# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=87 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 88 --- ## [Anybody have The Sherlock puzzle from the old Marbles store? Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-sherlock-puzzle-from-the-old-marbles-store-question/854728)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-sherlock-puzzle-from-the-old-marbles-store-question/854728 "2020-05-30T14:06:26Z")
I found one new available on-line. Been playing with it but have found a couple pieces that I think may have been mis-cut but have nothing to compare them to. Was wondering if anyone could look at theirs to see if my sus… --- ## [MJ Lied about Preventing Isiah Thomas Being on the Dream Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mj-lied-about-preventing-isiah-thomas-being-on-the-dream-team/854536)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mj-lied-about-preventing-isiah-thomas-being-on-the-dream-team/854536 "2020-05-29T20:57:52Z")
So much for that “Last Dance” interview. There was audio just released of him specifically saying that, speaking to Rod Thorn (who also drafted MJ). But I doubt the media pushes back against MJ - they know where the brea… --- ## [Are NFL players able to opt out of the union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nfl-players-able-to-opt-out-of-the-union/854580)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nfl-players-able-to-opt-out-of-the-union/854580 "2020-05-28T17:41:59Z")
I guess that’s pretty much it. --- ## [Do you like the Brady-Jordan-Kobe-Jeter mentality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-brady-jordan-kobe-jeter-mentality/854304)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-brady-jordan-kobe-jeter-mentality/854304 "2020-05-27T22:32:41Z")
All of these athletes are world champions. They won championships. They expect to be in championship series. Tom Brady and Derek Jeter don’t want watch Super Bowls and World Series if they and their teams are not in it. … --- ## [Baseball rules Q...not even sure if an MLB ump could answer this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-q-not-even-sure-if-an-mlb-ump-could-answer-this/854372)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-q-not-even-sure-if-an-mlb-ump-could-answer-this/854372 "2020-05-26T17:30:41Z")
3-2 count, umps lose count of balls when another ball is thrown. So now its 4-2. The umps have lost count, and so has everyone else. Another pitch is thrown and a HR is hit… NOW. The coach of the team in the field reali… --- ## [Live Sport Returns Saturday 6:20 AM PDT (Bundesliga)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-sport-returns-saturday-6-20-am-pdt-bundesliga/853908)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-sport-returns-saturday-6-20-am-pdt-bundesliga/853908 "2020-05-26T16:53:51Z")
Dortmund v Shalke another edition of a Revierderby on FS 1. Leipzig v Freiburg on FS2. Nice to see life returning to normal under safe conditions. --- ## [I'm looking for an online board game to play remotely with the family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-an-online-board-game-to-play-remotely-with-the-family/854262)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-an-online-board-game-to-play-remotely-with-the-family/854262 "2020-05-25T12:59:11Z")
Hi everyone, My parents, my brother and his kids, and Mrs Snowman and I are geographically dispersed around the UK. Next week would have our annual holiday together, but that’s not going to happen now (I forget why…) I… --- ## [South Korean soccer team fills stands with sex dolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-soccer-team-fills-stands-with-sex-dolls/854268)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-soccer-team-fills-stands-with-sex-dolls/854268 "2020-05-24T19:03:40Z")
In the category of “Who could have possibly thought this was a good idea?,” a South Korean soccer team, in a no-spectator match, placed about two dozen sex dolls in the stands to make it look like fans were present. Eve… --- ## [Professional sports pet peeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-pet-peeves/853734)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-pet-peeves/853734 "2020-05-23T04:33:06Z")
What things about individual professional sports are really off putting to you? Maybe so much so that you can’t stand to watch that sport? MLS- Was never that big of a soccer fan but since Minnesota has a nice new stad… --- ## [Blackjack - do the parameters of this particular game rig it in the player's favour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-do-the-parameters-of-this-particular-game-rig-it-in-the-players-favour/854097)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-do-the-parameters-of-this-particular-game-rig-it-in-the-players-favour/854097 "2020-05-22T16:05:50Z")
