Game

Activities ::: mod_game
Maintained by Vasilis Daloukas
Part of set Gamification.
The game activity module makes use of questions, quizzes and glossaries to create offer a variety of interactive games.

Game 2020-05-10-01

Moodle 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8
Released: Sunday, 10 May 2020, 2:25 PM

Changes in version 2020-05-10 - Fix: typo problem in corrert character - Fix: max attempts in cryptex

Changes in version 2019-06-24 - Fixes in Hangman by Filippos Kolovos

Changes in version 2019-06-24 - Hide "Check crossword" when crossword is finished.

Changes in version 2019-04-26 (2019042600) - CONTRIB-7699 Problem with upgrading game plugin

Changes in version 2019-04-23 (2019042311) - New: Supports test - CONTRIB-7692 Module Game: Intro fields definition inconsistency

Changes in version 2019-04-22-01 (2019042201) - Snakes and Laders: Fix problem at ending.

Changes in version 2019-03-30 (20190330) - Adds intro text.

Changes in version 2019-03-24 (20190324) - Fixes problem on hangman on incorrect answer - Removes some bad words from cryptex

Changes in version 2018-12-01 (20181201) - Book with questions works again

Changes in version 2018-11-30 (20181130) - GDPR compliant - The game "Book with questions" is now hidden by default

Changes in version 2018-11-28-02 (2018112802) - CSS of crossword in a different file - Square cell on crossword by changing the css

Changes in version 2018-11-20 (2018112000) - CSS of crossword in a different file - Square cell on crossword by changing the css

Changes in version 2018-11-18 (2018111800) - Completion support

Changes in version 2018-07-07 (2018070701) - Fix in hangmang with glossary that contains attached imaged image files

Changes in version 2018-07-07 (2018070701) - Fix in cryptex when contains audio files

Changes in version 2018-07-04 (2018070402) - Fix in high score - New image set on hangman - New image set on "Snakes and Ladders" - New language string header_footer_options

Change for year 2017

  • Fix Moodle 3.4 compatibility problems
  • Fix stylings problems
  • Fix phpdocs problems
  • Change field name game_snakes_database.cols => usedcols
  • Change field name game_snakes_database.rows => usedrows
  • Fix conversation of columns (cols,rows) from string to int
  • in mod_form.php shows the correct numbers of correspondings questions/glossaryentries
  • in showanswrs.php shows the correspondings questions/glossaryentries
  • New: Auto check for common problem (mod_form.php and view.php for teachers)
  • Fix: Problems on backup/restore
  • New: Global glossaries
  • Fix conversation of columns (cols,rows) from string to int
  • Fix: Cloning a game
  • New: icon.png and icon.svg
  • Fix: Completion support
  • New: check params of crossword/cryptex
  • New: High score

Change for year 2016

  • Fix syntax error (missed fullstop for concatenation)
  • Merge pull request #10 from grigory-catalyst/MOODLE_20_STABLE
  • Fix missing string gameopenclose at lang/en/game.php
  • Fix compatibility with Moodle 2.5
  • New: Max compute time in crossword and cryptex
  • Fix Use get_types or get_shortcuts depended on version of Moodle
  • Fix Moodle 3.1 compatibility problems
  • Fix Moodle 31 compatibility
  • Change type of game_cross.createscore to double
  • New string (millionaire_lettersall) that will be used to Deutsch language

Change for year 2015

  • Fix: Millionaire with no random quiz questions.
  • New: User defined language at hangman and crossword.
  • Fix: Multianswer questions.
  • Fix: Hangman with greek and english words in the same game.
  • New: Multianswer questions on Book with questions Game.
  • Fix: Ignore multianswer questions on Millionaire Game.
  • New: Multianswer question on Sudoku Game.
  • New: Multianswer question on Snakes and Ladders Game.
  • New: FinishGame button on Cryptex Game.
  • New: Print button on Cryptex Game
  • Fix: Cryptex - Show grade while game continues
  • CONTRIB-5816: Question bank category not retrieved when Crossword is …
  • CONTRIB-5816: Question bank category not retrieved when Crossword is …
  • Fixing coding style.
  • New: Disable summarize of attempts.
  • CONTRIB-5605: Quotation marks breaks the js-code in game Cryptex.
  • Prevent Style Override of Crossword.
  • Add missing language string game:addinstance.
  • More RTL fixes.
  • Fixing problems on Millionaire with quiz.
  • Fixing in crossword no horizontal legend and print button.
  • Fix at backup.
  • Fix not to show how many correct letters are when printing the crossword.
  • Moodle 3.1 compatibility.
  • Fixing how is shows multichoice question on show answers.
  • Fix translations check at translate.php

