# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=73 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 74 --- ## [Was this lady on the juice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-lady-on-the-juice/938240)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-lady-on-the-juice/938240 "2021-03-25T15:52:54Z")
Jarmila Kratochvilova holds the record for the women’s 800m, made in 1983, a record which still stands today. Here She passed all drug tests, but…the eye test is a tad… What do dopers think. I legit thou… --- ## [Australian NRL star to try his hand at NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-nrl-star-to-try-his-hand-at-nfl/702083)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-nrl-star-to-try-his-hand-at-nfl/702083 "2021-03-25T10:11:44Z")
Jarred Hayne, one of the top stars of the Australian National Rugby League, which is the premier Rugby League comp in the country, has left the sport and is heading over to the States to try and play NFL. Not sure how m… --- ## [Any Fencers here? (the sport)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fencers-here-the-sport/938496)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fencers-here-the-sport/938496 "2021-03-24T18:33:35Z")
Probably going to take a basic fencing course soon. I’m fully vaccinated. How long does it take to learn the basics? --- ## [Do you submit answers to the NPR Sunday puzzle? Have you ever been selected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-submit-answers-to-the-npr-sunday-puzzle-have-you-ever-been-selected/938489)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-submit-answers-to-the-npr-sunday-puzzle-have-you-ever-been-selected/938489 "2021-03-24T00:11:01Z")
Just curious how many folks around here play the NPR Sunday puzzle? How often do you submit an answer? Have you ever been picked to play the on-air puzzle? I’ve been listening to the weekly puzzle segment since the days… --- ## [PS5 game recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps5-game-recommendations/938209)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps5-game-recommendations/938209 "2021-03-21T14:43:07Z")
I did not expect to get a PS5 for at least a few months. Every time I tried it was sold out. Then a couple of weeks ago when Walmart released their 5 per week my girlfriend somehow got in and was able to order one. It’s … --- ## [Chess, sports, and resigning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-sports-and-resigning/937872)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-sports-and-resigning/937872 "2021-03-20T05:33:50Z")
Beyond the beginner level, if a chess game isn’t a draw, one player usually “resigns” if he feels his position is hopeless. There may actually be slim winning chances, but it’s ethical and sportsmanlike to “resign” (espe… --- ## [Sports that grade you based on what "should have happened"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-grade-you-based-on-what-should-have-happened/937531)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-grade-you-based-on-what-should-have-happened/937531 "2021-03-19T13:20:03Z")
Baseball is notable in that a player’s batting average is based on what should have happened; e.g., if the player reaches first base but only because a fielder dropped the ball, for recordkeeping purposes he/she’s not cr… --- ## [MSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgage - ridiculous college endorsement deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msu-spartans-presented-by-rocket-mortgage-ridiculous-college-endorsement-deal/937781)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msu-spartans-presented-by-rocket-mortgage-ridiculous-college-endorsement-deal/937781 "2021-03-17T23:06:51Z")
Can there be any realistic argument to avoid paying student athletes anymore? This is pretty awful, IMO, but not really a stretch based on the current set of shoe, apparel, licensing deals. --- ## [Marvin Hagler has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvin-hagler-has-died/937858)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvin-hagler-has-died/937858 "2021-03-17T13:14:07Z")
TMZ usually isn’t wrong with this stuff. Former Middleweight Champ Marvelous Marvin Hagler Dead at 66 Absolutely loved watching him fight. Hagler/Hearns round one is amazing Marvin Hagler vs Tommy Hearns Round 1 | GREAT… --- ## [What’s the catch with this Fanduel offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-catch-with-this-fanduel-offer/932855)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-catch-with-this-fanduel-offer/932855 "2021-03-15T18:43:25Z")
An online sports betting site called Fanduel has been advertising HARD here in Michigan over the past month or so. Constant TV commercials and I’m getting online ads for it as well. In the latest commercial they make an… --- ## [Is canasta really this out-of-style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-canasta-really-this-out-of-style/933904)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-canasta-really-this-out-of-style/933904 "2021-03-14T20:53:12Z")
