# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=564 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 565 --- ## [PS3/XBox or Wii?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-xbox-or-wii/492841)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-xbox-or-wii/492841 "2009-04-20T18:40:06Z")
I am bored and the local TV sucks. I see all three game platforms are available here. Has a general consensus developed about which of these is “best?” (Which is cheapest? By a significant amount?) --- ## [How Are Baseball Records Accessed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-baseball-records-accessed/493745)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-baseball-records-accessed/493745 "2009-04-20T18:22:13Z")
I was watching a baseball game on TV the other day and the announcer said that yesterday seven major league teams had had comeback wins after being behind by three or more runs. He said that that was the first time in m… --- ## [2009 Fantasy Baseball -- Catch-All Advice Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fantasy-baseball-catch-all-advice-thread/493103)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fantasy-baseball-catch-all-advice-thread/493103 "2009-04-20T17:54:48Z")
(Forgive me if I’ve missed an already-existing thread on this topic.) I figured I’d start a thread for whatever day-to-day roster dilemmas posters might want to air throughout the season about their fantasy baseball tea… --- ## [Iji (Cave Storyish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iji-cave-storyish/493021)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iji-cave-storyish/493021 "2009-04-20T08:55:31Z")
I’ve spent a couple days playing this free game called Iji. It’s something like Cave Story, but the graphics remind me of Out of this world (a prequel to the Genesis game Flashback). It’s a platform shooter with a stor… --- ## [Why is COD multiplayer setup so crappy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cod-multiplayer-setup-so-crappy/493599)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cod-multiplayer-setup-so-crappy/493599 "2009-04-20T04:09:14Z")
Referring to COD 4, and WAW on Xbox 360. If a host leaves the game, all players are returned the game lobby. Why not have a dedicated server, instead of relying on a player as the host? --- ## [Another baseball rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-baseball-rules-question/493677)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-baseball-rules-question/493677 "2009-04-20T01:25:14Z")
A rule in baseball is that if a fielder throws his glove at and hits a batted ball (or uses his hat to catch the ball), everybody gets three bases. My question is, what is to stop an outfielder from throwing his glove a… --- ## [The Feud: The End of the Line by Little Nemo \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-end-of-the-line-by-little-nemo-game-over/493259)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-end-of-the-line-by-little-nemo-game-over/493259 "2009-04-20T00:19:44Z")
\*\*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 a… --- ## [Custom joystick building anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-joystick-building-anyone/493029)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-joystick-building-anyone/493029 "2009-04-19T00:25:35Z")
Anyone on here ever built one? I’m thinking about trying to put one together. Any tips or advice? Should an electrical engineer be able to handle this project? How do I get one to work with my 360? --- ## [Time to predict the inevitable Isiah Thomas flameout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-predict-the-inevitable-isiah-thomas-flameout/493364)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-predict-the-inevitable-isiah-thomas-flameout/493364 "2009-04-18T05:17:06Z")
I despise Isiah Thomas as much as anybody, but the guy is comedy gold and an absolute joy to have in the public eye (said by someone who has never had a beloved team ruined by him. With his recent hiring into the colleg… --- ## [Civ III seed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iii-seed/492930)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iii-seed/492930 "2009-04-18T05:00:03Z")
All right, so in Civ III, when I start a new game, the first screen allows, but does not require, me to enter a seed number. Frankly, I just tend to mash several keys on the number row for that number. However, I’d lik… --- ## [Good, Free Multiplayer (Turn-Based) Online Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-free-multiplayer-turn-based-online-games/492494)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-free-multiplayer-turn-based-online-games/492494 "2009-04-18T01:18:54Z")
Recently some friends and I played Diplomacy online at http://www.playdiplomacy.com. It was fun to play a turn-based game with friends that pretty much can never manage to get into the same place at the same time. Partic… --- ## [Give me the Isiah Thomas Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-the-isiah-thomas-story/493434)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-the-isiah-thomas-story/493434 "2009-04-17T20:49:01Z")
I don’t follow basketball. Ever. However, having noted a couple times some exceedingly nasty mentions of Isiah Thomas, I am vrey curious as to what he actually did. People apprently think he’s killed whole teams as even… --- ## [What games had interactive lockpicking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-had-interactive-lockpicking/491166)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-had-interactive-lockpicking/491166 "2009-04-17T18:47:17Z")
Please name some. --- ## [John Madden Retires From Broadcasting, NBC Says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-retires-from-broadcasting-nbc-says/493287)
**Author:** [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-madden-retires-from-broadcasting-nbc-says/493287 "2009-04-17T14:54:30Z")
Looks like the end of an era in TV coverage of sports. --- ## [Quick internet challenge. Teabag related!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-challenge-teabag-related/493228)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-challenge-teabag-related/493228 "2009-04-16T21:24:13Z")
