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Board Games and Tabletop RPGs Poll

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This poll is for a market research study on the demographics of people who play board and tabletop games, and the trending games within that group. Specifically we are looking for people in the San Francisco Bay Area, but anyone is welcome to take this poll. Thanks for your time!
Let's start with the basics: what is your age range?
Under 18
18-21
22-26
27-35
36-45
46-55
Over 55 (and lovin' it!)
Over 55 (and get off my lawn!)
What is your gender?
Male
Female
Genderqueer/trans
Prefer not say
Where do you live?
San Francisco
The SF Bay Area (Oakland, Daly City, etc.) But not San Francisco
In California (but not the Bay Area)
Not in CA? please write in your state below:
outside of the US? please write in your country below:
What is your highest level of education?
Grade School
High school/GED
Community College or Trade degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's Degree
Phd or above
On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being "not at all" and 5 being "absolutely"), how strongly do you identify with "nerd" culture? This includes things like anime, sci-fi and fantasy books/tv shows, comics, etc.
1
2
3
4
5
what kind of non-electronic games do you like to play? Check all that apply:
family/casual board games (Monopoly, Scrabble, etc.)
Non-mainstream boardgames (race for the galaxy, power grid, etc)
Tabletop RPGS (Dungeons and Dragons, Shadowrun, etc)
Traditional card and board games (Go, Poker, Chess, etc)
Trading card games (pokemon, Magic the Gathering, etc)
Miniatures (Warhammer, etc)
Social/Party games (werewolf, who's who, etc)
I only play video games
Check any of the below games that you have played in the last year:
Apples to Apples
Backgammon
Carcassone
Parcheesi
Scrabble
Settlers of Catan
Dominoes
Go
Munchkin
Puerto Rico
Cosmic Encounter
Chess
Monopoly (or variations thereof)
Trivial Pursuit
Twilight Imperium
Power Grid
Race for the Galaxy
Cards Against Humanity
Pictionary/charades
Freight Train
Dungeons and Dragons (any version)
Warhammer Fantasy or 40,000 (RPG or minis)
Magic the Gathering (any version)
Other Tabletop RPG:
Other Board Game:
Other Trading Card Game:
None of the above
About how often do you play non-electronic games?
Every Day
A few times a week
About once a week
About once a month
Whenever I have the time (infrequently or sporadically)
Never, I only play videogames
When you play games (all kinds) where do you usually play them?
At home: I play mostly online/one player games
At home: I usually invite friends over
At a friend's house: I usually get invited to go
At a friend's house: I don't have a space/my place is too messy to host friends
At a cafe or restaurant
In the dorms/school spaces
At a game or comic shop
In the park or other public area
Other:
If you were told that a restaurant in your neighborhood rented tables specifically for tabletop gamers, what do you think would be a fair asking price PER PERSON to rent a table or booth?
$0 - I can do that at home for free
$5
$10
$20 if snacks are included
It depends...
When you get together with friends to play games, what kind of food do you usually order?
Nothing, our sessions don't last that long/we bring snacks to share
Nothing, someone usually cooks
Pizza
Chinese takeout
Fast food
We go out to eat as a group before or after
Every man for himself (usually ends in ramen or hot pockets)
Other:
What would your ideal meal situation be when playing with friends?
I like it the way it is
I wish I had more choices
I wish the food was healthier/higher quality
We don't eat during game time
I wish we had better snacks
I wish we had more booze
If you had the option of renting a board game or buying it, which would you do?
Rent first then buy if I like it.
Buy, I know what I like already
Buy, I want to expand my collection
Neither, I would rather borrow a friend's copy
Have you ever thought about joining or starting a games group in your community?
Yes but don't know where to look
Yes but I'm shy
Yes and I'm a member
Yes, and I've organized one
No, I never knew that kind of thing existed
No, I'd rather play with people I know
No, I like being a lone wolf
What is your general opinion on non-electronic games?
There's a game out there for everyone
Games are a great way to hang out and meet new people
Games are not just for kids, they can really make you think
The drunker you are the more fun the game (sober games are boring)
Games are for kids
Games are ok I guess
Games are a great way to relax at the end of a long day
I don't like the competition that games tend to bring out in people
Anything else you'd like to let us know?
This poll was created on 2013-07-25 05:18:41 by TheLittlestTiefling