# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=9 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 10 --- ## [Diablo 4, cross-platform, now in beta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-4-cross-platform-now-in-beta/981620)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 603\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-4-cross-platform-now-in-beta/981620 "2025-12-30T17:49:05Z")
The open beta is running now through the weekend, free for anyone to try. Who has preordered the game, who has played it in beta, what do you think so far? I’ve preordered the regular version of the game (the perks for… --- ## [NFL Week 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/1025981)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/1025981 "2025-12-30T14:49:01Z")
In what may have been the game of the year on Thursday, the Seahawks overcame a 16-point deficit in the 4th quarter to defeat the Rams 38-37 in overtime. Seattle now has the inside track for the #1 seed in the NFC. On … --- ## [Mike Tyson to fight YouTuber Jake Paul this July. Yeah, you read that correctly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-to-fight-youtuber-jake-paul-this-july-yeah-you-read-that-correctly/998580)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-to-fight-youtuber-jake-paul-this-july-yeah-you-read-that-correctly/998580 "2025-12-28T21:33:55Z")
Tyson will turn 58 years old in June. --- ## [Tennis 2025 General Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2025-general-thread/1012891)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2025-general-thread/1012891 "2025-12-28T20:10:21Z")
Starting our usual annual tennis thread. The Australian Open is on the first round. --- ## [What does this gesture by a soccer player mean? (both pinkies extended vertically, under eyes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-gesture-by-a-soccer-player-mean-both-pinkies-extended-vertically-under-eyes/1026097)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-gesture-by-a-soccer-player-mean-both-pinkies-extended-vertically-under-eyes/1026097 "2025-12-27T17:39:11Z")
This Sheffield United player scored against Wrexham and then made this gesture. Based on context, it appears as if he’s mocking Wrexham’s players and/or fans by acting is if they’re crying – as in, “haha, waah! waah! I s… --- ## [NFL Week 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/1025752)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/1025752 "2025-12-26T16:23:10Z")
It was a wild weekend in the NFL, which began when Tampa Bay blew a 14-point 4th-quarter lead at home in a last second loss to the Falcons. But Carolina couldn’t take advantage, losing to the Saints on the road. The Bill… --- ## [2025 Best Video Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-best-video-game/1026035)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-best-video-game/1026035 "2025-12-26T13:10:05Z")
I don’t play many video games these days, so am unfamiliar with this list of ones Grauniad readers preferred. Are these great games? Tell me about them, as well as any games you thought were better. --- ## [Anyone else having problems with the ESPN app right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-the-espn-app-right-now/1025972)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-the-espn-app-right-now/1025972 "2025-12-23T06:00:56Z")
I’m an ESPN Unlimited subscriber but the ESPN app shows nothing but a black screen on all tabs on my Android phone right now. Anyone else having problems? --- ## [Breath of the Wild 2 - 2022 \[Now titled "Tears of the Kingdom"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340 "2025-12-18T20:07:20Z")
It’s the most anticipated game of all time for me. I have Breath of the Wild as not only the greatest game of all time, but a rather large gap between it and whatever the next contenders would be. I can not wait. I do n… --- ## [GCHQ Christmas Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gchq-christmas-challenge/976507)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gchq-christmas-challenge/976507 "2025-12-18T18:12:56Z")
Every year GCHQ, the UK’s intelligence and security organisation, sets some challenges within a Christmas card. These are supposed to be for kids (for goodness sake), but they present a pleasingly solvable challenge for … --- ## [NFL Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/1025554)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/1025554 "2025-12-18T17:18:45Z")
The Steelers notched a huge win in Baltimore to move back into first in the AFC North, thanks to a ruling that a touchdown wasn’t actually a touchdown. The Saints upset the Bucs which allowed the Panthers to tie Tampa Ba… --- ## [Minecraft Spears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-spears/1025758)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-spears/1025758 "2025-12-18T15:46:03Z")
Okay, so I’ve been playing some minecraft and they just added a new weapon called a spear. Every website I’ve visited for stats gives me something different. is anyone willing to note down the damage for every spear vari… --- ## [Would you go to today's Bears game if someone gave you tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-todays-bears-game-if-someone-gave-you-tickets/1025685)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-todays-bears-game-if-someone-gave-you-tickets/1025685 "2025-12-16T16:40:09Z")
Chicago Bears are playing today, with high temps forecast a balmy 13F, and wind chills down to -20F. Anyone who has attended a game at Soldier Field - along Chicago’s lakefront, knows that it can be a chilly environme… --- ## [Formula 1 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2025/1013581)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2025/1013581 "2025-12-16T08:22:21Z")
May as well start the new thread. Hamilton has already crashed a Ferrari. Who does he think he is, Lance Stroll? Edited to add at least it was a 2023 car. --- ## [The Witness (puzzle game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-puzzle-game/1005336)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-puzzle-game/1005336 "2025-12-16T00:28:51Z")
This game was mentioned here before, but specifically in comparison to another game (Puzzle game difficulty: "Baba is You" vs "The witness"). I just got it on sale, and I’d like to talk about The Witness specifically. A… --- ## [Duolingo chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duolingo-chess/1024835)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duolingo-chess/1024835 "2025-12-15T15:04:33Z")
