# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=86 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 87 --- ## [Dwarf Fortress! ("Oh no; not again!")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-oh-no-not-again/855646)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-oh-no-not-again/855646 "2020-06-16T22:16:06Z")
Saw some good news today: Dwarf Fortress is getting graphics AND is coming to Steam! They are finally shedding the text interface in favor of some pretty sweet tiny graphics; I think that’s the best move they’ll ever m… --- ## [Was Colin Kaepernick the wrong man to take on this mantle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-colin-kaepernick-the-wrong-man-to-take-on-this-mantle/855787)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-colin-kaepernick-the-wrong-man-to-take-on-this-mantle/855787 "2020-06-16T16:26:01Z")
Even before his protest, I never really cared for Kaepernick. I always thought he had a strange look about him. He’s lacking in charisma and I don’t recall ever seeing him smile or laugh. He claims he wants back in th… --- ## [What role do NASCAR teams play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-do-nascar-teams-play/855436)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-do-nascar-teams-play/855436 "2020-06-15T22:26:14Z")
I used to follow Formula One closely and it seems teams played a huge PR role because many of them were manufacturer based ie Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Renault are often top teams with most of the others hybrid teams. … --- ## [Are you following golf/soccer/car racing - the only games in town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-following-golf-soccer-car-racing-the-only-games-in-town/855709)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-following-golf-soccer-car-racing-the-only-games-in-town/855709 "2020-06-15T21:23:46Z")
I’m not a big fan of viewing sports. Pretty much the only sport I follow at all is pro golf, as I have enjoyed playing golf all my life. I was aware that there was a PGA tournament this past weekend - pretty much the o… --- ## [Much like chess, have any competitive video games been "solved" by an AI using human restrictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-like-chess-have-any-competitive-video-games-been-solved-by-an-ai-using-human-restrictions/855665)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-like-chess-have-any-competitive-video-games-been-solved-by-an-ai-using-human-restrictions/855665 "2020-06-15T20:58:57Z")
I know there are fighting games where the final boss AI is considered impossibly tough but that’s almost always because the AI final boss has both buffed health/attack but also isn’t subject to the same restrictions to t… --- ## [how do you hurry production in civ 4 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hurry-production-in-civ-4/855654)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hurry-production-in-civ-4/855654 "2020-06-15T10:26:48Z")
Ok, I’m playing civ 4… I have universal sufferage it says I can use pile o cash to speed up buildings but i can’t figure out for the life of me how to do that? and wow was this one a bit different than playing 1-3… I’m … --- ## [Super Rugby Aotearoa thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-rugby-aotearoa-thread/855633)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-rugby-aotearoa-thread/855633 "2020-06-13T23:22:32Z")
The abbreviated New Zealand only competition kicked off last night with a thrilling game between the Highlandes and the Chiefs. A very simple format with five teams playing a double round Robin with no playoffs. Great to… --- ## [Would you have liked a Patriots three-peat....or SEVEN-PEAT in the 2000s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-liked-a-patriots-three-peat-or-seven-peat-in-the-2000s/855485)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-liked-a-patriots-three-peat-or-seven-peat-in-the-2000s/855485 "2020-06-13T22:49:17Z")
The New England Patriots were sitting high in September 2005…repeat champions from 2003 and 2004. They went to the 05-06 playoffs and lost to the Broncos in January 2006…would you have liked a threepeat had the Patriots … --- ## [Monster Train is fun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-train-is-fun/855524)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-train-is-fun/855524 "2020-06-13T01:21:35Z")
It’s a new deck building game on Steam inspired by Slay the Spire (which is also good if you haven’t tried it). You have a battlefield with three levels where you can place units that defend against enemies that march up… --- ## [Is there an optimum strategy to Yahtzee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-optimum-strategy-to-yahtzee/855164)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-optimum-strategy-to-yahtzee/855164 "2020-06-12T10:22:21Z")