Changes for year 2014

  • Fix:Problem on deletion of a game and restore a course
  • Fix:Moodle 2.8 compatibility
  • Fix: Change in description of parameters for game 'Snake and Laddes'
  • New: Image set in hangman
  • Fix: version.php compatibility with Moodle 2.7
  • Fix: Images in questions
  • Fix: Snakes compatibility with Moodle 1.6
  • Fix: Event compatibility with Moodle 1.6
  • New: parameter disabletransformuppercase in crossword
  • Fix: Compatibility with Moodle 2.7
  • New: Events in Moodle 2.7
  • Fix rtl: very basic fix so all games can be displayed in RTL
  • Fix: Problem when viewing the second page of game attempts
  • Fix: Millionaire error on Moodle 2.5
  • Fix: print_table deprecated
  • Fix: export to html of millionaire

Changes for year 2013

  • Fix: export to html of cross and millionaire
  • CONTRIB-4724: New function module_scale_used_anywhere() should be imp…
  • CONTRIB-4773 fixed various errors from Tim Lock
  • CONTRIB-4774 fix:crossword game activity throws database error
  • New: Ability to hide some games
  • Fix: Remove time limit
  • Fix: Moodle 2.6 compatibility
  • New Cross:Show/Hide print button
  • Fix: English language file game/lang/en/game.php does not contain $st…
  • Fix: field game_attempts.lastremoteip now saves only the first 30 cha…
  • Deleting file header.php for theme Essential
  • Fix: Backward compatibility with Moodle 2.0 and textlib
  • Fix: install.xml is now compatible with moodle 2.0
  • Fix: Rename header.php to headergame.php
  • Fix: Backups the field game.maxattempts
  • Fix: Problem when a question contains an apostrophe
  • Fix: Computing score in cross when using spaces
  • Fix: Show the correct number of attempts to a user
  • New: In parameters you can set the maximum number of attempts
  • Fix: Grading method now works ok
  • New: Writes the version of game at the form of editing the game
  • New: Cross,Cryptex can set the minimum number of words that a cross/c…
  • Remove translations
  • New string: modulename_help
  • Fix: Moodle 2.5 missing settype
  • Fix: Problem when using subcategories in questions
  • Fix: Snakes - Show message when not specified background images
  • Fix: Millionaire - Problem when using question with question with les…
  • Fix: ShowAnswers database error when using categories in glossaries.
  • Cross: Set N20 at least 15 (usefull when contains only small words)
  • Snake: Fix a problem with imasrc on heavy load

Changes for year 2012

  • Fix: HiddenPicture show answers when using a quiz
  • Fix: HiddenPicture: Default width / height
  • Fix: Completion settings
  • Fix: creating new object
  • Fix: Remove reference to yui2_lib
  • Fix: release in version.php
  • First commit 2.0 to git

Changes for year 2011

Changes for year 2010

  • Basque (eu) translation by Juan Ezeiza
  • Complete German translation by Joachim Vogelgesang
  • Translations of some Spanish (es) words from Carolina Avila
  • The games now checks how many times is used each word
  • Fix: syntax error in get_records_select
  • Fix for questions and quiz as input
  • Support for right to left allignment in Hangman, Crossword and Cryptex
  • First version for Moodle 2

Changes for year 2009

  • Millionaire: Select questions from quiz not randomly but serial
  • Better German (de) translation by Mike graf
  • Better random selection
  • Cryptex: Max tries on each question
  • Hebrew (he) translation by Nadav Kavalerchik
  • Hangman: Export picture-hangman to mobile phone
  • Hangman: Now support attachements from glossary

Changes for year 2008

  • Cross: Export to html and printing capability
  • Fixes: Problem when we select a category in glossary
  • New: First version of gradebook on moodle 1.9
  • Hangman: Fix - After guessing the word correctly the message displayed after "Congratulations" is not the feedback to the correct answer, but the feedback to the last incorrect question.
  • Hidden picture: Fixes a problem when filenames are capitals
  • Crossword: '-','/' are not bad chars now
  • Doesn't select the correct answer where there are more answers in one question
  • Database postgres compatibility
  • Polish (pl) translation
  • Include subcategories of questions
  • Translation to Dutch (nl)
  • Hangman: Export to html - works with other languages
  • Fix: Problem in mod.html
  • Javame: If can't create the jar file creates a zip file instead
  • Tables for exporting to javame
  • Translaton to Rusian (ru) by Ивченко Анатолий
  • Problem when the language of hangman words is different from current language
  • When you finish a game and press the 'New game' show some errors
  • CONTRIB-446 : When an answer is wrong in millionaire game, the correct answer shown by the system is also wrong
  • MDL-15454: After editing a new game for the first time should go to mod.php/update page to make the settings for this game
  • Norwegian (no) translation
  • Adding game module to CONTRIB.

Version information

Version build number
2020051001
Version release name
2020-05-10-01
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
878c68d4d32170e50f905b72f01aa366
Supported software
Moodle 2.1, Moodle 2.0, Moodle 2.2, Moodle 2.3, Moodle 2.4, Moodle 2.5, Moodle 2.6, Moodle 2.7, Moodle 2.8, Moodle 2.9, Moodle 3.0, Moodle 3.1, Moodle 3.2, Moodle 3.3, Moodle 3.4, Moodle 3.5, Moodle 3.6, Moodle 3.7, Moodle 3.8

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Activities

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the module.
  3. Place the folder (eg "assignment") in the "mod" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation