# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=510 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 511 --- ## [Corey Maggette. Hyper-efficient scorer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-maggette-hyper-efficient-scorer/524825)
**Author:** [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-maggette-hyper-efficient-scorer/524825 "2010-01-16T07:01:14Z")
Rotowire Being a Duke fan I’ve kept my eye on Maggette’s career and have seen a lot of lines like the one above, where Maggette scores a lot of points per field goal attempt. He shoots a good percentage from the field… --- ## [Deuce is Wild in New Orleans this weekend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deuce-is-wild-in-new-orleans-this-weekend/525150)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deuce-is-wild-in-new-orleans-this-weekend/525150 "2010-01-16T02:19:06Z")
The Saints have re-signed Deuce McAllister for the playoff run! A roster spot opened up when DT Rodney Leisle was placed on IR. Link It’s gonna be great to see #26 lead the team on to the field tomorrow. That’s probab… --- ## ["College Coaches Always Fail in the NFL"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-coaches-always-fail-in-the-nfl/524664)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-coaches-always-fail-in-the-nfl/524664 "2010-01-15T21:38:40Z")
Inspired by the recent hiring of Pete Carroll as coach of the Seahawks… No sooner was Pete Carroll hired as head coach of the Seahawks than commentators started pointing out how badly many top college coaches have done … --- ## [The "Rooney Rule" in the NFL is a joke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rooney-rule-in-the-nfl-is-a-joke/524309)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rooney-rule-in-the-nfl-is-a-joke/524309 "2010-01-15T21:34:08Z")
Seriously, why even bother? For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, some time back the NFL instituted a rule that at least one minority candidate must be interviewed for a vacant head coach position. In r… --- ## [Trivia Questions from my Trivia Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-from-my-trivia-night/525093)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-from-my-trivia-night/525093 "2010-01-15T21:00:51Z")
I hosted a local trivia night at a fine local pub and eatery last night. I thought I would post the questions here for fun. See how you do and if you want to be like the folks at the pub last night then don’t look up t… --- ## [Pen and paper RPGs: E20 - D20 evolved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pen-and-paper-rpgs-e20-d20-evolved/524383)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pen-and-paper-rpgs-e20-d20-evolved/524383 "2010-01-15T20:09:36Z")
Just a head-up for those interested in the D20 line of pen and paper RPGs. Gary Sarli, a staffer who used to work on D20 Star Wars Saga, is trying to rise 10k to write the next version of D20 OGL (dubbed e20, or evolved … --- ## [Why is Mike Leach referred to as an "oddball"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mike-leach-referred-to-as-an-oddball/523356)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mike-leach-referred-to-as-an-oddball/523356 "2010-01-15T17:23:41Z")
Several commentary items have referred to former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach as an “oddball.” I don’t know much about Texas Tech. What has Leach done to merit this description? Mods, I thought this was a separate enou… --- ## [seven card stud - face down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-card-stud-face-down/525018)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-card-stud-face-down/525018 "2010-01-15T17:05:09Z")
Having never played the game, I have been looking at various online rules. Each says that so many cards are dealt face down. But I am unsure about what “face down” means. Does face down mean that the player holding tho… --- ## [Mayweather v Pacquiao - what's happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayweather-v-pacquiao-whats-happening/524315)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayweather-v-pacquiao-whats-happening/524315 "2010-01-15T16:44:39Z")
Is anyone following the Mayweather v Pac fight negotiations? Seems like a right saga. Do you reckon the fight will take place? ISTM that the drug allegations made by Mayweather are a long way over the line from the norm… --- ## [Should Tennis lose the Davis Cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-tennis-lose-the-davis-cup/525024)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-tennis-lose-the-davis-cup/525024 "2010-01-15T16:09:16Z")
Have you heard about this idea? Some of the top guys are suggesting that they replace the Davis Cup with a tennis world cup of sorts. I have to say, I see their point. Davis Cup should be so much bigger than it is. If t… --- ## [Why no more sweep plays in NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-sweep-plays-in-nfl/524848)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-sweep-plays-in-nfl/524848 "2010-01-15T01:22:56Z")
I have not seen a sweep or QB draw used in the NFL for years. Why not? --- ## [Upcoming computer games for 2010 which you are looking forward to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-computer-games-for-2010-which-you-are-looking-forward-to/524473)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-computer-games-for-2010-which-you-are-looking-forward-to/524473 "2010-01-15T00:22:34Z")
It’s the new year, so what is 2010 bringing for computer gamers? I was panicking when I realized that I don’t find myself looking forward to anything. So let’s get a list together! It’s true and kind of sad. There’s not… --- ## [What would be a cool two player game for a programming project?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-cool-two-player-game-for-a-programming-project/524845)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-cool-two-player-game-for-a-programming-project/524845 "2010-01-14T15:17:49Z")
A small programming project :slight\_smile: I’m learning my way through XNA but I’m not a graphics designer so I need something that won’t require me to model complex 3d shapes. I was thinking of maybe a board game or a … --- ## [Dumbbells for dummies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbbells-for-dummies/524647)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbbells-for-dummies/524647 "2010-01-14T12:15:03Z")
I bought myself a couple of two pound dumbbells, with the idea that maybe I could use them while I’m watching TV or waiting for a program to load. However, now that I have them, I realize that this is the sort of thing … --- ## [No more SUNDAY/sunday/sundays for Jan Gabriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-sunday-sunday-sundays-for-jan-gabriel/524662)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-sunday-sunday-sundays-for-jan-gabriel/524662 "2010-01-12T21:32:46Z")
