# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=617 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 618 --- ## [Two Lies and a Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-lies-and-a-truth/462702)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-lies-and-a-truth/462702 "2008-09-09T00:15:42Z")
Following up on the success of the most recent Two Truths and a Lie game, let’s play the other variant. The game is simple: Post three statements, preferably thematically related. One of the statements is accurate, an… --- ## [Woo-hoo! I whooped Crisis Core! (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-i-whooped-crisis-core-spoilers/462687)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-i-whooped-crisis-core-spoilers/462687 "2008-09-08T22:06:03Z")
Finally! I pimpslapped Minerva (the “secret” boss) and received the Divine Slayer and Heike Soul as my rewardz. Along the way, I also picked up all four pieces of Genji stuff. My Zack is now a frigging god! Of course… --- ## [Quest for Glory II - Trial by Fire, in 1024 million colours!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quest-for-glory-ii-trial-by-fire-in-1024-million-colours/461717)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quest-for-glory-ii-trial-by-fire-in-1024-million-colours/461717 "2008-09-08T19:17:42Z")
Yo, fans of the old classic Sierra’s Quest for Glory games may want to check this remake of the game for modern PCs. A fan-based group has updated the graphics for the game to 1024 millions colours, fixed various bugs, … --- ## [Fifth Grader season premier (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-grader-season-premier-spoilers/462402)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-grader-season-premier-spoilers/462402 "2008-09-08T16:15:52Z")
Though they announced the outcome before it happened… It was nice to see someone win the million dollar question. One would hope the state superintendant of schools would do well. The only question I wasn’t sure of was … --- ## [The Daily Feud: The Let's Talk Something Other Than Turkey \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-lets-talk-something-other-than-turkey-game-over/462535)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-lets-talk-something-other-than-turkey-game-over/462535 "2008-09-08T15:40:33Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [Premier League Manager Merry-Go-Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-manager-merry-go-round/461864)
**Author:** [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-manager-merry-go-round/461864 "2008-09-08T15:19:26Z")
Ok, this season is only three weeks old and is shaping up to be the wierder than an episode of the Twilight Zone. After the transfer Day shenanigans and Man City becoming the richest club in the world… I still have tro… --- ## [Night Time Feud: The Stephen King Feud by Freudian Slit \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-the-stephen-king-feud-by-freudian-slit-closed/462253)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-the-stephen-king-feud-by-freudian-slit-closed/462253 "2008-09-08T14:32:26Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [i have a wiinjury!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-wiinjury/462037)
**Author:** [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-wiinjury/462037 "2008-09-08T04:25:10Z")
we were playing pinball (funhouse) yesterday for a couple of hours and now my left index finger is throbbing and i can’t flex it more than 90 degrees. has this happened to anyone else?? how long did it last? my only o… --- ## [Chemistry game for the Commodore 64](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-game-for-the-commodore-64/462246)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-game-for-the-commodore-64/462246 "2008-09-08T01:49:53Z")
While I might not get any answers here, I’m hoping I will. Back a long time ago, I had a Commodore 64, and I had a game for it about chemistry. In the game, you had all sorts of different chemicals and different equipm… --- ## [College Football 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2008/459603)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2008/459603 "2008-09-08T01:11:31Z")
Here’s a thread to discuss college football this year. Georgia will not be #1 at the end of the year. In fact, I think they’ll lose one or two SEC games as well as at Arizona State. Ohio State needs to beat USC to … --- ## [NCAA Cupcake Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-cupcake-weekend/462258)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-cupcake-weekend/462258 "2008-09-07T20:20:33Z")
College football fans have complained about non-conference cupcakes for time immemorial. We’ve heard the arguments: teams need 7-8 home games to be profitable, too risky losing a game before the conference season starts,… --- ## [Fantasy Football Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-advice/462107)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-advice/462107 "2008-09-07T16:37:19Z")
Standard twelve-team head-to-head league on ESPN, except 0.5 points per reception. My roster is below; am I crazy for wanting to drop Ahmad Bradshaw outright to pick up Andre Hall as a handcuff/vulture? Other comments … --- ## [NCAA: ECU Upsets #8 WVU 24-3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-ecu-upsets-8-wvu-24-3/462430)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-ecu-upsets-8-wvu-24-3/462430 "2008-09-07T15:06:34Z")
So what happened here. Is WVU not that good? Is ECU better than most expected? Was Billy Stewart really an emotional pick and can’t coach? Only the worst WVU teams have lost to ECU, but #8, expected BCS team, and by … --- ## [The Daily Feud at Night: the Loser Feud by cmkeller \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-at-night-the-loser-feud-by-cmkeller-game-over/462060)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-at-night-the-loser-feud-by-cmkeller-game-over/462060 "2008-09-07T04:38:50Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [Another Bloomin' Trivia Thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874 "2008-09-06T17:04:35Z")
If you answer a question right you’re allowed post some questions yourself. Any topic is acceptable as long as it is probable that another SDMBer will know the answer, no googling allowed. I’ll begin with some easy ones … --- ## [The Movie Name Chain Game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-name-chain-game/462238)
