# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=526 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 527 --- ## [Failed Palindromes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-palindromes/515454)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-palindromes/515454 "2009-11-04T21:50:15Z")
From John Hodgman’s The Areas of My Expertise The game for us is to come up with more failed palindromes. My first entry is lame (but not as lame as it looks). From the “it kind of looks like dialectical English, and … --- ## [The Modern Final Fantasy series - which are the plot you managed to understand? \[Open Spoilers!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-modern-final-fantasy-series-which-are-the-plot-you-managed-to-understand-open-spoilers/515706)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-modern-final-fantasy-series-which-are-the-plot-you-managed-to-understand-open-spoilers/515706 "2009-11-04T18:23:55Z")
If there’s something that ticks me off about Final Fantasy is how they handle the explanation of the plot. Argh! Less flashback and more journal entries already! Till today I have no clue as to what was going on in FF7 (… --- ## [What's the Deal with NFL Broadcast Schedules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-nfl-broadcast-schedules/515986)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-nfl-broadcast-schedules/515986 "2009-11-04T16:36:13Z")
I’m completely stumped by the NFL broadcasting schedules for Sunday Day games. Does anyone have a clue how this stuff works? For example, today in Chicago we got the Bears - Browns game at Noon on CBS. Fox was showing no… --- ## [Brütal Legend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brutal-legend/512343)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brutal-legend/512343 "2009-11-04T07:09:08Z")
so anyone play the Brütal Legend demo on xbox live? (or other platforms) the humor was good, don’t think the grafics will win any prizes and the gameplay (as far as I could see) consist of hitting stuff with a axe, lig… --- ## [Basic football rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-football-rules-question/515990)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-football-rules-question/515990 "2009-11-04T04:04:11Z")
At what point is the offense considered “set” after which any movement prior to the snap means a false start penalty? You see it a lot in college, but also in the NFL - the line is set and the quaterback takes position,… --- ## [Baseball question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/516132)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/516132 "2009-11-04T01:42:41Z")
Mrs. Plant, hailing from Long Island is watching the world series. I am listening to Cassandra Wilson on my MP3 player. Why do baseball players spit so much? --- ## [Left 4 Dead 2 Demo should be playable within the hour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-4-dead-2-demo-should-be-playable-within-the-hour/515337)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-4-dead-2-demo-should-be-playable-within-the-hour/515337 "2009-11-03T23:03:19Z")
At least according to a post on Steam’s forums, those of us who preordered L4D2 will be able to play the demo starting at 4pm EDT. \*\*Dark2Phoenix \*\*and I should be on tonight, starting between 7 and 8, if anyone wants t… --- ## [Question about World Of Warcraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-world-of-warcraft/516109)
**Author:** [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-world-of-warcraft/516109 "2009-11-03T17:40:13Z")
Hi everyone. I currently play WoW but only have the Burning Crusade expansion. When I installed it I had to download a massive file beforehand. If I purchase WotLK online, does this mean I won’t need to buy the discs/… --- ## [NHL October 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2009/512276)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2009/512276 "2009-11-03T03:21:48Z")
Season starts tonight! A couple of strange news stories. Mats Sundin retires. I’m really not surprised he retired, but it was a very low key announcement. He better not pull a Favre and try to come back mid-season. Bre… --- ## [Who is the Greatest Athlete Whose Career Was Ruined Due to Injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-athlete-whose-career-was-ruined-due-to-injury/455347)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-athlete-whose-career-was-ruined-due-to-injury/455347 "2009-11-03T02:56:43Z")
Had a discussion recently about Tiger Woods and his knee injury. Someone made the comment that it was a terrible shame and all that and someone else contended that even if Woods never hits another golf ball, he would st… --- ## [Proud or embarassed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proud-or-embarassed/515876)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proud-or-embarassed/515876 "2009-11-03T02:07:42Z")
A friend of mine watched me play Super Mario Brothers 3 and said that my SMB3 abilities were honestly the most impressive thing he had ever seen. He was serious. He said it multiple times with a straight face. I confe… --- ## [The Ultimate Badass of All Media -- FINAL ROUND!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-badass-of-all-media-final-round/515186)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-badass-of-all-media-final-round/515186 "2009-11-02T22:58:08Z")
This is it. The ultimate showdown. The road has been long and brutal. Epic badasses have gone down in defeat before even more epic badasses. In the last round, Gandalf and the Terminator, were voted out. Now, here … --- ## [Steakhouse or Gay Bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982 "2009-11-02T22:36:29Z")
The link is http://www.steakhouseorgaybar.com/ The first page is the start, look at the name, select “Gay Bar” or “Steakhouse,” a yellow pop-up tells you if you got it right. Remarkably ambiguous names. --- ## [Are you looking forward to Dragon's Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-looking-forward-to-dragons-age/513884)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-looking-forward-to-dragons-age/513884 "2009-11-02T21:08:30Z")
So Bioware’s new and sparkling RPG is coming out in Nov (Gamespot Launch Center here). It is touted to be the best thing since…eh, Baldur’s Gates II, and is a “dark fantasy” RPG. I am not so sure; this game has the chop… --- ## [Donaghy writes a NBA ref expose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donaghy-writes-a-nba-ref-expose/515757)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donaghy-writes-a-nba-ref-expose/515757 "2009-11-02T20:27:11Z")
Like I have said in the past ,NBA refs suck. I have seen too many games that the reffing made no sense, unless they were carrying out a plan. Now Donaghy wrote a book while he was in prison. Are you basketball fans goi… --- ## [MMO Players, will you pay for micro-transactions to avoid grinding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmo-players-will-you-pay-for-micro-transactions-to-avoid-grinding/515829)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmo-players-will-you-pay-for-micro-transactions-to-avoid-grinding/515829 "2009-11-02T20:02:10Z")
