# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=653 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 654 --- ## [The Bully (Scholarship Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bully-scholarship-edition/444234)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bully-scholarship-edition/444234 "2008-04-08T12:54:51Z")
I just picked this up for the Wii and I’m having a great time with it. For those that aren’t familiar it’s a Rockstar game following the tried and tested model of the GTA series, except in this the protagonist is a 15 ye… --- ## [If I like Diablo 2, I'll also like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-like-diablo-2-ill-also-like/442752)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-like-diablo-2-ill-also-like/442752 "2008-04-08T05:34:38Z")
I just reinstalled my expansion Diablo 2, because I have a need to kill things. (Great stress relief.) However, I’ve played it so many times that I know the early levels REALLY well, and get bored long before I get thr… --- ## [Classic College Hoops Arenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-college-hoops-arenas/444055)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-college-hoops-arenas/444055 "2008-04-08T03:37:45Z")
As we go into today’s NCAA Final Four Basketball Championships, I was thinking about classic college basketball arenas. I’ve been a huge fan of UCLA basketball for as long as I can remember. I remember watching Bill Wa… --- ## [NHL Hockey Draft Pool 2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-hockey-draft-pool-2007/418787)
**Author:** [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-hockey-draft-pool-2007/418787 "2008-04-07T23:05:49Z")
Hey there Doper Hockey fans. I wanted to see if anyone was interested in joining a NHL hockey draft pool. Total points to keep it simple. (G and A = 1 pt) I was thinking of a Yahoo live draft on Sunday, Sept 23 (or S… --- ## [The Game Show Family Feud \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-show-family-feud-closed/442541)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-show-family-feud-closed/442541 "2008-04-07T22:37:49Z")
A. Read all the rules B. Post your answers before reading the thread C. Post your answers like this: Answer Answer, etc Do not repeat the questions, do not add extraneous fluff amongst your answers. If you want to a… --- ## [You get a hold of Aperature's portal gun. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-a-hold-of-aperatures-portal-gun-what-do-you-do/443911)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-a-hold-of-aperatures-portal-gun-what-do-you-do/443911 "2008-04-07T18:32:55Z")
This should make for an interesting thread. Suppose you got your hands on a portal gun and are free to use it however you wish. You can use it to help other people or to break the law. The only rules are the laws of p… --- ## [More D&D: Viking setup thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-d-d-viking-setup-thread/442204)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-d-d-viking-setup-thread/442204 "2008-04-07T18:24:21Z")
Howdy. Interested parties for the voyage of the Black Snake, sign up here please. Special rules will follow when I have more time to post. First eight applicants will secure a place, priority going to: the other DMs, res… --- ## [Is anybody else playing Army of Two? (minor, open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-playing-army-of-two-minor-open-spoilers/444292)
**Author:** [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-playing-army-of-two-minor-open-spoilers/444292 "2008-04-07T09:05:39Z")
I got the game last week, and I must say it’s pretty good. It’s pretty innovative, but a bit short and not very hard. However, I’m glad I bought it, and will not be trading it in, as it’s perfect for a little good old … --- ## [Guess the band, Guess the age of the Doper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037 "2008-04-06T22:47:12Z")
To enter, you must post the members of three musical acts. Dopers will have to guess what band the people were in. For example if I posted: George Cummings Dennis Locorriere Ray Sawyer Billy Francis You would be c… --- ## [Anyone want to go to a Cubs game with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-go-to-a-cubs-game-with-me/444217)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-go-to-a-cubs-game-with-me/444217 "2008-04-06T20:33:27Z")
I have some tickets which are as yet unspoken for the following games: 5/9, 5/30, 6/11, 7/9, 8/20, 8/29, 9/17. I would sell them for face value, which ranges from $20-50. Most of them are just pairs of tickets, but for s… --- ## [Beanballs and Designated Hitters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beanballs-and-designated-hitters/444072)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beanballs-and-designated-hitters/444072 "2008-04-06T19:03:48Z")
Of all the ways to play dirty in baseball, one of the most common is probably the beanball, where the pitcher hits the batter the ball. This, of course, can lead to retalliation, and sometimes after a player’s been hit,… --- ## [Magic User wanted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-user-wanted/444068)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-user-wanted/444068 "2008-04-06T19:02:33Z")
Due to real life sadly interfering with roleplaying, there is a vacancy to take over the Magic User character in my adventure. Please read the details below, then either e-mail or PM me. Hereis the setup thread, which … --- ## [Black and White 2 - Final Level. Strategy goes out of the window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-and-white-2-final-level-strategy-goes-out-of-the-window/444201)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-and-white-2-final-level-strategy-goes-out-of-the-window/444201 "2008-04-06T18:44:05Z")
My strategy so far has been to be like a nasty virus on the land… just grow and grow and grow until winning becomes easy. But it seems like on the last land this strategy will not work. I seem to have few resources an… --- ## [RUSH Madness Elite 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-elite-8/443781)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-elite-8/443781 "2008-04-06T05:16:57Z")
Round three is complete, and La Villa’s cinderella season is over, having been narrowly beaten by Tom Sawyer 4-3. The lowest seed still in the competition is #11 Freewill, which upset #2 The Spirit of Radio last round 5… --- ## [Would there be interest in a Zeppelin Madness Tourney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-interest-in-a-zeppelin-madness-tourney/443898)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-interest-in-a-zeppelin-madness-tourney/443898 "2008-04-06T02:44:45Z")
