# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=62 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 63 --- ## [Fallout 76: Idea Man Treading water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-76-idea-man-treading-water/950783)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-76-idea-man-treading-water/950783 "2021-11-17T01:50:36Z")
I feel a little bit of wistful sadness with each content update to the Fallout series…one I’ve spend hundreds of dollars on over many MANY years. The Unstoppables came out and it’s Yet Another stickerpack… I’m tired of … --- ## [Knights of the Old Republic on Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-the-old-republic-on-mac/954338)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-the-old-republic-on-mac/954338 "2021-11-15T04:16:02Z")
The Cub wants to play Knights of the Old Republic on his Mac, but got an error message that it’s only available for PC. But the wiki article on the game suggests it’s available for Mac? Any thoughts? --- ## [John Gruden resigns as coach for being a bigot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-gruden-resigns-as-coach-for-being-a-bigot/952480)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-gruden-resigns-as-coach-for-being-a-bigot/952480 "2021-11-13T14:15:54Z")
I haven’t seen any threads about this, although it’s a huge topic in the news. John Gruden, who had a 10 year contract to be the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders (for $10 million per year) - and who had a reputation … --- ## [Glad I got that Sh\*t out of my system, Mod censors 3rd Qtr SDMB Poker Thread Title, @PokerStars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-i-got-that-sh-t-out-of-my-system-mod-censors-3rd-qtr-sdmb-poker-thread-title-pokerstars/588236)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-i-got-that-sh-t-out-of-my-system-mod-censors-3rd-qtr-sdmb-poker-thread-title-pokerstars/588236 "2011-11-04T03:39:24Z")
Titled should have included “Didn’t think I was that F\*cked” But we got modded. (screw the mouseover) For those in the know, this is the thread for our third quarter. For those not in the know, there is a group of us f… --- ## [Sports figures with appropriate names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393 "2021-11-12T19:03:40Z")
I’m pretty sure we’ve done this in the past, but I thought maybe it’s high time to do it again. I’m currently watching the Lions game, and one of the few bright spots in their season so far has been new running back D’An… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Nine Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-nine-lives/953804)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-nine-lives/953804 "2021-11-11T23:34:26Z")
Another trade deadline, another big tub of nothing. With Derrick Henry’s injury and Houston’s rebuilding process, I thought we’d see some trades. Instead, the Titans bring Adrian Peterson out from the old folk’s home, D’… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Eight in the Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409 "2021-11-11T15:02:47Z")
The big news this week in the NFL is the rapidly approaching trade deadline, which is November 2rd. So far, the Cards get Zach Ertz from the Iggles, the Jets get Joe Flacco (anyone still want to try and convince me he wa… --- ## [Toronto Raptors…!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-raptors/952950)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-raptors/952950 "2021-11-11T13:20:47Z")
Are back in Canada, and struggled mightily against Washington at the home opener. Something like four players (?) remain from their 2019 championship team. But they have a lot of talent, and if anyone can turn mutton i… --- ## [PlanetSide 2 is out tomorrow peoples!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetside-2-is-out-tomorrow-peoples/641543)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetside-2-is-out-tomorrow-peoples/641543 "2021-11-11T05:38:17Z")
It’s a free to play Massively Online Shooter. The combat areas are huge, and support hundreds to thousands of players on at the same time battling it out with futuristic weapons and vehicles. I purposely kept myself in … --- ## [Angelo Mosca, Terror of the CFL in the Sixties: RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angelo-mosca-terror-of-the-cfl-in-the-sixties-rip/954049)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angelo-mosca-terror-of-the-cfl-in-the-sixties-rip/954049 "2021-11-10T01:27:41Z")
Angelo Mosca, terror of the CFL in the Sixties and early Seventies, has died aged 84. Tough as nails, a rep as a dirty player, winner in five Grey Cups, pro wrestler, and even at age 74, not afraid of getting into a rum… --- ## [Racing: any mode of transportation not raced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806 "2021-11-09T21:15:52Z")
Is there any form of transportation that is not raced? OK, spaceships are not raced (and don’t bring up the Space Race, that’s not the kind of racing I’m talking about) and neither are airliners. At least not officially,… --- ## [Mass Effect new game being produced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-new-game-being-produced/953960)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-new-game-being-produced/953960 "2021-11-09T00:36:33Z")
I saw the Twitter post (below). I am a big Mass Effect fan but I hated, hated, hated the teenagers in space sequel they did. Does anyone know anything about this new effort? Image from the link above: … --- ## [Can You Get Demoted In Your Chess Title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-demoted-in-your-chess-title/953841)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-demoted-in-your-chess-title/953841 "2021-11-07T12:28:07Z")
Let’s say I achieve an ELO of 2400, and qualify for the International Master ranking. Am I now “IM HeyHomie” for the rest of all time? If my play slips and my ELO goes down to, say, 2200, am I demoted to Master? If I sin… --- ## [How do you decide which cards to pass in Hearts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-which-cards-to-pass-in-hearts/953748)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-which-cards-to-pass-in-hearts/953748 "2021-11-06T01:47:56Z")
I generally pass my high clubs or diamonds and don’t pass any spade or heart. The more spades I have allows me to have an alternative to playing and being forced to take the Queen. Having hearts gives me the flexibility … --- ## [Holy crap a 9 million + dollar laundering refund scheme on twitch revealed by hackers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-9-million-dollar-laundering-refund-scheme-on-twitch-revealed-by-hackers/953828)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-9-million-dollar-laundering-refund-scheme-on-twitch-revealed-by-hackers/953828 "2021-11-05T09:42:39Z")
apparently, some hackers thought it would be funny to acquire info on how much money a lot of people made on twitch Well, the law of unintended consequences decided to apply its self and some people notice something od… --- ## [MLB 2021 Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930 "2021-11-04T20:33:34Z")
