HOUSE RULES

Is trash talk allowed?

Yes, inside the game. A perfect round, a taunt after a KO, "GG EZ", a crew name that dares the other crew to show up: that's fighting games, and it always has been. Win loud, lose loud, run it back.

What isn't allowed?

Bullying, threats, harassment, or going after real people outside the game. That includes:

• player names, initials or crew names that are slurs, threats, sexual, or make fun of a real person;
• using someone else's real name, or anyone's address, phone number or school;
• making a crew to gang up on someone, or to mock someone who isn't in on the joke;
• hate against people for who they are: their race, religion, gender, who they like, a disability, or where they're from;
• pretending to be someone else to get them in trouble.

The line is simple: beat their fighter, not the person.

Why won't it take my name?

The game checks player names, crew names and high score initials against a short list of words that aren't allowed, like arcade machines always have. If yours gets turned down, pick another. The list can't catch everything, and sometimes it'll block something innocent. If you think it got one wrong, tell us.

What about cheating?

Don't fake match results, flood rooms, try to get into anyone's profile, or attack the servers. The game counts a result only when both players' games agree on it, and it limits how fast anyone can make rooms or sign in, so most of this doesn't work anyway. Please don't make us add more locks.

What happens if someone breaks the rules?

We can rename a player or a crew, take a name off a crew, or close a crew for good, without warning. There's no appeal board: it's one person running a free game. If you think we got it wrong, email us and we'll take another look.

How do I report something?

Email hey@askscottpierce.com with:

• the crew link (in the crew room, press COPY LINK) or the room code;
• the name that's the problem, and what happened;
• a screenshot, if you have one.

You don't have to say who you are. If someone threatens to hurt you or anyone else, tell a parent, a teacher or another adult you trust right away, and call the police if anyone is in danger.

Is it really free?

Yes. No ads, nothing to buy. It's also as-is: it's a side project, so it might break, servers can go down, high scores and stats can be reset, and a crew nobody opens for 90 days is deleted. We don't promise it'll be here forever.

The game is open source under the GNU AGPL v3. You can read the code, change it, and run your own copy, as long as you share your changes the same way.

Who can play?

Anyone. It's made for middle schoolers and up, and for fighting game fans of any age. Players under 13 can play everything without an email. The privacy page has a section for parents.

Can these rules change?

Yes. When they do, we'll update this page and the date at the top. Playing after that means you're OK with the new version.