# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=659 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 660 --- ## [Family Feud Sports Edition - Now With Penalties! \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-sports-edition-now-with-penalties-closed/440830)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-sports-edition-now-with-penalties-closed/440830 "2008-03-12T16:43:30Z")
Read all the rules Post your answers before reading the thread Post your answers like this: 1. Answer Do not repeat the questions, do not add extraneous fluff amongst your answers. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by … --- ## [Does Half-Life 2 ever get good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-half-life-2-ever-get-good/440026)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-half-life-2-ever-get-good/440026 "2008-03-12T13:34:02Z")
I am an enormous fan of the original Half-Life. I loved it. So I was really excited when a friend recently gave me, through Steam, a gift of Half-Life 2. I’ve played for a couple hours now and I’m pretty close (I thin… --- ## [RIP Gary Gygax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gary-gygax/440053)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gary-gygax/440053 "2008-03-12T12:41:01Z")
The word, apparently from people who knew him well: http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4373&mforum=trolllordgames --- ## [Blackjack Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-questions/438454)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-questions/438454 "2008-03-12T05:59:11Z")
While craps is my game of choice at casinos, I occasionally will sit down at a blackjack table just to slow the night down a little bit. And from years of playing, I’m quite familiar with the strategy chart, which shoul… --- ## [Help identiying 70s computer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identiying-70s-computer-game/439643)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identiying-70s-computer-game/439643 "2008-03-12T04:08:34Z")
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me identify a computer game I remember playing in college, in 78-79. My recollection of the game is extremely vague. We played it at the UofI on networked computers in th… --- ## [Overwhelmed by The Sims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwhelmed-by-the-sims/439686)
**Author:** [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwhelmed-by-the-sims/439686 "2008-03-12T01:48:08Z")
My resistance finally wore down earlier this week and I picked up a copy of The Sims complete with about 7 expansions. I can’t remember all of them but Night Life, and some tropical island are springing to mind. It’s my … --- ## [I just got a PSP. What games should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-psp-what-games-should-i-get/440368)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-psp-what-games-should-i-get/440368 "2008-03-12T00:49:33Z")
Please note that I’ve never owned a video game console since the Atari 2600 and am completely ignorant about what games are available out there since my Mac back in college played Risk and the one with the little gnomes … --- ## [Video games you thought you would hate, but proved to have surprising staying power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-you-thought-you-would-hate-but-proved-to-have-surprising-staying-power/440443)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-you-thought-you-would-hate-but-proved-to-have-surprising-staying-power/440443 "2008-03-11T21:12:38Z")
The flip side of games you couldn’t like, what games did you try (or watch your friends play) that you thought would be awful, but you have since bought your own copy because you either liked it or couldn’t stop playing? … --- ## [I posting my Design Document](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-posting-my-design-document/440958)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-posting-my-design-document/440958 "2008-03-11T16:47:36Z")
I’ve been half-heartedly working on a game design document for a bit now, and I thought I’d actually pst it tonight if anyone is interested. I originally thought it ought to be a Shadowrun RPG, then scratched that and ma… --- ## [FA Cup, 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fa-cup-2008/440731)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fa-cup-2008/440731 "2008-03-11T16:44:53Z")
Well who would have thunk it? Chelsea out, Liverpool out,Manure out,Arsenal out, Man City out :sniff: Just one premiership club left in, who said the romance of the cup is dead? The good news is that yesterday I had £… --- ## [Threadstarter psychtest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadstarter-psychtest/440389)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadstarter-psychtest/440389 "2008-03-11T16:36:23Z")
I propose the following game: go to the user profile of the most recent post in this thread and click on “find all threads started by X”. Based solely on the thread titles, and without peeking in any of these threads, an… --- ## [Clubs for the left-handed, novice golfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubs-for-the-left-handed-novice-golfer/440845)
**Author:** [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubs-for-the-left-handed-novice-golfer/440845 "2008-03-11T13:43:47Z")
I took up golf about a year ago after my mom, on an impulse buy, got me a used set of clubs at a flea market. The problem is that these clubs are clearly, obviously, too short for me (I’m 6’2") so I need to get some new … --- ## [What's the best site for online Scrabble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-online-scrabble/440409)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-online-scrabble/440409 "2008-03-11T02:22:55Z")
A friend and I want to play some Scrabble online. Where’s the best place to do so? Pluses if it doesn’t cost anything, if the user interface is good, and if the dictionaries are current. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Why is the Wii so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-wii-so-popular/440257)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-wii-so-popular/440257 "2008-03-11T00:27:49Z")
As per this post, the Wii is arguably the fastest-selling piece of consumer electronics in history. It’s been a year and a half since it was released, and it’s still incredibly hard to find for the average consumer who j… --- ## [March Beatle Madness Round 4: The Elite Eight \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-round-4-the-elite-eight-closed/440509)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-round-4-the-elite-eight-closed/440509 "2008-03-10T20:31:01Z")
Okay ladies and germs…the madness marches on. We’re on a mission to find the Dope’s favorite Beatles song, going from 64 songs on down to One Shinging Moment. We’re down to just eight remaining powerhouses. Vote only … --- ## [Super Smash Bros. Brawl Released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-smash-bros-brawl-released/440784)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-smash-bros-brawl-released/440784 "2008-03-10T16:19:46Z")
