Roulette: the chat game with a short timeout

A viewer types !fate in chat. The light runs across the six lamps and stops. One lamp is red, so the chance is one in six each time. The other five mean the viewer got away with it.

The server decides each result, with the same one-in-six chance on every round. A viewer can't improve it, and a run of safe rounds doesn't make red more likely next time.

Roulette doesn't use Arcade Points or coins. Nothing is won and nothing is lost except a moment of chat time, which makes it a good fit for channels that don't run a points system. The penalty is the joke: the character gets knocked about, and chat gets a funny line telling everyone what happened.

When the light stops on red, the viewer gets a short timeout on your channel. It's on by default and lasts one minute, which is what we recommend. Longer timeouts stop being funny quite quickly.

• You can change the length or turn timeouts off completely in Game settings.
• The streamer and moderators are never timed out, even on red.
• If the timeout can't be applied, the round still plays out and the viewer stays in chat.

• Cooldown: a viewer has to wait between rounds. The default is 60 seconds and the minimum is 30. The streamer can test on their own channel without waiting.
• Queue: only one person sits at the table at a time. Others wait in a queue, which holds up to 10 people by default. You can change that or turn it off.
• Subscribers only: you can limit the game to subscribers. Moderators and the streamer can still play.
• Chat lines: you can choose whether each result is posted in chat.

Roulette has its own OBS browser source, separate from Parachute Drop and Plinko:

• Open the setup page, choose Roulette and copy its address.
• In OBS, add a new browser source with that address. The OBS guide shows the steps.
• The game is available while that source is connected. Turn it off when you don't want Roulette running.

Equipment, rooms, lamps and costumes are free and are chosen under Roulette in Game settings. You can try a look and see it right away, and your stream only changes when you save. You can also lower the room's visibility so your stream shows through, leaving only the table, the character and the lamps.

Tell your chat what the game does before the first round. A timeout is harmless when people choose to play, but a surprise one isn't much fun. It also helps to read the moment: a tense game or a serious conversation is a good time to leave Roulette switched off.