# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=531 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 532 --- ## [Baseball Score Format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-score-format/513365)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-score-format/513365 "2009-10-12T11:14:57Z")
As far back as I can remember, when baseball scores were reported in text they showed the visiting team on top and the home team on bottom (if ‘up and down’). If reportedd side-by-side the visiting team was on the left. … --- ## [World Cup Qualifying: Down to the wire!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-qualifying-down-to-the-wire/513441)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-qualifying-down-to-the-wire/513441 "2009-10-11T22:23:53Z")
Mods, please close this thread. Hamsters ate the post; the other thread works. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Lateral thinking puzzles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles/513008)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles/513008 "2009-10-11T21:48:05Z")
I need some good lateral thinking puzzles- not situational riddles like “A man is found dead in a puddle of water; what happened?”, but something like the think outside the box puzzle. The stuff they use in psychological… --- ## [MLB 2009 Postseason goes into November - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2009-postseason-goes-into-november-why/512630)
**Author:** [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2009-postseason-goes-into-november-why/512630 "2009-10-11T14:14:50Z")
I was just looking at the postseason schedule so I could better plan my month, and I realized that we’ve got at least one game in November. Apparently this is only the second time that’s happened, the first time being 2… --- ## [Football: Please explain the wildcat formation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-please-explain-the-wildcat-formation/511725)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-please-explain-the-wildcat-formation/511725 "2009-10-10T20:18:58Z")
I know football pretty well, and there are a bunch of different, and sometimes odd offensive sets. But what constitutes the “wildcat”? --- ## [MLB Tie Breakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tie-breakers/512846)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tie-breakers/512846 "2009-10-10T17:37:43Z")
Tonight the Twins host the Tigers in a one-game tiebreaker to see who wins the AL Central. baseball-reference.com has links to all the previous tie breaker games in history here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/… --- ## [Baseball: Stealing on caught foul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-stealing-on-caught-foul/513180)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-stealing-on-caught-foul/513180 "2009-10-10T16:15:54Z")
This came up in last night’s Little League game but I’ve never seen it happen in MLB. I reviewed the rules and “5.09 The ball becomes dead…when (e) A foul ball is not caught; runners return. The umpire shall not put the… --- ## [Week 5 fantasy sit or start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-fantasy-sit-or-start/513280)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-5-fantasy-sit-or-start/513280 "2009-10-10T13:05:07Z")
I need to pick 1 RB out of Barber @KC, Moreno vs NE, Harrison @Buf. Half point ppr, otherwise standard scoring. Barber seems the obvious, there’ll be a lot of running against a weak KC defense, but his tweaked quad pull… --- ## [NFL Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195 "2009-10-10T04:56:52Z")
Gonna get an earlier start on these this week. Still quite a few question marks with injuries and who’ll be starting where but the lines are up so I’ll go with it. It’s our first week with Byes so the fantasy leagues are… --- ## [How do NFL first down chains work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nfl-first-down-chains-work/512702)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nfl-first-down-chains-work/512702 "2009-10-09T23:19:27Z")
Is the chain itself 10 yards long or is it 10 yards from the outer edge of the post? Something else? --- ## [ESP: Excellent Sports Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esp-excellent-sports-predictions/512017)
**Author:** [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esp-excellent-sports-predictions/512017 "2009-10-09T21:48:10Z")
It’s better if I leave the introduction short, but prior to the Mariners-Blue Jays baseball game on Sunday, there was an oddly specific prediction made by a broadcaster. Check out this link for the details: Audio of the… --- ## [Football turnovers: Poor Coaching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-turnovers-poor-coaching/512941)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-turnovers-poor-coaching/512941 "2009-10-09T21:29:31Z")
Whenever I watch a game with friends and/or at the local watering hole, whenever the favorite team has two, three, or God forbid four turnovers someone, usually someone who has had two, three, or perhaps four beers, says… --- ## [Looking for an old D&D module](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-d-d-module/512901)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-d-d-module/512901 "2009-10-09T19:19:06Z")
Years back, around the mid 90’s, I came across a D&D module with a weird wand in the back swag description. T’was an odd one, in that its effects were quite random, even for a random effect generation table. Two possib… --- ## [F1: Suzuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-suzuka/512444)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-suzuka/512444 "2009-10-09T17:04:01Z")
The qualifying this morning was most entertaining and bespeaks an interesting race tomorrow. Commentary in second post. --- ## [Do Not Update Your Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-update-your-wii/512500)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-update-your-wii/512500 "2009-10-09T08:57:05Z")
System update 4.2 is making some consoles unusable. If you’ve already updated to 4.2 without a problem, you’re in the clear. --- ## [Survivor: Samoa Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925 "2009-10-08T23:21:45Z")
