# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=60 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 61 --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Fourteen Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-fourteen-questions/955785)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-fourteen-questions/955785 "2021-12-19T02:33:13Z")
Games played in this part of the NFL season become more and more important for two reasons: 1) the playoffs are nearing and 2) Coaches and GMs start to their jobs. So while the 16 teams who are within a game or 2 of .500… --- ## [How much did the classic 1970s Frisbees weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-the-classic-1970s-frisbees-weigh/956132)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-the-classic-1970s-frisbees-weigh/956132 "2021-12-17T14:50:10Z")
The question is in the title. Were they 130 grams? I have a couple of 175 g ones, and they seem big. --- ## [The Sports Genie Presents to You a Wish...Do Take it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sports-genie-presents-to-you-a-wish-do-take-it/955960)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sports-genie-presents-to-you-a-wish-do-take-it/955960 "2021-12-16T21:04:46Z")
After rubbing one of your great grandad’s old bowling trophies a sports genie emerges. He says the following, “I am, indeed, a sports genie but I only have one power. Think of all the sports teams you love and are a fan… --- ## [You Tube has logged 1 TRILLION views of Minecraft videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-has-logged-1-trillion-views-of-minecraft-videos/956091)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-has-logged-1-trillion-views-of-minecraft-videos/956091 "2021-12-15T22:39:20Z")
I’m not quite sure what to think about that, if it’s a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in between. --- ## [Why a yellow card here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-yellow-card-here/956102)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-yellow-card-here/956102 "2021-12-15T14:55:33Z")
So, an idiot gets on the pitch in England during a match, and is slow getting off the field. One of the players knocks him over with a shoulder check, and apparently received a yellow card for her trouble. WTF? Also, … --- ## [Halo: Infinite Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-infinite-campaign/955821)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-infinite-campaign/955821 "2021-12-15T11:56:38Z")
So, the new Halo campaign dropped this week. The multiplayer has been out for a while now, and has received a lot of negative press. But I really don’t give a crap about multiplayer, and have been waiting for the campaig… --- ## [Car talk core puzzler confusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-talk-core-puzzler-confusion/955887)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-talk-core-puzzler-confusion/955887 "2021-12-15T00:13:22Z")
This is the recent one about coring a sphere Coring the Sphere | Car Talk I’m confused by the question and answer. Essentially, if we remove a 6 inch long core from a sphere, how much of the sphere is left. THe questi… --- ## [How good would a goalkeeper have to be to win the Ballon D'Or these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-would-a-goalkeeper-have-to-be-to-win-the-ballon-dor-these-days/955356)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-would-a-goalkeeper-have-to-be-to-win-the-ballon-dor-these-days/955356 "2021-12-14T18:27:22Z")
Hasn’t happened since Lev Yashin in the 1960s. Even Manuel Neuer in his heyday never won it. There is intrinsic bias towards goalscorers, since offense is where the glamor is. Messi, Ronaldo, etc. - strikers who hogged … --- ## [2028 LA Olympics: Boxing, Weightlifting, Modern Pentathlon Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-la-olympics-boxing-weightlifting-modern-pentathlon-out/955872)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-la-olympics-boxing-weightlifting-modern-pentathlon-out/955872 "2021-12-12T16:43:36Z")
It was announced yesterday that at the 2028 Olympics, the three sports noted in the thread title are out. Replacing them are surfing, climbing, and skateboarding. Or so it appears for now. I know why pentathlon is o… --- ## [God Of War for the PC is coming...but can you run it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-for-the-pc-is-coming-but-can-you-run-it/955820)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-for-the-pc-is-coming-but-can-you-run-it/955820 "2021-12-12T06:23:48Z")
As reported here God of War Reveals PC Requirements , God Of War is being released for the PC in February. I would love to play it, but I don’t think I will any time in the near future due to the rather demanding requi… --- ## [Minecraft revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-revisited/799128)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-revisited/799128 "2021-12-12T01:45:33Z")
It had been several years since I last played Minecraft. I loaded 1.12 on my new PC and was pleased to find a number of updates. There are new mobs, seems like a lot more villages nearby and some other interesting change… --- ## [Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Has Passed Away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masayuki-uemura-creator-of-the-nes-and-snes-has-passed-away/955819)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masayuki-uemura-creator-of-the-nes-and-snes-has-passed-away/955819 "2021-12-10T03:00:47Z")
condolences to the man who helped restore the words “video game console/system” back to greatness after they became dirty words in retail and beyond --- ## [California suing Activision Blizzard over sex discrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-suing-activision-blizzard-over-sex-discrimination/947037)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-suing-activision-blizzard-over-sex-discrimination/947037 "2021-12-09T21:52:01Z")
The full text of the 29-page suit can be read here; https://aboutblaw.com/YJw Much like the charges that came out at Ubisoft last year, it’s more of the same that we keep seeing in “geeky” industries run by white men -… --- ## [SI Sportsperson of the Year 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2021/948257)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2021/948257 "2021-12-09T12:44:51Z")
Now that the Olympics are over, it’s time to move on to other matters…but until college football season actually begins, I thought I’d bring up my usual annual Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year thread. For mos… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Thirteen Assassins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-thirteen-assassins/955373)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-thirteen-assassins/955373 "2021-12-08T16:42:20Z")
