Overview 👨💻
AnkiNick Mon is a gamification add-on for Anki created by a physician who used Anki for years in clinical work, continuing education and specialist training. The add-on expands Anki with two connected game modes, a farming game and a turn-based strategy game, that directly reflect your learning progress. By earning rewards for consistent study you can turn the repetition of card reviews into an engaging adventure while still using Anki in the usual way.
Bug Fixes
This release focuses on improving stability by addressing out various bugs and fixing errors reported by the community. Update now for a smoother Anki experience.
Optional video tutorial 📹
The creator made a detailed video walk-through. If you prefer a visual explanation, watch it here:
What is AnkiNick Mon? 🤔
The add-on consists of two interconnected games set in Ankimania, a world you explore as a member of the Knowledge Hunters’ Guild. You discover new Ankimons, collect them on your farm, study their traits, and train them to prepare for the Tournament of Knowledge.
Instead of replacing your normal Anki workflow, AnkiNick Mon translates your daily logins and learning sessions into visible progress across both modes:
In AnkiNick-Mon-Streaks (Farming), your login streak and consistency are converted into gold you use to plant, water, harvest, and level up your Ankimons. In AnkiNick-Mon-Chess (Turn-based Strategy), your card learning directly becomes actions on the battlefield. To move or attack, you must learn a defined number of cards (depending on difficulty), and learning also reduces damage taken while skipping increases it.
Progress from your farm carries over into battles, so both games reinforce each other and are designed to make learning feel consistently rewarding over the long term.
AnkiNick-Mon-Streaks: Farming game 👨🌾
Daily reviews become gold: Every day you log in and complete reviews, your actions are converted into in-game gold. Gold lets you buy seeds, plant them, water them and harvest fruits.
Level up your farm: Regular study unlocks new seeds and special items. A farm builder allows you to design the layout just the way you like. Decoration is purely cosmetic and does not affect gameplay.
Community leaderboard: Your farm’s login streak, learning progress, trainer level, number of Ankimons and farm size appear on a leaderboard. You can share your farm with the community, view or rate other farms and see how others are progressing.
AnkiNick Mon Chess: Turn-based strategy 🎮
Study before you act: To perform actions in this game you need to learn a defined number of cards. The more cards you study, the more in-game options you gain.
Choose your trainer and team: Pick a trainer and three Ankimons to take into matches. You can fight trainers, defeat wild Ankimons to earn experience and items, or catch them and train them later on your farm.
Multiplayer: You can also battle your friends by hosting or joining a match using a code. Both players get two minutes to learn as many cards as possible. Whoever learns more cards gets the first turn. After each turn there is another learning phase before the next round.
Development status & privacy 👷
The add-on is in early development and far from done. Some features are unfinished and there may be bugs. Use it at your own risk.
To participate in the leaderboard or multiplayer, a login is required. Login data is stored locally and enables these functions. If you have privacy concerns you can use the add-on without logging in.
Please report issues via the integrated feedback system rather than down-voting on the Anki page. Targeted bug reports help the developer fix problems efficiently.
Getting started 🖥️
Install the add-on: Copy the code 1464455479 and paste it into Anki via Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons… to download and install the add-on.
Prepare your farm: Launch AnkiNick Mon in Anki and start by downloading any required resources. Log in if you want to share your farm or battle friends.
Tend your crops: Plant seeds, water them daily and harvest fruits. Regular reviews keep your farm thriving and earn gold and experience.
Enter the arena: When you’re ready for a strategic challenge, switch to the turn-based game. Study cards to gain turns, choose your team and battle trainers or wild Ankimons.
Compete and collaborate: Use the leaderboard to compare your progress with other learners. Host or join matches via code to challenge friends in real time.
Supported Anki versions 🪪
AnkiNick Mon currently supports Anki 2.1.1 and later. Ensure your Anki installation is up to date before installing the add-on. Future updates may expand compatibility with newer versions.
Project & support 👨🏫
The add-on’s broader goal is to make studying more consistent, playful and sustainably motivating. You can find more information and future updates on the project website: www.ankinickmedcampus.org
Feedback and suggestions are welcome via the integrated feedback form or on the project’s community pages. If you enjoy the add-on, consider sharing your experience or contributing ideas to help improve it further.
Start gamifying your learning today and watch your knowledge, and your farm, grow.
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Reviews (6)
👍 2026-02-08
Es klappt bei mir leider nicht: Ich nutze Anki 25.09.2 (3890e12c) (ao) Python 3.13.5 Qt 6.9.1 PyQt 6.9.1 Platform: macOS-12.7.6-x86_64-i386-64bit-Mach-O, Teil der Fehlermeldung war: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘pygame’ Comment from author Ärgerlich… Wir finden das Problem aktuell nicht auf unserer Seite. Kannst du mich eventuell per E-mail oder Discord kontaktieren? Dann würde ich mir das mal versuchen genauer anzugucken und hoffentlich kann ich den Fehler dann auch für andere User lö
👍 2026-02-07
gutes spiel Comment from author Vielen Dank!
👍 2026-02-04
It doesn’t work unfortunately :( every time I restart Anki I get this message: “Add-on Startup Failed” and I can’t do anything about it :( please let me know how can I make this work, I am super excited for this add-on! Comment from author Oh no, I’m sorry to hear that. We tried to identify a general error as the cause, but unfortunately we were not able to find one. Could you please contact us on Discord or via email? You can find all contact details via the YouTube link or on my website. I hop
👍 2026-02-01
I really like it. Keep up the good work! Comment from author Thank you very much :)
👍 2026-02-01
That’s a pretty cool addon, love it Comment from author Thank you!
👍 2026-01-29
Great project, good job AnkiNick! Comment from author Thank you :)
