One of our goals for this year was to solicit feedback from our players. We created this survey to get some ideas about what Good Omens players want in their convention games. We gave this survey out to players at most of our Good Omens convention games this year, and processed any survey returned to us. Of course, these results come from GO players, which means they are not necessarily representative of the whole convention-going population. This also represents the players interested in providing feedback, since the survey was completely optional. Nevertheless, the results are here for the enlightenment of anyone who is interested.

We received 101 completed surveys, which means that the % numbers noted below are also the number of people giving each response.

How did you find out about Good Omens?
66% O Went to a scheduled game and learned about GO there.
5% O Saw “A Good Omens Production” in the program and went to find out more.
18% O Heard about GO from another gamer.
1% O It’s written at the top of this survey.
10% O Other: Friend/S.O. of GO, Scheduled GO games

How many GO games do you remember playing (we started in 2001)?
Average 3.3 games, maximum 15

# 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Exact % 19% 23% 14% 8% 10% 6% 1% 4% 3% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2%
# or more 81% 58% 43% 35% 25% 19% 18% 14% 11% 9% 6% 6% 3% 3% 2%

How many of these games would you rate as: ¼
78% Great 21% Typical Convention Game 2% Poor
Which local conventions do you attend? Average 2.1 conventions
80% O DunDraCon
78% O KublaCon
52% O ConQuest
4% O Other: 3DB, GenCon, Further ConFusion

What genres do you enjoy? (check one or more)
83% O Fantasy
43% O Space
63% O Sci-Fi
44% O Horror
48% O Supers
42% O Cyberpunk
20% O Other: Board games, card games, old west, historical, Changeling, Lots o’ action, steampunk, post-apocalyptic, ALL, non-horror supernatural, Storyboard, Buffy, 7th Sea, modern/spy, fantasy historical, Shadowrun, Anything new/fresh

What kinds of setting eras do you prefer? (check one or more)
39% O Classical/Ancient
62% O Medieval
40% O Renaissance
39% O Victorian/Steam
45% O Wild West
38% O Early 20th Century
31% O Mid 20th Century
54% O Contemporary
52% O Near Future
41% O Far Future
26% O Multi-Dimensional
44% O Space Travel
26% O Time Travel
10% O Other: Anything really, mixed elements, feudal Japan, supernatural, various

What attracts you to certain settings? (check one or more)
48% O Familiarity from TV/Movies.
49% O Familiarity from novels.
49% O Published game material available.
36% O The mystery of a complete but unpublished setting.
26% O The possibilities of an unfinished or open setting.
17% O Other: A sense of scope and depth, something new, unusual/mystical, rich setting, familiar from history, personal imagination, unhealthy obsession, any and all, homebrew GM mods, interesting premise, interesting concepts, coolness, roleplaying opportunities, original ideas, I don’t know why I like them

How do you pick which games to try at a convention? (check one or more)
30% O Anything by Good Omens. ¼
40% O I pick games by GMs I trust.
57% O If the title/description intrigues me, I’ll try it.
65% O I choose based on settings/genres I enjoy.
52% O The game system/rules influence my choice strongly.
7% O I stick to rules and settings I already know.
6% O I play games that let me bring/make my own character.
26% O I go where my friends go.
6% O Other: Avoid D&D, avoid “can provide characters”, tell me “beginners welcome” (and mean it), provide characters, dart board, try new things, my S.O. picks good games

What is your preference for convention games?
67% O I like to try new things.
38% O I prefer well-planned stand-alone adventures with familiar settings/rules.
22% O I enjoy continuing adventures with familiar characters – games with back-story and future.
5% O I like to bring/make my own character into a convention game.
11% O I really don’t have a preference like this. (or: None of these really describes what I like.)

How does Good Omens influence your convention experience?
1% O I only play Good Omens games.
55% O I seek Good Omens games, but I’ll play other things if they look good.
27% O I really don’t pay attention to the GO label. A game is a game.
0% O I usually avoid Good Omens, but I played one today.
2% – Tie breaker (write in)
6% – First time gamer, or first time at convention
9% O Other: GO often has something I want to play that collides with another game, I’ve tried to get into a GO game for several conventions, picked a bunch and found that 2/4 were AGOP, I will look for more GO, slight consideration

Is there some published game(s)/setting(s) that you want to play, but cannot find at conventions?
Note: Lots suggested, but I’m only listing those requested by more than one person.
Shadowrun (x5)
Deadlands (x4)
Iron Kingdoms (x3)
Paranoia (x3)
L5R (x3)
Space 1889 (x2)
Mummy (x2)
Hunters (x2)
Eternal Champion (x2)
Cyberpunk (x2)
Fates Worse Than Death (x2)
Adventure! (x2)
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (x2)
All Flesh Must be Eaten (x2)
Stargate (x2)
Firefly/Serenity (x2)
Unknown Armies (x2)
Mutants & Masterminds (x2)
Delta Green (x2)

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