# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=559 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 560 --- ## [ITS ABOUT ME! FEUD by Elendil's Heir \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-me-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/496201)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-me-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/496201 "2009-05-17T13:11:50Z")
RULES! Due to the rousing success of ITS ABOUT ME (notfrommensa)FEUD (a total of 25 responses Elindil’s Heir wanted to similar feud about him? the scoring will be the same as the one last week. There are several to ma… --- ## [Tiger Woods' Biceps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-biceps/496641)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-biceps/496641 "2009-05-17T13:01:34Z")
During last Sunday’s Player’s Championship, after a poor shot by Tiger, NBC’s Johnny Miller commented that “A few people believe that Tiger’s biceps may have gotten too big. None of the great golfers in history have had… --- ## [Fun Text-Based Football Sim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-text-based-football-sim/496674)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-text-based-football-sim/496674 "2009-05-17T06:09:15Z")
I’ve been playing this game, Goal Line Blitz, for a few months now, and I think some of my fellow dopers might enjoy it. It’s a text-based football MMORPG where you create your own American-style football player and man… --- ## [Philadelphia Union - Oh, yeah, that's a great soccer name...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-union-oh-yeah-thats-a-great-soccer-name/496228)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-union-oh-yeah-thats-a-great-soccer-name/496228 "2009-05-17T04:08:20Z")
The new Philadelphia MLS team will be the Philadelphia Union. Blue and gold colors, logo the stylized rattlesnake from the Ben Franklin cartoons about uniting or dying. Well, at least it’s not an artificially stupid na… --- ## [Anyone want a game of Nomic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-a-game-of-nomic/495897)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-a-game-of-nomic/495897 "2009-05-17T03:22:04Z")
If you haven’t heard of Nomic, look here and tell me if you fancy the sound of it. Oh, and since we’re in this forum - you just lost The Game. Sorry :smiley: --- ## [Battletech Crescent Hawk's Inception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battletech-crescent-hawks-inception/496576)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battletech-crescent-hawks-inception/496576 "2009-05-17T01:29:10Z")
Howdy folks, This game is older than dirt but I recently got my grubby little paws on it. Though a friend owned the game I never did and thought it'd be a hoot to give it a go. I admit that I'm kind of trying to cheat… --- ## [Sonique the Hedgehog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sonique-the-hedgehog/496498)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sonique-the-hedgehog/496498 "2009-05-16T21:06:09Z")
No. It’s not a typo. It’s my latest video on my youtube channel. Discuss. Please. :slight\_smile: Yes. Me Wii, Sonic Mega Collection GCN disc, GCN controller. Flip Camcorder, Panasonic HDTV “Sky” by Son… --- ## [Baseball Q: why is bunting specially treated in MLB rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-q-why-is-bunting-specially-treated-in-mlb-rules/496275)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-q-why-is-bunting-specially-treated-in-mlb-rules/496275 "2009-05-16T18:13:18Z")
In baseball, you can swing for a hit, or try to bunt for a hit. Usually bunting is done as an intentional sacrifice play, but there certainly are speedsters out there taking advantage of infielders playing deep and drop… --- ## [Convention Costuming: Who Would You Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convention-costuming-who-would-you-be/496539)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convention-costuming-who-would-you-be/496539 "2009-05-16T16:06:03Z")
This will be my 3rd trip to Dragon\*Con and I’m finally deciding to commit to actual costumes and being that much of a Con-goer. Now, I do not have the body to pull of the Princess Leia bikini or Caprica Six - and I’ve b… --- ## [Myths about Myths about Girl Gamers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-about-myths-about-girl-gamers/496436)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-about-myths-about-girl-gamers/496436 "2009-05-16T13:37:17Z")
Recently I stumbled into this piece in the course of my internet meanderings: Top Ten Myths About Girl Gamers While tabletop Roleplaying is still a male-dominated hobby with a lot of potential for wacky consequences wh… --- ## [Interesting Kobe Bryant article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-kobe-bryant-article/496306)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-kobe-bryant-article/496306 "2009-05-16T08:08:33Z")
I gotta say that I agree with most everything this guy writes about Kobe. There has always been something “off” about Bryant. I remember when he was a rookie on the Lakers and they were playing a tight game in the pl… --- ## [Wayman Tisdale Has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayman-tisdale-has-died/496561)
**Author:** [@HeavyDuty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeavyDuty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayman-tisdale-has-died/496561 "2009-05-16T02:35:14Z")
Former NBA standout Wayman Tisdale has died after a long battle with cancer, he was 44. http://www.nba.com/2009/news/05/15/tisdale.obit/index.html?cid=playoff1 --- ## [So I just started playing this Kingdom of Loathing thing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-started-playing-this-kingdom-of-loathing-thing/496500)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-started-playing-this-kingdom-of-loathing-thing/496500 "2009-05-16T00:32:32Z")
After reading about it a few times on TV Tropes. And when I say “just started,” I mean my “days played” counter is at 1. It’s kinda fun. “Free” is nice, and the way it keeps me from losing TOO much time to it is defin… --- ## [Blush - underwater game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blush-underwater-game/496591)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blush-underwater-game/496591 "2009-05-15T23:53:29Z")
Actually, it seems to be more of a demo, because you only get one 4-minute round. But the graphics are pretty, although the game requires a plug-in download. http://blurst.com/blush/play --- ## [The final score in tonight's hockey game is.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-score-in-tonights-hockey-game-is/496487)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-score-in-tonights-hockey-game-is/496487 "2009-05-15T17:32:05Z")
3 - 2. We just don’t know who the winner is. There a playoff hockey game going on right between Boston and Carolina. They are in overtime. This is the only situation in sports (that I can think of) in which we know t… --- ## [Two Baseball questions:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-baseball-questions/496097)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-baseball-questions/496097 "2009-05-14T20:39:50Z")
