# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=90 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 91 --- ## [Yankees general partner Hank Steinbrenner dead at age 63](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-general-partner-hank-steinbrenner-dead-at-age-63/851897)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-general-partner-hank-steinbrenner-dead-at-age-63/851897 "2020-04-16T04:49:42Z")
The bombastic son of the late George Steinbrenner passed away yesterday. Hank took over the team with his brother, Hal, in late 2007 as the elder Steinbrenner’s health declined. --- ## [Chiefs Super Bowl victory saved many lives from coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefs-super-bowl-victory-saved-many-lives-from-coronavirus/851806)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefs-super-bowl-victory-saved-many-lives-from-coronavirus/851806 "2020-04-16T04:18:38Z")
Interesting Yahoo article: The coronavirus was already afoot in San Francisco during the Super Bowl (Chiefs defeated the Niners 31-20) and, had the Niners won, there would have been a massive parade in San Francisco that… --- ## [Speak to me of Final Fantasy VII remake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-final-fantasy-vii-remake/851855)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-final-fantasy-vii-remake/851855 "2020-04-16T03:29:46Z")
Has anyone played it? Is it worth it? Back when it came out I played the original FFVII. I couldn’t finish it. I remember getting to a point where I was fighting Sephiroth and he was throwing planets at me and I wasn’t … --- ## [Sir Stirling Moss - RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-stirling-moss-rip/851635)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-stirling-moss-rip/851635 "2020-04-15T22:39:52Z")
90 is not a bad innings at all but sad to hear that the greatest driver never to win the F1 championship has gone to that great park ferme in the sky to face the ultimate scrutineer. (insert your own motorsport reference… --- ## [sony giving away the remastered uncharted series amd journey free due to covid 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-giving-away-the-remastered-uncharted-series-amd-journey-free-due-to-covid-19/851828)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-giving-away-the-remastered-uncharted-series-amd-journey-free-due-to-covid-19/851828 "2020-04-15T06:29:54Z")
here’s the story and how to get it …tho i dont know if id try to get it day one … I liked the first uncharted (and infamous)but we never developed much of a taste for the ps3 or 4 so never played the sequels but enjoy… --- ## [What do you consider a "major sport"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-major-sport/849262)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-major-sport/849262 "2020-04-14T21:48:44Z")
That’s pretty much it. Poll in a second. --- ## [Which game is hardest to cheat at (NOT fix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-game-is-hardest-to-cheat-at-not-fix/846603)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-game-is-hardest-to-cheat-at-not-fix/846603 "2020-04-14T12:32:05Z")
In light of the baseball sign stealing scandal (backing my previous thread that baseball might be the most unsportsmanlike game of all) which game is the hardest to cheat at? I nominate soccer. There’s no special equipm… --- ## [Do you think the Old Yankee Stadium should have remained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-old-yankee-stadium-should-have-remained/849852)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-old-yankee-stadium-should-have-remained/849852 "2020-04-13T22:24:07Z")
Let’s get our minds off the Coronavirus health pandemic for a while. The Old Yankee Stadium was closed in 2008 for the new corporate Yankee Stadium. Do you believe the original House That Ruth Built should have remaine… --- ## [NHL and NBA are probably toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-and-nba-are-probably-toast/851016)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-and-nba-are-probably-toast/851016 "2020-04-12T16:34:49Z")
I can’t imagine the NHL or the NBA continuing at all this season. Could they begin earlier next season and do some sort of mini-playoff? What about baseball? I think some sort of season can be salvaged: 60ish games fro… --- ## [Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) - goofy strategy computer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-accurate-battle-simulator-tabs-goofy-strategy-computer-game/851575)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-accurate-battle-simulator-tabs-goofy-strategy-computer-game/851575 "2020-04-12T07:54:17Z")
Has anyone played this? I’m having a lot of fun. Very simple, cartoony/goofy ragdoll physics strategy game. You set up different kind of soldiers on a battlefield, and each have varying powers and abilities – from a cl… --- ## [Is the escapism of sports code for "I don't want to think of issues affecting America"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-escapism-of-sports-code-for-i-dont-want-to-think-of-issues-affecting-america/851571)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-escapism-of-sports-code-for-i-dont-want-to-think-of-issues-affecting-america/851571 "2020-04-11T21:06:00Z")
Most people worldwide, not only Americans like sports as an escape from their daily problems, personal problems. Some feel that the coronavirus health and social world pandemic makes us want to escape to sports to devia… --- ## [History of HORSE basketball game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-horse-basketball-game/851518)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-horse-basketball-game/851518 "2020-04-11T04:45:07Z")
I have no idea where this question goes – should it be here, IMHO, or the games forum? I decided here because it’s sort of a history question, but of course the Mods should move if appropriate. With the coronavirus eff… --- ## [Has Dana White lost his fucking mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-dana-white-lost-his-fucking-mind/851316)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-dana-white-lost-his-fucking-mind/851316 "2020-04-10T23:30:36Z")
Dana White: Secured U.S. location, private island for UFC fights Does he think he’s a supervillian? What the fuck is wrong with this guy? So he’s gonna flout the law first by holding an event in the US where no doubt… --- ## [Play ball!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-ball/851152)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-ball/851152 "2020-04-10T22:01:02Z")
They did this during the Spanish Flu. --- ## [Subnautica - what is it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica-what-is-it-like/851154)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica-what-is-it-like/851154 "2020-04-10T20:51:41Z")
