# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=84 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 85 --- ## [Bicycle people...help me pick out a bike!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-people-help-me-pick-out-a-bike/817623)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-people-help-me-pick-out-a-bike/817623 "2020-07-21T23:04:06Z")
Some things to know up front: Everything I know about bikes I have learned in the last 36 hours or so. The last time I really rode a bike was a Murray 10-speed from Wal-Mart, 1985 vintage. I ain’t made of money, but un… --- ## [Upgrade advice for my sons PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-advice-for-my-sons-pc/855854)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-advice-for-my-sons-pc/855854 "2020-07-19T04:52:26Z")
My son bought this computer a couple months back. He can run most games on low to medium settings but wants to improve performance. Right now he mainly plays Rust and can’t join some servers because he doesn’t have e… --- ## [Poor NFL. Will the NFL exist in 10 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-nfl-will-the-nfl-exist-in-10-years/915000)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-nfl-will-the-nfl-exist-in-10-years/915000 "2020-07-16T18:25:06Z")
CTE? Will CTE end the sport? What will America watch? --- ## [My 10 year old daughter wants to play D&D...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-10-year-old-daughter-wants-to-play-d-d/854567)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-10-year-old-daughter-wants-to-play-d-d/854567 "2020-07-15T14:17:47Z")
I don’t do RPGs really, tabletop or otherwise. I did play in a long running LOTR D&D game here on the SDMB that What Exit? ran, and it was tons of fun, but that’s really where my knowledge of this stuff ends. But last … --- ## [If you are an athlete, do you kneel/protest at a game or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-an-athlete-do-you-kneel-protest-at-a-game-or-no/914804)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-an-athlete-do-you-kneel-protest-at-a-game-or-no/914804 "2020-07-14T23:10:02Z")
Would you do it? Would you kneel or protest, or would you stand for the national anthem or just stay VERY quiet regarding social activism on police brutality and racism towards minorities? --- ## [Of course, it'll lose value the moment it's opened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-itll-lose-value-the-moment-its-opened/915335)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-itll-lose-value-the-moment-its-opened/915335 "2020-07-14T20:40:00Z")
An unopened copy of “Super Mario Bros.” for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) reportedly fetched the highest selling price for a video game, selling for $114,000 at an auction held by Heritage Auctions on July 1… --- ## [I just want to practice my aiming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-practice-my-aiming/914082)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-practice-my-aiming/914082 "2020-07-14T18:44:19Z")
During this CV, I’ve decided to give gaming another go. I’ve gotten good enough with platforming, stealth kills, etc… Aiming is a different story. I’ve improved, but still suck. I’d like to have some sort of target pr… --- ## [Bunco questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunco-questions/915167)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunco-questions/915167 "2020-07-13T20:38:19Z")
We picked up the game and tried learning it tonight. As I understand it, there’s the “bunco” (you’re in round 1, you roll three 1’s for instance) and the “bonko,” where the three of a kind doesn’t match the round (you’r… --- ## [What long-term changes to college sports will be caused by COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-term-changes-to-college-sports-will-be-caused-by-covid/914871)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-term-changes-to-college-sports-will-be-caused-by-covid/914871 "2020-07-13T07:10:22Z")
COVID is obviously going to force a major upheaval of the 2020-2021 college sports seasons. IMO, anyone who thinks football is happening this year is fooling themselves. But what long-term shifts will this create? Stanf… --- ## [2020 Baseball Hall of Fame "Modern Baseball" Era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-baseball-hall-of-fame-modern-baseball-era/843026)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-baseball-hall-of-fame-modern-baseball-era/843026 "2020-07-13T03:41:42Z")
The ballot for modern baseball is out. Which of these men should be elected? You may select any number of these from zero to ten. --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Baseball League 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league-2020/849307)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league-2020/849307 "2020-07-13T02:52:11Z")
