What Gamer Type are You?

1. 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.
• 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.
• Daydreaming.
• Clicking your pen. Repeatedly.

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

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

3. 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!"
• "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."

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

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

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

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

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

• 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.
• Luck.
• You've been waiting for this day. Time to head out and start wracking up the kill count.
• Defend your base and command targeted missions out into the affected area.
• Stock up on the essentials and try to cope with the situation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.
• 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.
• Just wing it.
• Find a way of acquiring resources while trying to upset the least amount of people.

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

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

12. 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 appears to be a fairly short, fast-paced game.
• The cleverly written description on the back.
• For 5-20 players! We can all play at once!
• It has a nice clear objective posted.
• 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.

13. What is your opinion on the amount of chance in a game?

• A little luck helps to enhance the overall experience.
• 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.
• I thrive on it. Luck is the great equalizer.
• Minimally. Skill should trump luck whenever possible.
• A necessary evil, but I prefer to avoid having all of my effort come down to a simple dice roll.

14. 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.
• You give yourself a day for research, a day for organizing, and a day to write it.
• Collect yourself and your materials, analyze the information you have, and start mapping a mental outline.
• 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.
• Dig into the pile of references you already have picked out.

15. 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.
• Shopping to make sure you'll have enough food and drink for the guests.
• Whatever extra steps are necessary to make sure it's memorable.
• Prep..ar..a..tion? None needed. These things just work themselves out.
• Cleaning up the place and hiding the breakables.
• Making a great playlist.