# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=613 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 614 --- ## [I don't see much about MS Flight Simulator anymore. Is it still a popular sim/game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-see-much-about-ms-flight-simulator-anymore-is-it-still-a-popular-sim-game/465131)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-see-much-about-ms-flight-simulator-anymore-is-it-still-a-popular-sim-game/465131 "2008-09-26T18:23:35Z")
I can’t recall the last time flight simulators were in the news re being a popular game/sim . Are they still a big deal? --- ## [A twicky gimmick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twicky-gimmick/465011)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twicky-gimmick/465011 "2008-09-26T17:41:57Z")
Join twicks in this world of wordplay – If you can distinquish what is idiosyncratic about this OP, you might want to add a post of your own. If not, naturally, you won’t. Hint: Looking in my crystal ball, I don’t thi… --- ## [Professional sports rules you'd like changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-rules-youd-like-changed/464348)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-rules-youd-like-changed/464348 "2008-09-26T11:53:47Z")
I’m not sure if this thread has been done before, so here goes. Post here your gripes about crap rules in pro sports that really need to be changed. Mine is the overtime coin toss in the NFL. Basically, whoever wins t… --- ## [Straightdope Jeopardy IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iv/465079)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iv/465079 "2008-09-26T02:21:36Z")
So I decided to make a game really fast so I could run it today. This will be the fourth game I’ve made and run on here. The rules are simple. Standard Jeopardy rules apply. For those that don’t know Jeopardy rules, h… --- ## [Your thoughts on Vin Scully and other broadcast legends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-vin-scully-and-other-broadcast-legends/465205)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-vin-scully-and-other-broadcast-legends/465205 "2008-09-26T00:54:17Z")
You know, having lived in LA all of my life, and having been a die-hard Dodger fan for the last 23 years or so, I am obviously a disciple of Vin Scully. As far as most Dodger fans are concerned, Vin walks on water and ca… --- ## [Millen Gone!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millen-gone/465003)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millen-gone/465003 "2008-09-26T00:51:35Z")
The Lions and Matt Millen have parted ways. Well, now, maybe something that is a closer approximation to football will find its way to Detroit. :smiley: --- ## [WipeOut HD is out on PS3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wipeout-hd-is-out-on-ps3/465241)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wipeout-hd-is-out-on-ps3/465241 "2008-09-25T22:49:20Z")
I’ve been waiting a long time for this game. It’s currently downloading at around 14%. Has anyone else bought it yet? --- ## [Jack Thompson Disbarred by Florida Supreme Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-disbarred-by-florida-supreme-court/465218)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-disbarred-by-florida-supreme-court/465218 "2008-09-25T21:49:47Z")
I wasn’t quite sure where to put this, since he does have his tie-ins with videogame news as well, but mods please be free to move this if you see fit. Miami Attorney Jack Thompson Disbarred by Florida Supreme Court Th… --- ## [Fantasy Football Advice - Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-advice-week-3/464373)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-advice-week-3/464373 "2008-09-25T21:36:40Z")
This week I have one real decision. I need 3 of these 5 WRs: Andre Johnson Anquan Boldin Santana Moss Donald Driver Eddie Royal What say ye? --- ## [Bungie's next game: Keep It Clean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bungies-next-game-keep-it-clean/465149)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bungies-next-game-keep-it-clean/465149 "2008-09-25T14:56:21Z")
Teaser trailer here: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15574 While I’ve never really played any of the Halo games (I played Halo 1 for about ten minutes in a store once), this intrigues me. --- ## [Goodbye to Yankee Stadium/Yanks vs. Os, 9/21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-yankee-stadium-yanks-vs-os-9-21/464605)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-yankee-stadium-yanks-vs-os-9-21/464605 "2008-09-25T13:06:41Z")
If any sports structure deserves its own thread I say this is it. I’ll come back to list some favorite moments of my own, but as the pregame ceremony goes on and on I wanted to get this ball rolling. --- ## [Vowels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vowels/464692)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vowels/464692 "2008-09-25T12:10:43Z")
I was walking up Broadway, ya know, and there was this incredible looking Swedish girl, having a Cappuccino across the street from Lincoln Center. I started talking to her; she said her name was Lola. Her English wasn’t… --- ## [Nintendo Wii unavailability: Sign of competance or incompetance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-wii-unavailability-sign-of-competance-or-incompetance/464540)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-wii-unavailability-sign-of-competance-or-incompetance/464540 "2008-09-25T05:58:30Z")
So, the Wii will be two years old this November. It is still difficult to find a new, in the box, Wii at the store for the listed price of $249.00. Many would argue that this is a sign of the quality of the machine and… --- ## [Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (on the XBox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-scrolls-oblivion-on-the-xbox/464311)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-scrolls-oblivion-on-the-xbox/464311 "2008-09-25T03:37:41Z")
Is no one else playing this game? I did a search and found only three threads, with hardly any responses, and none of them were really about the game itself. An awesome game. This game was worth buying a big screen TV f… --- ## [2008 MLB MVPs, Cy Youngs, and ROYs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-mlb-mvps-cy-youngs-and-roys/463216)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-mlb-mvps-cy-youngs-and-roys/463216 "2008-09-24T21:52:04Z")
My picks: AL MVP: Kevin Youklis has made up for the injury of Ortiz and the trading of Manny( Bay helped too) Woulda been Carlos Quentin if not for his injury. NL MVP: Ryan Braun AL Cy: Fransisco Rodriguez(could also… --- ## [The Daily Feud: H-E-doubletoothpicks by brujaja \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-h-e-doubletoothpicks-by-brujaja-game-over/464866)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-h-e-doubletoothpicks-by-brujaja-game-over/464866 "2008-09-24T19:50:30Z")
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 … --- ## [LOTR Online "Manual"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-online-manual/464767)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-online-manual/464767 "2008-09-24T15:17:14Z")
I just recently began playing, and I find I am having to “feel” my way through the procedures by trial and error. I have attempted to engage LOTROL players to ask questions, but this doesn’t seem to be working, so I was… --- ## [Has anyone played the Sherlock Holmes games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-played-the-sherlock-holmes-games/464683)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-played-the-sherlock-holmes-games/464683 "2008-09-24T13:41:20Z")
I’ve seen a few Sherlock holmes games advertised on the web. If they are what I assume they are, they are my choice of game. Slow paced with deep thought and Holmesian logic. Has anyone played these games? How are th… --- ## [RNATB Presents Unsolicited Fantasy Advice! (Football, not sex)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnatb-presents-unsolicited-fantasy-advice-football-not-sex/462355)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnatb-presents-unsolicited-fantasy-advice-football-not-sex/462355 "2008-09-24T13:28:29Z")
What the title says. I’ll post my “Start Me” and “Sit Me” lists each week of the season. Since NFL.com and ESPN and all those people pretty much cover the top guys, I’ll mostly be covering guys who most people will keep … --- ## [SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame, Round 8: Left Fielders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-round-8-left-fielders/462237)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-round-8-left-fielders/462237 "2008-09-24T00:55:54Z")
This is the eighth round of voting on the SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame. In this round we will be voting on left fielders. The rules remain the same as before: Please vote for TEN left fielders who have played major le… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Comic Strips by Scarlett67 \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-comic-strips-by-scarlett67-game-over/464693)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-comic-strips-by-scarlett67-game-over/464693 "2008-09-23T21:09:32Z")
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… --- ## [Question for mafia game players and game designers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mafia-game-players-and-game-designers/464622)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mafia-game-players-and-game-designers/464622 "2008-09-23T18:19:17Z")
What in your opinions are the essential elements of mafia? What can be changed and altered without changing it into a new different game and what must be in a game if you are still going to call it mafia. For context … --- ## [Help me choose my next console game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-my-next-console-game/464850)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-my-next-console-game/464850 "2008-09-23T16:41:55Z")
I own an xbox 360 and a wii. I’m interested in a western style RPG, but a game from a different genre is possible if you can convince me. I want something old enough that I can get it used. Gamestop’s return policy for … --- ## [Weird play in little league, ever happen in MLB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-play-in-little-league-ever-happen-in-mlb/464619)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-play-in-little-league-ever-happen-in-mlb/464619 "2008-09-23T12:47:50Z")
I have been manager or assistant coach for my son’s teams for 5 years now. This season I am seeing a weird play that I have never heard of before but I can’t find any rule that prohibits it. It is made possible because… --- ## [Sunday Night Feud: Colorful Song Titles by want2know \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-night-feud-colorful-song-titles-by-want2know-closed/464587)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-night-feud-colorful-song-titles-by-want2know-closed/464587 "2008-09-23T01:41:47Z")
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… --- ## [PS3 COD4 Double XP Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-cod4-double-xp-weekend/464314)
**Author:** [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-cod4-double-xp-weekend/464314 "2008-09-22T15:42:49Z")
This thread is a quick shout-out to any and all Dopers who play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on the PSN. Starting today, Friday 9/19 and running through Sunday 9/21 is another double experience points weekend. This is … --- ## [If an NFL team had ALL it's quarterbacks injured what are it's options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-nfl-team-had-all-its-quarterbacks-injured-what-are-its-options/463488)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-nfl-team-had-all-its-quarterbacks-injured-what-are-its-options/463488 "2008-09-22T14:02:26Z")
In the unlikely event that three quarters of the way through the season all the quarterbacks an NFL team had were injured, what are the options? Is it stuck with the players it has? --- ## [Ryder Cup Thread predictions/updates (may contain spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryder-cup-thread-predictions-updates-may-contain-spoilers/464161)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryder-cup-thread-predictions-updates-may-contain-spoilers/464161 "2008-09-22T13:25:49Z")
OK. Maybe the most consistently awesome sporting event in the world starts tomorrow. A format that matches country against continent, using matches only seen once every two years - foresomes, fourball - with singles on… --- ## [Australian Football League finals thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-football-league-finals-thread/463984)
**Author:** [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-football-league-finals-thread/463984 "2008-09-22T11:37:34Z")
Anyone else counting on a Geelong/Hawthorn grand final? I should also say that I am a West Coast supporter. The club’s efforts at tanking this season to improve its draft picks makes me think that the AFL should have a … --- ## [Which (relatively) popular sport(s) do you dislike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-relatively-popular-sport-s-do-you-dislike/462946)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-relatively-popular-sport-s-do-you-dislike/462946 "2008-09-22T02:31:10Z")
I say “relatively” popular because, aside from what ESPN may claim, cup stacking competitions is NOT a sport in my eyes. That being said I can find moments of entertainment in almost all sports, given certain factors li… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=612) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=614)