# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=595 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 596 --- ## [Forbidden thread for Hawkeye's mafia game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-thread-for-hawkeyes-mafia-game/470457)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-thread-for-hawkeyes-mafia-game/470457 "2008-12-06T04:03:18Z")
Please: No outright spoilers if you know them. Just random discussions and observations about things going on in the current mafia game. --- ## [Lego Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-star-wars/475312)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-star-wars/475312 "2008-12-06T01:00:16Z")
So my fiancee and I just rented Lego Star Wars for the Wii, and we’re a bit puzzled. We’ve played through the first level of episode 1, in which Qui Gon, Obi Wan and TC-14 wandered around a bit and killed some random dro… --- ## [The official Party Quriks V Forbidden Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-party-quriks-v-forbidden-thread/475762)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-party-quriks-v-forbidden-thread/475762 "2008-12-05T23:50:13Z")
By forbidden, I guess I mean forbidden from Justin Credible. Anyway, Always post 10 lines of filler first! Here, there \[del\]may\[/del\] will be discussion of quirks, and if Justin does a search, he may accidentally see so… --- ## [How much do you know (quiz)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-know-quiz/475375)
**Author:** [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-know-quiz/475375 "2008-12-05T21:50:07Z")
How much do you know about the basics of the US government? Here is a short quiz about our national historic documents and our economic system. Please take the quiz without reference to any sources other than the knowl… --- ## [A pseudo-Arthurian RPG and plotting against my players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pseudo-arthurian-rpg-and-plotting-against-my-players/475706)
**Author:** [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pseudo-arthurian-rpg-and-plotting-against-my-players/475706 "2008-12-05T21:13:19Z")
I’ve seen GMs look for advice on running RPG storylines on the Dope before, so I thought I’d give it a whirl because I’m just a bit stuck with this one. I know none of my players read the Dope and surely if they managed … --- ## [OJ Sentencing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-sentencing/475886)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-sentencing/475886 "2008-12-05T20:54:00Z")
OJ gets sentenced today, which was something I had absolutely no idea about until I turned on ESPN. He was on the verge of tears, saying how sorry he was and how he was only trying to retrieve what was rightfully his. I… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television by 42fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-seven-words-you-can-t-say-on-television-by-42fish-game-over/475452)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-seven-words-you-can-t-say-on-television-by-42fish-game-over/475452 "2008-12-05T17:16:41Z")
Questions about the famed Carlin routine. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google or other research … --- ## [Finish the Movie Cliche!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-movie-cliche/471988)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-movie-cliche/471988 "2008-12-05T14:39:17Z")
Finish the previous cliche, then provide the beginning for the next player. I’ll start. Whenever a character is packing, he either just throws things in a suitcase to show that he’s in a big hurry, or is extremely calm… --- ## [NFL Football: When Two Players False Start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-football-when-two-players-false-start/475381)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-football-when-two-players-false-start/475381 "2008-12-05T06:40:49Z")
If two players on the offensive line move improperly before the snap, is it two false start penalties, to be served on top of one another, or does it just go down as one false start? --- ## [Help me ID this game!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-game/475752)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-game/475752 "2008-12-05T06:09:11Z")
This is driving me to the edge of madness. It might be two games. I may just have imagined the whole thing. Theres a mission where you have to chase an amulance and make it crash (its not GTA SA btw). Another mission whi… --- ## [the Daily Feud: The Old College Try by astorian \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578 "2008-12-04T22:49:46Z")
Name colleges and universities DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS 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. On… --- ## [Why is console gaming online so crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-console-gaming-online-so-crap/475324)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-console-gaming-online-so-crap/475324 "2008-12-04T20:25:30Z")
Why don’t console games give you a list of servers with maps to join, when you’re wanting to play online? CoD4:MW and BF:BC don’t do this, and it’s the most annoying thing ever, especially the latter game, which has som… --- ## [Using XBOX 360 as a Media Extender with WMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-xbox-360-as-a-media-extender-with-wmc/475607)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-xbox-360-as-a-media-extender-with-wmc/475607 "2008-12-04T07:02:55Z")
I wasn’t sure if this was a GQ, IMHO or a CS topic, but I figured I’d catch the most XBOX geeks in this forum, so here we go. I’m in the process of transferring all my old VHS tapes to my PC running Windows Vista with M… --- ## [Sign up for Party Quirk VI!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-quirk-vi/475078)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-quirk-vi/475078 "2008-12-04T01:32:38Z")
I think VI. Or maybe it’s V. Ahh, who cares. Just sign up. :slight\_smile: \[How to play: PM me a quirk or disorder that you will show or act like in all of your posts in the game thread. The two or three “Hosts” will the… --- ## [New lexulous board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lexulous-board/475580)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lexulous-board/475580 "2008-12-04T00:09:18Z")
