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The Roost

The Roost: Responsible Play at Pixplume

Pixplume is for adults 18+ and for entertainment only. There is no real money play, nothing to buy and no prizes of monetary value. Even so, games of chance can take more time and attention than people mean to give them. These tools and links are here to keep play a pastime.

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Tools on this device

Every tool works in this browser and is kept even if you reject storage, because a limit that vanished on your next visit would not help. Nothing is sent to us.

Check-ins

A check-in shows how long you have played this session, how many rounds, and the sheen you staked and got back. Choose Rest for now (the plumes close for 10 minutes and your next session starts fresh) or carry on.

Round limit

A limit on the rounds you play in one session. A notice comes five rounds before it. At the limit the plumes close for 25 minutes, and that rest cannot be cut short.

Pause the plumes

Choose how long the six games stay closed on this device.

A pause of 6 hours or more is firm: it can be made longer, never shorter. A 20-minute pause, or the rest after a check-in, can be lifted here.

Calm mode

No spinning reels, sweeping needle or tumbling dice, and a gap of a second and a half between rounds. Useful late in the evening, and if motion bothers you.

This session so far

A two-minute self-check

Ten statements about the last few months. Choose how often each one is true for you. The score is worked out on this page; your answers are not stored or sent anywhere. It is not a diagnosis, just a prompt to think.

  1. I play for longer than I planned to.
  2. I keep going to get back sheen I have lost.
  3. I feel restless or short-tempered when I try to stop.
  4. I play to get away from worries or a low mood.
  5. Games like these keep me up later than I want.
  6. I have bet real money to chase a feeling I had in a game.
  7. Someone close to me has said I play too much.
  8. I have played down or hidden how much I play.
  9. I find myself thinking about the next session during other things.
  10. I have skipped plans, meals or sleep to keep playing.

Signs worth noticing

  • Sessions run much longer than you meant them to.
  • You play to win back what you lost, not because it is fun.
  • You feel low, tense or irritable when you stop.
  • Play crowds out sleep, meals, work or people.
  • You hide how much you play from the people close to you.
  • You have started gambling with real money, or gone back to it.

Our quill note Setting your own stop has more on choosing a limit before you start.

Blocking gambling elsewhere

Pixplume has no real money and no links to gambling sites. If real-money gambling is a worry, these steps put distance between you and it:

  • GAMSTOP: free self-exclusion from every gambling website and app licensed in Great Britain, for 6 months, 1 year or 5 years.
  • Gamban: software that blocks gambling sites and apps on your devices.
  • Bank blocks: most UK banks let you block gambling payments on your card from their app, often with a cooling-off time before the block can be removed.

Free, confidential support in the UK

  • GamCareRuns the National Gambling Helpline, free on 0808 8020 133, with live chat, 24 hours a day.
  • Gordon MoodyResidential treatment, online programmes and support for anyone affected by gambling.
  • Gambling TherapyFree online support, groups and chat in many languages.
  • NHSAdvice on gambling harm and referral to the NHS specialist gambling clinics.
  • Gamblers AnonymousPeer support meetings, in person and online.
  • SamaritansIf you are struggling to cope, call 116 123 for free, at any time.

If someone close to you plays too much

Gambling harm reaches families and friends as well. The National Gambling Helpline is open to anyone affected by someone else's gambling, and Gordon Moody and Gambling Therapy both support affected others. Pick a calm moment to talk, describe what you have noticed rather than labelling the person, and look after your own money and wellbeing.

Under 18?

Pixplume is closed to under-18s and asks every visitor their age before anything else. If you are under 18 and worried about gaming or gambling, Childline is free and confidential on 0800 1111. Parents and carers can find device and app controls at Internet Matters.

What we promise

  • No real money play, nothing for sale, and no prizes of monetary value, ever.
  • No countdowns, no daily rewards and no streaks that punish a break.
  • No invented players, scores or reviews to make the games look busier than they are.
  • Results drawn before any animation, with no staged near misses.
  • The same page and the same games for every visitor.