does one get Wii Points? Do I have to purchase them or is there another way of earning them? Where are the songs … --- ## [Wii boxing and tennis other than Sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-boxing-and-tennis-other-than-sports/526500)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-boxing-and-tennis-other-than-sports/526500 "2010-01-26T12:40:52Z")
My wife likes tennis, I like boxing, same as real life. But once you’ve played Wii Sports for a while, you find that it’s pretty much an arcade game. We’d like to buy some games that take advantage of the motion sensor t… --- ## [Woman wins Bowling event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-wins-bowling-event/526373)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-wins-bowling-event/526373 "2010-01-26T05:59:08Z")
Kelly Kulick wins the Tournament of Champions on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. Story Here. Congratulations to Kelly What I don’t understand is how Kelly got into the tournament if it is a “Tournament of … --- ## [Australian Open players selection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-open-players-selection/526279)
**Author:** [@ToughLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToughLife)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-open-players-selection/526279 "2010-01-26T03:22:37Z")
I would like to know how players for the Grand Slam ( tennis) tournament are selected . Who is entitled to enter the competition? Who goes directly to the main draw and who plays qualifications matches ? How… --- ## [Should baseball raise the mound & change the strike zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-baseball-raise-the-mound-change-the-strike-zone/526248)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-baseball-raise-the-mound-change-the-strike-zone/526248 "2010-01-26T02:45:31Z")
There’s been a lot of discussion whether baseball’s offensive explosion of the past two decades is good for the game. I don’t think it is and would like to see some rule changes to rein in the hitters. One idea would b… --- ## [Ugly, ugly junior hockey cheap shot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-ugly-junior-hockey-cheap-shot/525738)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-ugly-junior-hockey-cheap-shot/525738 "2010-01-26T01:23:07Z")
Old news by now, but this is footage of Patrice Cormier, the captain of the Canadian World Junior Team, viciously elbowing Mikhail Tam (Apologies for the French play-by-play, I just chose the Youtube clip that got the el… --- ## [Fox vs CBS Football "Yellow Line"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-vs-cbs-football-yellow-line/526329)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-vs-cbs-football-yellow-line/526329 "2010-01-25T23:28:03Z")
Anyone else notice that CBS’s use of Sportvision looked way better than Fox’s in todays games? Any idea why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=506) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=508)