Let’s see who can find a pic of a non white tea bager first. Minority subject must be the subject of the photo and/or be holding a sign which includes pork, fascism, socialism, or some variant thereof. GO! Winner gets a… --- ## [Spore's DRM - how do I know if I hit it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spores-drm-how-do-i-know-if-i-hit-it/492903)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spores-drm-how-do-i-know-if-i-hit-it/492903 "2009-04-16T19:05:07Z")
I uninstalled Spore a few months ago, and I’m now trying to play it again - no luck. It just keeps going to a black screen then returning to the desktop, or it has one of those error messages that asks you to report to … --- ## [Werewolf (Mafia)--The Split \[Signups--In progress\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-mafia-the-split-signups-in-progress/485692)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 1648\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-mafia-the-split-signups-in-progress/485692 "2009-04-16T17:27:28Z")
General Rules Werewolf, or Mafia, is a game of wits and strategy, one of building up lies or tearing them down, where a large, confused town tries to take down the small, slick group of werewolves. At the beginning of … --- ## [Easter Movie Feud by ArchiveGuy \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-movie-feud-by-archiveguy-game-over/492887)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-movie-feud-by-archiveguy-game-over/492887 "2009-04-16T13:35:20Z")
\*\*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 a… --- ## [Nick Swisher????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nick-swisher/493076)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nick-swisher/493076 "2009-04-16T06:16:04Z")
Can somebody explain why the $200 million Yankees trotted out a first baseman to pitch last night? --- ## [What's up with Spore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-spore/492819)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-spore/492819 "2009-04-16T05:49:32Z")
What’s going on with Spore? For something like the last four years, it’s been touted as the greatest thing ever programmed for a home computer, such complex and deep gameplay that it would be like creating entire worlds … --- ## [Splitting the Difference--Dead Thread for The Split](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitting-the-difference-dead-thread-for-the-split/486357)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitting-the-difference-dead-thread-for-the-split/486357 "2009-04-16T05:00:20Z")
For those of you watching the Werewolf game but not actually playing. No active players may read or post here! --- ## [Pitcher A and B - Which is the better HOF candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitcher-a-and-b-which-is-the-better-hof-candidate/492785)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitcher-a-and-b-which-is-the-better-hof-candidate/492785 "2009-04-15T23:47:27Z")
These are the stats of two real pitchers of the same era who will be eligible for the HOF in the near future. Based on these stats (and there very well may be better stats I’m not including, I’m happy to discuss those as… --- ## [I need a Braid hint. (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-braid-hint-spoilers/493062)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-braid-hint-spoilers/493062 "2009-04-15T19:39:56Z")
I’m stuck on the “Hunt” level in world four. (The one where everything moves forward in time when you move right, and backwards in time when you move left.) Perhaps the best way to put the problem is by directing attent… --- ## [EVE online questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-online-questions/485465)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-online-questions/485465 "2009-04-15T17:44:57Z")
My curiousity was piqued by this thread about a heist in EVE online. I know practically nothing about the game, so I’d like to ask some questions. I’m all for trying new games out. I enjoy WoW ands CoX but from what I un… --- ## [Free Scrabble on same computer at same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-scrabble-on-same-computer-at-same-time/493160)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-scrabble-on-same-computer-at-same-time/493160 "2009-04-15T14:10:44Z")
Anywhere I can get a version of Scrabble that doesn’t cost money, and is designed to allow 2 players to play on the same PC one after each other, without having to keep signing in and out? --- ## [Contact Sports & Wearing Glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-sports-wearing-glasses/492410)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-sports-wearing-glasses/492410 "2009-04-15T13:47:40Z")
During a visit to the optician this afternoon, I happened upon a magazine article concerning the Dutch footballer Joop van Daele. The Feyenoord defender apparently wore glasses on the field of play. Apparently, during t… --- ## [Former Detroit Tiger Mark Fidrych Found Dead (at 54)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-detroit-tiger-mark-fidrych-found-dead-at-54/492994)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-detroit-tiger-mark-fidrych-found-dead-at-54/492994 "2009-04-15T03:28:23Z")
His father was my 6th grade teacher. Sad day. :frowning: --- ## [Most unforgiveable cheat of a deathtrap in a game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unforgiveable-cheat-of-a-deathtrap-in-a-game/491914)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unforgiveable-cheat-of-a-deathtrap-in-a-game/491914 "2009-04-14T22:56:05Z")
You know, the places where it’s like the writers of the game were determined to make you lose a life at that point. Where without foreknowledge of what was coming up, there was no way anyone could live, no matter how exp… --- ## [R.I.P. Harry Kalas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-harry-kalas/492964)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-harry-kalas/492964 "2009-04-14T20:01:21Z")
The longtime voice of the Philadelphia Phillies has died today. Kalas won the hearts of Phillies fans with his easy-going style, his mellow, baritone, leathery voice (which will rise to great excitement upon great plays… --- ## [The Feud: The 2nd Amendment by Amp \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-2nd-amendment-by-amp-game-over/492716)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-2nd-amendment-by-amp-game-over/492716 "2009-04-14T19:54:19Z")
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