OGAME RULES

these are exact copies of ogames new rules that apply to our universe wanted everyone to be aware of them at this time so that no one gets in trouble for not following them
i highlighted all the ogame.us specific rules

1. Accounts
The owner of an account is always the owner of the email-address, that was deposited in the game account. Each account is entitled to be played by a single player at all time, account sitting being the only exception. Account exchanges within a single universe must be done with the assistance of a GameOperator.
You can contact the support at http://support.ogame.us
Once a given account changes its owner, one month must pass before it changes ownership again. After a new owner takes over a given account he should change the email-address within the first 12 hours after the account has been switched.

2. Multi Account
Each player is allowed to control a single account per universe.
If two or more accounts are usually, occasionally, or permanently being played from the same network(e.g. schools, universities, Internet cafes…) it is highly recommended to notify a GameOperator. You can contact the support at http://support.ogame.us
In these cases the accounts will not be able to have fleet contact while on the same connection. Also other similarities are not allowed in this case.

Ogame.us specific:
If two or more accounts are usually, occasionally, or permanently being played from the same network(e.g. schools, universities, Internet cafes…) a GameOperator MUST be notified.
In these cases the accounts are not allowed to have any fleet contact ever.

3. Account Sitting
Account sitting entitles a given player to have his account watched.
A GameOperator must be informed before the sitting takes place through the support system: http://support.ogame.us
An account may only be sat for a maximum period of 12 hours.

The sitting period will be considered over if the actual owner logs in.
No Fleet movements are allowed while the account is being seated unless an attack that may raid or crash the account is incoming, in which case you may save your fleet(s) by deploying or transporting to a planet or to a moon owned by the account being sat. The sitter may only spend resources on buildings or researches, not on defence and ships.
It's only allowed to sit an account, if there was no sitting in the last 7 days on that account.

4. Bashing
It is not allowed to attack any given planet or moon, owned by a player, more than 6 times in a 24 hour period.
This rule applies also for moon destruction missions.
In specially-designed and on the forum http://board.ogame.us announced universes the bashing rule can be modified or abolished.
Attacking with probes and interplanetary missile attacks do not count towards the bashing rule.
Bashing is only allowed when your Alliance is at war with another Alliance.
The war must be announced on the relevant OGame board, in the correct forum and must comply with the boards specific rules.

Ogame.us specific:
In Uni 5 and Barym 12 attacks are allowed per 24h, instead of 6.
This rule does not apply for moon destruction missions and inactive players.

5. Pushing
It is not allowed for any account to obtain unfair profit out of a lower ranked account in a matter of resources.
Pushing is, but not only limited to this example, resources sent from a lower ranked account to a higher ranked one with nothing tangible in return and a player crashing his fleet into a higher ranked one for the higher ranked one to keep the Debris Field, and thus profiting from it. A trade has to be completed within 48 hours.
For all exceptions (like ACS splits, bounties, recycling help...) a GameOperator needs to be informed via TicketSystem: http://support.ogame.us

Ogame.us specific:
No free moonshots are allowed, as long as the lower ranked player is sending the ships. Lower ranked players always have to get their fleetcost replaced 100%.
Trade ratio's have to be between 3:2:1 and 2:1:1. Anything not within these two ratio's will be treated as pushing

6. Bugusing / Scripting
Using a bug for anyone's profit intentionally or not reporting a bug intentionally is strictly forbidden. Using a program as interface between the player and his game is prohibited. Any other form of automatically generated information generated for a group of players advantage with malicious intentions is forbidden as well.

Ogame.us specific:
Probing a target 5 or less seconds before the attack, while performing a locked hit ( such as lanx hits ) is forbidden.

7. Real-life threats
Implying that you are going to locate and harm another player, team member, Gameforge representative, or any person that might be related in any way to any of the game services is forbidden.

8. Insults and Spam
Any kind of insult and spam are not allowed.

9. Language
The game publisher reserves the right to exclude players, who are not able to speak the respective native language (e.g. in Game, Board and IRC official chat-rooms).

Ogame.us specific:
The only characters allowed on Accounts, Planets, Alliance names and Alliance Tags are those of the English alphabet, numbers 0-9 and a few special characters: - _ . !

10. Breach of the rules
Any kind of breach of the rules will be punished with warnings up to permanent ban of the account. The corresponding GameOperators decide the type and duration of punishments and are contact persons for bans.

11. Terms and Conditions
The terms and conditions are completed with these rules, and have to be attended as well.