# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=554 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 555 --- ## [Recommend an interesting, non-fantasy, RPG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-interesting-non-fantasy-rpg/499094)
**Author:** [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-interesting-non-fantasy-rpg/499094 "2009-06-15T17:00:27Z")
I’m not a serious hardcore gamer by any means, but I do like to play the occasional game on the ol’ computing box. Mainly turn-based strategy stuff, but I do like an RPG every so often. I prefer games where I get to thin… --- ## [The Never-ending NBA Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295 "2009-06-15T16:33:23Z")
Millions, I’m always surprised by how few basketball threads I see round these parts and have long operated on the assumption that Dopers don’t really give a shit about the Naismithball. That said, if you’re out there—a… --- ## [You're going to hate me for some of these games (Factory Balls and Auditorum)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-going-to-hate-me-for-some-of-these-games-factory-balls-and-auditorum/489008)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-going-to-hate-me-for-some-of-these-games-factory-balls-and-auditorum/489008 "2009-06-15T03:59:17Z")
Both of these games are SFW (as long as playing games at your workplace is allowed at all. :p) The first I just spent a good, facinating half hour on. It’s not a very LONG game and it’s sorta simplish, but the game is s… --- ## [Longest game ever played (relative to regulation)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-game-ever-played-relative-to-regulation/499494)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-game-ever-played-relative-to-regulation/499494 "2009-06-15T03:20:59Z")
What is the longest game ever played relative to the baseline measure for that sport? For example, the longest baseball game played was 26 innings. Relative to the standard length of a game of 9 innings, that is nearly … --- ## [Mac: Pipe COnnecting Puzzles! SPLASH! Pipedream! Bring them back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-pipe-connecting-puzzles-splash-pipedream-bring-them-back/499612)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-pipe-connecting-puzzles-splash-pipedream-bring-them-back/499612 "2009-06-14T04:35:04Z")
My all time favorite games (aside from Centipede/Apeiron) were several varieties of pipe-connecting games that were available on the Mac at various times, but never updated, dammit! My very favorite ever was Lucasarts’ … --- ## [Pandemic II: What the heck is with Greenland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-ii-what-the-heck-is-with-greenland/499455)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-ii-what-the-heck-is-with-greenland/499455 "2009-06-14T00:41:14Z")
When I have a few free minutes at work, I like to play Pandemic II. It’s fun – you try to create a disease that wipes out the human population. There are some frustrations with the game, such as Madagascar shutting down… --- ## [Xbox Project Natal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-project-natal/498599)
**Author:** [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-project-natal/498599 "2009-06-13T05:39:52Z")
Youtube videos can be found here. It looks amazing. Will they fail in the same manner as Wii? (If you think that Wii failed) Some of the games in the video look great (fighting, driving (not the pit stop part), rampag… --- ## [Convince me not to get back in to Pokemon CCG!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-not-to-get-back-in-to-pokemon-ccg/498823)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-not-to-get-back-in-to-pokemon-ccg/498823 "2009-06-13T00:46:08Z")
I started playing when there was just the one set, and quit playing right as Base Set 2 was coming out. I had been going to tournaments and such, both with a fun Psychic control kind of deck, and a Blastoise-based comboe… --- ## [Mac: Heaven and Earth- The card game portion. Anything like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-heaven-and-earth-the-card-game-portion-anything-like-that/499614)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-heaven-and-earth-the-card-game-portion-anything-like-that/499614 "2009-06-12T23:12:15Z")
There was a beautiful and absorbing game called Heaven and Earth that was made for the Mac many moons ago. It had three different types of games in it, but the one that I loved most was unique in my experience. It was … --- ## [I just won Risk in 6 rounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-won-risk-in-6-rounds/499544)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-won-risk-in-6-rounds/499544 "2009-06-12T23:00:07Z")
What meaningless and trivial thing have you accomplished today? I play Risk all the time on my iphone during down time (elevator, bathroom, in line, etc.). I haven’t upgraded to the paid app, so this is stuck on the ea… --- ## [Other Game Forums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-game-forums/499517)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-game-forums/499517 "2009-06-12T15:03:42Z")
I’m wondering if Dopers know of other good forums that have good games running. I mean, the SDMB is great, but I usually wind up missing out on the start of games. If I had more forums to choose from, I might actually ge… --- ## [PS3 title inFamous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-title-infamous/498601)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-title-infamous/498601 "2009-06-12T13:16:46Z")
I downloaded the demo for inFamous and found the gameplay to be terrifically fun. You have certain electric powers you are able to use against anyone in the game. You can go after civilians, or bring them back to life. T… --- ## [Get to know each other...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 1077\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836 "2009-06-12T12:15:01Z")
How this works: Answer the latest post’s question with a yes or no. Ask a new ‘yes or no’ question for the next person. Include details in your answers if need be. Repeat questions are ok but try not to over-do it. … --- ## [What games, shown at E3, are you looking forward to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-shown-at-e3-are-you-looking-forward-to/498907)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-shown-at-e3-are-you-looking-forward-to/498907 "2009-06-12T04:36:25Z")
My interests, in no particular order Metal Gear Solid: Rising Lego Harry Potter Brutal Legend - Activision sues Double Fine over Brutal Legend - :mad: fuckers… Alan Wake Splinter Cell: Conviction Assassin’s Creed 2 … --- ## [2009 MLB Draft - Would you pick Strasburg #1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-mlb-draft-would-you-pick-strasburg-1/499222)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-mlb-draft-would-you-pick-strasburg-1/499222 "2009-06-12T01:49:50Z")
