# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=68 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 69 --- ## [Sprinter tests positive for performance-dehancing drug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinter-tests-positive-for-performance-dehancing-drug/945507)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinter-tests-positive-for-performance-dehancing-drug/945507 "2021-07-08T02:21:08Z")
So American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has been suspended for a month and may miss the Olympics because she tested postive for . . . marijuana. She apparently ingested a legal edible after learning that her biologic… --- ## [Can I search for anyone who got a chess ranking ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-search-for-anyone-who-got-a-chess-ranking-ever/945702)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-search-for-anyone-who-got-a-chess-ranking-ever/945702 "2021-07-05T17:10:53Z")
Like on old schoolmate. Would it be in Chess Life and would it be a special issue? --- ## [Professional bowlers and the 7-10 split](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-bowlers-and-the-7-10-split/945395)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-bowlers-and-the-7-10-split/945395 "2021-07-05T15:50:17Z")
Hello Everyone, While discussing bowling recently my friend and I noted that none of us have ever made a 7-10 pickup, but we’ve all seen professional bowlers on TV do it. Are the pros skilled enough to pickup the 7-10 … --- ## [Does the link "Sources: Ex-NBA'er Theus to be HBCU coach, AD" strike you as offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-link-sources-ex-nbaer-theus-to-be-hbcu-coach-ad-strike-you-as-offensive/945649)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-link-sources-ex-nbaer-theus-to-be-hbcu-coach-ad-strike-you-as-offensive/945649 "2021-07-05T05:47:23Z")
The above link text on ESPN’s main page directs to this page, in which they establish that the historically Black college and university in question is Bethane-Cookman. Would it not have been easier simply to identify t… --- ## [World of Warcraft display question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-display-question/945657)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-display-question/945657 "2021-07-04T15:32:14Z")
On my World of Warcraft account, whenever something appears in my chat channels – an achievement for example, a piece of gear, or even someone’s name – when I click it nothing happens. I can’t invite people to groups or … --- ## [How many steps does Giannis Alphabetokisis \[Antetokounmpo\] take in this clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-steps-does-giannis-alphabetokisis-antetokounmpo-take-in-this-clip/945121)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-steps-does-giannis-alphabetokisis-antetokounmpo-take-in-this-clip/945121 "2021-07-03T03:31:27Z")
(Sorry. Can’t spell his name right. You know who I mean.) https://twitter.com/i/status/1408606000341471233 I count at least 5, maybe 6. Ridiculous. Also isn’t switching dribbling hands against the rules? It used to ge… --- ## [You're a Hall of Fame athlete, freshly retired. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-hall-of-fame-athlete-freshly-retired-what-do-you-do/944954)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-hall-of-fame-athlete-freshly-retired-what-do-you-do/944954 "2021-07-03T00:58:38Z")
Say you’re a Hall of Fame athlete - in whichever sport you prefer - but your body has now called it quits and you can’t do it anymore, and have just retired. You’ve made hundreds of millions of dollars, have suffered you… --- ## [Should athletes be compelled to talk to the media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351 "2021-07-02T23:54:13Z")
The latest controversy involves Naomi Osaka being fined for not talking to reporters, and then dropping out of the French Open. I’ve never understood why leagues and professional associations mandate media availibilit… --- ## [Mini Metro for PC: It's A Game, It's an Addiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-metro-for-pc-its-a-game-its-an-addiction/944810)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-metro-for-pc-its-a-game-its-an-addiction/944810 "2021-07-01T19:19:28Z")
Have you tried Mini Metro yet? https ://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/Mini\_Metro/ (Broke the link due to auto link to Steam) Dear God, I can’t stop. Can’t stop. Get it. Play it. Then come back here for hints.… --- ## [How do players typically throw games without being noticed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-players-typically-throw-games-without-being-noticed/940113)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-players-typically-throw-games-without-being-noticed/940113 "2021-07-01T02:48:21Z")
