Multiplayer Shiritori - Revision history

The CodeGhost at 01:57, 24 August 2026

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	If the bot restarts or goes offline while games are active, <code>/restore_games</code> brings them back. Restoration restores a channel's saved game state unconditionally rather than requiring the channel itself to be successfully re-resolved first — resolving the channel is only needed for the non-critical "welcome back" announcement and to restart [[#Timed Shiritori\|Timed Shiritori]]'s countdown, so a temporary hiccup reaching Discord's API can no longer cost a game its progress the way it once could.		If the bot restarts or goes offline while games are active, <code>/restore_games</code> brings them back. Restoration restores a channel's saved game state unconditionally rather than requiring the channel itself to be successfully re-resolved first — resolving the channel is only needed for the non-critical "welcome back" announcement and to restart [[#Timed Shiritori\|Timed Shiritori]]'s countdown, so a temporary hiccup reaching Discord's API can no longer cost a game its progress the way it once could.

			''History:'' <code>/start_shiritori</code> and <code>/restore_games</code> could previously fail outright with a generic Discord "Unknown interaction" error if the command's own background work (acquiring a channel lock, or reading back saved game data) happened to take longer than Discord's 3-second initial-response window. Both commands now acknowledge the interaction immediately and send their actual response afterward, removing the crash.

	== Timed Shiritori ==		== Timed Shiritori ==
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	== Community Role Rewards ==		== Community Role Rewards ==
	On the bot's official support server, [https://discord.gg/WahVXSkA7H Shiritori Central], reaching certain turn milestones in a multiplayer game triggers an automatic role award. When the milestone is reached, the bot ~~randomly selects~~ one ~~member from among~~ the last up to 50 unique players who contributed a word to that game (AI and Sniper turns do not count) ~~and assigns them a role~~.		On the bot's official support server, [https://discord.gg/WahVXSkA7H Shiritori Central], reaching certain turn milestones in a multiplayer game triggers an automatic role award. When the milestone is reached, the bot awards the role to every one of the last up to 50 unique players who contributed a word to that game (AI and Sniper turns do not count).

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	~~If the randomly selected member~~ already holds the ~~role, no new~~ role is ~~granted; the bot instead posts~~ a message noting that recent activity was detected but the role was already held. This mechanic is specific to Shiritori Central and does not occur on other servers running the bot.		Any qualifying player who already holds the role is skipped with a message noting that recent activity was detected but the role was already held, rather than being granted it again. This mechanic is specific to Shiritori Central and does not occur on other servers running the bot.

	''History:'' the draw originally only considered players who were already visible in the server's cached member list at the moment the milestone was hit, silently excluding anyone playing from another server or simply not yet cached — with no record that they'd ever been in the running, and no way to recover the missed reward afterward. The draw ~~now picks~~ from the full candidate pool regardless of whether a player is currently resolvable~~; if the winner can't be resolved immediately~~, ~~the award is~~ logged durably and granted automatically the moment they're later seen as a member of the server, rather than being lost.		''History:'' the draw originally only considered players who were already visible in the server's cached member list at the moment the milestone was hit, silently excluding anyone playing from another server or simply not yet cached — with no record that they'd ever been in the running, and no way to recover the missed reward afterward. The draw was then changed to pick from the full candidate pool regardless of whether a player is currently resolvable, with an unresolvable pick logged durably and granted automatically the moment they're later seen as a member of the server, rather than being lost.

			It was still, at that point, a single random winner drawn from that pool despite up to 50 players qualifying each time — a mismatch caught from a direct report that only one person was ever receiving the reward. It now awards every qualifying player rather than picking just one, with the same per-player resolution and durable-queue handling described above applied individually to each of them, paced with a short delay between grants so a milestone with many qualifying players doesn't fire a burst of Discord API calls all at once.

	== Ending a Game ==		== Ending a Game ==
	A game ends immediately if a repeated word is played, or if it is manually ended with <code>/end_shiritori</code>. Ending a game displays a summary of the match's statistics. Unless the game was ended by an admin, a new game starts automatically in the same channel after a 2-minute cooldown.		A game ends immediately if a repeated word is played, or if it is manually ended with <code>/end_shiritori</code>. Ending a game displays a summary of the match's statistics. Unless the game was ended by an admin, a new game starts automatically in the same channel after a 2-minute cooldown.

