Game Rules

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Game Rules

Account Ownership

  • One person may not ever use more than one account.
  • Players may not train another player’s account.
  • Swapping accounts with another player is not allowed.
  • Once you have created an account on HoboWars, that account becomes the only account that you can play on, and no one else can ever play on that account.
  • When a player has been found to own or play on multiple accounts, the following punishments will ensue:
The main account (to be decided by the HoboWars Staff) will be jailed for 5 days or more, depending on the situation.
All of the other accounts will be jailed for 365/366 days, a.k.a. permanently jailed. These accounts will eventually be deleted.

Illegal Transfers

  • No two (or more) players who have shared an IP address at any time may exchange funds with, buy or sell items on the SGHM from, or battle each other. Even if you are not on the same computer later on, it is still illegal.
  • Any violation of the above will be treated as a case of illegal transfers and will result in jail time, ranging anywhere from 1 to 100 days, for all parties, depending on the quantity and frequency of the transfers.

Push Accounts

  • Creating accounts for the sole benefit of another Player or keeping inactive accounts active for that purpose are not allowed.
  • Accounts that are used only to benefit other Players will be jailed, along with the Player gaining the benefits.

Community

  • HoboWars is for players ages 13 and older.
  • Pornographic content and prejudiced content are both prohibited.
  • Due to the fact that there are players under the age of 18 who play HoboWars, pornographic content is prohibited. What is considered pornographic is ultimately subjective; however, with that being said, any content that contains nudity and/or strong sexual themes is obviously pornographic in nature. Even content that just slightly displays nudity can be considered pornographic. Keep in mind that things like sex toys, poop, excessively violent imagery, and materials from shock sites also fall under the category of pornographic due to their offensive nature. When in doubt, leave it out.
  • Additionally, prejudice comments are not welcome on Hobowars. Prejudice includes, but is not limited to: racism used in a derogatory fashion toward any person or group. If you have opinions that could be regarded by Staff to be prejudices, please keep them to yourself while interacting with others in the game.

This rule has been edited. The N-word in any form will NOT be allowed in any wayy within Hobowars PER ANDY.

  • Accounts that are found to be owned by someone under the age of 13 will be jailed until the owner reaches the age of 13.
  • Players who are found to feature pornographic or prejudiced content will be punished with jail time, with the length decided by the HoboWars Staff, based on the severity of the offense.

Scams and Impersonation

  • Scamming other players is not allowed. If you say you will do something, you best be prepared to do it.
  • Impersonating HoboWars Staff members or other players is not allowed. Impersonation also includes telling other players that you are a HoboWars staff member.
    • The above offenses are punishable by jail time. The length will be decided by the HoboWars Staff, based on the severity of the offense.
  • If you donate something to a gang, it belongs to the gang owner. If you decide to leave the gang, or are kicked out of the gang, it will not be considered scamming. Please use your best judgment before donating to anyone.

Selling Property

  • In-game property may not be sold for real life money or funds in another game. This includes selling money, points, DPs, accounts, or anything else that is transferable in HoboWars. Additionally, you may not pay for items transferred in another game with HoboWars funds.
  • You may not sell your HoboWars account for real life money.
  • Any violation of this rule is punishable with jail time. The length will be decided by the HoboWars Staff, based on the severity of the offense.

Affiliate Links

  • Players may not make posts that offer to pay other players for clicking a link to any other site, or going to another site and performing some action. Players may still advertise other games or websites on the Fun and Games Board, but only without offers of compensation.
  • Any violation of this rule is punishable with a Message Board ban or Jail. The length will be decided by the HoboWars Staff, based on the severity of the offense.

Glitch & Bug Abusing

  • Exploiting a glitch or a bug intentionally for ones own profit or for the profit of others is strictly forbidden.
  • If you run across any bugs or glitches, please report them to HoboWars Staff immediately.
  • Any player found exploiting a game glitch or a bug will be punished with jail time.

Macros/Refreshers

  • A macro is a program that plays part or all of the game for you.
  • A refresher is a program (most often an add-in to your web browser) that reloads a web page at set intervals.
  • A script is a list of commands that are executed by a certain program or scripting engine without user interaction.
  • HoboWars rewards players for their time spent on the game. Use of these programs gives players an unfair advantage and is strictly forbidden on all levels.
  • The Anti-Macro Protection Page is designed to prevent players from using a macro. If you fail to follow the directions on the page, you will be jailed by the System for two days.
  • Players caught using a refresher or a script will be jailed. The length will be decided by the HoboWars Staff, based on the severity of the offense.

Quitting

  • A player who decides to quit HoboWars is not permitted to give away their in-game items (money, points, tokens, DPs, etc.) to other players. Donations of said items to a gang is permitted, however.
  • Any player who receives items from a quitting player should return those items to either the quitting player or a Minister. Those who do not will have them forcibly revoked and might face jail time.
  • The HoboWars Staff will not delete accounts upon request. If you wish to stop playing, simply log out and your account will be deleted for inactivity. Abandoning an account in order to begin a new one is not permitted until after the original account has been deleted.

Copycat Game Advertising

  • Anyone advertising (or mentioning in any attempt to gain attention for) any of the copycat games anywhere on HoboWars will be jailed indefinitely. This includes mention of Z-dwars and and Cripple-Wars and games created by their owners which are STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Anywhere has the widest meaning possible including all of the public message boards, gang boards, HoboMail messages, signatures, journal entries, hobo names, etc.

Message Board Rules

Prohibited Action

  • Double-posting/triple-posting/quadruple-posting/etc.
If you have more to add to a thread, then edit your previous post. If you happen to double- or triple-post by accident, then quickly delete the multiple posts.
  • Bumping dead threads.
A dead thread is a thread that has been dormant for at least 5 days and is usually on the second page of the Message Board.
  • Ghost-bumping dead threads.
Ghost-bumping is when someone bumps a thread and then deletes their thread-bumping post.
  • Pyramid quoting.
Pyramid quoting is when a string of posts have quoted the previous post, which quoted the previous post, and so on. After 5 successive posts, the page starts to stretch, and bans start getting handed out.
  • Posting something that a banned or jailed player asked you to post.
Dont post for banned or jailed players, for it defeats the purpose of their punishment.
  • Posting threads on the wrong Message Board.
Do not post a thread on the General Discussion Board just because more people are likely to read it. Threads that are posted on the wrong Message Board will be moved by a moderator.
  • Going off-topic within a thread.
Threads that go off topic will get locked.
  • Going off-topic in stickied threads.
Stick to the stickied threads topic. If you derail a stickied thread expect to be Message Board banned.
  • Creating a thread announcing a need that is already addressed in a stickied thread.
Use the appropriate stickied thread instead. Failure to notice the appropriate stickied thread cannot be used as an excuse to break this rule.
  • Recreating locked or deleted threads.
Recreating a locked or deleted thread defeats the purpose of the moderators action.
  • Creating multiple threads on the same topic, or even on variations of said topic.
Keep it in one thread please.
  • Rickrolling, in any form.
  • Using the word nigger, or any variation of the word, regardless of the context.