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Board Games and Tabletop RPGs Poll

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?

16% (1) Under 18
0% (0) 18-21
83% (5) 22-26
0% (0) 27-35
0% (0) 36-45
0% (0) 46-55
0% (0) Over 55 (and lovin' it!)
0% (0) Over 55 (and get off my lawn!)

6 voters have answered this question.

What is your gender?

66% (4) Male
16% (1) Female
16% (1) Genderqueer/trans
0% (0) Prefer not say

6 voters have answered this question.

Where do you live?

16% (1) San Francisco
16% (1) The SF Bay Area (Oakland, Daly City, etc.) But not San Francisco
16% (1) In California (but not the Bay Area)
50% (3) Not in CA? please write in your state below:
0% (0) outside of the US? please write in your country below:

6 voters have answered this question.

What is your highest level of education?

0% (0) Grade School
50% (3) High school/GED
0% (0) Community College or Trade degree
50% (3) Bachelor's degree
0% (0) Master's Degree
0% (0) Phd or above

6 voters have answered this question.

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.

0% (0) 1
0% (0) 2
33% (2) 3
16% (1) 4
50% (3) 5

6 voters have answered this question.

what kind of non-electronic games do you like to play? Check all that apply:

83% (5) family/casual board games (Monopoly, Scrabble, etc.)
66% (4) Non-mainstream boardgames (race for the galaxy, power grid, etc)
83% (5) Tabletop RPGS (Dungeons and Dragons, Shadowrun, etc)
50% (3) Traditional card and board games (Go, Poker, Chess, etc)
50% (3) Trading card games (pokemon, Magic the Gathering, etc)
16% (1) Miniatures (Warhammer, etc)
83% (5) Social/Party games (werewolf, who's who, etc)
16% (1) I only play video games

6 voters have answered this question.

Check any of the below games that you have played in the last year:

33% (2) Apples to Apples
16% (1) Backgammon
16% (1) Carcassone
16% (1) Parcheesi
66% (4) Scrabble
66% (4) Settlers of Catan
16% (1) Dominoes
0% (0) Go
16% (1) Munchkin
0% (0) Puerto Rico
0% (0) Cosmic Encounter
33% (2) Chess
16% (1) Monopoly (or variations thereof)
33% (2) Trivial Pursuit
16% (1) Twilight Imperium
16% (1) Power Grid
0% (0) Race for the Galaxy
16% (1) Cards Against Humanity
33% (2) Pictionary/charades
0% (0) Freight Train
66% (4) Dungeons and Dragons (any version)
0% (0) Warhammer Fantasy or 40,000 (RPG or minis)
50% (3) Magic the Gathering (any version)
66% (4) Other Tabletop RPG:
83% (5) Other Board Game:
16% (1) Other Trading Card Game:
0% (0) None of the above

6 voters have answered this question.

About how often do you play non-electronic games?

16% (1) Every Day
0% (0) A few times a week
16% (1) About once a week
33% (2) About once a month
33% (2) Whenever I have the time (infrequently or sporadically)
0% (0) Never, I only play videogames

6 voters have answered this question.

When you play games (all kinds) where do you usually play them?

16% (1) At home: I play mostly online/one player games
50% (3) At home: I usually invite friends over
16% (1) At a friend's house: I usually get invited to go
0% (0) At a friend's house: I don't have a space/my place is too messy to host friends
0% (0) At a cafe or restaurant
16% (1) In the dorms/school spaces
0% (0) At a game or comic shop
0% (0) In the park or other public area
0% (0) Other:

6 voters have answered this question.

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?

16% (1) $0 - I can do that at home for free
33% (2) $5
0% (0) $10
16% (1) $20 if snacks are included
33% (2) It depends...

6 voters have answered this question.

When you get together with friends to play games, what kind of food do you usually order?

0% (0) Nothing, our sessions don't last that long/we bring snacks to share
16% (1) Nothing, someone usually cooks
50% (3) Pizza
16% (1) Chinese takeout
0% (0) Fast food
0% (0) We go out to eat as a group before or after
0% (0) Every man for himself (usually ends in ramen or hot pockets)
16% (1) Other:

6 voters have answered this question.

What would your ideal meal situation be when playing with friends?

20% (1) I like it the way it is
0% (0) I wish I had more choices
60% (3) I wish the food was healthier/higher quality
0% (0) We don't eat during game time
20% (1) I wish we had better snacks
0% (0) I wish we had more booze

5 voters have answered this question.

If you had the option of renting a board game or buying it, which would you do?

16% (1) Rent first then buy if I like it.
33% (2) Buy, I know what I like already
16% (1) Buy, I want to expand my collection
33% (2) Neither, I would rather borrow a friend's copy

6 voters have answered this question.

Have you ever thought about joining or starting a games group in your community?

0% (0) Yes but don't know where to look
33% (2) Yes but I'm shy
16% (1) Yes and I'm a member
16% (1) Yes, and I've organized one
0% (0) No, I never knew that kind of thing existed
33% (2) No, I'd rather play with people I know
0% (0) No, I like being a lone wolf

6 voters have answered this question.

What is your general opinion on non-electronic games?

83% (5) There's a game out there for everyone
0% (0) Games are a great way to hang out and meet new people
16% (1) Games are not just for kids, they can really make you think
0% (0) The drunker you are the more fun the game (sober games are boring)
0% (0) Games are for kids
0% (0) Games are ok I guess
0% (0) Games are a great way to relax at the end of a long day
0% (0) I don't like the competition that games tend to bring out in people

6 voters have answered this question.

Anything else you'd like to let us know?

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1 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2013-07-25 05:18:41 by TheLittlestTiefling
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