[spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] PROP: Lottery

["Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/26/02 at 2:54 PM bd wrote:

>I Propose the following Rule, with Chutzpah 1 and the keyword Points:
>{{
>__The lottery__
>
>At the beginning of each nweek, the Admin will select five random unique
>numbers from 1 to 20. These are sorted in ascending order and kept secret
>by
>the Administrator. Collectively they are known as the Winning Numbers.
>
>There exists a pool of points known as the Lottery Pool.
>
>A player may Buy a Lottery Ticket by indicating thay they are doing so on
>a
>public forum. They must have at least 20 points. They must either select 5
>unique numbers from 1 to 20 or indicate that they will be using Quick
>Pick.
>If they are using quick pick, 5 random unique random numbers between 1 and
>20
>are selected for them.  When this happens 20 points are transferred from
>them
>to the Lottery Pool, and their 5 numbers will be sorted in ascending
>order.
>The player then gains an attribute named Ticket with their 5 numbers in
>it. A
>player may have more than one Ticket attribute.

Change "When this happens" to "When a player Buys a Lottery Ticket" for clarity.

>At the end of each nweek, if only one player has a Ticket attribute, they
>receive all points in the Lottery Pool, and their Ticket Attributes are
>removed.
>
>At the end of each nweek, if more than one player has a Ticket attribute,
>then
>each ticket has its numbers compared against the Winning Numbers. The
>player
>with the ticket sharing the most numbers with the Winning Numbers gains
>half
>the points in the Lottery Pool. If there is a tie, then half the points in
>the Lottery Pool are divided between them. One quarter of the points in
>the
>Lottery Pool is then transferred ot the Gremlin Fund, all Ticket
>attributes
>are removed, and the Admin announces what the Winning Numbers were.
>}}

Add some rounding to those point divisions, either up or down.

						Glotmorf


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