# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=553 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 554 --- ## [Anyone playing Sins of a Solar Empire yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-sins-of-a-solar-empire-yet/436268)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-sins-of-a-solar-empire-yet/436268 "2009-06-21T08:58:56Z")
I’m currently downloading it off Stardocks site but was wondering if anyone has started playing it yet and what your thoughts are so far? I hope to have it down and loaded later this evening. -XT --- ## [EA Sports Active - Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ea-sports-active-wii/496992)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ea-sports-active-wii/496992 "2009-06-21T03:45:32Z")
I just got mine today as I’m collecting all of the fitness games for Wii it seems. First off, opening the box, I got the game in its case, the leg strap and the resistance band. The leg strap fits around my meaty upper… --- ## [UK football, season 2008/09, forecasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 1195\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150 "2009-06-20T18:11:03Z")
Being a Manchester City supporter and therefore a supreme optimist I am expecting that this coming season my team will win… The FA Cup The Carling Cup The Premiership The UEFA Cup The all England Conker Championship… --- ## [In which countries is football (ok, soccer) not the biggest sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-countries-is-football-ok-soccer-not-the-biggest-sport/499829)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-countries-is-football-ok-soccer-not-the-biggest-sport/499829 "2009-06-20T13:52:24Z")
I was watching the Confederation Cup yesterday with Iraq playing South Africa and I got thinking about football. It’s the biggest sport in pretty much all of Europe (f.ex. hockey is bigger in Finland and maybe Russia); i… --- ## [Bejeweled Blitz if proof that Satan exists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272 "2009-06-20T00:13:41Z")
A facebook friend introduced me to this game, and it is clearly the work of the Devil. Each game last one minute, yet I am incapable of playing for less than an hour at a time. Chores go undone. Sleep is lost. Cats who… --- ## [Ideas for a Buffy tVS RPG one-off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-buffy-tvs-rpg-one-off/500272)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-buffy-tvs-rpg-one-off/500272 "2009-06-19T23:23:44Z")
The GM (Director?) for our new Buffy game has pulled out of running it tomorrow. So as not to disappoint everyone, I said I would run something. I’ve only played one session of this game, but the rules seem pretty simple… --- ## [Is my graphics card hopeless? Or: what does 'minimum' really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-graphics-card-hopeless-or-what-does-minimum-really-mean/500214)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-graphics-card-hopeless-or-what-does-minimum-really-mean/500214 "2009-06-19T21:47:37Z")
Well, a couple of questions. I managed to get picked for a beta test of a game but discovered that the game’s minimum requirements include the following: nVidia GeForce 6600GT / ATI Radeon X1600 or higher (256 Mo video… --- ## [Why do game level designers do this? (Weapon placement)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-game-level-designers-do-this-weapon-placement/500128)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-game-level-designers-do-this-weapon-placement/500128 "2009-06-19T20:53:50Z")
Standard level progression is that your first weapon is weak, non-ranged, etc. and then you pick up more powerful weapons as you go. So why is it that often well into the game you get another chance, long after it’s poin… --- ## [Really trivial Guitar Hero World Tour questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-trivial-guitar-hero-world-tour-questions/499807)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-trivial-guitar-hero-world-tour-questions/499807 "2009-06-19T20:05:11Z")
In short: I don’t know how, or why (the arcade version had something to do with it, that’s all I can tell you), but I, after absolutely shunning Guitar Hero for its overall ugliness\*, monomaniacal focus on the hard and e… --- ## [The Corrupt A Wish Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-corrupt-a-wish-game/499600)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-corrupt-a-wish-game/499600 "2009-06-19T19:46:50Z")
Here’s how it’s played… You grant the wish of the person above you, but you somehow ruin it, and then you make your own wish. Example: and so on and so fourth. One hopes we will come up with interesting wishes and int… --- ## [What's the Word on Ghostbusters: The Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-on-ghostbusters-the-game/499966)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-on-ghostbusters-the-game/499966 "2009-06-19T10:06:01Z")
I’m afraid I didn’t really dig on Tron 2.0 much, so having a chance to play in a beloved movie franchise doesn’t turn out to be magical. If it were an RPG, I’d just go ahead and buy Ghostbusters anyway. But as an fps, … --- ## [Wordplay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022 "2009-06-19T05:54:06Z")
From my puzzle-a-day calendar: Not superhard, but fun. If you want to spell out the reasoning for your guess, pls. put it in a spoiler box so people coming into the thread after you can play along. Posting more example… --- ## [The fixture list.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fixture-list/500234)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fixture-list/500234 "2009-06-18T23:38:52Z")
So how’s yours? Good, bad, indifferent? Personally, I don’t give a shit. A tough start always gives way to creampuffs and vice versa, but feel free to gloat/moan about your side’s schedule. Frankly, the only reason I… --- ## [Mirror's Edge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrors-edge/499698)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrors-edge/499698 "2009-06-18T22:34:55Z")
This is one of the most thoroughly fun and enjoyable games I’ve ever played. The story from start to finish is pretty good, a sort of Noir thriller playing out in the most gleaming setting you can imagine. People talk … --- ## [The Feud: Country Music 'cuz Rebo is evil! \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-country-music-cuz-rebo-is-evil-game-over/499479)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-country-music-cuz-rebo-is-evil-game-over/499479 "2009-06-18T17:10:01Z")
RULES! 1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS 2. Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that ar… --- ## [Name the camps you won't be sending your kids to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-camps-you-wont-be-sending-your-kids-to/499773)