**Author:** [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-name-chain-game/462238 "2008-09-06T16:25:09Z")
A challenge for you dopers, which is to come up with the longest movie name chain you can. Basically, you chain movie names together that share the same last and first words, e.g. Die Hard Rain. This is a chain of the… --- ## [NBA fans read this (Bill Davidson interview, discusses reffing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fans-read-this-bill-davidson-interview-discusses-reffing/462203)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fans-read-this-bill-davidson-interview-discusses-reffing/462203 "2008-09-06T02:58:04Z")
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080905/COL01/809050399/1048/SPORTS Bill Davidson the owner of the Pistons gave a long interview in the Freep today. He says Donaghy is just the tip of the ice berg in r… --- ## [Who's playing the Star Wars Force Unleashed demo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-playing-the-star-wars-force-unleashed-demo/460869)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-playing-the-star-wars-force-unleashed-demo/460869 "2008-09-05T22:18:23Z")
I love this demo and I am definitely getting this game when it comes out. Blasting Rebels and Stormtroopers alike with Force Lightning and Force Pushes is just too much fun. I wrote a little mini-review of the demo for … --- ## [SDMB HoF chatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hof-chatter/458595)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hof-chatter/458595 "2008-09-05T20:49:26Z")
I’m starting this because in his fine thread(s), RickJay seems to be discouraging of discussion that overwhelms the voting, that argues too much with other voters’ choices, etc. I like discussion and argument and don’t … --- ## [SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame Round #7: Center Fielders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-round-7-center-fielders/460240)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-round-7-center-fielders/460240 "2008-09-05T20:46:06Z")
This is the seventh round of voting on the SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame. In this round we will be voting on center fielders. The rules remain the same as before: Please vote for TEN center fielders who have played maj… --- ## [Anyone playing Madden on XBox Live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-madden-on-xbox-live/462142)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-madden-on-xbox-live/462142 "2008-09-05T14:32:47Z")
The title says it all. It seems that there are even more quitters playing the game this year than there were last. I’m turning to the SDMB to try to find some players who won’t quit once they get behind… which, against… --- ## [Athletes with the most appropriate names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762 "2008-09-05T13:31:29Z")
The newly-crowned Fastest Man in the World has what must be the best name for a sprinter ever: Bolt. How cool is that? I never heard that surname before. Maybe there’s a John Lightning or Mary Dash out there tearing … --- ## [Doperball VIII -- Midnight Doperball!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-viii-midnight-doperball/461493)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-viii-midnight-doperball/461493 "2008-09-05T13:06:17Z")
Well well well, looks like I’ll be slogging through another night. You’d think I’d be used to it by now, what with all the—hey, what’s that? Did someone leave a window open in the SDMB arena? Cool! Is that a chest full o… --- ## [Screw Attack interviews Jack Thompson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-attack-interviews-jack-thompson/461834)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-attack-interviews-jack-thompson/461834 "2008-09-05T05:54:51Z")
I thought some people may be interested in this. I agree a lot with Jack the Person (more on this later). I get the feeling that he still believes that no kids should play M rated games regardless, which I respectfully… --- ## [Tell me about "City of Heroes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-city-of-heroes/460699)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-city-of-heroes/460699 "2008-09-05T03:24:43Z")
I’ve never been into online RPG’s. (I was a D&D fanatic many, many years ago.) But I’ve lately been fretting that I’m just not geeky enough anymore, so I think I should start. “City of Heroes” appears to have a superh… --- ## [Randy Couture back in the UFC, fighting Brock Lesnar November 15th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-couture-back-in-the-ufc-fighting-brock-lesnar-november-15th/461816)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-couture-back-in-the-ufc-fighting-brock-lesnar-november-15th/461816 "2008-09-05T02:54:14Z")
Link I don’t know how I even feel about this at this point. Randy was one of my heroes until the stunt he pulled last year. Even when it happened I was 100% on his side, but the more details I read, the more I started t… --- ## [Night Time Feud: The Numeric Feud by Anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-the-numeric-feud-by-anyrose/461897)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-the-numeric-feud-by-anyrose/461897 "2008-09-04T23:02:13Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [New Daily Feud - The Computer Feud by Scarlett67 \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daily-feud-the-computer-feud-by-scarlett67-game-over/461707)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daily-feud-the-computer-feud-by-scarlett67-game-over/461707 "2008-09-04T22:04:02Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [The U.S Open(tennis) Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-open-tennis-thread/461344)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-open-tennis-thread/461344 "2008-09-04T20:03:32Z")
Did anyone see that foot fault called on Marat Safin today? I’ve seen a lot of bad calls in my tennis-viewing life, but never one that bad. I hope the video of it goes up on youtube. He was called for a center line foot… --- ## [Feuds from the Lost Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feuds-from-the-lost-weekend/461801)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feuds-from-the-lost-weekend/461801 "2008-09-04T18:04:31Z")
Several feuds ran over the transition weekend, even though we knew it was all only temporary. This left us with disappearing posts in the feud threads, and posters unsure about what to do. I talked it over with Fluiddru… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=616) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=618)