# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=664 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 665 --- ## [Classic Infocom game "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"... Online!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555 "2008-02-23T07:00:00Z")
I was pretty amazed to find this, and after mentioning it in a completely unrelated thread, figured I’d start a new one just to highlight the existence of this website. It currently hosts an on-line interface for the cl… --- ## [Why aren't the NY public universities good at sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-the-ny-public-universities-good-at-sports/438503)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-the-ny-public-universities-good-at-sports/438503 "2008-02-23T02:03:28Z")
You would think they would be good at basketball at least. There a lot of good players that come out of NYC. --- ## [Family Feud XXIII - Lucky Number 7 \[Game Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529)
**Author:** [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xxiii-lucky-number-7-game-closed/438529 "2008-02-23T01:04:04Z")
In honour of the new Game Room - a new Family Feud. First and most important. POST YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE READING ANYBODY ELSE’s Second, POST YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE READING ANYBODY ELSE’s Third, there are no wrong answers. … --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 1398\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620 "2008-02-23T00:35:34Z")
Presenting for your enjoyment the sickest thread on the SDMB – the Celebrity Death Pool 2007! fanfare The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar yea… --- ## [Folks with a Wii...what are your favorite games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-with-a-wii-what-are-your-favorite-games/438282)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-with-a-wii-what-are-your-favorite-games/438282 "2008-02-23T00:06:10Z")
Just got a Wii this weekend for the kids and I’m looking for some good games to play on it for them (and for me and the wife as well…surprisingly I’m actually enjoying playing on this thing for the first time in a long t… --- ## [Guitar Hero: Aerosmith..meh...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-hero-aerosmith-meh/437886)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-hero-aerosmith-meh/437886 "2008-02-22T22:13:58Z")
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6186099.html I don’t know if this is the right band choice to ease young buyers into the idea of buying an entire music game based around their favorite band. Yeah they’re a good band and h… --- ## [Do you really think MLB can succeed in Miami and Tampa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-think-mlb-can-succeed-in-miami-and-tampa/438734)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-think-mlb-can-succeed-in-miami-and-tampa/438734 "2008-02-22T17:31:55Z")
I’ve been reading that the Marlins may actually get a stadium deal. I’ve been to Dolphins Stadium for baseball and it is a miserable experience. Never been to the Tampa Dome, but that looks like a terrible place for a ga… --- ## [In which I finally score a Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-finally-score-a-wii/438579)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-finally-score-a-wii/438579 "2008-02-22T16:14:25Z")
After much searching, many Ebay bids and general wanting I have finally managed to get a Wii. Well, I don’t actually have it yet but I won it on Ebay last night and the seller accepted my paypal payment sometime overni… --- ## [Question regarding policing of football matches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-policing-of-football-matches/438724)
**Author:** [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-policing-of-football-matches/438724 "2008-02-22T15:59:52Z")
I’m not a Bolton fan (infact I rarely watch football) but I was horrified by the pictures of the events at the Atletico Madrid - Bolton game. 17 Bolton fans in hospital, from injuries caused by the police. BBC Sport & G… --- ## [I'm alarmed that so many games seem to be pushing the Xbox 360 to its limits already.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-alarmed-that-so-many-games-seem-to-be-pushing-the-xbox-360-to-its-limits-already/437464)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-alarmed-that-so-many-games-seem-to-be-pushing-the-xbox-360-to-its-limits-already/437464 "2008-02-22T15:15:35Z")
It didn’t used to be like this, did it? I’ve been playing Mass Effect and Oblivion recently, both released in basically the first year of the system’s life, and both games seem to be absolutely pushing the system to its … --- ## [The Red Ring of Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-ring-of-death/438368)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-ring-of-death/438368 "2008-02-22T15:08:29Z")
Pwned! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: --- ## [I want a PSP and I don't know why!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-psp-and-i-dont-know-why/438608)
**Author:** [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-psp-and-i-dont-know-why/438608 "2008-02-22T13:24:55Z")
I ride in a carpool for about 1.5 hours per day. Reading is tough, hard to concentrate with music, my sister yapping, etc. So I want a hand held gaming system. The choices seem to be DS or PSP (no Xbox Mini :() I am lea… --- ## [Recommend a good C&C forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-c-c-forum/438601)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-c-c-forum/438601 "2008-02-22T11:49:33Z")
A few years ago my son hooked me on Command & Conquer: Red Alert II. I got to be pretty good at the skirmishes, but never actually tried a campaign; when he moved away, he left me a severely limited version made up from … --- ## [You-Snark-It Forbidden Thread (Mafia Discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-snark-it-forbidden-thread-mafia-discussion/429805)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-snark-it-forbidden-thread-mafia-discussion/429805 "2008-02-22T05:40:02Z")
LIVING PLAYERS FROM THE YOU-SOLVE-IT MAFIA GAME PLEASE STAY OUT! It seems to be my turn to start the Forbidden Thread for the current Mafia game (see game thread). The usual rule applies in this thread: Living players… --- ## [Crossword puzzle sites/software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-puzzle-sites-software/438684)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-puzzle-sites-software/438684 "2008-02-22T03:52:38Z")
