Report from rizon's forum, posted by guuchan
What is VIzon?
The Rizon lottery game that we are introducing to mark the network's 9th anniversary next month (yes, time flies as we fly. We have been flying for 9 years now!). Colored vhosts and special prizes will be rewarded to the winners.
Why the name VIzon?
VI is the Roman numeral for six, representing the number of numbers drawn for the lottery. The rest should be self-explanatory.
How does it work?
Six numbers between 1 and 49 (both inclusive) will be drawn at each lottery. No repeating numbers. You place a bet of six numbers of your choice before the lottery, and you will win if:
All six numbers matched - 1st prize
Five numbers matched - 2nd prize
Four numbers matched - 3rd prize
How to play?
Join the channel #VIzon and type the following command:
Code:
/notice guuchan !bet 1st_number 2nd_number 3rd_number 4th_number 5th_number 6th_number
So for example, if you want to place a bet of 1 2 3 4 5 6 as the six numbers:
Code:
/notice guuchan !bet 1 2 3 4 5 6
The numbers need not be sorted. After you type the command, you will either receive the message "Your bet of <numbers> has been placed", or "Invalid bet. Please read <link>". If you don't get any message, try "guu" instead of "guuchan"; and if you still don't get any message, then:
* make sure you are in the channel #VIzon. Even if I'm in some other channel with you, the script will not receive any bet if you are not in #VIzon;
* make sure you use "/notice", instead of "/msg" or typing it in the channel;
* if you are sure you did everything right, then betting is not available at the moment. Please try again later.
I keep getting the message "Invalid bet", what did I do wrong?
Make sure you got the command right which should include six non-repeating numbers between 1 and 49 (both inclusive) after "!bet".
Do I need to stay in the channel after placing my bet?
No, but you are welcome to. The drawing process will also be shown live in the channel so you are welcome to watch. Result of drawing will be updated in the channel topic afterwards.
What are the channel rules of #VIzon?
The basic rules that you would expect from any channel: no spamming/flooding, no advertising, do not annoy other users, etc.
Who can play?
All registered nicks. Each registered nick can only place one bet for each drawing.
When can I bet and when will the lottery be drawn?
You can place your bet anytime from 48 hours till 10 minutes before the drawing. The drawing time of next lottery will be announced after the drawing of current lottery, subject to change. Please refer to the channel topic of #VIzon for the most up-to-date drawing time.
How often will drawing take place?
Currently it is expected to take place twice per week, but it might change later.
What are the prizes?
The nick that placed the winning bet will be rewarded as follows:
3rd prize: a custom colored vhost or one-worded (colored or non-colored) vhost of your choice for 30 days
2nd prize: a custom colored vhost or one-worded (colored or non-colored) vhost of your choice for 60 days
1st prize: a custom colored vhost or one-worded (colored or non-colored) vhost in bold of your choice for 90 days
Please note that the colored vhost will still have to abide by the relevant rules of vhost policy.
How do I claim my prize?
Try to stay on the network using your winning nick as much as possible after the drawing and I will contact you. If more than one of your nicks won, just use one of the nicks and let me know in our communication. If you fail to respond to my message or NickServ shows that you have not identified to the nick for 7 days after the drawing, you will lose your entitlement to the prize.
You mentioned special prizes, what are they?
During the period when you have your prized colored vhost on, a.k.a. VIzon Period ("VIP"), your prizes will be multiplied if you win again. The formulae is:
Number of days = current remaining days + (normal number of days you would receive from the new prize * the number of times you have won during VIP, counting the original winning)
Sounds confusing? The following example would give you a better idea:
You won the 3rd prize and got 30 days of colored vhost. On the 15th day, you win the lottery again. This time you win the 2nd prize. Instead of receiving 60 extended days of colored vhost, you will receive 60*2=120 days because this is your 2nd time winning during VIP, so your colored vhost will be extended for 120 days on top of your remaining 15 days. If say, again, you win the 1st prize before your VIP runs out, your colored vhost will be extended for 90*3=270 days, on top of your current remaining days, etc. You can also enjoy the 1st prize's privilege of having your colored vhost in bold for the rest of your VIP.
Grand prize: if you manage to win the 1st prize twice during VIP, congratulations, your colored vhost will become permanent!
Does that mean there is nothing further I can win on the nick if I have won the grand prize?
Technically, no. But, we have a jackpot prize available to the first really, really lucky player. If you use the nick that won the grand prize to bet and win the 1st prize yet again, you will get a very, very speical one-letter nick! Even the vast majority of our network staff (including myself) do not own one so make yourself special and try your luck now!
Note: the one-letter nick is preset to be a certain letter - unfortunately you cannot choose your own. You cannot imagine the hardship I went through to just get hold of one of them.
Can I request a change of my colored vhost during VIP?
You can change it whenever you win again.
Disclaimers
1. All prizes are nick-specific; they are not transferrable, even within the same nick group.
2. All prizes will cease if the winning nicks expire or dropped. This also applies to the grand and jackpot prizes, which means it is your responsibility to keep the winning nicks alive.
3. We will try our best to draw the announced lottery on time, but we accept no responsibility for any delay or cancellation. All the bets for cancelled drawing will also be cancelled, while those for postponed drawing will be carried forward.
4. Lottery is expected to take place twice a week but subject to change; please refer to the channel topic of #VIzon for most up-to-date information.
5. If you are caught breaking any network rule, your VIP will be terminated immediately.
