# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=618 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 619 --- ## [Repost your answers to the Numeric Feud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repost-your-answers-to-the-numeric-feud/461925)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repost-your-answers-to-the-numeric-feud/461925 "2008-09-04T18:00:05Z")
in the one that’s not locked. All the time-outs caused me to post a duplicate Feud. Sorry for the confusion. --- ## [Anybody have the 'Peter and the Wolf' game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-peter-and-the-wolf-game/462008)
**Author:** [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-peter-and-the-wolf-game/462008 "2008-09-04T16:51:46Z")
I am looking for a maze game I played some years ago. It is played on a rectangular grid of paths and fences. Peter, represented by a red or white dot, is controlled by the player and has to escape the current screen th… --- ## [What's your "Flung control in disgust" moments in computer gaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-flung-control-in-disgust-moments-in-computer-gaming/459852)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-flung-control-in-disgust-moments-in-computer-gaming/459852 "2008-09-04T16:01:47Z")
All right, so as not to exclude PC gamers, I think the title should be What’s your “Flung control or throw your keyboard out of the window in disgust” moments in computer gaming but that’s a bit tad too long. What’s the… --- ## [Holy Crap! It's painful being a Cubs fan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-its-painful-being-a-cubs-fan/461654)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-its-painful-being-a-cubs-fan/461654 "2008-09-04T14:18:28Z")
On ESPN.com, Jayson Stark highlighted this potential pitfall for the streaking Cubs: Fuck me… Time to start poking holes in my Diamondbacks Voodoo dolls. Somebody please tell me that everything will be okay. --- ## [Is there a term for this situation in baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-situation-in-baseball/461881)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-situation-in-baseball/461881 "2008-09-03T22:28:37Z")
I’m ghostwriting a newsletter and need a specific baseball term. I’m trying to describe a situation in which a batter has gotten a hit and begun rounding the bases, only to find himself trappped between two or more playe… --- ## [Night Time Feud: The Numeric Feud by Anyrose \[Duplicate\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-the-numeric-feud-by-anyrose-duplicate/461899)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-the-numeric-feud-by-anyrose-duplicate/461899 "2008-09-03T22:24:32Z")
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… --- ## [SDMB Salary Cap Football??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-salary-cap-football/461859)
**Author:** [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-salary-cap-football/461859 "2008-09-03T13:26:08Z")
Did I miss the thread? Did we lose it in the reset? It’d be too bad if we don’t have this league this year. I really enjoyed it last year. --- ## [Naked threadkiller results.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-threadkiller-results/461738)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-threadkiller-results/461738 "2008-09-03T12:42:23Z")
Well, the threads in the Pit have been closed about it, and the original of course is lost in the Lost Weekend Void. But, based on the threads before they got closed, it appears I won. I have a pic showing a timestamp … --- ## [Introductory Mafia Website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introductory-mafia-website/461757)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introductory-mafia-website/461757 "2008-09-03T04:51:02Z")
The mafia game thread is filling up slower than I had hoped (though a lot of it is due to the offboard game startingg at the same time), and there’s a whole bunch of new people, and I was hoping to convince some new peop… --- ## [freekalette's Laid-Back Sex Feud \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freekalettes-laid-back-sex-feud-game-over/461381)
**Author:** [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freekalettes-laid-back-sex-feud-game-over/461381 "2008-09-03T00:32:07Z")
Well, here we go. Thanks to this post I have decided to make my own feud. You know the rules; post the most popular answer you can think of to the questions. Because it’s a Laid-Back Feud, and because I’m sure there a… --- ## [I need an SRPG to become hopelessly addicted to. Recommendations, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-srpg-to-become-hopelessly-addicted-to-recommendations-please/461452)
**Author:** [@Drakkar\_Sauna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drakkar_Sauna)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-srpg-to-become-hopelessly-addicted-to-recommendations-please/461452 "2008-09-02T23:52:41Z")
I love Strategy RPG’s - “Tactics” games, where there’s no exploration or talking to townspeople but instead nothing but battle after battle, chess-style. I need a new one to become hopelessly addicted to. Here are some c… --- ## [The Daily Feud: All about Tolkien Feud by Elendil's Heir \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-about-tolkien-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/461667)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-about-tolkien-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/461667 "2008-09-02T17:33:28Z")
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… --- ## [Wow! Amazing story about a Cubs catcher...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-amazing-story-about-a-cubs-catcher/461685)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-amazing-story-about-a-cubs-catcher/461685 "2008-09-02T17:13:59Z")
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-02-cubs-brite-chicagosep02,0,7206897.story Check out this story about Koyie Hill, a catcher for the Cubs who accidentally severed 4 of the fingers on his right hand with a table … --- ## [Who plays Final Fantasy XI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-plays-final-fantasy-xi/461451)
**Author:** [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-plays-final-fantasy-xi/461451 "2008-08-29T13:44:06Z")
I do! I’m Zeriel, a lv75 Galka Dragoon and Paladin on Diabolos server. I’m aligned with the Republic of Bastok in both Modern Day and the Great War era. I’m posting this thread mostly to see what the doper interest is… --- ## [Mafia: Conspiracy 2: The Cabal Strikes Back! \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-conspiracy-2-the-cabal-strikes-back-game-over/452324)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 2663\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-conspiracy-2-the-cabal-strikes-back-game-over/452324 "2008-08-29T13:23:10Z")
