# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=59 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 60 --- ## [Games Workshop stole my name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-workshop-stole-my-name/957621)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-workshop-stole-my-name/957621 "2022-01-13T09:24:47Z")
Krondys has been my nom de web for more than 20 years now. It was my username on the Dope before I decided I was into that whole “brevity” thing when we switched to Discourse. Used to be the case that if you were to Go… --- ## [Does anybody play Forge of Empires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-play-forge-of-empires/957407)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-play-forge-of-empires/957407 "2022-01-12T10:48:08Z")
I’m an idiot. I waste far too much time on this stoopid game. Anybody else? I was very bored one day, and the site I used to play Risk and Monopoly on shut down. I was also trying to ween myself from this place somewhat… --- ## [Omnibus College Football Thread 2021-22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-college-football-thread-2021-22/949688)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-college-football-thread-2021-22/949688 "2022-01-12T02:16:07Z")
Im watching the UCLA v Hawaii game and UCLA defense made a stop on Hawaiis first drive. Hawaii punts and it was a magnificent 55 yard kick. But,but…the snap was low and the punters knee touched the ground. This being co… --- ## [Video Games with Almost 1:1 Recreations of Real Cities in Free Roam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-with-almost-1-1-recreations-of-real-cities-in-free-roam/957479)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-with-almost-1-1-recreations-of-real-cities-in-free-roam/957479 "2022-01-11T22:02:46Z")
I’m curious which video games you can play that have almost entirely accurate renditions of real life cities you can play. I know True Crime: Streets of Los Angeles was one of the first video games ever that attempted to… --- ## [2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1708\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2022-01-11T14:33:40Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! This past year has been a strange one, in many different ways, and 2021 hopefully will be better. Okay, as usual, let’s get the rules out of the way and get to playing. The… --- ## [Question on hockey fighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-hockey-fighting/957463)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-hockey-fighting/957463 "2022-01-11T05:28:08Z")
My first post on Straight Dope so LMK if I’m committing any rookie errors. I’m a pretty avid hockey fan and understand most of the intricacies of the game, including fighting. What I don’t quite get is fight matchups. I… --- ## [2021 SDMB \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026 "2022-01-10T14:31:27Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2021 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in a… --- ## [Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) game question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-online-lotro-game-question/957448)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-online-lotro-game-question/957448 "2022-01-08T23:03:23Z")
I’ve been playing LOTRO for many years now and recently decided to continue with my highest level character (a level 137 Captain.) Sadly the weapon system has changed and I’m struggling to understand how to create a high… --- ## [Starfleet Battles, anyone? (Tabletop version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-battles-anyone-tabletop-version/956750)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-battles-anyone-tabletop-version/956750 "2022-01-08T22:49:18Z")
Throwing a line in the water to see what nibbles. Cleaning out one of my old totes in my closet, I came across a box set of Starfleet Battles with a binder of the 2012 SIlver Anniversary ruleset (printed out from the PD… --- ## [Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Lions' last playoff win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-lions-last-playoff-win/957270)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-lions-last-playoff-win/957270 "2022-01-08T19:40:09Z")
Not only their LAST playoff win, but their ONLY postseason victory since they won their last league championship in 1957. Does any other old-school, founding franchise in a major league sport have more of a legacy of fut… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Seventeen Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-seventeen-again/957085)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-seventeen-again/957085 "2022-01-07T17:03:56Z")
Happy New Year football fans The regular season is wrapping up, but there is still a lot of drama especially in the AFC. This week’s contests are all on Sunday, except Monday night football Sunday early Chiefs (11-4)… --- ## [Why would you rig a roulette wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-rig-a-roulette-wheel/957156)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-rig-a-roulette-wheel/957156 "2022-01-07T13:30:25Z")
In old movies with a casino scene, there’s often dialogue or other cues that the roulette wheel is rigged. Even single zero roulette has a high house advantage, it doesn’t make sense to ‘rig’ it. Also, how (in general)… --- ## [College vs NFL from the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-vs-nfl-from-the-past/957356)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-vs-nfl-from-the-past/957356 "2022-01-07T05:04:21Z")
How far back in the past would you have to go for a current college football ~champions to be better than the NFL champs? Average NFL team? Worst NFL team? Randomly peppered my dad with questions about this over the hol… --- ## [Worst Sports Uniform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-uniform/954902)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-uniform/954902 "2022-01-05T03:17:46Z")
This has been asked before, but over twenty years ago. What is the ugliest sports uniform?. I ask given some of Canada’s previous Olympic efforts. For old times sake: --- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1541\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229 "2022-01-03T02:37:21Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! This past year has been exciting so far, and 2020 should be just as great!!!. Okay, as usual, let’s get the rules out of the way and get to playing. \*\* The Rules\*\*: You p… --- ## [The NFL’s Dan Reeves has died; he was 77](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-dan-reeves-has-died-he-was-77/957038)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-dan-reeves-has-died-he-was-77/957038 "2022-01-02T13:27:11Z")
R.I.P. Coach Dan Reeves. You won your only Super Bowl as a player back in Super Bowl VI, the first Super Bowl I ever watched. --- ## [NHL Dec. '21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-dec-21/955600)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-dec-21/955600 "2022-01-02T08:23:10Z")