The main difficulty of throwing a game on purpose (i.e., to be paid by gamblers) is that there is a huge crowd watching your every move, and especially millions if the game is televised. How do players typically pull thi… --- ## [Chauncey Billups, NBA head coach (for now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chauncey-billups-nba-head-coach-for-now/945372)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chauncey-billups-nba-head-coach-for-now/945372 "2021-06-30T22:27:53Z")
Chauncey Billups was picked to lead the Trail Blazers, and the press conference to announce him was an absolute shit show. I’m questioning if he makes it to the season opener. Portland still has PTSD from the Jail Blaze… --- ## [How big a factor is language for international footballers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-factor-is-language-for-international-footballers/945036)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-factor-is-language-for-international-footballers/945036 "2021-06-30T12:08:28Z")
I read about players like Christian Pulisic and Saki Kumagai playing in Germany and Toni Kroos playing in Spain, and wonder how big an issue language is for them in their first few years. It’s hard enough to communicate … --- ## [Is there any gaming laptop that actually cools well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-gaming-laptop-that-actually-cools-well/942120)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-gaming-laptop-that-actually-cools-well/942120 "2021-06-28T22:11:37Z")
Every gamer laptop I’ve researched - Eluctronik Max 17, Acer Predator Helios, Razor Blade 15, etc. has had a multitude of complaints about dangerously high heating in the CPU. Is there any gamer laptop that actually does… --- ## [A question about baseball bats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-baseball-bats/945014)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-baseball-bats/945014 "2021-06-28T11:39:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from The legality of deterring mailbox baseball: Reading about mailbox baseball, an activity that I did not know about but that seems to be rampant in rural USA, got me wondering about baseball… --- ## [Super Mario Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-mario-odyssey/800444)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-mario-odyssey/800444 "2021-06-27T20:20:12Z")
Not sure if there’s a huge demand for this topic but since it’s selling better than Zelda did I’m sure somebody out there is playing. So far, I’m loving it. It took me a while to get used to the controls (there’s a lot … --- ## [Best modern CRPG like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, etc.? Isometric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-modern-crpg-like-baldurs-gate-icewind-dale-etc-isometric/931552)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-modern-crpg-like-baldurs-gate-icewind-dale-etc-isometric/931552 "2021-06-27T05:13:19Z")
I’m playing Disco Elysium, which is similar(but features no combat and is actually really different). Playing it reminds me how much fun I had playing Planescape: Torment, Baldur’s Gate(1 and 2), and the old Fallout gam… --- ## [Conqueror's Blade MMORPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conquerors-blade-mmorpg/937465)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conquerors-blade-mmorpg/937465 "2021-06-25T16:59:40Z")
I’ve gone back and re-read this before posting and acknowledge that it is haphazardly structured and likely doesn’t fully explain or cover much. Sorry. :smiley: ——— I found this game on Steam about a month ago now. B… --- ## [Why do Olympic team basketball players so infrequently play in the qualifiers (and why is that allowed)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-olympic-team-basketball-players-so-infrequently-play-in-the-qualifiers-and-why-is-that-allowed/944860)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-olympic-team-basketball-players-so-infrequently-play-in-the-qualifiers-and-why-is-that-allowed/944860 "2021-06-24T19:01:20Z")
Kevin Durant. James Harden. Damian Lillard. Bradley Beal. Four of the premiere names who have committed to join the 2020 (2021) Team USA men’s basketball team this year, and none of the four of them appeared in the 2… --- ## [Kwame Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kwame-brown/942625)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kwame-brown/942625 "2021-06-24T14:33:44Z")
Is anyone keeping up with this? He played for my team (pretty well, actually) but has been the butt of all jokes for being the only #1 pick straight out of high school… Michael Jordan’s pick, when he came back to the Wiz… --- ## [Ok explain to me this pga/golf rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-explain-to-me-this-pga-golf-rule/944150)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-explain-to-me-this-pga-golf-rule/944150 "2021-06-24T11:20:10Z")
