The world is full of games. The most simple, to the most aristocratic play games. But are you a true Gamer? Here are just a few questions to test yourself.

• Have you converted a Royal Crown bag into your “dice” bag? If you have filled it with different types of dice or just all of one particular kind with a number of bags. If the answer is yes, make a mark by the question and keep going.
• Have you found yourself in the checkout line at the bookstore or hobby store discussing how much better you liked second edition rules as opposed to 3rd edition? If your answer is yes, make a mark by the question keep reading.
• Have you ever described anything as having a +1? If you have done this, mark by the question and keep going. (If you have done this outside the game session, see the end of this article.)
• Do you make frequent trips to the copy store for new game sheets? If the answer is yest, mark this question.

Now that you have tested yourself, look back at the questions. Did you mark more then one of the questions yes? How many? If you marked one, it’s just a passing hobby. Two shows a very serious interest in gaming. Three is a critical habit. And if there are all four with the yes answer, you may need intervention or more game sessions. 

For those of you who use the description of +1 on an item outside of a game session, read carefully. If you use something like, “My moped helmet has a +1 increase of speed,” you are past critical mass gamer. STOP DOING THAT IN PUBLIC! Gamers already have a bad name on so many levels. Lets cut back on the amount of ammunition the rest of the “normal” world has.

Look deep in yourself, are you a gamer?