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{{Paragraph|1|One Account Per Player}}

Each player is allowed only one account per game world. This does not include accounts which people are sitting through the Account Sitting feature. Sharing your password with another player on any world you play is forbidden.

'''Examples:'''
* Knowing, Storing, or Saving passwords to other accounts on worlds you play, for any reason, is 100% forbidden. If another player sends you their password, you should always report them for a breach of the rules.
* It is allowed to play with more than one player on one computer. However, players are only allowed to log into their own account and not onto their family member's or friend's accounts, and must continue to follow §2. Every player has to chose his/her own password and may not share it with the other players.
* It is allowed for multiple people to co-play an account as long as the account they are playing is not registered on any world any of the co-player's is playing with on another account.
* You may not login to ANY other account using the other player's password on ANY world you play. To be allowed to log into somebody else's account, they must set you as an account sitter using the Account Sitting (Settings -> Account Sitting) feature. There are absolutely NO exceptions to this rule.
* It is strictly forbidden to force entry to an account or login unauthorised. Unsuccessful attempts to other players' accounts are logged and will be punished.
* Guessing the password of another player is also forbidden. Please choose passwords that cannot be guessed easily. We will not restore accounts or troops that are lost because a password was chosen that is easy to guess.
* Sidding is EXTREMELY FORBIDDEN for any and all accounts. Sidding is the act of editing your browser for two players to use the account at the exact same second/minute in time, and does NOT fall under Co-playing.


{{Paragraph|2|Players Sharing an Internet Connection}}

While players are sharing an internet connection (and 24 hours thereafter) absolutely no interaction between the accounts is allowed. They are not allowed to supply, support or attack each other, attack coordinated or interact in ANY other way. Players sharing an internet connection must wait a minimum of three weeks before attacking, sending resources, supporting the same player(co-ordination on a third party). This means 3 weeks after the '''LAST''' command was '''SENT''' before the other player can attack/support also. It is still forbidden to coordinate attacks from both accounts at the same time on the same connection. There must always be a 3 week time period between any command from different accounts on the same connection. This does not affect sitting as sitting is meant to be temporary and the sat account can be transfered to another connection. Regular sharing of a connection has to be reported (Settings -> Share Internet Connection) and all interaction is forbidden permanently for those accounts.

'''Detailed explanation:'''
This rule applies to anybody that shares a computer or network with one or more players. A shared network could be one household, your job, or school. All players that knowingly share an internet connection regularly have to add each other using the Share Internet Connection feature. All examples of coordination on a 3rd party are pertaining to '''within''' the 3 week period. 

'''Examples:'''
* If you share a connection for at least 72 hours(3 days) the shared internet connection must be set for BOTH accounts.
* It is not allowed to use an account in any way that profits another account on the same connection.
* Players sharing an internet connection are not allowed to attack, supply or support the same player.
* Players sharing an internet connection are not allowed to attack, supply or support each other.
* It is forbidden to use a third account to transfer resources or villages between accounts on the same internet connection. In that case all 3 accounts are breaking the rules.
* It is forbidden to use an account on your connection to retaliate against players on behalf of an account on the same connection.
* It is forbidden for two accounts to '''ever''' attack or support the same player(3rd party) when sharing a connection or 24 hours after.
* Players sharing an internet connection are allowed to attack different players from the same tribe.
* It is not allowed to create multiple accounts and play them as multi accounts using account sitting.
* It is not allowed to coordinate attacks between sitter/sat account or multiple sat accounts during the sitting time period and 24 hours after.


{{Paragraph|3|Account sitting}}

Account sitting is a '''temporary''' way to watch someones account while that person cannot log into his own account. While a player is account sitting for another player, no interactions (attack/supply/support/co-ordinated attacks or support) are allowed between any accounts played on the account sitter's internet connection (including friends, family and colleagues on the same connection). That includes all accounts, that are being account sat by players on that connection.

'''All interactions are forbidden until 24 hours AFTER the account sitting mode has been canceled.'''
It is not allowed to sit an account and use it just to push other accounts. Accounts that are clearly used as push accounts in this way will be banned.
Everything stated in §2 has to be followed.
Players and sitters are equally responsible for the actions of any sat account. Make sure you can trust the person you choose as sitter or whose account you are sitting.
It is not allowed to abuse account sitting. Account sitters that intentionally destroy or seriously damage an account they are sitting will be punished.
However, while we will punish the account sitter if we see that it was the clear intention to ruin the account owners work against his instructions, '''we will not''' be able to repair the damage done to the account.

'''Examples:'''

* It is allowed for you to attack and conquer villages with the account you are account sitting.
* It is never allowed to gift resources off any account you are sitting, even if the villages are being gifted.
* It is allowed for you to attack different players from the same tribe with your own account and the account you are account sitting for (i.e. separate attacks on separate players).
* It is forbidden to write a player to find out if he is in the account for an attack planned from another account on your connection.
* It is not allowed to use an account in any way that profits another account on the same connection.
* An account sitter may not interact attacks or support the same player from his own account and from the account he is sitting as long as sitting is active. This is illegal even if there is more than 24 hours between the attacks. The same player may only be attacked when sitting has been ended for at least 24 hours.
* It is forbidden to support or attack another player on the same internet connection as the account sitter.
* It is not allowed to attack a player that is sat by anyone on your internet connection.
* It is strictly forbidden to attack or support the same player from your own account and the account you are sitting.

