🍁 Responsible Gaming

Your Guide to Enjoyable, Balanced, and Safe Play

🎯 Our Promise

At Friendly Fun Land, we believe play should always be positive, safe, and enjoyable. We are dedicated to encouraging healthy habits and looking after the well-being of our players.

1. What Does Responsible Play Mean?

Responsible play means enjoying games in a way that:

  • Stays fun and uplifting
  • Doesn't disrupt your work, daily life, or relationships
  • Respects your time and emotional balance
  • Fits well alongside other hobbies and activities
  • Never turns into a source of pressure or stress

Even though Friendly Fun Land offers only free entertainment, we still encourage players to maintain healthy habits that support a balanced lifestyle.

2. Our Commitment to Player Safety

🛡 Protective Measures

  • Completely Free Access: All games are made for enjoyment without any payments or deposits.
  • Age Check: We follow a strict 18+ policy to keep our community safe.
  • Clear Play Info: Transparent explanations of how each game works.
  • Zero Pressure: No promotion of paid play sites.
  • Helpful Resources: Guidance and tools to encourage balanced play.

🎮 Game Design with Your Well-being in Mind

  • Straightforward rules and instructions
  • Break reminders during longer sessions
  • No misleading messages or promotions
  • Easy access to support and advice
  • Always clear that our games are for entertainment only

3. Healthy Play Tips

⏰ Set Your Time

Choose how long you want to play before you start. Use an alarm or timer to remind you to pause or stop.

🏃 Take Short Breaks

Every hour, step away for 5–10 minutes. Stretch, breathe fresh air, or chat with a friend.

⚖ Keep a Good Balance

Play should fit around work, exercise, social life, and rest.

😊 Enjoy the Fun

If it stops feeling fun, pause for a while.

👥 Stay Connected

Play should never replace time with friends and family—invite them to join you sometimes.

🎯 Have More Than One Hobby

Make sure gaming is just one of several things you enjoy doing.

4. Spotting Unhealthy Play Patterns

⚠ Warning Signs

  • Play is getting in the way of responsibilities
  • Feeling tense or upset when you can't play
  • Spending more time playing than planned
  • Skipping sleep, meals, or exercise to keep playing
  • Friends or family express concern
  • Hiding the amount of time spent playing
  • Only relying on games for fun or to cope with stress
  • Feeling guilty after playing

5. Quick Self-Check

Ask yourself:

  • How often do I play here or on similar platforms?
  • Do I set time limits and follow them?
  • How do I feel when I can't play?
  • Has anyone close to me expressed concern?
  • Do I enjoy other hobbies as well?

If your answers worry you, it may be time to adjust your play habits or seek advice.

6. Helpful Tools

🛠 Coming Soon on Friendly Fun Land:

  • Session reminders
  • Custom daily time limits
  • Cool-off options
  • Regular time-spent prompts
  • Weekly activity summaries

📱 You Can Use Now:

  • Phone or computer alarms
  • Screen time tracking apps
  • Scheduled calendar blocks
  • Website restriction tools
  • Friends or family to keep you accountable

7. When Play Becomes a Problem

Seek professional help if:

  • Play is causing serious problems in your life
  • You've tried to cut back but can't
  • You feel anxious or low because of gaming habits
  • Friends or family are strongly concerned
  • You feel out of control

8. Support Contacts

National Helplines:

Problem Gaming Help Line

1-888-391-1111

ConnexOntario

1-866-531-2600

AlbertaQuits

1-866-332-2322

BC Help Line

1-888-795-6111

Helpful Websites:

Responsible Gambling Council

responsiblegambling.org

Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario

problemgambling.ca

Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

ccsa.ca

Mental Health Commission

mentalhealthcommission.ca

9. Helping Someone Else

🤝 Ways to Support:

  • Speak kindly and without judgment
  • Listen to their side
  • Offer help finding resources
  • Set healthy boundaries
  • Look after your own emotional health

10. For Parents & Guardians

Although Friendly Fun Land is for 18+ only, here's general advice about gaming and kids:

  • Pick age-appropriate games
  • Set clear screen time limits
  • Talk about safe and respectful play
  • Keep devices in shared spaces
  • Show healthy tech habits yourself
  • Encourage activities away from screens

11. Our Ongoing Effort

We promise to:

  • Keep improving our safe play features
  • Follow best practices in player care
  • Offer clear, honest information
  • Work with organizations that promote healthy play
  • Listen to our community's feedback

12. Contact Us

📩 Responsible Play Support

info@friendlyfunland.com

📩 General Support

info@friendlyfunland.com

🚨 If you're in crisis

Call 911 or a crisis line immediately.

Remember: Play should add joy to life, not take it over. Just like maple syrup—it's best enjoyed in the right amount for a sweeter, healthier balance.