# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=634 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 635 --- ## [Finish this statement: "Call me....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-this-statement-call-me/454266)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-this-statement-call-me/454266 "2008-06-27T20:36:56Z")
Ismael. --- ## [What were your favorite obscure board games as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-favorite-obscure-board-games-as-a-kid/453511)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-favorite-obscure-board-games-as-a-kid/453511 "2008-06-27T19:21:57Z")
I think my favorite was Dealer’s Choice. It was a game where cars were bought and sold. Each player had a bluebook, so a Bugatti might be valuable to me but junk to you. Boss was interesting. Each player started out in … --- ## ["Real" MLB interleague rivalries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-mlb-interleague-rivalries/454321)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-mlb-interleague-rivalries/454321 "2008-06-27T18:30:14Z")
I just got an e-newsletter from MLB.com titled “Biggest Interleague Rivalries” and it got me to thinking about if there are any actual “rivalries” that exist. I went to the Cleveland-San Francisco game last night. Other… --- ## [Malapropogation: Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484 "2008-06-27T16:51:59Z")
And, carrying over from The Next Generation, we have: \[QUOTE=brujaja\] I hope you won’t think me shellfish when I tell you that is actually “a city in Jones and Taylor Counties in the central part of the U.S. state of … --- ## [Fencing vs other martial arts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-vs-other-martial-arts/454129)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-vs-other-martial-arts/454129 "2008-06-27T12:09:48Z")
I’m male, 46 with spouse, kids and full time job, looking to start an exercise program in conjunction with moving to a new bigger city, in this case, Vancouver, Pearl of the West. Since Vancouver has many many more optio… --- ## [The Euro 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-euro-2008/451453)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-euro-2008/451453 "2008-06-27T00:23:51Z")
Actually a two part question… First, for you yanks and aussies: Do you even know we´re playing the Euro 2008 and do you care? And secondly, for you brits: How much do you care, since Smiling Steve failed? And please c… --- ## [The "Besides" Feud by Justin\_Bailey \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-besides-feud-by-justin_bailey-closed/454215)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-besides-feud-by-justin_bailey-closed/454215 "2008-06-26T21:18:58Z")
(This list brought to you by Justin\_Bailey!) Read all the Rules! DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer … --- ## [She's got a ticket to ride - on the 360!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-got-a-ticket-to-ride-on-the-360/454353)
**Author:** [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-got-a-ticket-to-ride-on-the-360/454353 "2008-06-26T20:14:50Z")
Ticket to Ride is now available on XBox Live Arcade for 800 points. Right now it’s the US map but it looks like 1912 and Europe downloads will be available soon. it supports local and online multiplayer. --- ## [MLB: Is Interleague Here For Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-is-interleague-here-for-good/454342)
**Author:** [@UTejas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UTejas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-is-interleague-here-for-good/454342 "2008-06-26T20:07:24Z")
… and if so, what changes should be made to improve the interleague experience? Let me begin by saying that I am, by and large, a baseball purist. I cry over the demise of the doubleheader and hope that the DH will eve… --- ## [Sound Effect Madness, Round 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051 "2008-06-26T18:58:02Z")
And thus we arrive at the Elite Eight. Those half dozen of you participating, get your votes in – I’ll count 'em as soon as we have enough to make it worth counting. (Once again, I’ve got proof positive that things that … --- ## [Congrats Fresno State (CWS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-fresno-state-cws/454332)
**Author:** [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-fresno-state-cws/454332 "2008-06-26T18:45:18Z")
Not sure if anyone else is following this… Nationally ranked 89th in the RPI going into Regionals. Only qualified because they won the WAC tournament. Beat the host and #1 seed (Long Beach State) and the #2 seed 2 out… --- ## [The Stereotypical "Girl" Feud by anyrose \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-girl-feud-by-anyrose-closed/453926)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-girl-feud-by-anyrose-closed/453926 "2008-06-26T16:18:52Z")
(This list brought to you by anyrose!) Read all the Rules! DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer duplic… --- ## [Lets play a game. Lets make our own Doper song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-a-game-lets-make-our-own-doper-song/454081)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-a-game-lets-make-our-own-doper-song/454081 "2008-06-26T15:46:13Z")
Heres how it works. I will put in a lyrics from a song. Your lyric must start with the last word of mine to continue it on. Got it? Ill go first: “Girl caress my body, you got me going crazy” Now find a lyrics that be… --- ## [Anyone here still play Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-still-play-arcanum-of-steamworks-and-magick-obscura/454307)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-still-play-arcanum-of-steamworks-and-magick-obscura/454307 "2008-06-26T15:28:33Z")
…or any other older games? I was getting into Age of Conan, but Funcom is horrible with customer service. The latest patches have only increased the latency problem myself and other players suffer. So I’m leaning on canc… --- ## [Analogies: the game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272 "2008-06-26T04:30:24Z")
