What Gamer Type are You?
1. 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 don't complain. Supposedly, your elaborate turns and complex moves are the reason you're running so late to begin with.
If the game is developing in a fun way, you want to see where it ends up next.
You burnt through all your strategies awhile ago. Now it's time for an all-out assault with the few pieces you have left.
What? Oh. Um...you stopped paying full attention about 3.5 hours ago.
You're not sure how you've lasted this long, but you keep going. Now's the time to get really creative.
Continue to acquire resources and build your troops. With enough forces, you could launch a final attack to end it all.
2. It's a boring day at work. What are you doing to keep yourself from falling asleep?
Catching up on a bunch of little tasks that slipped through the cracks.
Clicking your pen. Repeatedly.
Re-organizing office supplies.
Chatting with your friends.
Daydreaming.
Planning ahead. There might be something you can do now to save you some time when you're busy again.
3. What is your LEAST important factor when choosing a game to play?
Theme / Flavor
Time
Fellow Participants
Rules / Mechanics
Complexity
Competitiveness
4. You're planning for a big evening party at your house. Where is your focus for it during the hours beforehand?
Sending out last minute invitations and directions.
Whatever extra steps are necessary to make sure it's memorable.
Making a great playlist.
Cleaning up the place and hiding the breakables.
Shopping to make sure you'll have enough food and drink for the guests.
Prep..ar..a..tion? None needed. These things just work themselves out.
5. What is your opinion on the amount of chance in a game?
I'm fine with it as long as it doesn't determine everything I can do.
Lots of luck means I can focus more on the players than the rules.
I thrive on it. Luck is the great equalizer.
A little luck helps to enhance the overall experience.
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.
6. Another player backstabs you at the beginning of a game. How do you react?
Fortify your defenses, and build your strength until someone else weakens the other player. Then, strike with minimal losses.
Plan cold, hard revenge.
It was well-played. You mostly ignore the strike and move on.
You don't know without more detail, as it would depend on many factors.
'Target Acquired'.
Tease them mercilessly for the rest of the night.
7. You're teaching your young niece a new game. Which lesson do you hope to impart the most?
Critical Thinking
Fun
Cooperation
Healthy Competition
Self-Reliance
Creativity
8. 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?
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 might not be able to win, but you'll last until the end. Shore up your defenses and sit out the siege.
Try to rebuild your wealth. You may not finish with the gold, but you still won't give up the chance at silver.
Laugh it off.
You wish you could remember what you did so that you won't make the same mistake twice, but alas. Moving on..
Curse yourself, and spend the rest of the game annoying the remaining players.
9. Your friend is explaining the rules to a new board game, and it's taking forever. What are you doing while he talks?
Texting your other friend under the table.
Playing close attention and thinking about how mechanics interact.
Interrupting him every two minutes to ask questions.
Glancing through all the text / imagery on the board.
Building towers out of your pieces.
Determing who to go after first.
10. 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?
I'd prefer not to, but I've invested too much to stop now.
In a heartbeat. It was an alliance of convenience anyway.
It really depends on the circumstances.
I'll do it only if I absolutely have to, and only if I'm safe from retribution.
Nah. It's only a game.
I didn't originally think I had a shot, but since I'm here...
11. If you could pick one of these game shows to be on, which would it be?
Wheel of Fortune
The Price is Right
Deal or No Deal
Family Feud
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire
Jeopardy
12. Of those listed, what was your favorite childhood game?
Simon Says
Red Light, Green Light
Red Rover
Duck, Duck Goose
Tag
Hide and Seek
13. It's 1869 and you're arriving in a bustling frontier town from back east. What sort of job do you seek out?
As a jack of all trades, I'll go for whatever occupation the town is in the most need for.
I didn't come for a job. My intent is to find a nice piece of land and build a new home for myself.
Whichever one pays me the most.
Banking is ideal for me in this new location.
A job on the railroad to keep from being in any one place too long.
Taverns are always fun, regardless of the era.
14. You are playing a somewhat complex game for the first time with more experienced players. How will you approach the game?
Use the political power of conversation to offset in my gaps of understanding.
Try to figure out a basic strategy and see if it works.
Make an educated guess on the best tactic to compete with the experienced players.
Base your tactics off what feels most right within the game's theme.
Find a way of acquiring resources while trying to upset the least amount of people.
Just wing it.
15. You are sent to jail in Monopoly. How do you react?
"Hey guys, come meet me at Just Visiting!"
"Whatever. I'll just roll."
"I'll pay the $50 and move on."
"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."
"Jail? The whole game is annoying me."