# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=607 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 608 --- ## [Build your own war games (PC preferably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-own-war-games-pc-preferably/468597)
**Author:** [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-own-war-games-pc-preferably/468597 "2008-10-20T00:04:35Z")
This may seem like a bit of an odd question but many moons ago when I first got a PC there was a flight-sim called ATF Gold. The flight sim part of it was fun for its time but the part of the game that I really spent tim… --- ## [The England Football Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-england-football-team/468185)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-england-football-team/468185 "2008-10-19T11:46:13Z")
So we’ve won 4 on the trot in the World Cup qualifiers, looks on the face of it as if we’re gonna make it to S.Africa for the finals. BUT!! there’s a long way to go and a good few games left to play. At last England lo… --- ## [Online Game: destroy political lies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-destroy-political-lies/467702)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-destroy-political-lies/467702 "2008-10-19T05:19:27Z")
A good friend of mine has designed an online game to blow away political lies and expose the underlying truth (if any, or at all.) It’s basically like Space Invaders, called Truth Invaders. I asked a Moderator if I coul… --- ## [The Straight Dope Rogue-like Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-rogue-like-game/466554)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-rogue-like-game/466554 "2008-10-18T23:27:52Z")
I have a crazy idea. I wish to do a rogue-like game, but for any rogue-like game, it has to be fun, full of mythology and for it to ascend beyond the “Yet Another Fantasy Rogue-like”, it must be full of brilliant touche… --- ## [Great little game site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-little-game-site/468453)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-little-game-site/468453 "2008-10-18T21:53:37Z")
www.orisinal.com A bunch of cute little flash games. Most of them are timed and nearly all of them are absolutely adorable. He adds a new one every few months. I’m currently addicted to Sunny Day Sky, although I still l… --- ## [Anyone getting Spore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-spore/462015)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-spore/462015 "2008-10-18T05:48:51Z")
It’s out tomorrow in Europe. I’m in 2 minds about it; on the one hand, the scope of the game is literally unrivaled, and it promises a near-infinite amount of user generated content on the spore-pedia (although most of … --- ## [Big Buck Hunter Arcade Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-buck-hunter-arcade-game/468347)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-buck-hunter-arcade-game/468347 "2008-10-18T03:55:54Z")
A coworker and I have become addicted to this game. A game room was installed where we work, and we play it every day. For the first time in my life, I have my initials on an arcade game! Woohoo! Does anyone have any … --- ## [Portals Prelude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portals-prelude/467222)
**Author:** [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portals-prelude/467222 "2008-10-17T22:04:54Z")
Anyone else playing this? My thoughts: -The voice acting and script are horrible. I understand that this was a small mod team, but cmon. These guys have to have known at least someone in their circle of friends with … --- ## [Fantasy Football Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-week-7/468444)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-week-7/468444 "2008-10-17T21:28:19Z")
I can play 3 WRS. Andre Johnson is a sure thing. I need 2 out of: Santana Moss Bernard Berrian Eddie Royal Moss has killed me 2 weeks in a row. I just picked Berrian up this week. Royal has been hurt, but should star… --- ## [The Daily Feud: At the Sandwich Shop by This'll Do \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-at-the-sandwich-shop-by-thisll-do-game-over/468250)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-at-the-sandwich-shop-by-thisll-do-game-over/468250 "2008-10-17T19:12:30Z")
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. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will n… --- ## [video game brag thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-brag-thread/463750)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-brag-thread/463750 "2008-10-17T18:24:34Z")
I envision this thread as a chance to brag about your own video game accomplishments or to marvel at the achievements of others. This has probably been done before, but I wouldn’t have had anything to contribute until n… --- ## [Identifying a computer game from the early '90s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-a-computer-game-from-the-early-90s/468064)
**Author:** [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-a-computer-game-from-the-early-90s/468064 "2008-10-17T18:17:02Z")
I cannot for the life of me remember what this game was called, but I thought this might be a good place to ask after it. It was a fantasy dungeon crawling game my cousin and I played in (I believe) Windows 3.1, with ext… --- ## [(Possibly-Sociopathic) Baseball Rules Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-sociopathic-baseball-rules-question/468072)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-sociopathic-baseball-rules-question/468072 "2008-10-17T17:09:09Z")
An acquaintance turned to me last night and asked (after a runner was ruled safe): “Why didn’t the guy just throw the ball really hard and hit him in the \[testes\]?” I couldn’t come up with a good answer other than, tha… --- ## [Tom Tresh RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-tresh-rip/468394)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-tresh-rip/468394 "2008-10-17T17:09:03Z")
Tresh died a few days ago, and I note his passing because he was one of my first heroes. I think I wrote a few weeks ago, in the thread about “Yankee Stadium” memories, about wearing his number “15” in Little League (my … --- ## [Sins of a Solar Empire expansion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sins-of-a-solar-empire-expansion/468277)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sins-of-a-solar-empire-expansion/468277 "2008-10-17T16:56:10Z")
Anyone looking forward to this? It’s going to be a mini-expansion called Entrenchment (I think it comes out next month), one of 3 mini-expansions Stardock is planning (for around $10 IIRC) and will put in a bunch of new… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Disney movies by MsWhatsit \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-disney-movies-by-mswhatsit-game-over/467950)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-disney-movies-by-mswhatsit-game-over/467950 "2008-10-17T14:54:00Z")
