Secret codes
A code step accepts up to five answers. Answers are compared without accents, case, spaces or punctuation, so “Dragon’s Lair” and “dragonslair” both count. Wrong answers start a short cooldown.
Discord scavenger hunt bot: clues, secret codes and hidden buttons
Scavenger Hunt sends your members exploring your own server. Build a hunt of steps with clues in the console, start it now or schedule it, and players solve the steps in order with /clue: type a secret code, react to the right message or find a hidden button BotGG placed in a channel. Stuck players can buy a hint, and the first finishers win coins, a placement bonus and a role.
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What you get
React to find it
A reaction step is solved by reacting in a channel, on one particular message or with one particular emoji. The next clue arrives by DM.
Hidden buttons
BotGG posts a button somewhere in your server when the hunt starts. It only works for players on that step; everyone else just reads “Nothing happens…”.
Hints for coins
Each step can have a hint. Players buy it once with Bank coins (free if the Bank is off), and you choose the price per step.
Rewards for the fastest
Finishers get the finish reward plus a bonus for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, and a finish role. The first finishers are shouted out and the end post shows the podium.
Schedule it ahead
Set a start and end time and the hunt opens and closes by itself, with announcements in the channel you choose.
How it works
Turn on Scavenger Hunt
Open https://console.botgg.app, choose your server and turn on Scavenger Hunt in the Engagement section. Pick an announcement channel and the default hint price.
Build the hunt
Add a title and a description, then steps in order: the clue, how it is solved (code, reaction or hidden button) and an optional hint. Live previews show every clue and button.
Start or schedule it
Start it now or set a start and end time. The start post has Start hunting and Leaderboard buttons, and hidden buttons appear in their channels.
Players follow the clues
Players use
/clue playfor their current clue,/clue answerfor codes and/clue hintwhen stuck./clue leaderboardshows who finished first.
A server-wide adventure for events and launches
Hunts are perfect for anniversaries, holiday events, a new channel launch or simply showing newcomers around. Clues never give away where an action step happens (the clue text does), and everything a player sees is private to them, so nobody can copy the next answer from the chat.
Free servers can have 3 scheduled or running hunts at a time and Pro servers 25; a hunt can have up to 25 steps. While a hunt runs you can still fix clue texts, answers, hints, rewards and the end time. The console shows a step funnel so you can see where players get stuck.
/clue playand/clue list: your current clue and the hunts running now/clue answerand/clue hint: answer a code step or buy a hint/clue leaderboard: who finished first
Slash commands
Generated from the bot’s real command definitions. Full list on the commands page.
/clueScavenger hunts: follow the clues, solve the steps, win rewards5 subcommands
/clue playhunt?Show your current clue (joins the hunt)/clue answercodehunt?Answer your current clue with a code/clue hinthunt?Get a hint for your current step/clue leaderboardhunt?Who finished first/clue listHunts running right now
Free vs Pro
Every feature works on the Free plan. Pro raises the limits and unlocks extras.
| Limit | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Live scavenger hunts | 3 | 25 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a scavenger hunt on Discord?
Turn on Scavenger Hunt in the BotGG console, create a hunt and add steps with clues and answers. Start it now or schedule it, and members play with /clue play.
Why is the command /clue and not /hunt?
BotGG already uses /hunt for the economy game, so scavenger hunts live under /clue: play, answer, hint, leaderboard and list.
What kinds of steps can a hunt have?
Three: a code to type, a reaction to add (anywhere, in a channel, on a message or with a specific emoji) and a hidden button to find in a channel.
Can players cheat by sharing answers?
Clues and answers are shown only to each player, steps must be solved in order, hidden buttons work only for players on that step and wrong codes start a cooldown. Sharing in DMs is always possible, so rewards go to the fastest finishers.
Do hints and rewards cost real money?
No. Hints are paid and rewards are given in the server’s virtual Bank coins, which have no real-world value. Without the Bank, hints are free.
Ready to level up your server?
Add BotGG for free, then switch features on in the web console.