We begin tonight with Yanks at Red Sox. (8pm ET on ESPN) The good news for all those that hate both these teams is one of their seasons end tonight. Myself, Go Yanks. Winner plays Tampa. (Thursday FS1, 8pm ET) Whit… --- ## [American high school football mercy rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-high-school-football-mercy-rule/953589)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-high-school-football-mercy-rule/953589 "2021-11-04T17:45:30Z")
My high school was know more for high SAT scores than winning football teams, but I just saw that they lost a game 91-0. Don’t they have a mercy rule? It’s ridiculous to continue to play a game like that, let the game g… --- ## [Session Zero for grades 4-5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/session-zero-for-grades-4-5/953723)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/session-zero-for-grades-4-5/953723 "2021-11-03T13:00:10Z")
I’m running an after-school club to teach kids to be DMs, and today’s session will be on running a Session Zero. All the Session Zero handouts I could find online were designed for adults and talked about things like how… --- ## [Baseball luxury tax question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-luxury-tax-question/953077)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-luxury-tax-question/953077 "2021-11-03T01:11:12Z")
I understand that the CBA is expiring and the luxury tax system is up for grabs. For the purposes of this thread assume the luxury tax stays as it is currently calculated even if the total amount goes up. For those that… --- ## [MLB insensitive to cows!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-insensitive-to-cows/953488)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-insensitive-to-cows/953488 "2021-11-02T23:55:55Z")
I would never mock a cow, would you? --- ## [Why has gridiron football never gained popularity outside North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-gridiron-football-never-gained-popularity-outside-north-america/950113)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-gridiron-football-never-gained-popularity-outside-north-america/950113 "2021-10-30T14:36:48Z")
The other two ongoing football threads got me thinking about this topic. Baseball, hockey, and basketball, the other three major North American team sports, have had success in other parts of the world. This includes d… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Seven Deadly Sins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-seven-deadly-sins/952909)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-seven-deadly-sins/952909 "2021-10-29T10:37:03Z")
The big news in the NFL, as always, is injuries. The Browns are the current most snakebit team out there, and have to play tonight’s game without their starting QB, their starting RB, their backup RB, and starting CB. On… --- ## [Experiences with the X-card in gaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-the-x-card-in-gaming/952942)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-the-x-card-in-gaming/952942 "2021-10-27T19:10:39Z")
For folks unfamiliar with the idea, it’s something in tabletop roleplaying games, a relatively recent phenomenon. There’s a literal or (more often) metaphorical card on the table with an X on it. If what’s happening in t… --- ## [MLB tickets . Boston at NY. September 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tickets-boston-at-ny-september-2022/952319)
**Author:** [@coyotetune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coyotetune)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-tickets-boston-at-ny-september-2022/952319 "2021-10-26T15:55:14Z")
Hello. We are three Mexicans with a Bucket List wish. Yankee stadium, September 2022 against Boston. So, it will be three seats behind home plate. Two games. We are humble folks. I told them I could find cheap flights… --- ## [Integrated Graphics for gaming-feasible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/integrated-graphics-for-gaming-feasible/953080)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/integrated-graphics-for-gaming-feasible/953080 "2021-10-26T00:10:58Z")
I am looking to replace my ancient PC(AMD FX-6300 cpu, Radeon R7 200 gpu), but graphics cards are freakin’ pricey right now. Are there cheaper systems with decent integrated graphics that will do the job? I don’t do sh… --- ## [Is there a Blackjack book that explains the ‘why’ behind basic strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-blackjack-book-that-explains-the-why-behind-basic-strategy/951783)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-blackjack-book-that-explains-the-why-behind-basic-strategy/951783 "2021-10-25T18:43:58Z")
There’s obviously hundreds of books on blackjack, I don’t need one that tells me to play basic strategy, I’d like to find one that tells me the reason I play the hand that way. Why do I double down against a particular d… --- ## [Sports question your the best player on a eternally s--ty team how long do you stay for the stats before you leave or ask to be traded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-question-your-the-best-player-on-a-eternally-s-ty-team-how-long-do-you-stay-for-the-stats-before-you-leave-or-ask-to-be-traded/952979)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-question-your-the-best-player-on-a-eternally-s-ty-team-how-long-do-you-stay-for-the-stats-before-you-leave-or-ask-to-be-traded/952979 "2021-10-25T18:40:45Z")
I know convential theory is when your drafted or in mlbs case brought up from the farm league you play for a few seasons on the team your drafted so everyone can see how good you play and get some positive stats for … --- ## [Anyone interested in running a D&D for newbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-running-a-d-d-for-newbies/659223)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-running-a-d-d-for-newbies/659223 "2013-05-26T18:58:09Z")
Anyone interested in running a plain-vanilla D&D campaign here on the boards? I’m fairly sure this has been done before here, but I’m a rank newbie looking to play a 1st-level Human fighter, so I’m hoping some wise, kin… --- ## [What was your favorite toy as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046 "2021-10-24T23:03:19Z")
Something just reminded me of the smell of Tinkertoys. The real ones. The wood ones. That lead to thinking about my favorite toys. Legos are up there. Silly Putty. But I’m sticking with Tinkertoys. So what was your fav… --- ## [Which is the best Fallout game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-fallout-game/952957)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-fallout-game/952957 "2021-10-23T06:36:09Z")
The Fallout franchise is on sale at Steam but I only want to purchase one of them; which is the best? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=63)