# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=599 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 600 --- ## [UFC® 91 COUTURE vs LESNAR - Nov-15-2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc-91-couture-vs-lesnar-nov-15-2008/472106)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc-91-couture-vs-lesnar-nov-15-2008/472106 "2008-11-19T19:32:25Z")
Does anyone think Randy has a chance. I love the guy but Brock is a monster. Link --- ## [Should I renew my WoW account for WotLK? + confessions of an MMO-addict (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-renew-my-wow-account-for-wotlk-confessions-of-an-mmo-addict-long/473247)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-renew-my-wow-account-for-wotlk-confessions-of-an-mmo-addict-long/473247 "2008-11-19T15:20:08Z")
A little history: I played Everquest when I was in high-school, and I fully fell prey to the addictive rush of improving my characters, and ended up more or less sealing myself in my room for 2 years and doing nothing bu… --- ## [Help me find a video (HS football catch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-video-hs-football-catch/473365)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-video-hs-football-catch/473365 "2008-11-19T02:41:32Z")
Need help finding a video I saw yesterday on, I believe, Studio B with Shep Smith. The video showed a receiver make a catch in the end zone when he was immediately hit by a defender. The hit was one of the hardest, mos… --- ## [Fable 2: Need help resolving quest glitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-2-need-help-resolving-quest-glitch/473394)
**Author:** [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-2-need-help-resolving-quest-glitch/473394 "2008-11-19T01:50:39Z")
I’ve finished most of the quests, but the Archaeologist’s Quest has given me a problem. While heading into the Gypsy Camp to deal with some bandits or slavers as part of another quest, my dog took off after the Dig Spot… --- ## [NFL 2008 - Weekly Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2008-weekly-predictions/468599)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2008-weekly-predictions/468599 "2008-11-19T00:06:38Z")
Hey everyone. I’ve decided to resurrect the weekly NFL thread in which we predict the outcomes of every game each week. This will be an ongoing thread for the rest of the season. Expect each Thursday or Friday for the up… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Cats by want2know \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-cats-by-want2know-game-over/473188)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-cats-by-want2know-game-over/473188 "2008-11-18T22:48:51Z")
The theme is cat-related (the animal, not the musical.) 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 a… --- ## [Chess: why can only pawns capture en passant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-can-only-pawns-capture-en-passant/472782)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-can-only-pawns-capture-en-passant/472782 "2008-11-18T20:25:17Z")
First: what I think I know (please correct me as necessary). The en passant rule came about as a corollary to the two-move rule for pawns. The two-move rule was intended strictly to speed up the game, not to provide a … --- ## [The Daily Feud: States by WVmom \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-states-by-wvmom-game-over/473137)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-states-by-wvmom-game-over/473137 "2008-11-18T17:37:21Z")
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. Only answers that are “serious” wi… --- ## [Are we going to see a new Warcraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-see-a-new-warcraft/473185)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-see-a-new-warcraft/473185 "2008-11-18T15:29:18Z")
All the hoopla surrounding the new WoW expansion got me thinking about Warcraft. Many moons ago, I played Warcraft on my Nintendo. I still have the game and the Nintendo, but the old cartridge doesn’t work any more. I’v… --- ## [What about The Hayemaker? (HW Boxing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-hayemaker-hw-boxing/472991)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-hayemaker-hw-boxing/472991 "2008-11-18T11:18:34Z")
Having only listened to David Hayes fight against Monte Barrett last night, I’m looking forward to watching it later on my bro’s HD recorder. Have any Dopers actually seen the fight, and was Haye as impressive as it soun… --- ## [Weekend Feud: A Film Quiz by jali \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-a-film-quiz-by-jali-game-over/472862)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-a-film-quiz-by-jali-game-over/472862 "2008-11-18T08:26:03Z")
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. Only answers that are “serious” wi… --- ## [End of Pittsburgh game today and a paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-pittsburgh-game-today-and-a-paradox/473064)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-pittsburgh-game-today-and-a-paradox/473064 "2008-11-18T03:09:11Z")
Pittsburgh was ahead 11-10 before the last play of the Pittsburgh San Diego game today. San Diego had a forward pass and two lateral passes. The second was recovered by Pittsburgh and run in for a touchdown. After a r… --- ## [When your odometer reads 999,999 miles(Car Talk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-odometer-reads-999-999-miles-car-talk/473083)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-odometer-reads-999-999-miles-car-talk/473083 "2008-11-18T01:36:35Z")
I don’t post Car Talk’s puzzler often, but I thought this one was fairly good. The answer is on the website and has been read on the air, so no fair looking! :smiley: Anyway, here it is. "Most cars today have odometer… --- ## [NFL: downing a punt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-downing-a-punt/473097)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-downing-a-punt/473097 "2008-11-18T01:17:09Z")
Every so often, I see a punt in the NFL where the receiving team doesn’t come near the ball because the punting team coverage is able to get down the field and surround the ball…so the ball just kind of is bobbling aroun… --- ## [The Novice NHL Fan Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-novice-nhl-fan-thread/467988)