In baseball, what if a pitcher beans the batter by accident, and the batter tries to get out of the way, but the ball still hits the bat (without any swing) and the ball then pops up into the catcher’s mitt? Is that a … --- ## [Sell me on the SIMs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-the-sims/495424)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-the-sims/495424 "2009-05-14T19:24:38Z")
In another thread it was mentioned that SIMs 3 is coming. OK, sell me on the idea. I’m not being snarky, I have never played any of the SIMs games and I want to know what I’m missing. (Mods, rather than derail that th… --- ## [Giving away 1x copy of Half-Life 2 & Episode 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-away-1x-copy-of-half-life-2-episode-1/496321)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-away-1x-copy-of-half-life-2-episode-1/496321 "2009-05-14T17:58:39Z")
Hi! I’ve just realized that I’ve got a “gift” copy of Half-Life 2 & Half-Life 2:Episode One lying around on Steam. Since all my gamer friends already have it, I thought I’d just give it away on here. First person to an… --- ## [Oh, Fable 2: Peter Molyneux is a Moronic Genius](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-fable-2-peter-molyneux-is-a-moronic-genius/496313)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-fable-2-peter-molyneux-is-a-moronic-genius/496313 "2009-05-14T17:38:42Z")
I recently got to play Fable II, and y’know what? Wow. Just Wow. That’s not a good wow, neccessarily, and it isn’t even a bad wow. It’s just a wow. Rarely have I ever seen a game with so much potential, wasted or otherw… --- ## [What great MLB players will be left untainted by the steroid era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-great-mlb-players-will-be-left-untainted-by-the-steroid-era/496195)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-great-mlb-players-will-be-left-untainted-by-the-steroid-era/496195 "2009-05-14T16:31:33Z")
I assume anyone who follows MLB already knows that Manny Ramirez is the latest player who will now forever have his career called into question by a banned substance. He joins a generation of players with HOF stats who n… --- ## [The Four Square Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-square-thread/496190)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-square-thread/496190 "2009-05-14T00:03:03Z")
Hard to believe its been over 10 years since I have played with any regularity. Then again, I’m just 26, so you can do the math there. I figured the rules to “Official” game had to be somewhere online. As I expected,… --- ## [Warcraft PC - Seeking advise for the technically ambiguous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warcraft-pc-seeking-advise-for-the-technically-ambiguous/496215)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warcraft-pc-seeking-advise-for-the-technically-ambiguous/496215 "2009-05-13T20:45:15Z")
My laptop can no longer handle the rigorous demands of World of Warcraft. I used to be able to play on it just fine, then around the time that they added the Blood Elf area patch for Burning Crusade, I began to get some… --- ## [Finding historical USC Trojans roster online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-historical-usc-trojans-roster-online/496266)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-historical-usc-trojans-roster-online/496266 "2009-05-13T20:10:09Z")
I am specifically wondering what players have worn jersey #8. I would think it would be easy to google ‘usc football roster history’ or ‘media guide’ or something and find roster lists for every year, for every college t… --- ## [Fable 2 Hair question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-2-hair-question/496231)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-2-hair-question/496231 "2009-05-13T18:51:03Z")
How do I get my hair back after going to the Tattered Spire? --- ## [Tell me about the NHL rule changes after the 2004-2005 lockout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-nhl-rule-changes-after-the-2004-2005-lockout/494807)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-nhl-rule-changes-after-the-2004-2005-lockout/494807 "2009-05-13T18:20:39Z")
Okay, so even though I’m Canadian, from Gordie Howe’s home province, and I learned to skate before I learned to ride a bike, I’m not really good on hockey rules. One of the big things that came out of the 2004-2005 lock… --- ## [CFL Rule changes - as if Canadian football wasn't already wild and woolly enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-rule-changes-as-if-canadian-football-wasnt-already-wild-and-woolly-enough/496297)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-rule-changes-as-if-canadian-football-wasnt-already-wild-and-woolly-enough/496297 "2009-05-13T17:35:42Z")
The Canadian Football League has announced four rule-changes for the upcoming season, suggested by the fans: If I’m reading them right, three of the four changes will make the game even more fluid: kicking off from … --- ## [A Few Hockey Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-hockey-questions/495949)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-hockey-questions/495949 "2009-05-13T17:30:53Z")
Random ones after recent exposure to an NHL playoff game. Assume I have never watched an entire hockey game, and you won’t be far off. \*What are “the new rules on passing,” how do they differ from what the old rules we… --- ## [Why are the Maple Leafs so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-maple-leafs-so-bad/494808)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-maple-leafs-so-bad/494808 "2009-05-13T16:39:34Z")
The Maple Leafs, the NHL franchise in Canada’s biggest city, haven’t won a Stanley Cup since Centennial year. Most years, they don’t even have a sniff at making the playoffs. How is it possible to be that bad for so lo… --- ## [How do they "Dumb Down" Chess Programs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-dumb-down-chess-programs/496096)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-dumb-down-chess-programs/496096 "2009-05-13T16:14:26Z")
It took a long time to develop a computer program that could play a decent game of chess. As I understand it, the best programs still can’t consistently beat the best humans. But they can beat me. In fact, I have been p… --- ## [Best Free MMO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-mmo/495706)
**Author:** [@redshift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redshift)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-mmo/495706 "2009-05-13T14:50:22Z")
So, what is the gamut of free MMOs now? I dearly miss Maple Story, but that game has gone into a kiddy free for all. So what’s out there that’s well done, fun to play, and if possible, a bit mature? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=558) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=560)