Add Game
Before you can confirm a single pack, the game that pack belongs to must exist in CStoreiQ. A game is defined once per company per state and reused for every pack of that game you ever receive. This screen is where you add one.
You'll only use this screen occasionally — when the lottery commission releases a new scratch game, or when you start selling a game your store didn't carry before.
Open the screen: Lottery → Add Game in the left navigation.
Screen at a glance
| Area | What it does |
|---|---|
| Wizard stepper (top) | Add Game → Confirm Pack → Activate Pack. Add Game is step 1 of the standard "new pack arrived" flow. Click Skip — I have games already if you only want to view the existing list. |
| New Game Details (left) | Form to add or edit one game |
| Games List (right / bottom) | Every game already defined for your state. Searchable. Click the pencil icon on a row to edit, the red icon to delete. |
Before you begin
You need three things on hand before clicking Save Game:
- The game number issued by the lottery commission (e.g.,
1347,1996) - The number of tickets per pack — this is the same for every pack of the game. The exact count is printed on your delivery receipt.
- The ticket selling price — common price tiers are $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $30, and $50.
All three values come from the state lottery delivery receipt that ships with every order — see the Game, Price Point, Book Value, and Total Books columns.
Add a game step-by-step
- Click + Add New Game in the top-right.
- Pick your Lottery State from the dropdown. This tells CStoreiQ how to parse the game's barcode later.
- Enter the Game Number. (Tip: if you have a pack in hand, you can instead scan the pack barcode in the Scan Barcode field — the system will auto-extract the game number for you.)
- Type the Game Name exactly as it appears on the ticket and the delivery receipt (e.g.,
GIANT JUMBO BUCKS CROSSWORD). - (Optional) Scan or type the Link UPC-A Barcode — this is the retail barcode from the back of the ticket. Linking it lets the POS ring up the sale at the right price.
- Enter Tickets Qty — total tickets in one pack of this game (e.g.,
60for a $5 game with $300 pack value). - Enter Ticket Value — the dollar price one ticket sells for (e.g.,
5.00). - Book Value is computed automatically (
Tickets Qty × Ticket Value). Verify it matches what's printed on your lottery delivery receipt's Book Value column. If it doesn't, one of the two inputs above is wrong — fix it before saving. - Click Save Game.
The game now appears in the Games List below and is selectable in every pack-management screen.
Field reference
| Field | Required | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lottery State | Yes | 2-letter code from the dropdown | Controls barcode parsing. Most stores have only one state available. |
| Scan Barcode | No | ITF barcode from any pack of this game | A shortcut — populates Game Number after parsing |
| Game Number | Yes | Integer (length per your state's format) | Must be unique within (state, company). The lottery commission issues these. |
| Game Name | Yes | Free text | Type it exactly as printed on the ticket / delivery receipt |
| Link UPC-A Barcode | No | 12-digit UPC-A | The back-of-ticket retail code (e.g., 687355813471) |
| Tickets Qty | Yes | Integer > 0 | Tickets per pack — e.g., 60 |
| Ticket Value | Yes | Decimal > 0 | Selling price per ticket — e.g., $5.00 |
| Book Value | Read-only | Decimal | = Tickets Qty × Ticket Value |
Examples from a real delivery receipt
These rows come straight from a Tennessee lottery delivery receipt. Your state's games and prices will differ, but the shape is the same: a game number, a price per ticket, a number of books, and a book value.
| Game # | Game Name | Ticket $ | Book Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 858 | Giant Jumbo Bucks Crossword | $5.00 | $300.00 |
| 1204 | $5,000,000 Jumbo Bucks | $50.00 | $900.00 |
| 1304 | $50,000 Bonus Scratch | $2.00 | $300.00 |
| 1308 | $50, $100, and $500! | $10.00 | $300.00 |
| 1312 | 20X The Win | $2.00 | $300.00 |
| 1324 | Triple Chance | $2.00 | $300.00 |
| 1347 | Bonus Hand Blackjack | $1.00 | $300.00 |
| 1802 | Jumbo Bucks 300X | $30.00 | $600.00 |
| 1963 | Millionaire Jumbo Bucks | $20.00 | $300.00 |
| 1994 | Jumbo Jumbo Bucks | $10.00 | $300.00 |
| 1996 | Giant Jumbo Bucks | $5.00 | $300.00 |
The Tickets per Pack column is missing here on purpose — that number is whatever the specific pack contains and is printed alongside the game on your delivery receipt. Enter it as Tickets Qty in CStoreiQ; the math will check itself against the Book Value.
Editing or deleting a game
Use the icons in the Actions column of the Games List:
- Pencil (edit) — opens the form pre-filled with the game's current values. Save to update.
- Red trash (delete) — only allowed if no packs of this game have ever been confirmed. If you've already received a single pack, deletion is blocked. To stop selling that game instead, mark its remaining packs Inactive, and Return any the lottery commission has asked for back.
Why deletion is restricted: Day Close totals, settlement reports, and the activation history all reference the game record. Deleting a used game would orphan that data.
What can go wrong
| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "Game Number already exists" | A game with this number is already defined for your state | Search the Games List — you probably want to edit it, not add a duplicate |
| Book Value does not match lottery delivery receipt | Tickets Qty or Ticket Value is wrong | Edit the game; verify against the Book Value column on the delivery receipt |
| Game Name is blank when you save | The field was empty | Type the game's name exactly as printed on the ticket. The field is required. |
| Save button stays disabled | One or more required fields are blank | Required fields are marked with a red asterisk — fill them all |
Next steps
After saving a game, the natural next move is to receive your first pack of it: Confirm Pack.
Related articles
- Lottery Module Overview — concepts and pack states
- Reading a Lottery Ticket Barcode — what the game number means on a real ticket
- Confirm Pack — next step in the flow
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