OK folks, it’s time to talk fantasy baseball! We’ve had a fantasy baseball league here on the SDMB for years - I believe this is year 18. Historically we’ve called it the SDMB Big League, as we try to get as close to 20… --- ## [Which major US sports seasons will have a (modified or normal) complete season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-us-sports-seasons-will-have-a-modified-or-normal-complete-season/914098)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-us-sports-seasons-will-have-a-modified-or-normal-complete-season/914098 "2020-07-12T00:04:44Z")
Let’s put on our prognosticator hats and try to predict which major US leagues will have a completed season. I’ll limit it to the current seasons and next year’s seasons, so this is the list to consider. 2019-2020 NBA … --- ## [Cycling people: Help be work out/find a training plan for a 50-mile ride the last weekend of August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling-people-help-be-work-out-find-a-training-plan-for-a-50-mile-ride-the-last-weekend-of-august/855260)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling-people-help-be-work-out-find-a-training-plan-for-a-50-mile-ride-the-last-weekend-of-august/855260 "2020-07-11T23:15:01Z")
I signed up for a 50-mile gravel race on August 29. I’ve been letting myself go a bit, but this week I did an 11-mile hike and an 18-mile ride. I wanted to hit 20 miles but I was having a lot of chain slip and decided to… --- ## [Share your recurring sports-related nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-recurring-sports-related-nightmares/913845)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-recurring-sports-related-nightmares/913845 "2020-07-11T20:25:57Z")
I’m talking about nightmares that involve you actually playing the sport, and not related to fandom. I haven’t played competitive baseball in over 30 years, but I’ve always had this recurring dream in which I’m running … --- ## [Steam Summer Sale!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale/913063)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale/913063 "2020-07-10T14:03:26Z")
The Summer Sale is on right now, for the next two weeks. I’m not really looking for anything, but I’m doing a lot of browsing. Recently bought Red Dead Redemption II and have just been sitting on it. A couple of weeks… --- ## [Super Bowl 55 predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-55-predictions/914791)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-55-predictions/914791 "2020-07-09T04:24:22Z")
I pencil in a Kansas City-San Francisco rematch. --- ## [How has NHL hockey changed from 1980-2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-nhl-hockey-changed-from-1980-2020/914220)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-nhl-hockey-changed-from-1980-2020/914220 "2020-07-08T15:29:24Z")
I’m talking more about the style of play. I know: Expansion Russian and Eastern European players previously behind the iron curtain No touch icing The near elimination of the goon and fighting Shootout and other OT tin… --- ## [Will standing for the anthem be someday seen as more controversial than kneeling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-standing-for-the-anthem-be-someday-seen-as-more-controversial-than-kneeling/914336)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-standing-for-the-anthem-be-someday-seen-as-more-controversial-than-kneeling/914336 "2020-07-07T16:24:21Z")
It’s possible that the tide is eventually shifting in favor of kneeling to the point where one day an NFL player standing for the anthem may be viewed as doing something more controversial than one who is kneeling (espec… --- ## [Ps5 upcoming Games that I and You Both Need to Know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps5-upcoming-games-that-i-and-you-both-need-to-know/914533)
**Author:** [@willbaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willbaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps5-upcoming-games-that-i-and-you-both-need-to-know/914533 "2020-07-06T23:49:04Z")
As far as i know there are 18 ps5 upcoming games announced! But how much Really? --- ## [Any WWE Network subscribers know how to get rid of the banner at the top while watching videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-network-subscribers-know-how-to-get-rid-of-the-banner-at-the-top-while-watching-videos/914235)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-network-subscribers-know-how-to-get-rid-of-the-banner-at-the-top-while-watching-videos/914235 "2020-07-04T20:45:48Z")
I’m talking about the one that says “Featured, RAW, SmackDown, PPV”, etc. I was able to minimize it with a button-push so that I could use most of the screen to watch my videos without having to go into absolutely full-… --- ## [Microsoft will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag (among other symbols) to their digital cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-will-ban-forza-players-who-add-the-confederate-flag-among-other-symbols-to-their-digital-cars/914109)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-will-ban-forza-players-who-add-the-confederate-flag-among-other-symbols-to-their-digital-cars/914109 "2020-07-04T16:11:12Z")
