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Video Game Room Rules an Regulations

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We’ve got some pretty straightforward rules and regulations in the VGR, and they’re clearly posted everywhere. Let’s go over them real quick, just to be sure:

  1. No food or drink is allowed in the VGR at any time. Unless you’re a VGR Staff member. Yes, we will eat right there in front of you, and make fun of you if you cry.
  2. No roughhousing. There are really no situations where body parts should be touching other body parts while in the VGR. The only real exception is when you shake the hand of the person who just whupped your hiney at Soul Calibur, because you’re a good sport.
  3. Do not abuse any games, systems, peripherals, or Staff members in the VGR. Seriously. Anyone damaging equipment intentionally will have an equivalent weight in body parts removed by the VGR Staff. You are NOT Pete Townshend, do NOT smash that guitar controller when you finish your set.
  4. No unattended children under 12. The VGR is funded primarily through the sales of unattended children to drunken gypsies. Well, okay: they’re not that drunken.
  5. No outside games, systems, or peripherals. This is due to Colorado State Liability laws, not because we’re jerks. No, we’re not making an exception for you. Stop asking. Yes, we’re talking to you. You know who you are, you ask every year.
  6. No stealing. A terrible curse is laid on those who steal from the VGR: all your saved games will be corrupted and lost, right after you get further in your game than you ever have before. Beware!
  7. No whining. Please note that this rule does NOT say: no suggestions, no feedback, no requests or no opinions. Just No Whining.

The Golden Rule of the Video Game Room: Pass that Controller

The chairs in the VGR are set up in rudimentary lines, clearly indicating who’s “got nexts”. If you want to play a game, have a seat. As people finish, they move away and everyone moves forward. Sometimes a game is so popular that people stand in line behind the chairs – this is okay too. You know what the best part of this system is? You, the attendees, created it yourselves. You did it last year, without any direction from VGR Staff. BakuDan couldn’t be more proud of you. When you finish a game, check to see if someone is behind you waiting for it. If no one wants in, you’re all good. If someone wants to give it a try, pass it on. You’ll be back in no time, because they have to pass when they’re done too.

If someone isn’t passing the controller, tell a VGR Staff member immediately. We are serious about enforcing this rule, but whining about it after the fact is fruitless. If we could travel through time, we wouldn’t have to work for a living.

Addendum: this also includes the “winner passes” or “loser passes” rules – those rules do NOT apply in the VGR. If you win the match, pass the controller. If you lose the match, pass the controller.

 

Updated 01/02/2007