       res.reply "Submission accepted."
 
 
-  robot.hearspond /cah answers$/i, (res) ->
+  robot.hear /^cah answers$/i, (res) ->
     show_answers res
 
-  robot.hearspond /cah answers!/i, (res) ->
+  robot.hear /^cah answers!/i, (res) ->
     if (sender(res) != db.czar)
       res.reply "Whoa easy only the czar can force out the answers"
       return

  if !db.czar?
    return "Waiting for players."
  else
    return "*#{db.blackCard}* [#{db.czar}, #{db.answers.length}/#{db.activePlayers.length-1}]"

# @param res: message object
# @return name of message sender

      else
        res.send responseString
    else
      res.reply "NOPE, not everyone has responded yet! (#{status})"
  
  # combo hear and respond, prepends ^ to hear regex
  # good for allowing same commands in room and DM
  robot.hearspond = (regex, cb) ->