At first thought I would think there is. Look at the the dice and calculate the expected value for each open scoring opportunity given n more rolls with n = to 1 or 2 depending what roll you’re on. Always go for the hi… --- ## [When/why did Texas Hold'em become synonymous with poker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-texas-holdem-become-synonymous-with-poker/854116)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-texas-holdem-become-synonymous-with-poker/854116 "2020-06-12T06:18:41Z")
Back when I was a kid we would play 5 card draw for pebbles and then eventually graduated to 7-card stud, and then all sorts of other variations, baseball, criss-cross, lowball etc. But it wasn’t I was in my mid 20’s in … --- ## [Can I hook up two PS4s to ONE external hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hook-up-two-ps4s-to-one-external-hard-drive/855442)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hook-up-two-ps4s-to-one-external-hard-drive/855442 "2020-06-12T04:52:22Z")
My son ran out of room on his PS4. I already have a 4 (or 8? I can’t remember) TB external drive on my PS4. It just so happens that my son’s tv is on the opposite side of the wall where MY tv is. So it would be real eas… --- ## [Can someone explain to me this weeks MLB financial proposal to the players to play baseball in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-weeks-mlb-financial-proposal-to-the-players-to-play-baseball-in-2020/853773)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-weeks-mlb-financial-proposal-to-the-players-to-play-baseball-in-2020/853773 "2020-06-12T02:58:55Z")
I’ve heard a few STR hosts complain that the owners are bamboozling the players. Others say in this time of need, the players need to stop being greedy and play ball. Here’s my understanding: instead of paying the playe… --- ## [Cliff Diving questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliff-diving-questions/854786)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliff-diving-questions/854786 "2020-06-11T20:35:06Z")
I’ve watched some of the Red Bull competitions, while flipping tv channels, in recent years. I really enjoy it, as I’ve always loved watching the 10m platform competition in the Olympics. The cliff divers are amazing a… --- ## [To what extent are referees screened for potential bias?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-are-referees-screened-for-potential-bias/855376)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-are-referees-screened-for-potential-bias/855376 "2020-06-11T15:31:25Z")
I’m curious whether pro sports refs - such as the NBA, NFL, Premier League, etc. - undergo background investigations where the league checks to see if they are known to have a personal favorite team, or their geography (… --- ## [What sports will still be going on over the next month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377 "2020-06-11T09:47:45Z")
The PGA and the Masters have still insisted they will play without fans. NASCAR the same. Both as of now. If you consider wrestling a “sport” AEW is still moving forward with its weekly TNT show, though I believe they a… --- ## [sid meiers civilization players (any version) whats the biggest gap between year and world era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-meiers-civilization-players-any-version-whats-the-biggest-gap-between-year-and-world-era/854956)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-meiers-civilization-players-any-version-whats-the-biggest-gap-between-year-and-world-era/854956 "2020-06-10T12:14:28Z")
What im looking for is like my civ 3 complete where its 1890 but progress wise my game world is just on the cusp of starting the steam/industrial revolution era of stuff in civ 2 its the reverse i can have the un in 1… --- ## [Any golfers from the Tucson area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-golfers-from-the-tucson-area/855129)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-golfers-from-the-tucson-area/855129 "2020-06-09T04:38:46Z")
As some of you may recall, I take an annual Baseball Trip with a good friend. This year, though, looks like there’s going to be no baseball, or at least no baseball with spectators. Pandemic-wise, the next six weeks wi… --- ## [Play Station 5 news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-station-5-news/854460)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-station-5-news/854460 "2020-06-08T22:41:45Z")
Here is a thread to share any PS5 news and updates. As a launch date all I have seen is 4th quarter 2020. Has anyone been following the updates? What are the chances of there being a severe shortage of units this year?… --- ## [Are poker players in casinos worse than online players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-poker-players-in-casinos-worse-than-online-players/645926)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-poker-players-in-casinos-worse-than-online-players/645926 "2013-02-01T13:58:20Z")
So I’ve bene playing internet poker for years. (I’m Canadian, it’s legal here.) I find it fairly challenging. Ring games at .25/.50 I can generally turn a small profit; .50/$1 I’m up against it. I never played the re… --- ## [The Miracle Sudoku: 'the most riveting video I’ve seen all year'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miracle-sudoku-the-most-riveting-video-i-ve-seen-all-year/854306)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miracle-sudoku-the-most-riveting-video-i-ve-seen-all-year/854306 "2020-06-08T03:07:26Z")