**Author:** [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-novice-nhl-fan-thread/467988 "2008-11-18T00:44:57Z")
Thought I’d take time during 2nd intermission of the Flyers-Penguins game to talk a little hockey. I’ve always been kind of “aware” of what’s happening in the NHL, wathced a few games on TV and attended some minor leagu… --- ## [Women in Professional Baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-professional-baseball/473139)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-professional-baseball/473139 "2008-11-17T23:13:29Z")
We had this discussion two years ago - Can women compete in Major League Baseball? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Today I saw a news article from Japan about a 16 year old girl who throws a mean knucklebal… --- ## [Was Baltimore really going to seize the Baltimore Colts by imminent domain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-baltimore-really-going-to-seize-the-baltimore-colts-by-imminent-domain/473067)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-baltimore-really-going-to-seize-the-baltimore-colts-by-imminent-domain/473067 "2008-11-17T22:08:51Z")
I was too young and not all that interested in football to follow the details at the time, but someone I was talking to claimed the City of Baltimore was set to forcibly take the team away from owner Robert Irsay by t… --- ## [What are soccer players called in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-soccer-players-called-in-the-usa/472943)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-soccer-players-called-in-the-usa/472943 "2008-11-17T21:14:16Z")
In England we call the game “football”, and someone who plays football is a “footballer”. In the US, as I understand it, the game is called “soccer”. So what are the players called? Surely not “soccerers”? --- ## [11-10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-10/473081)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-10/473081 "2008-11-17T19:48:53Z")
The Steelers beat the Chargers today by a final score of 11-10. It’s the first time in the history of the NFL that a game has ended with that score. (It was a close thing. It looked like the Steelers had scored a last… --- ## [\[Wii\] Anyone else playing De Blob? Help needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-anyone-else-playing-de-blob-help-needed/473163)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-anyone-else-playing-de-blob-help-needed/473163 "2008-11-17T19:42:32Z")
It’s not that important, but I have only four awards left to complete the game 100 per cent and I wonder if there is a Doper that can help me out: Landsmarks in Lake Raydia. I only get 9/10. The six silos being sent d… --- ## [Sending Money in WoW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-money-in-wow/473068)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-money-in-wow/473068 "2008-11-17T14:27:45Z")
So how come, if they’re all under my account, can’t I send money to another one of my characters in another realm? Thanks Q --- ## [I just finished the November Puzzler from The Atlantic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-the-november-puzzler-from-the-atlantic/472422)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-the-november-puzzler-from-the-atlantic/472422 "2008-11-17T10:50:50Z")
Not your ordinary crossword. Not even your ordinary cryptic crossword. Once you answer the clues, most of them have to be changed in some way (anagramed, homophoned, relocated, etc.) before being put in the grid. Whic… --- ## [Standard Tech Levels in gaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-tech-levels-in-gaming/473066)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-tech-levels-in-gaming/473066 "2008-11-17T04:45:56Z")
Every so often I’ll see references to something being a particular TL level e.g. “TL-9”. Would someone point me to a list of how advanced each level is? --- ## [2008 SDMB NASCAR season has ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-sdmb-nascar-season-has-ended/473086)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-sdmb-nascar-season-has-ended/473086 "2008-11-17T03:36:13Z")
Following the last race of a long, long season, here are the final standings for those who played to the end in the SDMB 2008 Yahoo! fantasy NASCAR league (rank, team name, total points): Boggette’s Team 9,799 Hardened… --- ## [Explain NASCAR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-nascar/472858)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-nascar/472858 "2008-11-17T00:59:06Z")
As a long time viewer of ESPN’s SportsCenter, it just struck me that I have very little understanding about how NASCAR works. I see that the drivers seem to race for different cups. Every once in a while, they even rac… --- ## [Fantasy Football Week 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-week-11/472995)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-week-11/472995 "2008-11-16T14:06:08Z")
Need help with my flex player this week. Addai v. Houston (He’s been a bust, but had an OK game earlier against Houston and Indy is coming on…) \*\*Royal \*\*v. Atlanta (Could be a shootout, but Royal rarely has back-to-ba… --- ## [Decode the XBox 360 differences for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decode-the-xbox-360-differences-for-me/471494)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decode-the-xbox-360-differences-for-me/471494 "2008-11-16T12:57:20Z")
The price on the XBox 360 “Arcade” version has dropped to $199 - it’s low enough that it’s probably time to push the button and get it. The difference that I can see between this and the $299 version is a bigger hard dr… --- ## [EVE-Online players... like ISK? Feel like writing a bit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-online-players-like-isk-feel-like-writing-a-bit/472062)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-online-players-like-isk-feel-like-writing-a-bit/472062 "2008-11-15T23:04:12Z")
Hi there. The Eve Tribune, EVE’s longest running independent fan 'zine, is hiring. We publish all sorts of stuff, from battle reports to guides to technofluff articles to fiction. We’re always free to read, and we have… --- ## [This rocks. \[Eyeballing Game\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-rocks-eyeballing-game/472425)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-rocks-eyeballing-game/472425 "2008-11-15T22:41:02Z")
http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/ Seriously. --- ## [The Daily Feud: Lawn and Garden by This'll Do \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-lawn-and-garden-by-thisll-do-game-over/472534)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-lawn-and-garden-by-thisll-do-game-over/472534 "2008-11-15T22:12:59Z")
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