10 Unwritten Rules Of Gaming Everyone Knows

2. Don’t Kill The Chickens

BoTW Chicken
Nintendo

Fool us once, shame on you, fool us twice, shame on us. Gamers only have to face the retribution of invulnerable multiplying murder chickens once before they leave well enough alone and keep the sharp objects well away from the poultry.

I ran into this the other day playing Assassin’s Creed: Origins where I’d happily execute hippos and crocodiles but I came across a chicken and my gamer brain said, “Don’t do it” and I let him live another day. Or he let me live.

This might not be a gamer rule everyone knows but if you know you really know, and you’ve learned there’s just nothing to be gained in hassling the chickens. Definitely not the chickens of Hyrule.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.