# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=567 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 568 --- ## [The Feud: A Sporting Chance by SiXSwordS \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-sporting-chance-by-sixswords-game-over/491499)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-sporting-chance-by-sixswords-game-over/491499 "2009-04-04T01:05:34Z")
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… --- ## [Dante Stallworth to be charged with DUI Manslaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dante-stallworth-to-be-charged-with-dui-manslaughter/491617)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dante-stallworth-to-be-charged-with-dui-manslaughter/491617 "2009-04-03T23:48:05Z")
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9378392/Report:-Stallworth-to-get-DUI-manslaughter-charge?MSNHPHMA Does anyone know what kind of penalty DUI Manslaughter typically carries in Florida? I know that it says a max 15 yea… --- ## [College basketball fans, Izzo rumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-fans-izzo-rumor/491253)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-fans-izzo-rumor/491253 "2009-04-03T18:39:13Z")
I ran into a couple stories that claim Kentucky is after Michigan States Izzo. Is that just local here or is it around the country? --- ## [I got a spare copy of DQ4... now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spare-copy-of-dq4-now-what/491730)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spare-copy-of-dq4-now-what/491730 "2009-04-03T18:04:04Z")
Oddly, two relatives got me the same Christmas gift… but one didn’t sent it to me until now. It’s a copy of Dragon Quest 4, unopened and all. Well, one of them was opened in alte December. But what do I do with the othe… --- ## [Musical mayhem (MP3 puzzle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-mayhem-mp3-puzzle/491867)
**Author:** [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-mayhem-mp3-puzzle/491867 "2009-04-03T15:42:40Z")
I’m working on another one of Dan Katz’s Mini Hunts (see my earlier thread) and I’m stuck on one of the puzzles. I’m turning to the ears of the SDMB for help. The puzzle is here. Don’t worry about the preamble text, jus… --- ## [Brother, Can Ya Spare A Buy-In? SBMB Poker 1st Q/2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440 "2009-04-03T01:06:41Z")
Okay, since NO ONE ELSE will start the freaking thread, here you go. I’ll link to the last thread here, but I’m not linking every dang thread back to when Ast was still a poor single mope and we filled two tables. For … --- ## [Dragon Age: Origins - Anyone following this game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-origins-anyone-following-this-game/491491)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-origins-anyone-following-this-game/491491 "2009-04-02T23:31:37Z")
I just started taking a serious look at this game. I’ve gone through the videos on the site and some of the other content they have on the game, but I haven’t participated on their forums or other community discussion gr… --- ## [Kentucky Fans, Rejoice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-fans-rejoice/491046)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-fans-rejoice/491046 "2009-04-02T22:36:13Z")
Billy Gillispie has been fired, and Billy Donovan is on the way! Yay! --- ## [Jay Cutler on the Bears?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-cutler-on-the-bears/491770)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-cutler-on-the-bears/491770 "2009-04-02T21:37:06Z")
Did Jay really get traded to Chicago? I’m watching PTI, and I keep waiting for them to say it’s an April Fools, since yesterday’s attempt was so lame. There’s also this, so I guess it’s confirmed, although there are co… --- ## [Track Record of SI and other Pre-season Predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-record-of-si-and-other-pre-season-predictions/491700)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-record-of-si-and-other-pre-season-predictions/491700 "2009-04-02T17:34:38Z")
So yesterday I found out that Sports Illustrated, in their preview of the 2009 MLB Season, boldly predicted that the Mets would go all the way this year. This despite the way they flamed out in the final week of the sea… --- ## [Help me find this puzzle game online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-puzzle-game-online/491665)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-puzzle-game-online/491665 "2009-04-02T13:32:59Z")
I love puzzle games and there was one that I played last year that IIRC was recommended by another Doper. I can’t remember the name of it or where to find it. It was a very simple concept: You had to manipulate a rect… --- ## [You wanna fight?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wanna-fight/491666)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wanna-fight/491666 "2009-04-02T06:30:43Z")
Meet me in the arena! http://moidalize.mybrute.com --- ## [Guess the movie by it's totally random quote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-by-its-totally-random-quote/490630)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-by-its-totally-random-quote/490630 "2009-04-02T00:07:19Z")
This post is in direct response to I fear that, the original purpose of that thread has taken a wrong turn somewhere. That being said, this then is a sister thread to it. Rules are simple: Pick the most absurd quot… --- ## [I'd still pick a console over a PeeCee for gaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-still-pick-a-console-over-a-peecee-for-gaming/491003)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-still-pick-a-console-over-a-peecee-for-gaming/491003 "2009-04-01T18:05:07Z")
Appropo of nothing, and to start a conversation, I figured I’d relay my recent experiences with gaming: Wii: put in Wii Sports, start playing (yeah, got it on opening day, still only play emulated games and Sports) Xbo… --- ## [The Lions in South Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lions-in-south-africa/491426)
**Author:** [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lions-in-south-africa/491426 "2009-04-01T13:13:12Z")
Not sure if there’s enough rugby fans here to contribute much to this thread but what the hey. The six nations are over and its that glorious time which comes around every four year when Irish, English, Welsh and Scotti… --- ## [Looking for some tips on Silent Hunter IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-tips-on-silent-hunter-iv/491265)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-tips-on-silent-hunter-iv/491265 "2009-04-01T05:30:20Z")
