Now I think I've read everything and still didn't get any promising ideas about avoiding the blacklist but it's worth it anyway, so thanks for all these great giveaways!
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I'm not sure what criteria I'll be considering overall for the next round, but you would have been safe for the last round, so things look pretty good! That's my prediction anyway, based on clicking around a little bit, and checking a few things overall pertaining to certain rules.
I feel like a steamgifts admin... leaving all these grey areas for people to try to figure out on their own. Maybe that's the point of my event. Maybe I'm just pontificating. What's the point of pontificating though?
I will elaborate: We need more good listeners! And... that means we need more do-ers rather than absent-minded walking dead husks... that are okay with ... being stuck in a pile of shit up to their waists... ;) I think I used a good analogy now for staff in support of that dogmatic principle of pure mindless mediocrity - and the blind followers who are "anti-change for the betterment" types of fanatics... I so love word play.
Guess they get used to the smell after a few years of it. HAH!
Now that I have blabbed - check the whitelist checker thing when you have a free moment. Be sure to check it every round though, in case... I change my mind or something else changes my mind for me! :3
We are all quite mad here, so let's have some fun! No risk of the blacklist for you!
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You're awesome! I hope to get better games at some point and make whitelist giveaways too because you're in my whitelist forever now. Even if you change your mind.
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I said I would, so I am.
What is your opinion on broccoli? Have you tried it pressure-cooked?
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Broccoli. It's an acquired taste, but I don't like to cook or boil it since it smells (but I think there is a trick to that and cabbage not smelling so bad.. forgot it though). I have heard a lot of the nutrients are lost in the water too, but I am unsure how true it is. Never had any pressure-cooked broccoli before though! I like cooking stuff in that manner though, especially stews!
I like it in casseroles with cheese! I also like it on its own if it's raw and I stick some dressing or parmesan cheese all over it, or a little of both. Ranch dressing + some sprinkled cheese are awesome with raw broccoli. I eat bowls of it sometimes to get more good vitamins in. Though... I usually feel bad after I eat, so it's not as fun as it once was, due to some health probs. No worries though. We all have our battles, and it's how we deal with them that counts!
Even cauliflower can be made into some very interesting creations with paleo-diet incorporation. :3 I like cauliflower even less than broccoli. But you can mix it with mashed potatoes and it works well in the right amounts - to make them healthier. Also can make crusts out of cauliflower too for pizzas and such, if one knows how to add the right stuff to make it happen. It's an interesting one!
I could go into further details about the nutrients and flavanoids and bioflavanoids of broccoli (and other veggies/fruits) and why it's important to our health, like for instance the vital sulforaphanes and some other things about it that make it very special, especially in home-grown sprouted forms, but I won't bore you with such nonsense.
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Okay, I love it freshly pressure-cooked, with a touch of salt sprinkled on top.
I like the smell of cooked broccoli, but cabbage is another matter. :) The easy way to get all the nutrients is to drink the water that you steamed or cooked the veggies in. When fresh and warm but cool enough to drink, the juice is not bad, or even good.
Raw broccoli bothers me, and dairy is a no-no, so I have never had that combination.
it's how we deal with them that counts!
Yes.
Cauliflower is decent in California blend (cauliflower, broc, and carrots).
That final paragraph...went over my head without googling (or binging or whatever engine you use. ;-P ), so thanks for skipping the science. 😂
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Whoa, nice to see that Wuthering Heights tune. I had it on album, but never saw anything televised! Very cool!
That was a good while back. :D Those were some good times... "Those were the good old days!" as we say around here! Well, these are the good old days too, but it's funny how I'm always looking back (and many others too I guess) thinking... man those were great times! But! Today I don't feel it's a special time, but in a few years (God willing) I may look back at today in particular, and think of watching that Wuthering Heights video and be like... man, those were the good old days!
Sorry to get all deep there, and hopefully it's understandable. :3
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Good that there's another one going too. :D
We need to have some interesting things around here. The same old - just doesn't cut the mustard.
ALWAYS PUSH THOSE BOUNDARIES! That's how we become bigger and better people in life, so it's a great concept.
People that settle will never grow to their true potential. It's not that they... umm.. fail... but... well, they fail their tests. D:
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Well... if you are like Blind Guardian... and agree with them... I'll close it out... And the Story Ends
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I think I will ask my mirror mirror on the wall for the answer :P
Just a good music bump
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Totally knew what that would be. :D Good tune! I guess ... being a Blind Guardian... one cannot see the mirror? Or maybe they see even more of the mirror than the person who isn't blind. Going back a few years for one more... Guardian of the Blind!
