# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=509 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 510 --- ## [PS3: PSN game recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-psn-game-recommendations/524928)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-psn-game-recommendations/524928 "2010-01-20T18:58:38Z")
I’m looking for some recommendations for PSN games for the PS3. Just got a PS3 and have started looking at the small downloadable games. I’ve bought pixeljunkie shooter and am aware of the other pixel junkie games but h… --- ## [Can someone explain the allure of "LEGO" games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-allure-of-lego-games/525621)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-allure-of-lego-games/525621 "2010-01-20T14:53:02Z")
Okay, so…I’ll admit up front that I’ve never actually played any of these games. I used to play with LEGO blocks when I was a kid, and I can certainly see how cool the newer LEGO blocks are even though I haven’t played w… --- ## [Arenas in trouble, why not Crittenton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arenas-in-trouble-why-not-crittenton/525586)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arenas-in-trouble-why-not-crittenton/525586 "2010-01-20T14:28:34Z")
Gilbert Arenas gets a lot of bad press after the incident with Crittenton. He may lose his contract or be traded away. But Crittenton was involved too, I don’t read anything about his punishment. Why is that? --- ## [Sims 3 question or Get outta my house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-question-or-get-outta-my-house/525430)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-question-or-get-outta-my-house/525430 "2010-01-20T13:19:22Z")
I’ve got a Sim whose lifetime wish was to be surrounded by family. She (and her husband, the star athlete) raised 5 perfect children. Even though they love their children, they were looking forward to the day that they c… --- ## [Jeopardy questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-questions/523836)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-questions/523836 "2010-01-19T22:46:10Z")
I know a few dopers have been contestants on Jeopardy and I’m hoping one of them will stop in to answer a question or two. Did you travel to be on the show? If so, who pays for the travel expenses? Did they tell you to … --- ## [The NFL Coaching Carousel: 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-coaching-carousel-2010/523650)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-coaching-carousel-2010/523650 "2010-01-19T22:20:14Z")
Jim Zorn is out in Washington, no big surprise there. The Bills just fired their entire coaching staff, after kicking Dick Jauron to the curb during the season. The article says the fired interim coach could still be re… --- ## [Speculate on the future of MMO's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-on-the-future-of-mmos/524757)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-on-the-future-of-mmos/524757 "2010-01-19T21:54:34Z")
I’d like to see what 'dopers think about the future of MMO’s in the next decade. Where do you think they will go from here? How will they make money? Will they eventually connect to our portable devices (cell phones, … --- ## [Help us develop the most detailed multiplayer civilization-like game imaginable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-develop-the-most-detailed-multiplayer-civilization-like-game-imaginable/473432)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-develop-the-most-detailed-multiplayer-civilization-like-game-imaginable/473432 "2010-01-19T21:50:35Z")
(Thread Posted with fluiddruid’s permission) I and some other programmers have an open source project (the Aceituna Project) to develop a Massive Multiplayer Strategic Game. The basic idea is to build a game where the … --- ## [Tell me about Valverde.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-valverde/525219)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-valverde/525219 "2010-01-19T20:19:32Z")
The Tigers signed Valverde to a 2 year contract with the 3rd optional. They actually paid more than Lyon or Rodney got from their new teams. He is a NLer and I am not familiar with him, except he has had a lot of saves t… --- ## [NFL Commentators (one in particular)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-commentators-one-in-particular/522759)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-commentators-one-in-particular/522759 "2010-01-19T19:25:11Z")
My wife and I think Matt Millen is THE worst NFL commentator on the air nowdays. Nothing to say, and incapable of saying it. Utterly lame, inarticulate commentary, and he never shuts up. How say you all? Agree, disagr… --- ## [games where you get to be evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-where-you-get-to-be-evil/525316)
**Author:** [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-where-you-get-to-be-evil/525316 "2010-01-19T19:23:05Z")
was playing “overlord: dark legend” last night ( a game in which you play as an “evil” overlord and defend your kingdom with little goblin minions), and as i defended my populous it dawned on me that the overlord wasn’t … --- ## [ECHL Hockey Goal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echl-hockey-goal/525481)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echl-hockey-goal/525481 "2010-01-19T19:11:30Z")
My son and I went to a Salmon Kings hockey game last night. OK, it’s only ECHL, and not the NHL, but the calibre of play was still pretty good, I thought. Plus, you can get great seats for only $16 or so. We were 5 ro… --- ## [The Feud: Am I Blue? by CT\_Damsel \[Game Over Man\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-am-i-blue-by-ct_damsel-game-over-man/524931)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-am-i-blue-by-ct_damsel-game-over-man/524931 "2010-01-19T18:43:26Z")
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 … --- ## [HDMI on XBOX 360 dilemma w/ my TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdmi-on-xbox-360-dilemma-w-my-tv/524422)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdmi-on-xbox-360-dilemma-w-my-tv/524422 "2010-01-19T17:51:00Z")
Currently, I have a 60" Hi-Def Mistubishi DLP TV. It has a problem, but one that usually doesn’t bother me too much (usually). The TV is limited to two inputs: Basic cable/antennae coax input and one HDMI input. A bo… --- ## [Another football question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-football-question/525246)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-football-question/525246 "2010-01-19T16:03:23Z")
