Have been playing for more than 20 years (Fall 86 was my first memorable game of Diplomacy). Started with traditional wargames (WWII hex), RPG (Call of Cthulu, Star Wars and some more) and Diplomacy. Some years later, played US games (Rep. of Rome, Acquire, Hist. of t World, the great "Britannia", and so on), german games and Blood Bowl. Never again got into traditional wargames or RPG. Never really got into Magic, ASL or Warhammer.

What I like in gaming:
- strong theme (a war, an adventure, an exploration,etc.)
- some kind of direct interaction (war, fighting, negociation, bluffing, eventualy bidding, cooperation, etc.)

What I don't like:
- non rewarding length or complexity
- brainburners, but it depends on how rewarding and fun the game is.