Title kinda says it all. Here is the article I read about it. Other symbols are included as well including (but not limited to): Swastikas Confederate Flag SS-runes Wolfsangel Black Sun Arrow Cross Iron Cross (with c… --- ## [Crazy idea/prediction: major American sports played overseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-idea-prediction-major-american-sports-played-overseas/913972)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-idea-prediction-major-american-sports-played-overseas/913972 "2020-07-04T14:03:34Z")
I started with the NFL, and the following thoughts: Football makes (to use a technical term) metric assloads of money each season that the league (including the players, which is important) don’t want to miss out on. T… --- ## [EVO 2020 cancelled, and not because of COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evo-2020-cancelled-and-not-because-of-covid/914182)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evo-2020-cancelled-and-not-because-of-covid/914182 "2020-07-03T15:04:19Z")
No, it got cancelled because of something MUCH worse. EVO 2020, which was to be an online tournament in 2020, has been cancelled. Earlier, it was reported that EVO CEO Joey Cuellar was being placed on administrative … --- ## [The House of Lords Gambling Committee says video game loot boxes should be regulated under gambling laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-of-lords-gambling-committee-says-video-game-loot-boxes-should-be-regulated-under-gambling-laws/914108)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-of-lords-gambling-committee-says-video-game-loot-boxes-should-be-regulated-under-gambling-laws/914108 "2020-07-03T14:28:24Z")
From: Loot boxes: Lords call for ‘immediate’ gambling regulation The Lords say they should be classified as “games of chance” - which would bring them under the Gambling Act 2005. “If a product looks like gambling and… --- ## [2020 Fantasy Baseball Home Run Derby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-fantasy-baseball-home-run-derby/914056)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-fantasy-baseball-home-run-derby/914056 "2020-07-02T21:09:19Z")
Baseball is (hopefully?) back! Assuming COVID-19 Pt. 2 doesn’t shut everything down for good, I’m looking forward to the season, warts, runners on 2nd and all. I’m starting up a very casual fantasy baseball league that w… --- ## [How has the WNBA survived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-wnba-survived/912855)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-wnba-survived/912855 "2020-07-02T16:09:58Z")
I just don’t understand how the WNBA is still in business, despite nobody caring about it. It’s so irrelevant, people don’t even bet on games. --- ## [Wiki-walk to philosophy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiki-walk-to-philosophy/583178)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiki-walk-to-philosophy/583178 "2020-07-01T11:27:11Z")
According to today’s XKCD, “if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at ‘Philosophy.’” I just did it in 27 links sta… --- ## [Are most pro soccer players completely adept at right/left foot striking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-pro-soccer-players-completely-adept-at-right-left-foot-striking/913300)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-pro-soccer-players-completely-adept-at-right-left-foot-striking/913300 "2020-07-01T00:25:10Z")
Question from a casual American fan: At the pro levels (Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga,) is it more or less safe to assume that any striker (or really, any player,) is going to be almost, or entirely, as adept with… --- ## [Hardspace: Shipbreaker....anyone playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardspace-shipbreaker-anyone-playing/913828)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardspace-shipbreaker-anyone-playing/913828 "2020-06-30T18:38:06Z")
Was wondering if any 'dopers have tried this game out. I picked it up over the weekend when Steam was having a sale on it. It’s still early access, though the game seems pretty well fleshed out to me, though I’m hoping… --- ## [The Lockup Card Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lockup-card-game/913753)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lockup-card-game/913753 "2020-06-30T07:17:02Z")
I just discovered this new game online three days ago. The game was originally called Quarantine. Quick run-down of the rules: Standard 52-card deck. Avoid getting clubs. Must follow suit unless you do not have… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=83) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=85)