# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=648 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 649 --- ## [The Humphrey Lyttelton Memorial Mornington Crescent International](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humphrey-lyttelton-memorial-mornington-crescent-international/446916)
**Author:** [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humphrey-lyttelton-memorial-mornington-crescent-international/446916 "2008-04-26T20:44:01Z")
The game will never be the same again. :frowning: Green Park --- ## [I could use some PS3 help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-ps3-help/446982)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-ps3-help/446982 "2008-04-26T20:30:09Z")
I’ve had a PS3 for a while now and I like it. I use it mainly as a Blu-Ray player but I do have a few games for it. The problem I am having is connecting it to a second TV. I initially had it connected to a 1080p TV w… --- ## [UK Gameshow "Golden Balls" in the US ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-gameshow-golden-balls-in-the-us/446971)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-gameshow-golden-balls-in-the-us/446971 "2008-04-26T15:55:01Z")
I came across an ad for a cell phone version of the UK game show “Golden Balls”. I googled it, and you tubed it, and found a complete episode. If Poker and Deal or No deal could marry, Golden balls would be the offsprin… --- ## [World of Warcraft - 51 Paladin kills 55 Shaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-51-paladin-kills-55-shaman/446930)
**Author:** [@mburnquist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mburnquist)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-51-paladin-kills-55-shaman/446930 "2008-04-26T14:22:12Z")
This is a bit old, but it’s one of my proudest achievements. --- ## [Who Madness: Championship Round - "Who's Last"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-championship-round-whos-last/446640)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-championship-round-whos-last/446640 "2008-04-26T13:23:30Z")
And it comes down to an all-Who’s Next championship match. Choose your favorite monster Who hit. Round closes Friday 4/25 at 9:00 p.m. PDT. Won’t Get Fooled Again vs. Baba O’Riley --- ## [What gives? (Alphabet Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-alphabet-game/446017)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-alphabet-game/446017 "2008-04-26T06:03:01Z")
A boy can do everything from getting his interesting job kept low-key, making no obvious protest, quietly reading stories to us very weary xenophobes, yet zombify. --- ## [Kinks Madness - Round 2 - Making "Massive Reductions"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinks-madness-round-2-making-massive-reductions/446725)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinks-madness-round-2-making-massive-reductions/446725 "2008-04-26T00:40:21Z")
Okay, round 2 begins. Voting closes 5 pm PDT Friday 4/25 Ray Davies bracket You Really Got Me vs. Juke Box Music Lola vs. Celluloid Heroes Destroyer vs. State of Confusion (Wish I Could Fly Like)… --- ## [AC/DC Madness - Sweet 16!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness-sweet-16/446612)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness-sweet-16/446612 "2008-04-25T23:53:04Z")
Pick one from each pair to move on - this round will last until Friday, about 5 PM Pacific. Brian Johnson Bracket Back in Black High Voltage Thunderstruck T.N.T. Angus Young Bracket Let There Be Rock … --- ## [What FPS has the biggest or most unique selection of REAL weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fps-has-the-biggest-or-most-unique-selection-of-real-weapons/446800)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fps-has-the-biggest-or-most-unique-selection-of-real-weapons/446800 "2008-04-25T22:08:46Z")
I would have to go with Vietcong, the way-ahead-of-its-time first person shooter from the same guys who made the amazing Mafia. It is, predictably, a Vietnam War game set in the jungle. And it has all of these weapons: R… --- ## [Tell me what you think of my new video game site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-think-of-my-new-video-game-site/446865)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-think-of-my-new-video-game-site/446865 "2008-04-25T21:23:42Z")
OK, I got permission from all the appropriate Powers That Be to post this, so here goes. As some of you may have seen in my signature the last few weeks, I’ve started a video game site called The Video Game Librarian (h… --- ## [Contest: Catch an actual live mouse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-catch-an-actual-live-mouse/446879)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-catch-an-actual-live-mouse/446879 "2008-04-25T19:51:41Z")
Inspired by this thread, and because it’s mouse season, here’s your chance to prove to your fellows that yes, you can create a better mousetrap. Whether the world will beat a path to your door, I am unprepared at this p… --- ## [A New Infocom Text Adventure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-infocom-text-adventure/446484)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-infocom-text-adventure/446484 "2008-04-25T15:40:09Z")
Well, kind of. A network back up from the last days of Infocom has been uncovered and it contained playable versions of several unreleased games that would have been lost to history including a sequel to The Hitchhiker’… --- ## [Did A-Rod just take disguised family leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-rod-just-take-disguised-family-leave/446756)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-rod-just-take-disguised-family-leave/446756 "2008-04-25T15:00:19Z")
I’d heard that he had a minor injury but I didn’t know his wife had just given birth, until I came across this at espn.com: And then I read that he might play tonight. It just seems oddly coincidental but I can’t think… --- ## [Queen Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-madness/446739)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-madness/446739 "2008-04-25T00:32:03Z")
I was hoping someone else would start this, but guess I will do it. Seeds are pretty much random. If you don’t know the song you tube it! you will be glad ya did! I will leave the first round open until April 30th. \*… --- ## [Anyone playing Assassin's Creed for PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-assassins-creed-for-pc/445314)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-assassins-creed-for-pc/445314 "2008-04-24T23:53:56Z")
