# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=94 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 95 --- ## [NHL 103 - January 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-january-2020/845706)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-january-2020/845706 "2020-02-01T04:46:58Z")
Have at it. Welcome to 2020! --- ## [Is Mario Kart for Wii worth it if I own Mario Kart 8 for Wii U?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mario-kart-for-wii-worth-it-if-i-own-mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/847245)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mario-kart-for-wii-worth-it-if-i-own-mario-kart-8-for-wii-u/847245 "2020-01-31T21:03:31Z")
Yep, I’m on a Wii U, not a Switch. Anyway, my kids(and let’s be honest, I) got Mario Kart 8 for Christmas. It has been a huge hit, like we have had a huge blast playing it. I was wondering if Mario Kart Wii would be wo… --- ## [So I want to get better at Chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-get-better-at-chess/841795)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-get-better-at-chess/841795 "2020-01-31T03:45:50Z")
I’m either an advanced beginner or at an introductory intermediate level. I just finished Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess without too much trouble and am enjoying the chess puzzles on Chess.com and can usually handle the 600… --- ## [Spellcaster University: one part Sims Medieval, one part Hogwarts, one part deck builder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spellcaster-university-one-part-sims-medieval-one-part-hogwarts-one-part-deck-builder/847074)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spellcaster-university-one-part-sims-medieval-one-part-hogwarts-one-part-deck-builder/847074 "2020-01-30T20:46:06Z")
With a bit of Oxygen Not Included tossed in as well. Still in Early Access but definitely playable, I’ve only had it for a little over a day and already have three hours in. A great evil has destroyed all of the wizardi… --- ## [Likelihood San Diego, Oakland or St. Louis will ever get NFL teams again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-san-diego-oakland-or-st-louis-will-ever-get-nfl-teams-again/846945)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-san-diego-oakland-or-st-louis-will-ever-get-nfl-teams-again/846945 "2020-01-30T06:03:22Z")
For the first time since the 1940s cities have lost their NFL teams with the possibility of never getting another one or having a second team in their metropolitan market. SAN DIEGO PROS: HUGE city of over a million pe… --- ## [2020 gaming computer build specs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-gaming-computer-build-specs/847066)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-gaming-computer-build-specs/847066 "2020-01-29T22:02:29Z")
Epic/Psyonix recently announced that in March they would no longer be supporting MacOS or Linux for Rocket League. :frowning: This means that in order for me to continue to play, I need to acquire either a console or a… --- ## [Why do my games take so long to UNload ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-games-take-so-long-to-unload/846125)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-games-take-so-long-to-unload/846125 "2020-01-29T16:04:38Z")
Kind of a tech support question, but I’ve noticed it over the past year or so : every time I play a tech heavy game (like Total War Warhammer, Red Dead 2, the last Tomb Raider…) and quit it, my computer takes ages to bec… --- ## [Objects in Space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-space/830874)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-space/830874 "2020-01-29T02:27:02Z")
Objects in Space emerged from Early Access last week. I’ve seen it described as being captain of a spacefaring submarine and it’s getting good reviews. Anybody playing? Seems worth picking up for $16 (20% off until Frid… --- ## [Corporate box seats are awesome...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-box-seats-are-awesome/846291)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-box-seats-are-awesome/846291 "2020-01-28T21:38:47Z")
and I probably can never watch another sporting event with regular tickets again. Last Sunday a buddy of mine invited me to a Penguins game in his company’s corporate suite. Own private entrance, easy parking, great fo… --- ## [thinking of playing again but I have a few questiions abut EQ and EQ2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-playing-again-but-i-have-a-few-questiions-abut-eq-and-eq2/846889)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-playing-again-but-i-have-a-few-questiions-abut-eq-and-eq2/846889 "2020-01-28T13:49:49Z")