			''History:'' <code>/end_shiritori</code> shared the same "Unknown interaction" crash risk described above under [[#Starting a Game\|Starting a Game]], since ending a game also does real background work (releasing the channel lock and compiling the closing statistics) before responding. It received the same immediate-acknowledgment fix.

	== Etiquette ==		== Etiquette ==

The CodeGhost at 06:48, 21 August 2026

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	* [[Super-Shiritori]]		* [[Super-Shiritori]]
	* [[AI Bots]]		* [[AI Bots]]
			* [[Solo Shiritori]]
	* [[Protori]]		* [[Protori]]
	* [[Manual-Tori]]		* [[Manual-Tori]]
			* [[Achievements]]

	[[Category:Information]]		[[Category:Information]]
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The CodeGhost at 03:46, 21 August 2026

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The CodeGhost at 07:16, 5 August 2026

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	=== Rules ===		=== Rules ===

	# The next word must begin with the final letter of the previous word.		# The next word must begin with the final letter of the previous word.
	# Repeating a previously used word ends the game immediately.		# Repeating a previously used word ends the game immediately.
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	=== AI Opponents ===		=== AI Opponents ===
	An AI opponent can be added with <code>/invite_ai</code>, or a specific personality can be summoned using a text command such as <code>!noob</code> or <code>!assassin</code>. An AI opponent is automatically removed after a period of inactivity. Personality behavior, summon success rates, and cooldowns are documented on [[~~Discord Bot~~#AI Opponents\|the main bot page]].		An AI opponent can be added with <code>/invite_ai</code>, or a specific personality can be summoned using a text command such as <code>!noob</code> or <code>!assassin</code>. An AI opponent is automatically removed after a period of inactivity. Personality behavior, summon success rates, and cooldowns are documented on [[Discord_Bot#AI Opponents\|the main bot page]].

			=== Community Role Rewards ===
			On the bot's official support server, [https://discord.gg/WahVXSkA7H Shiritori Central], reaching certain turn milestones in a multiplayer game triggers an automatic role award. When the milestone is reached, the bot randomly selects one member from among the last up to 50 unique players who contributed a word to that game (AI and Sniper turns do not count) and assigns them a role.

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			! Turn !! Role !! Message on success
			\|-
			\| 500 \|\| 🔥5-Hundred Club🔥 \|\| "Congrats {member}! You've been awarded a role for recent Shiritori activity 🎉"
			\|-
			\| 1000 \|\| 💯1k Gang💯 \|\| "Congrats {member}! You've been awarded a pretty rare role for the first Shiritori milestones 🎉"
			\|}

			If the randomly selected member already holds the role, no new role is granted; the bot instead posts a message noting that recent activity was detected but the role was already held. This mechanic is specific to Shiritori Central and does not occur on other servers running the bot.

	=== Ending a Game ===		=== Ending a Game ===
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	=== Etiquette ===		=== Etiquette ===
	There is no anti-cheat system, and consulting outside references is not blocked, though relying on one's own vocabulary is considered part of the spirit of the game. <code>!status</code> displays the current game's progress, including words played, average word length, and the next required letter. Players should use discretion with obscure or explicit words in line with their server's own rules.		There is no anti-cheat system, and consulting outside references is not blocked, though relying on one's own vocabulary is considered part of the spirit of the game. <code>!status</code> displays the current game's progress, including words played, average word length, and the next required letter. Players should use discretion with obscure or explicit words in line with their server's own rules.

	[[Category:Information]]		[[Category:Information]]
	[[Category:Games(bot)]]		[[Category:Games(bot)]]

The CodeGhost at 07:07, 5 August 2026

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	=== Rules ===		=== Rules ===

	# The next word must begin with the final letter of the previous word.		# The next word must begin with the final letter of the previous word.
	# Repeating a previously used word ends the game immediately.		# Repeating a previously used word ends the game immediately.
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	According to the bot's own in-game rules message for this mode, allowed word types are English words, hyphenated compounds, acronyms, and common names. Unique proper nouns and words containing numbers or symbols other than the hyphen and apostrophe are not allowed. The dictionary also contains words related to political topics, sexual orientation, and internet subculture slang; players are responsible for the words they choose to play within their own server's rules.		According to the bot's own in-game rules message for this mode, allowed word types are English words, hyphenated compounds, acronyms, and common names. Unique proper nouns and words containing numbers or symbols other than the hyphen and apostrophe are not allowed. The dictionary also contains words related to political topics, sexual orientation, and internet subculture slang; players are responsible for the words they choose to play within their own server's rules.