He is possibly the most hyped draft pick ever, but his agent is Scott Boras and he’s going to be asking for the world. Some reports are suggesting Boras will ask the Nationals for close to what he sought for Daisuke Mat… --- ## [Playstation 3 Doper Friend Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-doper-friend-thread/499429)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-doper-friend-thread/499429 "2009-06-12T01:13:12Z")
I apologize if this has been done before, but I can’t seem to find any threads out and about concerning this, and I haven’t been in The Game Room for such a long time, I realize. Before my accident I was able to get a P… --- ## [Help me cheat on this quiz- "Do you know your baseball?" ...Then what's the score?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cheat-on-this-quiz-do-you-know-your-baseball-then-whats-the-score/499457)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cheat-on-this-quiz-do-you-know-your-baseball-then-whats-the-score/499457 "2009-06-11T18:18:26Z")
Help me cheat on this office quiz. I have no clue as to the answer. \*\* “Do you know your baseball?” \*\* Picture of desk clock with hands at 3:55 (no AM or PM indication) next Picture of tilted 5th sized liquor bottl… --- ## [A Song of Ice and Fire - The Video Game\[s\]!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-the-video-game-s/499380)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-the-video-game-s/499380 "2009-06-11T17:22:33Z")
George R.R. Martin recently announced on his blog that he had now optioned the video game rights of his beloved A Song of Ice and Fire series to independent french game developer Cyanide Studios. Cyanide has actively be… --- ## [what recent(ish) PC games would I like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recent-ish-pc-games-would-i-like/499170)
**Author:** [@shy\_kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_kat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recent-ish-pc-games-would-i-like/499170 "2009-06-11T17:16:00Z")
Ok, so I used to love computer and console games (mostly rpg and strategy) but have been away from gaming for the past couple years (traveling, actually). I just bought a new PC and am looking for recs on what games I sh… --- ## [The Feud: Everything But the Kitchen Sink by Ellen Cherry \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/499126)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-by-ellen-cherry-game-over/499126 "2009-06-11T17:08:44Z")
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… --- ## [What is the best Mario game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-mario-game/498985)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-mario-game/498985 "2009-06-11T06:18:20Z")
Maybe it’s hard to define what makes a Mario game, but let’s say any game where Mario is the main character or plays a large role. Off the top of my head, some of the competitors are: The original Mario Bros arcade gam… --- ## [The Crimson Glyph (Werewolf/Mafia/Psychopath)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crimson-glyph-werewolf-mafia-psychopath/494271)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 2407\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crimson-glyph-werewolf-mafia-psychopath/494271 "2009-06-11T00:07:55Z")
Once upon a time, in an idyllic little village… No, wait. Once in the 17th century, in the religiously pure but morally complex town of Boston, there was a crisis. The town was an attempt to create a religious haven fo… --- ## [Acrophobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrophobia/499358)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrophobia/499358 "2009-06-11T00:01:25Z")
I played the crap out of this game in the late '90s. And then it disappeared–I guess whatever company that ran it was losing money on it–no ads, and a lot of bandwidth. Fun game, though. I see hits on Google about it … --- ## [I finally played the GX-4000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-played-the-gx-4000/499359)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-played-the-gx-4000/499359 "2009-06-10T22:49:29Z")
and itwas rubbish. We owned an Amstrad CPC 6128 and I have many happy memories playing games on it. I recall the ads for the GX-4000 but I never got to play one until a couple of weeks ago a videogaming exhibition in Man… --- ## [Can a video game look like its cgi trailer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-video-game-look-like-its-cgi-trailer/498649)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-video-game-look-like-its-cgi-trailer/498649 "2009-06-10T21:17:03Z")
Take a look at this trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, nevermind the fact that it is better, in every single way, than episodes 1, 2, and 3. Many video game trailers are done with amazing cgi, but of course the g… --- ## [Explain the baseball draft to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-baseball-draft-to-me/499217)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-baseball-draft-to-me/499217 "2009-06-10T16:03:32Z")
I’ve read the articles on the internet explaining how the baseball draft works and I think I have a pretty good idea of the mechanics, but one question still bothers me. The Washington Nationals are going to pick first … --- ## [NASCAR rule about back-up cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-rule-about-back-up-cars/499040)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-rule-about-back-up-cars/499040 "2009-06-10T13:17:50Z")
Here’s a question for Dopers who really know their NASCAR: This week, qualifying for the Pocono 500 was rained out. So the field was set by points, which put point-leader Tony Stewart on the pole. Then Stewart wrecked… --- ## [Crimson Glyph forbidden thread:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimson-glyph-forbidden-thread/494861)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimson-glyph-forbidden-thread/494861 "2009-06-09T20:12:26Z")
For those of you following along, you can comment here. That includes dead players. No spoilers in here. NO ACTIVE PLAYERS MAY READ THIS THREAD!. --- ## [\[Tennis\] 2009 French Open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2009-french-open/497762)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2009-french-open/497762 "2009-06-09T19:53:13Z")
I know tennis doesn’t have a lot of support here on the SDMB, but I figured I’d start a thread on it anyways. :stuck\_out\_tongue: So, whatcha guys think? A big topic today was about none other than God Himself, I mean … --- ## [Xbox 360 games similar to Oblivion and Fable II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-games-similar-to-oblivion-and-fable-ii/498575)
**Author:** [@cromulent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cromulent)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-games-similar-to-oblivion-and-fable-ii/498575 "2009-06-09T16:32:23Z")
So, I’m going to have some free time coming up (yay, summer!) and I want to buy a new XBOX 360 game. Since I own exactly two, this is a momentous occasion. I basically like RPGs, not shooting-type games so much (I’m a g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=553) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=555)