Survey for online gamers/gamblers - really simple

[topless_mx5]

Hi guys. I am doing a little bit of research and I need some responses for my survey, so where better than the PH massive, in particular those who have played a game or gambled online at some point.

I would really appreciate it if you could take 2 minutes to fill this really simple survey. It is only 9 questions long and should not take more than 1-2 minutes to complete.

The survey is at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YNY2JWN

Thanks in advance

Edited by topless_mx5 on Monday 22 March 00:09

[AndyAudi]

I'd be interested to know how one would play a skill game on line such as rock paper scissors?

[davido140]

does backgammon count as a skill game? it's kind of 50/50 skill/chance.

[AndyAudi]

davido140 said:

does backgammon count as a skill game? it's kind of 50/50 skill/chance.

That was one of the ones I was thinking of.
Although what's to stop someone trying to play these things with a computer instead of their own skill?

[Devilstreak]

Done

[Whitean3]

You also have to redefine "Skill game" as with the gambling laws, there has to be an element of skill involved somewhere with competitions to win prizes for money- which is why competitions like Best of the Best (where you can win a supercar) are basically spot the ball competitions rather than a prize draw. Obviously there is a good degree of skill involved, together with a healthy dose of luck too (otherwise I'd be a proud supercar owner!)

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Backgammon is a very skilled game IMO. Making the right decisions based on the situation.

Much the same way poker is....which is why quite a few Poker Pros started with backgammon.

[hairykrishna]

Backgammon is a skill game but it's possible to play a perfect game relatively simply, which a computer is well suited to. Partygammon attempts to sidestep the problem with short move time limits. I'm not sure how successful it is.

I answered your survey but I'm not too sure about some of your questions. Tic-tac-toe for instance; I wouldn't 'play' it but might knock up a bot to take advantage of drunks and the stupid. Rock/paper/scissors is stretching the definition of 'skill game' to it's limit. The pool/darts etc is very dependant on the implementation. My gut feeling is that such games would be extremely open to exploitation.

What's the survey for? Purely academic interest or are you considering building a website?

[soad]

Done

[JakeS]

done

[davido140]

AndyAudi said:

davido140 said:

does backgammon count as a skill game? it's kind of 50/50 skill/chance.

That was one of the ones I was thinking of.
Although what's to stop someone trying to play these things with a computer instead of their own skill?

For something that is 100% skill, it's open to abuse, backgammon is a bit unique in that a single game can be won on pure chance, no matter how good your oponent you can still "fluke it"

[Scott330ci]

done

[topless_mx5]

Thanks for the responses so far guys

Gotta love PH.