Is there a thread for this yet? If not, why not kick it off with the coaches on both my teams - Philly and Van - splitting the scene, like, on the same freaking day? Not sure when that will happen again - hopefully not… --- ## [The Names of the Chess Pieces in Spanish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-names-of-the-chess-pieces-in-spanish/956547)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-names-of-the-chess-pieces-in-spanish/956547 "2022-01-01T22:24:54Z")
In this video, from Spain, the participants refer to the Queen as “La Dama” and the Bishop as “El Alfil.” “La Dama” (“the Lady”) I get, but I’m lost on “El Alfil,” which was an actual chess piece at one time or another t… --- ## [Former NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden passes away at age 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-coach-and-broadcaster-john-madden-passes-away-at-age-85/956822)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-coach-and-broadcaster-john-madden-passes-away-at-age-85/956822 "2021-12-30T19:33:48Z")
John Madden, who took the Oakland Raiders to seven AFC Championship Games as their head coach in the 1970s, winning Super Bowl XI, then became a broadcast analyst and the face of the Madden NFL video game franchise, pass… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Sixteen Candles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-sixteen-candles/956543)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-sixteen-candles/956543 "2021-12-29T07:08:44Z")
Happy Holidays!!! After a few weeks of skulking in the background, COVID decided it had enough and jumped back into the #1 news story for the NFL. More than 150 players are on the Covid list, including Austin Ekeler, du… --- ## [Early Access Games: Pro and Con](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-access-games-pro-and-con/956079)
**Author:** [@smilingbandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilingbandit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-access-games-pro-and-con/956079 "2021-12-25T21:45:00Z")
This is me splitting off a side conversation from the Star Citizen thread. SenorBeef and myself had a slight disagreement (with a few dozen instances of spittle-flecked screaming invectives). He used Cyberpunk 2077 as a… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Fifteen Minutes of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-fifteen-minutes-of-fame/956162)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-fifteen-minutes-of-fame/956162 "2021-12-23T09:06:43Z")
Ding Dong the Douche is dead. Which old douche? The rich old Douche. Ding Dong the wicked douche is dead. Urban Meyer is head coach in the NFL no longer. With both him and Jon Gruden being fired, I feel like a kid on Chr… --- ## [When You Join A Chess Club, Do You Just Walk In, Sit Down, And Play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-join-a-chess-club-do-you-just-walk-in-sit-down-and-play/956478)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-join-a-chess-club-do-you-just-walk-in-sit-down-and-play/956478 "2021-12-22T22:09:19Z")
Forgive me for what is probably a silly question, but I’m thinking about joining the St. Louis Chess Club. This will give me access to tournaments, lessons, etc. but does it also mean that I can just walk in on a Saturda… --- ## [If baseball were played by time halves like soccer or football, what would be the effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-baseball-were-played-by-time-halves-like-soccer-or-football-what-would-be-the-effect/955852)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-baseball-were-played-by-time-halves-like-soccer-or-football-what-would-be-the-effect/955852 "2021-12-20T22:15:54Z")
Suppose baseball were played by halves or quarters (like how soccer has 45-minute halves, football has 15-minute quarters,) etc. rather than by innings. How would this change strategy? (Pitchers would be required to put … --- ## [NFL Overtime - Ref asks “Any Questions?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime-ref-asks-any-questions/956200)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime-ref-asks-any-questions/956200 "2021-12-20T18:39:47Z")
Watching an NFL game tonight that went to overtime. During the coin flip to start OT, the ref talks to the players and explains the rules, etc. The ref ends his talk by asking the players “any questions?” Has any pla… --- ## [What would happen if during the Super Bowl there was an blantantly corrupt play to allow the other team to win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-during-the-super-bowl-there-was-an-blantantly-corrupt-play-to-allow-the-other-team-to-win/954659)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-during-the-super-bowl-there-was-an-blantantly-corrupt-play-to-allow-the-other-team-to-win/954659 "2021-12-20T17:39:52Z")
Like I’m saying if the Texans and the Cowboys were at the Super Bowl, Texans are up 3 points in the final minute of the game. Cowboys line up for a field goal to tie. However the moment the ball is snapped, the Quarterba… --- ## [Luuuuke/Cruuuz/Tuuuk/Booo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luuuuke-cruuuz-tuuuk-booo/956001)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luuuuke-cruuuz-tuuuk-booo/956001 "2021-12-20T11:43:04Z")
I’ve noticed over the years that players whose name rhymes with boooo often get their name called out by fans. It struck me because it always sounds like they are booing the player. Victor Cruz was probably the first o… --- ## [The biggest A-hole in video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-a-hole-in-video-games/956126)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-a-hole-in-video-games/956126 "2021-12-20T01:21:33Z")
What villain is the biggest asshole in video game history? I don’t mean evil. It’s easy to be an evil villain who wants to take over the world. It’s harder to make a character who is a villain because he’s a slimy douche… --- ## [Good two player card and board games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-two-player-card-and-board-games/438743)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-two-player-card-and-board-games/438743 "2008-02-26T00:18:38Z")
The GF and I are getting tired of watching TV and movies and doing ahem “other things” during this long winter. Knowing Dopers are game crazy (hence the new forum), I was wondering if folks had suggestions on good two p… --- ## [2021 World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Nepo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-world-chess-championship-carlsen-vs-nepo/955206)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-world-chess-championship-carlsen-vs-nepo/955206 "2021-12-19T09:14:54Z")
(I’m shortening Nepomniachtchi) I’m not much of a chess person, but I do find the summaries on 538 interesting. A computer thought Nepo was way ahead in game 2 until he moved the wrong pawn. Looking at the graphs Nepo s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=60)