The pleasant village of Cecil Cove is but a day’s journey from the unfortunate town of Cecilwich. Although the townsfolk there ultimately drove off the evil denizens, their suffering was great. And diabolic forces were… --- ## [The Simpsons Classic Madness - elite 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-classic-madness-elite-8/461472)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-classic-madness-elite-8/461472 "2008-08-29T11:56:37Z")
Well, chowder finally got knocked out, which makes me happy. And if any of you are pissed about losing Ozzy & the Straw, or Cape Feare, yell at the people who didn’t vote for it, not me. I’m still gonna be pissed if You … --- ## [The Daily Feud: Video Game Feud by winterhawk11 \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-video-game-feud-by-winterhawk11-closed/461407)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-video-game-feud-by-winterhawk11-closed/461407 "2008-08-29T09:12:20Z")
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… --- ## [Epic Song Madness (Final Round)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-final-round/461260)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-final-round/461260 "2008-08-29T07:13:19Z")
Here it is, the final round. Which song is the most epic? Won’t Get Fooled Again (8:31) - The Who VS Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55) - Queen --- ## [Baseball Thread August 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-august-2008/458489)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-august-2008/458489 "2008-08-29T05:49:05Z")
The Trade deadline passed with a big flurry this year and every division except the AL West has some good pennant races going. We have an exciting year fellow fans. Here is the last thread for July. \*Reposted from the … --- ## [When is Ichiro going to snap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-ichiro-going-to-snap/461602)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-ichiro-going-to-snap/461602 "2008-08-29T05:29:53Z")
With yesterday’s loss to the Minnesota Twins, the Seattle Mariners became the first team in MLB to be mathematically eliminated from the 2008 playoffs (although, truthfully, they were essentially eliminated months ago). … --- ## [Is there a list to mod Mafia games on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-to-mod-mafia-games-on-the-sdmb/446715)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-to-mod-mafia-games-on-the-sdmb/446715 "2008-08-29T03:17:46Z")
And if so, may I be on it? :smiley: --- ## [Example of legal, successful fan interference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-of-legal-successful-fan-interference/461553)
**Author:** [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-of-legal-successful-fan-interference/461553 "2008-08-29T02:11:10Z")
So the rules of baseball state that a fielder reaches out of the field of play ‘at his own risk’ (as opposed to a fan reaching into the field of play). This would seem to give the green light for a fan to interfere with… --- ## [What should the Arizona Cardinals do with Matt Leinart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-arizona-cardinals-do-with-matt-leinart/461116)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-arizona-cardinals-do-with-matt-leinart/461116 "2008-08-29T00:47:38Z")
It looks like the Arizona Cardinals have picked Kurt Warner to be the starting quarterback over Matt Leinart. Report So, what to do with Matt Leinart? Trade him? Make him second string for this year and hope his 4th ye… --- ## [Volleyball questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volleyball-questions/460988)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volleyball-questions/460988 "2008-08-28T23:39:06Z")
Why was the rule changed to say that a serve that hits the net is OK? (This seems to do little beyond introducing an element of random luck.) Why is a “first team to 21 points wins” event known as a set, rather tha… --- ## [Elona players, help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elona-players-help/461547)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elona-players-help/461547 "2008-08-28T23:11:02Z")
Elona is a strainge but cool Rogue-ish game made by some crazy Japanese guy, but it’s very large in interesting. I know there’s some poeple on this board who play it, but the thing seems to have no manual and I can’t qu… --- ## [LPGA to require players speak English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lpga-to-require-players-speak-english/461348)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lpga-to-require-players-speak-english/461348 "2008-08-28T22:53:50Z")
What a stupid idea! What matters is the quality of the golf being played. There are plenty of players in other sports who don’t speak English. Sponsors aren’t dropping the LPGA because some women on the tour don’t speak … --- ## [Popularity of Soccer in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-soccer-in-the-usa/461242)
**Author:** [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-soccer-in-the-usa/461242 "2008-08-28T22:01:09Z")
I was surprised recently when reading the 606 sports message boards at the BBC website to see that there were still many Brits criticizing the lack of interest the United States shows in adult level Soccer. Now, I’m an … --- ## [Cool new online realistic racing sim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-new-online-realistic-racing-sim/461606)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-new-online-realistic-racing-sim/461606 "2008-08-28T21:17:16Z")
Link Looks awesome. Honestly, I doubt my current computer (a 5 year old laptop) would even run this, and I don’t have a wheel/pedal set, or the time and money to play right now BUT I will be keeping my eye on this and … --- ## [Night Time Feud: And the least popular answer is...\[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-and-the-least-popular-answer-is-closed/459890)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-time-feud-and-the-least-popular-answer-is-closed/459890 "2008-08-28T19:58:25Z")
Rules: Can use Google. Two or more non-relevant answers disqualifies the poster’s entry. Each “I pass” (or similar answer) or single non-relevant will be counted with most popular answer. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFOR… --- ## [Video: Olympian kicks referee in the face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-olympian-kicks-referee-in-the-face/461099)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-olympian-kicks-referee-in-the-face/461099 "2008-08-28T16:43:28Z")
This is the worst behavior by an athlete that I’ve ever seen in all the years I’ve watched the Olympics. http://www.mmatko.com/angel-matos-cuban-taekwondo-kicks-referee-in-face-video-beijing-olympics/ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=617) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=619)