FlatCon 2000 to 2003 Survey Results

Attendance		% of Growth
2003	345	11%
2002	312	24%
2001	251	235%
2000	75
Gender	Male	Female
2003	82%	18%
2002	87%	13%
2001	66%	34%
Age	< 13	13-17	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55+
2003	3%	14%	19%	38%	12%	12%	3%
2002	2%	4%	7%	54%	19%	11%	3%
2001	3%	0%	12%	59%	21%	6%	0%
Education	< high school	high school grad	some college	college grad	post grad
2003	15%	11%	20%	39%	15%
2002	8%	6%	28%	39%	19%
2001	3%	3%	15%	70%	9%
Games you play?	Computer	RPG	Board	Trading card	Miniature
2003	68%	72%	68%	35%	59%
2002	75%	68%	66%	55%	50%
2001	77%	94%	65%	50%	62%
How'd ya hear about us?	Radio/paper	Flyer	Local retailer	Flatcon website	Other website	Family	Friends	Dave
2003	11%	15%	15%	26%	3%	9%	50%	5%
2002	4%	16%	9%	30%	7%	2%	45%	11%
2001	0%	21%	18%	27%	3%		53%	15%

What events did you participate in?	Events	Vendors	Demos	Compete	Other
2003	72%	34%	30%	18%	0%
	Yes	No
Were you able to see all the events/displays you wanted to visit
2003	85%	15%
2002	89%	11%
2001	74%	15%
Did you shop at the vendor area?
2003	92%	8%
2002	91%	9%
2001	91%	9%
Was the con an appropriate event for the ages in attendance?
2003	99%	1%
2002	100%	0%
2001	100%	0%
Did you find the staff to be helpful and courteous?
2003	100%	0%
2002	98%	2%
2001	100%	0%
Was the con laid out in a logical and well thought out way?
2003	92%	8%
2002	98%	2%
2001	82%	12%
Was parking, food, and other essential facilities adequate to the needs of the con?
2003	95%	5%
2002	80%	20%
2001	68%	32%
Were there any games/events you didn't see that you would have liked to?
2003	*see below	51%
2002	40%	60%
2001
Do you have computer access at home?
2003	99%	1%
2002	96%	4%
2001	100%	0%
Do you have internet access at home?
2003	93%	7%
2002	96%	4%
2001	97%	3%
Did you stay at a hotel?
2003	26%	74%
2002	15%	85%
2001	21%	79%
Will you return for Flatcon V?
2003	93%	7%
2002	96%	4%
2001	85%	3%

2003 Comments

Other Comments:	Games played:
I would like to see a how far did you travel question…	axis & allies
Gender needs a checkbox	spycraft
student center nice	40K
food open more	SW LARP
LARP fun	Origins G.L.
announce events in main hall?	Space Hulk
great job	Attack!
anime room away from vendor area	Twilight Imperium
camarilla chapter would like to be contacted before Flatcon V to run live action event	Red War Age of Imperialism
more companies, fewer vendors	Barbarossa:Army Group South
post cost of LARP	EuroFront
good auction	Lord of the Rings
more board games	pick up games brought by attendees
more minis to paint like lord of the rings	paint demo/speed paint
fold the program book	junkyard wars
$3 too much for silent auction	naval close action
parking = good	wwii minis
more registration lines (pre-reg separate)	LAN games
put a&a master on salary	Magic
games in the same room as vendors or at least same building	savage sticks & stones
fantastic staff	weird wars nam
add email address after internt question	d&d 3e
don’t stay at motel six	gipf
would like to run tournaments & auction again	cleopatra's … circus
bigger gaming tables!	settlers of catan
motel 6 - it sucked	plerto rice
won't come back if it is the same weekend as wizard world 2004 in chicago	close to combat
map of local food & stores	starmada
closer ATM	quest for the dragonlords
open more hours	dvonn
longer hours at Tommy's	CAV
	sculpting
	lotr shadow & flame
	arcana unearthed
	circus maximus
	warhamster rally
	stargate
	ant farm
	history of the world
	risk 2210
	cromwell 2026
	grave robbers from outer space
	cthulu larp
	living greyhawk
	great rail wars
	initial d
	cannibal pygmy
	blood bowl
	battle of the bulge
	grierson's raid
	Zombies!
	Seasons
	Dirtside
	CAV
	Lego Wars
	For the Masses
	Cyberpunk
	L5R ccg
	heroclix

 

New games tried:	Impressed by:	Games you wanted to see, but didn't
spycraft	SW LARP	Helms Deep
SW LARP	mini painting/sculpting demos	more non-d20 rpg's
Origins G.L.	raffle	Rokugan d20, non sealed Magic
Attack!	location of con	Helms Deep
Twilight Imperium	weird wars 'nam	settler's of catan tourney
naval close action	savage sticks & stones	more card games like lord of the rings
wwii minis	junkyard wars	warhamster rally, space hulk
savage sticks & stones	friendly	world of darkness, larps
weird wars 'nam	easy access	battle at helms deep
junkyard wars	small	battle at helms deep
gipf	space hulk	gladiator
cleopatra's … circus	dvonn	Vampire LARP
close to combat	40K organization	Call of Cthulu
quest for the dragonlords	lotr mini scenery	puerto rico
close action	lotr mini easy rules	more variety
dvonn	great gm's	Revelation
red moon rising	better every year	Revelation
lotr mini	ant farm - simple & fun	more d&d
arcana unearthed	a&a tourney guy	eye of terror
stargate	nice surroundings	battlefleet gothic
ant farm	spycraft & spycraft gm	Axis & Allies
space hulk	the staff	CounterStrike (LAN)
zombies!	number of people - didn't realize there were this many gamers in my town	40K demos
seasons	the "Gamers" movie	Helms Deep
dirtside	seasons	Trinity
CAV	Dirtside	more roleplaying options per slot
Lego Wars	CAV figs	Tribes 2 and Counter Strike
Cyberpunk	D&D 3e Necromancer preparation	d&d 2ed
history of the world	Dungeon Seige Graphics	100 kingdoms, warhammer fantasy, yugroh, dragonball Z, traveller
40k	History fo the World
	Rob Glinka was great
	sword sale price
	con staff - very helpful