Community Guidelines

The Rules

1. Don't cheat

• Don't play two accounts in the same game
  • Example: passing resources from one of your accounts to the other
• Don't agree with another player on who is going to win, before or during a game
• Don't use extensions or any third-party tool that plays for you or shows hidden information
• Don't make a duplicate account to:
  • get around a mute or ban
  • play against weaker players

Trading, deals and alliances inside a game are part of Colonist and always allowed.

2. Be respectful in chat

• No insults or personal attacks
• No hateful words about a group of people
• No explicit messages
• Don't share anyone's personal information
• No bullying
• No spam
• No advertising or links to other sites, including other games

If someone insults you, report them. Insulting them back breaks this rule too.

3. Don't use an offensive username

• No rude, hateful, or explicit words in your name

4. Don't waste time

• Don't run down the full timer turn after turn on purpose
• Don't make a habit of quitting games you are losing

5. Don't ruin the game on purpose

• Don't target one player all game when hurting them is the point, not winning
  • Example: putting the robber on a last-place player every turn while you fall behind

6. Don't lose on purpose

• Don't give up and gift your cards so a chosen player wins
• Don't lose on purpose to raise or lower someone's rating, including your own
• Playing badly is not against the rules

In the report menu these are: Cheating with another player, Abusing chat, Inappropriate username, Wasting time, Griefing, Throwing the game (King Making).

These rules cover the most common problems. We can also act on other serious harm, like exploiting bugs or threatening someone.

Reporting

• Use the report button in game and pick the reason
• Chat is also checked automatically, so some rule breaks are caught without a report
• We tell you when your report leads to action
• Wrong reports are fine. Getting a group to report someone who did nothing is not

Penalties

• If you break the chat rules
  • Can get you muted
  • Each mute lasts longer than the last
• If you break the rules and get reported
  • You get a warning after review
• If you keep breaking the rules
  • Your account is banned from online play. Bans get longer each time, up to permanent
• If you use hate speech, threaten someone, or cheat
  • Your account can be banned right away
• If your username breaks the rules
  • A moderator renames it

Thanks for keeping Colonist a good place to play.

Contact Us

If you think a penalty was a mistake, or you have a complaint, please contact us through the support chat on our FAQ page.

We may update these rules. The current version always applies.