Tabletop bullies and slow players beware, GW has published how they expect players to conduct themselves at their events. Check out their new Code of Conduct
Let’s face it. People play games because they like to have fun. Whether it be in terms of competitiveness or fluff narrative, you and your opponent are there to have a good time. That being said, there’s no reason to be salty towards the game and your fellow hobbyists on game day. No matter if you win or lose!
Now let’s check out the code of conduct that Games Workshop has published for how they expect players to behave at events starting with AoS, going forward.
GW Reveals Their Own Player Code of Conduct
In the upcoming 2019 General’s Handbook for Age of Sigmar, GW has made official not only their code of conduct but also how their own tournaments will run as well.
Before we jump head first into the rules, it’s important to note that any players taking part in a GW tournament will be given their own copy of the GW code of conduct.
According to their explanation, this code of conduct was created because sometimes folks need to be reminded to do the right thing:
In the list, there are two “cardinal rules” that should be taken near and dear to your heart. They aren’t called cardinal rules for just any old reason. And then there’s an entire list of etiquette that all players should follow. You can read through the list yourselves but in all actuality, a lot of these should be commonplace between decent players already.
If nothing else, however, we now have an official baseline system of conducting ourselves that Games Workshop will hold participants to on the tabletops. Remember, the key takeaway for tabletop games is for people to enjoy themselves and have fun with like-minded hobbyists!
It is unclear from this section in the GHB 2019 what the penalties will be, if any, for infractions of these policies.
What do you think about the list of “rules” on how players should conduct themselves? Do you already have something like this in place at your LGS? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
