# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=650 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 651 --- ## [ID this secret place (inspired by walled block in Fl)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573)
**Author:** [@PuddingCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PuddingCat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573 "2008-04-18T17:27:20Z")
Hi. I was having such a good time reading the “mysterious block of walled land in Florida” thread that I thought I’d steal the idea and open it up. My proposal is that somebody posts a google maps reference to a site an… --- ## [OK who works for Turbine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-works-for-turbine/445736)
**Author:** [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-works-for-turbine/445736 "2008-04-18T15:30:26Z")
From the LOTRO update notes for Roheryn: Note the capitalization. (I added the bolding.) Who is it? 'Fess up, now. It really would be neat if a Doper did work there. RR --- ## [Gta Iv - Omfg!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-iv-omfg/445460)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-iv-omfg/445460 "2008-04-18T14:28:44Z")
Somebody scanned in a UK magazine review of GTA IV. Not sure if it’s ok to post, so I’ll break the link: http://www.gtagaming. com/forums/showthread.php?p=1772627 Some points I took away from the review (10/10 by the… --- ## [Baseball stats: Batter hits into third out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-stats-batter-hits-into-third-out/445820)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-stats-batter-hits-into-third-out/445820 "2008-04-18T12:33:38Z")
There are two outs, runner on first. The batter hits a grounder to the second baseman who looks to first but then tags the runner going to second for the third out. How are the stats scored for the batter? He complete… --- ## [Guess the word by the definition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-word-by-the-definition/445547)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-word-by-the-definition/445547 "2008-04-18T05:00:12Z")
Answer one, leave one. Though I’ll give more than one to get the game going. The definition can be of your own wording so long as it’s correct. Honor system not to cheat by googling keywords. A piece of parchment … --- ## [Who Madness: Round Two - "Who's Next"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-round-two-whos-next/445533)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-round-two-whos-next/445533 "2008-04-18T01:35:06Z")
Here we go with Round Two! Choose one from each of the following 16 pairings. The round will end Thursday, 4/17 at 6:00 p.m. PDT. Pete Townshend bracket Pinball Wizard vs. I Can’t Explain Who Are You vs. 7.O… --- ## [Is there somewhere that I can play Milles Bourne on line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-somewhere-that-i-can-play-milles-bourne-on-line/445796)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-somewhere-that-i-can-play-milles-bourne-on-line/445796 "2008-04-17T22:52:47Z")
About 2 computers ago, I had a freeware version of it on my computer. Now, I can’t find it anywhere. Free is best but I’d be willing to pay (not a lot) for it. --- ## [Calzaghe v Hopkins Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calzaghe-v-hopkins-saturday/445791)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calzaghe-v-hopkins-saturday/445791 "2008-04-17T22:19:00Z")
Anyone watching Joe versus Bernard this weekend? Interesting fight, albeit one that should have taken place years ago. Two very different styles, but a lot of parallels career wise. Both men had to endure being avoided l… --- ## [Any other Baseball fans COMPLETELY SICK of Yankees/Red Sox rivalry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-baseball-fans-completely-sick-of-yankees-red-sox-rivalry/445319)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-baseball-fans-completely-sick-of-yankees-red-sox-rivalry/445319 "2008-04-17T21:58:04Z")
I suppose rivalries are good for any sport, but as a fan without any particular rooting interest in either the Yankees or the Red Sox (other than the usual jealously at their payroll/media coverage/relative success vs. o… --- ## [Pro Sports in the South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-in-the-south/443738)
**Author:** [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-in-the-south/443738 "2008-04-17T21:52:01Z")
This is an offshoot of an offshoot thread inspired by this post by Omniscient. I’m a transplant to the south from the Great Lakes area. I grew up in Cleveland and Buffalo, two cities that lived and died by the fortunes… --- ## [What is a test century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-test-century/445766)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-test-century/445766 "2008-04-17T21:50:10Z")
It’s something in cricket… --- ## [The FA Cup Final](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fa-cup-final/444312)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fa-cup-final/444312 "2008-04-17T18:12:21Z")
Portsmouth v Cardiff :eek: Well fair play to them at least but let’s be honest here…who the fuck is gonna watch the final other than a bunch of hairy sailors and a load of warbling Taffies. And who did these 2 powerhou… --- ## [Active players who will make the MLB Hall of Fame.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-players-who-will-make-the-mlb-hall-of-fame/445443)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-players-who-will-make-the-mlb-hall-of-fame/445443 "2008-04-17T17:22:40Z")
In order to avoid hijacking the Red Sox/Yankee thread, I’ve created this one for us to discuss active players who are likely to make the Hall of Fame. I made it a thread on active players so it doesn’t turn into another… --- ## [Eagles Madness Round Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagles-madness-round-two/445008)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagles-madness-round-two/445008 "2008-04-17T04:51:30Z")
Get ready for round two. There was a tie in the Heartache Bracket. Lyin’ Eyes tied I Can’t Tell You Why. Judges ruled Lyin’ Eyes advances. This round will conclude on 15 Apr at 0000 hours. Next round will be this: H… --- ## [EVIL HATH A NAME: The World's Hardest Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-hath-a-name-the-worlds-hardest-game/445556)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-hath-a-name-the-worlds-hardest-game/445556 "2008-04-17T02:48:36Z")
