Classic Games Arcade

Shortcodes

Shortcode Arcade is built around flexible, composable shortcodes. Games, lobbies, rooms, and rules can be placed anywhere and wrapped in custom layouts.

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🎮 Add Games to Any Page

Single Game

Embed a specific game directly on a page or post.

[sacga_game game="checkers"]

Use cases

• Dedicated game pages
• Landing pages
• Custom layouts with surrounding content

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Full Arcade

Displays the full arcade lobby with game selection and room creation.

[classic_games_arcade]

Use cases

• Main arcade page
• Community hub
• Central lobby experience

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📘 Rules Shortcodes

Rules are pulled directly from each game’s PHP definition to ensure a single source of truth.

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Master Rules Page

Displays all game rules in an accordion layout grouped by game type (Board, Card, Dice).

[sacga_rules]

Features

• Accordion layout with collapsible panels
• Expand All / Collapse All controls
• Grouped by game type with color-coded headers
• Displays player count and AI availability
• Ideal for a dedicated Rules or Help page

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Single Game Rules

Displays rules for a specific game.

[sacga_rules game="checkers"]

Attributes

Attribute	Default	Options	Description
game	required	Any game ID	Game to display rules for
layout	sections	sections, compact	Full rules or condensed view
show_title	true	true, false	Show or hide the game title

Examples

[sacga_rules game="rummy"]
[sacga_rules game="checkers" layout="compact"]
[sacga_rules game="war" show_title="false"]

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Available Game IDs

checkers, chess, fourfall, backgammon,
hearts, spades, euchre, cribbage,
diamonds, rummy, war, pig, overcut

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🏟️ Available Rooms Shortcode

[sacga_available_rooms]

Displays a frontend-facing list of joinable game rooms. This shortcode is intentionally separate from the arcade to allow flexible placement.

[sacga_available_rooms]

Usage Examples

[sacga_available_rooms]
[sacga_available_rooms game="checkers"]
[sacga_available_rooms limit="20"]
[sacga_available_rooms refresh="30"]
[sacga_available_rooms show_players="false"]

Features

• Modern card-based UI with gradient headers
• Displays game name, room code, status, and available seats
• One-click Join Room links
• Friendly empty-state messaging
• Optional AJAX auto-refresh
• Theme-agnostic CSS using custom properties
• Automatic dark-mode support
• Mobile-first responsive design
• Staggered animations as rooms appear

Room Visibility Rules

• Shows rooms with lobby and active status only
• Excludes full rooms
• Excludes expired rooms

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Developer Notes

• Rules are sourced directly from each game’s PHP definition
• No duplicated documentation or hard-coded rule text
• Shortcodes are designed to be wrapped in custom HTML or theme layouts
• Admin UI remains intentionally minimal and factual