# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=534 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 535 --- ## [Week 3 Fantasy Football Start/Sit Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-fantasy-football-start-sit-thread/511293)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-fantasy-football-start-sit-thread/511293 "2009-09-28T16:48:11Z")
After the draft, the most fun aspect of FFB to me is the start/sit aspect from week to week. You have assembled your awesome team with great depth, now is when your managing skills come into play. Here’s my conundrums … --- ## [The Michael Vick Return Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-michael-vick-return-pool/503819)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-michael-vick-return-pool/503819 "2009-09-28T14:57:49Z")
Quite simple: The next time Michael Vick plays in an NFL regular season game will be in what week, playing for which team? --- ## [Olympics in Chicago? Does Obama want it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-in-chicago-does-obama-want-it/510052)
**Author:** [@JesmanVA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JesmanVA)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-in-chicago-does-obama-want-it/510052 "2009-09-28T14:46:22Z")
It’s down to Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago for 2016. MICHELLE Obama is being sent on behalf of the US? Very interesting debate: http://www.eeekonomy.com/discussion/Without-the-President-is-Chicago-Passing-th… --- ## [Cadel! You attacked you glorious cantankerous bastard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cadel-you-attacked-you-glorious-cantankerous-bastard/511751)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cadel-you-attacked-you-glorious-cantankerous-bastard/511751 "2009-09-28T09:39:12Z")
I am not a physically expressive man, but I am dancing now, let me tell you. Cadel, who I have been following faithfully for years. Cadel, the man who always seems to almost, but not quite, have enough. Cadel, the man… --- ## [Tour championship.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-championship/511768)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-championship/511768 "2009-09-27T21:07:24Z")
Tiger is hanging around but not making headway on Perry. Mickleson is tied for the lead. Phil took a snowman yesterday on a par 4 when he went back and forth in traps like an amateur. Perry amd Phil at -7. Tiger with 3 o… --- ## [Why was Halo a great game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-halo-a-great-game/511052)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-halo-a-great-game/511052 "2009-09-27T19:14:59Z")
I’m sure some Dopers will deny that Halo was a great game, but there is a world full of gamers that disagree with them. And I am one of them. I think Halo was a great game (not Halo 2 or 3, though many will disagree wi… --- ## [Theo Fleury back in NHL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theo-fleury-back-in-nhl/511402)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theo-fleury-back-in-nhl/511402 "2009-09-27T18:45:32Z")
It seems that Theo Fleury might just be on his way to cracking the lineup of the Calgary Flames. He has 3 points in 3 games, in pre-season not including an overtime winner against the Isles. He’s been sober for 4 years… --- ## [Sims 3 Questions on houses and expansion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-questions-on-houses-and-expansion/511641)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-questions-on-houses-and-expansion/511641 "2009-09-27T15:31:38Z")
Is there a way to keep specific things when moving and selling the rest? It doesn’t seem possible to manually put things in the family inventory. Can I build houses on empty lots without first having a family to put in … --- ## [What video game would you make if you had the know-how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-would-you-make-if-you-had-the-know-how/510803)
**Author:** [@Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicolas_Bourbaki)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-would-you-make-if-you-had-the-know-how/510803 "2009-09-27T15:00:32Z")
Well, title says it all, I guess. I was thinking, from conversations here and with my friends, about how so many people have some crazy awesome idea for a video game that they’ve spent the longest time thinking up. What… --- ## [Handheld gaming system - any major pros or cons to PSP/DSi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handheld-gaming-system-any-major-pros-or-cons-to-psp-dsi/511454)
**Author:** [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handheld-gaming-system-any-major-pros-or-cons-to-psp-dsi/511454 "2009-09-27T14:35:15Z")
Background: I’m a woman in my late 30s, and commute via train and bus just over two hours per day. I need to keep my brain active and awake on my commute, and listening to podcasts/loud music on my iPod just isn’t doing… --- ## [Post an original Cryptic Crossword clue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-original-cryptic-crossword-clue/490635)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-original-cryptic-crossword-clue/490635 "2009-09-27T02:22:32Z")
There is a post going around: That asks people to give a summary that misses the point. That post has gotten removed from where it once started, and I even posted a “sister thread” to maintain what the first post int… --- ## [Convince me to install the Stainless Steel Mod on Medieval II: Total War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-install-the-stainless-steel-mod-on-medieval-ii-total-war/511676)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-install-the-stainless-steel-mod-on-medieval-ii-total-war/511676 "2009-09-26T20:38:02Z")
So after a couple years of playing this game, I’ve just recently got a computer that can run it really well, and now that I’ve played through most of the regular campaigns, I’ve been considering going through and install… --- ## [Can the Master Chief from Halo be called a hero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-master-chief-from-halo-be-called-a-hero/511549)
**Author:** [@Aelita\_Daystar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aelita_Daystar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-master-chief-from-halo-be-called-a-hero/511549 "2009-09-26T19:41:33Z")
Recently, my brother bought an XBOX-360 and got Halo 3 and Halo ODST. I honestly wasn’t very excited, my enthusiasm for Halo died around the time Halo 2 came out. Back then I played the first game, and read the first boo… --- ## [NFL Week 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/510653)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/510653 "2009-09-26T02:26:37Z")
\*\*Sunday, Sep. 20 \*\* Early Games \*\* KANSAS CITY 3 Oakland 38½ \*\* Both teams really outplayed expectations last week in losing efforts and now the question is which was authentic and which was a result of a stum… --- ## [Okay, I give up. Why all the love for Halo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-give-up-why-all-the-love-for-halo/511546)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-give-up-why-all-the-love-for-halo/511546 "2009-09-26T00:01:35Z")