I recently rediscovered a silly little handheld game (of the sort that would have been advanced in about 1991, though I acquired it - I forget how - only a few years ago) called “Casino Ace - 7in1”. Playing around with t… --- ## [Which sports personalities do you like and dislike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-personalities-do-you-like-and-dislike/853744)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-personalities-do-you-like-and-dislike/853744 "2020-05-22T15:46:15Z")
Why do people dislike New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, former New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars head coach/general manager Tom Coughlin? Why is NBA superstar LeBron James disliked? Former NBA star … --- ## [Cricket may change swing bowling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-may-change-swing-bowling/854282)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-may-change-swing-bowling/854282 "2020-05-22T10:55:52Z")
At least, that’s the recommendation of the cricket committee of the ICC, according to this article: More at the link. I can see new terminology coming into play. The batters will be cheered onto the pitch by their mat… --- ## [Some Quick Questions about NASCAR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-quick-questions-about-nascar/854004)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-quick-questions-about-nascar/854004 "2020-05-21T16:36:09Z")
Like most of America, I’m pretty desperate for live sports so I’m watching NASCAR, which I never do. I’ve never been against it, or been one to make fun of it or its fans (I like wrestling for God’s sake who am I to talk… --- ## [Diplomacy question(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-question-s/853580)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-question-s/853580 "2020-05-20T03:09:14Z")
I still get confused over some finer points of this game. Here’s one that’s currently stumping me. Russia: A Mun-Tyr A Boh S Mun-Tyr Italy: A Bur-Mun A Tyr S Bur-Mun Is this a bounce? Does Mun-Tyr win? Do they bot… --- ## [Gotta say, I’m loving sports with empty arenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-say-i-m-loving-sports-with-empty-arenas/853923)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-say-i-m-loving-sports-with-empty-arenas/853923 "2020-05-19T23:17:33Z")
I watched the UFC event last weekend, and will again tonight. I loved being able to hear every hit, and understanding the verbal interactions between the corners, fighters, etc. Now I’m watching the Dortmund-Schalke ma… --- ## [Sports fans, how have replays and new technological aids changed conventional wisdom in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-how-have-replays-and-new-technological-aids-changed-conventional-wisdom-in-sports/854127)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-how-have-replays-and-new-technological-aids-changed-conventional-wisdom-in-sports/854127 "2020-05-19T18:00:24Z")
…and the game generally. (ran out of space) For me in cricket, it was a surprise when ball-tracking technology came into being that batsmen who were hit “right in front” of the wickets were usually given out wrongly, th… --- ## [Surviving Mars of Frostpunk? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-mars-of-frostpunk-need-answer-fast/853603)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-mars-of-frostpunk-need-answer-fast/853603 "2020-05-19T13:07:51Z")
Ready for another survival/strategy game…which should I play? I own Surviving Mars but Frostpunk is on sale on GOG. --- ## [Would you ever want to work in a sports franchise's front office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-want-to-work-in-a-sports-franchises-front-office/853596)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-want-to-work-in-a-sports-franchises-front-office/853596 "2020-05-19T01:55:12Z")
Would you ever want to work for Jerry Jones, Mark Cuban, James Dolan, Jeannie Buss? In the front office? As a scout? As a general managing partner? Sitting in meetings with the owners? --- ## [Finding historical sports videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-historical-sports-videos/853722)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-historical-sports-videos/853722 "2020-05-18T18:54:52Z")
I recently recalled a couple of things I saw on tv in my youth, but can’t seem to find any videos online: Back when Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (formerly Chris Jackson) was protesting by not standing for the national anthem be… --- ## [Very basic starter D&D during COVID lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-basic-starter-d-d-during-covid-lockdown/853250)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-basic-starter-d-d-during-covid-lockdown/853250 "2020-05-16T23:06:46Z")
We are struggling to keep going during the social distancing. The Cub has asked if there’s any basic way to start D&D while it’s just the three of us in isolation? Any thoughts / suggestions? --- ## [Could the 1993-94 Bulls fourpeated without Michael?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-1993-94-bulls-fourpeated-without-michael/853620)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-1993-94-bulls-fourpeated-without-michael/853620 "2020-05-16T13:54:44Z")