Analogies used to be a parlor game back before radio, TV, and Wii. A host would call out an adjective and a conjunction or preposition (e.g. “busier than”) and a player would have to respond with either an old classic … --- ## [Wimbledon and sport fixing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-and-sport-fixing/453970)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-and-sport-fixing/453970 "2008-06-26T02:45:00Z")
This story is a pro tennis continuation. There had been a story of Tennis match fixing not too long ago, Question is: Are pro sports able to be trusted as unfixed. Tennis and basketball are in question now. Can we trus… --- ## [Botticelli--Round 26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-26/454045)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-26/454045 "2008-06-25T21:35:52Z")
I am DM. --- ## [The High School Science Feud by Brujaja \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109 "2008-06-25T19:59:16Z")
(This list brought to you by Brujaja!) The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 4:30 PM Central on Thursday, 6/11/08 whichever comes first. Good luck! DO NOT READ THE THREAD BEFORE POSTING YOUR ANSWER… --- ## [Tiger Woods out for the season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-out-for-the-season/453356)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-out-for-the-season/453356 "2008-06-25T18:17:14Z")
This sucks. Tiger needs more surgery. It also appears that he was playing on a fractured tibia in additition to the bum knee. well, that’s three Majors I don’t have to pay any attention to this year. Whoever does win t… --- ## [Has Anyone Heard of Carnelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-of-carnelli/454103)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-of-carnelli/454103 "2008-06-25T17:56:06Z")
For reasons I’m not going to go into, I’m going to be running a game of Carnelli in a couple of months. The problem is, I’d only vaguely heard of it a couple of times, and I’ve never played it. I was wondering if anyon… --- ## [..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/454149)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/454149 "2008-06-25T13:52:07Z")
… --- ## [explain PvP to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-pvp-to-me/452250)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-pvp-to-me/452250 "2008-06-25T11:22:54Z")
Maybe its just because I don’t see any fun in a game you can’t lose that I don’t understand this. I’m not a PvPer really. I tried it on City of Heroes/Villains, but didn’t enjoy it so I stayed out of the PvP zones. Since… --- ## [Psychiatry for plushy toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatry-for-plushy-toys/453781)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatry-for-plushy-toys/453781 "2008-06-25T11:18:23Z")
This is one of the most engaging and cutest flash games I’ve seen in quite a long time! It is quirky and can at the same time be strangely moving. Enjoy! (click on the flag that corresponds to your language) Just my… --- ## [Some (probably silly) questions about D&D (4th ed.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-probably-silly-questions-about-d-d-4th-ed/453891)
**Author:** [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-probably-silly-questions-about-d-d-4th-ed/453891 "2008-06-25T05:00:19Z")
Sooo, I bought the 4th ed. player’s handbook and, at the moment, I’ve just been reading it and making some characters based on characters from one of the books I’m writing (adapted to the D&D environment, of course) sinc… --- ## [Educate me on a few Dungeons & Dragons questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-a-few-dungeons-dragons-questions/453286)
**Author:** [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-a-few-dungeons-dragons-questions/453286 "2008-06-25T03:48:37Z")
I have been recently looking into getting back into playing (played many years ago and actually think we got most of it wrong back then) Dungeons & Dragons, but there are a few questions I have about the mechanics/dynami… --- ## [Video games with lots of "jump" scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-with-lots-of-jump-scenes/453742)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-with-lots-of-jump-scenes/453742 "2008-06-24T23:02:30Z")
You know what I mean. The Resident Evil series has lots and lots of them. Far and away the best is Resident Evil 2, with the gigantic guy in the green coat that keeps smashing through the wall when you least expect it - … --- ## [Rock Band for Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-for-wii/454030)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-for-wii/454030 "2008-06-24T15:03:57Z")
Rock Band was released for the Wii this past weekend. I’ve been a music/rhythm game fan since the days of PaRappa, and I haven’t yet sprung for a PS3 or 360, so I eagerly picked it up the moment it was available. Since I… --- ## [Sound Effect Madness, Round 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-3/453684)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-3/453684 "2008-06-24T14:02:32Z")
Usram stepped in and broke the ties, so we can proceed to round 3. Vote for the sound you prefer in each matchup. Voting will remain open until Monday, June 23rd at 8 PM EDT. The MEH bracket Zing vs. Chirp Splat vs. … --- ## [What's with Cito Gaston?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-cito-gaston/453888)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-cito-gaston/453888 "2008-06-24T00:51:23Z")
The Toronto Blue Jays recently installed Cito Gaston as their manager on an interim basis. He of course led the Jays to two World Series titles. Yet, he hasn’t managed since the Jays fired him in 1997–which even his Wi… --- ## [The "Stereotypical Guy Stuff" Feud \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-guy-stuff-feud-closed/452599)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-guy-stuff-feud-closed/452599 "2008-06-23T23:18:37Z")
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