# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=95 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 96 --- ## [Australian Open Smoke Concerns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-open-smoke-concerns/846522)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-open-smoke-concerns/846522 "2020-01-16T23:27:19Z")
From ESPN tennis news: Not huge news … YET. If this is still going on by the time we reach the quarter finals, though, it will be. --- ## [Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Hex Editing Codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-hex-editing-codes/846477 "2020-01-16T20:32:26Z")
So I am getting back into Baldur’s Gate but i want to customize the game. I have the game on my phone and i can’t figure out how to use EEKeeper. But I do know how to use a hex editor. The main thing i want to do is c… --- ## [Hockey Fans! Help me out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-fans-help-me-out/846413)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-fans-help-me-out/846413 "2020-01-15T23:22:21Z")
Last night I went to an NHL hockey game for the first time in a long, loooong time, and I noticed quite a few changes from what I remember back then. So, I have several questions. Has the game become cleaner? There wer… --- ## [NFL - PLAYOFFS - DIVISIONAL ROUND the World in 80 Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round-the-world-in-80-days/846173)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round-the-world-in-80-days/846173 "2020-01-15T20:48:17Z")
Well, the wildcard games, for the most part, lived up to the hype. 2 overtime games. Every game within 8 points. Exciting stuff last weekend. Let’s hope it continues this week. I felt really bad for the Bills. It feels … --- ## [I just knew the Tigers would win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-knew-the-tigers-would-win/846392)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-knew-the-tigers-would-win/846392 "2020-01-14T22:17:15Z")
I had a feeling that no matter what, the Tigers were going to win the NCAA football championship game, and I was right! --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: DBs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-dbs/845624)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-dbs/845624 "2020-01-14T21:59:54Z")
{in no particular order}: Deion Sanders Ed Reed Ronnie Lott Larry Wilson Emlen Tunnell Dick “Night Train” Lane Rod Woodson Mel Blount Willie Brown Ken Houston Darrell Green Jack Christiansen Mike Haynes Tho… --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: QBs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-qbs/845625)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-qbs/845625 "2020-01-14T21:38:07Z")
{in no particular order}: Tom Brady Otto Graham Dan Marino Peyton Manning John Elway Joe Montana Brett Favre John Unitas “Slingin”’ Sammy Baugh Roger Staubach Thoughts? Comments? --- ## [Crappiness at the Aussie Open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappiness-at-the-aussie-open/846423)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappiness-at-the-aussie-open/846423 "2020-01-14T20:26:53Z")
A number of players in the quali’s are having a hard go of it because of all the bushfire smoke. --- ## [Chess player flipping board in tantrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-player-flipping-board-in-tantrum/844714)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-player-flipping-board-in-tantrum/844714 "2020-01-14T02:19:15Z")
Trivial to the point where I’m not sure it’s even worth a thread, but: Has any professional chess player actually done this fiction-trope - gotten so enraged in a chess match with an opponent that he flipped/tossed th… --- ## [NFL coaching carousel 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2019/845522)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2019/845522 "2020-01-13T21:42:31Z")
Well, it’s getting time for the annual NFL coaching carousel and Black Monday. Not a coaching move, but a couple of the Redskins blogs are reporting that Bruce Allen is out in football operations. That’s really good new… --- ## [Why complex plays and time-outs in timed sports when the clock's almost done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-complex-plays-and-time-outs-in-timed-sports-when-the-clocks-almost-done/846238)
**Author:** [@ntcrawler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ntcrawler)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-complex-plays-and-time-outs-in-timed-sports-when-the-clocks-almost-done/846238 "2020-01-13T20:21:17Z")
You’ve all probably seen it: Basketball, or Football. Less then a minute on a clock. 30 seconds even. The losing team is behind by at least 3 touchdowns, or 6-7 baskets. Yet the coaches keep calling time-outs, rotating p… --- ## [MicroSoft Flight Simulator: Why did it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-flight-simulator-why-did-it-end/780271)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-flight-simulator-why-did-it-end/780271 "2020-01-13T17:33:36Z")
I always thought it was a great flight sim, especially when joysticks were more prevalent (I had the Mach 3). But after MFSX, the series just died off in 2006 (officially in 2009). Why? It doesn’t seem like anything r… --- ## [Latest forfeit in pro sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-forfeit-in-pro-sports/846288)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-forfeit-in-pro-sports/846288 "2020-01-13T01:25:34Z")
It was in the AHL which is the top level of minor league hockey. Assistant coach had a seizure so they declared a forfeit. I guess it’s not a big deal since it’s minor league. --- ## [N.F.L. playoffs - weekly picks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943 "2020-01-11T02:29:59Z")
I’ll start: Buffalo and New England are my picks to win today; “Nawlins” and Seattle are my picks to win tomorrow. Confidence: highest for “Nawlins” over Minnesota, lowest for Seattle over Philadelphia. --- ## [Best Damn Football Players of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-football-players-of-all-time/845648)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-football-players-of-all-time/845648 "2020-01-10T18:37:45Z")
