# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=596 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 597 --- ## [Strategy Guides: Are they essential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-guides-are-they-essential/475087)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-guides-are-they-essential/475087 "2008-12-01T19:23:16Z")
Given the complexity and depth of modern games, particularly RPGs, are strategy guides–either commercial or amateur “walkthroughs”–essential to the full enjoyment of a game? I’ve been playing Fallout 3, and seem to be d… --- ## [Arreola fight interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arreola-fight-interview/475140)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arreola-fight-interview/475140 "2008-12-01T19:23:10Z")
Arreola and Walker ,2 heavyweights fought on HBO this weekend. Arreloa won in 3 rounds with both getting knocked down in the 2nd round. After the fight in an interview they asked Arreola what he thought when he got knock… --- ## [Gift Bear On WoW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-bear-on-wow/474994)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-bear-on-wow/474994 "2008-12-01T17:43:33Z")
I accepted this little guy from my mailbox and he got moved into my backpack, but I thought he’s supposed to follow me around? How do i get him to do that? I’m a level 9 Human Alliance Warrior. Am I too low a level to e… --- ## [Oscar Madness! - The Eras/Semi-Finals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-semi-finals/474327)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-semi-finals/474327 "2008-12-01T17:16:17Z")
Winners of Quarter Final Rounds in BOLD: 1928-1947 \[1\] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. \[6\] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) 13-2 \[1\] \*\*Citizen Kane \*\*(Welles, 1941) vs. \[1\] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 8-7 1948… --- ## [Oscar Madness! - The Groupings/Semi-Finals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332 "2008-12-01T17:11:15Z")
Winners of Quarter Final Rounds in BOLD: The Best Picture Winners \[1\] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. \[1\] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) 16-0 \[1\] \*\*The Godfather \*\*(Coppola, 1972) vs. \[1\] … --- ## [How many people here PLAY American football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-play-american-football/474972)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-play-american-football/474972 "2008-12-01T15:52:33Z")
What is the recreational / amateur game like in the US for your football? Is it common for average Joes in their 20s and 30s to play at weekends? It’s obviously a high impact game, but so is rugby and that is well repre… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Magazines by This'll Do \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-magazines-by-thisll-do-game-over/474835)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-magazines-by-thisll-do-game-over/474835 "2008-12-01T15:17:03Z")
Magazine titles 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 desire.… --- ## [Turning off XP and Target Name text in WoW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-xp-and-target-name-text-in-wow/474679)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-xp-and-target-name-text-in-wow/474679 "2008-12-01T11:50:40Z")
Well, the WoW UI forums are about as useful as a soggy blender (don’t try to make sense of that), I was wondering if there is a mod, a clever WTF hack, anything, that can turn off: A) The XP: (Number) after killing an e… --- ## [Any games similar to Fable you can recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-games-similar-to-fable-you-can-recommend/475044)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-games-similar-to-fable-you-can-recommend/475044 "2008-12-01T08:14:33Z")
So I’ve just finished Fable 2 and LOVED IT! Enjoyed the first one too, probably the only two video games I have every actually finished. I had a partner of 8 years who was video game nuts (as in owned every console and … --- ## [Diner Dash like games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diner-dash-like-games/474876)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diner-dash-like-games/474876 "2008-12-01T04:55:28Z")
My wife absolutley loves those games like Diner Dash where you have to seat, serve, and clean up after restaurant customers. Seems like every time there is a new variation on the game she downloads the demos and talks a… --- ## [Soccer questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-questions/474713)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-questions/474713 "2008-12-01T02:40:17Z")
Now that we moved from the U.S., there’s a great deal of soccer on TV. I always thought that games were 90 minutes, yet it seems that there is a variable amount of time added to the clock at the end. Why is that? Also… --- ## [Wii Speak not retroactive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-speak-not-retroactive/474872)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-speak-not-retroactive/474872 "2008-12-01T01:44:49Z")
It looks like, from what I’m reading, that Wii Speak will not work with games that came out before it did. That means Mario Kart Wii online is still broken and useless IMO. What the hell? I’ve never known Nintendo to dro… --- ## [Yahtzee's Deus Ex Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahtzees-deus-ex-song/474882)
**Author:** [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahtzees-deus-ex-song/474882 "2008-12-01T00:58:15Z")
:smiley: From the end of his review of Guitar Hero World Tour: --- ## [Best type of free anti virus for on-line gaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-type-of-free-anti-virus-for-on-line-gaming/474961)
**Author:** [@bit24sh0cker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bit24sh0cker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-type-of-free-anti-virus-for-on-line-gaming/474961 "2008-11-30T08:24:48Z")
I just got a new computer, and I want to put some anti-virus protection on it. I am just starting to get into gaming, and I want to do more on-line gaming, so I am looking for anti-virus that dosen’t interfere with that… --- ## [Warhammer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer/474323)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer/474323 "2008-11-29T16:48:01Z")
Anyone playing Warhammer online? How is it? I can get a copy in 20 minutes (yes, I live that close to the PX) :slight\_smile: I’m off this week and my wife is going away tommorow for Thanksgiving with her mom, so it would… --- ## [Simple, elegant BCS improvement that will never happen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-elegant-bcs-improvement-that-will-never-happen/474320)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-elegant-bcs-improvement-that-will-never-happen/474320 "2008-11-29T01:11:52Z")