First of all, I grew up playing Canasta. Taught Mrs Cad and my stepson and they love it. Tonight we’re going to his house for a canasta night. Why? Because he has a friend that loves canasta but can’t find anyone to p… --- ## [My Google-Fu is weak. Need help finding a geeky tapestry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-google-fu-is-weak-need-help-finding-a-geeky-tapestry/937837)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-google-fu-is-weak-need-help-finding-a-geeky-tapestry/937837 "2021-03-14T14:40:03Z")
We are going to be converting our deck to 4- season and this frees up one of the rooms for the house who my wife gave me permis…er…I demanded with manly authority…to become my mancave. On one wall I would like a rather … --- ## [What are your thoughts on Grand Theft Auto V? Single-player specifically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-grand-theft-auto-v-single-player-specifically/933682)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-grand-theft-auto-v-single-player-specifically/933682 "2021-03-13T18:52:33Z")
I’m not trying to turn this into a “what Mahaloth is playing” forum, but I do like to discuss games I’m playing and just kind of have an open discussion about them. I beat Red Dead Redemption 2 on Sunday and am taking a… --- ## [One soccer team scores 3-2, but still loses? How is that fair? (Juve-Porto)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-soccer-team-scores-3-2-but-still-loses-how-is-that-fair-juve-porto/937592)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-soccer-team-scores-3-2-but-still-loses-how-is-that-fair-juve-porto/937592 "2021-03-13T13:36:06Z")
The specific matchup I am referring to is the recent home-and-away UEFA Champions League where the total score between both teams determines the winner . . .well maybe not. Juventus scored 3 goals, Porto 2 but Juventus g… --- ## [Do you like vibrating game controllers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-vibrating-game-controllers/934147)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-vibrating-game-controllers/934147 "2021-03-10T23:20:37Z")
Recently I have realised that, for most Xbox games, having a vibrating controller doesn’t do much for me. I’ve started to turn off the option in games because it seems like a waste of batteries. Is there anyone out the… --- ## [Is "Magic: The Gathering" pay-to-win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-magic-the-gathering-pay-to-win/932452)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-magic-the-gathering-pay-to-win/932452 "2021-03-09T21:24:02Z")
This brief question was inspired by a thread in GQ about valuable baseball cards, but I decided to outsource it to this board rather than raise the question in the other thread. Apparently, in collectible card games suc… --- ## [MLB 2021 x](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-x/937404)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-x/937404 "2021-03-09T16:31:03Z")
Dont see a thread for observations about the 21 season so here we go, As an Angels fan I am very heartened to see Ohtani return to form thus far. Hes hit 100mph in his last start; he is one of only two or three players … --- ## [Tom Brady \> Michael Jordan as single most dominant athlete in the history of team sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-michael-jordan-as-single-most-dominant-athlete-in-the-history-of-team-sports/932421)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-michael-jordan-as-single-most-dominant-athlete-in-the-history-of-team-sports/932421 "2021-03-06T23:01:58Z")
I think Tom Brady has officially overtaken Jordan as the single most dominant athlete of all time in team sports. Not because of the quantity of championships but because he went to Tampa and immediately won a SB. Jorda… --- ## [Is Brutal Athletic Training Human Trafficking? (John Geddert/Gymnastics Coach Charges/Suicide)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brutal-athletic-training-human-trafficking-john-geddert-gymnastics-coach-charges-suicide/937306)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brutal-athletic-training-human-trafficking-john-geddert-gymnastics-coach-charges-suicide/937306 "2021-03-06T04:59:50Z")
(topic withdrawn by author, will be automatically deleted in 24 hours unless flagged) --- ## [RIP Mark Pavelich (US Olympics 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Hockey Team) Dead Due to CTE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mark-pavelich-us-olympics-1980-miracle-on-ice-hockey-team-dead-due-to-cte/937307)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mark-pavelich-us-olympics-1980-miracle-on-ice-hockey-team-dead-due-to-cte/937307 "2021-03-06T05:29:17Z")