Grinding is a fact of life in most MMOs, to get gears and so on. Let say now the game which you are embroiled with has become free to play, and uses micro-transactions as its business model, and you are still willing to … --- ## [College team wins with 0 yards passing - happened before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-team-wins-with-0-yards-passing-happened-before/515935)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-team-wins-with-0-yards-passing-happened-before/515935 "2009-11-02T19:48:25Z")
Navy beat Wake Forest last week 13-10 with no yards passing. Has that happened before? (win with 0 passing yards) Navy is an option team and the game was played in rain with some of the rain heavy. They did get … --- ## [Are the Redskins truly mismanaged or are they just having a bad patch of luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-redskins-truly-mismanaged-or-are-they-just-having-a-bad-patch-of-luck/515418)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-redskins-truly-mismanaged-or-are-they-just-having-a-bad-patch-of-luck/515418 "2009-11-02T14:31:52Z")
Is owner Daniel Snyder doing the best he can with a bad situation or is he messing up? --- ## [The Green Bay Packers are publically owned?? How does that work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-green-bay-packers-are-publically-owned-how-does-that-work/515524)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-green-bay-packers-are-publically-owned-how-does-that-work/515524 "2009-11-02T13:31:02Z")
Who makes the decisions? For example, if there’s a free agent that the team wants, who goes to get him? Do the shareholders have to vote on it first? And where does the money for the team come from? What about all th… --- ## [Brent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brent/516030)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brent/516030 "2009-11-02T08:48:43Z")
Non-American here, I suspect there’s a jargong in this I’m missing. From nfl.com: Since the guy’s name is Brett, one suspect that there’s a joke here. If so, could you disclose it? --- ## [MLB/NFL/NBA/NHL all in action today-first time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-nfl-nba-nhl-all-in-action-today-first-time/515971)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-nfl-nba-nhl-all-in-action-today-first-time/515971 "2009-11-02T03:28:53Z")
I’ve heard a couple of announcers mention that today is the first time ever that all 4 of the major sports leagues are in action today. In addition there is a NASCAR race, NCAA football, MLS Soccer, and there was a PGA t… --- ## [A baseball fan question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baseball-fan-question/516011)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baseball-fan-question/516011 "2009-11-02T02:34:28Z")
Do fans at a televised ball game sometimes yell out a “code word” in the hope that a friend or family member watching at home might hear them? Peace, mangeorge --- ## [Wins Shares, glorious Win Shares!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wins-shares-glorious-win-shares/476936)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wins-shares-glorious-win-shares/476936 "2009-11-01T17:27:54Z")
\[offshoot of the “Greg Maddux is the the Bestest Pitcher EVAH!” thread\] Rather than continue being my usual obnoxious self there, I’m continuing it here. A more general discussion of Win Shares should be segregated an… --- ## [Could US sports sustain a Euro-style league setup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-us-sports-sustain-a-euro-style-league-setup/515182)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-us-sports-sustain-a-euro-style-league-setup/515182 "2009-11-01T17:05:00Z")
In a short article from last month’s Wired, two professors posit that major league American sports could benefit from a tiered league system, where teams that win stay in the “big leagues” and losers get demoted down int… --- ## [A Rod Game 3 HR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rod-game-3-hr/515913)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rod-game-3-hr/515913 "2009-11-01T12:23:57Z")
In the disputed HR, it looked to me like the ball would have been out of the park, but to the left of the foul pole. The camera it hit was on the left, right? --- ## [Anyone able to identify this boxing game for the PC(older)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-able-to-identify-this-boxing-game-for-the-pc-older/514154)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-able-to-identify-this-boxing-game-for-the-pc-older/514154 "2009-10-31T13:41:42Z")
I was thinking about game I played about 20 years ago and one came to my mind. It was probably out around the same time as 4D boxing, but was a lot less of a simulation and more like Punch Out. The main thing I remember… --- ## [Do Game Developers Still Make Games With Cheats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-game-developers-still-make-games-with-cheats/515320)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-game-developers-still-make-games-with-cheats/515320 "2009-10-31T12:21:10Z")
I remember back when I had my PS1 I could press some combination of A-B-Up-Down-Circle-ad nauseum and equip Lara Croft with all weapons, or skip a level, or make the enemies have big giant clown heads, or whatever. Howe… --- ## [Nintendo DS advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-ds-advice-please/515455)
**Author:** [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-ds-advice-please/515455 "2009-10-31T08:43:53Z")
I want to get my wife a DS for Xmas (I have picked up on the hints about wanting Brain Train). I am unsure whether to go for a DSI or a DSL. What does the extra £40 get me if i go for a DSI? What funxtionality would my w… --- ## [What flight simulator most realistically models helicopters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-simulator-most-realistically-models-helicopters/515583)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-simulator-most-realistically-models-helicopters/515583 "2009-10-31T05:17:21Z")
I’ve played a number of games over the years that have attempted to at least somewhat realistically model helicopter flight. Various versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator, the old Jane’s Longbow, Apache vs Havoc, Arma 2… --- ## [USAToday/ESPN Preseason College B-Ball Released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usatoday-espn-preseason-college-b-ball-released/515608)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usatoday-espn-preseason-college-b-ball-released/515608 "2009-10-31T01:37:37Z")
Preseason Poll I thought this poll didnt get released until November. Top 5 Kansas Michigan St. Texas North Carolina Kentucky scrolling down the list I see my Ga Tech Yellowjackets at 20!! They were awful last year… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=525) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=527)