# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=67 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 68 --- ## [Netflix expanding into video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-expanding-into-video-games/947079)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-expanding-into-video-games/947079 "2021-07-27T01:28:02Z")
Since the human race has of late relentlessly tied prosperity to growth: --- ## [Thinking about building my own gaming computer. So many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-building-my-own-gaming-computer-so-many-questions/930952)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-building-my-own-gaming-computer-so-many-questions/930952 "2021-07-26T05:42:27Z")
I’m aware that this is possibly the worst time ever to build your own PC, what with the worldwide parts shortages and price hikes. I’m looking at this as a project for 2021, where hopefully some key parts become availabl… --- ## [MLB: June 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2021/943367)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2021/943367 "2021-07-19T13:38:39Z")
New month, new thread. It’s been a most interesting season so far and Covid appears to be in the rear view window as far as the MLB schedule goes. That’s good because the weather last weekend was awful enough to cause a … --- ## [SEC-No Covid Postponements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-no-covid-postponements/946903)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-no-covid-postponements/946903 "2021-07-23T12:42:03Z")
SEC=Southeastern Conference (no need for the inevitable Securities and Exchange Commission joke) As an ACC fan, I generally like nothing to do with the SEC but this is definitely a good decision. Get your players vaccin… --- ## [Going to see the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders tomorrow. {Yankees AAA}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-the-scranton-wilkes-barre-railriders-tomorrow-yankees-aaa/946994)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-the-scranton-wilkes-barre-railriders-tomorrow-yankees-aaa/946994 "2021-07-23T02:01:44Z")
It will be my first time to PNC Field. Rochester Redwings are visiting. (Nationals AAA). The roster is a little thin right now with so many of the advance AAA Yanks playing in the Bronx due to injuries. This is actual… --- ## [Best online crosswords?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-crosswords/947005)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-crosswords/947005 "2021-07-22T21:51:21Z")
I enjoy doing the online crosswords. Definitely not up to the NY Times standards but I try. USA Today had a good daily puzzle that was easy to navigate. Now they’ve changed the program and it’s buggy as all hell. Had… --- ## [Shaquille O'Neal's remarkable 37-year NBA Finals streak is in danger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaquille-oneals-remarkable-37-year-nba-finals-streak-is-in-danger/945115)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaquille-oneals-remarkable-37-year-nba-finals-streak-is-in-danger/945115 "2021-07-22T18:55:29Z")
For the last 37 years, dating back to before Michael Jordan started playing in the league, there has always been at least one player in the NBA Finals that was a future or past teammate of Shaquille O’Neal’s, or was Shaq… --- ## [How would you replace penalties in soccer/football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-replace-penalties-in-soccer-football/945855)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-replace-penalties-in-soccer-football/945855 "2021-07-22T00:23:06Z")
If you want to jump in and say, penalties are fine, you Americans don’t understand the finer points of football, please find another thread. My problem with penalties is that they are essentially a coin flip. Let’s try… --- ## [USA Women’s National Soccer Team loses!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-women-s-national-soccer-team-loses/947004)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-women-s-national-soccer-team-loses/947004 "2021-07-21T21:25:52Z")
I’m not disappointed, perhaps they needed to be knocked down a peg. Clearly they started believing their own headlines and didn’t understand that the other teams play to win the match as well. This wasn’t a fluke loss… --- ## [What would the Olympics be like if all the rules on doping were removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-olympics-be-like-if-all-the-rules-on-doping-were-removed/946978)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-olympics-be-like-if-all-the-rules-on-doping-were-removed/946978 "2021-07-21T19:40:07Z")
How much would records increase? Would the same people win if everyone was doping? And what would be the downsides for the athletes? --- ## [Gymnastics Hypothetical New Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-hypothetical-new-events/946983)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-hypothetical-new-events/946983 "2021-07-21T15:58:10Z")
Let’s say that whoever is in charge of gymnastics decides to add two new events, which would be in the Olympics in eight years, as well as in all the other gymnastics competitions: Men’s Balance Beam and Women’s Rings. … --- ## [No spectators at Tokyo Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spectators-at-tokyo-olympics/945984)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spectators-at-tokyo-olympics/945984 "2021-07-21T12:07:07Z")
First the Olympics were delayed, then they restricted it to just local spectators, and now they have done away with spectators all together: It’s going to be one of the strangest Olympics, but this is probably for the… --- ## [TdF2021 - ALLEZ!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839 "2021-07-21T05:27:09Z")
Welcome back cycling sport fans to the annual follow along thread of premier grand tour, Le Tour de France, 2021 edition. Looks like the subtitle of this year’s tour can fairly be named ‘Tour de Slovénie’. It’s Pogacar… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-12/917699)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 573\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-12/917699 "2021-07-21T01:10:12Z")
Hall of Champions: 2019 Champion: Hamlet 2018 Champion: Ellis Dee 2017 Champion: VarlosZ 2016 Champion: SenorBeef (Exploding Pancakes) 2015 Champion: VarlosZ 2014 Champion: Stringer (We Do HGH) 2013 Champion: Varl… --- ## [Stubbs The Zombie: What do the hillbilly/rednecks say when they are getting their heads eaten? Link to video included](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubbs-the-zombie-what-do-the-hillbilly-rednecks-say-when-they-are-getting-their-heads-eaten-link-to-video-included/945139)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubbs-the-zombie-what-do-the-hillbilly-rednecks-say-when-they-are-getting-their-heads-eaten-link-to-video-included/945139 "2021-07-20T03:56:46Z")