There are some penalties that are assessed at the end of a play. (Don’t ask me what they are, because I don’t know.) So let’s say there’s a play where the offensive team makes 20 yards, and then they’re given 10 yards … --- ## [Why is it so hard to find the Beatles Rock Band Gretsch Duo-Jet guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-the-beatles-rock-band-gretsch-duo-jet-guitar/525504)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-the-beatles-rock-band-gretsch-duo-jet-guitar/525504 "2010-01-19T04:04:03Z")
So, I’m having a Rock Band fundraiser in a couple of weeks, and I need a second guitar controller for the event, so I thought it would be cool to get one of the new Beatles Rock Band guitars. I went to Amazon, and they … --- ## [Old-Timey card games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-card-games/516870)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-card-games/516870 "2010-01-19T00:59:21Z")
A few years ago, when my wife and I bought her grandmother’s house, we discovered a cache of old games. Lots of old favorites - old copies of Scrabble, Monopoly, etc. But we also found a few neat old card game sets: R… --- ## [Second best shortstop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-best-shortstop/525037)
**Author:** [@Notassmartasithought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notassmartasithought)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-best-shortstop/525037 "2010-01-19T00:37:49Z")
So ESPN has a story claiming that Derek Jeter is the 2nd best shortstop of all time, behind Honus Wagner. But you’ve got to pay to disagree. So here, on a free site, I say Cal Ripken. Fabulous fielder, won a home run der… --- ## [Division Playoffs (NFL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/division-playoffs-nfl/525243)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/division-playoffs-nfl/525243 "2010-01-18T23:52:59Z")
Needed a thread for this, since nothing seems to be applicable other than the general playoffs thread. Saints reaming the Cardinals. I didn’t see the start of the game, but I will say this: when I first saw who the re… --- ## [Modern Warfare 2 storyline. What a mess! (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2-storyline-what-a-mess-spoilers/523892)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2-storyline-what-a-mess-spoilers/523892 "2010-01-18T21:13:30Z")
Why did Price launch the nuke? Why did Shepherd betray you? What did the Russian guy want with Price in the first place? --- ## [Lane Kiffin is going to USC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-kiffin-is-going-to-usc/524739)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-kiffin-is-going-to-usc/524739 "2010-01-18T20:38:37Z")
Story here. I have to say I find this very surprising. Kiffin for all his publicity is still very unproven and seems to be a lightning rod for chaos and controversy. It seems likely that USC will be taking some serious … --- ## [Unspoiled Colorless Mafia Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspoiled-colorless-mafia-discussion/519925)
**Author:** [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspoiled-colorless-mafia-discussion/519925 "2010-01-18T18:30:24Z")
No live players, please. PM me if you actually want spoilers. --- ## [We need a feud, stat! (The Medical Show Feud) by 42fish \[Game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-feud-stat-the-medical-show-feud-by-42fish-game-over/524321)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-feud-stat-the-medical-show-feud-by-42fish-game-over/524321 "2010-01-18T15:57:27Z")
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… --- ## [Yet another video card thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-video-card-thread/525334)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-video-card-thread/525334 "2010-01-18T14:55:18Z")
I need to place a GTX285 but cannot afford a GTX285. I would like to get something that would be quiet, and would allow me to play games like Team Fortress 2 and Eve. I am looking at this one right now: GTS250. Anyone… --- ## [An Eve Online Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-eve-online-question/525354)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-eve-online-question/525354 "2010-01-18T14:38:58Z")
Being a fan of science-fiction and hearing good things about it I picked this game up recently. My question how much time would I need to sink into it to play it properly? I work a job with long shifts and irregular hou… --- ## [Bears Defensive End, Gaines Adams reportedly dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-defensive-end-gaines-adams-reportedly-dead/525330)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-defensive-end-gaines-adams-reportedly-dead/525330 "2010-01-18T08:54:01Z")
USA Today No word on cause of death. He was 26. Coronor says he appeared to have been “in good health.” --- ## [cRatings on Yahoo Chess seem very weird--any insights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cratings-on-yahoo-chess-seem-very-weird-any-insights/525318)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cratings-on-yahoo-chess-seem-very-weird-any-insights/525318 "2010-01-17T23:49:03Z")
I’ve been using Yahoo chess for 12 years now. Its rating system has changed several times, but over the past year things have really gotten strange. Ratings seem to have descended gradually and recently just plain crash… --- ## [Were the Ravens a Wildcard Team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-ravens-a-wildcard-team/525282)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-ravens-a-wildcard-team/525282 "2010-01-17T05:31:47Z")
Just wondering if the Ravens were a wildcard. They really just didn’t seem like Superbowl material. Although a good record, they looked very shakey all season as opposed to a dominant team on the gridiron. --- ## [Acme Anachronistic Axioms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acme-anachronistic-axioms/525284)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acme-anachronistic-axioms/525284 "2010-01-17T04:13:59Z")
I think this will be fun. Provide an Event in history, followed by an axiom or saying that doesn’t fit the event, but actually does the event one better. A contextual link would be appreciated as well. The Wow! Signa… --- ## [Rock Band DLC questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-dlc-questions/524657)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-dlc-questions/524657 "2010-01-16T17:15:05Z")
My lovely wife was kind enough to get me The Beatles Rock Band for Christmas this year. I’m loving it, loving the DLC that you can get, and really enjoy the game. I can see, though, that at some point, I’ll want to get … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=508) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=510)