Chicago Rum has implemented several rules to help promote and enforce a fair environment for all players. Everyone is required to follow the rules and they are enforced evenly. Players who violate these rules may be subject to temporary or permanent bans at the discretion of staff. Players may appeal their ban via the in-game screen, or in the case of Ban-on-Sight, by emailing support@codeorder.com. We welcome community feedback on these rules, if anyone has suggestions or questions about a specific rule, please contact the help desk.

Rule 1 - No Scripting

The use of automated software, otherwise known as scripting, to play Chicago Rum is strictly prohibited and will result in an immediate permanent ban.

Rule 2 - No Duping

Each player may only have one alive account registered at a time. This is referred to as Duplication or Duping. Violation of this rule will result in both accounts being issued permanent bans.

Rule 3 - Family Accounts

Families and members of the same household are allowed to register on Chicago Rum while on the same network, but must never have any interactions. This includes in-game bank transfers, escrows, and marketplace transactions. Being in a crew together is acceptable under this rule.

Rule 4 - No Advertising

Discussion of features present in competing games in a productive way is allowed, but suggesting players join other games, known as advertising, is prohibited and will result in a permanent ban.

Rule 5 - No Discussion of Exploits

Players must report all known exploits or bugs they discover to the help desk immediately, discussion of these bugs on the forum or discord is prohibited and may result in a ban. Eligible reports may receive a bug bounty reward. Additionally, it is prohibited to either promote or engage in the discussion of exploit abuse, cheating, scripting, and/or duping.

Rule 6 - VPNs

The exclusive use of VPNs to play Chicago Rum is prohibited.

Rule 7 - Community Conduct

All players must commit to conducting themselves in a proper manner when communicating in Chicago Rum. Disparaging remarks based on someone's Race, Religion, National Origin, Sexual Orientation, and/or Gender Identity will not be tolerated and may result in enforcement action. All players must sign up with a game appropriate name. This is enforced at the discretion of staff. Players banned for an inappropriate name may have their gold transferred to a new account.

Rule 8 - No Doxxing (Zero Tolerance)

Threatening to release, or releasing the personal information of other players without their express, written consent, is strictly prohibited and will result in being permanently placed on the Ban-on-Sight list, both in-game and on discord. Additionally, our staff will contact the police and file a report in the offender's jurisdiction, where applicable.

Rule 9 - No Targeted Harassment

Light banter is fine, but targeted harassment against other players won't be tolerated.

Rule 10 - Real Email

All players must sign up with a legitimate email address.

Rule 11 - No Real World Trading

Real world trading, meaning the exchange of any in-game items for real world currency, items, or services is prohibited.

Rule 12 - Ban Requests

All players requesting a ban to start fresh on a new account will have their gold transferred. Players must add requested ban to their bio before requesting a ban.

Rule 13 - No Staff Impersonation

It is prohibited to impersonate Chicago Rum Staff on Chicago Rum and/or on our Discord Server. Impersonation includes making accounts with similar names and/or stating you are a member of staff.

Rule 14 - Ban on Sight

Players who engage in especially egregious conduct, as determined by staff, or engage in repeated rule violations, may be placed on the Ban-on-Sight list at the discretion of an administrator. This means that player will no longer be able to play Chicago Rum on any account until cleared to do so by staff. Ban-on-Sight appeals must be sent via email to support@codeorder.com and will not be addressed on any other method of communication.

Rule 15 - Forfeiture of Property

When a player's account is banned for violation of Chicago Rum rules, any property that player had will become forfeit and will be dropped once the player has had a reasonable amount of time to appeal or after the appeal is ruled on.

Rule 16 - No Forum Spamming

Players may not spam or participate in disruptive behavior on the forums. This may include irrelevant, unproductive, duplicative, provocative, and or unintelligible messages as determined by staff.

Updated on August 16th, 2025