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Post by Fakebirdie on Aug 22, 2016 17:42:55 GMT
Birdie's Lottery For everyone who wants to take a bit, or a lot, of a gamble, lotteries are being hosted again! They are of varying buy-ins, generally around 20m. From time to time, there will be a Platinum or Crystal buy in round too. Join the lottery channel, using; "/join rolllotto". For questions, remarks or anything else, feel free to whisper Fakebirdie or any of the hosts listed below.How does it work:When the lottery is open for entries, you can participate by wiring the required buy-in to the host. The host will then confirm your buy-in, in the channel. If you don't see the confirmation, feel free to ask the host for confirmation. All of this will be done in "/join rolllotto".
After the time for buy-ins is over, the participants will be given a random number, which will be posted in the chat. After the numbers have been given out and posted, one or more dice will be rolled to determine the winners. For a pot with three prizes, 3 dice will be rolled. So, for example when there are 20 participants and three prizes, the roll could be like this; xxxxx rolls three twenty-sided die (3-60) on the ground... They come up: 33 (4, 18, 11). Number 4 would receive the first prize, and so on.
After the dice have been rolled and the winners announced, the host will run the pay-out of the prizes.
Wiring is done as follows; "/wire Name_of_Recipient Amount Currency". So for example, a 5m buy-in would look like; "/wire twinkletoes 5000000 gold"
(Other currencies would be; "Platinum", "Crystals", "Materials", "Fragments" and the 4 resources from harvesting.)
A screenshots of the pay-outs is almost always posted in the chat. If you don't think you will be able to attend the actual draw itself, feel free to ask the host to whisper you the results afterwards.Donations to the pot:There is no doubt that these are what takes most lotteries to the next level and are always welcome!
Anything wired in excess to the buy-in amount, will be automatically added to the pot. If you'd like to donate to a specific prize (1st, 2nd,..) Message the host. All donations will be anonymous by default, unless you inform the host. Please refrain from donating junk (ex. gear only good for scrapping, low amounts of resources) or the host may decide not to add it to the pot and take it as a private donation, outside of the lottery. Donating odd amounts just to add work for the host will only result in slowing down the proceedings. Buy-in and prizing: The lottery announcement will contain the buy-in amount and can be gold, platinum or anything else.
The prizing for the regular 3 prize pay-out lotteries is; 1st: 70%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd; 10%.
If the prizing deviates from this standard, it must be announced in the channel.
In the case of prizes requiring rounding, which can be the case with crystal lotteries, The rounding is at the host's discretion to do so as he/she deems fair.
Multiple buy-ins are not allowed, unless specified otherwise.
Buy-ins are final and non-refundable.
The dice can roll the same number more than once. In such case, the lower prize of the two is re-rolled until someone's number, who hasn't won, shows. Lottery pooling is not allowed. Doing so can result in a lottery ban. You buy in yourself and, at the hosts discretion, you can buy in others. Forming a pool in which you share the gains of lottery wins however, is not accepted. Winners may wire back their own buy-in, but that is it.
Hosts:Fakebirdie
NunsWitGuns
MissDutch
Lotusenta
Ashenswift
WinterPhoenix
WooliMammoth
Special Events:
None up and running right now. 
A --- Buy-in Lottery!
The Closing time for buy-ins will be on:
16:00 Server Time.
The draw will follow within minutes.
Whisper Fakebirdie, in-game, and wire the buy-in amount to participate.
Rules and information:
- Buy-in period starts on -- 16:00 ST
- Prizing is; 1st: 70%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd; 10%.
- Might RL cause an issue, the draw can be postponed by 1-3 hours maximum or full refunds will ensue.
- The numbers will be assigned randomly.
- Buy-ins will be confirmed by whisper.
- Only one prize per number, lower price will be re-rolled for a number that hasn't won yet. |
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Post by Fakebirdie on Aug 22, 2016 21:11:28 GMT
Special event information Will attempt to keep this as up-to-date as possible with information on the prize pool of the special event, when it is ongoing. General information can be found in the post above.
--- Buy-in Lottery!
The Closing time for buy-ins will be on:
---- at 16:00 Server Time.
Whisper Fakebirdie, in-game, and wire the buy-in amount to participate.
Currently the round is at:
Setting the prizes at:
Events of the past:
Wiped clean, too many recorded ones. Starting fresh. 
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Post by nunswitguns on Dec 9, 2016 20:57:50 GMT
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Post by Fakebirdie on Dec 23, 2016 16:29:05 GMT
The Secret Santa round has closed and all gifts have been given out!
