Start Cotime games directly from Discord

The Cotime bot connects your Discord server to a Cotime Space — a persistent lobby that belongs to your community. Once it's set up, anyone can type /play in your server to kick off a game without leaving Discord.

What the bot does

Someone types /play drawma in your gaming channel. The bot posts a link. People in the channel click it, pick a name, and they're in the lobby in seconds. No one has to go find the Cotime URL, no one has to @mention specific people — the channel does the work.

The bot also handles the "who's free tonight?" problem. When a game starts, the notification lands in the channel and anyone who wants in can join.

Setup

1. Add the bot to your server. Go to app.cotime.eu, log in, create a Space for your community, and connect your Discord server from the Space settings.
2. Link your server. In Discord, run /link in the channel you want the bot to post in. This connects the channel to your Cotime Space.
3. Start a game. Type /play (optionally followed by a game name like /play drawma) and the bot posts a joinable link. Done.

Available commands

/play — Start a game. Optionally specify which game (/play drawma, /play contrails, etc.). If no game is specified, the lobby opens and your group picks together.

/link — Link this channel to your Cotime Space. Run it in the channel you want notifications to appear in.

/unlink — Remove the connection between this server and Cotime.

What it looks like in practice

Someone posts in your gaming channel at 8pm: "anyone up for something?" Someone replies with /play sketchy-artists. The bot posts a link. Four people click it. You're in a game in under a minute, without anyone having to DM a link or wait for a browser tab to load.

Games that work well from Discord

Any game works, but these tend to be the most natural starting points for Discord sessions: Drawma (quick, any group size), Sketchy Artists (4–8 people, tight group), Contrails (big server events, up to 50 players).