# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=89 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 90 --- ## [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… --- ## [The Hearthstone Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hearthstone-thread/687172)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 2698\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hearthstone-thread/687172 "2020-04-30T07:09:45Z")
So, I’ve just gotten into this, and did a search on the forum (there is only one forum on the internet), and what do I find? NOTHING. So I’m remedying that. :wink: I’m sure there are other Hearthstone players out there… --- ## [Identify Chess Piece Design from Star Trek: The Original Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-chess-piece-design-from-star-trek-the-original-series/852699)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-chess-piece-design-from-star-trek-the-original-series/852699 "2020-04-28T17:35:41Z")
Prop personnel on the original STAR TREK usually used two different Peter Ganine-designed chess pieces for use in episodes featuring three dimensional chess. Before that style, for the second pilot, they used these unid… --- ## [How are gamblers/the gambling industry doing at the moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gamblers-the-gambling-industry-doing-at-the-moment/852006)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gamblers-the-gambling-industry-doing-at-the-moment/852006 "2020-04-27T15:39:22Z")
What with there being very little in the way of sport happening, how are gamblers - and by extension, is the gambling industry - doing at the moment? I presume that actual gambling addicts are still able to find things … --- ## [Minor league baseball may lose 40 teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-league-baseball-may-lose-40-teams/852380)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-league-baseball-may-lose-40-teams/852380 "2020-04-27T14:55:31Z")
Minor league baseball probably cutting 40 teams. In this plan each MLB team would only have 4 minor league teams. The teams that are cut could still play as independent teams. They would keep AAA , AA, and high and low … --- ## [would this homemade raipid fire system actually work on a playstation controller ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-homemade-raipid-fire-system-actually-work-on-a-playstation-controller/852579)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-homemade-raipid-fire-system-actually-work-on-a-playstation-controller/852579 "2020-04-26T20:51:47Z")
ok on revisiting ratchet and clank one for the ps2 i came across this set in a GameFAQs FAQ for the ps2 : I’m sure people here could do this in a less ponderous way … --- ## [Cities with more than one sports team (in the same sport): What drives the fandom of each?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-more-than-one-sports-team-in-the-same-sport-what-drives-the-fandom-of-each/852563)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-more-than-one-sports-team-in-the-same-sport-what-drives-the-fandom-of-each/852563 "2020-04-26T16:21:14Z")
Cities like Los Angeles which has two NBA teams: Clippers and Lakers, or how New York City has the Jets/Giants in football, the Nets/Knicks in basketball, and the Mets/Yankees in baseball: Since they’re all situated squ… --- ## [R.I.P. Steve Dalkowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-steve-dalkowski/852533)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-steve-dalkowski/852533 "2020-04-25T23:35:14Z")
Steve Dalkowski, who may have had the fastest fastball in baseball history, has died at the age of 80. The character of Nuke Laloosh in the movie Bull Durham is supposed to have been based on him. You can read about him h… --- ## [2021 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot/852199)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot/852199 "2020-04-25T19:31:21Z")
Things are boring and sad right now, so let’s do this early. I drew these names from Baseball Reference’s “Possible ballot” thing, so a few of these names might not make the ballot. Who cares? Vote for who you think s… --- ## [Any Grim Dawn (PC Game, Diablo clone) fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-grim-dawn-pc-game-diablo-clone-fans/851734)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-grim-dawn-pc-game-diablo-clone-fans/851734 "2020-04-25T08:26:17Z")
I picked up Grim Dawn on sale on Steam over the weekend. It’s been on my wishlist for a while and I couldn’t pass it up for $5. I had been playing Borderlands 3, but quit playing it solo once my wife started playing wit… --- ## [Baseball: Is it considered wrong to NOT join your teammates in clearing the benches in a brawl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-it-considered-wrong-to-not-join-your-teammates-in-clearing-the-benches-in-a-brawl/852167)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-it-considered-wrong-to-not-join-your-teammates-in-clearing-the-benches-in-a-brawl/852167 "2020-04-24T23:42:25Z")
We’ve all seen it: Someone gets hit by a pitch, or some other scuffle happens, two players go at it, and before you know it, both team’s benches are rushing out onto the field (either to defuse the conflict, or pour some… --- ## [NFL kickers and a question on the nature of difficulty in sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-kickers-and-a-question-on-the-nature-of-difficulty-in-sports/852479)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-kickers-and-a-question-on-the-nature-of-difficulty-in-sports/852479 "2020-04-24T14:03:31Z")
I was reading an article on EPSN about the time Sebastian Janakowski was drafted in the first round about 20 years ago, and how rare it is for a kicker to be drafted in the first round. I started thinking about why exac… --- ## [Won a round of Fortnite without firing a shot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/won-a-round-of-fortnite-without-firing-a-shot/852336)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/won-a-round-of-fortnite-without-firing-a-shot/852336 "2020-04-23T16:38:30Z")
My friends aren’t into games so have to brag here. I won a solo match of Fortnite without firing a single shot. I think the way I play may be pretty unconventional. I stay on the bus until kicked off then open the umbrel… --- ## [Help, confused with Android Smartphone Google Play Store game account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-confused-with-android-smartphone-google-play-store-game-account/852399)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-confused-with-android-smartphone-google-play-store-game-account/852399 "2020-04-23T02:29:21Z")
I’m using Bluestacks on my PC to play a phone game called Grand Battle Royale. I use an account ID like my email: 123@gmail (example) Then when I start the game, it seems to save my account online in something called… --- ## [What Computer Game Did I Play A a Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-game-did-i-play-a-a-child/852244)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-game-did-i-play-a-a-child/852244 "2020-04-22T22:37:53Z")