Ok, I played EQ from for about the first 3 years and was getting ready to buy shadows of lucillin when my pc went down due to someone else stupidity and had to sell my house because of the same … and i wasn’t able ever … --- ## [Alliance of American Football: What went wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliance-of-american-football-what-went-wrong/847027)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliance-of-american-football-what-went-wrong/847027 "2020-01-27T17:40:45Z")
It’s been almost a year since the AAF launched, and I have to wonder: What went wrong? Why didn’t it even last a season? --- ## [At home Arcade cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-arcade-cabinet/846919)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-arcade-cabinet/846919 "2020-01-27T15:40:05Z")
I am looking at this: And this: https://shop.xgaming.com/collections/arcade-machines-arcade-cabinets/products/arcade2tv-showcase-with-250-arcade-classics Are there better options out there? --- ## [Are there any apps like the old Words With Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-like-the-old-words-with-friends/847002)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-like-the-old-words-with-friends/847002 "2020-01-27T14:08:48Z")
I know, get off my lawn!, but I miss the days of the old Words With Friends without all the stupid challenges, free swaps, and hints. And holy fuck, I’m sick of all the collect this, collect that nonsense that I can’t op… --- ## [Can anything give the NBA postseason and trophy more prominence amongst the average American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-give-the-nba-postseason-and-trophy-more-prominence-amongst-the-average-american/846953)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-give-the-nba-postseason-and-trophy-more-prominence-amongst-the-average-american/846953 "2020-01-25T21:49:09Z")
Here’s what I mean: The NFL has the SUPER BOWL. Everyone knows what it is, even if they don’t care. It’s evocative. It’s iconic. MLB has the WORLD SERIES. Same thing. The NHL has the STANLEY CUP. Same thing. The NBA … --- ## [Wizards Unite, a Harry Potter augmented reality game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizards-unite-a-harry-potter-augmented-reality-game/835929)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizards-unite-a-harry-potter-augmented-reality-game/835929 "2020-01-25T17:37:10Z")
So this just released recently, anyone else given it a try? I’ve enjoyed it so far, it’s similar to Pokemon Go, in that you can scan for things to do in your actual location. We were entertained by the amusing scenario… --- ## [New Orleans Saints FO asks court to hide emails related to Catholic sex abuse scandal from public.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-saints-fo-asks-court-to-hide-emails-related-to-catholic-sex-abuse-scandal-from-public/846907)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-saints-fo-asks-court-to-hide-emails-related-to-catholic-sex-abuse-scandal-from-public/846907 "2020-01-24T20:59:22Z")
From what I gather, senior officials in the New Orleans Saints front office used team email addresses to advise their local Catholic dioscese on containing PR fallout of the widespread accusations of sexual abuse cover… --- ## [Antonio Brown is a douchebag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434 "2020-01-24T20:34:19Z")
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/nfl/news/antonio-brown-has-gone-radio-silent-on-the-raiders-report-says/uxqcu8b8djfl11btztst6vimv? Brown will only play football if he can keep using his outdated helmet. --- ## [Which is worse: NHL all star game or the Pro Bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-nhl-all-star-game-or-the-pro-bowl/846903)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-nhl-all-star-game-or-the-pro-bowl/846903 "2020-01-24T20:14:57Z")
Poll coming. Assuming you’re at a least a casual fan of both sports, which of these awful events do you like the least? As awful as the Pro Bowl is, I’m going with the NHL all star game. It’s nothing like real hockey an… --- ## [What should a team or individual do when it is ruining the game by being too good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-team-or-individual-do-when-it-is-ruining-the-game-by-being-too-good/846858)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-team-or-individual-do-when-it-is-ruining-the-game-by-being-too-good/846858 "2020-01-24T16:34:02Z")
I’m having a hard time coming up with examples at the moment, although I know them to have exist or have existed (and even if not, one can treat it as a pure hypothetical): Sometimes, in some leagues - especially, if in… --- ## [Pathfinder gurus - please help me write up an NPC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-gurus-please-help-me-write-up-an-npc/846754)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-gurus-please-help-me-write-up-an-npc/846754 "2020-01-24T14:14:56Z")
