# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=88 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 89 --- ## [Would you like the team you root for to have a long stretch of reaching the postseason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-the-team-you-root-for-to-have-a-long-stretch-of-reaching-the-postseason/853202)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-the-team-you-root-for-to-have-a-long-stretch-of-reaching-the-postseason/853202 "2020-05-13T18:20:18Z")
In another thread, someone mentioned that people probably wouldn’t want their team to be like the Atlanta Braves of the 1990s - a team that made the playoffs 14 of 15 seasons, made the World Series three times, and won t… --- ## [Can you write a sports story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-write-a-sports-story/853439)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-write-a-sports-story/853439 "2020-05-13T11:51:16Z")
Can you write a sports story like this, that explains the ins and outs of a sports game, or do you have to be knowledgeable about the game to write about it? https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2003… --- ## [How important to Canadian pride is the CFL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-to-canadian-pride-is-the-cfl/853388)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-to-canadian-pride-is-the-cfl/853388 "2020-05-12T23:32:43Z")
Apparently the 70 year Canadian Football League has approached the Canada government with hat in hand, claiming they probably will have to cancel the 2020 season which will all but force them to fold the circuit for good… --- ## [Sports Without Fans: Would You Prefer Canned Crowd Noise, Or Organic Silence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-without-fans-would-you-prefer-canned-crowd-noise-or-organic-silence/853658)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-without-fans-would-you-prefer-canned-crowd-noise-or-organic-silence/853658 "2020-05-12T21:46:44Z")
Let’s say it’s Week 1 of the NFL season, and the game you’re watching is being played at an empty stadium because social distancing. As a TV viewer at home, would you prefer that the network use “canned” crowd noise, or… --- ## [Who's been the Paul O'Neill of sports since O'Neill retired in 2001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-paul-oneill-of-sports-since-oneill-retired-in-2001/853455)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-paul-oneill-of-sports-since-oneill-retired-in-2001/853455 "2020-05-11T16:17:26Z")
Who’s been the Paul O’Neill of sports since O’Neill retired in 2001? O’Neill was a MLB player from 1985 to 2001, notable for his 5 championships with the Reds and Yankees in the 1990s and his blue-collar, warrior mentali… --- ## [can you set an alert for when a video game drops in price](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-set-an-alert-for-when-a-video-game-drops-in-price/853419)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-set-an-alert-for-when-a-video-game-drops-in-price/853419 "2020-05-10T20:37:18Z")
preferably for steam but also for other online gaming platforms. Can you enter the name of game(s) you want then get an email alert when they go on sale? --- ## [Great boxing matches placed on hold due to C19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-boxing-matches-placed-on-hold-due-to-c19/853527)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-boxing-matches-placed-on-hold-due-to-c19/853527 "2020-05-10T09:39:31Z")
Off the top of my head, Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua though not a guarantee otherwise. What other great prize fights have either been postponed or may now may never happen due to this pestilence? Sent from my iPhone usi… --- ## [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-obra-dinn/825761)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-obra-dinn/825761 "2020-05-10T00:12:48Z")
This game is a fun graphical logic puzzle, so I assume many readers of this site like it. You play an insurance investigator sent by the East India Company to figure out the fates of the crew and passengers on board a gh… --- ## [Which MLB team is the next 1990s Atlanta Braves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mlb-team-is-the-next-1990s-atlanta-braves/853048)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mlb-team-is-the-next-1990s-atlanta-braves/853048 "2020-05-09T18:53:57Z")
Consistent World Series appearances, division championships, etc? --- ## [Missing Baseball? Want To Be A General Manager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-baseball-want-to-be-a-general-manager/853152)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-baseball-want-to-be-a-general-manager/853152 "2020-05-09T18:45:27Z")
The Straight Dope Message Board Out of the Park baseball league has a couple of openings for new team owners. What is Out of the Park Baseball? Out of the Park Baseball is a baseball simulation game where you act in th… --- ## [A couple of questions about the drafting of players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-the-drafting-of-players/853334)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-the-drafting-of-players/853334 "2020-05-09T01:45:35Z")
If the upcoming NBA, NFL, etc. seasons are canceled, are they just going to run another Draft (in 2021) without having had a season in between? You would have two consecutive drafts, one in 2020 and one in 2021, with … --- ## [So, what IS the worst game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-worst-game/849946)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-worst-game/849946 "2020-05-08T15:25:02Z")
Just overheard from my daughter (playing various online games with her friends) “I would rather die than play Monopoly. It’s the WORST game.” Fair? I think so… --- ## [The Sports Gene...Help me understand & why can't I have it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sports-gene-help-me-understand-why-cant-i-have-it/852860)
**Author:** [@Sdowiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sdowiat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sports-gene-help-me-understand-why-cant-i-have-it/852860 "2020-05-08T12:23:29Z")
I’m a 50’sh year old well adjusted guy living in the Southeast. The love of SEC Football is HUGE here. I’m a reasonably social guy with friends and all… But I’d like more. So much of it all seems to be centered aro… --- ## [Is poker gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-poker-gambling/687645)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-poker-gambling/687645 "2014-05-07T03:02:28Z")
I’m trying to convince people that it’s not, but I wanted to see what arguments are out there. Preferably, examples should be about hold 'em. My main argument is about odds. If you will make your hand 1 out of 3 times (… --- ## [Hiannick Kamba found alive...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiannick-kamba-found-alive/853320)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiannick-kamba-found-alive/853320 "2020-05-07T17:26:21Z")
