# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=643 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 644 --- ## [Doper Cubs Fans: Anyone Going to Be at Wrigley 5/15?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-cubs-fans-anyone-going-to-be-at-wrigley-5-15/449337)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-cubs-fans-anyone-going-to-be-at-wrigley-5-15/449337 "2008-05-15T14:39:11Z")
Because I am! Woot! Anyway, if you want to meet a fellow Doper Cub fan for a beer before the game, let me know. --- ## [Is Cedric Benson playing the race card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cedric-benson-playing-the-race-card/448569)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cedric-benson-playing-the-race-card/448569 "2008-05-15T12:30:30Z")
Cedric Benson was arrested under the suspicion of boating while intoxicated. He’s claiming loudly in the media that he was beaten by the police. Is this an attempt by him to gain sympathy in what would likely be a heavi… --- ## [Conan!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan/449150)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan/449150 "2008-05-15T10:57:33Z")
Funcom is having a launch-party for Age of Conan in Oslo today. And I’ll be there. In plate armour. As one of Conan’s honour guard. And I’m getting paid for it :smiley: --- ## [Pearl Jam April Madness 2008 - Round Six "Binaural"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pearl-jam-april-madness-2008-round-six-binaural/448979)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pearl-jam-april-madness-2008-round-six-binaural/448979 "2008-05-15T02:55:58Z")
Well here we, are. The final round. Will it be the clicheish breakup song or the Jesus tribute? Black vs Given To Fly poll closes Wednesday at 10PM EDT. --- ## [Help with PlayStation 2 versions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-playstation-2-versions/449192)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-playstation-2-versions/449192 "2008-05-14T21:43:29Z")
Within the next few days, I’m planning to buy myself a PlayStation II. (The PS2 and PS2 have a lot of games that I’d like to play, but the PS3 doesn’t have enough games that interest me to justify the additional cost at… --- ## [Recommend some Genesis/Saturn games!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-genesis-saturn-games/448961)
**Author:** [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-genesis-saturn-games/448961 "2008-05-14T20:53:08Z")
I’ve recently come into possession of a working Genesis and Saturn. I didn’t own either of these systems until recently but I’ve always heard about the great games that were available for them (mostly in Japan in the Sat… --- ## [Mental shorthand for posters- A memory game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-shorthand-for-posters-a-memory-game/449126)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-shorthand-for-posters-a-memory-game/449126 "2008-05-14T20:49:28Z")
In this thread, Would anyone miss me? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board \*\*IntelSoldier \*\*asks if he’d be missed. Although there are many posters who it takes me a while to notice are “missing,” if I… --- ## [Need two more in the Literature Feud thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-two-more-in-the-literature-feud-thread/449322)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-two-more-in-the-literature-feud-thread/449322 "2008-05-14T19:27:35Z")
Link. --- ## [Star Ocean 3: Mega-Spoilers and one final question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-ocean-3-mega-spoilers-and-one-final-question/449132)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-ocean-3-mega-spoilers-and-one-final-question/449132 "2008-05-14T19:22:10Z")
I want you all to know I will never finish Star Ocean 3. Basically, when the stupid bloody idiot game got to the point where they decided I was playing a video game within a video game. Except that the video game within… --- ## [Mental shorthand, the truth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-shorthand-the-truth/449135)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-shorthand-the-truth/449135 "2008-05-14T18:52:32Z")
A sister to the Mental shorthand for posters- the game. Feel free to post the truth about you. --- ## [GC2: Twilight of the Arnor is Available!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gc2-twilight-of-the-arnor-is-available/449313)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gc2-twilight-of-the-arnor-is-available/449313 "2008-05-14T18:51:13Z")
Rejoice and sound the feasting horn! OK, I’m a few days late, but I just downloaded it yesterday and it is so damn cool. The new expansion pack for Galactic Civilizations 2 has, among lots of other things: New, race s… --- ## [How lost do you get in video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lost-do-you-get-in-video-games/449118)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lost-do-you-get-in-video-games/449118 "2008-05-14T18:47:04Z")
I was talking with my brother and at one point he mentioned how more games needed detailed maps. The thing about this is he can get lost walking down a straight corridor. He played a bit of my copy of Resident Evil 4 t… --- ## [One day of Wii Ware and I'm already being nickeled and dimed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-of-wii-ware-and-im-already-being-nickeled-and-dimed/449220)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-of-wii-ware-and-im-already-being-nickeled-and-dimed/449220 "2008-05-14T18:12:21Z")
So the Wii’s new downloadable game service started today and as I was poking through the initial titles Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King stood out. I checked for a little bit more information online s… --- ## [Essay about people who complain about "cheap moves" in games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essay-about-people-who-complain-about-cheap-moves-in-games/448621)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essay-about-people-who-complain-about-cheap-moves-in-games/448621 "2008-05-14T15:13:46Z")
Today a friend of mine was complaining to another friend that she should always use a “backhand slice” when she’s playing tennis against him. His complaint boiled down basically to saying that there was no way for him to… --- ## [NBA playoffs round 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-round-2/448258)
