Here are the Amazon Basin Games Rules. We like to think of them as commonsense guidelines for providing a friendly, cooperative gaming experience. Everyone is expected to abide by these principles, which we can and do enforce. If in doubt, ask an Amazon Basin Member about what they mean. And remember - do not distribute passwords to our games - doing so will have serious consequences! Return to FAQ Questions

While we often play in public games, people in the Basin frequently play in private games created by Amazon Basin community members using game names and passwords under our conventions. Our games are among the unique features of the Amazon Basin. Hallmarks of Amazon Basin games are honesty, cooperation, and item sharing. For a guide on Amazon Basin games (and a wealth of gameplay wisdom), read MagiMac's Guide to Amazon Basin Games.

No. If you and a friend want to cheese a character, you should make a private game. Cheesing involves killing act bosses, which will spoil the quests for anyone else in the game. Don't use hostile, hateful, or offensive language (see the guidelines on this subject for the Forums and the Channel).

The Amazon Basin is a community of people who share an interest in fair and respectful game play. The Amazon Basin arose around Diablo II and now consists of six independent guilds, each focusing on one game: Diablo II, Dark Age of Camelot, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Galaxies, Horizons and World of Warcraft. The community also has its General Forums that are not game-specific and can be found here. The Basin is entirely non-profit-driven.

We mean you should not use any hacks, and no cheats, such as Maphack and other software not approved by Blizzard. The Diablo II community recognizes that while our forums, channels, and games are not used for trading, many members enjoy trading with other individuals, both inside and outside of the Basin environment. In keeping with our overall concerns for maintaining a fair environment within the Basin and our desire to uphold our reputation for fairness within the general battle.

Unlike public games where players rush to grab and keep prized items, everyone in an Amazon Basin party shares in whatever the group recovers. All valuable items are left in town for everyone to see. Decisions on who gets what are left to the group, typically at the end of the game. So if you join an active Amazon Basin game, you are likely to find a pile of loot lying on the ground in town.

The Amazon Basin believes that language used in our games should be acceptable to people of all ages and backgrounds. Therefore, racist, bigoted language is not tolerated in our games. Likewise, we frown on swearing and other vulgar language. And we ask that you be careful about the slang you use. For example, don't call things "gay" or say that you'll "rape" Andariel. This type of language is extremely disrespectful and inappropriate for our community.

Bless you for being so generous! Please understand, though, that donating items can cause some of the same problems as muling: distracting from game play, cause misunderstandings about drops, etc. Before you donate items, you should read our complete policy on donating items here.

Yes. You can read the Forums and find plenty of information on our website, even without registering as a user. You will need to register in order to post in the Forums and to send private messages. But registering does not require any commitment from you, other than your willingness to observe our general guidelines for all community participation in the guild. "Membership" is neither required nor expected for people who want to be an active part of the Amazon Basin community.

The Amazon Basin channel exists on three realms: US East, US West, and Europe. It is op theamazon-basin all three places. (That is, with a space between "op" and "theamazon-basin".)

The Amazon Basin Diablo II community is strongly opposed to all non-consensual PK (Player Killing) activities, as these activities fundamentally conflict with the gameplay experience for which we strive. These activities also include hunting down and killing PK characters or chasing PKs from game to game (PKK).

Muling items between your own characters in a Basin game can distract others while you repeatedly enter/exit, or cause misunderstandings over whether your items are part of the collected drops. If you wish to transfer in an open AB game with characters not currently in the game, you are required to: Obtain explicit permission of all players already in the game before starting to transfer. Explicit permission is only given if every player in the game has actively said, "yes.

You don't need to know anything to surf our website, read the documents, or check out the Forums. But before you start posting, or before you begin playing with other Basiners, you should know what everyone in the community expects of others in the way of rudimentary good conduct. While we have very few "rules", we have a strong ethic of respect among people who participate in the Forums, the different game channels, and play with us.

Community Members are those people who have found us and registered for our forums. Anyone who isn't an Amazon Basin Member is a Community Member. Since we've got semi-private 'guild' stuff to take care of behind the scenes, we can't just give everyone full access. That being said, the difference is mostly that some CMs who've become regular contributors to our community as well as exhibited the traits we value have been voted into the guild 'officially' and now carry the ABM title.

Currently all guilds possess their own separate sets of forums. The newer guilds have redirecting forums linking to the Main Boards, such as Completely Off Topic and Picture Pages. Older guilds, like Diablo II for example, do not have redirecting links and have their own non-game-specific forums. The idea is to meld all the forums together and have common subscriptions. This would spread traffic among the guilds and let people see new faces as well as ease the managing of newer guilds.

Amazon Basin games organized by members of the community and played under Amazon Basin conventions; and Personal messages through the messenger service available to all registered members of the community.

On the server command line, before the game is started, you can change various game settings: for example, the way in which the world map is generated, the number and strength of AI players, the cost of stealing or exchanging technology. When you join someone else's game, don't forget to check the settings. World maps can be created using the CivWorld map editor (available separately). It is not yet possible to edit savefiles from running games; the editor will turn them into empty maps.

The Basin has regular games that follow standard game name conventions. We create other games for special events: Magic finding runs, treasure hunting contests, pre-planned power leveling sessions, etc. And Amazon Basin members may create one-time Basin games for any reason they choose. All of our games are password protected. The passwords are available to anyone who is registered in the Amazon Basin community.

Yes, and we do it all the time. Players in a Basin game or in the Basin channel frequently ask for help from others in muling items, and they agree on a private game name/password for the purpose.

We can't. We simply aim to give general advice about the most popular games. Always check the rules presented on the casino's own website before playing.

Rules for each individual game can be found on that pages' game page; located on this web portal, as well as some house rules in the "Rules" page linked from the main page.

Racism, sexism, pornography and profanity are prohibited in the Forums, Chat Box, Ventrilo and in game. Each game, Half-Life Death Match, Day of Defeat and Natural Selection have specific conventions pertaining to them.

Absolutely. DAVIS LITTLE LEAGUE does not tolerate foul language or taunting at any level by the players, parents, managers, or coaches. Any spectator, player, manager or coach that is warned is subject to being ejected from the premises and banned from the complex for additional games.

In order to win the "First 5" contests for screening passes: 1. You must be within the eligible area for that screening 2. If you have been banned from screenings, you are not eligible 3. If you have broken the screening "etiquette" rules, you are not eligible. 4. If you have repeated unannounced absences from requested screenings, you are not eligible.

Video Poker is a combination of traditional Poker and slot machines. It is a contest that takes place between you and the Video Poker machine. The machine will deal you your first five cards at which time you must decide which cards you want to hold (keep) and which cards you wish to discard. The objective of Video Poker is to end the game with the strongest hand possible. The payout at the end of the game is dependent on the value of the hand you are holding.

Amazon is the world's leading online store. The Crawfurd Homepage is affiliated with Amazon.com (United States) and Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom). Read more about shopping with Amazon.