17.4.4 LOTTERIES
In order to participate in a Lusternian 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. Tickets must be bought at one of the lottery offices in your local city or commune. 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>. During certain circumstances such as an event you may find yourself in possession of an Iron Ticket, which can be exchanged for a lottery ticket, the syntax to do this is LOTTERY EXCHANGE IRON TICKET [IN #]. 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. Obviously you will have to have the winning ticket.