Ok heres the article All he did was get given the wrong ball it seems … If it’s a mistake and didn’t impact anything why kill off the guy’s event? Although if it was me id of just said hmm shrugged and went on my merr… --- ## [Looking for Minecraft closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-minecraft-closure/818788)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-minecraft-closure/818788 "2020-05-19T18:16:22Z")
\[Previous threads I started here and here. Man, I was so positive in that second one…\] Deep, deep sighs all around. Okay, I was tempted to go completely ballistic and make this a pit thread, but…no. I’m tired, I stil… --- ## ["Unlawful restraints of trade": Ninth Circuit rules against NCAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlawful-restraints-of-trade-ninth-circuit-rules-against-ncaa/854347)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlawful-restraints-of-trade-ninth-circuit-rules-against-ncaa/854347 "2021-06-21T19:55:36Z")
I know that there are a bunch of college sports fans on this message board, and as there’s not much actual sport to discuss, I thought people might be interested in the most recent court ruling on the NCAA. I realize tha… --- ## [Nintendo Switch Recommendations for a young child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-recommendations-for-a-young-child/944629)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-recommendations-for-a-young-child/944629 "2021-06-21T19:45:37Z")
There are a number of sales going on, and I’m looking for recommendations for my kid. Specifically, what is the general learning curve/age for Mario+Rabbids? I’m going to pick of BOTW, though I don’t expect him to be abl… --- ## [Historical Baseball Questions (Ken Burns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-baseball-questions-ken-burns/924614)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-baseball-questions-ken-burns/924614 "2021-06-21T16:01:00Z")
I’m watching “Baseball”, the Ken Burns documentary. Although I enjoy these, he does not always spend a lot of time on a specific topic. They usually leave me with a bunch of questions. I’ve only seen the first two epi… --- ## [Wooohooo, near perfect score in Geoguessr, 24996](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohooo-near-perfect-score-in-geoguessr-24996/941953)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohooo-near-perfect-score-in-geoguessr-24996/941953 "2021-06-21T14:03:54Z")
For those who don’t know geoguessr.com is a fun little geography game website with games that involve being shown a picture and trying to guess where it is using an embedded world map. Far and away my best ever. It was … --- ## [Yankees triple play…again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-triple-play-again/944730)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-triple-play-again/944730 "2021-06-21T02:24:34Z")
Today the Yankees ended the game on a 9th inning triple play. That’s after a one of a kind triple play on Thursday. And another triple play about a month ago. Three in one year to tie a record and it’s only June. --- ## [Indian's Ramirez hits a wild triple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indians-ramirez-hits-a-wild-triple/944443)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indians-ramirez-hits-a-wild-triple/944443 "2021-06-20T21:16:48Z")
Thanks to less then stellar fielding by the Orioles. Well worth watching: --- ## [Athletes whose game excelled considerably in play-off situations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-game-excelled-considerably-in-play-off-situations/944085)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-game-excelled-considerably-in-play-off-situations/944085 "2021-06-19T14:00:32Z")
In hockey, it’s always these two players mentioned - Claude Lemieux and Daniel Briere. Never seen anyone else called Mr. Play-Offs. Even The Great One doesn’t qualify because he was, well, always great. Not as well-verse… --- ## [Island greens in golf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/island-greens-in-golf/933921)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/island-greens-in-golf/933921 "2021-06-18T16:56:21Z")
I’m not a good golfer and only play a few times a year, but I’ve played maybe 30 golf courses (I’ve moved a bit and play with friends who ask me to make up a foursome most often so don’t have a “home” course. I’ve played… --- ## [Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-early-access/922951)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-early-access/922951 "2021-06-18T15:52:01Z")
This game just hit EA the other day. Anyone get it yet? I’ve been thinking about it… the level of interaction with the environment looks amazing. On the other hand I don’t know if I want to wait for release or not. I he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=69)