=====Long Term Sitting=====
We allow players to sit accounts long term with restrictions on the account. If an account has an owner that is coming back, and you know when the owner will be back it is acceptable to sit. Accounts that are sat with no owner that is returning are considered Permanent Sitting. As it is temporary, if an account is sat for 60 out of the last 120 days, The account will be a "limited" account. The account sitter will not be able to attack or support other players or send any resources. Every account has to have an active account owner. If the account owner decides that he/she will not return to the game, the account may not be played permanently by an account sitter.
Everything stated in §2 & §3 has to be followed.

* It is forbidden to permanently play an account you are sitting just to push other accounts, even if the other accounts are on a different internet connection.
* Any account sat over 120 days without a reason will have the sitting terminated.


{{Paragraph|4|Merging of the accounts}}
It is generally allowed for a player to allow one or more other players to take over the accounts villages without a fight.
(Villages still have to be taken over by noblement, there is no way to just transfer villages to another account.)
However, there are a few restrictions that have to followed:
Accounts on the same internet connection may not merge.
This includes accounts that have previously been played exclusively or almost exclusively from the same internet connection.
An account may not be played by a sitter long term just to give away the villages later on.
As always, the account sitter may NOT attack until at least 24 hours after the sitting has been cancelled.


{{Paragraph|5|Communication}}

Insulting other players and the use of language in a insulting/abusive/offensive context is forbidden. Threats and blackmailing of other players are allowed only if the context is entirely ingame. Political extreme, racist, pornographic or otherwise illegal statements are forbidden in the game (and any other medium offered by us). Punishments for extreme offenses may be implemented on all game aspects. Phishing or blackmailing players for passwords in any way is strongly forbidden. Spamming/Harassing other players via forwarded reports or constant InGame mails can be seen as abusive and is illegal.

'''Examples:'''

* It is allowed to refer to a player as Beginner (Noob) and to criticize his way of playing using appropriate language.
* It is allowed to blackmail a player for resources in-game through threatening their loss of villages due to potential in-game attacks.
* It is expressly forbidden to blackmail a person for Premium points or items outside of the game.
* It is forbidden to insult another player or to communicate with them in an insulting, abusive, sexual nature or offensive context.
* It is forbidden to use any racist, illegal or in any way discriminating or inappropriate term when naming your account, or tribe or in your profile, or tribe description.
* It is against the rules to impersonate any moderator or administrator.
* It is forbidden to post pornographic links in the profile or on any other medium.
* Racist, illegal, discriminatory or inappropriate names will lead to an immediate game ban.
* A player insulting others in the forum or chat may be banned in-game or from any other of parts of the game service.
* Any attempt of phishing will be strongly punished. This includes phishing for account information (like passwords) and ingame information (like troop counts).
* It is '''not''' allowed to advertise other games or any type of "money making" website in mail, forums, or any other context within our game.
* Using any profanity, insulting language, or being abusive towards any staff member in the support system is grounds for a complete ban of your account with no appeal.
* Certain violations, including posting pornography or the act of asking for passwords/stealing passwords/password phishing, can lead to permanent bans from the game, without warning.


{{Paragraph|6|Mass mailing}}

The circular mail system is meant to reduce the effort when sending larger amounts of similar messages. It may not be used for distributing spam messages, advertisements or any other mail that violates our Game Rules. Phishing attempts using mass mails will be punished with a global game ban. This feature should be used appropriately. Abuse of this feature may result in disciplinary action being taken against your account.

'''Examples:'''

* It is allowed to send automated circular mails with current tribal news.
* It is not allowed to send personalized circular mails using outside tools/scripts. 


{{Paragraph|7|Push accounts}}

It is not allowed to create accounts just for the benefit of another account or to keep inactive accounts active for that purpose. Accounts that are used only to push other accounts will be banned.
Accounts that are knowingly being pushed by push accounts will also be punished. If you suspect that an account is being used just to push you or other account you should report this by submitting a Support Ticket.

'''Examples:'''

* If you decide to quit the game you are not allowed to continue to play your account just to push one or more other accounts! Use of a permanent (or switching) account sitter for this may result in banning of the sitters main account as well!
*  If you are receiving recourses from a clear push account you have to report this. If you do not report the transports your account may be banned together with the push account!
* Giving villages and then nobling more villages to give away again is considered pushing, as your account isnt benefiting from the process.
* Resource transports are fine, but examples of pushing can be found where an account isn't being played and is not growing, instead just sending out the resources, which is also illegal.
* Using troops to help clear villages for your tribe is acceptable, but when an account is not benefiting or growing then the attacks are just seen as pushing and will be banned for it.
* When a player quits, it is acceptable to send out their troops and allow them to be nobled, since they no longer will be back. Rebuilding of these troops to send out over and over is considered illegal and we will ban for it. 


