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CrimsonWolf at 02:43, 9 June 2026

2026-06-09T02:43:02Z

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	# '''Be truthful''': Ensure any faults [[Fault Reporting\|reported]] are accurate and do not report faults are resolved unless they are.		# '''Be truthful''': Ensure any faults [[Fault Reporting\|reported]] are accurate and do not report faults are resolved unless they are.
	# '''Respect privacy:''' Do not attempt to follow the movements of other agents or call a phone they are about to capture, unless you already know them and know they are ok with it.		# '''Respect privacy:''' Do not attempt to follow the movements of other agents or call a phone they are about to capture, unless you already know them and know they are ok with it.
	Agents who are found to have broken these rules may receive a warning. The game also has built-in checks for suspicious activity which will automatically trigger a warning. ~~This~~ warning status, together with ~~instructions~~ to ~~resolve it, is clearly displayed in-game and spoken~~ by the [[operator]] on every call.		Agents who are found to have broken these rules may receive a warning (captures can be made as usual) or suspension (all captures will be blocked). The game also has built-in checks for suspicious activity which will automatically trigger a warning. Agents with a warning or suspended status will see a banner at the top of the map which says their account is under review/suspended, together with the reason and an email to contact for resolution. A similar announcement will also be made by the [[operator]] on every call.

	~~Continued non-compliance may result in suspension from the game, with all captures removed~~.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

CrimsonWolf at 02:25, 9 June 2026

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	* A randomly generated agent name (callsign).		* A randomly generated agent name (callsign).

	==== ~~Agent generations~~ ====		==== Emojis ====
	~~As there~~ are ~~fewer available emoji than agents~~, ~~emoji are reused~~. ~~To maintain~~ the ~~uniqueness of~~ the ~~emoji as icons~~, a ~~new generation of~~ agents ~~begins after all available~~ emoji ~~have been~~ exhausted~~. These~~ agents ~~have their~~ emoji ~~combined~~ with ~~another symbol~~. ~~The current generation for registrations is generation 2~~, agents ~~from this generation~~ have ~~their emoji combined~~ with a ~~square~~.		Agent emojis are randomly assigned from a pool of approximately 1500 Unicode emojis. They are rendered locally by your device, hence small differences in appearance may be noticed between devices. Some devices, particularly Windows PCs, do not support all the emojis used by the game, so a white square (□) may be seen instead.
	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	~~!Generation~~		Originally, agents were assigned a single emoji. The pool of emojis was exhausted on 25 April 2026, so new agents began receiving a emoji together with a shape (square or pentagon currently in use). Since then, some agents have also received two emojis, or two emojis with a shape.
	~~!Additional symbol~~
	\|-		On the game map, as agent emojis appear within a circle, they are slightly condensed to fit within the circle. Shapes are shown behind the emoji, and only half of each emoji is shown if the agent has two emojis.
	\|1
	~~\|None~~
	\|-
	\|2
	~~\|Square~~
	\|}

	== Cells ==		== Cells ==
	Agents can optionally join or form [[cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a cell<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>, but any agent may join an existing cell provided that they have an invite code to that cell.		Agents can optionally join or form [[cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a cell<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>, but any agent may join an existing cell provided that they have an invite code to that cell.

	== Code of Conduct ~~(Draft)~~ ==		== Code of Conduct ==
	To keep the game fair for all agents and respect the community, agents should follow these rules when playing Payphone Tag:		To keep the game fair for all agents and respect the community, agents should follow these rules when playing Payphone Tag:

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	# '''Be truthful''': Ensure any faults [[Fault Reporting\|reported]] are accurate and do not report faults are resolved unless they are.		# '''Be truthful''': Ensure any faults [[Fault Reporting\|reported]] are accurate and do not report faults are resolved unless they are.
	# '''Respect privacy:''' Do not attempt to follow the movements of other agents or call a phone they are about to capture, unless you already know them and know they are ok with it.		# '''Respect privacy:''' Do not attempt to follow the movements of other agents or call a phone they are about to capture, unless you already know them and know they are ok with it.
	Agents who ~~do not comply with~~ these rules may receive a warning in-game. Continued non-compliance may result in suspension from the game.		Agents who are found to have broken these rules may receive a warning. The game also has built-in checks for suspicious activity which will automatically trigger a warning. This warning status, together with instructions to resolve it, is clearly displayed in-game and spoken by the [[operator]] on every call.

