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# ChatGames<\/p>\n

A Minecraft plugin that adds interactive chat-based minigames to engage your server’s players with trivia, math challenges, word scrambles, and reaction games.<\/p>\n

## Why use ChatGames?<\/p>\n

– Instant, lightweight chat minigames that keep your chat active.
\n– Multi-platform: same core works across Spigot, Paper, Folia, and Sponge via a platform abstraction layer.
\n– Fully configurable games, schedules, messages and reward commands.
\n– Small, well-documented, and easy to extend.<\/p>\n

## Features<\/p>\n

– **Multiple Game Types:**
\n – **Trivia** – Answer trivia questions correctly
\n – **Math** – Solve math problems
\n – **Unscramble** – Unscramble words
\n – **Multiple Choice** – Pick the correct answer from several options
\n – **Reaction** – Respond quickly<\/p>\n

– **Automatic Game Scheduling** – Games start automatically at configurable intervals
\n– **Customizable Rewards** – Configure commands to run when players win (economy rewards, items, etc.)<\/p>\n

## Quick Install<\/p>\n

1. Drop the plugin `.jar` into your server’s `plugins\/` folder.
\n2. Start the server once to generate default configurations.
\n3. Edit `config.yml`, `en-us.yml`, and the individual game files.<\/p>\n

## Configuration<\/p>\n

### Main Configuration<\/p>\n

\nconfig.yml<\/summary>\n

“`yml
\n # ChatGames Configuration
\n # https:\/\/github.com\/RareHyperIon\/ChatGames<\/p>\n

# Available: en-us
\n language: en-us<\/p>\n

# Interval between automatic games (in seconds)
\n game-interval: 300<\/p>\n

# Minimum players online to start automatic games
\n minimum-players: 1<\/p>\n

# Whether to automatically start games at intervals
\n automatic-games: true<\/p>\n

# Cooldown after wrong answer in multiple choice (in ticks, 20 ticks = 1 second)
\n answer-cooldown-ticks: 60<\/p>\n

# Enable debug logging
\n debug: false
\n “`
\n <\/details>\n

\nlanguage\/en-us.yml<\/summary>\n

“`yml
\n # ChatGames Language File – English (US)<\/p>\n

# Message shown when a player tries to use a command they don’t have access to
\n permission: “You don’t have permission to use this command.<\/red>”<\/p>\n

# Message shown when ChatGames has been successfully reloaded
\n reload: “Successfully reloaded ChatGames!<\/green>”<\/p>\n

# Cooldown message when player tries to answer too quickly after wrong answer
\n cooldown: “You cannot answer this question as you’ve already tried recently.<\/red>”
\n “`
\n<\/details>\n

### Game Configuration<\/p>\n

\ngames\/math.yml<\/summary>\n

“`yml
\n name: math
\n display-name: “Math Wizard<\/gold>”
\n timeout: 60 # The time players have to win the game. (in seconds)<\/p>\n

reward-commands:
\n – “give {player} diamond {rand:1-3}”<\/p>\n

messages:
\n start: |<\/p>\n

MATH WIZARD<\/bold><\/gold>
\n Solve the equation below!<\/gray><\/p>\n

{question}<\/p>\n

win: |<\/p>\n

\u2713<\/bold> {player}<\/yellow> solved it!<\/green>
\n Answer: {answer}<\/white><\/gray><\/p>\n

timeout: |<\/p>\n

\u2717<\/bold> Time’s up!<\/red>
\n Answer: {answer}<\/white><\/gray><\/p>\n

questions:
\n – [“12 + 8 = ?<\/yellow>“, “20”]
\n – [“25 – 7 = ?<\/yellow>“, “18”]
\n – [“6 \u00d7 7 = ?<\/yellow>“, “42”]
\n – [“144 \u00f7 12 = ?<\/yellow>“, “12”]
\n – [“15 + 23 = ?<\/yellow>“, “38”]
\n – [“50 – 18 = ?<\/yellow>“, “32”]
\n – [“9 \u00d7 8 = ?<\/yellow>“, “72”]
\n – [“100 \u00f7 5 = ?<\/yellow>“, “20”]
\n “`
\n<\/details>\n

\ngames\/multiple-choice.yml<\/summary>\n

“`yml
\n name: multiple choice
\n display-name: “Multiple Choice<\/green>”
\n timeout: 45 # The time players have to win the game. (in seconds)
\n cooldown: 60 # Ticks to wait after wrong answer (60 ticks = 3 seconds)<\/p>\n

reward-commands:
\n – “give {player} emerald {rand:1-3}”<\/p>\n

messages:
\n start: |<\/p>\n

MULTIPLE CHOICE<\/bold><\/green>
\n Type the correct letter!<\/gray><\/p>\n

{question}<\/p>\n

win: |<\/p>\n

\u2713<\/bold> {player}<\/yellow> chose correctly!<\/green>
\n Answer: {answer}<\/white><\/gray><\/p>\n

timeout: |<\/p>\n

\u2717<\/bold> Nobody answered!<\/red>
\n Correct: {answer}<\/white><\/gray><\/p>\n

questions:
\n q1:
\n question: “What is the largest planet in our solar system?<\/yellow>”
\n answers:
\n – “A. Earth”
\n – “B. Jupiter”
\n – “C. Saturn”
\n – “D. Mars”
\n correct-answer: “B”<\/p>\n

q2:
\n question: “Which programming language is Minecraft written in?<\/yellow>”
\n answers:
\n – “A. Python”
\n – “B. C++”
\n – “C. Java”
\n – “D. JavaScript”
\n correct-answer: “C”<\/p>\n

q3:
\n question: “What is 2 + 2 \u00d7 2?<\/yellow>”
\n answers:
\n – “A. 6”
\n – “B. 8”
\n – “C. 4”
\n – “D. 10”
\n correct-answer: “A”<\/p>\n

q4:
\n question: “Which mob drops blaze rods?<\/yellow>”
\n answers:
\n – “A. Ghast”
\n – “B. Blaze”
\n – “C. Wither Skeleton”
\n – “D. Magma Cube”
\n correct-answer: “B”
\n “`
\n<\/details>\n

\ngames\/reaction.yml<\/summary>\n

“`yml
\n name: reaction
\n display-name: “Reaction Test<\/red>”
\n timeout: 30 # The time players have to win the game. (in seconds)<\/p>\n

reward-commands:
\n – “give {player} diamond {rand:1-3}”<\/p>\n

messages:
\n start: |<\/p>\n

REACTION TEST<\/bold><\/red>
\n Be the first to respond!<\/gray><\/p>\n

{question}<\/p>\n

win: |<\/p>\n

\u2713<\/bold> {player}<\/yellow> was fastest!<\/green><\/p>\n

timeout: |<\/p>\n

\u2717<\/bold> Nobody reacted in time!<\/red><\/p>\n

# Variants allow different reaction challenges
\n # If answer is empty string “”, any message wins (fastest typer)
\n # If answer is specified, must type that exact word
\n # If answer is “CLICK”, then it will be clickable.
\n # – Optional: Add hover=”Your text” for custom hover message
\n # – Example: