ChatGames: Reborn
Turn quiet chat into constant server activity.
ChatGames: Reborn is a premium engagement engine for Minecraft servers. It runs fast chat games, in-world action challenges, seasonal events, rewards, stats, leaderboards and AI-powered rounds without interrupting normal gameplay.
Built for SMP, hubs, prisons, factions, networks and event servers that want players talking, competing and staying online longer.
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Why server owners buy ChatGames
Most servers do not feel dead because they lack features. They feel dead because players have no small reason to interact between bigger activities.
ChatGames adds that missing layer.
- More active chat — players answer, compete, react and talk between rounds.
- More retention — short rounds create a “one more game” loop.
- More server energy — even medium player counts feel more alive.
- More value for ranks — reward multipliers and perks can support monetization without combat pay-to-win.
- No gameplay disruption — works while players build, grind, queue, mine, PvP or explore.
- Admin control — force rounds, stop rounds, tune weights, rewards, timers and schedules.
Perfect for
- SMP servers that want chat to stay alive while players grind/build.
- Hub servers that need activities while players wait.
- Prison servers that want constant mini-competition during grinding.
- Factions / survival networks that want rewards, activity and leaderboard competition.
- Seasonal events with Easter, Christmas, custom AI rounds and timed contests.
What you get
- 25+ built-in chat games such as typing, trivia, math, advanced math, cipher, fillout, anagram, reaction, sequence typing, Guess The Song, Christmas, Easter and AI games.
- 20+ in-world action challenges such as hunt, mine, place, fish, eat, craft, brew, enchant, biome rush, structure rush, XP gain, command sprint and AI challenges.
- Reward engine with Vault money, commands, chance, scaling, multiple winners and per-game reward tables.
- Persistent stats with wins, rounds, streaks, fastest times, per-game records and leaderboards.
- Smart scheduler with simple intervals, advanced windows, minimum-online rules and disabled worlds.
- Professional UI with chat, titles, actionbars, bossbars, sounds, fireworks, hover/click components and hints.
- AI content system for generated/scripted game rounds and in-world challenges.
- Storage options including SQLite, MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB and JSON-style local storage support depending on build/config path.
- Folia-aware scheduling and async storage design.
- PlaceholderAPI and developer API for scoreboards, menus, web panels, Discord bots and custom addons.
Built-in game library
- Typing — fast typing rounds with plain, mixed-case, leet, symbols, chunks and mirror modes.
- Math / Advanced Math — from simple arithmetic to harder algebra-style prompts.
- Trivia — configurable questions with multiple valid answers.
- Unscramble / Anagram — word reconstruction and themed anagram rounds.
- Reverse / Unreverse — reverse-text challenges with configurable modes.
- Fill Out — masked-word reconstruction with strong hint support.
- Clickable / Hoverable — interactive component-based chat rounds.
- Guess The Number — simple low-friction guessing rounds.
- Shopping List — memory-based item list challenges.
- Stat Guesser — guess server/player statistic values.
- Cipher — Caesar, Atbash, Vigenère and Rail Fence style decoding.
- Guess The Song — .nbs song previews with chat guessing controls.
- Christmas / Easter — full seasonal multi-mode event suites.
- AI Game — scripted or generated multi-stage rounds.
Action challenges
ChatGames is not limited to typing. It can also send players into the world.
- Kill mobs
- Mine or place blocks
- Craft, smelt, brew or enchant items
- Fish, eat, tame, pickup or drop items
- Gain XP or levels
- Reach biomes or structures
- Run configured commands
- Complete multi-step sequences
- Play AI-scripted objectives
Requirements
- Java: 17+
- Server: Spigot / Paper / Folia
- Recommended Minecraft version: 1.18+
- Soft dependencies: Vault, PlaceholderAPI, ProtocolLib, LuckPerms
- Storage: SQLite / MySQL / MariaDB / MongoDB / local fallback depending on configuration
Support note: Legacy versions may run, but modern Minecraft versions are strongly recommended for support, compatibility and polish.
Quick setup
- Drop the jar into
/plugins. - Start the server once to generate files.
- Install Vault + economy plugin if you want money rewards.
- Choose storage backend.
- Tune scheduler, rewards and game weights.
- Restart and let rounds run automatically.
Configuration files
- config.yml — engine, scheduler, games, challenges, rewards, UI, storage and AI generation.
- messages.yml — command text, status lines, labels and general messages.
- aigames.json — AI/scripted multi-stage chat games.
- aichallenges.json — AI/scripted in-world objectives.
- songs/ — .nbs files for Guess The Song.
Main commands
- /chatgames or /cg — player command, stats, top, toggle, active round and game list.
- /chatgamesadmin or /cga — admin controls, force start, stop, reload, logs, stats editing and AI generation.
- /chatgamesreborn or /cgr — plugin info and support command.
Main permissions
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| chatgames.admin | Access admin commands. |
| chatgames.play | Required only when permission-gated participation is enabled. |
| chatgames.admin.bypass | Reserved bypass path configured in config. |
Documentation
Full documentation includes:
- Installation and storage setup
- Game and challenge configuration
- Reward examples
- Scheduler setup
- AI games and AI challenges
- PlaceholderAPI placeholders
- Developer API and events
- Troubleshooting and launch checklist
- kyodo.network — Kyodo Network
- seiky.net — Seiky Network
Support
- Use the documentation first.
- Open a resource discussion or support ticket if you need help.
- Include your server version, plugin version, config section and console errors when reporting issues.
- Redistribution, leaking or reselling is prohibited.
- Your license is for your own server or network.
- Refunds are not available.
- Use support channels before leaving reviews caused by setup mistakes.