Normally, I take an NPC from the Bestiary section and make modifications, but there wasn’t anything really close to what I had in mind. In a nutshell: the paladin in the campaign I’m running led an assault on a Vendren … --- ## [The official 2019 SDMB NCAAF thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2019-sdmb-ncaaf-thread/839576)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2019-sdmb-ncaaf-thread/839576 "2020-01-23T21:00:26Z")
I’ll get it started: Quack! Quack! = Croak! Croak! --- ## [Yet Another Board Game Recommendation: Res Arcana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-board-game-recommendation-res-arcana/846864)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-board-game-recommendation-res-arcana/846864 "2020-01-23T20:24:37Z")
I know I have posted a few of these in the last few months but I went all in into the hobby last year and I like to share :slight\_smile: Res Arcana is what they call an engine building game. You start the game with a s… --- ## [NFL - PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-conference-championship-game-of-thrones/846410)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-conference-championship-game-of-thrones/846410 "2020-01-23T16:38:16Z")
Fascinating games this past weekend. While I’m a huge fan of having a good defense and a strong running game, I did not think that the Titans had a real shot at beating the Ravens, but they did. How cool is that? And the… --- ## [Are we really going to have a Qatar World Cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-really-going-to-have-a-qatar-world-cup/846081)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-really-going-to-have-a-qatar-world-cup/846081 "2020-01-22T19:12:41Z")
I always thought the World Cup would end up being pulled from Qatar. It obviously hasn’t yet. But with extra tension in the Middle East, is it really going to stay there? It’s getting kinda close to needing to make a dec… --- ## [College Basketball, Foul Trouble, and Sitting a Player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-foul-trouble-and-sitting-a-player/846658)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-foul-trouble-and-sitting-a-player/846658 "2020-01-21T13:35:55Z")
I’ve seen it many times and don’t understand it. I am not a basketball coach, so there must be some reason for it. You have a good player. Sometimes even a star player. He picks up two fouls in the first five minutes… --- ## [Is "Home Team/Home Advantage' a phrase used in US sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-home-team-home-advantage-a-phrase-used-in-us-sports/846696)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-home-team-home-advantage-a-phrase-used-in-us-sports/846696 "2020-01-21T03:25:21Z")
I work for an ad agency, and my boss has, what I think, is a mediocre idea for an iconic US brand we’re working on, based around sporting analogies. (It’s hard to explain, and I won’t mention the brand). Anyway, it reli… --- ## [Comparing gaming laptops...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-gaming-laptops/845945)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-gaming-laptops/845945 "2020-01-20T14:49:43Z")
We’re trying to choose between gaming laptops. The specs we want are 17.3 inches screen i7-9750 processor . The problem is that when we find the specs we want, it has a much less graphics card, usually GTX 1660 Ti. On th… --- ## [Can anyone give a brief explanation of how to play English billiards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-give-a-brief-explanation-of-how-to-play-english-billiards/846500)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-give-a-brief-explanation-of-how-to-play-english-billiards/846500 "2020-01-17T20:40:31Z")
When I was a teenager I got hold of a book that listed the 100 greatest sports heroes of all time. I remember reading about Willie Hoppe who was apparently the greatest Billieards player of all time. But as I read about… --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: RBs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-rbs/845618)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-rbs/845618 "2020-01-17T00:54:26Z")
{in no particular order}: Jim Brown Walter Payton Earl “Dutch” Clark Barry Sanders Emmitt Smith Eric Dickerson O.J. Simpson Gale Sayers Steve van Buren Lenny Moore Marion Motley Earl Campbell Thoughts? Comme… --- ## [Pokemon Sword/Shield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-sword-shield/843494)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-sword-shield/843494 "2020-01-16T23:51:31Z")
A new Pokemon game for Switch is out today! Anyone else planning on playing? I am downloading it now, and hope to be up and running in the next few hours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=95)