…four years after being declared dead. Okay, the government didn’t declare him dead (from what I gather from the story, it was just his wife and the insurance company that did that). But he’d been presumed dead after a … --- ## [AI Training Phone Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-training-phone-games/853285)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-training-phone-games/853285 "2020-05-06T23:32:51Z")
Hi! Borderlands 3 recently rolled out a new mini-game inside the game itself that is an AI training game. I could play that thing for hours, but it’s a pain having to sit at my gaming desktop, getting the game up and r… --- ## [Dangerous 70's toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerous-70s-toys/853050)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerous-70s-toys/853050 "2020-05-06T22:58:18Z")
So I’ve already thought of: Tracer (disc) guns Spark guns Cap guns Lawn darts Dart darts Frigging bow and arrow sets for kids. What was the gun that shoots out a plastic projectile with a suction cup on the end? W… --- ## [Borderlands 3 Science Arcade game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-3-science-arcade-game/851450)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-3-science-arcade-game/851450 "2020-05-06T18:11:01Z")
Borderlands 3 has added this arcade game in the corner of Dr. Tannis’s lab: It presents you with simple block puzzles that you solve, and you’re supposedly helping map the human microbiome. It is inconceivable to me … --- ## [Borderlands 3(?) teaser, Mask of Mayhem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-3-teaser-mask-of-mayhem/831633)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-3-teaser-mask-of-mayhem/831633 "2020-05-06T16:55:52Z")
Woohoo, :slight\_smile: Been waiting for this one for a looooong time. I won’t even mention how many hours I have into BL2, Because most people would say I’m a liar, and the rest would think me very weird … --- ## [Chess training game between glee and NAF1138 - comments etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-naf1138-comments-etc/847289)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-naf1138-comments-etc/847289 "2020-05-05T07:46:21Z")
As titled, this is a training game. Please use this thread for all comments, analysis and questions (including spectators.) NAF1138 has asked for a tactical game! My next post will give the actual game thread. N.B. T… --- ## [International sports in which one nation holds a crushing advantage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-sports-in-which-one-nation-holds-a-crushing-advantage/852932)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-sports-in-which-one-nation-holds-a-crushing-advantage/852932 "2020-05-04T13:50:18Z")
The only ones that come to mind are: \[ul\] \[li\]Men’s and women’s basketball (USA)\[/li\]\[li\]Women’s soccer (USA)\[/li\]\[li\]Table tennis (China)\[/li\]\[/ul\] Nations like Brazil wouldn’t quite count for men’s soccer, because e… --- ## [Nfl draft 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2020/852142)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2020/852142 "2020-05-04T10:58:33Z")
Well, with the virus doing it’s thing, I’ve found I have a lot more time on my hands. While I should be using it to develop an interesting hobby (woodworking, anyone?), instead I’ve been reading about this years’ NFL Dra… --- ## [Candy Crush Saga: Have you Hit the Jackpot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-crush-saga-have-you-hit-the-jackpot/731692)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-crush-saga-have-you-hit-the-jackpot/731692 "2020-05-03T11:13:34Z")
Ive played for about 3 months and have never hit the Jackpot on the spinning wheel. There are only 8 slots so I should hit it roughly 12% of the time. Im starting to think its rigged. :dubious: --- ## [Bethesda's Fallout 76 \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bethesdas-fallout-76-edited-title/815125 "2020-05-03T02:44:12Z")
So they have something to announce today about Fallout. If it isn’t Fallout 5, I don’t think they should be teasing it this much. A tease like this should NOT end with “Happy 10th birthday, Fallout 3, we re-mastered you… --- ## [Scrabble app no longer available, replaced with a steaming pile of crap called Scrabble Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-app-no-longer-available-replaced-with-a-steaming-pile-of-crap-called-scrabble-go/852222)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-app-no-longer-available-replaced-with-a-steaming-pile-of-crap-called-scrabble-go/852222 "2020-04-30T08:16:44Z")
So it seems the electronic version of Scrabble has been replaced with something called Scrabble Go. The new game appeals to those who are enthralled with the likes of Candy Crush and bears little resemblance to the previ… --- ## [Four Pics One Word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-pics-one-word/852546)
**Author:** [@jasonlee3071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonlee3071)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-pics-one-word/852546 "2020-04-25T08:18:01Z")
I’ve played quite a few of these on my iphone and android when I had one. Also available on windows. One of the best puzzle games I’ ve ever played. You look at four different pics and try to guess the word they are h… --- ## [Recommend me some PC games, I'm currently playing FTL and Into the Breach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-pc-games-im-currently-playing-ftl-and-into-the-breach/852581)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-pc-games-im-currently-playing-ftl-and-into-the-breach/852581 "2020-04-27T15:32:37Z")
Co-incidentally from the same studio, but they have a neat formula I find I need more of. \[ul\] \[li\]Basic premise bolstered by a feeling you’re creating your own adventure or plot\[/li\]\[li\]Game play that is easy enough t… --- ## [Online Dungeons & Dragons Quickstart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dungeons-dragons-quickstart/850517)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dungeons-dragons-quickstart/850517 "2020-04-30T16:16:59Z")
Not Dungoens & Dragons Online but a PnP D&D 5e game that I can play with friends and family online. Is there a real easy dummy proof site that will do the trick? On a related note, I have seen these “educational” D&D … --- ## [Ball markers while putting in the PGA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ball-markers-while-putting-in-the-pga/838559)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ball-markers-while-putting-in-the-pga/838559 "2020-05-01T08:21:58Z")
Do members get their own personalized silver markers as a perk? Or do they just use a lucky quarter from the year they were born like everyone else? Dennis --- ## [The 'Dark Souls'-approach to gaming bothers me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-souls-approach-to-gaming-bothers-me/851039)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-souls-approach-to-gaming-bothers-me/851039 "2020-04-30T22:00:15Z")
Now, just to get that out of the way: I’m not much of a gamer; in fact, I’m probably pretty crap at most of the games I play. But I’d heard good things about the Dark Souls franchise, notably from Zero Punctuation’s Yah… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=89)