{"id":4116,"date":"2026-01-03T05:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/?page_id=4116"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:13:50","slug":"gm-policy-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/gm-policy-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GM Policy 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This policy is updated yearly based on the results of the previous DieCon.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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1. New GM’s:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

GM\u2019s that have never run a scheduled game event that appeared in the online game program book at a previous DieCon and would like to schedule a game event for DieCon 2026 have a base rate of $25 for a weekend membership.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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    1. All first time DieCon GM’s will need to schedule a minimum four hours of game event time for this rate.<\/li>\n \t
    2. GM’s must meet DieCon GM qualifications.<\/li>\n \t
    3. Partial refund of GM membership fee is available if GM schedules additional hours of game events.<\/li>\n \t
    4. Partial refund will be provided on site after the completion of your last scheduled game event.<\/li>\n \t
    5. Partial refund will be based on the number of additional scheduled event hours.<\/li>\n \t
    6. Only scheduled event hours will be eligible for partial refund.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Game event hours must be scheduled in Sessions 2 – Session 7.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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      2. Returning DieCon GM’s in Good Standing:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
      \u2018Good Standing<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 GM’s that have run a scheduled game event at a previous DieCon, DieCon 1-25, who schedule a minimum of eight game event hours at DieCon 2026 have a flat rate of $20 for a weekend membership.<\/div>\n
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      1. A Good Standing GM does not have a \u201cNo Show<\/em>\u201d history with DieCon.<\/li>\n \t
      2. GM must meet DieCon GM qualifications.<\/li>\n \t
      3. Additional partial refund may be available based on total scheduled game event hours beyond the initial 8 event hours.<\/li>\n \t
      4. Only scheduled event hours will be eligible for partial refund.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nA maximum of four game event hours may only be scheduled in Session 1 or 8 with approval of DieCon Event Director.<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>\n

        3. Game Company rep’s\/demo team member.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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        1. Discount will be determined on a case by case basis based on the following criteria.\n
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          • Number of Event hours scheduled.<\/li>\n \t
          • Number of participating Game Company rep\/demo team members.<\/li>\n \t
          • Prize support provided for games, raffles, charity auction and\/or door prizes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
          • Game Company representatives\/demo team member must meet the DieCon GM qualifications.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            4. GM Qualifications for discount membership rate:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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            1. GM must be pre-registered with DieCon by May 3rd<\/sup>, 2026. Pre-registered is defined as Payment in full of DieCon 2026 GM membership fee.<\/li>\n \t
            2. All scheduled Game Event information for all Game Events scheduled by the GM must be provided to DieCon by May 3rd<\/sup>, 2026<\/li>\n \t
            3. All scheduled Game Event information must appear in the online DieCon 2026 event program book.<\/li>\n \t
            4. All scheduled game Event information must appear in the final posted web event schedules and DieCon 26 online event program book found on the DieCon website.<\/li>\n \t
            5. GM will perform all GM Onsite Responsibilities as directed by DieCon staff.<\/li>\n \t
            6. Each Game Event has a single unique GM.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              5. GM onsite responsibilities:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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              1. Provide all materials to run event unless game description includes what players are required to supply.<\/li>\n \t
              2. GM is at assigned event table a minimum of 10 minutes before start time of game event.<\/li>\n \t
              3. Game is setup and ready to start within 10 minutes of scheduled start time.<\/li>\n \t
              4. Check each player\u2019s program cover passport for event ticket seating for event in following order.\n
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                • Accept all players with standard DieCon Event ticket for specific game.<\/li>\n \t
                • If after 10 minutes there are open seats, the GM may accept anyone who would like to play.\n
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                  • If the event is a Tournament, then all new players must pay all event fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
                  • Insufficient players for event.\n
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                    • Contact DieCon Game HQ if after 5 minutes you have insufficient players to run your game.<\/li>\n \t
                    • DieCon HQ staff will see about recruiting player(s) for your event.<\/li>\n \t
                    • If after 15 minutes from original start time DieCon staff has been unable to recruit players then your game will have two options.\n
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                      1. Game event may continue with current players.<\/li>\n \t
                      2. Game event is cancelled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
                      3. Failure to meet those guidelines will result in no credit for scheduled event toward GM discount\/refund.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        6. GM credit for cancelled events due to low attendance:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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                        1. GM must meet all guidelines for GM onsite responsibilities.<\/li>\n \t
                        2. Failure to meet those guidelines will result in no credit for the cancelled game event.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          2026 GM Policy This policy is updated yearly based on the results of the previous DieCon. 1. New GM’s: GM\u2019s that have never run a scheduled game event that appeared in the online game program book at a previous DieCon and would like to schedule a game event for DieCon 2026 have a base rate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":85,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-37","category-info-pages"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4116"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4450,"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4116\/revisions\/4450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diecon.com\/con\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}