We had one for the last couple of Survivors and I figure we need one for this one as well. Can you believe a new Survivor starts in two weeks? Anyway, join the pool and have some fun! Fun Office Pools Name of Pool: C… --- ## [Soliciting opinions on a Cranium board game rule dispute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-opinions-on-a-cranium-board-game-rule-dispute/512952)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-opinions-on-a-cranium-board-game-rule-dispute/512952 "2009-10-08T17:53:40Z")
I’m not sure if this thread would be better in the IMHO forum, as it concerns opinions on a disputed interpretation of a game rule. During a friendly game of Cranium, a “club cranium” card was drawn (we called these “al… --- ## [Ted Williams' Head Used for Batting Practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-used-for-batting-practice/512335)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-head-used-for-batting-practice/512335 "2009-10-08T17:40:47Z")
I debated putting this in the Pit, but I don’t have a lot of vitriol, just disgust for these people. The nice folks at Alcor have apparently been up to some naughty hi jinx. Article here. The whistle blower is writing … --- ## [New Quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiz/512740)
**Author:** [@cucuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiz/512740 "2009-10-08T16:56:38Z")
This is similar to the previous quiz I posted, except it’s not limited to three word answers. Example: #1 would be 26 Letters of the Alphabet. Have fun! I will post a spoiler with answer in a few days. A. 26 L. of the… --- ## [Weren't the Twins supposed to be contracted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werent-the-twins-supposed-to-be-contracted/512884)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werent-the-twins-supposed-to-be-contracted/512884 "2009-10-08T16:02:49Z")
Has Commissioner of MLB Selig ever admitted that his plan to eliminate the winner of 5 of the last 8 AL Central titles (and the loser of a one game playoff in another season) was based entirely upon his desire to expand … --- ## [Scribblenauts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scribblenauts/510195)
**Author:** [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scribblenauts/510195 "2009-10-08T14:19:22Z")
I picked up this game this morning and am having lots of fun with it. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a DS game where you have puzzles that you solve by writing in the name of an object and having it appear on the scree… --- ## [The Feud - "It was like a dream" -- the '60s by Twickster (game closed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-it-was-like-a-dream-the-60s-by-twickster-game-closed/512144)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-it-was-like-a-dream-the-60s-by-twickster-game-closed/512144 "2009-10-08T02:07:25Z")
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 … --- ## [Fallout Tactics: quick question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tactics-quick-question/512999)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tactics-quick-question/512999 "2009-10-08T01:27:14Z")
I just purchased Fallout Tactics and my little squad of 3 is on their first mission to rescue some tribals. In order to get into the camp I have to go through one of two doors and they’re both locked. My best lock pick… --- ## [How are NBA players paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-nba-players-paid/512861)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-nba-players-paid/512861 "2009-10-07T23:08:00Z")
Often I see articles which says that when Player A was suspended for X number of games, he lost $Z amount of money. Are players really paid by how many games they play? As far as I know, playoff teams are paid extra fo… --- ## [Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Signups are open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-old-republic-beta-signups-are-open/512078)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-old-republic-beta-signups-are-open/512078 "2009-10-07T17:44:34Z")
I’ve seen minor buzz around here, so for anyone interested but not following the game obsessively enough to catch updates as they happen they just opened up the signup page tonight. You need a community account on swtor.… --- ## [Hi, Opal!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/512243)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/512243 "2009-10-07T14:32:54Z")
Today’s entry from my Mensa Puzzle-a-Day calendar – not difficult, but definitely Doperriffic. This month’s birthstone is the opal. Use the clues to fill in the blanks to form three common, uncapitalized, unpluralized E… --- ## [Miguel Cabrera rumors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miguel-cabrera-rumors/512638)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miguel-cabrera-rumors/512638 "2009-10-07T13:46:28Z")
Miguel Cabrera showed up for todays game with bruising and a scratch on his face. Leland was asked about it and said it was a personal matter and he would not discuss it. Cabrera slipped out without talking to the report… --- ## [I want to learn to play bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-to-play-bridge/512061)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-to-play-bridge/512061 "2009-10-07T08:39:32Z")
Actually I want to re-learn to play bridge, or improve my game drastically. Years ago I learned to play using a few different computer programs. Which programs are around today, and which are the best? Ideally, I’d li… --- ## [Is anyone playing Evony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-playing-evony/512762)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-playing-evony/512762 "2009-10-07T02:54:15Z")
I saw an ad for it on Facebook and it seems interesting. --- ## [Game Suggestions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-suggestions-please/511945)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-suggestions-please/511945 "2009-10-07T02:49:07Z")
My roommate and I need a new game to play. We played City of Heroes for 3 or so years. We loved it. But, it got boring. And, they kept changing the game in ways we didn’t like. We moved to World of Warcraft and we’ve b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=530) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=532)