


Clean handsĪlways wash your hands before using another PC or controller. Skipping through them is like fast-forwarding parts of a movie, and talking over them is just downright annoying.

Games tell a story, and while you may play and advance the story, cutscenes are the cinematic part, like movie scenes. Firstly you watch every cutscene without skipping, especially if it is the first time playing the game, and secondly, you don’t talk during cutscenes. When you are playing games with cutscenes, there are two rules you must follow. While this can be adjusted if the winner is just much better than everyone else, using this “King of the Hill” type system, ensures everyone gets a chance and can play more than one game in a row. The easiest way to keep this system going is to agree that the winner of each game or race stays.

Winner staysĭepending on the game type and how many of your friends are around, you will most likely be taking turns to play. Considering player 1 rules apply to you when you’re at home, sticking to player 2 rules isn’t a hard pill to swallow. You will also get the second choice of everything, character choice, map choice, the game you’re going to play. As player 2, you will more than likely get the controller that doesn’t work as well and sticks a bit. On the other hand, if you are player 2, you have to accept that you will get the short end of the stick. Other than that, respect the house rules of player 1. This does have limitations, of course they can’t cheat or give you a ridiculously unfair disadvantage, force you to use a broken controller, or something similar. In short, it is their game, therefore their rules. Player 1 gets the best controller and has the first pick of the character they will play with, the map you’ll play on, or whatever else. Whoever owns the console or computer, is regarded as player 1.
