> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://scrimbot.gitbook.io/project/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://scrimbot.gitbook.io/project/using-scrimbot/scrim-structure.md).

# Scrim Structure

This page details how the bot handles Scrims, and gives an overview on what commands should be used when.

**This section is for Scrim Hosts**, but Scrim Players may be interested in this page so that they understand how the bot works.

## Scrim Stages:

Scrims can be broken up into three distinct stages:

| Stage                      | Explanation                                                                                                                  |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 - Start of Scrim         | The point when the scrim is starting, and the first game is about to be played.                                              |
| 2 - Scrim Games are Played | Multiple games are played within the scrim, each requiring a new Game ID collector and *Placement Info on ScrimBot Premium*. |
| 3 - End of Scrim           | All the games in the scrim have ended, and no more GameID's need to be collected.                                            |

Each of these stages have a unique command to tell the bot what you want to do.

### Stage 1: Start of Scrim

You are about to start playing some scrim games, and you want to use ScrimBot to collect Game ID's.

At this point, you want to start a new scrim using the `-NewScrim` command. See here for more info:

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LM\_l4WQt4ZMMV-5hb8p" %}
[Starting a New Scrim](/project/using-scrimbot/starting-a-new-scrim.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Stage 2: Scrim Games are Played

Presumably, you are going to have more than one game played in your scrim.

Every time you start a new game (you just finished one game and are about to jump into a new one), you need to tell the bot you are doing so using the `-NewGame` command. See here for more info:

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LM\_l7U7EWCaBIwf0RMg" %}
[Starting a New Game](/project/using-scrimbot/starting-a-new-game.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Stage 3: End of Scrim

You've had your fun playing the scrim games, but now the scrim has finished.

In order to stop players from adding anymore Game ID's or *Placement Info in ScrimBot Premium*, you should tell the bot that the scrim has ended using the `-EndScrim` command. See here for more info:

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LM\_l9ZBctMi0OVT\_Ef9" %}
[Ending a Scrim](/project/using-scrimbot/ending-a-scrim.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}