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Games Done Quick Event Rules
We aim to provide a safe, clean, and fun environment for everyone who attends our events. If you have issues
with an attendee, we will have a form available in your GDQ profile to report harassment. Keep in mind that contacting
staff is the best and fastest way to resolve any situation. We do our best, but we cannot be everywhere!
Badges must be worn in a visible location at all times in our public areas.
If you aren't wearing your badge, staff will request for you to leave the marathon areas to go get it. Badges do not have to be worn
around your neck, but cannot be obscured by clothing. We should be able to see your badge without asking. If you lose your
badge, we will not have any available to replace your badge. You will no longer be allowed in the event areas.
Alcohol and Drug Policy
There is no alcohol tolerated in any of the public rooms or hallways.
Possession and/or use of illegal/illicit drugs will result in immediate removal from the event.
Our events are for all ages and there will be minors in the area. Therefore, alcohol will not be tolerated in our public areas,
including the food room. You are responsible for what you do outside of public areas such as your hotel room.
If you attempt to enter the event under the influence of illicit substances, you may be subject to the following consequences:
First Offense: Verbal Warning, badge will be marked.
Second Offense: Removed from the event, with the possibility of banishment from future events.
Games Done Quick, its staff and volunteers are not responsible for your actions if you are arrested for public intoxication,
underage drinking, or anything else related to drug and alcohol use.
Harassment Policy
We expect attendees to treat others with respect and conduct themselves like responsible adults (regardless of age). If there is a
conflict or issue, then please try to resolve the problem privately. If you find yourself unable to resolve the problem on your own,
or if someone is harassing or abusing you, then please contact a staff member. If we don't know about the problem, then we can't help you!
We will have a form available in your GDQ profile during the event if you need to contact staff privately or anonymously.
If a situation becomes out of control, the offender may be removed from the event, with the possibility of banishment from
future events.
That said, please only involve us if said problem is a serious issue. For example, someone snoring loudly is not a serious issue (try
earplugs!). Someone abusing you, whether it be verbal or physical, is a serious issue.
Food
Food is only allowed in the eating area.
Closed container drinks are allowed inside all rooms. Open containers are only allowed in the eating area.
Unattended food or drinks will be thrown out.
Stream Room
The stream room is the focal point of the event, and therefore has a few extra rules.
Do not detract from the runner's presence
This includes signs, costumes, stuffed animals, grandstanding or any form of distraction to the runner without the runner
and event staff's consent. The runner must inform us of any of these things that they approve of prior to the run. It also
includes being rude by talking or having your phone on, any really anything else that may arise that takes focus
away from the run.
Do not touch any cables or consoles during a run
You do not want to be the person who ends a someone's run by messing up the hardware. If you have equipment being used,
wait until the run is over to reclaim it.
The tech, donation, host, and registration areas are off limits to everyone except scheduled volunteers and staff.
This is not considered a public area. If you are not trained with certain equipment, do not touch it.
The runner has final say on who is allowed on stream (couch and chairs).
This includes the rows immediately behind the couch as well if the runner has extra people they want to have there.
Do not move the chairs to the streaming area
We have limited the seating for that area for safety and noise reasons. Please keep chairs in the area they originated. Do
not move chairs closer to the TVs.
Miscellaneous
Do not deface, mark, or otherwise modify equipment, and do not do anything that may damage equipment
All of our equipment is shared, and modifications that might benefit you can interfere with other players.
Keep yourself clean by showering regularly
If you smell, staff may ask you to leave the marathon area, as it is disruptive to others around you.
Don't litter
If staff members see items on the floor, they will be thrown out. What may be an important item to you might look like litter to a
staff member, and our areas need to stay clean.
Don't sleep in our public spaces
If staff finds you asleep, we will wake you up and ask you to leave the marathon areas.
Don't touch the prizes
Many are fragile and hundreds of people handling them will break them. The only time you can touch a prize is if you're going to show
it on stream. Return the item immediately afterwards!
No casual gaming allowed in the practice rooms
Please keep casual gaming in the casual room. Runs that are in the schedule take priority. As such, practicing a game that you are not
playing in the marathon is considered casual gaming for our purposes. If this becomes problematic, staff will remove people from the
practice rooms to make space.
People with runs in the next 24 hours have priority in the practice rooms
If you have a run coming up and can't find an open practice station, feel free to ask staff to help you find a space.
Keep walkways and assorted public areas clear
It's easy to fire up a conversation with someone you pass by in a doorway, but keep others in mind and move your conversation a few
feet. It's courteous to others and bunching up in a doorway is a fire hazard.
Be aware of local laws and hotel rules
Things such as smoking inside the hotel, public intoxication, or use of illegal drugs all fall under this, but keep in mind that being
part of the event does not somehow exclude you from them.
By attending our events, you are agreeing to abide by the rules as stated as well as follow the direction of staff members at the event. Failure to comply may result in removal from the event and/or a temporary or permanent ban from future events.
