# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=52 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 53 --- ## [The 100 prisoner riddle - counterintuitive puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-prisoner-riddle-counterintuitive-puzzle/967259)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-prisoner-riddle-counterintuitive-puzzle/967259 "2022-07-11T14:37:36Z")
Some of you may have already seen this riddle/puzzle in the recent Veritasium video linked below. There is a prison with 100 cells numbered 1-100 and a prisoner in each cell. As with all prisons in mathematical riddles … --- ## [MLB new 2023 Interleague scheduling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-new-2023-interleague-scheduling/967438)
**Author:** [@Workingdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Workingdude)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-new-2023-interleague-scheduling/967438 "2022-07-10T02:21:54Z")
The old MLB schedules use to be 19 games against teams in your own division 6 or 7 games against teams in your league, 3 or 4 games against teams in the other league but a different interleague division each year on rota… --- ## [Why is your favorite sport the best sport in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-favorite-sport-the-best-sport-in-the-world/967578)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-favorite-sport-the-best-sport-in-the-world/967578 "2022-07-09T22:04:18Z")
Show me your powers of persuasion, and your creative writing skills. Why is your favorite sport, the best sport in the world? My favorite sport is baseball. The crack of the bat, the feeling you get when your team tur… --- ## [What international upsets are comparable to the 1980 Miracle on Ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-international-upsets-are-comparable-to-the-1980-miracle-on-ice/965602)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-international-upsets-are-comparable-to-the-1980-miracle-on-ice/965602 "2022-07-08T21:01:07Z")
Trying to find similar examples for perspective/get an idea of the thing (I was born quite a few years after the 1980 Olympics.) What’s a comparable non-hockey example of some nation upsetting a heavily favored foe to th… --- ## [EPL 2021-22 Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-2021-22-omnibus-thread/948623)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-2021-22-omnibus-thread/948623 "2022-07-08T01:41:39Z")
We’re about a half an hour from the EPL debut of Brentford. Brentford F.C. - Wikipedia. This is an analytically driven club that has punched above its weight. Cant wait to see how they do against Arsenal who will be wi… --- ## [The USFL returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usfl-returns/962947)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usfl-returns/962947 "2022-07-07T18:44:00Z")
The USFL made its return last night. For those who watched the game, what did you think? How was the level of play? Could the league last longer than one season? --- ## [Cleveland Indians considering a name change \[Edit: It's "Guardians"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-indians-considering-a-name-change-edit-its-guardians/914323)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-indians-considering-a-name-change-edit-its-guardians/914323 "2022-07-05T19:57:27Z")
Seems to be a new story: Good. --- ## [Poker variants you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-variants-you-like/967274)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-variants-you-like/967274 "2022-07-04T16:02:08Z")
When my friends get together and we play poker we like to play “dealer’s choice.” It’s very low stakes, $5 buy-ins, we’re mostly just there to hang out, and because of this, we like to play different games, or even make … --- ## [Four Out Inning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-out-inning/967207)
**Author:** [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-out-inning/967207 "2022-07-01T03:10:23Z")
Crazy play in major league baseball last night. The Pirates got a run because the Nationals failed to get four outs in an inning. Good explanation and video here To summarize…Bucs have runners at 2nd and 3rd with one … --- ## [MLB: June 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2022/965499)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2022/965499 "2022-06-30T17:34:58Z")
Welcome to June, the temperatures and hopefully the baseball will start warming up! Continuing from the May thread. I hate to say the NL East looks like it’s almost a done deal for the Mets. The Braves should be better,… --- ## [NHL Playoffs 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2022/963906)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2022/963906 "2022-06-29T21:50:41Z")
Let’s do it! Caps vs Panthers in what should be a good series. Gotta say, the Caps have been very inconsistent this season but they do have the experience to win this series. --- ## [How necessary is extreme youth prep for sports success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-extreme-youth-prep-for-sports-success/966693)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-extreme-youth-prep-for-sports-success/966693 "2022-06-29T17:09:13Z")
(I’m trying not to make this a “back in MY day…” type post, so bear with me) When I was younger, most major sports were typically dominated by either high school competition, or a mix of high school AND club competitio… --- ## [Nintendo's worst mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendos-worst-mistakes/961451)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendos-worst-mistakes/961451 "2022-06-28T06:28:46Z")
Nintendo is a very successful business, and gaming wouldn’t be the same without them. Unfortunately, they’ve had their share of missteps. What do you consider the worst decisions Nintendo have ever made? My pick would b… --- ## [Is there a decent recent multiplayer PC RTS which I can play against a friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-decent-recent-multiplayer-pc-rts-which-i-can-play-against-a-friend/966564)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-decent-recent-multiplayer-pc-rts-which-i-can-play-against-a-friend/966564 "2022-06-27T07:53:44Z")
My friend has been lost to World Of Warcraft for a long time, and never really a 3D shooter person, and one of the successful and fun times we had was back on modems playing Command and Conquer and Red Alert over the pho… --- ## [Shadowrun returns Xbox camera question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shadowrun-returns-xbox-camera-question/966915)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shadowrun-returns-xbox-camera-question/966915 "2022-06-27T00:24:30Z")
Is there a setting that I missed that has the camera follow /go ahead of you a bit? right now it’s set up where if I walk to the edge of a screen I have to move the camera manually so I could see where I’m going/what’s… --- ## [Tony Siragusa dead at 55](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-siragusa-dead-at-55/966654)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-siragusa-dead-at-55/966654 "2022-06-25T02:04:42Z")