(Hey, a new forum!) So, who around here makes crossword puzzles? I’m starting, and while I may use Excel to start with, I’d like something that does the initial word placement for me and allows me to fill in with other… --- ## [Anyone play Supreme Commander yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-play-supreme-commander-yet/393182)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-play-supreme-commander-yet/393182 "2008-02-22T03:00:53Z")
Anyone pick up Supreme Commander yet? Looks pretty sweet but I hear it’s a real resource hog. --- ## [Warhammer Online...anyone in the Beta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-online-anyone-in-the-beta/438594)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-online-anyone-in-the-beta/438594 "2008-02-22T00:27:03Z")
Just wondering if any 'dopers are in the Warhammer Online beta. I got my invite a week or so ago and I’ve finally managed to get the beta client downloaded (I don’t know what madman decided it was a good idea to put the… --- ## [X2 the threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x2-the-threat/438537)
**Author:** [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x2-the-threat/438537 "2008-02-22T00:01:13Z")
Well, now we have a dedicated forum, it would seem rude not to use it. Can anyone help me with the combat aspect of this game? I am ok with the trading and recently purchased my first station (solar power plant), but my… --- ## [New consoles in '10?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-consoles-in-10/438621)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-consoles-in-10/438621 "2008-02-21T22:29:22Z")
If this actually happens, I will straight-up boycott consoles. Previous consoles have enjoyed 7-year’ish life cycles before being abandoned, and it’s usually only toward the end of such cycles that developers truly tak… --- ## [Return of the 27-9-3 movie game, Game Room inaugural edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-27-9-3-movie-game-game-room-inaugural-edition/438566)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-27-9-3-movie-game-game-room-inaugural-edition/438566 "2008-02-21T21:54:18Z")
The Rules: Phase One: Organize the twenty-seven actors into nine groups of three each. For each group, name a movie that they were all in. Come up with a fourth actor for each movie. This will give you nine new actors. … --- ## [Anyone playing Culdcept Saga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-culdcept-saga/438584)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-culdcept-saga/438584 "2008-02-21T21:05:31Z")
Culdcept Saga just came out for the Xbox 360 and just like the first game, I’m completely hooked. If you’ve never heard of it, imagine a cross between Monopoly and Magic: The Gathering. Yes, I know that sounds strange, b… --- ## [Galcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galcon/438578)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galcon/438578 "2008-02-21T20:26:35Z")
I just discovered Galcon a few days ago. It’s kind of like Risk in real time\*, with planets instead of provinces. Kind of addictive. It’s actually based on a really old text-graphics turn-based game by a similar name … --- ## [test thread the first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-the-first/438444)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-the-first/438444 "2008-02-21T20:10:14Z")
Hello testing testing…is this thing on? --- ## [It's the Dada Feud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-dada-feud/438136)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-dada-feud/438136 "2008-02-21T19:08:09Z")
Rules: A) You may describe it. B) A volkswagon was left in the driveway, Do you agree? C) Try not to eat the rabbit before noon. D) abcdefhijklmnoprstuvwxyz E) This is not a hat. F) Purple Monkey Dishwasher What … --- ## [The longest thread in SDMB history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-in-sdmb-history/438593)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-in-sdmb-history/438593 "2008-02-21T18:22:02Z")
I have a vision and a dream. The heyday of SDMB does not have to be in the past, let’s make the longest thread in this message board’s history. Inane thoughts, jokes, links, haikus, role playing, riddles, card games, c… --- ## [A fun geography game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fun-geography-game/437899)
**Author:** [@Mongo\_Ponton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongo_Ponton)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fun-geography-game/437899 "2008-02-21T16:02:50Z")
A moments diversion Geo quiz I got 387825 --- ## [Spore release date set!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335 "2008-02-21T15:01:55Z")
Huzzah, now I can make flying monkeys! --- ## [Black & White](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-white/438009)
**Author:** [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-white/438009 "2008-02-21T14:10:36Z")
Since we have satellite internet I decided to get a few games that I could play when there is no/unreliable signal. I remember Black&White being one of the very first computer games I owned, so I located a copy to repla… --- ## [My eight year old son enjoys Risk, thanks everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eight-year-old-son-enjoys-risk-thanks-everyone/438546)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eight-year-old-son-enjoys-risk-thanks-everyone/438546 "2008-02-21T13:59:36Z")
This is sort of a MPSIMS, and it refers to a thread that was started and still resides in Cafe Society, but it is game related. Anyway I want to thank everyone who contributed to Tell me about Risk (the board game). My… --- ## [Any City Designer or Campaign Cartographer users out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-city-designer-or-campaign-cartographer-users-out-there/438418)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-city-designer-or-campaign-cartographer-users-out-there/438418 "2008-02-21T13:13:11Z")
I could use some help. I have recently picked up Campaign Cartographer 3 & City Designer Pro. Despite their very crappy update and compatibility software based on Microsoft .net 1.1 framework with hotfix, I have it all w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=663) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=665)