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. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will n… --- ## [Anybody ever a member of The ImagiNation Network (aka The Sierra Network)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-a-member-of-the-imagination-network-aka-the-sierra-network/468240)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-a-member-of-the-imagination-network-aka-the-sierra-network/468240 "2008-10-17T14:04:55Z")
Back in the mid-nineties, computer game company Sierra On-Line (makers of King’s Quest, Police Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, etc) had an “online” network called The Sierra Network (it was later changed to The I… --- ## [How does the Starcraft community feel about SC 2 being released in 3 parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-starcraft-community-feel-about-sc-2-being-released-in-3-parts/468327)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-starcraft-community-feel-about-sc-2-being-released-in-3-parts/468327 "2008-10-17T10:53:38Z")
I’m just curious. I liked SC but I’m not rabid about it but I know alot of people are. I’m curious how Blizzards announcement that it will be released (likely) over a 3 year period is sitting with the fans. I know the… --- ## [Percent games won in Klondike Deal 3 Solitaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percent-games-won-in-klondike-deal-3-solitaire/468091)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percent-games-won-in-klondike-deal-3-solitaire/468091 "2008-10-17T03:11:00Z")
I’m playing Solitaire (Klondike Deal 3) on my computer and I was wondering how often do people “win” these games. A quick web search seems to show that somewhere around 80% of the games are winnable, but my rate of winn… --- ## [Fabout 2.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabout-2-5/468136)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabout-2-5/468136 "2008-10-16T23:13:43Z")
That is, Fable II and Fallout 3. October looks to be a very good month for 360 owners and fans of WRPGs. Why I’m looking forward to Fable II: The swashbuckler flintlock pistols type era is one I’ve not seen done in an… --- ## [Let's make the worst job interview ever...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-the-worst-job-interview-ever/467327)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-the-worst-job-interview-ever/467327 "2008-10-16T16:19:40Z")
Q: What is your worst quality A: Sometimes when I’m working my goodness radiates in kind of a light. And it can blind my co-workers. Q: Tell me about a time when you handled adversity. A: I used to bring donuts to wor… --- ## [Semi-Technical Xbox 360 Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-technical-xbox-360-question/468113)
**Author:** [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-technical-xbox-360-question/468113 "2008-10-16T09:17:31Z")
\ I’m currently living in Ireland. I haven’t decided yet on whether I’m staying here permanently or will return to the US. I’m flying into Boston tomorrow, and plan on buying an… --- ## [Debate Bingo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-bingo/468036)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-bingo/468036 "2008-10-15T23:19:42Z")
Does anyone else get the sense that the debates are just the same things said over and over again? Well, here’s a game where we can see if we are correct about that… Design your 5X5 bingo card (and post it here prior to… --- ## [WoW Won't load in CD-ROM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-wont-load-in-cd-rom/466936)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-wont-load-in-cd-rom/466936 "2008-10-15T21:00:12Z")
Hey Y’all I just bought the battle chest, but can’t get the two cd’s to load, even going to MY COMPUTER and double-clicking. I ran a scan, and everything’s working fine. I DO have the trial version still loaded (didn’t… --- ## [The Daily Feud: "Friends" by Elendil's Heir \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-friends-by-elendils-heir-game-over/467780)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-friends-by-elendils-heir-game-over/467780 "2008-10-15T20:35:08Z")
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. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will n… --- ## [Pen and Paper Roll Playing Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pen-and-paper-roll-playing-game/467367)
**Author:** [@bobthebuilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobthebuilder)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pen-and-paper-roll-playing-game/467367 "2008-10-15T20:10:48Z")
I always wanted to play a pen and paper roll playing game. I just recently convinced some friends to play one and they refused to play D&D citing that it was too nerdy. So I searched the internet for a simple game to get… --- ## [Explain the entry-draft (sports) to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-entry-draft-sports-to-me/467013)
**Author:** [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-entry-draft-sports-to-me/467013 "2008-10-15T19:33:58Z")
I’m not sure this shouldn’t eb in the game room, but anyway. Please explain the thinking behind and working of the entry draft system for beginning proffesional sportsmen in the US. And maybe more interestingly, doesn’… --- ## [Simpsons Halloween Madness - Round 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-2/467482)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-2/467482 "2008-10-15T14:59:34Z")
Sad to see Eazy Bake Coven, one of my favorite sequences (and one of the few that’s unmistakably Halloween) go down, but you can’t win em all. Round 2 closes Tuesday night. Act 1 Bracket: The Shinning (5) vs 8. The… --- ## [Caption this!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-this/466490)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-this/466490 "2008-10-15T13:41:31Z")
I don’t know if anyone has ever done a caption challenge and search hates me. So here goes. Make up a funny caption for any or all of the pictures. Picture 1 (Joe Biden) Picture 1 (Vladimir Putin) Picture 3 (funny c… --- ## [what to do with a bunch of AD&D books and other stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bunch-of-ad-d-books-and-other-stuff/467619)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bunch-of-ad-d-books-and-other-stuff/467619 "2008-10-15T12:51:08Z")
I have a full set of original AD&D books, the big hard backs (2 copies of the players hand book !!!) some dice and some other stuff, I am more than willing to donate to charity or to the charity of anyone who is interest… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=606) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=608)