I never thought I could ever watch a full 25 minute video of a guy solving a sudoku puzzle… but I watched the whole thing right through without my attention wandering for a moment, and it seemed like 5 min. Article: Pu… --- ## [In top level chess when both sides are happy with a draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-top-level-chess-when-both-sides-are-happy-with-a-draw/854925)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-top-level-chess-when-both-sides-are-happy-with-a-draw/854925 "2020-06-07T14:36:57Z")
How does it generally work, if both sides before the game know that they only need a draw, but a loss would be bad? I assume that it’s unseemly to just shake hands and agree a draw over a pristine board, are there varian… --- ## [Which athlete had the worst last game of his/her career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-athlete-had-the-worst-last-game-of-his-her-career/854795)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-athlete-had-the-worst-last-game-of-his-her-career/854795 "2020-06-07T11:32:39Z")
One of my baseball groups was discussing Babe Ruth’s last game of his career. His career came to an awful end May 40 1935 going 0/1 and being replaced in the third inning. Ouch, what an end to awful season in 1935 with a… --- ## [NFL Alternative Kickoff Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-alternative-kickoff-proposal/854549)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-alternative-kickoff-proposal/854549 "2020-06-05T14:53:28Z")
So I saw this proposal for a new rule on CNN. Not sure what to think about it. It appears to give the trailing offense a better chance at keeping the ball than an onside kick, but I’m not sure that’s a great idea. In … --- ## [I'm getting close to launching a Fate (core) campaign! Help? Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-close-to-launching-a-fate-core-campaign-help-advice/852567)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-close-to-launching-a-fate-core-campaign-help-advice/852567 "2020-06-05T02:14:09Z")
Okay, so it has been a couple of years since I started this thread. “Recommend a table-top pencil-and-paper role-playing game” https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=861080 Social distancing has finally… --- ## [In which sport is there the least/greatest disparity between a professional and an average layman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-sport-is-there-the-least-greatest-disparity-between-a-professional-and-an-average-layman/854223)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-sport-is-there-the-least-greatest-disparity-between-a-professional-and-an-average-layman/854223 "2020-06-03T23:32:14Z")
From a \*\*skill \*\*perspective, that is, not about physical size or height - in any sport, an average layman (with little experience in the sport) would be utterly outmatched by a professional player of course, but in whic… --- ## [Battling for Azeroth: The Upcoming WoW Expansion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battling-for-azeroth-the-upcoming-wow-expansion/813783)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battling-for-azeroth-the-upcoming-wow-expansion/813783 "2020-06-03T04:13:52Z")
May be time for a new WoW thread, as Battle for Azeroth (BfA) is being released on August 14, with the pre-patch probably by mid-July. Anyone excited for the new expansion? Please spoiler datamined info or info gleaned f… --- ## [The Big Box Collection: game box nostalgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-box-collection-game-box-nostalgia/854043)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-box-collection-game-box-nostalgia/854043 "2020-06-02T22:55:38Z")
I started PC gaming in a significant way around 2000 and I still have a nostalgia for the big boxes, fat manuals and other assorted goodies of that era. I still have the great Alpha Centauri box and manual somewhere. Fo… --- ## [Baba is You - A unique puzzle game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baba-is-you-a-unique-puzzle-game/837636)
**Author:** [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baba-is-you-a-unique-puzzle-game/837636 "2020-05-31T13:57:11Z")
I’ve been enjoying a puzzle game called Baba is You a lot lately. It involves interacting with objects and text to solve puzzles. When you make a logic sentence out of the text, it changes the rules of the game. For exam… --- ## [Identify this video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-game/854745)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-video-game/854745 "2020-05-30T23:23:51Z")
Inspired by the thread about “worst video game ever,” I’m trying to remember an arcade game kind of like Asteroids, but it had two spaceships attached together. Two players could each control a ship, shooting independen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=87)