# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=562 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 563 --- ## [Six Words - A Riddle I Made Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-words-a-riddle-i-made-up/494824)
**Author:** [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-words-a-riddle-i-made-up/494824 "2009-04-30T15:17:17Z")
Hello everyone. I was studying for a final I have tomorrow, and I ran across six words I wrote in the margin of my notes: san doo kin poo bin han These six words all have a very specific property in common. Ther… --- ## [Could there possibly ever be a "run" on Casinos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-possibly-ever-be-a-run-on-casinos/494591)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-possibly-ever-be-a-run-on-casinos/494591 "2009-04-30T07:12:04Z")
Granted the Odds of the following are not likely. I just saw a commercial with the Maytag Repairman. In the commercial, he is called to repair, slot machines. All of the slot machines are paying off Jackpots. (Surprisi… --- ## [NFL post-draft thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-post-draft-thread/494466)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-post-draft-thread/494466 "2009-04-29T23:14:38Z")
Just because the other thread is already really long, this is a new thread for grades, etc. \[ul\] \[li\]New England had another great draft, stockpiling picks for 2010 to continue the dynasty. A+\[/li\] \[li\]Ditto Pittsburg… --- ## [The Feud The Great White North by Sparky812 \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-great-white-north-by-sparky812-game-over/494126)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-great-white-north-by-sparky812-game-over/494126 "2009-04-29T17:05:44Z")
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… --- ## [April Foolishness Haggle. \[Game in progress\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolishness-haggle-game-in-progress/493723)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 1766\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolishness-haggle-game-in-progress/493723 "2009-04-29T16:07:36Z")
I’m starting a MUCH BETTER thread this time, since last week’s didn’t really take off, and it’s been pointed out that I ‘phoned’ the OP in. :smiley: Let’s start with the Frequently Answered Questions: So, what is this H… --- ## [Great baseball nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-baseball-nicknames/494176)
**Author:** [@BuzzSaw101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuzzSaw101)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-baseball-nicknames/494176 "2009-04-29T16:04:24Z")
I was messing around on www.baseball-reference.com and I came upon two of the greatest nicknames ever. “The Only” Nolan http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nolanth01.shtml and Bob “Death to Flying Things” Ferg… --- ## [Modern Last Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-last-names/493647)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-last-names/493647 "2009-04-29T01:45:58Z")
For whatever reason (dictatorial fiat, the end of the world as we know it, a couple of guys getting drunk and having some laughs in a bar), we all decided to adapt new last names based on the vocabulary we have now. Wha… --- ## [How much for a tunnel of Livesavers for an ant to walk to the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-a-tunnel-of-livesavers-for-an-ant-to-walk-to-the-moon/494603)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-a-tunnel-of-livesavers-for-an-ant-to-walk-to-the-moon/494603 "2009-04-28T22:28:11Z")
This is a mental arithmetic exercise that I used to do when I was a kid and bored in class. You have to do all the calculations in your head - no calculators or writing allowed, though I will allow one Google price check… --- ## [Anybody working on this month's Games Magazine's cartoon rebuses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-working-on-this-months-games-magazines-cartoon-rebuses/490493)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-working-on-this-months-games-magazines-cartoon-rebuses/490493 "2009-04-28T21:50:03Z")
I’m stuck on 4 of them, #s 6, 8, 13 & 14. As you know, they printed the same cartoon for 1 & 10, but they have the correct #10 on their website. I’ll put out four that I got, and put up the rest if anybody responds to … --- ## [Which is coming first, Starcraft 2 or Diablo 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-coming-first-starcraft-2-or-diablo-3/494615)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-coming-first-starcraft-2-or-diablo-3/494615 "2009-04-28T17:58:07Z")
As the title says, I can’t tell from googling which of these is slated to be released first. Do we know? (Neither has a release date yet, but I figured it’s likely that people have an idea which is closer to release. Bu… --- ## [Field of Dasies OOG thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-dasies-oog-thread/494586)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-dasies-oog-thread/494586 "2009-04-28T04:03:43Z")
This is the OOG thread to Field of Daisies, in which basic character and adventure information is rolled up into a tidy little enchilada. It’s basically for reference. The PCs: Pleonast - Cella, Peonian priestess Ylla… --- ## [Looking for a game forum recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-game-forum-recommendation/494583)
**Author:** [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-game-forum-recommendation/494583 "2009-04-28T02:29:48Z")
I am a fan of casual games (primarily match-3 and hidden object, but maybe others as well). I would like to find a forum, if one exists, where one could discuss these games and, maybe, get hints, etc. This forum does n… --- ## [Old football rules: touching down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-football-rules-touching-down/494423)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-football-rules-touching-down/494423 "2009-04-27T22:47:32Z")
Was there ever a rule that required a player who has just carried the ball into the end zone, to touch the ball down on the ground? It appears this way in old films – I was just watching The Brute Man (1946), which had … --- ## [Obscure Methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295 "2009-04-27T18:39:51Z")
Perhaps some of you are familiar with Brian Eno’s “Oblique Strategies” cards, which he and cohorts developed as a way of getting past obstacles, creative blocks, etc. in the studio. They have since become legendary cult… --- ## [A terrible tragedy was narrowly averted at the Talladega race today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-terrible-tragedy-was-narrowly-averted-at-the-talladega-race-today/494450)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-terrible-tragedy-was-narrowly-averted-at-the-talladega-race-today/494450 "2009-04-27T17:55:11Z")
