Syberia hasn't been active since October. There's a few people who are still active on the forums that used to ASB. Heald, EngiMatikal, Green Lanturn, Raz(ola)

While some have up and gone: The Muffin Man (was banned at one point), Cyrus, Prodigy, Syberia(as mentioned), Indecent Exposure, Mozz (Hikaru).


So anyway, while the forums were down last week, I got into thinking up some business ideas. If you haven't noticed, the only Business that exists, is the Egg Centre set up by Chris. In the past there were Egg Parks, Safari Zones, Casinos, etc. now it seems a little empty. So here's an idea I came up with:

ASB Lottery

The Lottery consists of 8 Pokemon. You buy a ticket anytime during the week leading up to the draw, and on that ticket, you choose four of the 8 pokemon. On the night of the draw, 4 of the 8 pokemon are randomly selected. People who have matches are given different prizes based on how many matches they have.

The Odds are as follows:

Total Numbers of 'balls' in draw: 8
Number of 'balls' selected: 4

Winning Numbers Matched: 4
Odds are 1 in 70

Winning Numbers Matched: 3
Odds are 1 in 4(.37)

Winning Numbers Matched: 2
Odds are 1 in 1(.94)

Winning Numbers Matched: 1
Odds are 1 in 4(.37)

Since the odds of getting 4 matching pokemon are pretty high, the winner would earn something like a free catch/evolution. This prize is usually saved for refs only, and would give non refs a chance at earning a free pokemon. For 3 Numbers Double the cost of a ticket, so basically, your money back and the same again. For 2 Numbers, just your money back, and for 1 number (though the same odds as 3) you get nothing.

Every week the 8 pokemon would be changed, meaning you'd need to buy a new ticket if you wanted to try again.