Trebekbot
An addictive Jeopardy! bot for Slack, powered by the jService API. Sets up a perpetual game of Jeopardy! in your Slack channels.
Overview
Trebekbot was a fun and interactive Jeopardy! bot designed for Slack, offering users an opportunity to engage in trivia games right within their workflow. Powered by the jService API, it allowed colleagues to test their knowledge and enjoy some friendly competition in a convenient format. Unfortunately, following the permanent shutdown of jService.io, Trebekbot is no longer operational, leaving fans of the game to reminisce about its engaging gameplay.
Features
- Easy Setup: Simply invite @trebekbot to any Slack channel to start the fun.
- Game initiation: Begin a new game by mentioning "@trebekbot" in the chat.
- Score tracking: Check your performance with commands like "@trebekbot my score".
- Leaderboards: View top scores for bragging rights using "@trebekbot leaderboard" or "@trebekbot scoreboard".
- Help commands: Get assistance on how to play with "@trebekbot help".
- Custom channel creation: Suggestion to create a dedicated channel like #jeopardy to keep distractions at bay while playing.
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