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Blabbin it up:
Now this is a rather interesting choice! I thought about digging up something dark and viking... then I thought... about the vocal sound. And it brought up another band in mind. I have the shirt "In the Nightside Eclipse" in the picture too... since I loved the artwork on this particular album. They sure branched into some interesting more progressive projects later on. :) I have too much black and death metal for my brain to ever listen to in a lifetime... I am a big time hoarder of tunes that are metal. Got to listen to this one a time or two though... even if I do mostly listen to cleaner vocals these days. I have enjoyed Winder a lot over time though! Have heard a few of their albums. Sóknardalr particularly comes to mind for some reason? I always tended to like the earlier works/demos and stuff... the more "raw" stuff with black and extreme metal. Thanks for the tune! I like it!
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Totally knew what that would be.
Yeah, I love it, and I wasn't very original, sorry :)
I guess ... being a Blind Guardian... one cannot see the mirror?
Woah... This... I never thought about this... This question will haunt my sleeping hours for sure, from now on! :P
And thank you for another good piece of music! :D
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I just like the fun wordplay - so I enjoyed it being Mirror Mirror when I clicked it! One of my favorites from them. I had a live album with it on there I think? And... the live version was awesome! I think it contained like... 4 tunes, and Imaginations from the Other Side was also on there and something else... I don't know what on earth the little mini-disc was called, or if it was even anything more than a random bootleg, but it was really badass!
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Yeah, they're great! Hansi's voice is really a thing.
I want to see them live before or later, till now they were always able to dodge me, somehow, with their concerts!
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Which brings me to the question, do you use suspender? Do people still use suspender? I remember using it when I was pretty young.
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It's out of style I guess, only very few can carry it with style I believe.
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Oh yes, we carry this super ability with style. B)
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You're crazy... I'm Super. But we can both be...SUPERCRAZY!!!
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What do you think will be our super powers? Making humans crazy with touch of our hand? Or with a snare?
I loved this tune, couldn't place it but i have heard it before. Already downloaded
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I have trouble with Queen covers because Freddy was just so amazing and I binged on so much of his stuff over the years that going to others is hard. Just wish I could have been around to see him back in the day. Although I did get to see the reunion tour with Paul Rodgers when they first did that. That was definitely a highlight. Even then Rodgers bowed out of singing most of Bohemian Rhapsody in favor of a Freddie video homage.
So instead of touching Queen I'll go a different direction with impressive vocal abilities... Mongolian Folk Metal although you can make out some clearer examples of the overtone singing incorporated in some of the Mongolian rock pieces. Bump
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I dig this even though I didn't understand one word out of it.
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Here's my favorite drummer! Aquiles Priester!!! Just a random vid again. :P Not his best work, but it's pretty good shit, from a techinical standpoint. He's very very accurate and has some amazing wild skill! NOT your everyday drummer with everything he does with each part of the kit. And it's not for show... he uses that thing.. beats it down! That's how I'd play drums if I were good at it... Have had studios in my home, but never was good at drums. D: That's the main part of the band the bassist wants to communicate and stay with though, even though a lot of people confuse it with guitars... it's truly a percussion instrument, just like drums. In my opinion anyway... :3
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dayum that was really impressive sustained footwork... I cant believe he kept that up for over 5 minutes.
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He is a machine! I love how he makes any band he is in come into a "new life". Hard to explain, but he's pure energy! :P There's some amazing stuff on him out there on youtube - the "inside my drums" type vids like that one are very impressive. Definitely my favorite by a long shot, and I have a tough time with favorites! He's not your usual drummer. Does his own thing, and it's a beautiful thing at that! Love me some good drummers. It's the main way I decide on my metal that I have liked listening to over the years... exuberant drummers? Time changes? Yes please! Drums are about not only the middle stuff, but cymbals/crashes/and bass/double bass kickins! Total mastery of the entire kit! :3
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definitely. my albeit much, much more modest kit is packed away because we moved recently and our current place doesn't have space for it. But watching that really made me want to break it out and hit things again.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj-10lIrboM
A right Tool in ones hand can make a hard work seem easy.
P.S: added you , thanks for the event it's really nice!
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DUDE! Freaking EXCELLENT call with the Symphony X!!! Big fan here. Got to see them live a couple of years back, and Russell's voice was just stupid-good live. Nice.
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I am glad to hear you like them! I didn't see them ever, but maybe I'll go check out ProgPower festival sometime if I get well enough to do so! That's one I've been eyeballing for a few years now, since a lot of bands I like usually attend.
EDIT: Hoping you'll accept my trade when you get to it! Last one I need for that set. :3
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Oh, sure thing. I hadn't checked my trade offers in a couple of days.