			=== Milestones and Special Messages ===
			Every 100 turns, the bot posts "Congrats we at turn {number} 🎉", with the actual turn count filled in (for example, at turn 100, turn 200, and so on).

			At turn 69, the bot posts "Nice 😏" for any word other than "sixty-nine". If the word played at turn 69 is literally "sixty-nine", it instead posts "I was thinking that too 😏".

			At turn 420, the source code contains a similar check intended to react differently if the word played is "weed," "four-twenty," "baked," "blazed," "lit," "high," or "stoned," in which case it would post "You got some 🌿?" However, the code checks equality against the entire set as a single unit rather than checking whether the played word is a member of it, a comparison that can never evaluate as true. In practice, turn 420 always displays the fallback message, "Live in the moment. 🌿", regardless of the word played.

	=== AI Opponents ===		=== AI Opponents ===
	An AI opponent can be added with <code>/invite_ai</code>, or a specific personality can be summoned using a text command such as <code>!noob</code> or <code>!assassin</code>. An AI opponent is automatically removed after a period of inactivity. Personality behavior, summon success rates, and cooldowns are documented on [[~~Discord_Bot~~#AI Opponents\|the main bot page]].		An AI opponent can be added with <code>/invite_ai</code>, or a specific personality can be summoned using a text command such as <code>!noob</code> or <code>!assassin</code>. An AI opponent is automatically removed after a period of inactivity. Personality behavior, summon success rates, and cooldowns are documented on [[Discord Bot#AI Opponents\|the main bot page]].

	=== Ending a Game ===		=== Ending a Game ===
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	=== Etiquette ===		=== Etiquette ===
	There is no anti-cheat system, and consulting outside references is not blocked, though relying on one's own vocabulary is considered part of the spirit of the game. <code>!status</code> displays the current game's progress, including words played, average word length, and the next required letter. Players should use discretion with obscure or explicit words in line with their server's own rules.		There is no anti-cheat system, and consulting outside references is not blocked, though relying on one's own vocabulary is considered part of the spirit of the game. <code>!status</code> displays the current game's progress, including words played, average word length, and the next required letter. Players should use discretion with obscure or explicit words in line with their server's own rules.

	[[Category:Information]]		[[Category:Information]]
	[[Category:Games(bot)]]		[[Category:Games(bot)]]

The CodeGhost at 06:58, 5 August 2026

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	=== Rules ===		=== Rules ===
	1. The next word must begin with the final letter of the previous word.		# The next word must begin with the final letter of the previous word.
	2. Repeating a previously used word ends the game immediately.		# Repeating a previously used word ends the game immediately.
	3. Playing twice in a row is not allowed; another player must take a turn before the same player can play again.		# Playing twice in a row is not allowed; another player must take a turn before the same player can play again.
	4. Submitted words are checked against the bot's dictionary. <code>/check</code> can confirm whether a word is valid before it is played.		# Submitted words are checked against the bot's dictionary. <code>/check</code> can confirm whether a word is valid before it is played.

	According to the bot's own in-game rules message for this mode, allowed word types are English words, hyphenated compounds, acronyms, and common names. Unique proper nouns and words containing numbers or symbols other than the hyphen and apostrophe are not allowed. The dictionary also contains words related to political topics, sexual orientation, and internet subculture slang; players are responsible for the words they choose to play within their own server's rules.		According to the bot's own in-game rules message for this mode, allowed word types are English words, hyphenated compounds, acronyms, and common names. Unique proper nouns and words containing numbers or symbols other than the hyphen and apostrophe are not allowed. The dictionary also contains words related to political topics, sexual orientation, and internet subculture slang; players are responsible for the words they choose to play within their own server's rules.

The CodeGhost at 06:58, 5 August 2026

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			== Multiplayer Shiritori ==
			Multiplayer Shiritori is the bot's primary game mode, played in a shared text channel where players take turns extending a word chain.

