I have seen a few giveaways for DLC for Pixel Puzzles Ultimate using keys for the old Pixel puzzle games that are removed from the giveaway list because they were free keys. The side affect of these keys is you get the DLC for Pixel Puzzles Ultimate, so technically they are giving them the DLC but it seems wrong to me.

These are the ones that have been given free and thus the original games are removed from the list.
PP Space http://store.steampowered.com/app/577405/
PP Japan http://store.steampowered.com/app/577400/
PP Undeadz http://store.steampowered.com/app/577401
PP Anime http://store.steampowered.com/app/577402

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Yeah, I noticed this trend as well :\

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not full list -
Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: PP2 RADical ROACH - http://store.steampowered.com/app/577404/
Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: T.C.O.T.C - http://store.steampowered.com/app/501171/
Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: PP2 Birds - http://store.steampowered.com/app/577403/
All DLC free if u have original game

Should the DLC entries for Pixel Puzzles Ultimate for old PP games be removed from the giveaway list

i think, yes

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I noticed this as well but the Japan one you have listed isn't the one you get from owning Pixel Puzzles Japan. There are two different Japan DLCs for Ultimate apparently.

This is the one you get from owning Pixel Puzzles: Japan
Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: PP1 Japan - http://store.steampowered.com/app/577400/

The one you listed is apparently a separate DLC for Pixel Puzzles Ultimate I own Pixel Puzzles Japan but only the one above was added not this one.
Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: Japan - http://store.steampowered.com/app/467260/

It's a bit confusing considering how the only difference in their name is one has PP1 in the name. Also kinda falls into a gray area because you could gift only the DLC (which technically hasn't been given away for free) but it's a pretty big loophole for people that have the free keys from the older games.

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Whilst it may include the DLC that's not what people are actually giving away and anyone who owns the game also already owns the DLC meaning rerolls are more likely and as soon as a reroll request is made the creator has just pointed out that they were intentionally trying to bypass the removal of the game from the giveaway list.

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I understand that point and obviously it's misleading to make a GA for Pixel Puzzles: Japan as a giveaway for Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: PP1 Japan regardless of whether the original game gives you the DLC or not the keys for the original game were still given out in mass quantities. There is the possibility of making a GA for Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: PP1 Japan which has not itself been given away for free (except of course by proxy with Pixel Puzzles: Japan keys). According to Steamdb.info if you purchase the PP1 Japan DLC for Ultimate you don't get a copy of Pixel Puzzles: Japan. I agree it may be a good idea to block the PP1 Japan DLC due to the fact that it is activated with the activation of Pixel Puzzles: Japan.

I was also pointing out that royaltog was citing the store page for Pixel Puzzles Ultimate - Puzzle Pack: Japan with the link to the store page pointing to it rather than the PP1 Japan DLC. The Puzzle Pack Japan DLC does not include Pixel Puzzles: Japan and owning Pixel Puzzles: Japan does not activate this DLC. As far as I am aware that DLC has not been given away for free. Now if a GA is created under that name (which likely has happened by now) it would clearly be misleading as well but worse because the winner would not receive the DLC being offered (instead they'd recieve the PP1 Japan DLC and Pixel Puzzles Japan (if they don't already have them).

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