Tony Siragusa dies at 55: Former Colts and Ravens DT, nicknamed ‘Goose’, won Super Bowl with Baltimore Wow. Only 55 years old. He died in his sleep. ETA: did anyone have him in the 2022 Celebrity Death Pool? 45 points! … --- ## [It's Westernmas! (2022 Western States Endurance Run)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-westernmas-2022-western-states-endurance-run/966796)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-westernmas-2022-western-states-endurance-run/966796 "2022-06-24T22:16:28Z")
The 2022 Western States Endurance Run, the granddaddy of American ultramarathons, begins tomorrow (June 25) at 5:00 a.m. PDT. 384 runners, ranging from 21 to 67, will attempt 100.2 miles with 41,060 feet of elevation cha… --- ## [Which sports have the biggest & smallest gap between pros and regular people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-biggest-smallest-gap-between-pros-and-regular-people/579628)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-biggest-smallest-gap-between-pros-and-regular-people/579628 "2022-06-24T00:56:59Z")
In which sport is the gap between pros and regular people the largest, and in which is it the smallest? (By “regular person”, I mean a non-professional in that sport, who happens to be good at it and plays it at least s… --- ## [Dragon Quest XI - PC and PS4 on September 4, 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-quest-xi-pc-and-ps4-on-september-4-2018/819931)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-quest-xi-pc-and-ps4-on-september-4-2018/819931 "2022-06-23T14:56:11Z")
Dragon Quest is a strange series for me. I played VI through an emulator using a fan translation back in 2001 or 2002. It was OK, but I could never get fully into it. I’ve heard often that VI was considered only OK by ma… --- ## [The biggest games in terms of disk space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-games-in-terms-of-disk-space/966128)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-games-in-terms-of-disk-space/966128 "2022-06-23T04:14:25Z")
As posted in the free games thread, ARK is currently free on Steam along with half a dozen DLCs for it. Steam tells me if I download the full game and all six DLCs, I need 266 GB of disk space. I thought 130-ish for Hal… --- ## [My Assassin's Creed Valhalla journal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-assassins-creed-valhalla-journal/928414)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-assassins-creed-valhalla-journal/928414 "2022-06-22T22:36:33Z")
All right, how’s my PS4 these days? Lessee…Brothers, played end-to-end three times and got every trophy an eternity ago…Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, yeah, liked it, pretty good overall but way too much work to go through … --- ## [Why do people split tens in Blackjack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-split-tens-in-blackjack/966528)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-split-tens-in-blackjack/966528 "2022-06-22T21:13:56Z")
Title says it all, I assume it’s just greed, people just like to split or double down. Or do people not understand that a 20 is a great hand? This drives me crazy and no, not because I think bad play by another player a… --- ## [What's It Take To Remove a Bad Umpire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-take-to-remove-a-bad-umpire/966368)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-take-to-remove-a-bad-umpire/966368 "2022-06-20T05:12:44Z")
I’ve read some articles about a suspect umpire in the MLB that has a reputation for making bad calls behind the plate. Can he be removed, or at least rotated to another umpire position? What are the MLB’s policies on thi… --- ## [Rewriting trite, formulaic sports stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewriting-trite-formulaic-sports-stories/966366)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewriting-trite-formulaic-sports-stories/966366 "2022-06-18T19:04:08Z")
Tampa Bay Lightning Depressed By Series-Opening Loss Lightning coaches and players say their 4-3 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche makes it unlikely they can come back to win the Stanley Cup in the Finals. Head co… --- ## [Hardware update question for gaming on new machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-update-question-for-gaming-on-new-machine/966382)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-update-question-for-gaming-on-new-machine/966382 "2022-06-18T14:28:58Z")
I’m a computer programmer DB analyst. Not a hardware guy. But I have added ram, swapped hard drives, installed network cards and stuff. Not a lot, but I’m not afraid of the guts of the machine. I go through periods of w… --- ## [CFL 2022 - Go Riders!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-2022-go-riders/966053)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-2022-go-riders/966053 "2022-06-16T17:50:23Z")
First Riders game of 2022, and only the second I’ve been to, post-Covid. Snoozer so far: 6-3 for Riders at half-time. Last play of the half, Ti-Cats were in easy field goal range. Hit the uprights. And now thunder and d… --- ## [Ruin sports by changing the regulations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-sports-by-changing-the-regulations/949691)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-sports-by-changing-the-regulations/949691 "2022-06-16T07:37:39Z")
Baseball: Double the size of the playing field. Basketball: Lower the hoops to 6 feet high. Soccer: Allow use of hands. ? --- ## [This is taking a rivalry game to a new level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-taking-a-rivalry-game-to-a-new-level/963496)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-taking-a-rivalry-game-to-a-new-level/963496 "2022-06-16T01:55:36Z")
A pair of NAIA schools in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference are investigating an allegation that a water cooler was deliberately contaminated during a baseball rivalry game. The Kansas Wesleyan baseball team acc… --- ## [Arcade ,console, PC ,mobile, handheld video games you’ve recently watched, played or are now watching ,playing or have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arcade-console-pc-mobile-handheld-video-games-you-ve-recently-watched-played-or-are-now-watching-playing-or-have-given-up-on/962813)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arcade-console-pc-mobile-handheld-video-games-you-ve-recently-watched-played-or-are-now-watching-playing-or-have-given-up-on/962813 "2022-06-13T21:20:50Z")
Having seen this type of thread be ver successful in cafe society for movies and tv I figured id steal the idea for gaming Ive been playing old games on abandonware/preservation sites where you can play the game on the… --- ## [Words With Friends-Coin? \[ad problem\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-coin-ad-problem/966102)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-coin-ad-problem/966102 "2022-06-13T18:51:25Z")
Watching the short videos/ads one can accumulate coins. There’s a new video/ad for Progressive Insurance I cannot get past. Anyone know how to do so? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=53)