I have a blister forming on my thumb already. I like it. --- ## [Dungeons and Dragons 4th ed. preview: Swamp Hobbits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dragons-4th-ed-preview-swamp-hobbits/433233)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dragons-4th-ed-preview-swamp-hobbits/433233 "2008-03-10T14:11:02Z")
–or at least that’s the part that stood out most for me after perusing the recently published “Wizards Presents: Races and Classes” at the bookstore today. I get the distinct impression that the game is doing all it can… --- ## [Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - surely something this fun shouldn't be legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metroid-prime-3-corruption-surely-something-this-fun-shouldnt-be-legal/440528)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metroid-prime-3-corruption-surely-something-this-fun-shouldnt-be-legal/440528 "2008-03-10T13:10:41Z")
Last weekend I bought Metroid Prime 3 Corruption on the Wii and it absolutely FUCKING ROCKS! I was a great fan of Metroid Prime on the Gamecube and was eager to see how it worked out on the Wii, especially after reading … --- ## [Satus Check! Go To Hell Carolina! GO TO HELL!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satus-check-go-to-hell-carolina-go-to-hell/440552)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satus-check-go-to-hell-carolina-go-to-hell/440552 "2008-03-10T02:03:38Z")
It’s early spring in The Old North State. Wee birdies are a-chirpin". Tiny precious buds are poking their tender heads above the sod, only to be frozen to death in mid May. The lonely esophagus waits on wafted wing. … --- ## [Got a Nintendo DS Lite (coming). What games should I look into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-nintendo-ds-lite-coming-what-games-should-i-look-into/438256)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-nintendo-ds-lite-coming-what-games-should-i-look-into/438256 "2008-03-10T00:48:35Z")
My two girls have gotten DS Lites with their Chinese New Year money, specifically to play Pokemon Diamond/Pearl. I’ve heard there are a lot of good games for these devices, so I secretly also got one for myself, as I ha… --- ## [Family Feud Thursday Game Euro Travel \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-thursday-game-euro-travel-closed/440279)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-thursday-game-euro-travel-closed/440279 "2008-03-09T23:41:04Z")
don’t read the other posts Yes there will be a joker that will double points on any one response. This is the Thursday game. I will score it up Thursday night at midnight. You have till midnight EST to respond. All… --- ## [The Goblin Defense Fund](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goblin-defense-fund/440241)
**Author:** [@Forrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forrester)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goblin-defense-fund/440241 "2008-03-09T17:46:37Z")
www.goblindefensefund.org We’d like to thank the folks at The Straight Dope for recognizing the importance of our mission. We expect that the Weird Earl link put up today will raise awareness of our cause to hundreds (i… --- ## [Pool: at Home vs. at the Bar vs. at the Professinal Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-at-home-vs-at-the-bar-vs-at-the-professinal-level/440617)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-at-home-vs-at-the-bar-vs-at-the-professinal-level/440617 "2008-03-09T15:55:37Z")
Rather than providing a link to the professional pocket billiard’s associations rules, which I am undoubtedly going to find arcane and confusing, can someone please give me a basic rundown of how pool is played at bars (… --- ## [Anyone watch the classic baseball dvds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-classic-baseball-dvds/440457)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-classic-baseball-dvds/440457 "2008-03-09T15:39:31Z")
I’ve been renting a lot of the classic baseball dvds from Netflix. I’ve seen the 1979 World Series (Pirates/Orioles), 1977 World Series (Yanks/Dodgers), 1976 World Series (Reds/Red Sox) and have just started the 1987 Tw… --- ## [Best Free On-Line Casinos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-on-line-casinos/440685)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-on-line-casinos/440685 "2008-03-09T07:00:07Z")
Like the title says, I’m looking for a good free on-line casino, something that doesn’t try to stick a lot of spyware or adware anywhere. Looking for decent slots, if possible. --- ## [Your Best Sports Fan Moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-sports-fan-moment/440112)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-sports-fan-moment/440112 "2008-03-09T06:36:58Z")
Could be something you witnessed in person, or something you just saw on television, or something else altogether. For me, it was 1996, Game 6 of the World Series. Me, a 29 year old life-long Yankee fan, at Yankee Stad… --- ## [Let's write a story, a sentance or two at a time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-a-sentance-or-two-at-a-time/440534)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-a-sentance-or-two-at-a-time/440534 "2008-03-09T06:26:48Z")
But PLEASE let’s not devolve into scatological or licivious humor. Let’s try to write a good, well written story with a followable plot line. I’ll start: It was raining, a steady, persistant rain, a good for the crops… --- ## [Halo3 Dopers: Wanna blow things up together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo3-dopers-wanna-blow-things-up-together/439815)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo3-dopers-wanna-blow-things-up-together/439815 "2008-03-09T01:18:52Z")
My gamertag is “katsha”. If I’m not playing all by my lonesome, I’m playing with a fabulous herd of gay boys from gaymer.org. I’m pathetically terrible, but I used to be halfway decent at H2, so I’m hoping I can slowly… --- ## [Help me kill a bunch of Kobolds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-kill-a-bunch-of-kobolds/440590)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-kill-a-bunch-of-kobolds/440590 "2008-03-08T21:46:10Z")
Ok, I got suckered into writing a scenario for a gaming con this summer. I’ll be running Kobolds ate my baby!, which is a quick and easy fun RPG-like thing. So, anybody want to help me come up with ideas to throw at un… --- ## [Can anyone recommend a simple building and/or construction game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-simple-building-and-or-construction-game/440466)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-simple-building-and-or-construction-game/440466 "2008-03-08T21:20:13Z")
My daughter is fascinated by a “game” they have on the kids computer at the library. It’s a simple sandbox, and you can drag icons of villages, roads, hills, lakes, and so forth onto the map, and they appear on the scre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=658) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=660)