Rules & Code of Conduct

Respect Others

• Respect others' race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, place of origin, class, religion, age, and experience level
• Include everyone as best you can
• Ask permission before recording, posting, or sharing any footage of other people
• Respect personal space
• Back off when someone tells you no
• Be considerate of others' comfort
• Be careful with others' belongings
• Make it up to others if you damage something of theirs (including by replacing it)
• Be mindful of what you say in a public and diverse space of adults

Respect the Game

• Be patient with other players
• Take a reasonable amount of time on your turn
• Take time to calm down if you need it

Respect the Room

• Be considerate of other people and other games when using space in the room
• Respect coffeehouse property
• Clean up after yourself
• Help us clean up at the end of the night

Have Fun!

Remember, we're all here to enjoy board games and build community together!

Don't Disrespect Others

• Exclude others
• Talk over people or games
• Mock mistakes
• Discourage new players or anyone with less experience from playing
• Discriminate against or mistreat others
• Dish out personal attacks on other people
• Damage other peoples' stuff
• Take pictures or record anyone without their explicit permission
• Share or post any pictures or recordings without explicit permission from everyone featured
• Send unsolicited pictures to other people
• Keep pushing someone when they told you no
• Harass others

Don't Disrespect the Game

• Argue, rules-lawyer, trash talk, or gloat too much
• Intentionally derail games or conversations
• Rush other players
• Intimidate or pressure other people
• Take an unreasonable amount of time on your turn

Don't Disrespect the Room

• Leave trash, game pieces, etc around the room
• Have conversations best kept private in the room
• Damage the coffeehouse's tables, chairs, floors, shelves, books, bathrooms, or anything else