Hi, everyone. I’ve been learning chess with Duolingo for about a month now. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the pros and cons about it. Let me start by saying that I’ve never had any formal training or teaching in c… --- ## [Playing the Game "Sorry" With Dice and A Bell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-the-game-sorry-with-dice-and-a-bell/502384)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-the-game-sorry-with-dice-and-a-bell/502384 "2025-12-14T05:19:17Z")
I was watching a rerun of Carol Burnett and it was a “Eunice” sketch, and Ed, Eunice and Mama were playing the game “Sorry.” Now whenever I played it we had cards. But our favourite trio were playing “Sorry” with a pai… --- ## [Lewdle, like Wordle, but dirty! NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lewdle-like-wordle-but-dirty-nsfw/1025396)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lewdle-like-wordle-but-dirty-nsfw/1025396 "2025-12-13T15:47:19Z")
Lewdle :eggplant::sweat\_droplets: 1416 3/6 :black\_large\_square::black\_large\_square::black\_large\_square::yellow\_square::black\_large\_square: :green\_square::black\_large\_square::yellow\_square::black\_large\_square:… --- ## [Control is one of the best games I've ever played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-is-one-of-the-best-games-ive-ever-played/937616)
**Author:** [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-is-one-of-the-best-games-ive-ever-played/937616 "2025-12-12T21:55:31Z")
I just finished the main story and I just had to gush about this game. The plot is like a really great X-Files or Fringe season, involving shady government bureaucracy and the paranormal. The graphics are incredible. I p… --- ## [How do you guys make a Minecraft texture pack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-guys-make-a-minecraft-texture-pack/1025638)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-guys-make-a-minecraft-texture-pack/1025638 "2025-12-12T17:11:56Z")
okay, so i’ve been trying something for a while now, making a Minecraft texture pack. I don’t really know what i’m doing, and i’ve been using itsme64’s texture pack editor. I use MCPE, and I would like some tips for mak… --- ## [Blue Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-prince/1025577)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-prince/1025577 "2025-12-10T04:33:03Z")
Anyone playing this? It’s a fairly new game that’s gotten a lot of good reviews, and I highly recommend it. It’s apparently a “puzzle roguelite”, a term I just learned. The basic idea is that you are a young boy explori… --- ## [Name a competitive activity humans engage in but never cheat at](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-competitive-activity-humans-engage-in-but-never-cheat-at/837295)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-competitive-activity-humans-engage-in-but-never-cheat-at/837295 "2025-12-10T02:18:25Z")
This came up in the thread about cheating in chess. Someone said they were amazed that this appears so widespread then Xema said Any ideas Dope? --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/1025327)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/1025327 "2025-12-09T14:43:17Z")
This would have been a great week to bet against the favorites. No fewer than seven underdogs posted victories, and two more covered the spread in close losses. All three favorites (Lions, Chiefs, Ravens) lost on Thanksg… --- ## [Mythical board game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythical-board-game/1025505)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythical-board-game/1025505 "2025-12-09T02:26:06Z")
If I were to create a “Mythbusters Board Game” (and nobody in their right mind would ever do this!), how would it work? Help me create the game that really should not be created and remember-“Do not do this at home!” … --- ## [D & D got woke and that's good because you should have all been playing that way (or not if you didn't prefer))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-got-woke-and-thats-good-because-you-should-have-all-been-playing-that-way-or-not-if-you-didnt-prefer/933114)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 1206\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-got-woke-and-thats-good-because-you-should-have-all-been-playing-that-way-or-not-if-you-didnt-prefer/933114 "2025-12-08T23:46:03Z")
Did we have a thread about this? My summary: Woke roleplaying is basically good, old rulebook style had a lot of shit, feel free to roleplay however YOU like. D & D with evil ugly monsters is shit for story telling and… --- ## [Which athlete is on the most last championship rosters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-athlete-is-on-the-most-last-championship-rosters/1025358)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-athlete-is-on-the-most-last-championship-rosters/1025358 "2025-12-07T23:14:44Z")
The question is inspired by Deion Sanders, who played for the Niners when they won their last Super Bowl (I’ve been a Niners fan ever since) and was traded to the Cowboys the next season where he won another ring. If you… --- ## [Betweenle, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betweenle-anyone/1025450)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betweenle-anyone/1025450 "2025-12-06T16:02:31Z")
I’m wondering if anyone has tried this game. It’s similar to Wordle in that you need to solve for an unknown five letter word, but instead of being given letters that you guessed correctly, you are guided as to whether t… --- ## [Clue online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clue-online/1025444)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clue-online/1025444 "2025-12-06T08:05:19Z")
I recently got a vintage 1990s Clue game. (My wife says not to call things from the ‘90s ‘vintage’.) Clue is a game for a minimum of three players, I don’t think my wife is interested in playing it, and I haven’t playe… --- ## [ESPN's 30 for 30 - Hillsborough Disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espns-30-for-30-hillsborough-disaster/686222)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espns-30-for-30-hillsborough-disaster/686222 "2025-12-03T00:30:11Z")
Holy crap, is this a good one. It’s the story of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final where 96 people were crushed to death. It’s absolutely horrifying to watch, but you can’t take your eyes off the screen. --- ## [NFL Week 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123 "2025-12-02T16:47:15Z")
The Texans opened the week with a dominant defensive performance in a victory over the Bills, and the Pats solidified their divisional lead with their 9th straight victory. The Bears continued their hot streak with a nar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=10)