Kotobot: photograph cats, win points

You spotted a ginger cat sitting proudly on a car hood and took a photo. Where does the picture go? Kotobot turns such snapshots into a game for friends: you drop the photo into a chat, members vote, and if it collects three votes you score a point. 🐈

The rules in half a minute

The idea is simple. You walk around, notice cats and photograph them. The bot must be an administrator in your game chat.

1. Add Kotobot to a chat and give it admin rights.
2. Send a photo of a cat you met into the chat.
3. The bot creates a poll under the photo.
4. Collect three votes and the point is yours.

Once a day the bot sends player results, and the game starts over. The thrill is in finding new cats every day.

Scores for any period

The bot has many commands, and most of them are about statistics. That helps if your chat has regular players and you want to find out who the top cat spotter is.

• /score: the score for the current month.
• /quarter_score: the score for the quarter.
• /season_score: the score for the season, which means the year.
• /global_score: the score for all time.
• /wallet: what is in your "pocket".

Tuning the chat

The /set_main_chat command picks the main game chat. /chat_config adjusts the bot's behavior in a group, and /user_config changes a player's personal settings.

The /rules command reminds you of the rules, /help shows the full list, /intro prints the introduction, and /feedback connects you with the developer.

What makes it good

It has no ads at every step, no paid crystals and no mandatory daily tasks. The goal is single: leave the house and look around. It is like a photo hunt, only with cats and friends.

The game suits family chats, groups of friends and neighborhood communities. Winners get no money, only bragging rights.

A few ethics

Do not lure animals with food if you do not know the owners, because some foods harm cats. Do not scare or catch cats for a shot, since a photo from a distance is enough.

Do not photograph private property or strangers in the background without their consent. A good picture should not cost anyone their peace. 🙂

A chat without noise

If the chat has many members, agree on a rule: each person votes for a photo only once and never for their own shots. That keeps results fair, and disputed cases will not spoil the mood.

It also helps to introduce quiet hours. Let the game run in the daytime and evening while the chat rests at night: otherwise poll notifications quickly annoy members who do not play. Telegram lets those members mute the chat.

A few short rules keep the chat a cozy place rather than a source of noise.

Making the chat more fun

Agree on small rewards unrelated to money: the winner of the month picks the theme of the next photo contest. Or invent categories: the fluffiest, the grumpiest, the most important.

That turns the game into a shared tradition, and your chat gets a reason to share good news.