I bought a new copy of Silent Hunter IV: Gold Edition and, having very little experience with subsims, have proceeded to have a ball with the thing all afternoon. Also, I’ve died a lot. The game came with a fold-out con… --- ## [Try my play money poker site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-my-play-money-poker-site/491373)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-my-play-money-poker-site/491373 "2009-04-01T01:27:08Z")
Years aago, when I first stumbled upon it, PokerPages.com was alive with witty intelligent players, and with the play and the chatter, the games were deleriously fun. Now, we have mostly moronic mutes, but quite a few g… --- ## [Suggestions needed for 3D Game Programming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-needed-for-3d-game-programming/491304)
**Author:** [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-needed-for-3d-game-programming/491304 "2009-03-31T22:05:43Z")
I’ve been toying with the idea of creating a 3D fighting game in my spare time. I want to make a simulation game only. That is, the user will choose fighters and determine their abilities and the fight rules and all th… --- ## [The Smashed-Up Double Feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smashed-up-double-feature/491494)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smashed-up-double-feature/491494 "2009-03-31T20:50:57Z")
I once saw a picture of a Movie Marquee that had Three movies: The Fly Gods Must Be Crazy Aliens The caption to the picture was : “Yeah, Those Crazy Fly God Aliens will get you every time.” Put two movies together,… --- ## [Is there a Medieval role-playing-game that does NOT have any fantasy elements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-medieval-role-playing-game-that-does-not-have-any-fantasy-elements/491254)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-medieval-role-playing-game-that-does-not-have-any-fantasy-elements/491254 "2009-03-31T18:48:28Z")
I would really like to play a Medieval role playing game for PC. The problem is, I’m not sure if any such game exists. There are many “swords and armor” type RPGs, but they all have some kind of fantasy element - wizards… --- ## [Yoville - I'm hooked :) Help me be successful.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoville-im-hooked-help-me-be-successful/491466)
**Author:** [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoville-im-hooked-help-me-be-successful/491466 "2009-03-31T17:36:45Z")
Hello, Dopers! As someone who is not all that into video/computer games of any sort, Yoville does appeal to me in its pointlessness. I’d like to learn how to get more coins/ yocash, but I really don’t want to flagrantl… --- ## [2009 SDMB Fantasy Baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-sdmb-fantasy-baseball/486194 "2009-03-31T14:41:08Z")
Well boys and girls, it’s that time of the year again! Yahoo has opened up their fantasy baseball registration! We’ve been having a league here on the SDMB for at least six years now, there’s about 12 people or so that … --- ## [The Feud: The State's Other Cities Include... by NDP \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-states-other-cities-include-by-ndp-game-over/491147)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-states-other-cities-include-by-ndp-game-over/491147 "2009-03-31T14:20:38Z")
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… --- ## [Single-player RPG as complex as WoW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-player-rpg-as-complex-as-wow/490555)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-player-rpg-as-complex-as-wow/490555 "2009-03-31T05:22:35Z")
I like WoW a lot, particularly its complex system of crafting/magic/statistics/talents/etc. I mean, I think it’s so cool how everything is so precise that there are spells and talents that just increase a stat, like chan… --- ## [Do the \[trivia\] Math!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-trivia-math/490875)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-trivia-math/490875 "2009-03-30T20:19:01Z")
It would seem as if the game room is in a flurry of Brain Teaser / Trivia type games currently. Lets Keep it up! Rules are real simple. Answer the questions correctly, by filling in the number the clue asks for. Do t… --- ## [Tiger does it again. This time, he comes from behind!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-does-it-again-this-time-he-comes-from-behind/491235)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-does-it-again-this-time-he-comes-from-behind/491235 "2009-03-30T20:11:34Z")
The amazing, if somewhat predictable, Tiger Woods comes from 5 down to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by a single stroke, with a birdie putt on 18. His main opponent, Sean O’Hair, dumps a +3 on the card to lose the … --- ## [Any interest in an SDMB baseball fantasy league?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-an-sdmb-baseball-fantasy-league/487637)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-an-sdmb-baseball-fantasy-league/487637 "2009-03-30T18:20:25Z")
I’ve been meaning to get back into fantasy baseball this year and rather than play with strangers, I thought I’d see if anyone else was interested in a fantasy league. I’ve played through Yahoo before, and I found it pr… --- ## [You Too?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too/491163)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too/491163 "2009-03-30T15:08:52Z")
I have an Idea for a Game. (I Hope.) The Idea that I had has changed as I have written the rules. Read all the rules once, and then re-read them. Hopefully you will understand the spirit of the rules, beyond the letter … --- ## [NFL passes 4 player-safety rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-passes-4-player-safety-rules/490611)
**Author:** [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-passes-4-player-safety-rules/490611 "2009-03-30T12:44:56Z")
link 3 deal with blindside hits and those are fine, I’m more intrigued with this one: (bolding mine) Will this make for a more ‘open’ onside kicks (easier for the viewers to watch), or just make the onside kick perce… --- ## [Halo Bitches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-bitches/491049)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-bitches/491049 "2009-03-30T03:13:42Z")
Ok, I remember that there are some people on here that play Halo on X-Box Live. Show your selves! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=566) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=568)