{{Paragraph|8| Selling and Buying of accounts and ingame objects}}

It is not allowed to play accounts for commercial purposes. It is not allowed to sell, buy or offer accounts or parts of accounts in exchange for Premium points or any other financial benefit in/outside of the game. Trades involving more than one game world are also forbidden.

'''Examples:'''
* It is forbidden to sell, buy, or offer accounts or any part of it (resources, villages, troops...) on ebay or any other medium.
* It is forbidden to offer resources for money or premium points in your profile.
* It is forbidden to offer or accept premium points for any Ingame service such as spying on another tribe for premium.
* It is forbidden to trade resources between game worlds (like giving resources on world 1 to get resources on world 2).
* It is allowed to offer your army in exchange for resources on the same world.
* It is forbidden to offer money or premium points as reward for attacks or support or to ask for payment in return for those services.
* It is forbidden to blackmail other players for premium points in exchange for not attacking them, or any other ingame advantage.
* It is allowed to offer premium points for CSS Sheets, Legal Scripts, or Graphics Packages.


{{Paragraph|9|Bugs and errors}}

Every player is obligated to report critical bugs immediately by submitting a Support ticket. Using bugs to gain any advantage will lead to account banning or other punishments.

'''Examples:'''

* If you realise that you are receiving free resources due to a bug you are not allowed to use this bug in any way and are obligated to report it immediately.
* If you realise that you host more units then a farm lvl 30 could support you are obligated to report this immediately. 


{{Paragraph|10|Bots and Scripts}}

The game is to be played with a normal browser only. Bots, browser add-ons and other applications that automate game activities are forbidden.
Off-site tools are allowed as long as they do not automatically collect information from players' accounts and do not automatically send information, orders or messages to accounts. They are, however, allowed to automatically use the world data provided by us.
JavaScript commands are allowed to be added to the quickbar. Those scripts may fill in forms (like adding numbers to be recruited in the barracks). They may not perform more than one activity per click (like troop recruitment). All Greasemonkey scripts are forbidden.
If you are not sure if a script or tool is allowed you should ask for permission to use it by submitting a Support ticket ).

Examples:
* It is allowed to use the Tools on http://www.twstats.com/.
* All scripts in this topic have been approved by the team and may be used by the players.  
* It is allowed to install tools like Google Accelerator that have no direct effect on any game activity.
* It is expressly forbidden to offer or use any kind of tool that mimics premium account features.
* It is forbidden to install quick bar scripts that send more than one attack with one click.
* It is forbidden to install any kind of script that send troops automatically or with less clicks.
* It is forbidden to create, offer or use any kind of tool that automatically sends information from your account to other accounts or offside tools in case of an attack or any other event.
* It is forbidden to offer or use tools that automatically add information to the map or other areas.
* It is forbidden to offer or use any tool that changes the provided side navigation by creating shortcuts.
* It is forbidden to download the world data more often then specified in the download section.
* It is forbidden to use any script that focuses or clicks the 'attack' or 'support' buttons and/or the 'ok' button the confirmation page. That is something each and every player has to do without a script. 


{{Paragraph|11|Language}}

Tribal Wars is an English game. English should be the only used language since it is the only language that is understood by everyone! All profiles, descriptions and in-game forums must be written in English. It is not allowed to create tribes exclusively for one nationality or language and/or to exclude other players because of their nationality. There will be no replies to support requests written in other languages. Repeated violations of that rule will lead to an account ban. If an ingame message written in a language other than English is reported by the recipient a punishment might be given.


{{Paragraph|12|Player Names}}

It is strictly forbidden to advertise other websites or games with player names. It is also not allowed to use offensive language or any type of moderator impersonation. We also do suggest to not use names with personal information such as full names. In most cases we do offer name changes if you fall into one of these categories.

'''Examples:'''
* Names advertising other websites even without the www are not allowed(example: www.tribalwars.com or tribalwars.com are both illegal).
* Names with any swear words, derogatory comments, racist remarks, etc are not allowed.
* We ask players to not use names that include whole email addresses, for player safety. 


{{Paragraph|13|Account deletion & banning}}

An account may be modified, banned or deleted for a number of reasons. Deletion can occur automatically if an account is not used for more than 14 days.
In extreme cases, accounts may be banned on all worlds. Banned accounts are always deleted after 14 days, regardless of whether the account has premium or not. If a punishment is offered, players are normally allowed back in the game after 24 to 48 hours after they accept the punishment. We do not refund premium to people who are banned for breaking our rules.


{{Paragraph|14|Technical Advantages}}

The use of ANY technical improvements, changes in Operating Systems, and/or bugs in hardware that affect timing of attacks are strictly illegal. This also includes the use of packet generators and/or packet delayers. Furthermore, this deems all attacks and supports of four commands(commonly known as trains) SENT consecutively in a total of 149ms or less as illegal. All other guidelines in Rule §10) Bots and Scripts must also be followed, as reference ms is an abbreviation for milliseconds.

'''Examples:'''
* It is allowed to time or coordinate your attacks from different villages, or the same village, to LAND at any given time interval.
* It is illegal to send a string of 4 commands consecutively in less then 150 ms.
* Example: launching from different villages at different times to LAND at the same time is legal.


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