What Gamer Type are You?

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

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

2. 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.
• You've watched movies on this. Grab your cricket bat and head for the nearest pub.
• Gather your friends together and hope you all make it. Somehow.
• Defend your base and command targeted missions out into the affected area.

3. 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?

• Nothing. The box doesn't matter as long as the game is good.
• The cleverly written description on the back.
• For 5-20 players! We can all play at once!
• It appears to be a fairly short, fast-paced game.
• It has a nice clear objective posted.
• All the different races, classes, and buildings laid out on the front.

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

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

5. 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 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.
• If the game is developing in a fun way, you want to see where it ends up next.
• Continue to acquire resources and build your troops. With enough forces, you could launch a final attack to end it all.
• You're not sure how you've lasted this long, but you keep going. Now's the time to get really creative.
• You don't complain. Supposedly, your elaborate turns and complex moves are the reason you're running so late to begin with.

6. 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.
• It really depends on the circumstances.
• In a heartbeat. It was an alliance of convenience anyway.
• I'll do it only if I absolutely have to, and only if I'm safe from retribution.
• I didn't originally think I had a shot, but since I'm here...
• Nah. It's only a game.

7. 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.
• Base your tactics off what feels most right within the game's theme.
• Use the political power of conversation to offset in my gaps of understanding.
• 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.

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

• You don't know without more detail, as it would depend on many factors.
• Plan cold, hard revenge.
• 'Target Acquired'.
• Fortify your defenses, and build your strength until someone else weakens the other player. Then, strike with minimal losses.
• It was well-played. You mostly ignore the strike and move on.
• Tease them mercilessly for the rest of the night.

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

• Glancing through all the text / imagery on the board.
• Playing close attention and thinking about how mechanics interact.
• Building towers out of your pieces.
• Texting your other friend under the table.
• Interrupting him every two minutes to ask questions.
• Determing who to go after first.

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

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

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

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

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

• Re-organizing office supplies.
• Chatting with your friends.
• Planning ahead. There might be something you can do now to save you some time when you're busy again.
• Clicking your pen. Repeatedly.
• Catching up on a bunch of little tasks that slipped through the cracks.
• Daydreaming.

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.
• A job on the railroad to keep from being in any one place too long.
• Taverns are always fun, regardless of the era.
• Banking is ideal for me in this new location.
• As a jack of all trades, I'll go for whatever occupation the town is in the most need for.
• Whichever one pays me the most.

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

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

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

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