	== ~~🟢 Multiplayer Shiritori~~ ==		=== Starting a Game ===
	~~'''Challenge friends~~, ~~summon wild AIs~~, and ~~build the longest chain of words you can—one letter~~ at a time.~~'''~~		A server member with the Manage Messages permission, or the bot owner, can start a game with <code>/start_shiritori [#channel]</code>. The bot posts the rules and generates a random starting word automatically. Only one game may be active per channel at a time.

	~~=== 🔓 Getting Started ===~~		To prevent abuse, a server is temporarily blocked from starting new games if <code>/start_shiritori</code> is used 5 times and <code>/end_shiritori</code> is used 4 times within a rolling 15-minute window. The resulting block lasts 2 hours.
	To ~~launch~~ a ~~game in any text channel:~~

	* A '''server Admin or Moderator''' (with the ''Manage Messages'' permission) must use: '''/startshiritori [#channel]'''		=== Rules ===
	* The ~~bot will post~~ the ~~rules and automatically generate~~ the ~~'''starting~~ word~~'''~~.		1. The next word must begin with the final letter of the previous word.
	* Only '''one active game~~'''~~ is allowed ~~per channel at~~ a ~~time~~.		2. Repeating a previously used word ends the game immediately.
			3. Playing twice in a row is not allowed; another player must take a turn before the same player can play again.
			4. Submitted words are checked against the bot's dictionary. <code>/check</code> can confirm whether a word is valid before it is played.

	-~~---~~		According to the bot's own in-game rules message for this mode, allowed word types are English words, hyphenated compounds, acronyms, and common names. Unique proper nouns and words containing numbers or symbols other than the hyphen and apostrophe are not allowed. The dictionary also contains words related to political topics, sexual orientation, and internet subculture slang; players are responsible for the words they choose to play within their own server's rules.

	=== ~~🎮 How to Play~~ ===		=== AI Opponents ===
	~~Multiplayer Shiritori follows classic word-chain rules~~ with a ~~few twists:~~		An AI opponent can be added with <code>/invite_ai</code>, or a specific personality can be summoned using a text command such as <code>!noob</code> or <code>!assassin</code>. An AI opponent is automatically removed after a period of inactivity. Personality behavior, summon success rates, and cooldowns are documented on [[Discord_Bot#AI Opponents\|the main bot page]].

	~~# '''Your word must start''' with the '''last letter''' of the previous word.~~		=== Ending a Game ===
	~~# '''No repeats!''' Reusing any word~~ ends ~~the game~~ immediately.		A game ends immediately if a repeated word is played, or if it is manually ended with <code>/end_shiritori</code>. Ending a game displays a summary of the match's statistics. Unless the game was ended by an admin, a new game starts automatically in the same channel after a 2-minute cooldown.
	~~# Words are checked against the bot’s '''massive internal dictionary'''~~, ~~which includes:~~
	~~#* Standard dictionary entries~~
	~~#* Hyphenated words~~
	~~#* Acronyms and abbreviations~~
	~~#* Some conlang and obscure entries ''(Use~~ <code>/~~check~~</code> ~~to validate~~ a ~~word before playing if you~~'~~re unsure~~.~~)''~~
	~~# '''No back~~-~~to-back turns.''' After your move, someone else must go before you play again.~~
	~~# Try for longer, more unique words! The leaderboard rewards creativity and endurance~~.

	-~~---~~		=== Etiquette ===
			There is no anti-cheat system, and consulting outside references is not blocked, though relying on one's own vocabulary is considered part of the spirit of the game. <code>!status</code> displays the current game's progress, including words played, average word length, and the next required letter. Players should use discretion with obscure or explicit words in line with their server's own rules.

	~~=== 🤖 AI Opponents ===~~

	* Add an AI opponent using: '''/invite_ai'''
	* AIs are assigned '''random personalities''', each with distinct strategies:
	** '''NOOB''', '''ROOKIE''', '''AVERAGE''', '''PRO''', '''VOWELLESS''', '''PASTER''', '''NUMBERPHILE''', '''PALINDROMIC, MINIMALIST, ASSASSIN, SNIPER'''
	* AI will leave if no one plays for about '''5 minutes'''.

	~~==== 🧠 Special AI Summons ====~~
	~~Want to spice things up?~~

	* <code>!snipe</code> – Attempt to summon the '''Sniper AI''' (20% success).
	* <code>!assassin</code> – Risk summoning the '''Assassin AI''' (40% success). ''Failing may silence you for 30 turns...''
	* Other AI can be manually summoned using quick commands like <code>!noob</code>, <code>!pro</code>, <code>!mimic</code>, etc.

