Minecraft plugin ChatGames
ChatGames is a Minecraft plugin that runs interactive chat-based mini-games (trivia, math, word scrambles, reaction games) to boost player engagement on a server.
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- Equestrifun 9 onlineJavaHorse
- Welcome to Afterlife SMP! 5 onlineJava + Bedrock
- & Haras du Meylls & Équitation " Métiers " Économie 5 online
- CorePlay 7 onlineSurvival
- 91.197.6.177:26109 3 online
- ARCANEWORLD ѕᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ▪ ᴘᴠᴘ ▪ ѕʟɪᴍᴇꜰᴜɴ ▪ 1.21.4 - 26.2 5 onlineJava
About ChatGames
🔌 About ChatGames
ChatGames is a Minecraft plugin that adds interactive mini-games directly into the server chat. It provides a variety of short, chat-driven games (trivia, math challenges, word scrambles, reaction games and similar formats) so players can compete without leaving chat.
🎯 Purpose
The plugin's core purpose is to increase player interaction and retention by offering lightweight chat activities that run frequently or on-demand. It can distribute rewards (economy integration for cash rewards is documented in older releases) and keeps chat active with short, repeatable rounds.
⚙️ Features
- Multiple built-in game types (trivia, math, word scramble, reaction games).
- Configurable and translatable messages and texts.
- Hiscores / tracking for player performance (mentioned in official listings).
- Manual start commands and broadcast controls.
- Customisable game options and messages.
🧩 Who It Is For
- Survival and SMP servers that want to add lightweight, ongoing engagement.
- Community or social servers aiming to stimulate chat activity.
- Servers that use an economy plugin and Vault to give cash rewards (economy integration noted in older releases).
🏗️ Example Use Cases
- Run a scheduled trivia question to reward the first correct answer.
- Let staff start quick reaction games between rounds to entertain players.
- Use word scrambles or math challenges as filler content during low-activity periods.
⌨️ Commands
| Command | Description | Permission | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
/chatgames start <game> | Manually start a specified chat game. | chatgames.start | Admin |
(Only documented commands are listed above when confirmed by official pages.)
🔐 Permissions
| Permission | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
chatgames.start | Permission to manually start games. | not specified |
chatgames.see | Permission to see chat game broadcasts. | not specified |
chatgames.internal | Internal permission referenced by the plugin (affects reaction game winning). | not specified |
(Entries reflect permission nodes documented in official plugin listings; default values were not specified there.)
⚙️ Installation
📥 Setup
- Download the official plugin JAR from an official listing.
- Place the JAR into your server
plugins/directory. - Restart the server and check console logs for successful enable messages.
📦 Dependencies
- Vault (documented in older releases as required for cash reward features).
🧠 Technical Notes
- Official listings describe this project as a Spigot-compatible plugin.
- Public listings show support across a wide range of Minecraft versions historically (listings reference support from 1.8 up through 1.21 in release metadata).
- Some features (economy rewards) require a server economy plugin and Vault.
🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful
If you want a simple, chat-native way to run small, repeatable games that keep players engaged without requiring GUI menus or world interaction, ChatGames provides a configurable set of chat games and basic reward hooks suitable for community and survival servers.
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For server admins
- Supported platforms
- Spigot
- Supported versions
- 1.8–1.21
- Dependencies
- Vault
Links
- Downloadmodrinth.com/plugin/chat-games
- Documentationspigotmc.org/resources/chatgames.107010
- dejvokep.gitbook.iodejvokep.gitbook.io/chatgames
- polymart.orgpolymart.org/product/3012/chatgames
- CurseForge pagecurseforge.com/minecraft/bukkit-plugins/chatgames
- Modrinth pagemodrinth.com/plugin/chat-games/version/1.3.3
What servers report
Server platforms
- Paper11
- Purpur3
- CraftBukkit1
Plugin versions
- 1.2.18
- 1.4.63
- 2.8.22
- 2.8.01
- 1.0.01
Counts come from servers that list their plugins when MSHQ checks them. Many servers hide this list, so real usage is higher.