# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=608 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 609 --- ## [Fallout 3 ads: Are they geographically specific?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-ads-are-they-geographically-specific/467917)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-ads-are-they-geographically-specific/467917 "2008-10-15T12:40:11Z")
There are ads for some new post-apocalyptic game called “Fallout 3” displayed prominently in the Washington DC subway system, and one of the posters shows a blasted Capitol building over a ruined Mall. I’m curious wheth… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Are you feeling lucky, punk? by Eleanor of Aquitaine \[Game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-are-you-feeling-lucky-punk-by-eleanor-of-aquitaine-game-over/467606)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-are-you-feeling-lucky-punk-by-eleanor-of-aquitaine-game-over/467606 "2008-10-15T10:39:10Z")
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… --- ## [How much do you concentrate when playing games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-concentrate-when-playing-games/467043)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-concentrate-when-playing-games/467043 "2008-10-15T05:06:25Z")
Whether it’s chess, a FPS shooter, a tabletop RPG, etc. How hard do you concentrate? Do you try to get in a zone? I find that I often can get into a zone mentality when playing action video games. I can feel the synapse… --- ## [Bagels - the digit gussing game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagels-the-digit-gussing-game/467797)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagels-the-digit-gussing-game/467797 "2008-10-15T04:00:44Z")
I was thinking of putting this in GQ but it’s probably better here. For the last 10 years, there’s been a game on my website www.1728.com/digit.htm which is a version of a 25 year old computer game called Bagels. Anywa… --- ## [Mega Man 9 on Wii Shop right now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-9-on-wii-shop-right-now/464699)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-9-on-wii-shop-right-now/464699 "2008-10-15T01:48:43Z")
I’m downloading right now! Holy shit! New 8-bit Mega Man! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: --- ## [Little Hooliganz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-hooliganz/467696)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-hooliganz/467696 "2008-10-14T23:35:43Z")
So, I hear on the radio the latest hysteria about violent videogames – a game called Little Hooliganz, a football hooligan game marketed to children as young as 7. And I thought to myself: here we go again. As a video g… --- ## [Kurt Warner HOF yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurt-warner-hof-yet/467646)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurt-warner-hof-yet/467646 "2008-10-14T23:34:00Z")
Would you put Warner in the HOF if he retired tomorrow? --- ## [Anyone up for a game of VGA Planets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-game-of-vga-planets/466534)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-game-of-vga-planets/466534 "2008-10-14T17:41:32Z")
There was a thread about starting a game of VGA planets awhile back. But there wasn’t enough people interested. So… Now that free posting is back, and all the lurkers who might be interested can post, is anyone intereste… --- ## [NFLWeek 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nflweek-6/467615)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nflweek-6/467615 "2008-10-14T16:00:16Z")
Some upsets in the works. St. Louis beating the Redskins? Atlanta beating the Bears? The Lions will find a way to lose to Minnesota, even though they’re ahead right now. The Colts are smacking around the Ravens. The … --- ## [NFL Overtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime/466176)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime/466176 "2008-10-14T15:37:27Z")
Okay, let’s resolve the debate once and for all: What is the fairest / best way to structure an NFL overtime? I say it is the current sudden death format. The statistics back me up, with the winner of the coin toss win… --- ## [A trip, with a an applie pie (puzzle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trip-with-a-an-applie-pie-puzzle/467372)
**Author:** [@Herge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Herge)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trip-with-a-an-applie-pie-puzzle/467372 "2008-10-14T14:29:28Z")
I’m going on a trip. I’m taking the following items: Sunglasses, money, ties, waistcoat, toenail clippers, fingerless gloves and a satellite phone. How long will my trip last? Before I leave, I make a pie as a packed … --- ## [Does anyone really replay games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-replay-games/467769)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-replay-games/467769 "2008-10-13T20:39:56Z")
I always tend to have three or four games on the to-be-played stack and replaying something I’ve already finished would put me that much further behind. I know that some games unlock extra levels or harder difficulty le… --- ## [Flat Track Roller Derby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-track-roller-derby/462859)
**Author:** [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-track-roller-derby/462859 "2008-10-13T18:45:48Z")
Search being busted right now, I went back through all three pages of visible threads and didn’t find anything, SO: Let’s talk about Roller Derby. A friend of mine who announces the derby matches in Montreal was up in … --- ## [The Witcher: Order or Scoi'atel? (Minor spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witcher-order-or-scoiatel-minor-spoilers/467732)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witcher-order-or-scoiatel-minor-spoilers/467732 "2008-10-13T18:13:01Z")
Ah, I am trembling with worr. Finally, with The Enhanced Edition, the game is not only good, but actually playable! Seriously. It was great fun before. But now you can actually play it. However, I face a difficult choi… --- ## [SDMB Yahoo Hockey Fantasy League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-yahoo-hockey-fantasy-league/463181)
**Author:** [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-yahoo-hockey-fantasy-league/463181 "2008-10-13T17:12:07Z")
Can we get a volunteer to reactivate the league for this year? We have health issues at our house or I’d raise my hand. --- ## [Whoa! Very cool new Google game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-very-cool-new-google-game/467168)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-very-cool-new-google-game/467168 "2008-10-13T06:12:45Z")
Where in the World? I’m still trying to get a score decent enough to brag about. --- ## [Question about CBS Fantasy Football game center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cbs-fantasy-football-game-center/467673)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cbs-fantasy-football-game-center/467673 "2008-10-13T04:41:17Z")
How can I see the fantasy points that my reserve players have generated? During Sunday and Monday games for boht ongoing and finished games I can get an immediate readout of the fantasy points generated by my active pl… --- ## [Fantasy Football Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-week-6/467021)
**Author:** [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-week-6/467021 "2008-10-13T01:15:45Z")
I got a trade offer the other day, I get Antonio Gates and Donald Driver, he gets Eli Manning. Eli Manning is my backup Quarterback behind Kurt Warner, and either Kyle Orton or Matt Hasselbeck are the best QB’s on waiver… --- ## [Videogame Cruelty. (Possibly NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videogame-cruelty-possibly-nsfw/467079)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videogame-cruelty-possibly-nsfw/467079 "2008-10-12T23:29:10Z")
I recorded this using my mobile phone… It is probably very tame by many people’s standards, and probably far from tame by many other people’s standards. By mine it’s tame. No real harm is being done. And I reckon t… --- ## [The Daily Feud: FM Radio Feud by DfrntBreign \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-fm-radio-feud-by-dfrntbreign-game-over/467356)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-fm-radio-feud-by-dfrntbreign-game-over/467356 "2008-10-12T23:12:28Z")
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… --- ## [Figure skating/gymnastic dance routines.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figure-skating-gymnastic-dance-routines/467629)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figure-skating-gymnastic-dance-routines/467629 "2008-10-12T22:06:59Z")
Ever noticed that these performances almost never have anything to do with the music? I suppose that it’s too difficult to choreograph, given that the moves are more athletic than musical (rhythmic). Peace, mangeorge --- ## [City of Heroes/Villains - Talk Me Into or Out Of It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-of-heroes-villains-talk-me-into-or-out-of-it/466339)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-of-heroes-villains-talk-me-into-or-out-of-it/466339 "2008-10-12T21:45:12Z")
I know there was thread here about all the ins and outs of this game, but that was more of a community thread for people who were already playing. Here’s the thing … when City of Heroes first came out, I thought it look… --- ## [I need your creative Energies for a short mini D&D adventure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-creative-energies-for-a-short-mini-d-d-adventure/467577)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-creative-energies-for-a-short-mini-d-d-adventure/467577 "2008-10-12T16:34:57Z")
Arghhh! The deadline for the Neverwinter Nights Halloween Community Module is tomorrow! I took my sweet time creating the interior of a wizard’s tower and now I’m left with no story. I’ve been drawing a complete and tot… --- ## [Gaming Stores in Dallas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-stores-in-dallas/466795)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-stores-in-dallas/466795 "2008-10-12T16:04:38Z")
Hi all - I’ll be in Dallas next week for a class. I’d like to find a gaming store or three to visit when I’m there, seeing as how I don’t have a real store here in lovely Jackson, MS. So…anyone have any suggestions? I’… --- ## [Help me ID this obscure 90's computer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-obscure-90s-computer-game/467527)
**Author:** [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-obscure-90s-computer-game/467527 "2008-10-12T14:54:22Z")
Okay, so this is going to be a tough one, but I will love you forever if you can help me. Back in high school, I downloaded a roleplaying/fantasy/quest-type game for MacIntosh. The game had a top-down view. You had to… --- ## [Recommended RPG games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-rpg-games/465954)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-rpg-games/465954 "2008-10-12T06:56:16Z")
My friend who loves Morrowind & the Thief series is looking for new RPG games for a PC that are similar to these. Her requirements are- free range possibilities (class alignments, house, etc,) as in Morrowind, first-p… --- ## [How good is your eyeballing skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-eyeballing-skills/466865)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-eyeballing-skills/466865 "2008-10-12T02:47:17Z")
http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/ Grab the square and move it to acheive the stated objective. My first try - average error 7.4, lowest error 0.4 on the Bisect Angle problem. --- ## [The Daily Feud: Heavens to Betsy! by Baker \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-heavens-to-betsy-by-baker-game-over/467212)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-heavens-to-betsy-by-baker-game-over/467212 "2008-10-11T23:42:23Z")
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… --- ## [Simpsons Halloween Madness - Round 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773 "2008-10-11T18:39:48Z")
I don’t know what happened with the Simpsons Neglectorino tournament, but it’s now that time of the year for the Treehouse of Horror tournament! Vote for your favorite segments, in order to determine the SDMB’s favorite … --- ## [Proof of ridiculous, waste of time stat tracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-ridiculous-waste-of-time-stat-tracking/467430)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-ridiculous-waste-of-time-stat-tracking/467430 "2008-10-11T10:07:00Z")
“Notes: Boston hasn’t lost on the road in the playoffs since losing at Cleveland in Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS.” http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2008/10/10/22371\_recap.html Really? They haven’t lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=607) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=609)