Running a Raffle

Running a Raffle

All commands listed with the default prefix of ! if you have changed the prefix on your server use that instead. see set-prefix command

Enable Raffles in channel

First you must enable raffles in the channels you would like to run raffles in. this only needs to be done once.

Run the enable command

!raffle enable

you can call this command again to disable raffles in a channel if you have changed your mind

Opening a Raffle

Starting a raffle is rather straight forward. call the command:

!raffle open

this will open a raffle to entries in the text channel it was called as well as clear any previously existing raffle entrants from the system if it wasn't cleared before.

while the raffle is open. you can call the command:

!raffle

to see the current status of the raffle as well as how many entries you have

Entering a Raffle

To enter, entrants call the command:

!enter or !raffle enter (they both do the same thing)

this will add their name to the list of potential winners

Withdrawing from a raffle

if for some reason you decide to back out of a raffle, call the command:

!withdraw or !raffle withdraw (both do the same thing)

your name will be removed from the raffle

administrators can also remove individuals from a raffle bay calling:

!withdraw @user1 @user2...

removing the mentioned user/users from the raffle

Closing a raffle (optional step)

if you wish to close a raffle to entrants before drawing a winner call the command:

!raffle close

this will close the raffle and prevent any further entries. the raffle however is still active and can be drawn from at any time

Drawing a winner and ending a raffle

To draw a winner simply call the command:

!raffle draw

this will close the raffle to new entries (if not done previously) and select, at random, one name from the list then announce the winner. However the raffle is still active, but closed. So you can draw as many names as you have entries.

To end the raffle and clear the entries call the command:

!raffle end

this will clear the raffle from the channel completely allowing you to start fresh for the next raffle.