....aaaaannnnndddd, done!
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Arthemis is one of my favorite characters in mythology... because of the "Arrow of Time"..
Speaking of: Arrow of Time
The cut where he played along to it with a back track... was taken down, sadly. But he is one of my favorite Dean guitar brand players out there as far as shredders go. I think I've only cracked the surface of music too, which is the frustrating part for me. Never able to find more great stuff! Need to find more great stuff! I love neo-classical, so of course I like a lot of Japanese-inspired neo. Concerto Moon, Galneryus, etc. :)
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I do not know if someone has already posted this, but it fits in with your music-related discussion topic.
I hope it fits, although it is not in English ^^
Odyssee 1983
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MAKING STEAMGIFTS GREAT AGAIN: SUPERFABS EDITION!
ANOTHER DOWN! HOW MANY MORE TO GO? We shall see!
PLEASE NOTE ADDENDUM added 12/26 Thanks!
So, I was planning on running daily giveaways, but I got cut off. Anyway, I'm going to make it three days each in honor of my three day hiatus. Since some people haitus... GET IT! ;)
So, I see many haven't figured much of anything out yet, with my rules and stuff. A lot of fails this round. Some have met requirements, however. Enough to at least not be blacklisted. I was surprised how many got whitelisted this round though. Wasn't expecting that. I better add a good one now, since people are going down too fast and they might not get good chances after this one.
Wanted to note: I'll be checking some whitelists for custom rules I have too - and maybe removing them or blacklisting them for some of the event. If you're removed, you'll get a notice from me, but otherwise my rules remain the same. If you pass my whitelist check for that round you're okay for that round. I only will alter at the end phase of each giveaway, after tallying entries.
Try and put the pieces together and survive - if you are on the bubble or otherwise. Of course, this could all be a bunch of crap, much like the various mish-mash of convoluted rules here on steamgifts... that nobody cares to/wants to fix because either: a) they are brown-nosers, whether by choice or what they feel is "security/survival", thereby creating "social cliques", another primal and completely natural phenomenon between most "neurotypicals", or b) they simply don't care because of neuroplasticity breakdowns - trauma, mental health, genetics, upbringing, etc., or c) they settle for mediocrity and want to be part of the status quo - probably again going back to point 1 with security and survival - the "I didn't see anything", because they don't want to become targeted themselves kind of scenario... The result(s) being of course: no changes are enforced for the betterment of society, whether on a small scale like steamgifts, or a larger forum, like cities, countries, and beyond. Then you end up living in a hopeless, shitty, dystopian society full of greed, much like the world today.
Most humans are blatantly stupid or desensitized to this fact, or blinded/distracted/pacified by the wrong things, making them stupid by default (at least in one area or another, all are), so I can't blame them for what they do not know or understand. Smart people just took control, but dumber ones let them. Psychological Warfare has taken advantage of this, and most are unseeing and brainwashed now. None can escape this power to one extent or another.
As one mentioned in a conversation I had on steam, and with a degree of accuracy of the system here and otherwise, please take note of the following:
There are others, but these are good enough for references:
These leave some unanswered questions perfectly logical in my mind now.
These "fragmentations" are reserved for the realm of thinkers and problem solvers. The age of thinkers is long dead.
In honor of my next giveaway, and my music-related topic of discussion I updated, so that I can allow myself the joy of sharing links to music on steamgifts, I present: Symphony X - The Odyssey
Here's your giveaway: Instead of 1 per day, you now have 3 days!
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Note: By the way, friending me early can help if you win and I cannot gift it directly to you due to Steam implementations. You can find out more about me here if you are curious if you're out of bounds as far as regions go, if you know how to check against Steam's regional differences shit. Anyway... you're 100% safe if you're in the USA, to put it in slightly simpler terms, or for those who don't check my profile. Everywhere else is questionable. :)
Gift cards take three days of being friends before one is allowed to trade 'em! Just saying! Also, mention in commens why you're adding me, or I will probably just cross-check any I come across...
UPDATE AND ADDENDUM-THINGIE:
Now The Show Must Go On!
Or... do you think this cover is better for The Show Must Go On
I'm such a drama QUEEN... get it? Queen fans will. Did you know Mr Mercury had extra teeth? :P
Soooo let me know in the comments! Be it about Freddie Mercury and his teeth, or the tunes and which you liked more, or a combination of both... or that you thought Queen has no competition on that tune. It may help your standing in certain criteria!
12/25
And I forgot! Some mood music! Eldritch - The Blackened Day
WL Saves: 58
Blacklisted: 47
Some rules met and on bubble: 10
Rules met: adding to my Whitelist for multiple requirements met: 14
12/21 - So yet another round!