I’ve tried Halo several times. My friends always get me to play but I end up getting owned before I can kill anyone. It seems like every other FPS I’ve ever played. What’s so innovative about it? Video gamer since 19… --- ## [Zombie Apocalypse - the game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-apocalypse-the-game/511524)
**Author:** [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-apocalypse-the-game/511524 "2009-09-25T20:25:18Z")
So we’re a month or so away from Left 4 Dead 2, and to help kill time (by shooting it in the head, natch) Zombie Apocalypse has come up for download for PS3 and XBox 360. Anybody download the demo or the full game? It’s… --- ## [F1: It seems Renault did order crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-it-seems-renault-did-order-crash/510421)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-it-seems-renault-did-order-crash/510421 "2009-09-25T17:41:05Z")
Story here. Oh dear. Flavio and Pat both out. Piquet’s career in tatters. Sad really. --- ## [Suggest "Baby Books" for adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-baby-books-for-adults/511103)
**Author:** [@Brainiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-baby-books-for-adults/511103 "2009-09-25T16:43:31Z")
You’ve seen a Baby Book, where there are spots to record the baby’s airdate, birth weight, fist word, family tree, and perhaps envelopes for the hospital name tag, a lock of hair, first baby tooth to fall out. First favo… --- ## [KOTOR 2 : The Sith Lord Cut Content Restored Mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kotor-2-the-sith-lord-cut-content-restored-mod/511324)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kotor-2-the-sith-lord-cut-content-restored-mod/511324 "2009-09-25T16:33:34Z")
Note: This is not the same as Team Giza’s one, if you are wondering. Just ready for open-beta is the cut content mod for Knights of the Old Republic 2. It puts in back many areas (the factory, enclave etc.), story conte… --- ## [Aion MMORPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aion-mmorpg/511481)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aion-mmorpg/511481 "2009-09-25T16:30:08Z")
Aion has gone live, anybody else playing it? I may be trading WOW for Aion, as my german buddy is totally fried on WOW, and we want a game with bodies that we can both play on the same server … EVE Online is ok, but fo… --- ## [Celebrity Survival Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-survival-game/511444)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-survival-game/511444 "2009-09-25T15:41:29Z")
A more positive game based on the Celebrity Death Game. This game basically lists celebrities whom you think will survive to 2030. (NOTE; for the rules I’ve copied and pasted from the Death Game, apologies to the thread… --- ## [Olympian Fuglyness: Oblivion's incredibly unattractive faces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympian-fuglyness-oblivions-incredibly-unattractive-faces/509893)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympian-fuglyness-oblivions-incredibly-unattractive-faces/509893 "2009-09-25T13:37:39Z")
Oh God. I started a new game and almost jumped out of my seat. I thought it was my first surprise battle, but the… the THING… just stood there, looking at me. And then I realized that monstrosity was me! My avatar, t… --- ## [Why buy a PS3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-buy-a-ps3/508784)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-buy-a-ps3/508784 "2009-09-25T11:15:01Z")
I know I know, the bluray. But I can just get a blu-ray dvd player. Wii has Guitar Hero and Rock Band now and they never made a sequel for sniper elite, so is there any reason to not get the Wii and go with a PS3 inste… --- ## [Xbox original question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-original-question/511194)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-original-question/511194 "2009-09-25T01:41:11Z")
My laptop went pffftt in the night and I have to rely on the iPhone for net access till I get word on if the mobo is gone, an acer 5100 and the keyboard and USB mouse I’d unresponsive. But for the moment I need net acce… --- ## [Question for NFL fans re: going to the game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-nfl-fans-re-going-to-the-game/509960)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-nfl-fans-re-going-to-the-game/509960 "2009-09-24T21:29:12Z")
Short (mouseover) version — what’s the best place to sit? Long version — this October, I’m giving my dad a special birthday present: I’m taking him to see our favorite NFL team, the San Diego Chargers. He grew up in San… --- ## [Can someone with a PS3, non-GoTY copy of Oblivion help me out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-with-a-ps3-non-goty-copy-of-oblivion-help-me-out/511146)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-with-a-ps3-non-goty-copy-of-oblivion-help-me-out/511146 "2009-09-24T13:17:13Z")
After hours spent playing Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition on the PS3, I ran into a bug with the “Cure for Vampirism” quest in which Melisande will not accept one of the necessary ingredients, Bloodgrass. I am unable … --- ## [Dirt 2 - Anyone playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-2-anyone-playing/509987)
**Author:** [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-2-anyone-playing/509987 "2009-09-24T09:42:23Z")
So I picked up Dirt 2 the other day (Xbox 360). I had played the first one and enjoyed it, but the “multiplayer” was a complete rip-off. Race a stage by yourself, post your time and let your friends post better times. Y… --- ## [Defense Grid: The Awakening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-grid-the-awakening/511246)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-grid-the-awakening/511246 "2009-09-24T06:39:10Z")
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/defensegridtheawakening This is my first exposure to this franchise, and I’m enjoying it. It seems like Total Annihilation or Command and Conquer without the micro-mana… --- ## [Quick Plants Vs. Zombies question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-plants-vs-zombies-question/511178)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-plants-vs-zombies-question/511178 "2009-09-24T00:40:56Z")
Is there a way to restart Adventure mode without creating a new profile? I can’t find it in game or documentation. No way I’m starting a new char, my current one has all the goodies from the store bought out, Adventure… --- ## [What's the Optimum Strategy for these Flash Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-optimum-strategy-for-these-flash-games/510758)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-optimum-strategy-for-these-flash-games/510758 "2009-09-23T23:06:49Z")
I’m talking about the games where you essentially have a gird of blocks of various colors. The object is to either select a block, which removes all adjacent blocks of the same color, or to swap a block with an adjacent … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=533) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=535)