**Author:** [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-round-2/448258 "2008-05-14T14:55:23Z")
This got started a bit in the last thread, but since Boston has finally decided to join the rest of us in Round 2, here’s a new thread. Didn’t get to see my Pistons tonight as I was at class, so I can’t really comment a… --- ## [Riddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle/449271)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle/449271 "2008-05-14T14:33:34Z")
(In truth I simply forgot who it was. It is an old riddle.) “I am one of six to eight.” --- ## [Snooker - semi-deliberate in-offs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooker-semi-deliberate-in-offs/447813)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooker-semi-deliberate-in-offs/447813 "2008-05-14T09:58:05Z")
Has anyone else been watching the snooker this past week? I’ve been greatly enjoying it, what with plenty of tactical matches, plenty of big breaks, and two 147s. But on several occasions I’ve noticed that when a player… --- ## [Celebrity Baby Name Madness: Round 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-baby-name-madness-round-1/448996)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-baby-name-madness-round-1/448996 "2008-05-14T04:16:31Z")
The regular season is over and here come the playoffs. Based on past voting, here are the top 32 silliest celebrity baby names. Vote for whichever name in each pair that you think is the silliest. Voting will close at t… --- ## [How to, by the numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-by-the-numbers/445891)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-by-the-numbers/445891 "2008-05-14T02:08:41Z")
Not sure whether this will work or not, but let’s try it: The idea is that you explain how to do something in ten words or less. The first person sets a challenge; the next person says how to do it in ten words or less … --- ## [1966 World Cup (Football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-world-cup-football/449215)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-world-cup-football/449215 "2008-05-13T23:57:47Z")
While doing a completely unrelated search, I stumbled across the fact that in 1966, many, if not all African nations withdrew from the World Cup. What was the reason for this? Off the top of my head, I’m guessing it ha… --- ## [Beer Madness, The Elite 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762 "2008-05-13T23:21:59Z")
Now the choices are getting tough. Vote for your favorites. Voting will continue till Tuesday, May 13 at 6 am. Best Sellers: 4 Rolling Rock vs. 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red vs. 13 Rainier Imp… --- ## [Queen Madness Round II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-madness-round-ii/448041)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-madness-round-ii/448041 "2008-05-13T20:28:03Z")
Sorry for the delay in starting round II. Round ends on May 11. Here we go! Mad the Swine Bracket 1.Mad the Swine vs. 8.Spread Your Wings 5.Under Pressure vs. 4.Tie Your Mother Down 6.Nevermore vs. 3.Hammer to Fall … --- ## [Does anyone really care about spygate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-care-about-spygate/449190)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-care-about-spygate/449190 "2008-05-13T20:04:52Z")
Will ESPN ever let this story die? I don’t know a single NFL fan who really cares about what team videotaped another. Maybe it was funny to tease Pats fans last year during the undefeated season. Now I’m so sick of thi… --- ## [Sitcom Madness 08: Championship Matchup: VOTE FOR YOUR FAV: Electric Boogaloo: Finis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-championship-matchup-vote-for-your-fav-electric-boogaloo-finis/448213)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-championship-matchup-vote-for-your-fav-electric-boogaloo-finis/448213 "2008-05-13T19:31:35Z")
Here we go, this is it, the long-awaited championship matchup. These are the two top-dogs in the 2008 SDMB Sitcom Madness tournament. It’s the best of the best, hammering and clawing their way to reach that One Shining … --- ## [Sports clips you are sick of seeing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-clips-you-are-sick-of-seeing/449017)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-clips-you-are-sick-of-seeing/449017 "2008-05-13T17:26:55Z")
I swear if I have to see Tim Duncan hugging that damn basketball again… --- ## [Interleague play: Yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interleague-play-yes-or-no/449054)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interleague-play-yes-or-no/449054 "2008-05-13T16:15:56Z")
I 100% support interleague play and I think MLB has just about got it right. Early in the season is the best time to have interleague play. For many teams, it provides an attendance spike during the early part of the sea… --- ## [Mario Kart Wii: How's It Treating You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-wii-hows-it-treating-you/449031)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-kart-wii-hows-it-treating-you/449031 "2008-05-13T14:47:01Z")
I’ve got almost everything complete, save for beating the fast staff ghosts and the last three mirror races. Some of those staff ghosts are really hard and I think some cheat. How are you guys doing with it? --- ## [The Brawl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brawl-thread/440578)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brawl-thread/440578 "2008-05-13T01:55:44Z")
Less than one day now to the release of everyone’s favorite fighting game\* Super Smash Brothers Brawl\* (yes it’s everyone’s favorite before it gets released; that’s how the video game industry works now with people being… --- ## [Mafia: Simpletown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-simpletown/442974)
**Author:** [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Replies:** 1459\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-simpletown/442974 "2008-05-12T16:29:04Z")
In the interest of getting a new mafia game started. I’ll offer the option of running a relatively small (16 player) simple game. Open to all: new and old players welcome. The goal of this game is to emphasize the basics… --- ## [Child's Play Feud \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childs-play-feud-closed/448739)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childs-play-feud-closed/448739 "2008-05-12T15:26:11Z")
50 entrants or Sunday, May 11 by 5:00 pm. Good luck! (This list brought to you by Twickster!) DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Write your answers like this; no periods, no chatter, no fancy list co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=642) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=644)