Like it or not, we’re stuck with the BCS for another seven years or so. And like it or not, the powers that be are opposed to a playoff. Frankly, I am, too; I don’t like most of the playoff proposals I’ve seen floated. … --- ## [Thanksgiving Feud by notfrommensa \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-feud-by-notfrommensa-game-over/474620)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-feud-by-notfrommensa-game-over/474620 "2008-11-28T23:37:20Z")
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 desire. Only answers tha… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Everyday international Things by Queen Tonya \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491 "2008-11-28T17:19:42Z")
Name an object commonly associated with a place 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 res… --- ## [Galactic Civilizations II help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactic-civilizations-ii-help/474708)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactic-civilizations-ii-help/474708 "2008-11-28T15:36:27Z")
Whats the basic strategy for Galactic Civilizations II? I’m not entirely sure how to make ant money and what to do on the tech tree. I’ve only dabbled a bit in the game, but I often find that I’m losing money and behind … --- ## [I have not been getting equal access to all the numbers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-not-been-getting-equal-access-to-all-the-numbers/474683)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-not-been-getting-equal-access-to-all-the-numbers/474683 "2008-11-28T14:50:35Z")
Game Science 1 Game Science 2 This guy is great. I think I could watch him talk about dice for 48 hours straight. There is a great joke at the end of part 2 Bitches don’t know shit about his dice. Check out the comm… --- ## [What are the best known college football rivalries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-known-college-football-rivalries/474333)
**Author:** [@Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crocodiles_And_Boulevards)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-known-college-football-rivalries/474333 "2008-11-28T10:13:05Z")
I’m attempting to become better educated about sports so that I’m not completely lost in those kinds of conversations. Having learned most of the rules of American football so far, I’d now like to get into something a b… --- ## [Calling all recommendations for a board/card game for couples.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-recommendations-for-a-board-card-game-for-couples/474184)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-recommendations-for-a-board-card-game-for-couples/474184 "2008-11-28T05:41:17Z")
Multiplayer games have no problem being dynamic, two player games not so much. What interests men in games often doesn’t interest women and vice versa. My lady and I are ever vigilant for new games both of us like and … --- ## [iPod touch/iPhone apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-touch-iphone-apps/474492)
**Author:** [@satoridt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satoridt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-touch-iphone-apps/474492 "2008-11-28T04:49:47Z")
I apologize if there is already a thread about this, but I was wondering if any of you could recommend some good apps to download. Some that I like; Games- My favorite right now is called LUX touch, it is basically RI… --- ## [HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY, ULTIMATE FRISBEE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-40th-birthday-ultimate-frisbee/474615)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-40th-birthday-ultimate-frisbee/474615 "2008-11-28T04:06:57Z")
Today marks the 40th birthday of Ultimate Frisbee, a spectacularly entertaining, fun, and challenging game played by thousands of people around the world. I played in college and afterwards for several years, until my g… --- ## [How do you choose which team to root for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-choose-which-team-to-root-for/474112)
**Author:** [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-choose-which-team-to-root-for/474112 "2008-11-27T21:42:31Z")
Naturally most people support their home team - the one that’s closest to where they live. But when they’re not playing, how do you choose a team? --- ## [Colonization question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonization-question/473563)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonization-question/473563 "2008-11-27T15:09:41Z")
Are the Great Lakes navigable in the new version in the Americas map? --- ## [The Last Remnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-remnant/474464)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-remnant/474464 "2008-11-27T12:58:05Z")
Do any of you have it yet? I just ordered it from Amazon.com (they were having a good pre-Black Friday sale and had it marked down $20) and am hoping it will get here soon. I generally like Square/Enix RPGs, so I have … --- ## [Japanese Baseball Teams - "English" names and spelling on Uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-baseball-teams-english-names-and-spelling-on-uniforms/474077)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-baseball-teams-english-names-and-spelling-on-uniforms/474077 "2008-11-27T05:25:49Z")
Hi, Don’t know if this is a GQ or best answered here, but this is where the sports folks are, so I thought to start here! Why do the Japanese baseball teams have Americanized names on their uniforms? I don’t know much… --- ## [WoW: Got Plenty Of Gold, But.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-got-plenty-of-gold-but/473526)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-got-plenty-of-gold-but/473526 "2008-11-26T21:59:48Z")
… I don’t seem to be able to buy any armor! Went to the auction house in Stormwind, but most of the stuff is redded out, which means I can’t have it yet, right? My character is a level 9… Can I just go to someplace that… --- ## [Sports Rule Changes that Didn't Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rule-changes-that-didnt-work/473756)
**Author:** [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rule-changes-that-didnt-work/473756 "2008-11-26T20:49:14Z")
The National Hockey League is reviewing the trapezoid rule–a rule designed to increase scoring that seems to be resulting in more injuries. This got us thinking–what other rule changes were made that ended up being bad i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=595) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=597)