Olympic “Miracle” hockey star and Iron Range sports legend Mark Pavelich was found dead Thursday in a central Minnesota residential treatment center, bringing to an end the life of a man who reached the pinnacle of inte… --- ## [Puzzle game where you control adventurer with treasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-game-where-you-control-adventurer-with-treasure/934220)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-game-where-you-control-adventurer-with-treasure/934220 "2021-03-04T13:18:42Z")
Can anybody remember the name of this puzzle game? The basic idea was that the protagonist was a dim but greedy adventurer. He will keep moving onwards unless he comes within a short distance of a bag of treasure, in whi… --- ## [Celebrity Deathpool 2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704 "2021-03-03T22:24:56Z")
Yes, once again it’s that time of year. Time to guess which celebrities will die in the year 2000. The rules are simple. 1 - You get ten picks. Anyone who posts more than ten picks will only have their first ten picks c… --- ## [The Family Feud- Is It Better To Play Or Better To Pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-feud-is-it-better-to-play-or-better-to-pass/230027)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-feud-is-it-better-to-play-or-better-to-pass/230027 "2021-03-02T23:59:06Z")
Note: I’m placing this in ‘General Questions’ because I believe it has a factual answer. I’ve been watching the game show ‘The Family Feud’ for a number of years now, and am always amazed that the contestants invariably… --- ## [Last of Us 2...Thoughts? (No spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-of-us-2-thoughts-no-spoilers-in-op/914217)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-of-us-2-thoughts-no-spoilers-in-op/914217 "2021-03-02T20:58:05Z")
It took a while but I finally finished Last of Us 2. I don’t quite know how I feel about it. I loved the first game, but I think this game doesn’t really take the story in a logical next step. Most of all, the game is WA… --- ## [Johnathan Toews - whither?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924 "2021-03-02T15:27:41Z")
Any relatively reliable theories? --- ## [What's the Worst Arcade Game You've Ever Played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-arcade-game-youve-ever-played/854646)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-arcade-game-youve-ever-played/854646 "2021-03-01T04:46:57Z")
There’s tons of discussion and articles about worst video games in general, but what exactly is the worst arcade game you ever played? I don’t even know the name of it, but an arcade I used to frequent had a bizarre thi… --- ## [What team has won the most championships overall (any sport)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-team-has-won-the-most-championships-overall-any-sport/933422)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-team-has-won-the-most-championships-overall-any-sport/933422 "2021-02-27T22:51:29Z")
Early candidates are Scottish football giants Celtic and Rangers. Both teams have won 50+ Scottish league championships and I imagine between those, Scottish cups, and other silverware both teams must have at least 75 c… --- ## [Popularity of defunct team uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-defunct-team-uniforms/932196)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-defunct-team-uniforms/932196 "2021-02-26T21:19:26Z")
I read somewhere that (allegedly) the second best-selling hockey team sweater/t-shirt in Montreal were those of the defunct Quebec Nordiques. (obviously the Montreal Canadiens were number one). Montreal Expos caps still … --- ## [Why was the 1972 AFC championship played in Pittsburgh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1972-afc-championship-played-in-pittsburgh/933715)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1972-afc-championship-played-in-pittsburgh/933715 "2021-02-26T09:23:44Z")
The Steelers were 11-3, the Dolphins 14-0. So why was the 1972 AFC Championship game played at Three Rivers Stadium rather than the Orange Bowl? Were there different rules then about the team with the better record gett… --- ## [Seeking sports photo from the late 1960s/early 70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-sports-photo-from-the-late-1960s-early-70s/933556)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-sports-photo-from-the-late-1960s-early-70s/933556 "2021-02-24T02:26:28Z")
I remember seeing a photo–maybe in Time Magazine–of an NFL player with a little bit of hair sticking out of the back of his helmet. The photo showed him from behind; you didn’t see his face. I don’t remember if you could… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=72) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=74)