What Gamer Type are You?
1. You are playing a somewhat complex game for the first time with more experienced players. How will you approach the game?
Make an educated guess on the best tactic to compete with the experienced players.
Find a way of acquiring resources while trying to upset the least amount of people.
Just wing it.
Try to figure out a basic strategy and see if it works.
Use the political power of conversation to offset in my gaps of understanding.
Base your tactics off what feels most right within the game's theme.
2. Your game was supposed to last two hours. It's currently going on hour number four with no sign of stopping. What do you do?
You're not sure how you've lasted this long, but you keep going. Now's the time to get really creative.
If the game is developing in a fun way, you want to see where it ends up next.
What? Oh. Um...you stopped paying full attention about 3.5 hours ago.
You burnt through all your strategies awhile ago. Now it's time for an all-out assault with the few pieces you have left.
Continue to acquire resources and build your troops. With enough forces, you could launch a final attack to end it all.
You don't complain. Supposedly, your elaborate turns and complex moves are the reason you're running so late to begin with.
3. Another player backstabs you at the beginning of a game. How do you react?
It was well-played. You mostly ignore the strike and move on.
'Target Acquired'.
Tease them mercilessly for the rest of the night.
You don't know without more detail, as it would depend on many factors.
Plan cold, hard revenge.
Fortify your defenses, and build your strength until someone else weakens the other player. Then, strike with minimal losses.
4. What is your opinion on the amount of chance in a game?
I thrive on it. Luck is the great equalizer.
A necessary evil, but I prefer to avoid having all of my effort come down to a simple dice roll.
Minimally. Skill should trump luck whenever possible.
Lots of luck means I can focus more on the players than the rules.
A little luck helps to enhance the overall experience.
I'm fine with it as long as it doesn't determine everything I can do.
5. If you could pick one of these game shows to be on, which would it be?
Jeopardy
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire
Family Feud
Wheel of Fortune
The Price is Right
Deal or No Deal
6. Your friend is explaining the rules to a new board game, and it's taking forever. What are you doing while he talks?
Playing close attention and thinking about how mechanics interact.
Interrupting him every two minutes to ask questions.
Texting your other friend under the table.
Building towers out of your pieces.
Determing who to go after first.
Glancing through all the text / imagery on the board.
7. The zombie apocalypse is upon us! What's your preferred method of survival?
Luck.
You've been waiting for this day. Time to head out and start wracking up the kill count.
Stock up on the essentials and try to cope with the situation.
Gather your friends together and hope you all make it. Somehow.
You've watched movies on this. Grab your cricket bat and head for the nearest pub.
Defend your base and command targeted missions out into the affected area.
8. You're nearing the end of a lengthy game, and you will win on your final move. However, in order to win you'll have to betray a long-term ally. What are you thinking?
Nah. It's only a game.
I'll do it only if I absolutely have to, and only if I'm safe from retribution.
It really depends on the circumstances.
I didn't originally think I had a shot, but since I'm here...
In a heartbeat. It was an alliance of convenience anyway.
I'd prefer not to, but I've invested too much to stop now.
9. You and your colleagues / classmates have been assigned a paper that's due in a week. How do you approach the task?
Find a collaborator to talk about your plans.
Collect yourself and your materials, analyze the information you have, and start mapping a mental outline.
Dig into the pile of references you already have picked out.
You give yourself a day for research, a day for organizing, and a day to write it.
Once you're comfortable with your resources, you find yourself a nice quiet corner and hammer it all out.
Grab a blank page and just start writing.
10. It's a boring day at work. What are you doing to keep yourself from falling asleep?
Planning ahead. There might be something you can do now to save you some time when you're busy again.
Daydreaming.
Re-organizing office supplies.
Chatting with your friends.
Catching up on a bunch of little tasks that slipped through the cracks.
Clicking your pen. Repeatedly.
11. Your friend brings over a brand new game for this week's game night and the box really impresses you. What do you like most about it?
It has a nice clear objective posted.
The cleverly written description on the back.
It appears to be a fairly short, fast-paced game.
All the different races, classes, and buildings laid out on the front.
Nothing. The box doesn't matter as long as the game is good.
For 5-20 players! We can all play at once!
12. You're planning for a big evening party at your house. Where is your focus for it during the hours beforehand?
Shopping to make sure you'll have enough food and drink for the guests.
Making a great playlist.
Prep..ar..a..tion? None needed. These things just work themselves out.
Whatever extra steps are necessary to make sure it's memorable.
Sending out last minute invitations and directions.
Cleaning up the place and hiding the breakables.
13. It's 1869 and you're arriving in a bustling frontier town from back east. What sort of job do you seek out?
I didn't come for a job. My intent is to find a nice piece of land and build a new home for myself.
Banking is ideal for me in this new location.
A job on the railroad to keep from being in any one place too long.
Whichever one pays me the most.
Taverns are always fun, regardless of the era.
As a jack of all trades, I'll go for whatever occupation the town is in the most need for.
14. Well, you didn't play that very well. You've made a rather significant miscalculation, and now you don't stand a chance of victory. How do you cope?
Curse yourself, and spend the rest of the game annoying the remaining players.
Mental note - 'that did not work'. You won't do that again, but now is a good time to try out some other strategy.
You wish you could remember what you did so that you won't make the same mistake twice, but alas. Moving on..
Try to rebuild your wealth. You may not finish with the gold, but you still won't give up the chance at silver.
You might not be able to win, but you'll last until the end. Shore up your defenses and sit out the siege.
Laugh it off.
15. You are sent to jail in Monopoly. How do you react?
"I can spare one of my Get out Jail Free Cards."
"It was doubles that got me here; it'll be doubles that get me out."
"I'll pay the $50 and move on."
"Jail? The whole game is annoying me."
"Hey guys, come meet me at Just Visiting!"
"Whatever. I'll just roll."