Cue the music... as the curtain closesROUND 3:
Whitelist saves: 42
Blasklisted from Rules: 23
Spared: 6 ( in other words, not whitelist, but not blacklisted - these will be blacklisted next round… if stalking skillz don’t improve)
Newly whitelisted due to special requirements met: 2
Bad Maths? 1 or 2 extra.... wink
TODAY'S GIVEAWAY!
Yakuza 0 (ROW - read giveaway description please)12/18 - So, another exciting round! Slightly harsher rules, and it looks like some people are catching on... maybe. Keep trying to figure it out!
Results for Round 2B: I like flat chests too, but I prefer them bigger ;)
Whitelist Save: 42
Blacklisted: 34
Was already on Blacklist from Planescape giveaway 2A: 13 (
234 temporary redemptions on recheck)Spared: 31
Spared that were added to WL (Special Requirement met): 17
Can you believe it?! Two of you spared yourselves after being blacklisted!! You can enter another round. It can be the next one, the one after.... just be careful you try and make up for your mistake, if you can figure it out. That's what we're going to have to do to gain immunity here.
Of course again, that goes for anyone else that is still around, yet not whitelisted. Mysterious! :3
Wow this is getting to be a long read... I'll keep adding from the top down. ;) More fun that way! Look out for surprises though! :P
Starting at the top now! It is now 12/14 nearly here! Wow, insanity is fun!
PLEASE TAKE NOTE HERE:
Mood musicNot many on the blacklist yet! How to advertise more to get people to join!! Too few. If you’re still around, yet not on my whitelist, I hope you can try and find out… why you passed (though it was around 50% that met the requirements needed to join my new bolstered whitelist, in preparation for rule changes, and having that complete immunity now for being a joy in my eyes), or do something to improve your chances to stick around! I’m going to slowly tighten my leash a little as we go, just to give those who have proven their worth a better chance at the tasty treats on the way!
Oh, by the way, since I’m going to be stalking you, I suggest you do the same by stalking me here if you’re trying to get on my good side. What would improve your chances of having immunity? What would make me want to blacklist you? It’s worth trying to figure out how to please me at my game of madness, if you are on the threshold of fail by not being on my whitelist, or if you haven’t participated yet. Just a friendly suggestion! By no means are you required to do any of this ;)
Learn about me with Steam, steamgifts, and your own judgement and heart as your guiding light if you want to take this seriously, and become worthy of the greatness of WINNING! It doesn’t take much effort, and neither does adding somebody to a blacklist. ;)
For those who have fallen from my good graces and are blacklisted: If you feel you have been wronged, and think I am a cruel master, you could also grovel and beg me on Steam for forgiveness. Pleading your case also helps, as to why you think I have made a mistake. I warn you though: I rarely make mistakes, so please make sure you have a clear case to present.
I… did all that I could in my power to save you… while being fair to those who were able to accomplish more, and raise their appreciation level status/morale/affinity bonus in spite of my highly critical and judgemental viewpoint.
Maybe you did not read… Maybe you didn’t do much of anything to improve your situation. Maybe you simply don't care and wanted me to blacklist you, with a shot at a free game to +1. No matter what the choice is... You have to go get what you want! You must give it your all! To win, you have to visualize your plan of attack, and do not hesitate. That is all for now. You will be missed.
Based on the Steamgifts Attrition concept, I found myself thinking, as I am going to be semi-departed, so to speak, and I have soo much to give away yet... What should I do with some of this "stuff"?
I'm going to be creating a massive blacklist because, as a whole, I don't like most of you, and let us be honest: you do not like me.
FIND YOURSELF AND WIN! Someone will win! Brush that fear aside and fight for your true self - your true being...
So here is your chance to jump on and also possibly benefit in the process, as it will help me further ostracize myself from the community via cross-blacklisting magic (remember, I can no longer enter your giveaways either once I have you blacklisted, so you cannot lose here - probably), and help you to make a possibly tough choice involving this decision. The games will end when the cap is at its limit.
The rules are simple. You join a created giveaway, and if you stay there upon the end of the giveaway results, you get a blacklist from me as I move through the list of entrants. It isn't lifted. I will continue doing giveaways until I amass the maximum number of allowable blacklist slots on steamgifts. I may only get one in, if the cap is low, but I may add better or worse games over time... so yes, fate is in your hands if you want to play. If you lose, then it's game over!
This is a perfect chance to get onto mine if you dislike me already and want a chance at winning a game. If I'm already on your blacklist, I left a decent amount of time to remove me from your own for cooldowns, and I have also purged my own list completely to start the winter festivities!
