What Gamer Type are You?
1. If you could pick one of these game shows to be on, which would it be?
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire
The Price is Right
Family Feud
Deal or No Deal
Jeopardy
Wheel of Fortune
2. What is your opinion on the amount of chance in a game?
A little luck helps to enhance the overall experience.
Minimally. Skill should trump luck whenever possible.
I thrive on it. Luck is the great equalizer.
Lots of luck means I can focus more on the players than the rules.
I'm fine with it as long as it doesn't determine everything I can do.
A necessary evil, but I prefer to avoid having all of my effort come down to a simple dice roll.
3. 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.
Whichever one pays me the most.
As a jack of all trades, I'll go for whatever occupation the town is in the most need for.
Taverns are always fun, regardless of the era.
A job on the railroad to keep from being in any one place too long.
Banking is ideal for me in this new location.
4. 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.
Just wing it.
Base your tactics off what feels most right within the game's theme.
Try to figure out a basic strategy and see if it works.
Find a way of acquiring resources while trying to upset the least amount of people.
Make an educated guess on the best tactic to compete with the experienced players.
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'll do it only if I absolutely have to, and only if I'm safe from retribution.
It really depends on the circumstances.
In a heartbeat. It was an alliance of convenience anyway.
Nah. It's only a game.
I didn't originally think I had a shot, but since I'm here...
I'd prefer not to, but I've invested too much to stop now.
6. You are sent to jail in Monopoly. How do you react?
"I can spare one of my Get out Jail Free Cards."
"Whatever. I'll just roll."
"I'll pay the $50 and move on."
"Jail? The whole game is annoying me."
"Hey guys, come meet me at Just Visiting!"
"It was doubles that got me here; it'll be doubles that get me out."
7. 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.
Luck.
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.
You've been waiting for this day. Time to head out and start wracking up the kill count.
8. Your friend is explaining the rules to a new board game, and it's taking forever. What are you doing while he talks?
Interrupting him every two minutes to ask questions.
Building towers out of your pieces.
Determing who to go after first.
Playing close attention and thinking about how mechanics interact.
Texting your other friend under the table.
Glancing through all the text / imagery on the board.
9. 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.
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.
Grab a blank page and just start writing.
Find a collaborator to talk about your plans.
10. 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?
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.
You burnt through all your strategies awhile ago. Now it's time for an all-out assault with the few pieces you have left.
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.
You don't complain. Supposedly, your elaborate turns and complex moves are the reason you're running so late to begin with.
11. What is your LEAST important factor when choosing a game to play?
Time
Theme / Flavor
Complexity
Rules / Mechanics
Competitiveness
Fellow Participants
12. You're teaching your young niece a new game. Which lesson do you hope to impart the most?
Self-Reliance
Fun
Critical Thinking
Cooperation
Healthy Competition
Creativity
13. 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?
Try to rebuild your wealth. You may not finish with the gold, but you still won't give up the chance at silver.
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..
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.
14. It's a boring day at work. What are you doing to keep yourself from falling asleep?
Chatting with your friends.
Clicking your pen. Repeatedly.
Planning ahead. There might be something you can do now to save you some time when you're busy again.
Daydreaming.
Catching up on a bunch of little tasks that slipped through the cracks.
Re-organizing office supplies.
15. Which of the following game types seems the most appealing to you?
One with a variety of tactics
One with clear goals
One with a rich story background
One with a good degree of chance
One with multiple paths to victory
One with high player interactions