Link Some here may remember the Bobby Allison 1987 wreck at this track, where he almost got flung into the stands, which lead to horsepower-sapping restrictor plates. But plates may not be enough… Carl Edwards was lea… --- ## [Phillies v Marlins on TBS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-v-marlins-on-tbs/494416)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-v-marlins-on-tbs/494416 "2009-04-27T16:48:17Z")
When did that start happening. I never really paid attention to TBS(not on my favorites list ;)) because I’m not a Braves fan, but I just caught this hitting a wrong number. When did they start showing non Braves games --- ## [Wii golf games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-golf-games/494403)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-golf-games/494403 "2009-04-27T14:20:07Z")
The Mrs. and I, being Junior Old Farts, are enjoying our sedentary lifestyle, enhanced by the Wii gaming system. We both very much enjoy the golf game that came with the system on the WiiSports disc, but we’re quite bor… --- ## [Skate 2 - Oh How I Love / Hate Thee (a review)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skate-2-oh-how-i-love-hate-thee-a-review/494494)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skate-2-oh-how-i-love-hate-thee-a-review/494494 "2009-04-27T13:51:34Z")
I’m a serial PS3 demo-downloader, which often leads me in one of two directions. 1 – Demo convinces me a game sucks and I dodge a bullet, or 2 – Demo convinces me that game is the best thing since the spice rack and I ha… --- ## [The greatest play in college football history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-play-in-college-football-history/493597)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-play-in-college-football-history/493597 "2009-04-27T13:36:50Z")
Flutie to Phelan? --- ## [2009 NFL Draft Day Conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-nfl-draft-day-conversation/494336)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 471\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-nfl-draft-day-conversation/494336 "2009-04-27T13:13:14Z")
T-minus 1 hour until the Lions walk up to the podium with the envelope that gives them the right to overpay Matt Stafford up to $78M over the next 6 years. The Rams are effectively on the clock right now and the frothing… --- ## [Turn Based Tactical JRPGs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-based-tactical-jrpgs/494085)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-based-tactical-jrpgs/494085 "2009-04-27T07:45:28Z")
and the lack thereof. :frowning: I still have a soft spot for the old turn based tactical JRPG, you know, like Shining Force, where you had a top down grid and 5 different heroes including the tiny girl with the honking… --- ## [PSP vs DSi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psp-vs-dsi/494290)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psp-vs-dsi/494290 "2009-04-27T01:25:33Z")
As I spend a LOT of time away from home, I’m thinking of getting a portable console and know very little about the two obvious contenders. I’m also having difficulty finding useful information on the net. The only review… --- ## [Recommend a PC chess game that has a good training mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pc-chess-game-that-has-a-good-training-mode/494452)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pc-chess-game-that-has-a-good-training-mode/494452 "2009-04-27T00:34:49Z")
I’m looking for a chess game for the PC. Ideally the game would have an excellent training mode to help me work on my game. I don’t have any need for basic tutorials. I know how to play as well as some basic and intro… --- ## [Achron: A Meta-time strategy game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achron-a-meta-time-strategy-game/494367)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achron-a-meta-time-strategy-game/494367 "2009-04-26T22:41:07Z")
I was reading a few recent newsposts on VGcats, once of which linked to this: This apparently premiered at the GDC (I didn’t follow it, so I wouldn’t know). What do you guys think about it? It’s obviously very early in… --- ## [Hi-Def Stop-Action games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-def-stop-action-games/494399)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-def-stop-action-games/494399 "2009-04-26T13:31:17Z")
Will gaming graphics performance quality ever match that of a stop action movie? I realize that most games’ graphics are displayed by polygons, but when will graphics processing be powerful enough to produce a game engi… --- ## [Learn Some Geography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958 "2009-04-26T05:28:05Z")
The game is simple… just follow my lead. Hopefully you’ll learn something… (Heck, I’ve already learned something new setting this thing up…) Example: C. A country South of California. C. A popular beach East of Orlan… --- ## [Wii: How Do I Download User-Created Content for Guitar Hero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-how-do-i-download-user-created-content-for-guitar-hero/494281)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-how-do-i-download-user-created-content-for-guitar-hero/494281 "2009-04-26T05:06:36Z")
I have a WiFi connection and the Wii internet browser. Whenever I take it to community.guitarhero.com, I see the user-created songs, but I can’t listen to them or download them. Am I missing something? --- ## [Mother 3: Anyone play this game? (no spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-3-anyone-play-this-game-no-spoilers/492653)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-3-anyone-play-this-game-no-spoilers/492653 "2009-04-26T00:26:13Z")
It’s Earthbound 2, by the way, but I guess it’s third in the series. This game wasn’t released in the U.S., but it’s been translated by fans into English. It’s on the GBA. Anyway, this game is great! I can not recommend… --- ## [So, why do you love baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-you-love-baseball/490367)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-you-love-baseball/490367 "2009-04-25T23:05:51Z")
The reason I love baseball is because I enjoy anticipating strategy. I like thinking about what pitch I’d throw next. I like debating if the batter should bunt or hit. I like trying to decide if the pitcher should be rep… --- ## [The 2009 NFL draft thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2009-nfl-draft-thread/484914)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2009-nfl-draft-thread/484914 "2009-04-25T19:06:43Z")
Since mock drafts are becoming an almost daily article by some sportswriter, I thought it might be a good time to look at the needs of your favorite team and taking a stab at who they might draft. The Steelers draft las… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=561) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=563)