# \[GAME\] a **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 23, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267 "2014-08-23T02:58:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 57
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1123 "2014-10-18T01:38:36Z")
**J** avelin? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1124 "2014-10-18T01:43:05Z")
**K** entucky long rifle ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1125 "2014-10-18T04:05:01Z")
**L** uger ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1126 "2014-10-18T14:30:44Z")
**M** 1 Abrams ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1127 "2014-10-18T17:11:44Z")
**N** ine millimeter glock ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1128 "2014-10-18T18:34:14Z")
Onager > **[Onager (weapon)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager_(siege_weapon))** > > The onager (British /ˈɒnədʒə/, /ˈɒnəɡə/, U.S. /ˈɑnədʒər/) was a Roman torsion powered siege engine. It is commonly depicted as a catapult with a bowl, bucket, or sling at the end of its throwing arm. The onager was first mentioned in 353 AD by Ammianus Marcellinus, who described onagers as the same as a scorpion. The onager is often confused with the later mangonel, a "traction trebuchet" that replaced torsion powered siege engines in the 6th century AD. > According to two authors of the later Rom... ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1129 "2014-10-19T01:57:59Z")
**P** istol ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1130 "2014-10-20T16:56:26Z")
**Q** uigley’s buffalo rifle. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1131 "2014-10-20T16:59:12Z")
**R** AM - **r** olling airframe missile ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1132 "2014-10-20T17:02:07Z")
**S** herman tank ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1133 "2014-10-20T17:30:29Z")
**T** aser ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1134 "2014-10-21T00:25:31Z")
**U** ltra-Phase Lunar Death Ray (now with converging digital satellite readouts for improved accuracy. Sorry 'bout that, Poughkeepsie.) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1135 "2014-10-21T01:35:55Z")
\*\*V-\*\*2 Rocket ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1136 "2014-10-21T03:15:54Z")
**W** inchester rifle ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1137 "2014-10-21T12:43:13Z")
XM177E2 Rifle ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1138 "2014-10-21T13:23:15Z")
YF-22 > **[Lockheed YF-22](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YF-22)** > > The Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics YF-22 is an American single-seat, twin-engine fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The design was a finalist in the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter competition, and two prototypes were built for the demonstration/validation phase of the competition. The YF-22 won the contest against the Northrop YF-23, and entered production as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The YF-22 has a similar aerodynamic layout ... ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1139 "2014-10-22T03:07:15Z")
**Z** ip gun ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1140 "2014-10-22T03:13:29Z")
**A** zaleas, the flower of the South. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1141 "2014-10-22T03:18:17Z")
**B** luebonnet - the state flower of Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1142 "2014-10-22T03:30:17Z")
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