I got the re-released Stubbs The Zombie and I’m trying to figure out what the hillbilly/rednecks sometimes say when they are getting their brains eaten. They say something which I could not figure out back in 2005, and … --- ## [RIP Dogmeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dogmeat/946839)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dogmeat/946839 "2021-07-19T18:28:45Z")
River, the dog that Fallout 4’s Dogmeat was based on, has died. https://www.polygon.com/2021/6/28/22553991/fallout-4-dogmeat-actor-dies-obituary-rip-river-joel-burgess --- ## [Any great Texas Hold'Em tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-great-texas-holdem-tips/287120)
**Author:** [@Ithaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ithaka)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-great-texas-holdem-tips/287120 "2005-02-04T08:09:20Z")
I’ve got my first proper poker game coming up next month (Feb 18th). It’s going to be a pretty amateur game and the stakes are low, but I’d still really like to win or at least do ok. I’ve got fairly good card sense but … --- ## [The Open 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-2021/946649)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-2021/946649 "2021-07-18T07:23:05Z")
I was idly watching golf at a local bar and wondered where the action was taking place. It looks really desolate, like a golf course in a prairie. I didn’t see a single tree. Every golf course near Cleveland looks more s… --- ## [The Old World-A new game from Epic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-world-a-new-game-from-epic/946578)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-world-a-new-game-from-epic/946578 "2021-07-16T10:19:48Z")
A friend just sent information about this game to me and I realize it’s brand-new, but does anyone have any further information about whether it’s worth the investment? --- ## [Euro 2020 (in 2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756 "2021-07-15T18:33:57Z")
Euro 2020 finally starts on Friday and it should be an interesting tournament. There are a lot of amazing young players who could become superstars in this tournament, but you just wonder if Ronaldo will end up having th… --- ## [Djokovic gets his 20th slam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-gets-his-20th-slam/946217)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-gets-his-20th-slam/946217 "2021-07-14T16:57:23Z")
Djokovic joins Federer and Nadal at 20 slams surely one of the most insane group of career stats of any sport. And there is every possibility of him getting many more, 25 slams is quite likely and even an insane 30 is n… --- ## [Minimum amount of rest required between two games (of various sports)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-amount-of-rest-required-between-two-games-of-various-sports/946050)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-amount-of-rest-required-between-two-games-of-various-sports/946050 "2021-07-14T14:34:40Z")
As I understand it: Soccer: Generally at least 2 days of rest required in between games NFL football: Almost always at least one week of rest Baseball: No rest required, you can play doubleheaders in the same day (exc… --- ## [What kind of game outcomes do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-game-outcomes-do-you-prefer/946241)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-game-outcomes-do-you-prefer/946241 "2021-07-14T14:22:01Z")
By outcome I don’t mean, of course, “I want my team to win” - everyone does. Rather, do you prefer that your games be nailbiting, tight, narrow contests that go all the way down to the wire and everyone is on the edge o… --- ## [Immortals Fenyx Rising chatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immortals-fenyx-rising-chatter/938057)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immortals-fenyx-rising-chatter/938057 "2021-07-12T22:52:04Z")
I saw a lot of posts in other threads from folks around here that played/enjoyed this game so I thought I’d start a thread about it. I’m pretty early in the game so please avoid any major story spoilers if possible. I’… --- ## [Stats and technology at the ball park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-and-technology-at-the-ball-park/946220)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-and-technology-at-the-ball-park/946220 "2021-07-11T19:54:58Z")
I went to a ball game yesterday! Oracle Park, Giants vs Nats. (My first live sporting event since the 2019 Redbox Bowl.) It prompted a bunch of questions about baseball these days, mostly along the lines of: “how do t… --- ## [Horse racing - Standardbreds vs Thoroughbreds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing-standardbreds-vs-thoroughbreds/946189)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing-standardbreds-vs-thoroughbreds/946189 "2021-07-11T12:22:55Z")
I’m familiar with “Standardbred” horses being used for harness racing (i.e.- the jockey is pulled in a sulky), and “Thoroughbred” horses running in traditional races (i.e.- the jockey rides the horse). Is any overlap all… --- ## [Copa America 2021, down to just four teams now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2021-down-to-just-four-teams-now/945677)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2021-down-to-just-four-teams-now/945677 "2021-07-11T04:08:33Z")
Looks like there’s been no thread for the Copa America. Late to the party, but now there are only four teams, duking it out in the semis - Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Argentina. I’m hoping for an Argentina-Brazil final, … --- ## [Recommend some classic baseball books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-classic-baseball-books/945151)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-classic-baseball-books/945151 "2021-07-11T00:12:57Z")
At least 6 years ago I picked up, in a used book store, the book "Willie Mays " by James Hirsch. Had forgotten about it but now have amost finished it and it’s great, it is not only Willie Mays’ history and baseball hi… --- ## [NHL season begins Jan 13 with new divisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521 "2021-07-08T05:39:05Z")
I didn’t see this posted anywhere else … An abbreviated 56-game NHL season begins Jan 13. Because of cross-border issues due to COVID, American teams will be organized into East, Central, and West divisions of 8 teams … --- ## [In Praise of the Toronto Maple Leafs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs/943569)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs/943569 "2021-07-08T02:53:57Z")
My Montreal team has had a lot of lean years, recently. Nevertheless, bwa ha ha ha ha. In the nicest possible way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=68)