What have they DONE?! Is this some legal thing? It’s awful. It’s abysmal. I’ll probably end up loving it by the end of the week, but for now…ugh. --- ## [Cheating in online poker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-online-poker/475018)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-online-poker/475018 "2008-12-03T23:14:08Z")
on 60 Minutes Sunday night. --- ## [Current Rookie Running Back Class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-rookie-running-back-class/475543)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-rookie-running-back-class/475543 "2008-12-03T22:33:33Z")
I know it is too early to say, but it seems to me that this year’s rookie running back class has the potential to be the best ever. Let’s have a look. Leading the pack Matt Forte (Chicago via Tulane) - Currently fifth… --- ## [Sudoko theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudoko-theory/475342)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudoko-theory/475342 "2008-12-03T16:40:49Z")
(Not sure if this should go here or GQ – if not enough math people hang out here, I guess we can move it.) If not a single 9 is among the given numbers that you start with, will it be possible to pin down the 9’s later … --- ## [Very strange answerphone message I received](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-strange-answerphone-message-i-received/475334)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-strange-answerphone-message-i-received/475334 "2008-12-03T16:21:11Z")
It went along the lines of “Come see me down Fisherman’s Wharf. I’ve got some sawn off action in the trunk.”. What the duece? --- ## [The Daily Feud: Not Their Signature Song by 42 fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-not-their-signature-song-by-42-fish-game-over/475222)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-not-their-signature-song-by-42-fish-game-over/475222 "2008-12-03T08:20:03Z")
Name a song other than each band’s most famous song DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google is allow… --- ## [Anything important I need to know about KOL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-important-i-need-to-know-about-kol/475428)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-important-i-need-to-know-about-kol/475428 "2008-12-03T04:04:11Z")
I’m still pretty new, but I’m loving this game. Is there anyway to get more turns, I’m currently at 45 a day since joining a clan two days ago, and I eat and drink everything I can get my hands on, but is there any way … --- ## [Anyone have experience with small-scale Alternate Reality Games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-small-scale-alternate-reality-games/475350)
**Author:** [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-small-scale-alternate-reality-games/475350 "2008-12-02T18:18:45Z")
There was a story in a recent American Libraries Direct e-newsletter about Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), a topic I’ve also read about occasionally elsewhere. The Wiki link has more info, but basically this is a kind o… --- ## [Home of Cool Little Physics Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-of-cool-little-physics-games/474694)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-of-cool-little-physics-games/474694 "2008-12-02T09:25:03Z")
–And many other tiny, quirky and weird bits of gameplay. http://www. experimentalgameplay .com/game.php?g=1 --- ## [Call of Duty 4 (Modern War) (Internet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-duty-4-modern-war-internet/474824)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-duty-4-modern-war-internet/474824 "2008-12-02T06:23:44Z")
Gee, the internet works great in this country. I logged right in onto server, and now I am fresh meat for the other players. A couple of questions. Am on the red or green team? How can I tell? I empty a clip into a … --- ## [Thansgiving Lion game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thansgiving-lion-game/474720)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thansgiving-lion-game/474720 "2008-12-02T05:37:23Z")
How easy is it to score on them. They just waved at the runner as he trotted into the endzone. The defense sucks so bad. I thought by the time you got to the pros you would be strong and able to tackle. They can not be t… --- ## [The Daily Feud: THINK LARGE! by Scuba\_Ben \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-think-large-by-scuba_ben-game-over/475096)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-think-large-by-scuba_ben-game-over/475096 "2008-12-02T03:25:40Z")
Name large things DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google or other research is allowed, if you desir… --- ## [civ4. I just lost a city to over 100 attacking cavalry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ4-i-just-lost-a-city-to-over-100-attacking-cavalry/474078)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ4-i-just-lost-a-city-to-over-100-attacking-cavalry/474078 "2008-12-02T01:39:41Z")
It was the most surreal thing I can imagine. The khmer turn by itself lasted nearly 15 minutes, while swarms of cavalry suicided against my fortified infantry on a hill. I killed roughly 40 cavalry as they attacked, and … --- ## [PC Games on a Mac in Parallels/VMWare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-games-on-a-mac-in-parallels-vmware/474386)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-games-on-a-mac-in-parallels-vmware/474386 "2008-12-01T22:47:31Z")
Long ago, I was a Mac guy. I switched to PC for the games, and I miss my Mac OS. The time is approaching when I need to upgrade my gaming desktop at home, and I am wondering if I can get away with switching back to Mac. … --- ## [Is baseball the most complicated sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baseball-the-most-complicated-sport/474858)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baseball-the-most-complicated-sport/474858 "2008-12-01T21:10:46Z")
I’m very familiar with the rules for baseball, American football, and basketball, and reasonably familiar with the rules for hockey and soccer. I have been closely following baseball for 55 years and I am still learning… --- ## [Valve's Left 4 Dead -- Best. Game. Ever. (Almost.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valves-left-4-dead-best-game-ever-almost/475229)
**Author:** [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valves-left-4-dead-best-game-ever-almost/475229 "2008-12-01T19:54:33Z")
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