The Meta-rules

The basic rules are common to all games and scenarios. Underlying all of the basic rules are a few meta-rules. These can be simply stated as follows:

1. Do nothing that will cause harm to another person.
2. Do nothing that will get the K.A.O.S. club banned from anywhere.
3. Have fun.

The Position of Q

Q is the traditional title held by the agent in charge of organising and running a K.A.O.S. killing round. Q is responsible for writing the scenario for the round and advertising the round. During the round Q will be available on campus during normal office hours to answer questions, resolve problems, arbitrate disputes, and issue permits. They are responsible for keeping the status sheet for the round accurately up to date.

The Position of K

K is the person designated as the substitute for Q if Q is not present for any reason. They have all the powers that Q has, but only when Q is not present.

Who Can Play?

Killing rounds organised by the K.A.O.S. club are restricted to full financial members of the K.A.O.S. club. Financial requirements for membership can only be wavered by the Dictator. K.A.O.S. reserves the right to ban any of its members from playing in a round. This would only normally happen in unusual circumstances, such as a member flagrantly and continually breaking round rules.

Starting a Killing Round

A round begins when Q organises it. Anyone seeking to run a round should approach the Dictator for permission. A round will normally be advertised in advance on the K.A.O.S. noticeboard, and preferably on the killing rounds mailing list. and killing rounds section of the KAOS web-pages. Q may organise other appropriate advertising. Notice of a round will normally include the following information:

• Round scenario and Protocol (see below).
• Start time.
• End time.
• Who Q is and how to contact them.
• Any unusual background information.

Ending a Killing Round

A round will normally end when a pre-determined time is reached; the round has run out of participants, or at the discretion of Q.

The Protocol

The Protocol for a round lists all relevant information for that round, especially any information that is different from that contained in these regulations. All participating agents must understand the Protocol for a particular round before play can begin. The Protocol should be published on the K.A.O.S. noticeboard, and preferably the web-site and mailing list (see above). It should cover all of the following points:

• Q's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and where and when they can be contacted.
• Who will be K when Q is unavailable.
• The rules for the scenario being played. Variations from the core rules should be explicitly noted.
• Variations to the basic boundaries of the area of play.
• Legal weapons and who may issue new weapon permits.
• When the round is to start and when it is to end.
• The number of lives each agent has.
• The roles that mercenaries may play.
• Whether recruitment of new agents is allowed during the round.
• The conditions under which an agent may be considered inactive and removed from the round.
• Anything else Q thinks is important or relevant to the round.

The K.A.O.S. Noticeboard

The K.A.O.S. noticeboard is located in the corridor leading from the main foyer of the UCSA building towards the women's toilets. This corridor is a `No Kill Zone' (see below). The noticeboard is where all official notices will be posted during a round and all agents should check the noticeboard at least once per day. The following information may be posted to the noticeboard during a round:

• Names of slain agents.
• Names of new agents and mercenaries in the round.
• A complete copy of the round Protocol.
• Rule changes and their effective times.
• Challenges for duels and other messages between agents.
• Any notice deemed appropriate by Q or the Dictator.

Only Q can remove a notice that is relevant to the round from the noticeboard during a round.

Terms & Definitions

An agent is a member of K.A.O.S. that is playing in a round. A victim is the agent that is the target of an attempt to kill them. The assassin is the agent attempting to kill the victim. A bystander is anyone not playing in the round, or anyone playing in the round who is not a legitimate target. A mercenary is someone hired by an agent to play in the round on their behalf.

The Dictator is the current President-for-Life of the K.A.O.S. club (K.A.O.S. is not to be confused with KAOS, the organisation that was always trying to assassinate CONTROL Agents 86 and 99). Q and K are defined above. The Lower Common Room (LCR) is the K.A.O.S. headquarters, and is where Q should be found during a round.