MonkeyGames

MonkeyGames 🐵🎲

Board games and card games, fully playable inside World of Warcraft.
Whether you’re waiting for a summon, chilling in a capital city, or killing time between pulls — MonkeyGames lets you challenge a smart AI or go head-to-head with a friend via addon-to-addon chat.

Games Included

♟️ Chess

A full chess implementation built for real matches — not a mini-toy version.

• Complete rules: castling, en passant, pawn promotion
• Accurate check / checkmate / stalemate detection
• Play as White or Black
• Three AI difficulty levels (Easy / Medium / Hard) powered by minimax + alpha-beta pruning

🃏 Blackjack (21)

Classic casino-style Blackjack against the dealer.

• Hit, Stand, Double Down, Split Pairs, Insurance
• Uses a 2-deck shoe with proper reshuffle behavior
• Bet using an in-addon gold balance system (no real gold risk)

Key Features

• 🎨 Custom artwork for cards and chess pieces
• 🤖 Play vs AI or 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 challenge another player who has MonkeyGames installed
• 📊 Game browser with per-character win/loss/draw stats
• 🌑 Dark-themed UI designed to blend with WoW’s aesthetic
• 💾 Persistent game state — your active match is saved across sessions
• 📡 Multiplayer support over AceComm: invite, resign, offer/accept draws
• ✅ Fully self-contained — no external dependencies beyond bundled Ace3

Slash Commands

• /mg — Open the game browser
• /mg resign — Resign the current game
• /mg draw — Offer a draw to your opponent

Installation

1. Download and unzip
2. Drop the MonkeyGames folder into:
   World of Warcraft/_classic_/Interface/AddOns/
3. /reload and type /mg to play