^start
Summary
This command is used to start a new game, or continue the currently active game.
Basic Usage
Syntax
^start <theme_name> [number_of_question]
- Start a new game.
- Start a new game.
^start [number_of_question]
- Continue the currently active game.
- Continue the currently active game.
Description
- theme_name - The theme name. The list of the valid theme name can be listed by using ^themes.
- number_of_question - The number of question for the game session.
Examples
^start kun1 - Start the game of unlimited questions with the theme "kun1".
^start kun1 20 - Start the game of 20 questions with the theme "kun1".
^start 5 - Continue the currently active game for another 5 questions.
^start - Continue the currently active game for unlimited questions.
Notes
This command will be ignored if the game is running. The game still runs eventhough it is being paused. You need to stop a paused game before starting a new game.
Advanced Usage
Syntax
^start <theme_name [options1 [option2 [...]]]> [theme_name [options1 [options2 [...]]]] [number_of_question]
- Start the new game with several themes and options.
Description
- theme_name - The theme name. The list of the valid theme name can be listed by using ^themes, ^sthemes, and ^cthemes. Special themes (sthemes) are intended to be used with options. To use custom themes (cthemes), do not forget to put ^ in front of the custom theme name.
- options1, options2, ... - The options applied for the theme_name. Each theme has different set of options available. The list of available option_name can be found on the page detail for ^themes and ^sthemes. The more detailed syntax for specifying options can be found on the options section.
- number_of_question - The number of question for the game session.
Examples
^start kun1 kun2 kun3 - Start the game with 3 different themes: kun1, kun2, and kun3.
^start edict meaning=*book* - Start the game with theme edict with all questions with "book" in the meaning.
^start ^kun1 kun2 edict meaning=*book* 25 - Start the game of 25 questions with custom theme "kun1", regular theme "kun2", and special theme edict with all questions with "book" in the meaning.
Notes
Unrecognized theme_name and unrecognized options will be ignored. The limit is 1,000 questions for each kanjidic theme, and 5,000 questions for other themes. If the game have more than 10,000 questions, the subsequent themes after it reaches 10,000 will be ignored.