Whether you ever made it out to the US 30 dragstrip or Santa Fe speedway, you know who I’m talking about. Where the great ones, RUN! :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [NFL: Eligible receiver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-eligible-receiver/524566)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-eligible-receiver/524566 "2010-01-12T21:08:56Z")
The term “eligible receiver” came up in \*\*kenobi \*\*'s explanation in this thread. I’m familiar with the term before, of course, in the context of penalties (e.g. “Ineligible Receiver Downfield”). However, what is the r… --- ## [Any Animal Crossing: Wild World players on DS? Need an assist via WiFi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-animal-crossing-wild-world-players-on-ds-need-an-assist-via-wifi/524663)
**Author:** [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-animal-crossing-wild-world-players-on-ds-need-an-assist-via-wifi/524663 "2010-01-12T15:53:32Z")
I’m a middle-aged woman who is the only person she personally knows who has a Nintendo DS(i). I’m also… addicted to Animal Crossing: Wild World. I finally discovered somewhere that I can hook up via the Nintendo WiFi C… --- ## [Is It A Legitimate Objective To Cleanly Injure Your Opponent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-legitimate-objective-to-cleanly-injure-your-opponent/524290)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-legitimate-objective-to-cleanly-injure-your-opponent/524290 "2010-01-12T14:46:54Z")
I was reading an account of the national championship bowl game in which the writer said, more or less, “Bear Bryant would have been proud of a team that played hard in the trenches and was able to neutralize the other t… --- ## [NFL Yardage Pool competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386 "2010-01-12T14:39:58Z")
In yet another SDMB NFL-related contest, I’m going to run a yardage pool. Every week, you pick one quarterback, wide receiver, and running back and their passing, receiving, and rushing totals respectively are added up … --- ## [The Crimson Tide Run For the 2010 Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crimson-tide-run-for-the-2010-championship/524108)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crimson-tide-run-for-the-2010-championship/524108 "2010-01-12T14:19:14Z")
Post your thoughts in this thread as we watch the 2010 National BCS Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns. Roll, Tide Roll! --- ## [American Football overtime rules: College or Professional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-overtime-rules-college-or-professional/524506)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-overtime-rules-college-or-professional/524506 "2010-01-12T14:06:48Z")
College overtime rules are that the ball is placed on the 25 and then you play with “normal” rules in attempting to score. A play clock is used but the game clock is not (I think). Both teams will have an opportunity t… --- ## [Game performance on Windows 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-performance-on-windows-7/524316)
**Author:** [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-performance-on-windows-7/524316 "2010-01-12T11:29:51Z")
Does anyone else have problems with game performance on Windows 7? When Dragon Age came out I bought it immediately and it ran fine for a while, but then everything slows down and it seems like a memory leak. On the mess… --- ## [Poll: should college football have a playoff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-college-football-have-a-playoff/524107)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-college-football-have-a-playoff/524107 "2010-01-12T00:03:14Z")
On the one hand, the current system pretty much stinks: rough estimate a perfectly deserving team is left stranded at 3rd in the polls, often undefeated, while two other teams play for the whole shebang, around half the … --- ## [Instead of ''Said''](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 556\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104 "2010-01-11T23:48:30Z")
Got this idea for a game from my son’s homework assignment. Write a sentence, but instead of using “said”, use another word. We’ll start with A, then the next person uses B, etc. I’ll start with a simple example: “W… --- ## [NFL Wild-Card Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904 "2010-01-11T23:10:51Z")
Which NFL team is most likely to win this weekend and why, please. (1/9 - 1/10 2010) --- ## [Why didn't the ESRB adopt the MPAA's rating system for games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-esrb-adopt-the-mpaas-rating-system-for-games/524527)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-esrb-adopt-the-mpaas-rating-system-for-games/524527 "2010-01-11T20:41:03Z")
The question is pretty much in the thread title. It seems to me like they could’ve avoided having to educate everyone about the meaning of a new rating system by just using the one that everyone is familiar with. Were … --- ## [The Feud: Chain, Chain, Chain by Ellen Cherry \[game closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-chain-chain-chain-by-ellen-cherry-game-closed/524065)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-chain-chain-chain-by-ellen-cherry-game-closed/524065 "2010-01-11T17:59:09Z")
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 … --- ## [A real-world logic and numbering-system dilemma:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-world-logic-and-numbering-system-dilemma/524390)
**Author:** [@Klif](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klif)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-world-logic-and-numbering-system-dilemma/524390 "2010-01-11T15:57:36Z")
A real-world logic and numbering-system dilemma: I work at a private service ambulance company. We currently have 9 stations with wheelchair vans, medic trucks, and up to 9 BLS trucks per station. We’re looking to add … --- ## [BioShock 2's Multiplayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-2s-multiplayer/524403)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-2s-multiplayer/524403 "2010-01-11T14:15:40Z")
I have a hard time figuring out if it’ll be worthwhile. I’ve seen some videos and heard some descriptions and, from what it looks like, it appears to be strongly Goldeneye-influenced. I dunno. I didn’t play BioShock,… --- ## [Baseball trivia, here's a challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-heres-a-challenge/524367)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-heres-a-challenge/524367 "2010-01-11T03:19:59Z")
I’m looking for the name of a major league player who played in the early 80s–I don’t know how long, or what position. He was a twin and his last name started with a Q. How can I find out this name? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=509) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=511)