Choose wisely, and only if you really think it's worth being on a blacklist that I may never remove you from. No tricks... I doubt I'll be giving much to the community anyway overall, so what is there to lose? Right?! Right?! ;-)
There is a catch: For the lucky of the unlucky that win each game: You may relieve yourself of blacklist status after giveaway ends by both playing a game and writing a review, and sending it my way via Steam. You'll also need to provide proof that you finished the game. If the RNG fails to pick you, and you are an entrant at end of giveaway, and don't meet below exceptions, too bad so sad...
If you do win, and you can provide the goods, you'll have to add me though - unless you want to stay on the list. Of course, the choice is yours and it is optional.
I will be doing giveaways here until I have the maximum amount of users on my blacklist.
There are exceptions to this rule:
If you're on my whitelist, you are immune to being blacklisted. I may decide to blacklist you if you do not wish to play the game, or write a review. Probably not, but I also may consider removing you from whitelist, if I was lazy and you got by some of my last few "whitelist filter checks". :D
If I am in a group you are also in where blacklisting other members is prohibited, please contact me or do a whitelist check to make sure I do not accidentally blacklist you unfairly, since some rules are allowed on steamgifts in groups here (wow, it's meta-strange to say such things, but that's how we roll here), and some are not.
I may also break my own rule and grant immunity in the midst of things - if certain secret requirements are met. There are several ways to attain this status involving multiple parts. You will find them hidden amongst this site if you are curious... But you may not find what you are looking for if you go about searching in the wrong way. Try not to overthink it! Just be a kind person... ;)
I also will state that if you want this event to be prolonged, I suggest being careful not to bombard a single giveaway with all the entries required to create a blacklist over-run. The first 1k will be on. Whether it's 1 giveaway, or I go through thousands to get there... Remember, acting as a group to accomplish what you may or may not want here is a nice goal to have - a "singleness of purpose" so to speak.
I will add you to my whitelist to avoid any confusion - if you're in these said groups with certain rules and restrictions I am to abide by, so that'll keep you from getting blacklisted. If you are not on my whitelist, feel free to message here or in steam, once again!
We'll start out small, and get bigger and bigger, like a hot dog, or a pool float, for instance. Or boob implants. Anyway, if you aim to eventually be on my list, choose wisely! I will not keep a schedule, as of yet... haven't thought it through enough.
Without further ado! Round Number One! In case you can't see it, giveaways presented below in the discussion on first comment reply!
Enjoy! Or... don't.
Okay, I moved it to here, since the comments ran it off the page for those who don't see the beginning of the thread, for whatever reasons...
Yep, another fighter...
Melty Blood Actress Again Current CodeThe key is in your hands. GO FORTH!!
UPDATED STUFF!! Post-round 1 phase....
12/9/18 - And we start the culling phase... The final results are in! Somebody off my whitelist won!
Whitelist saves: 26
Blacklisted: 60
Spared by virtue of my secret rule(s): 35
UPDATED STUFF!! The breakdown for round 2 results...
12/14/18 - Round two is over... Results are here!
Whitelist saves: 33
Blacklisted: 46
Spared: 34
(From 12/9 below)
- New members added to my WL meeting enough special conditions : 17
If you are new to my whitelist... well, you did something right as I was checking the entrants...
If you find you entered, didn't win, and can enter another giveaway, pat yourself on the back, since you have met a secret requirement!
If you decide to go onwards, study me carefully. I am a stalker. I want to know about you, and I want you to be involved with me.
That is all - the rest will be the same.
There is one more thing: If you meet more than one of my secret requirements this next round, I will be adding you to my whitelist. Check the whitelist check - and shameless promotion of a badass group on steamgifts each round to find out if you are in!
That's right - I'm promoting! How you like that, steamgifts?! I'm such a rule-breaking rebel!
For those who are blacklisted, I am sorry about that. Good luck with your steamgifts entries, and I wish you Godspeed!
We were just incompatible. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
AGAIN:
Our first round was:
Evil GenomeOur new second round is:
Planescape Torment: Enhanced Edition.Round 2B was:
Injustice™ 2Round 3:
Melty Blood Actress Again Current CodeRound 4:
Yakuza 0 (ROW - read giveaway description please)Could a theme be developing here? The plot thickens!
Thanks for playing! Please prepare for the next goodie bag as we roll onwards with the blacklist - it hungers for more souls!
This one will be a little shorter, ending around December 13/14 early hours. I had too much time to try to anxiously anticipate how things would go...
Should you enter if you are missing this great game? In order to beat the enemy, you must think like the enemy.
Happy rest of your holidays everyone!
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
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