Just a feeler thread - I’m not promising to actually start it, and if anyone else wants to take the lead, feel free. But the Beatles, Stones, and Rush Madness threads made me interested in this. Maybe #1 seeds of Stair… --- ## [Guess the Novel By Its First Line: A Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-novel-by-its-first-line-a-game/443296)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-novel-by-its-first-line-a-game/443296 "2008-04-05T19:34:14Z")
Self-explanatory, really. Feel free to add more as you make your guesses. (Short stories are fair game, too.) It was love at first sight. There were four of us–George, and William Samuel Harris, and myself, and M… --- ## [Civ IV multiplayer compatibility question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iv-multiplayer-compatibility-question/444008)
**Author:** [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iv-multiplayer-compatibility-question/444008 "2008-04-05T15:41:55Z")
I’ve recently rediscovered Civ IV. I bought it when it first came out and played a little. At that time I was still bitter about the grand but ultimately failed experiment that was Civ III. Civ IV is far better, but I co… --- ## [You funny obsessive Warhammer people ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-funny-obsessive-warhammer-people/443501)
**Author:** [@DellieM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DellieM)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-funny-obsessive-warhammer-people/443501 "2008-04-05T13:07:00Z")
So, in Melbourne last Saturday and Sunday, miles from home and my husband hits me up for a visit to Games Workshop at one of the many horrible shopping paradises any capital city is famed for. I’ve noticed that he’s bac… --- ## [Civ 3; the End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-3-the-end/443923)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-3-the-end/443923 "2008-04-05T12:04:51Z")
I like playing Civilization 3 for the Mac. In fact I am marginally compulsive about it. No more! I have broken my addiction! That’s right, the new Mac update I just downloaded does not support Classic\* and so Civ 3 will… --- ## [Opening Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347 "2008-04-05T04:07:17Z")
The real one. Spring is upon us - the crocuses are already gone and the daffodils and lillies are up. Life begins anew. And baseball returns. I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, a… --- ## [Games that are 'stupid hard'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-are-stupid-hard/443545)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-are-stupid-hard/443545 "2008-04-05T04:03:25Z")
To me, a good game gets challenging on a very dynamic level. When you are on the ‘last level’ or ‘final boss’, it challenges all the skills you had to develop up to that point. A lot of games aren’t like this. There are… --- ## [Hellgate: London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hellgate-london/443628)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hellgate-london/443628 "2008-04-05T02:44:27Z")
Played through almost to the end of normal so far. Here’s my take on it. Game is not really that similar to Diablo 2 as everyone keeps saying. Skill system is kind of similar, with the branching skill trees. Yea it’s… --- ## [Final Four](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four/444015)
**Author:** [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four/444015 "2008-04-05T01:02:00Z")
I’ve got tickets to the game on Monday. Anyone else? Wanna meet for a drink either before the game or at halftime? Good news - 1st row :slight\_smile: Bad news - Section 308 :frowning: Also, Iv’e got two of those fan… --- ## [Must have Oblivion Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-have-oblivion-mods/444012)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-have-oblivion-mods/444012 "2008-04-05T00:57:58Z")
So I decided to play through Oblivion again while I wait for Mass Effect to come out on PC. Problem is, the last play through I ran through was pretty darn thorough, so I want stuff that will makes things interesting and… --- ## [It's Poker, Not Bingo: SDMB League 1st Quarter 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-poker-not-bingo-sdmb-league-1st-quarter-2008/432135)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-poker-not-bingo-sdmb-league-1st-quarter-2008/432135 "2008-04-05T00:11:48Z")
Players come, players go. It’s been a loongggg time since we had two tables running. sniff Those were the good ol’ days. Linky to 4th Quarter 2007 which amazingly has links to previous quarters. Get your stuff together… --- ## [Baseball expansion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-expansion/443571)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-expansion/443571 "2008-04-04T22:57:10Z")
In order to not hijack this thread, I’ll continue the discussion of MLB expansion here. I don’t support expansion. I’d actually prefer to contract two teams, but I know that won’t happen. Pitching is at a premium in ML… --- ## [Drills for a little league pitcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drills-for-a-little-league-pitcher/443900)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drills-for-a-little-league-pitcher/443900 "2008-04-04T22:51:02Z")
My son has a good strong arm and wants to try out for pitcher on his team (he’s 8). Back when I was in little league, I started as a pitcher and did OK but the coach moved me out of the stretch and into a windup (no ste… --- ## [How many fingers on Guitar hero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-fingers-on-guitar-hero/443595)
**Author:** [@DarbyV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarbyV)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-fingers-on-guitar-hero/443595 "2008-04-04T17:29:27Z")
My daughter uses 3 fingers on GH and I use 4. She is better than me which could be causes she plays way more than me but I can get way longer note streaks then she can. We’ve been debating back and forth which one is b… --- ## [Sports seasons - USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-seasons-usa/443874)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-seasons-usa/443874 "2008-04-04T16:16:42Z")
So, my wife and I are planning a holiday trip to California in late Feb early March next year (2009). I would love the opportunity to see a game or two of various sports, especially Baseball, Football & Ice Hockey. I ha… --- ## [Boys' (and some girls) imagination distilled into a flash game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-and-some-girls-imagination-distilled-into-a-flash-game/443933)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-and-some-girls-imagination-distilled-into-a-flash-game/443933 "2008-04-04T16:06:13Z")
Remember back to when you were a kid. You imagined being a superhero at least once. You could jump amazingly high, punch people through walls, hurl rocks bigger than yourself at bad guys and shoot fireballs. You even pro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=652) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=654)