# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=53 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 54 --- ## [How does HQ Trivia stay in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hq-trivia-stay-in-business/964813)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hq-trivia-stay-in-business/964813 "2022-06-11T14:22:17Z")
HQ Trivia is an app that features a weekly live trivia quiz. If you answer all 12 questions correctly (each has 3 choices to choose from) you win a few dollars that transfer to your PayPal account. Every Thursday at 9p… --- ## [Help me identify this old war simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-old-war-simulation-game/965812)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-old-war-simulation-game/965812 "2022-06-10T13:24:20Z")
Please help me identify this game that I remember playing. It was a conquer the world type simulation, where you could choose to play as any real world country, not just major powers, but any nation, even the Bahamas, L… --- ## [To what extent could the top chess players in the world be theoretically dominated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-could-the-top-chess-players-in-the-world-be-theoretically-dominated/965890)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-could-the-top-chess-players-in-the-world-be-theoretically-dominated/965890 "2022-06-10T03:03:03Z")
I assume that in theory it would be possible for a player to reach the point where he could never lose any game. That no matter how good his opponent, it would just result in a stalemate. In theory. My question is how cl… --- ## [Ultimate Tic Tac Toe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/965468)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/965468 "2022-06-08T20:09:13Z")
Found this version of Tic Tac Toe which is at least a little bit more challenging. Just playing the AI for now but eventually I will be brave enough to take on other humans… https://ultimate-t3.herokuapp.com/ --- ## [Chess: Glee v HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-heyhomie/965311)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-heyhomie/965311 "2022-06-07T21:00:16Z")
This is a training game (I’m a retired chess coach) and I would ask that just the players post in it. (Your co-operation is appreciated!) I’ll give a link to the associated game discussion thread, where folks are welcom… --- ## [Fortnite Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortnite-questions/930918)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortnite-questions/930918 "2022-06-07T00:33:27Z")
I believe I know the gist of this game, but I am not fully informed. My son is 10 and I thought perhaps he might enjoy playing it with me sometimes. I get that it is Battle Royale…start with a group and last one standin… --- ## [Chess: Glee v HeyHomie (discussion thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-heyhomie-discussion-thread/965312)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-heyhomie-discussion-thread/965312 "2022-06-06T21:35:04Z")
This is a companion thread to a training game between HeyHomie and myself. Comments, analysis etc are welcome here. Please don’t post in the game thread which is at Chess: Glee v HeyHomie - The Game Room - Straight Dop… --- ## [General Discussion for D&D and its resurgence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-discussion-for-d-d-and-its-resurgence/964767)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-discussion-for-d-d-and-its-resurgence/964767 "2022-06-06T12:00:42Z")
Is this the right place to comment about D&D? Interesting how it has made a resurgence recently, after many years of being hidden, at least to me. I had the books and played a lot…in my pre-teen and early teen years. … --- ## [Angel Hernandez, MLB, and the fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-hernandez-mlb-and-the-fans/965338)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-hernandez-mlb-and-the-fans/965338 "2022-06-05T21:15:33Z")
Would it be possible for MLB fans to force MLB to terminate Angel Hernandez? Say season ticket holders from all over the country got together and filed a class action lawsuit against MLB, claiming that they expect a top-… --- ## [NASCAR race sponsor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-race-sponsor/965646)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-race-sponsor/965646 "2022-06-05T01:38:12Z")
When a company sponsors a race, like the pepsi 500. How much money do they really put out? --- ## [Double-zero (00) on sports jerseys—why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-zero-00-on-sports-jerseys-why/306872)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-zero-00-on-sports-jerseys-why/306872 "2022-06-05T01:35:24Z")
It would seem that in most every instance (perhaps mainly in the non-professional levels?) that I have seen a team sport played wherein the participants wore numbered jerseys, there was always one player bearing double c… --- ## [Sox announcer - whither?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sox-announcer-whither/965675)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sox-announcer-whither/965675 "2022-06-04T21:37:48Z")
Steve Stone took a weekend off recently and then returned and now he’s gone again. Something wrong? No references to him by the replacement guy. Sup? --- ## [Is it customary for European athlete sports salaries to be secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-customary-for-european-athlete-sports-salaries-to-be-secret/964513)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-customary-for-european-athlete-sports-salaries-to-be-secret/964513 "2022-06-04T15:06:00Z")
It was a big scandal a while ago when a Spanish newspaper leaked Lionel Messi’s Barcelona FC salary, which was reported to exceed any known sports-club salary ever paid out to an athlete, but is it customary for European… --- ## [I Need A Chess Syllabus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-chess-syllabus/965253)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-chess-syllabus/965253 "2022-06-03T19:45:40Z")
I’ve been stuck between 950-1050 for several years. I know I need to study, but I literally don’t even know where to begin. Pick up an openings book?\* Do tactics puzzles over and over again? \*How does one even claim the… --- ## [Video game RPG question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-rpg-question/965524)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-rpg-question/965524 "2022-06-02T21:00:26Z")
In video games what are Vitality and Intelligence? What exactly am I doing to the character when I use an Item to increase vitality or intelligence? --- ## [Help identify old console game from early 2000s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-old-console-game-from-early-2000s/965078)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-old-console-game-from-early-2000s/965078 "2022-06-02T16:47:23Z")