Lo these many years ago I played a PC game at a friend’s house. It must have been c. 1999. I only remember playing it that one day, and am not currently in contact with said friend so I can’t ask him what it was. I reme… --- ## [What makes a long tenured head coach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-long-tenured-head-coach/852316)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-long-tenured-head-coach/852316 "2020-04-22T21:00:30Z")
Belichick. Parcells. Shula. Popovich. Sather. Jackson. Torre. Coach K. Wooden. Pat Summit. What makes a long tenured coach? --- ## [So what's sports radio doing right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-sports-radio-doing-right-now/852327)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-sports-radio-doing-right-now/852327 "2020-04-22T20:01:18Z")
I know ESPN and other places are just playing old games or original programming to fill time, but what’s sports radio doing at the moment? --- ## [Why are Fortnite updates so slow and space hungry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-fortnite-updates-so-slow-and-space-hungry/852318)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-fortnite-updates-so-slow-and-space-hungry/852318 "2020-04-22T16:13:45Z")
Not to mention frequent. Tonight’s was bad, but not as bad as a couple of weeks ago. Tonight’s only took about two hours. But a couple of weeks ago I had an hour to kill. When I started the game launcher it said it was… --- ## [Missed field goals: Why not treat them like incomplete passes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-field-goals-why-not-treat-them-like-incomplete-passes/851949)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-field-goals-why-not-treat-them-like-incomplete-passes/851949 "2020-04-22T14:42:26Z")
Something that has bugged me about football, although I’m sure my opinion is in the minority: In football, it doesn’t matter if you kick the field goal on 1st down or 4th down, if you miss, the other team automatically … --- ## [German soccer league starting back in May with no fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-soccer-league-starting-back-in-may-with-no-fans/852218)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-soccer-league-starting-back-in-may-with-no-fans/852218 "2020-04-21T13:01:09Z")
I guess some league was going to be first --- ## [Counter-Strike: Global Offensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-strike-global-offensive/632913)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-strike-global-offensive/632913 "2012-08-28T10:49:43Z")
Anyone play CS here? I used to play, then stopped for maybe 7 years, now I’m playing CS:GO. So far it’s pretty good. I like: \[ul\] \[li\]Between auto matching servers and bots, I’ve always been able to find a low ping ser… --- ## [The most horrible loss of the Yankees-Torre era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrible-loss-of-the-yankees-torre-era/852154)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrible-loss-of-the-yankees-torre-era/852154 "2020-04-20T14:14:24Z")
The New York Yankees under Joe Torre from 1996 to 2007 won 4 World Series championships (1996, 1998-2000), 6 American League championships (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003), 10 American League East titles (1996, 1998-… --- ## [Stuck in Your House Board Game Recommendation: Unmatched.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-your-house-board-game-recommendation-unmatched/852120)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-your-house-board-game-recommendation-unmatched/852120 "2020-04-19T12:49:20Z")
I have had this game a while but finally played it and it was a blast. Unmatched is a miniature/card battle game where characters, people and things from all over history or pop culture can fight. The game I played was R… --- ## [Former MLB pitcher Roy Halladay dies in plane crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-mlb-pitcher-roy-halladay-dies-in-plane-crash/801001)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-mlb-pitcher-roy-halladay-dies-in-plane-crash/801001 "2020-04-18T16:26:50Z")
Halladay died today when his light plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore from Pasco County, Florida. https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/11/07/roy-halladay-dead-plane-crash-florida-gulf He won 2 Cy Young awards (one wi… --- ## [Will horse racing survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-horse-racing-survive/851896)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-horse-racing-survive/851896 "2020-04-18T05:51:04Z")
Horse racing has been in decline for a very long time. It has long been surrounded by controversy and scandals, leading to people boycotting the sport. Most tracks near me have slowly been scaling back their race calen… --- ## [Pick a sport you think can operate soon and your plan for keeping the athletes safe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-sport-you-think-can-operate-soon-and-your-plan-for-keeping-the-athletes-safe/851900)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-sport-you-think-can-operate-soon-and-your-plan-for-keeping-the-athletes-safe/851900 "2020-04-17T21:53:16Z")
All fan-less of course, and with appropriate testing in place: I’ve heard golf courses are still open with restrictions in some states. I think you can still have PGA golf under the following safety guidelines: No t… --- ## [Real racers take to sim racing in the time of COVID-19 - what other sports could?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-racers-take-to-sim-racing-in-the-time-of-covid-19-what-other-sports-could/849630)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-racers-take-to-sim-racing-in-the-time-of-covid-19-what-other-sports-could/849630 "2020-04-17T19:08:56Z")
With the cancellation of pretty much all racing in the next few months, this weekend several professional racers in the physical world took to public virtual racing. Most of them didn’t dominate, which is kind of to be e… --- ## [Recommend a PS4 online game for 6-10 year olds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-ps4-online-game-for-6-10-year-olds/851853)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-ps4-online-game-for-6-10-year-olds/851853 "2020-04-17T03:55:05Z")
My two kids have limited experience with video gaming. Mostly Minecraft and the Lego titles on our Xbox 360. But Covid struck and so we’ve been letting them play on my PS4 because they have friends and cousins that can… --- ## [Joe Judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-judge/851948)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-judge/851948 "2020-04-16T21:14:20Z")
Do you think that the new New York Giants head coach Joe Judge will be good or not? --- ## [Can someone explain this chess position to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-chess-position-to-me/851905)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-chess-position-to-me/851905 "2020-04-16T08:20:57Z")
At 4 minutes 41 seconds in this game, Alireza Firouzja moves his knight to G6. Why does Magnus Carlsen not just take Alireza’s rook at F6? I must be missing something obvious, which is par for the course with me and che… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=88) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=90)