What Gamer Type are You?

1. It's a boring day at work. What are you doing to keep yourself from falling asleep?

• 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.
• Catching up on a bunch of little tasks that slipped through the cracks.
• Clicking your pen. Repeatedly.
• Re-organizing office supplies.

2. You're teaching your young niece a new game. Which lesson do you hope to impart the most?

• Cooperation
• Creativity
• Healthy Competition
• Critical Thinking
• Fun
• Self-Reliance

3. You and your colleagues / classmates have been assigned a paper that's due in a week. How do you approach the task?

• 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.
• Find a collaborator to talk about your plans.
• Grab a blank page and just start writing.
• Once you're comfortable with your resources, you find yourself a nice quiet corner and hammer it all out.
• Collect yourself and your materials, analyze the information you have, and start mapping a mental outline.

4. Your dungeon-crawling adventuring party has come upon a treasure chest. What do you hope to find inside?

• A detailed map for the rest of the dungeon
• A disgruntled gnome
• Tomes containing lost history of the region
• High quality gear
• A quest-related item
• Gold

5. 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.
• I didn't originally think I had a shot, but since I'm here...
• In a heartbeat. It was an alliance of convenience anyway.
• Nah. It's only a game.
• It really depends on the circumstances.
• I'll do it only if I absolutely have to, and only if I'm safe from retribution.

6. Your friend is explaining the rules to a new board game, and it's taking forever. What are you doing while he talks?

• Determing who to go after first.
• 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.

7. You are sent to jail in Monopoly. How do you react?

• "Jail? The whole game is annoying me."
• "I can spare one of my Get out Jail Free Cards."
• "Hey guys, come meet me at Just Visiting!"
• "It was doubles that got me here; it'll be doubles that get me out."
• "I'll pay the $50 and move on."
• "Whatever. I'll just roll."

8. 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.
• Base your tactics off what feels most right within the game's theme.
• Make an educated guess on the best tactic to compete with the experienced players.
• Just wing it.
• Find a way of acquiring resources while trying to upset the least amount of people.
• Try to figure out a basic strategy and see if it works.

9. Which of the following game types seems the most appealing to you?

• One with clear goals
• One with a variety of tactics
• One with a good degree of chance
• One with high player interactions
• One with a rich story background
• One with multiple paths to victory

10. Of those listed, what was your favorite childhood game?

• Hide and Seek
• Duck, Duck Goose
• Tag
• Simon Says
• Red Rover
• Red Light, Green Light

11. What is your LEAST important factor when choosing a game to play?

• Complexity
• Time
• Rules / Mechanics
• Competitiveness
• Theme / Flavor
• Fellow Participants

12. If you could pick one of these game shows to be on, which would it be?

• The Price is Right
• Family Feud
• Who Wants to Be A Millionaire
• Deal or No Deal
• Jeopardy
• Wheel of Fortune

13. You're planning for a big evening party at your house. Where is your focus for it during the hours beforehand?

• Cleaning up the place and hiding the breakables.
• 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.
• Shopping to make sure you'll have enough food and drink for the guests.
• Making a great playlist.

14. Another player backstabs you at the beginning of a game. How do you react?

• Tease them mercilessly for the rest of the night.
• 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'.
• Plan cold, hard revenge.
• Fortify your defenses, and build your strength until someone else weakens the other player. Then, strike with minimal losses.

15. The zombie apocalypse is upon us! What's your preferred method of survival?

• Defend your base and command targeted missions out into the affected area.
• You've watched movies on this. Grab your cricket bat and head for the nearest pub.
• Luck.
• Gather your friends together and hope you all make it. Somehow.
• 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.