diff --git a/botconfig.py.example b/botconfig.py.example
index 81fb2a8..1904948 100644
--- a/botconfig.py.example
+++ b/botconfig.py.example
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ CHANGING_HOST_QUIT_MESSAGE = "Changing host"
 JOIN_AFTER_CLOAKED = True # Set to false if the bot does not have a cloak
 DISABLE_DEBUG_MODE = False  # Entirely disable debug mode
 IGNORE_HIDDEN_COMMANDS = True # Ignore commands sent to @#channel or +#channel
+ALLOW_NOTICE_COMMANDS = False  # allow /notice #channel !command to be interpreted as a command
+ALLOW_PRIVATE_NOTICE_COMMANDS = False  # allow !command's from /notice (Private)
 
 OWNERS = ("unaffiliated/wolfbot_admin1",)  # the comma is required at the end if there is one owner
 ADMINS = ("unaffiliated/wolfbot_admin2", "unaffiliated/wolfbot_admin3")  # glob syntax supported (wildcards)
diff --git a/modules/common.py b/modules/common.py
index dd7a162..3b545e9 100644
--- a/modules/common.py
+++ b/modules/common.py
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import tools.moduleloader as ld
 import traceback
 from settings import common as var
 
-def on_privmsg(cli, rawnick, chan, msg):
+def on_privmsg(cli, rawnick, chan, msg, notice = False):
     currmod = ld.MODULES[ld.CURRENT_MODULE]
     
     if botconfig.IGNORE_HIDDEN_COMMANDS and (chan.startswith("@#") or chan.startswith("+#")):
         return
+    
+    if (notice and ((chan != botconfig.NICK and not botconfig.ALLOW_NOTICE_COMMANDS) or
+                    (chan == botconfig.NICK and not botconfig.ALLOW_PRIVATE_NOTICE_COMMANDS))):
+        return  # not allowed in settings
            
     if chan != botconfig.NICK:  #not a PM
         if currmod and "" in currmod.COMMANDS.keys():
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ def __unhandled__(cli, prefix, cmd, *args):
                                                               for arg in args
                                                               if isinstance(arg, bytes)]))
 
-
+    
 COMMANDS = {}
 PM_COMMANDS = {}
 HOOKS = {}
diff --git a/modules/wolfgame.py b/modules/wolfgame.py
index 0ba706d..f59a642 100644
--- a/modules/wolfgame.py
+++ b/modules/wolfgame.py
@@ -35,6 +35,45 @@ hook = decorators.generate(HOOKS, raw_nick=True, permissions=False)
 
 # Game Logic Begins:
 
+var.LAST_PING = None  # time of last ping
+var.LAST_STATS = None
+var.LAST_VOTES = None
+var.LAST_ADMINS = None
+
+var.USERS = {}
+
+var.PINGING = False
+var.ADMIN_PINGING = False
+var.ROLES = {"person" : []}
+var.ORIGINAL_ROLES = {}
+var.PLAYERS = {}
+var.DCED_PLAYERS = {}
+var.ADMIN_TO_PING = None
+var.AFTER_FLASTGAME = None
+var.PHASE = "none"  # "join", "day", or "night"
+var.TIMERS = [None, None]
+var.DEAD = []
+
+var.ORIGINAL_SETTINGS = {}
+
+var.LAST_SAID_TIME = {}
+
+var.GAME_START_TIME = datetime.now()  # for idle checker only
+var.GRAVEYARD_LOCK = threading.RLock()
+var.GAME_ID = 0
+
+var.DISCONNECTED = {}  # players who got disconnected
+
+var.LOGGER = WolfgameLogger(var.LOG_FILENAME, var.BARE_LOG_FILENAME)
+
+if botconfig.DEBUG_MODE:
+    var.NIGHT_TIME_LIMIT = 0  # 90
+    var.DAY_TIME_LIMIT_WARN = 0
+    var.DAY_TIME_LIMIT_CHANGE = 0
+    var.KILL_IDLE_TIME = 0 #300
+    var.WARN_IDLE_TIME = 0 #180
+
+        
 def connect_callback(cli):
     to_be_devoiced = []
 
@@ -73,44 +112,6 @@ def connect_callback(cli):
 
     cli.who(botconfig.CHANNEL, "%nuhaf")
 
-    var.LAST_PING = None  # time of last ping
-    var.LAST_STATS = None
-    var.LAST_VOTES = None
-    var.LAST_ADMINS = None
-    
-    var.USERS = {}
-    
-    var.PINGING = False
-    var.ADMIN_PINGING = False
-    var.ROLES = {"person" : []}
-    var.ORIGINAL_ROLES = {}
-    var.PLAYERS = {}
-    var.DCED_PLAYERS = {}
-    var.ADMIN_TO_PING = None
-    var.AFTER_FLASTGAME = None
-    var.PHASE = "none"  # "join", "day", or "night"
-    var.TIMERS = [None, None]
-    var.DEAD = []
-
-    var.ORIGINAL_SETTINGS = {}
-
-    var.LAST_SAID_TIME = {}
-
-    var.GAME_START_TIME = datetime.now()  # for idle checker only
-    var.GRAVEYARD_LOCK = threading.RLock()
-    var.GAME_ID = 0
-    
-    var.DISCONNECTED = {}  # players who got disconnected
-    
-    var.LOGGER = WolfgameLogger(var.LOG_FILENAME, var.BARE_LOG_FILENAME)
-    
-    if botconfig.DEBUG_MODE:
-        var.NIGHT_TIME_LIMIT = 0  # 90
-        var.DAY_TIME_LIMIT_WARN = 0
-        var.DAY_TIME_LIMIT_CHANGE = 0
-        var.KILL_IDLE_TIME = 0 #300
-        var.WARN_IDLE_TIME = 0 #180
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/wolfbot.py b/wolfbot.py
index 57d2745..b9d6c39 100755
--- a/wolfbot.py
+++ b/wolfbot.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def main():
     
     cli = IRCClient(
                       {"privmsg":modules.common.on_privmsg,
+                       "notice":lambda a, b, c, d: modules.common.on_privmsg(a, b, c, d, True),
                        "":modules.common.__unhandled__},
                      host=botconfig.HOST, 
                      port=botconfig.PORT,