CATAN Studio Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy

All players in the CATAN Championship Program, including National Qualifier Tournaments, National Championships, Masters Invitational, and the CATAN World Championship must abide by this Code of Conduct. The CATAN Championship Program wishes to maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and fun environment. The Code of Conduct applies to everyone: staff, contractors, other vendors, hotel staff, guests, and press will all be held to the same standards. We reserve the right to disqualify, remove, or ban any person who does not adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Players shall exhibit kindness, courtesy, respect, and fair play to others during tournament games, during other tournament activities, during related event activities, and throughout the tournament and event program.

Electronic devices are not permitted on the table during tournament games. Cellular phones and all other devices must be in a pocket or stored at all times and may not be used during the game, except as provided in our Photography and Video policy (see Tournament Rule 3.1.2).

Photographs of the board prior to start and at the end of the game are permitted.

If a player must take an emergency call, they must inform their opponents, the game will pause, and the player must step away from the table for the duration of the call.

Players shall not disrupt tournament activities, related event activities, or activities within the community surrounding the tournament and event site.

No outside alcohol or other intoxicating substance may be brought to the event. If alcohol is served at an event feature, players and guests are prohibited from drinking or possessing alcohol except within specifically designated areas. No one under the age of 21 may consume alcohol within or around the event. We reserve the right to deny admission or entry, to remove, ban or eject a player or guest, or to revoke or terminate any player or guest’s access to any part of the event, without refund, liability or compensation, as a result of intoxication.

Players shall not harm, or bring substantive harm to, the CATAN brand before, during, or after the tournament and event program.

Players shall not contest, dilute, and/or misappropriate CATAN intellectual property.

Players shall be responsible for ensuring that all guests present at the tournament and event program also abide by this Code of Conduct.

CATAN GmbH, CATAN Studio, or their designated agents shall have the right to immediately disqualify a player who violates this Code of Conduct. Continued or especially egregious violations of this Code of Conduct may result in a player being removed from the World Championship and/or Masters program indefinitely.