**Author:** [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-camps-you-wont-be-sending-your-kids-to/499773 "2009-06-18T15:06:08Z")
Camp No-See-Ums Camp Runnamuck Tough Knuckles Boxing Camp for Girls Camp Wookie Lacka Nookie Skull Island Li’l Forensic Camp Lawrence Welk’s Accordion Rap Experience : : --- ## [How is Vice City Stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vice-city-stories/500015)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vice-city-stories/500015 "2009-06-18T12:11:30Z")
I loved GTA: Vice City, but I haven’t played Vice City Stories. Actually, I don’t know anything about it, and I’ve only known of its existence for a little while. I’ve got a few questions: Does it have the same map as… --- ## [Baseball rule question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule-question/500008)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule-question/500008 "2009-06-18T02:49:56Z")
Batter hits a high pop fly past third base. The left fielder is standing in foul ground to catch it but the ball ticks off his glove and lands fair. The ball likely would have been foul if it hadn’t been touched by the… --- ## [Elder scrolls IV on Steam. Will mods work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-scrolls-iv-on-steam-will-mods-work/500056)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-scrolls-iv-on-steam-will-mods-work/500056 "2009-06-18T02:49:25Z")
Oblivion and Morrowind have just been released on Steam. Oblivion comes with both expansions and all the official DLCs. I’ve heard that fan made mods are what makes the game great. Does anybody know if mods are compatibl… --- ## [Where should Phil Jackson be ranked among all-time NBA coaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-phil-jackson-be-ranked-among-all-time-nba-coaches/499862)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-phil-jackson-be-ranked-among-all-time-nba-coaches/499862 "2009-06-17T21:22:09Z")
With his tenth ring last night, Big Chief Triangle has now passed Red Auerbach for the most NBA Championships won by a head coach. Even so, his all-time status is often down played or qualified because he won six of thos… --- ## [Anybody want to help me solve this sudoku?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-solve-this-sudoku/499917)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-solve-this-sudoku/499917 "2009-06-17T07:58:14Z")
Original puzzle: 4 \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ 2 \_ 1 \_ 6 \_ 4 \_ \_ \_ \_ 9 8 \_ 2 \_ \_ \_ 1 \_ \_ 4 \_ \_ 3 6 \_ \_ \_ 7 \_ 5 \_ 9 \_ 2 \_ \_ \_ 3 8 \_ \_ 9 \_ \_ 8 \_ \_ \_ 6 \_ 3 7 \_ \_ \_ \_ 3 \_ 7 \_ 8 \_ 3 \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ 9 I have it sol… --- ## [NHL Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 731\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862 "2009-06-17T02:32:53Z")
The regular season is drawing to a close. I believe the first round playoff matchups are set, they are as follows. I’m posting my predictions I want to hear everyone else’s. West (1)Sharks vs. (8)Blues The Sharks ar… --- ## [The Worst Team in Baseball History 2009 Version: The Washington Natinals (sic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-team-in-baseball-history-2009-version-the-washington-natinals-sic/499454)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-team-in-baseball-history-2009-version-the-washington-natinals-sic/499454 "2009-06-17T02:18:16Z")
Sometimes there’s a baseball team so especially awful that you wonder just how bad they can be, and the possibility that they could lose 121 games, breaking the 1962 Mets’ record, comes up. In the past we’ve discussed t… --- ## [Baseball's Sweetest Swing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseballs-sweetest-swing/499771)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseballs-sweetest-swing/499771 "2009-06-16T22:38:58Z")
When I was growing up, before I learned my deep hatred of the San Francisco Giants, I used to have a poster of Will Clark on my bedroom wall. Why? Because as far as I can recall, he was considered to have the prettiest s… --- ## [24 Heures du Mans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-heures-du-mans/499077)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-heures-du-mans/499077 "2009-06-16T21:31:34Z")
It’s that time of year again, the Le Mans 24 hours. It should be an interesting race if a bit quiet with a total of 8 diesel entries. Here are my predictions. LMP 1 Another close call between the Audi R15s and the Peu… --- ## [re-shafting golf clubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-shafting-golf-clubs/499836)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-shafting-golf-clubs/499836 "2009-06-16T19:14:22Z")
I picked up a set of Ping i3+ and the 4-5 irons have graphite shafts (Graphalloy ProLogic) while the 6-PW have steel shafts. I knew this when buying them, but didn’t expect to love the graphite so much. Ping wants $60 … --- ## [Got Tiger 10 with Motion Plus for Wii today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-tiger-10-with-motion-plus-for-wii-today/499386)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-tiger-10-with-motion-plus-for-wii-today/499386 "2009-06-16T02:52:11Z")
Just played a little of it. Not bad. It seems pretty accurate. The Wii graphics SUCK but otherwise it seems ok. Anyone else get this? --- ## [Medeival 2: Total War, guilds and gunpowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medeival-2-total-war-guilds-and-gunpowder/499526)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medeival-2-total-war-guilds-and-gunpowder/499526 "2009-06-15T20:48:37Z")
I recently picked this up and have been having a good time with it. Well, I haven’t entirely liked the endless “6-front war”, but it’s not as bad as some earlier games in the series on that. I can often make peace and ch… --- ## [Damn you New York Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-new-york-times/499801)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-new-york-times/499801 "2009-06-15T19:54:47Z")
Probably too mild for the pit, and definitely games related. The Sunday New York Times magazine has shrunk to save money. It is now shorter and less wide. I’m fine with it except for one thing - it appears there is no l… --- ## [Pittsburgh friday night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-friday-night/499763)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-friday-night/499763 "2009-06-15T18:13:22Z")
So I went out for the city-wide celebration of the Pens Stanley Cup and it was pretty crazy. They shut down the streets as everyone came out of the bars and there were just people everywhere. People chanting everywhere… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=552) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=554)