Trying to remember a game I used to like back in the day. Very likely on an Xbox but possibly PlayStation, somewhere in the 2001 to 2007 time span. It was a high speed racing game with hovercraft on light bridges. My me… --- ## [Do we know how this winter World Cup is going to screw up football fixtures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-this-winter-world-cup-is-going-to-screw-up-football-fixtures/965453)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-this-winter-world-cup-is-going-to-screw-up-football-fixtures/965453 "2022-06-01T15:01:07Z")
How badly will the stupid Qatar World Cup screw up the football fixtures for next season? I mainly follow the EPL but it’s going to be a colossal mess for all the leagues, right? --- ## [Golf rules question: raking the bunker a bit early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-rules-question-raking-the-bunker-a-bit-early/965445)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-rules-question-raking-the-bunker-a-bit-early/965445 "2022-06-01T11:29:48Z")
You’re in a greenside bunker with a slope up to the green. You hit a good-looking shot nicely on line, then grab the nearby rake to smooth out the rather prominent footprints you’ve left. Unfortunately, your shot perch… --- ## [MLB: May 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911 "2022-06-01T07:46:39Z")
Both New York teams and both LA teams are leading their respective divisions. No major surprises except maybe the Rockies doing slightly better and the White Sox doing slightly worse than I expected. The weather will wa… --- ## [Betting on baseball question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-baseball-question/965388)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-baseball-question/965388 "2022-05-31T12:24:12Z")
Sports betting site has betting for total runs for my team as Under 5.0 runs +110 and Under 4.5 runs +135. Is that not the same thing? You can’t score half a run so under 5 and under 4.5 should be the same payoff, right? … --- ## [Longest common word using seven letters, no S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-common-word-using-seven-letters-no-s/965140)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-common-word-using-seven-letters-no-s/965140 "2022-05-31T10:02:11Z")
I don’t mean to make this a Thread Game. Maybe someone can answer with a dictionary search or something. The NY Times Spelling Bee has seven letters, which can be used multiple times, to form words. A word that uses a… --- ## ["No professionals, please!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-professionals-please/964951)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-professionals-please/964951 "2022-05-28T20:00:18Z")
I would like to share a story told to me about 10 years ago by someone I met at a bar, and I’m wondering if anyone has similar stories they’d like to share. Back in high school, this guy was an accomplished streetball p… --- ## [Is there a way to turn my PC into a PS2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-turn-my-pc-into-a-ps2/964639)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-turn-my-pc-into-a-ps2/964639 "2022-05-26T11:03:15Z")
I have a PS2 game I’ve been jonesing to play. Unfortunately, it won’t play on my PS4. Is there a way I could play it on my PC? (I have a hard copy of the game) --- ## [Game Suggestions 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-suggestions-2022/964931)
**Author:** [@Llord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llord)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-suggestions-2022/964931 "2022-05-25T17:51:01Z")
Been in a real slump the last couple years when it comes to games. I can like the look of a game but may never buy it or if I do I only then play it a handful of times before I lose the desire to play, not that its the g… --- ## [Players shaking hands with sports officials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-shaking-hands-with-sports-officials/964902)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-shaking-hands-with-sports-officials/964902 "2022-05-23T04:28:57Z")
In what sports is it traditional to shake hands with (or otherwise congratulate) the officials - generally for a “job well done” - usually after the event? Tennis - both players (in a singles match) at least touch the h… --- ## [Tips for Civilization newbie? (playing VI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-civilization-newbie-playing-vi/964867)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-civilization-newbie-playing-vi/964867 "2022-05-22T13:18:53Z")
There’s a four year old thread for this game but I didn’t want to bump that. (aside: I think Discourse is mistaken in saying this topic is similar to “Video Games for 4 year olds”, unless they are VERY precocious). Boug… --- ## [Baseball/Strike Zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-strike-zone/964821)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-strike-zone/964821 "2022-05-21T23:52:09Z")
Couple of thoughts about the strike zone “box” displayed on TV… MLB must allow this. Why? Is it a way to quantify the accuracy of the umpires? The strike zone, as I understand it, is from the midpoint from the shoulde… --- ## [ABA vs. NBA (basketball)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aba-vs-nba-basketball/961546)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aba-vs-nba-basketball/961546 "2022-05-21T16:13:15Z")
Was the ABA objectively worse, in terms of quality of basketball, than the NBA when both leagues coexisted? While the former had fewer teams, the actual players in the league (say, the top 10) seem like they would have … --- ## [Wins cycling stage of Giro d'Italia - Then Loses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wins-cycling-stage-of-giro-ditalia-then-loses/964629)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wins-cycling-stage-of-giro-ditalia-then-loses/964629 "2022-05-18T20:25:37Z")
Tuesday proved to be an eventful day for Biniam Girmay, who made cycling history at the Giro d’Italia but later had to go to the hospital with an eye injury sustained during his podium celebrations. Eritrean Girmay be… --- ## [Games with impractical optional quests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-with-impractical-optional-quests/964234)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-with-impractical-optional-quests/964234 "2022-05-18T18:01:15Z")
I’m finally getting around to playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC. There are 3 optional quests I’ve taken on - find 30 dinosaur bones, find 10 rock carvings, find 20 dream catchers - that are completely impractical. The … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=54)