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The Raffle are an event of the public chat. They're appening at a random moment between 10 minutes and 2 hours.
The '''Raffle''' is a recurring event that takes place in the Global Chat.


When the Raffle appens, the Raffle Bot say in the public chat :
During a raffle, players have a chance to win [[Coins]] and occasionally other rewards such as [[Powers]] or [[Artifacts]]. Some raffles award only coins.
(number) coin and a (Idle power or Poor Artifact or Nothing) raffle starting! Say !raffle in the next 60 seconds to enter the raffle. (you must have chatted in the last hour)


The players that are looking in the chat can enter in the raffle by saying "!raffle" in the 60 next second after the first message
A new raffle begins at a random time between 10 minutes and 2 hours after the previous raffle ends.
If they chatted the last hour, the RaffleBot will say "@(PlayerName): OK, you're in the raffle!  Winner will be announced in (remaining seconds)".
Else, he'll say : "@(PlayerName): You cannot enter since you did not chat in the last hour".


At the end of the 60 seconds, a random winner will be choosen from the players that joined the raffle to get the reward, by saying :
== Entering a Raffle ==
"RAFFLE OVER: Congratulations to (PlayerName) for winning (Reward) ! Stay tuned for the next raffle!"


==Warzone Facts==
When a raffle begins, RaffleBot announces it in Global Chat with a message similar to:


The end of the raffle is followed by a random Warzone fact, a list is started here :
<em>
100 coins and a raffle starting! Say !raffle in the next 60 seconds to enter the raffle. (you must have chatted in the last hour)
</em>


* Warzone Fact: For its first year, this game was invite-only.
To enter, type:


* Warzone Fact: Fizzer quit his job in 2010 to work on this game full time, and has been full-time on it since then.  He hopes to continue working on this game for the rest of his life.
<code>!raffle</code>


* Warzone Fact: In addition to a global rating, Quickmatch has ratings in many different categories, such as for each template, real-time versus multi-day, 1v1s vs ffas, and more
within 60 seconds of the announcement.


* Warzone Fact: Warzone uses a product called MaxMind to determine player's country flag on their profile, based on the IP they play from.
=== Eligibility ===


* Warzone Fact: The website changed from http to https in 2014, to keep things more secure.
To enter a raffle, you must have sent at least one chat message within the previous hour.


* Warzone Fact: This game didn't show any ads for the first 5 years of its existence.
If your entry is accepted, RaffleBot will respond with:


* Warzone Fact: Before the Feature Request Forum, there was the UserVoice forum (launched in 2010). UserVoice was originally free but then started asking tens of thousands of dollars to continue using it, so Fizzer wrote his own.
<em>
@PlayerName: OK, you're in the raffle! Winner will be announced in X seconds.
</em>


* Warzone Fact: The game was ported from Flash to Unity in 2017.
If you are not eligible, RaffleBot will respond with:


* Warzone Fact: In 2017, Quickmatch was introduced and it quickly surprassed all other game totals combined.
<em>
@PlayerName: You cannot enter since you did not chat in the last hour.
</em>


* Warzone Fact: The sound that plays when you pick a territory is a microwave door closing.
== Selecting a Winner ==


* Warzone Fact: Quickmatch tries to match players of similar skill levels.  To accomplish this, it generates a Match Rating for each player, which is 90% of their rating for that template plus 10% of their global rating.
When the 60-second entry period ends, one entrant is selected at random.


* Warzone Fact: When multi-attack was first introduced, it also allowed multi-transfers which meant armies could move an infinite number of times in a turn. This was after when players started entering thousands of delay moves to try and out-delay each other. (Note : This fact is too long to enter in only one message)
The winner is announced in Global Chat with a message similar to:


* Warzone Fact: Created by Fizzer in 2008 using the technology Silverlight.
<em>
RAFFLE OVER: Congratulations to PlayerName for winning 100 coins! Stay tuned for the next raffle!
</em>


* Warzone Fact: In 2010, auto games were introduced as a way to ensure the Open Games page was never empty, since at the time most open games were filling so fast that it was hard to find one.
=== No Entrants ===


* Warzone Fact: Warzone is primarilly written in the C# programming language. It also uses Haxe, Sql, Scala, Lua, Python, Javascript, Java, C++, Objective-C, and Swift.
If nobody successfully enters the raffle, the reward is carried forward to the next raffle.
 