And now I blight these boards with it’s deathly pall I’m currently on level 8 out of 30, and am already debating if life is worth living anymore. --- ## [Led Zeppelin Madness - Final Four, Baybee!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-final-four-baybee/445353)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-final-four-baybee/445353 "2008-04-16T23:56:13Z")
Thanks again for playing! This round will last for 2 days, until approximately 3 PM Pacific time, Wednesday the 16th. Pick one from each pair to advance to the final match-up. Stairway to Heaven versus When the Leve… --- ## [Big-ass sword match-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ass-sword-match-up/445563)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ass-sword-match-up/445563 "2008-04-16T22:37:37Z")
Pyramid Head http://www.siqueart.com/graphics/digital\_art/0008\_pyramid\_head\_01.jpg vs Cloud Strife http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Cloud\_Strife\_art.jpg Straight up swordfighting, which would win? --- ## [U.G. Normandy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-g-normandy/445566)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-g-normandy/445566 "2008-04-16T20:34:53Z")
Marie São Tomé I thought of another one but I can’t remember it now. --- ## [The Cossack Game -- Thread #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cossack-game-thread-2/444673)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cossack-game-thread-2/444673 "2008-04-16T19:18:44Z")
First word = Bomber --- ## [Help me find the computer game that ISN'T GTA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-computer-game-that-isnt-gta/445484)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-computer-game-that-isnt-gta/445484 "2008-04-16T13:56:11Z")
Of course, this requires some explaination: About a decade or so ago, I came to love a text-based game called ‘Rock Star’. It, from the look of things, was made by a company in the UK, probably Scotland. You played the l… --- ## [Anyone else playing Urban Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-urban-dead/445381)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-urban-dead/445381 "2008-04-16T12:16:45Z")
Urban Dead. The expansive Wiki. An AV Club review. For those who don’t know, Urban Dead is a free, low-tech, web based MMORPG zombie apocalypse scenario. You can be a zombie or one of a handful of human classes (doct… --- ## [Who Madness: Opening Round - "The Who By Numbers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-opening-round-the-who-by-numbers/445170)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-madness-opening-round-the-who-by-numbers/445170 "2008-04-16T03:00:57Z")
I’ve enjoyed the rock “Madness” threads enough that I thought I’d try to contribute one of my own. (I really wanted to do Jethro Tull madness, but I figured there wouldn’t be enough potential players.) Anyway, you all kn… --- ## [Which Gamecube Mario Party is the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gamecube-mario-party-is-the-best/445037)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gamecube-mario-party-is-the-best/445037 "2008-04-15T22:16:32Z")
My wife and I have been enjoying Lego Star Wars(both games), which are really the first co-op games we’ve played. Having played these, I have been thinking about the Cube’s Mario Party titles. It’s just my wife and I, b… --- ## [Online Poker Dopers: What is the best poker site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-dopers-what-is-the-best-poker-site/445005)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-dopers-what-is-the-best-poker-site/445005 "2008-04-15T21:46:12Z")
I’m most interested in which has the best engine/most intuitive architecture. A client of mine may want to add poker to a site we’re working on (not for real money) and we’re hoping we can just buy the technology and the… --- ## [Help my friend find "grick" miniatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-friend-find-grick-miniatures/445465)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-friend-find-grick-miniatures/445465 "2008-04-15T20:17:01Z")
A friend of mine is seeking "“grick” miniatures for a game. He’s found two types and has those. But there is also a third type that he can’t find a source for. Here is the thread with pictures of what he is looking for: … --- ## [Guess the Name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-name/445416)
**Author:** [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-name/445416 "2008-04-15T13:17:31Z")
Okay, this is very simple: You describe a famous person - author, artist, socialite, musician, whatever - and the next Doper has to guess/find out who it is. Example: Doper1: She’s tall and thin and blonde, likes litt… --- ## [What will be the next overhyped disappointment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-overhyped-disappointment/445107)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-overhyped-disappointment/445107 "2008-04-15T12:33:34Z")
Without getting to deep into it video game players are gullible. They’re told repeatedly by people trying to sell them something that new game by hot developer will be the greatest thing ever. That Big Name Game 3 will… --- ## ["I Need To Slow Everything Down!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-slow-everything-down/445209)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-slow-everything-down/445209 "2008-04-15T04:42:48Z")
I’m currently running an I don’t know CPU. Whatever it is, it’s too fast for some of my old games and emulators. I need a program to slow it down. I have been using Mo’Slo. But even setting that at its lowest speed now g… --- ## [The Agatha Christie mystery video game series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-agatha-christie-mystery-video-game-series/445047)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-agatha-christie-mystery-video-game-series/445047 "2008-04-15T01:34:50Z")
This is actually a GQ, because I’m asking for a factual answer rather than calling for a discussion, but it involves video games, so I put it here; if that choice is wrong, I’ll appreciate a mod moving this thread. I’m … --- ## [Doperball VII -- The Game Rooming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910 "2008-04-14T21:58:19Z")
Ahhh, what a lovely day. Unseasonably warm, a few puffy white clouds in the sky, and 1,200 square yards of open field spread out before us. It’s time to add a new chapter to the continuing history of great Doperball mat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=649) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=651)