17.4.4 LOTTERIES
In order to participate in an Achaean lottery, type LOTTERIES to see what
lotteries you can enter.
If there is one available, you can LOTTERY INFO <lottery #> to get more
information, including the prizes, the ways to buy and the ticket costs.
There can be three different types of ways to buy tickets:
1. You can buy tickets from the person who is running the lottery.
2. If the runner has decided to allow it, you can buy tickets at the Lottery
Office in Delos.
3. And finally, if the runner has enabled it, tickets can be bought at a
ticket box, the location specified in LOTTERY INFO <lottery #>.
The syntax for buying tickets is BUY TICKET IN <lottery #>. To buy more than
one ticket, you can do BUY <amount> TICKETS IN <lottery #>. You want to buy
tickets for someone else? Just do BUY TICKET IN <lottery #> FOR <person>.
The Lottery Office can be found in Delos, next to the Crafters Union.
When the lottery is over, the winning tickets are drawn by the lottery runner.
Gold prizes will have to be claimed with the runner or at the Lottery
Office in Delos.
In case the lottery had alternative prizes (i.e. non gold), these will have
to be claimed at the lottery runner personally.
Commands:
LOTTERIES : List all lotteries you can participate in.
BUY TICKET IN <lottery#> : Buys a ticket in the specified lottery number for
yourself. If you want to buy a ticket for a friend,
append FOR <friend's name>. Your friend will be
notified of your generosity. Some lotteries may
be restricted to let you buy tickets for yourself
only.
BUY <amount> TICKETS IN <lottery#> : Buy more than one ticket. Please note,
some lotteries may have a maximum amount
of tickets per person.
LOTTERY INFO <lottery #> : Get information on a lottery. This will also show
your ticket numbers.
LOTTERY CLAIM <ticket #> : Use this to claim gold prizes only. This can be done
at the Lottery Office in Delos or from the lottery
runner. Obviously you will have to have the winning
ticket.
LOTTERY <#> TARGET ADD <org>: Use this to target your lottery towards a
specific organisation.
LOTTERY <#> EXCLUDE ADD <org>: Use this to exclude members of an organisation
from purchasing tickets. Exclusion to an org
will overrule membership in a target org.
e.g. LOTTERY 1 TARGET ADD SHALLAM
LOTTERY 1 EXCLUDE ADD SENTAARI
These settings will mean that all citizens of Shallam who aren't
Sentaari will be eligible to purchase tickets or have tickets purchased
for them.
(See also: HELP RUNNING LOTTERIES)
