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Fun channels

The Fun channels module creates playful, automated spaces on your Discord server. Kotbo enforces the rules and keeps score in real time for several classic games.

Counting channel

Section titled “Counting channel”

The counting game invites your members to count as high as they can, in ascending order (1, 2, 3, 4, and so on).

Setting up the channel

Section titled “Setting up the channel”
  1. Go to Community → Fun channels.
  2. In the first block, Counting Channel, open the Discord channel dropdown and pick the channel dedicated to the game.
  3. The block shows, in real time:
    • Count: the current score of the counting chain.
    • Last player: the ID of the last user who posted a valid number.
  4. If a member makes a mistake or you want to reset the game, click Reset the count (a confirmation message appears).

One Word Story

Section titled “One Word Story”

This collaborative game invites the community to write a shared story, one word at a time.

Setting up the channel

Section titled “Setting up the channel”
  1. In the middle block, One Word Story, select the text channel dedicated to the story from the Discord channel dropdown.
  2. The status area shows the ID of the last author who added a word.
  3. This channel is entirely policed by the bot: invalid messages are deleted and double posts are blocked without any moderator involvement.

Mystery Number

Section titled “Mystery Number”

Challenge your members to guess a secret number generated at random by the bot.

Setting up the channel

Section titled “Setting up the channel”
  1. In the third block, Mystery Number, select the game’s text channel from the Discord channel dropdown.
  2. The block shows the Mystery target (visible only to staff, on the dashboard).
  3. To change the target value or start a new round manually, click Generate new target. A Generate a new mystery number? confirmation appears before it applies.

Word Chain

Section titled “Word Chain”

Each word must start with the previous word’s last letter.

Setting up the channel

Section titled “Setting up the channel”
  1. In the Word Chain block, pick the dedicated channel from the Discord Channel dropdown.
  2. The block shows the Last word played and the Last player.
  3. The Reset the chain button starts over, after confirmation.

Emoji Riddle

Section titled “Emoji Riddle”

Members guess the phrase hidden behind a string of emojis.

Setting up the channel

Section titled “Setting up the channel”
  1. In the Emoji Riddle block, pick the dedicated channel.
  2. The block shows the Current clue, visible to the staff only.
  3. The New riddle button generates another one, after confirmation.

Never Say Yes/No

Section titled “Never Say Yes/No”

No answering yes or no.

Setting up the channel

Section titled “Setting up the channel”
  1. In the Never Say Yes/No block, pick the dedicated channel.
  2. The channel is moderated automatically: any message containing the French words “oui” or “non” is deleted.

Emoji Only

Section titled “Emoji Only”

Only emojis are allowed in the channel.

Setting up the channel

Section titled “Setting up the channel”
  1. In the Emoji Only block, pick the dedicated channel.
  2. The channel is moderated automatically: any message containing anything but emojis is deleted.

Punitive mode

Section titled “Punitive mode”

A single switch, shared by every game, decides what happens on a mistake.

  • On: a counting or word-chain mistake resets the game to zero.
  • Off: the offending message is deleted and its author warned, without breaking the progress.

Saving your changes

Section titled “Saving your changes”