Think about it. In the fall of 1993, the world was shocked when NBA king Michael Jordan announced his retirement after winning 3 titles, and a historic 1992 US basketball Olympics campaign! Many people feared that the … --- ## [Pandemic shows us we need less sports not more. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-shows-us-we-need-less-sports-not-more-thoughts/853627)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-shows-us-we-need-less-sports-not-more-thoughts/853627 "2020-05-15T11:16:20Z")
Should America get a new sport? Invent a new sport, or do we need less sports in our lives? --- ## [Where can I buy weights online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-weights-online/853791)
**Author:** [@ollie73082](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ollie73082)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-weights-online/853791 "2020-05-14T16:04:32Z")
Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but I’m wondering if anyone has been able to purchase weights online recently. My gym, like everyone’s, closed temporarily last month and I’ve been trying to find a barbell and some … --- ## [Looking for a good recent-ish co-op PC game. (Not a shooter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-recent-ish-co-op-pc-game-not-a-shooter/852836)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-recent-ish-co-op-pc-game-not-a-shooter/852836 "2020-05-14T15:48:20Z")
My wife got a new computer on par with mine so she can now play the newest titles. We’re looking to play something together that we haven’t played before. It can’t be a shooter, and we’re over MMO’s a genre. She fired… --- ## [Suggest Me Some Monitors For PS4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-me-some-monitors-for-ps4/853756)
**Author:** [@tokiyokeller11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tokiyokeller11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-me-some-monitors-for-ps4/853756 "2020-05-14T15:39:33Z")
I am looking for some monitor suggestions for PS4 gaming. My Budget is around 500 US dollars, Please suggest me some good monitors that have good colors corrections --- ## [Unreal Engine is now free to developers until they have earned $1 million from a given product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreal-engine-is-now-free-to-developers-until-they-have-earned-1-million-from-a-given-product/853761)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreal-engine-is-now-free-to-developers-until-they-have-earned-1-million-from-a-given-product/853761 "2020-05-14T15:38:46Z")
Epic Games has announced that Unreal Engine will have no license fees and no royalties until something made with their product earns $1 million (not sure how it plays out after that). Hate on Epic all you want…this is a… --- ## [We discover an alien species. How likely to play ball games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-discover-an-alien-species-how-likely-to-play-ball-games/853606)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-discover-an-alien-species-how-likely-to-play-ball-games/853606 "2020-05-14T05:00:08Z")
Let’s say it was announced tomorrow that we’d discovered evidence of an alien species. For this purpose I’ll consider “now” to be whenever the signals were created, not right now, so if they’re 600 light-years away and t… --- ## [New phone - Words With Friends won't load](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-phone-words-with-friends-wont-load/853137)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-phone-words-with-friends-wont-load/853137 "2020-05-14T00:52:23Z")
My wife got a new phone last week - LG V60 ThinQ 5G, running Android 10. We got it all set up and got everything transferred over from her old phone. When she goes in to Words With Friends, she just sees a spinning tile … --- ## ["Clicking Bad" web game where you make and sell crystal meth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-bad-web-game-where-you-make-and-sell-crystal-meth/853375)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-bad-web-game-where-you-make-and-sell-crystal-meth/853375 "2020-05-13T19:41:26Z")
http://clickingbad.nullism.com/ No graphics, no sounds, just clicking buttons on a web page. Yet somehow it’s as addictive as meth to me. (I assume, I’ve never been addicted to meth) I’ve bought 4 “Meth Stars”, “a ma… --- ## [John Tortorella](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-tortorella/853656)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-tortorella/853656 "2020-05-13T19:27:17Z")
Do you like National Hockey League head coach John Tortorella? He is very volatile in his temperament and personality and he yells at reporters and journalists. What do you think of him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=88)