Christmas Special:A Secret Santa event!Fakebirdie will be taking on the role of: In order to participate, you send in a gift (package) and attach a personal note (omitting your user name) to me, Fakebirdie.
Everyone who is participating will be paired up randomly with another participant, after which I will pass on the package and note to the lucky person.
Anything, from gold to gear and ingredients can be send in as a gift. There is, however, a minimum value requirement of 50m gold.
Make a fellow gamer feel wanted this year and show him/her some love! The sending of gifts can be started as soon as the 23rd until the 27th. After which, throughout the 28th, the presents will be distributed to you all.
Lets give all (participating) Avaburians a Merry Xmas!
Everything in a nutshell:
- 50m gold minimum gift value. (Sending the gift, a whisper with the contents of your gift + a note for the receiver = ALL required)
- Sending in of gifts, from the 23rd till the 27th. (Server Time)
- Receiving of gifts, Throughout the 28th (Server Time)
- Pairing is random unless gear is involved, in which case I'll try my best to find suitable candidate(s), In case of more than one, a dice roll will determine who gets the gift with gear, so no bias gets involved.
- No below lvl 10 relics, nor loads of poors or anything of that kind. I will be having enough work as it is. They won't be accepted, nor will they be returned. The same counts for anything that won't be transferable through chat wires.
- I'm open to suggestions
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Post by Raiderfan on Aug 3, 2017 18:44:07 GMT
BUMP 
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Post by Fakebirdie on Dec 24, 2017 15:57:16 GMT
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Post by winterphoenix on May 25, 2018 20:56:22 GMT
Fancy Phoenix Lotto!
Hello there avaburians! I'm less attractive than Nuns and less creative than Birdie (I did not get those mixed up), but wanted to run something fun for the Independence D-eh event. This lotto will work a bit differently than others, so be sure to read carefully. The buy-in is 60 minutes of global double over the course of the promotion (July 1 - July 4).The lotto will close at 15:45 ST on July 4th. At which point I will total up everyone who who has purchased global double since July 1. Anyone who is listed at 60 minutes or more when I check will be entered to win. The drawing will be held closer to 16:00, as Vysn (who is providing the data for double purchased) will need time to get me data and I will need time to update the spreadsheet. No confirmations will be sent out for entrants, because I won't actually be marking down any entries until after closing time. Note that fireworks and other consumables do not count toward this value, but double time from crystal purchases will count. Only "global double" double time from promos, fame, or crystals.
As you may have guessed, a lotto pot made up of global double isn't very exciting. As such, this round will be donation-driven! We need donations to incentivize people to purchase double, so open your hearts and fake-wallets to the festivities! Donations to the lotto are open now, I'll provide updates in-channel sporadically along with reminders about the lotto over the next few days.
Edit Vysn has agreed to give me double totals for the duration of the promo. The original plan was to count only Global Double Purchased Today for July 4, but that was kind of unfair to everyone who helped push us into sext and against the spirit of the lotto. Thanks to V we the lotto will be even better!
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Post by winterphoenix on Jul 1, 2019 13:08:50 GMT
Fancy Phoenix Lotto Part Deux!
Running this again for 2019. Notable differences from last year are that we will close earlier (going out of town for July 4th this year) and that 60 minutes plundering or growth will also count as entry.
Hello there avaburians! I'm less attractive than Nuns and less creative than Birdie (I did not get those mixed up), but wanted to run something fun for the Independence D-eh event. This lotto will work a bit differently than others, so be sure to read carefully. The buy-in is 60 minutes of global double, growth, or plundering over the course of the promotion (July 1 - July 3).The lotto will close at 12:00 ST on July 3rd. At which point I will total up everyone who who has purchased global boosts since July 1. Anyone who is listed at 60 minutes or more when I check will be entered to win. The drawing will be held closer to 12:15, as Vysn (who is providing the data for boosts purchased) will need time to get me data and I will need time to update the spreadsheet. No confirmations will be sent out for entrants, because I won't actually be marking down any entries until after closing time. Note that fireworks and other consumables do not count toward this value, but boosts from crystal purchases will count. Only boost time from promos, fame, or crystals.
As you may have guessed, a lotto pot made up of global boosts isn't very exciting. As such, this round will be donation-driven! We need donations to incentivize people to purchase double, so open your hearts and fake-wallets to the festivities! Donations to the lotto are open now, I'll provide updates in-channel sporadically along with reminders about the lotto over the next few days.
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