	~~Each has unique quirks, cooldowns, and sometimes even unlocks special '''titles'''.~~
	~~----~~

	~~=== 🛑 Ending a Game ===~~
	~~A game session can end in several ways:~~

	* A '''repeated word''' is played
	* A valid word '''cannot be found'''
	* The game is '''manually ended''' using: '''/endshiritori'''

	~~After ending, the bot will display a summary of the game (top words, stats, etc.) and may automatically restart after a cooldown period of 2 minutes unless ended by a admin.~~
	~~----~~

	~~=== ⚠️ Tips & Etiquette ===~~

	* '''Play fair.''' While Googling isn’t blocked, the spirit of the game is about vocabulary skill and creativity.
	* '''Use !<code>status</code>''' to check current game progress, average word length, and the next required letter.
	* '''Be respectful''' when using obscure or mature words remember your server's rules.
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	[[Category:Games(bot)]]		[[Category:Games(bot)]]

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Adding categories

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	* '''Use !<code>status</code>''' to check current game progress, average word length, and the next required letter.		* '''Use !<code>status</code>''' to check current game progress, average word length, and the next required letter.
	* '''Be respectful''' when using obscure or mature words remember your server's rules.		* '''Be respectful''' when using obscure or mature words remember your server's rules.
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🎮 How to Play

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	=== 🎮 How to Play ===		=== 🎮 How to Play ===
	Multiplayer Shiritori follows classic word-chain ~~rules—with~~ a few twists:		Multiplayer Shiritori follows classic word-chain rules with a few twists:

	# '''Your word must start''' with the '''last letter''' of the previous word.		# '''Your word must start''' with the '''last letter''' of the previous word.

The CodeGhost at 11:25, 3 June 2025

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	To launch a game in any text channel:		To launch a game in any text channel:

	* A '''server Admin or Moderator''' (with the ''Manage Messages'' permission) must use: `/startshiritori [#channel]`		* A '''server Admin or Moderator''' (with the ''Manage Messages'' permission) must use: '''/startshiritori [#channel]'''
	* The bot will post the rules and automatically generate the '''starting word'''.		* The bot will post the rules and automatically generate the '''starting word'''.
	* Only '''one active game''' is allowed per channel at a time.		* Only '''one active game''' is allowed per channel at a time.
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	=== 🤖 AI Opponents ===		=== 🤖 AI Opponents ===

	* Add an AI opponent using:		* Add an AI opponent using: '''/invite_ai'''
	* AIs are assigned '''random personalities''', each with distinct strategies:		* AIs are assigned '''random personalities''', each with distinct strategies:
	** '''NOOB''', '''PRO''', '''~~MIMIC~~''', '''ASSASSIN'''~~, and more.~~		** '''NOOB''', '''ROOKIE''', '''AVERAGE''', '''PRO''', '''VOWELLESS''', '''PASTER''', '''NUMBERPHILE''', '''PALINDROMIC, MINIMALIST, ASSASSIN, SNIPER'''
	* AI will leave if no one plays for about '''5 minutes'''.		* AI will leave if no one plays for about '''5 minutes'''.

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	* A '''repeated word''' is played		* A '''repeated word''' is played
	* A valid word '''cannot be found'''		* A valid word '''cannot be found'''
	* The game is '''manually ended''' using:		* The game is '''manually ended''' using: '''/endshiritori'''

	After ending, the bot will display a summary of the game (top words, stats, etc.) and may automatically restart after a cooldown period.		After ending, the bot will display a summary of the game (top words, stats, etc.) and may automatically restart after a cooldown period of 2 minutes unless ended by a admin.
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	* '''Play fair.''' While Googling isn’t blocked, the spirit of the game is about vocabulary skill and creativity.		* '''Play fair.''' While Googling isn’t blocked, the spirit of the game is about vocabulary skill and creativity.
	* '''Use <code>/status</code>''' to check current game progress, average word length, and the next required letter.		* '''Use !<code>status</code>''' to check current game progress, average word length, and the next required letter.
	* '''Be respectful''' when using obscure or mature ~~words—remember~~ your server's rules.		* '''Be respectful''' when using obscure or mature words remember your server's rules.