No particular order: Jim Brown Lawrence Taylor Ronnie Lott Walter Payton Jerry Rice Randy Moss Bart Starr Jack Lambert Deion Sanders Reggie White Dick Butkus Kellen Winslow Sr Tom Brady Joe Montana Steve Y… --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: OLs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-ols/845617)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-ols/845617 "2020-01-10T00:19:28Z")
{in no particular order}: Jim Parker John Hannah Walter Jones Jonathan Ogden Rosey Brown Cal Hubbard Danny Fortmann Bruce Matthews Anthony Muñoz Larry Allen Randall McDaniel Gene Upshaw Art Shell Forrest Gr… --- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1353\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390 "2021-02-11T16:22:19Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! And let me tell you, it’s great to be back as Death Mistress. I want to give a huge, I tell you, huge shout out to phungi for handling this sucker for 2017 and 2018. So, I’m… --- ## [Playing retro games on HDTV.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-retro-games-on-hdtv/846122)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-retro-games-on-hdtv/846122 "2020-01-08T15:21:59Z")
I’ve heard that older games don’t play well on an HDTV. You have to deal with stuff like input lag. Is that true? --- ## [The return of Microsoft Flight Simulator!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-microsoft-flight-simulator/846047)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-microsoft-flight-simulator/846047 "2020-01-08T06:56:12Z")
One of many videos out there A bit surprised nobody has mentioned this here. So far, what I’ve seen has utterly blown me away. From what I understand, the entire world has been modeled, and even if you don’t have a su… --- ## ["Tank for Tua" OR The 0-16 NFL Season Thread (2019 ed.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tank-for-tua-or-the-0-16-nfl-season-thread-2019-ed/840066)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tank-for-tua-or-the-0-16-nfl-season-thread-2019-ed/840066 "2020-01-07T01:43:24Z")
Come one, come all, welcome to the thread where we celebrate the losingest losers in the NFL. Which team can match the epic ineptitude of the 1976 Buccaneers and 2008 Lions? Who will fire the coach and GM to, ultimately,… --- ## [NFL playoffs - Who are you rooting for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-who-are-you-rooting-for/845665)
**Author:** [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-who-are-you-rooting-for/845665 "2020-01-07T00:02:44Z")
I’m especially interested in fans of teams not in the playoffs. I’m a Giants fan. I think I’m pulling for KC. I like watching Mahomes play and I’d like to see Andy Reid win. The fact that it’s been 50 years since they l… --- ## [Two NFL Football Q's from a Novice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-nfl-football-qs-from-a-novice/844839)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-nfl-football-qs-from-a-novice/844839 "2020-01-06T02:49:44Z")
So, there were a few plays in last night’s Ravens game that I did not understand. Maybe someone can explain since I have no one to ask. a) I believe in the 3rd Q, the Jets punted. As the ball followed its downward traje… --- ## [Is football just really hard to officiate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-football-just-really-hard-to-officiate/845584)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-football-just-really-hard-to-officiate/845584 "2020-01-06T02:46:55Z")
So I’m doing a bit of this and and a bit of that, and I randomly tune in to the Titans/Texans game just before halftime. Not a minute passes before I see a replay of a Titan land a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit on the Te… --- ## [RDR2 for PC???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdr2-for-pc/840413)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdr2-for-pc/840413 "2020-01-04T18:11:41Z")
Logging into Steam it had a large install for Rockstar. I take that a a clue, with no validation in any way what so ever that they may be preparing red dead 2. Gta V for PC was out of the blue, way back in the day. i ha… --- ## [Betting against your favorite sports team as a financial insurance policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-against-your-favorite-sports-team-as-a-financial-insurance-policy/845901)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-against-your-favorite-sports-team-as-a-financial-insurance-policy/845901 "2020-01-04T00:50:25Z")
This was something I used to be in the habit of doing, and then I was surprised to see that it is apparently a fairly common practice: Placing a monetary bet against your favorite sports team winning is essentially a fi… --- ## [David Stern has Died at 77](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-stern-has-died-at-77/845747)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-stern-has-died-at-77/845747 "2020-01-02T06:28:57Z")
--- ## [NFL All-Time 100: Head coaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-head-coaches/845627)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-head-coaches/845627 "2020-01-01T18:51:48Z")
{in no particular order}: Paul Brown Vince Lombardi George “Papa Bear” Halas Tom Landry Bill Belichick Joe Gibbs Chuck Noll Earl “Curly” Lambeau Don Shula Bill Walsh Thoughts? Comments? --- ## [NFL Week 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/845555)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/845555 "2020-01-01T18:37:19Z")
Usually Hamlet has been handling these threads but the games just started so I’ll put it up. GB @ DET MIA @ NE LAC @ KC NO @ CAR NYJ @ BUF CHI @ MIN CLE @ CIN ATL @ TB IND @ JAX ARI @ LAR TEN @ HOU WAS @ DAL … --- ## [NHL 103 - December 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696 "2020-01-01T04:50:24Z")
Let’s start a new thread for December. --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: WRs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-wrs/845623)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-wrs/845623 "2020-01-01T00:06:58Z")
{in no particular order}: Jerry Rice Randy Moss Lance Alworth Paul Warfield Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch Don Hutson Raymond Berry Larry Fitzgerald Steve Largent Marvin Harrison Thoughts? Comments? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=96)