So is it any good? And how does it compare to previous sneaky games, particularly Thief 3? --- ## [Nintendo Wii accessories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-wii-accessories/446587)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-wii-accessories/446587 "2008-04-24T23:52:11Z")
I just picked up a Wii console today, and Super Smash Bros Brawl. Short term, what additional accessories should I consider? The box contains: Wii Remote (1) Nunchuk (1) Sensor Bar (1) Thanks. --- ## [Sitcom Madness 08: ROUND TWO! \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314 "2008-04-24T23:47:12Z")
The votes have been tallied and the new matchups have been set. Again, in each of the matchups below, vote for the show you would watch if those were your only two options. Voting will last until Thursday at 6 pm. Hav… --- ## [Predictions for the demise of the older stadiums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-demise-of-the-older-stadiums/446116)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-demise-of-the-older-stadiums/446116 "2008-04-24T23:43:30Z")
My wife asked me this last night, and I thought it was interesting. With the demise of Yankee Stadium happening this year, how long do you think the following stadiums will remain before they are replaced, and why: Wr… --- ## [Suggestions for a Classic Rock bracket.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-classic-rock-bracket/440275)
**Author:** [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-classic-rock-bracket/440275 "2008-04-24T23:38:15Z")
I think it was 5 time champ who suggested we do a March Madness style tourney with rock bands after the Beatles bracket is finished. I’m willing to run it, but I need some suggestions from the more musically inclined as… --- ## [The Kinks Madness - Opening Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kinks-madness-opening-round/446468)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kinks-madness-opening-round/446468 "2008-04-24T18:59:47Z")
You know the rules. Vote for the preferred song, and we eliminate the losers until one song is left. Selection committee notes: I took the 22 automatic bids (songs that charted in the US) and seeded them based on chart … --- ## [MLB trivia question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492 "2008-04-24T18:55:14Z")
One of the announcers on tonight’s White Sox-Yankees game made an offhand comment that “only three players have played for the Yankees, Mets, White Sox, and Cubs.” He never told us who these were (or at least I didn’t h… --- ## [Is there anything worse than destructive item combination in RPGs!? Seriously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worse-than-destructive-item-combination-in-rpgs-seriously/446717)
**Author:** [@Kalibakthegreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalibakthegreat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-worse-than-destructive-item-combination-in-rpgs-seriously/446717 "2008-04-24T18:52:39Z")
So I’m playing through Persona 3 FES last night just to check out the new stuff, and I was reminded of something that always drove me nuts in that game - destructive item and monster combining. It seems like this is gett… --- ## [Hypothetical baseball question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-baseball-question/446496)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-baseball-question/446496 "2008-04-24T18:16:55Z")
There’s a rule for everything in baseball, and more than a century of examples where it actually happened. Here’s my question, and feel free to offer case histories where it happened. Ball hit to the outfield, runner tr… --- ## [Who Madness: The Final Four - "Quadrophenia!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-the-final-four-quadrophenia/446368)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-the-final-four-quadrophenia/446368 "2008-04-24T03:58:39Z")
Admit it. You knew all along I was going to use that title for the Final Four, didn’t you? Well, here we go: three of the top seeds have survived all the way to the fifth round, but now at least one must fall. Choose a c… --- ## [Isiah Thomas Fired. Finally.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isiah-thomas-fired-finally/445950)
**Author:** [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isiah-thomas-fired-finally/445950 "2008-04-23T23:02:45Z")
Isiah Thomas fired as head coach of the Knicks. It’s about time. He’ll remain with the team, with an unspecified title, reporting directly to team president, Donie Walsh. The Knicks have been, shall we say, a troubled… --- ## [AC/DC Madness Round Two!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness-round-two/446316)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness-round-two/446316 "2008-04-23T22:44:25Z")
Pick one from each pair to move into the sweet sixteen. The matchups are getting interesting… Brian Johnson Bracket Back in Black Night Prowler High Voltage Big Balls The Jack Thunderstruck Shot Do… --- ## [Anyone want to try collaborative Oblivion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-try-collaborative-oblivion/446503)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-try-collaborative-oblivion/446503 "2008-04-23T15:38:12Z")
This may not work at all, but it seemed like it might be a fun way to kill a couple of hours. Oblivion, as many of you know, is a reasonably open-ended fantasy game that came out a few years ago, and it quickly became fa… --- ## [What do these three movies have in common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161 "2008-04-23T10:53:15Z")
Cool Hand Luke The Eiger Sanction Charade Citizen Kane The Long Hot Summer The Third Man Trapeze Apache Elmer Gantry Spartacus Guys and Dolls The Big Country Sorry Wrong Number Dial M For Murder The Jerk --- ## [List the MLB stadiums you've been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-mlb-stadiums-youve-been-to/446331)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-mlb-stadiums-youve-been-to/446331 "2008-04-23T03:30:40Z")
Casually having this conversation over the weekend, I was astonished by the number of major league parks I’ve actually been to. Here’s my list: \[ul\] \[li\]Busch Stadium\[/li\]\[li\]New Busch Stadium\[/li\]\[li\]Wrigley\[/li\]\[li\]… --- ## [Need help with this game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-this-game/446347)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-this-game/446347 "2008-04-23T03:23:00Z")
I can’t figure THIS game out. It starts in the cell and I can’t move from there. All I can do is flush the toilet. Any clues? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=647) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=649)