--- old/Balances-R3.inf	Wed Apr 17 12:48:19 1996
+++ balances.inf	Wed Apr 17 12:50:26 1996
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@
 
 [ ChooseObjects obj code;
   if (code<2) rfalse;
-print "ATB=",action_to_be, " ##WO=",##WriteOn, "^";
   if (action_to_be==##WriteOn && obj in player) return 9;
   return 0;
 ];
@@ -1356,7 +1355,7 @@
 
                 self.number=self.number - 1;
                 for (i=taken_t1: i<=taken_t6: i++)
-                    if (parent(i)==0)
+                    if (i hasnt moved)
                     {   i.number = last_called; itobj = i;
                         move i to player; give i moved proper;
                         if (explicit_flag==0)
@@ -1399,18 +1398,22 @@
            if (NextWord()=='tickets')
            {   parser_action=##PluralFound; return i+1; } else wn--;
            if (NextWord()~='ticket') return 0;
-           i++; explicit_flag=0;
-           w=TryNumber(wn-1);
+           if (self==ticket_in_board) explicit_flag=0;
+           i++;
+           w=TryNumber(wn);
            if (w==-1000) return i;
            if (w==0) return 0;
            if (self.number==-1)
            {   for (j=taken_t1: j<=taken_t6: j++)
-                   if (w == j.number) rfalse;
+                   if (w == j.number && TestScope(j) ~= 0) rfalse;
            }
            else
            {   if (self.number~=w) return 0;
            }
-           i++; last_called = w; explicit_flag=1; return i;
+         if (self==ticket_in_board)
+           {   explicit_flag=1; last_called = w;
+           }
+           i++; return i;
        ],
        before
        [;  Examine:
@@ -1439,7 +1442,7 @@
             coast, that'd be your guess.",
        life
        [;  Attack, Kiss: "No way.  He must weigh twice what you do.";
-           Ask:  switch(noun)
+           Ask:  switch(second)
                  {   'prize', 'prizes':
                          "~Just one silver coin and a prize could be yours!~";
                      'white', 'featureless', 'cube':