			Continued non-compliance may result in suspension from the game, with all captures removed.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

CrimsonWolf: /* Code of Conduct (Draft) */

2026-05-26T05:36:18Z

Code of Conduct (Draft)

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	# '''Be truthful''': Ensure any faults [[Fault Reporting\|reported]] are accurate and do not report faults are resolved unless they are.		# '''Be truthful''': Ensure any faults [[Fault Reporting\|reported]] are accurate and do not report faults are resolved unless they are.
	# '''Respect privacy:''' Do not attempt to follow the movements of other agents or call a phone they are about to capture, unless you already know them and know they are ok with it.		# '''Respect privacy:''' Do not attempt to follow the movements of other agents or call a phone they are about to capture, unless you already know them and know they are ok with it.
			Agents who do not comply with these rules may receive a warning in-game. Continued non-compliance may result in suspension from the game.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

CrimsonWolf: Code of conduct

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Code of conduct

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	== Cells ==		== Cells ==
	Agents can optionally join or form [[cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a cell<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>, but any agent may join an existing cell provided that they have an invite code to that cell.		Agents can optionally join or form [[cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a cell<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>, but any agent may join an existing cell provided that they have an invite code to that cell.

			== Code of Conduct (Draft) ==
			To keep the game fair for all agents and respect the community, agents should follow these rules when playing Payphone Tag:

			# '''Do not vandalise Telstra property:''' This includes but is not limited to placing stickers of your agent or cell name, writing on, or damaging any part of the phone or [[cabinet]].
			# '''Do not trespass''': Do not enter any area that is not open to the public to capture a phone. This includes patient only areas of hospitals.
			# '''Physical presence required:''' Do not attempt to capture any phone without physically being there (e.g. by spoofing caller IDs or sharing your PIN with someone else).
			# '''Be truthful''': Ensure any faults [[Fault Reporting\|reported]] are accurate and do not report faults are resolved unless they are.
			# '''Respect privacy:''' Do not attempt to follow the movements of other agents or call a phone they are about to capture, unless you already know them and know they are ok with it.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

HollowArrow: info about agent generations

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info about agent generations

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	== Registration ==		== Registration ==
	To become an agent, a player visits [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com] and generates an agent [[PIN]] and an associated emoji callsign. These are stored in the player's browser. The PIN is the agent's unique identifier — it must not be shared with other players, as sharing it would allow others to capture payphones on the agent's behalf. To play cooperatively with friends, agents should form a [[Cells\|~~Cell~~]] instead.<ref>''How to play'', Payphone Tag, [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>		To become an agent, a player visits [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com] and generates an agent [[PIN]] and an associated emoji callsign. These are stored in the player's browser. The PIN is the agent's unique identifier — it must not be shared with other players, as sharing it would allow others to capture payphones on the agent's behalf. To play cooperatively with friends, agents should form a [[Cells\|cell]] instead.<ref>''How to play'', Payphone Tag, [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>

	== Agent identity ==		== Agent identity ==
	Each agent is identified in the game by:		Each agent is identified in the game by:
	* A unique five-digit [[PIN]]		* A unique five-digit [[PIN]].
	* An emoji ~~callsign~~ assigned at registration		* A unique emoji randomly assigned at registration.
	* A ~~chosen~~ agent name (callsign)		* A randomly generated agent name (callsign).

			==== Agent generations ====
			As there are fewer available emoji than agents, emoji are reused. To maintain the uniqueness of the emoji as icons, a new generation of agents begins after all available emoji have been exhausted. These agents have their emoji combined with another symbol. The current generation for registrations is generation 2, agents from this generation have their emoji combined with a square.
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Generation
			!Additional symbol
			\|-
			\|1
			\|None
			\|-
			\|2
			\|Square
			\|}

	== Cells ==		== Cells ==
	Agents can optionally join or form [[~~Cells~~]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a ~~Cell.~~<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>		Agents can optionally join or form [[cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a cell<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>, but any agent may join an existing cell provided that they have an invite code to that cell.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Kevin: add page

2026-05-04T00:56:42Z

add page

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An '''agent''' is a registered player of [[Payphone Tag]]. The term is used throughout the game and its community in place of "player" or "user".

== Registration ==
To become an agent, a player visits [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com] and generates an agent [[PIN]] and an associated emoji callsign. These are stored in the player's browser. The PIN is the agent's unique identifier — it must not be shared with other players, as sharing it would allow others to capture payphones on the agent's behalf. To play cooperatively with friends, agents should form a [[Cells|Cell]] instead.<ref>''How to play'', Payphone Tag, [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>

== Agent identity ==
Each agent is identified in the game by:
* A unique five-digit [[PIN]]
* An emoji callsign assigned at registration
* A chosen agent name (callsign)

== Cells ==
Agents can optionally join or form [[Cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a Cell.<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[PIN]]
* [[Cells]]
* [[Gameplay]]

== References ==
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