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Which type of game is your favorite, check all that apply:

Role Playing Games
Collectible Card Games
Board Games

For games you play, rank these from most important (1) to least important (4):

1234 Replayability
1234 Clarity of rules
1234 Quality of components
1234 Design of packaging

What do you want most out of a game company? Rank from most important (1) to least important (4):

1234 Customer support
1234 Tournaments/Events
1234 Web page updates, articles, strategy...
1234 Sticking to planned game release schedules

Thoughts:

How should a company's product line be developed?

Concentration of products around a single type. (e.g. Boardgames only)
A product line which spans multiple types. (e.g. Boardgames, CCG's, etc.)

How do you feel about free downloadable games?

I love the idea!
I despise the idea.
Uh, I don't know.

Thoughts:

Would you pay a small cost for downloadable expansions for the free games ($1-$5)?

Yet another good idea!
No thanks pal!
Uh, I still don't know.

Thoughts:

Would you consider paying for a "deluxe" boxed version of a downloadable game you liked? ($25-$60)?

Sure!
No freakin' way!
Not sure.

Thoughts:

If you'd like to stop now go ahead and your answers. Otherwise, if you want to proceed to the wargaming section go on.

Which genre of wargame is your favorite?

Historical Simulation
Fictional Simulation

What level of strategy do you prefer?

Grand Strategy Level. (World wide conflict, multiple theatres. Army unit size)
Campaign Strategy Level. (Campaign, single theatre. Divisional unit size)
Army Tactical Level. (Individual battles. Brigade/Company unit size)
Small Unit Tactical Level. (Firefights, sreetfighting. Platoon/Squad unit size)

If you play Historical Simulations, which time frame is your favorite?

Ancient
Medieval
Napoleonic
American Civil War
World War I
World War II
Modern

Other:

For the different types of card games listed below, rate them as to what you would
most likely "invest your hard earned money on" (1) to "No way in heck am I gonna sink cash into this" (4):
By "Fixed set" we mean one packaged deck/box of cards is identical to any other from the same game/expansion.

1234 Collectible with unlimited expansions
1234 Collectible with a limited number of expansions
1234 Fixed set with fixed expansions
1234 Fixed set as a standalone one time release.

What is (would be) your favorite style of card game?

Short playing time, quick turns and combat conflict focused
Short playing time, quick turns and a meshing of combat/political conflict
Longer turns and a more "battle line" or military oriented conflict system
Longer playing time, in-depth turns and a more strategic combat/political oriented conflict system

Thoughts: