CONVENTION RULES

This is a game convention! Games have rules, so our convention does, too... If you have questions about any of the following topics, simply click on the appropriate link.

• Convention Badges
• Event Hosting - Games, Seminars, etc.
• Convention Regalia and Weapons
• A Note to Parents and Guardians

Convention Badges

You need an attendee badge! Your badge serves as your ticket of admission to the convention, and it is a non-transferable and revocable license. HMGS-East reserves the right to terminate this license at any time, refund an attendee's admission and require that a person leave the premises. You must display your badge prominently as you may be asked to produce it by a staff member (else asked to leave).

Event Hosting - Games, Seminars, etc.

HMGS-East or the Convention Committee reserves the right to refuse any event to be run at the convention or terminate ones in progress, should, in the judgment of HMGS-East or the Convention Committee, said Event Host is not following policies as outlined hereafter. The Convention Committee will investigate all complaints, and the specific situation will be discussed with the event host(s), prior to any action taken for the event in question, or future events, run by the same event host(s).

Event Hosts are encouraged to allow minors in their events. However, you can require adult supervision (i.e., parent or guardian) of under age 15 minors if desired, but this must be stated your event description, so it will be printed in all convention material (PEL and Program). Simply state, "Under age 15, only with playing adult" at end of description, if this is a problem. In addition, Event Hosts, unless previously approved by HMGS-East or Convention Committee, may not state "No Kids Allowed".

Convention Regalia and Weapons

HMGS-East and the Convention Committee reserve the right to bar anyone from the convention if we determine that clothing or symbols, hereby known as regalia, worn are inappropriate for the convention. Regalia that depict racial, ethnic, religious, sexist, or otherwise distasteful messages, shall be prohibited. Determination that a person or person(s) is or are wearing such shall be at the discretion of the Convention Committee. At the discretion of the Convention Committee, an Event Host may be allowed to tastefully display 'symbolic' uniform parts (i.e., German Wehrmacht caps or British Airborne Berets) from the opposing forces in the game. This is not, however, an endorsement of such practices.

Real or simulated weapons will not be permitted in the convention areas, nor will any item that in the Convention Committee's judgment can present a hazard to our guests. Active Duty Military, Law Enforcement, Security Police, and Emergency Services are exempt from this policy, while carrying weapons in the performance of their official duties.

A Note To Parents & Guardians

Attendance at an HMGS-East convention is among the safest activities imaginable. But we remind parents and guardians that the safety of their children is their responsibility. You also are responsible for the supervision of all minors, as well as for their behavior at the convention site. Therefore, please make certain that minors are supervised by an adult companion at all times, especially during night time hours - and that they are playing in an event, back in their hotel rooms, or in the company of an adult companion.

The Lancaster Host Resort is responsible for security at the convention (not HMGS-East), and officials from the convention site have the right to eject those determined to have caused problems. HMGS-East is not required to offer a refund if your children are removed from the premises.

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