In this case, RaffleBot announces:
 
<em>
RAFFLE OVER: Nobody entered the raffle! These coins will be added to the next one. Be ready for it!
</em>
 
== Raffle Variants ==
 
Most raffles are called a '''Raffle''', but occasionally RaffleBot uses alternative names:
 
* Raffle — approximately 95%
* Waffle — approximately 4%
* Wafaffle — approximately 1%
 
These names affect only the announcement text and have no effect on the rewards or odds of winning.
 
=== Alternative Ending Messages ===
 
Most raffles end with:
 
<em>
Stay tuned for the next raffle!
</em>
 
However, there is a small chance that RaffleBot instead ends with:
 
<em>
You are all ruthless!
</em>
 
== War.app Facts ==
 
After most raffles, RaffleBot posts a random '''War.app Fact'''.
 
These facts contain trivia about the game's history, development, features, and community.
 
Examples include:
 
* The game was originally invite-only during its first year.
* Quickmatch was introduced in 2017.
* The Global Chat room was added in 2019.
* Warzone was renamed to War.app in 2026.
* The raffles are not, in fact, rigged.
 
New facts may be added over time.
 
== Strategy ==
 
Since only players who have chatted within the last hour may enter a raffle, players who wish to participate should remain active in Global Chat.
 
Entering a raffle is free, and all eligible entrants have an equal chance of being selected.
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Coins]]
* [[Artifacts]]
* [[Powers]]


[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Community]]

Latest revision as of 13:46, 14 June 2026

The Raffle is a recurring event that takes place in the Global Chat.

During a raffle, players have a chance to win Coins and occasionally other rewards such as Powers or Artifacts. Some raffles award only coins.

A new raffle begins at a random time between 10 minutes and 2 hours after the previous raffle ends.

Entering a Raffle

When a raffle begins, RaffleBot announces it in Global Chat with a message similar to:

100 coins and a raffle starting! Say !raffle in the next 60 seconds to enter the raffle. (you must have chatted in the last hour)

To enter, type:

!raffle

within 60 seconds of the announcement.

Eligibility

To enter a raffle, you must have sent at least one chat message within the previous hour.

If your entry is accepted, RaffleBot will respond with:

@PlayerName: OK, you're in the raffle! Winner will be announced in X seconds.

If you are not eligible, RaffleBot will respond with:

@PlayerName: You cannot enter since you did not chat in the last hour.

Selecting a Winner

When the 60-second entry period ends, one entrant is selected at random.

The winner is announced in Global Chat with a message similar to:

RAFFLE OVER: Congratulations to PlayerName for winning 100 coins! Stay tuned for the next raffle!

No Entrants

If nobody successfully enters the raffle, the reward is carried forward to the next raffle.

In this case, RaffleBot announces:

RAFFLE OVER: Nobody entered the raffle! These coins will be added to the next one. Be ready for it!

Raffle Variants

Most raffles are called a Raffle, but occasionally RaffleBot uses alternative names:

  • Raffle — approximately 95%
  • Waffle — approximately 4%
  • Wafaffle — approximately 1%

These names affect only the announcement text and have no effect on the rewards or odds of winning.

Alternative Ending Messages

Most raffles end with:

Stay tuned for the next raffle!

However, there is a small chance that RaffleBot instead ends with:

You are all ruthless!

War.app Facts

After most raffles, RaffleBot posts a random War.app Fact.

These facts contain trivia about the game's history, development, features, and community.

Examples include:

  • The game was originally invite-only during its first year.
  • Quickmatch was introduced in 2017.
  • The Global Chat room was added in 2019.
  • Warzone was renamed to War.app in 2026.
  • The raffles are not, in fact, rigged.

New facts may be added over time.

Strategy

Since only players who have chatted within the last hour may enter a raffle, players who wish to participate should remain active in Global Chat.

Entering a raffle is free, and all eligible entrants have an equal chance of being selected.

See Also

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