Not a lot of news in the NFL this week. Guys entering and leaving Covid protocols (Goodbye TJ Watt. Welcome back Amari Cooper). Guys entering and leaving due to injuries (Maybe Hello to Kyler Murray and Deandre Hopkins. … --- ## [Solution for Pufferfish Puzzlebox from PuzzleGeniusInc.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-for-pufferfish-puzzlebox-from-puzzlegeniusinc-com/955614)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-for-pufferfish-puzzlebox-from-puzzlegeniusinc-com/955614 "2021-12-07T21:30:17Z")
Do any of you know how to work the Pufferfish Puzzlebox (manufactured by PuzzleGeniusInc.com)? It’s a puzzle thing where you have to remove a string with wooden balls at each end from a wooden disk where the string pass… --- ## [Help me find a non English soccer/football club to follow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-non-english-soccer-football-club-to-follow/953572)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-non-english-soccer-football-club-to-follow/953572 "2021-12-07T19:34:31Z")
Hi everyone For the last ten years or so I have been passionately following Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. That isn’t changing anytime soon, but right now, honestly… It’s really really hard to find bei… --- ## [Football game cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-game-cameras/955571)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-game-cameras/955571 "2021-12-06T23:08:19Z")
It seems to me that this season, the cameras in pro football games have much narrower depth of field. That is, subject (usually, the players or coaches) are in focus, but the background, like the crowd or the rest of th… --- ## [Playing Football in Icy Conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-football-in-icy-conditions/955535)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-football-in-icy-conditions/955535 "2021-12-06T21:44:31Z")
Saw a (gridiron) football game today on TV. The temperature was ten below (Celsius) and the field covered with ice. Rushers and special teams had real problems keeping their balance. Is there any good way to mitigate … --- ## [NHL: November 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-november-2021/954078)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-november-2021/954078 "2021-12-05T23:33:49Z")
Here’s a new thread for November. Not too surprising that Carey Price was in a rehab facility. Now he has to work with the trainer to get back into hockey shape. --- ## [Which Sport Requires The Most Coordination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sport-requires-the-most-coordination/955005)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sport-requires-the-most-coordination/955005 "2021-12-04T13:33:29Z")
Thinking about this. I wouldn’t choose golf - it requires a lot but in a way that is fairly repetitive. Maybe gymnastics - lots of events, easy to get hurt, very quick. But what says you? --- ## [I'd like to learn baccarat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-learn-baccarat/955336)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-learn-baccarat/955336 "2021-12-04T01:40:43Z")
I’d like to learn how to play baccarat. Where’s a good (free, non-data mining) site to learn? --- ## [Why do college football coaches sometimes leave their teams before the bowl season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-college-football-coaches-sometimes-leave-their-teams-before-the-bowl-season/955468)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-college-football-coaches-sometimes-leave-their-teams-before-the-bowl-season/955468 "2021-12-03T23:23:53Z")
Notre Dame’s head football coach left the program after the regular season ended, and joined LSU. The Irish immediately moved to hire their defensive coordinator as their new head coach. College football seems to be u… --- ## [Another "Need a new PC" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-need-a-new-pc-thread/954368)
**Author:** [@DreamsOfACheetah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreamsOfACheetah)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-need-a-new-pc-thread/954368 "2021-12-03T06:33:49Z")
Ok, family member who knows nothing about computers has asked for my help picking out a new PC for the kids for Christmas. Been a while and I am not updated on the latest and greatest. So I’d like some recommendations. … --- ## [I need a 2x Titan RTX NVLink build-Which company(ies) can do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-2x-titan-rtx-nvlink-build-which-company-ies-can-do-this/955320)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-2x-titan-rtx-nvlink-build-which-company-ies-can-do-this/955320 "2021-12-03T03:27:30Z")
Are there any companies that will configure a gaming computer with 2x Titan RTX with NVLink? I’ve tried Falcon NW, CyberpowerPC, IBuyPower-not an option. Help? BTW, “do it yourself” is not an option, for reasons not i… --- ## [England 20, Latvia 0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-20-latvia-0/955287)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-20-latvia-0/955287 "2021-12-02T23:35:50Z")
No mercy rule here. England beat Latvia 20-0 in womens’ soccer. (Latvia was outshot 64-0) England 20-0 Latvia: Ellen White sets all-time scoring record with hat-trick - BBC Sport --- ## [Any discussion of a Sid Meier's CIV 7 game in production or coming out soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308 "2021-12-02T15:56:47Z")
Since I’m hateplaying civ 6 (it took the gathering storm expansion for me even to find the game tolerable) I’m wondering if there’s been any rumbling of a civ 7 game coming out soon or even one in production that I’ve mi… --- ## [Rushing to get the field goal unit on: college football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rushing-to-get-the-field-goal-unit-on-college-football/955007)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rushing-to-get-the-field-goal-unit-on-college-football/955007 "2021-12-02T00:05:17Z")
During the Texas - Kansas State game today, the UT QB went down on 3rd down with 15-20 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. The field goal unit ran out onto the field, very quickly lined up and made the field goal. My questi… --- ## [Alabama stays number two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-stays-number-two/955075)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-stays-number-two/955075 "2021-12-01T19:11:34Z")
In the latest coaches poll? --- ## [Google flash style games site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989 "2021-12-01T15:12:57Z")
Google have spent large amounts of money on a load of html5 games and hosted them on this site: GameSnacks Retrodrift for the win! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=61)