HIVE Feedback Survey

We want to hear about your HIVE experience, so we know how to make our future games and puzzles better! Please fill out the survey form below to tell us about your experience. All questions are optional, and you can remain anonymous if you like!

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How did you hear about HIVE: The Race to Save Time?

• From the book's author (website/newsletter/social media)
• Interview on a Podcast or NPR (please specify which one below)
• Puzzle Hunt Calendar
• From a Friend/Word of Mouth
• From an ad somewhere other than a podcast (please specify below)
• Other (please specify below)

Use the space below to provide more details on how you heard about HIVE.

What kind of device did you primarily use to play HIVE?

• A desktop or laptop computer.
• An iPad or other tablet.
• A smartphone.

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Did you experience any technical issues or other problems with the site?

• Nope: everything was fine!
• I did encounter some issues.

We're sorry you experienced problems! What were they? Did they get resolved?

Had you ever played a puzzle hunt/puzzle game like this before?

• No: this was my first time or one of my first times solving puzzles online.
• I have solved online puzzles before, but this format was new to me.
• I have played a puzzle hunt/puzzle game like this before, but not very many.
• I have played many online puzzle hunts/games like this one!

How far did you progress in HIVE?

• I did not solve any of the puzzles.
• I solved at least one puzzle, but didn't complete Round 1.
• I solved the Round 1 metapuzzle, but not the Round 2 metapuzzle.
• I solved the Round 2 metapuzzle, but not the Round 3 metapuzzle.
• I solved the Round 3 metapuzzle and received the victory message!

On what difficulty mode did you primarily play?

• Easy
• Medium
• Hard

How would you rank the difficulty level of HIVE overall (using the mode on which you primarily played)?

• Too easy for my taste!
• Easy, but not overly so.
• Just about right.
• Difficult, but not overly so.
• Too difficult for my taste!

Did you acquire the book as part of your HIVE experience?

• No, because I already owned a copy.
• No, but I did not own a copy.
• I obtained a copy for free by sending the email.
• I bought a copy.

What was/were your favorite puzzle(s)? (check all that apply)

• Murderbot Sudoku
• Murderbot Wordfind
• Spelling Murderbot
• Murderbot Metapuzzle
• The Time Machine (images)
• Back to the Future (wordfind)
• Star Wars (cryptogram)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (hidden puzzle)
• Choose Your Own Adventure
• Be Kind, Rewind (Round 2 Metapuzzle)
• Whirred Documents (spiral quotations)
• Frictionless Surfaces (pipe rotation)
• How Do I Mend This Ladder? (word ladder)
• Hall of Statues (images)
• A Wringing Endorsement (list of odd phrases)
• If Waldo Led America (Where's Waldo? parody)
• Things to Do in Memphis When You're Dead (text adventure)
• Our Last Days Inside the Dome (Round 3 Metapuzzle)

What was it that made that/those puzzle(s) your favorite(s)?

Of the puzzles you solved or tried to solve, which was/were your LEAST favorite? (check all that apply)

• Murderbot Sudoku
• Murderbot Wordfind
• Spelling Murderbot
• Murderbot Metapuzzle
• The Time Machine (images)
• Back to the Future (wordfind)
• Star Wars (cryptogram)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (hidden puzzle)
• Choose Your Own Adventure
• Be Kind, Rewind (Round 2 Metapuzzle)
• Whirred Documents (spiral quotations)
• Frictionless Surfaces (pipe rotation)
• How Do I Mend This Ladder? (word ladder)
• Hall of Statues (images)
• A Wringing Endorsement (list of odd phrases)
• If Waldo Led America (Where's Waldo? parody)
• Things to Do in Memphis When You're Dead (text adventure)
• Our Last Days Inside the Dome (Round 3 Metapuzzle)

What was it that made that/those puzzle(s) your least favorite(s)?

Did you enter the sweepstakes?

• Yes, I entered the sweepstakes!
• No, I didn't enter the sweepstakes.

Why didn't you enter the sweepstakes? (check all that apply)

• I didn't solve the Round 1 metapuzzle so I couldn't enter.
• I wasn't interested in owning the book.
• The entry process seemed too long/complicated/onerous.
• I couldn't figure out how to enter/get the free book copy.
• I meant to fill out the entry form later, but I forgot!
• I didn't think I was likely to win anything.
• The prizes were too small to make it worth my time.
• I didn't want to provide the personal information that is required by law to be collected from sweepstakes entrants.
• I was only interested in the puzzles, not the prizes.
• Other (specify below)

Use this space to provide more details about why you didn't enter the sweepstakes.

Finish the sentence: "Overall, I'd say that my experience with HIVE: The Race to Save Time...

• ...made me more likely to buy/read the book Hive: Madders of Time, Book One by DL Orton."
• ...made me less likely to buy/read the book Hive: Madders of Time, Book One by DL Orton."
• ...didn't impact my likelihood of buying/reading the book Hive: Madders of Time, Book One by DL Orton."

Overall, how would you rate your experience with HIVE: The Race to Save Time? (mouseover the space below to select a star rating)

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Finish the sentence: "If I could have changed one thing about HIVE, I would have changed...

Based on this experience, would you play another online puzzle game like HIVE: The Race to Save Time in the future?

• Yes, definitely!
• Maybe, but it would depend on some particular factors (specify below)
• No, definitely not!

Use this space to provide more details about what factors would influence your decision whether or not to play a similar game.

(Remember, the best way to make sure more games like this can happen is to buy the book!)

Anything else you'd like to share with us?

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Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts, and thanks again for playing HIVE: The Race to Save Time!

–The HIVE Team