Turn Your Telegram Group Into a Gaming Server
Every Telegram group can become a multiplayer DegensQuest server. Add one bot, and your community can play real-time games, earn XP and QUEST, climb leaderboards, and receive live on-chain alerts — without anyone leaving Telegram.
This guide walks a group owner through the whole setup. It takes about five minutes.
Step 1: Add @degensquestbot and Make It an Admin
- Open your group, tap the group name → Add Members, and add @degensquestbot.
- Promote it to Administrator: tap the group name → Administrators → Add Admin → select
@degensquestbot.
Why admin? The bot needs admin rights to run games properly. As an admin it can:
- Post and edit game messages — lobbies, question rounds, HP bars, and live scoreboards.
- Read group membership — to verify who is in the group (used by the join gate and member-only quests).
- Pin results and leaderboards so they stay visible in a busy chat.
When the bot is added, it posts a short intro message and automatically switches on its two highest-signal alerts (Whale Moves and Hook Fee Distributions) for the group. You can change these any time — see Step 4.
Tip: You don’t need to grant every permission. “Delete messages” and “Pin messages” are the most useful; the bot never needs “Add new admins.”
Step 2: Start Your First Game
DegensQuest ships with seven group games. Any member can start one by sending its command in the group:
| Command | Game | Players |
|---|---|---|
/trivia | Trivia Quest — real-time multiple-choice | 2–50 |
/mafia | Social Deduction (Mafia) — hidden roles + voting | 5–20 |
/raid | Guild Raid — co-op boss battle | 3–30 |
/prediction | Prediction Market — bet $DEGEN on outcomes | 2–100 |
/reaction | Reaction Rounds — fastest tap wins | 2–20 |
/degenwheel | Degen Wheel — press-your-luck spinner | 1–100 |
/rugpull | Rugpull Roulette — dodge the vault that rugs | 1–100 |
How a lobby works
- A player sends a game command, e.g.
/trivia. The bot opens a lobby and posts a Join button. - Other members tap Join (or send
/join) to enter. The player who started the game is joined automatically. - The game starts when the lobby timer ends, or when the host force-starts it early with
/startgame. (Some games, like Guild Raid, kick off on the first/attack.) - The bot runs every round, tracks scores server-side, and posts a final leaderboard with XP and QUEST awards.
In-match commands surface in the group menu while a game is live:
/attack— strike the boss in a Guild Raid./vote <@handle>— vote to lynch during the Mafia day phase./resolve <yes|no>— the host resolves a prediction./endgame— the host or a group admin ends the current game.
See the Games section for full rules, scoring, and strategy for each game.
Step 3: Players Earn XP, QUEST, and Climb the Leaderboards
Every game action rewards players, and progress is shared across your whole community:
- XP raises each player’s level and Battle Pass tier and unlocks achievements.
- $DEGEN is the in-game soft currency earned from games and quests — used for prediction bets, the marketplace, and the curation boost.
- QUEST is the on-chain ERC-20 reward on Base, funded by the Uniswap v4 Hook fee flywheel. Players connect a wallet to receive it.
- Guild XP — your group is a Guild. XP from games adds to the Guild’s total, unlocking Guild tiers and raid bonuses.
Players go deeper in the Mini App — leaderboards, profiles, quests, the Battle Pass, and the marketplace:
- Inside Telegram: the bot’s Play Now / Open App buttons launch the Mini App at tg.degensquest.xyz (built for Telegram’s in-app webview).
- Full browser app: app.degensquest.xyz — the wide dashboard, wallet connection, and staking.
Members can check their standing from the chat at any time with /status.
Step 4: Switch On Live Alerts
DegensQuest can broadcast live on-chain and season events straight into your group. Manage them with the alerts commands (group admins only):
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/alerts | Open the alerts menu and toggle each type on/off with buttons |
/subscribe <type> | Turn one alert type on |
/unsubscribe <type> | Turn one alert type off |
/setwhale <amount> | Set this group’s whale threshold (in whole QUEST) |
There are four alert types:
| Type | Broadcasts |
|---|---|
whale | Large QUEST moves above your whale threshold (on by default) |
fees | Uniswap v4 Hook protocol-fee distributions (on by default) |
transfers | Notable QUEST transfers on Base |
leaderboard | Season leaderboard shake-ups |
Example: to only get whale moves above 25,000 QUEST:
/subscribe whale
/setwhale 25000The official channel: for ecosystem-wide alerts without configuring your own group, follow @DegensQuestAlerts. It carries the same whale, fee, transfer, and leaderboard feeds for the whole community.
Step 5: Quests & the Marketplace
Beyond games, players complete quests — Daily, Epic, and Legendary missions in the Quest Marketplace — to earn XP, $DEGEN, items, and partner rewards. Quests span social, DeFi, gaming, learning, creator, and partner categories.
As a community leader you can also run your own quests: register as a sponsor or creator and launch a campaign (for example, “Join our Telegram” or “Complete a swap”), funded from your budget and escrow.
- Players: see the Quest Marketplace — For Players guide.
- Creators & sponsors: see Quest Marketplace — For Sponsors & Creators.
Where to Get Help
- Docs: you’re here — docs.degensquest.xyz. Start with Getting Started and the FAQ.
- Community: join the official group at t.me/DegensQuestEntry.
- Alerts channel: @DegensQuestAlerts.
- Follow on X: @DegensQuest.
- In Telegram: send
/helpto the bot for the full command list at any time.
That’s it — your group is now a DegensQuest gaming server. Start a /trivia round and welcome your community to the trenches. ⚔️