I ordered a new gaming laptop that I think can run this game(I mean, most likely, anyway). I LOVE Breath of the Wild and I have played all the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games(except, oddly, Fallout 4). Is Subnautica li… --- ## [Most sports fans won't go to games without a vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sports-fans-wont-go-to-games-without-a-vaccine/851466)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sports-fans-wont-go-to-games-without-a-vaccine/851466 "2020-04-10T15:12:43Z")
I guess the diehards will still go . I’m in a high risk group due to age and medical history so I probably won’t go myself. --- ## [MMORPGs in the time of COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmorpgs-in-the-time-of-covid-19/850262)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmorpgs-in-the-time-of-covid-19/850262 "2020-04-08T00:21:38Z")
I’ve got some time to kill and am interested in maybe diving into a new game. I played WOW for quite a few years (from Wrath of the Lich King to but not through Legion). I was a regular but casual player. I enjoyed wor… --- ## [When a game has a lot of bugs and glitches how much is really the fault of the devs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-game-has-a-lot-of-bugs-and-glitches-how-much-is-really-the-fault-of-the-devs/851222)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-game-has-a-lot-of-bugs-and-glitches-how-much-is-really-the-fault-of-the-devs/851222 "2020-04-07T20:31:34Z")
Many people love to blame the developers for every problem a game has, but are they really at fault? My feeling is that the vast majority of devs are doing the best they can with resources they have, and are trying to m… --- ## [How would Cobb and Ruth et al have done against Clemens and Maddux t al?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-cobb-and-ruth-et-al-have-done-against-clemens-and-maddux-t-al/851189)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-cobb-and-ruth-et-al-have-done-against-clemens-and-maddux-t-al/851189 "2020-04-07T17:24:01Z")
So I was thinking about that great 1989 Athletics rotation. And that got me down the rabbit hole about just how good modern pitchers are. The top ones can honestly hit a nail on the head from 60 feet away. They’re tha… --- ## [Diamond System on Non-Traditional Shape Billiard/Pool Tables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-system-on-non-traditional-shape-billiard-pool-tables/851173)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-system-on-non-traditional-shape-billiard-pool-tables/851173 "2020-04-06T06:11:17Z")
Now that I, along with everyone else on the planet, is pretty much cooped up, I’ve been spending some of my “down time” playing billiards on a my cellphone. The game seems to be realistic enough that the \[url=\]diamond sy… --- ## [Resident Evil 3 Remake. Anybody playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-evil-3-remake-anybody-playing/851007)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-evil-3-remake-anybody-playing/851007 "2020-04-06T00:05:18Z")
I spent about 3 hours with it last night and got up to the first Nemesis boss fight. Playing on the hardest immediately available difficulty because I’ve read the title is much too easy otherwise. I loved the RE2 remake… --- ## [Half-Life: Alyx - anyone play it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-life-alyx-anyone-play-it/850210)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-life-alyx-anyone-play-it/850210 "2020-03-25T13:43:14Z")
Certainly the closest we have received to a Half-Life 3, this game is actually a full game(10+ hours, I think?). The catch is this. The game is only available in VR, something I can not see myself getting any time soon.… --- ## [Doom Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-eternal/849948)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-eternal/849948 "2020-04-04T15:12:06Z")
Anyone playing it? How does it compare to Doom 2016? --- ## [Games that can be played by phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-can-be-played-by-phone/850514)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-can-be-played-by-phone/850514 "2020-04-04T00:21:31Z")
In this age of social isolation I’d like to engage some friends in games we could play together while physically separated, preferably while in voice contact. Not looking for online games\*. I want to be talking to one pe… --- ## [The SDMB Celebrity Death Pool has lost its entertainment value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool-has-lost-its-entertainment-value/850892)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool-has-lost-its-entertainment-value/850892 "2020-04-03T20:11:46Z")
For me, at least. I’m wondering if I am alone in this. I still open the thread on occasion, but now it just saddens me. Up until COVID I was a fairly enthusiastic player. I considered posting this in the Death Pool thr… --- ## [Should I resurrect Battlefield 2 or move on to something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-resurrect-battlefield-2-or-move-on-to-something-else/849116)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-resurrect-battlefield-2-or-move-on-to-something-else/849116 "2020-04-01T19:01:33Z")
I loved the shit out of BF2. I could play Karkand, Sharqi or Jalalabad all damn day long. So I neglected it when my gaming rig died in 2014 or so. Apparently Steam ditched a lot of accounts, I ditched my CD media, I… --- ## [Cricket Tour Matches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-tour-matches/818059)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-tour-matches/818059 "2020-04-03T11:43:31Z")
I noticed that when a national cricket team goes on a tour of another nation, the visiting team plays a few tour matches with some of the local clubs or junior teams, outside of the slate of T20’s, ODI’S and test matches… --- ## [Which is bigger for England: 1966 Football World Cup or 2019 Cricket World Cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-bigger-for-england-1966-football-world-cup-or-2019-cricket-world-cup/837115)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-bigger-for-england-1966-football-world-cup-or-2019-cricket-world-cup/837115 "2020-04-03T11:43:04Z")
Asking this knowing I’m guessing 1/2 the posters here were probably born after 1966. I’m going to guess the 2019 win was more dramatic, but 1966 meant more since football is a bigger sport worldwide and England all but … --- ## [Poker Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-dice/850761)
**Author:** [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-dice/850761 "2020-04-02T17:50:26Z")
I found in a drawer today a set of 5 poker dice. I haven’t thought about, or used them for many years. I put them in a cup, shook & dropped them on to the table & got 5 queens “Five of a kind” at first throw. I have lo… --- ## [So do Nats get an extra year as reigning Champs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-nats-get-an-extra-year-as-reigning-champs/850749)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-nats-get-an-extra-year-as-reigning-champs/850749 "2020-04-02T15:05:25Z")
I know it’s petty but will Nats be the reigning Champs for 2 years with a cancelled season? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=91)