What it is

A raid/party/guild gambling addon where players enter a game, everyone /roll, and the highest roller wins the difference in gold from the lowest roller. Only the group leader can control the game. All addon communication uses a hidden addon channel (BBIGAMBLE) so nothing spams regular chat.

How a Game Works (Step by Step)

1. Leader clicks "New Game"

Reads the roll value from the edit box (default 1,000g)
Resets any previous game state
Starts background music
Begins listening for "1" / "-1" in party/raid/guild chat
Sends NEW_GAME:1000 over the hidden addon channel to all other addon users
All addon users see "New game started" in their message log

2. Players join

With addon: Click "Enter Self" button, which sends JOIN over the addon channel. The leader's addon receives it, adds the player, and broadcasts ENTERED:PlayerName to sync everyone.
Without addon: Type 1 in raid/party/guild chat. The leader's addon detects it, adds the player, and broadcasts ENTERED:PlayerName to sync addon users.
The button toggles to "Leave Game" once entered. Typing -1 in chat or clicking the button again sends QUIT, which the leader processes and broadcasts LEFT:PlayerName.

3. Leader clicks "Last Call" (optional)

Sends LAST_CALL to all addon users, showing an orange alert in everyone's log.

4. Leader clicks "Roll" (first time -- closes the game)

Requires at least 2 players
Sets Locked = true so no more joins/leaves
Sends CLOSE:1000 to all addon users
Everyone sees "Game is closed! /roll 1,000 now!" in their log
The "Self Roll" button enables for players who are in the game

5. Players /roll

Players either type /roll 1000 manually or click the "Self Roll" button (which calls RandomRoll(1, 1000))
WoW generates a system message like "PlayerName rolls 742 (1-1000)"
Every addon client parses CHAT_MSG_SYSTEM using the pattern ^(%S+)%s%S+%s(%d+)%s%((%d+)-(%d+)%) to extract the name, roll value, min, and max
Only rolls matching (1-CurrentRollValue) from registered players are counted
Each player's roll is recorded and they're marked as "has rolled"

6. Leader clicks "Roll" again (if people are slow)

Shows who still needs to roll, sends STILL:Name1,Name2 to all addon users

7. All rolls are in -- automatic resolution

Once #Rolls == #Players, the leader's addon fires SortRolls()
Rolls are sorted highest to lowest
Winner = highest roll, Loser = lowest roll, Difference = winner's roll minus loser's roll
Stats are updated (both overall and head-to-head)
The result is logged: "LoserName owes WinnerName 500g!"
A big on-screen raid warning appears for the winner (green) and loser (red)
RESULT:WinnerName:742:LoserName:123:619 is broadcast so all addon users see the result and update their stats
Game state resets, music stops

UI Layout

Main Frame (370x330, draggable, toggled via minimap button or /bbig)

Top half: Scrolling message log (500 lines, scrollable with mouse wheel) -- all game events appear here in color-coded text:

Gold = system messages
Light grey = info (player entered, rolled, etc.)
Orange = alerts (last call, still need to roll, results)
Red = errors

Bottom half: Button grid

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Row 1	New Game	Channel (Party/Raid/Guild toggle)	Enter Self / Leave Game
Row 2	Last Call	[Roll Value edit box]	Self Roll
Row 3	Roll	Stats	Reset Game
Row 4	Reset Stats

Button state rules:

Only the group leader can use: New Game, Channel, Last Call, Roll, Reset Game, Reset Stats
"Enter Self" / "Leave Game" is available to everyone during the join phase
"Self Roll" only enables after the game is closed and you haven't rolled yet
Channel and Roll Value are locked once a game starts

Minimap button: Draggable dice icon, position saved between sessions. Click to toggle the window.

Communication Architecture

Two parallel input systems, both processed by the leader:

Method	Who uses it	How it works
Addon messages (`C_ChatInfo.SendAddonMessage`)	Players with the addon installed	Hidden channel, invisible in chat. Handles JOIN, QUIT, and all game state sync.
Chat monitoring (`CHAT_MSG_PARTY/RAID/GUILD`)	Players without the addon	Leader watches for `"1"` (enter) and `"-1"` (leave) typed in chat.

The leader is the authority -- all joins/leaves go through the leader, who then broadcasts the updated state to all addon users via addon messages.

Slash Commands

Command	What it does
`/bbig`	Toggle the window
`/bbig show` / `hide`	Show or hide the window
`/bbig leave`	Leave the current game
`/bbig stats`	Show overall leaderboard in the log
`/bbig stats PlayerName`	Show head-to-head stats for a specific player
`/bbig resetstats`	Wipe all saved stats

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