so the first one went pretty well after the hiccups and I have started posting a few more, here are another 2 links,

https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/yPiqO/pumped-bmx

https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Ls3pT/californium

I would love to hear your opinions on going invite only, also these keys are from fanatical so is a region lock to steam Europe required? Should i region lock to UK only for future ones (I have a couple more that I won't use)

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So far so good. Just be aware of possible region restrictions.

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thanks, on create new giveaway region restrictions I chose "yes" and then " Europe - Steam" so i'm hoping that will curtail any issues

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Then I'm sure it's fine. As far as I know UK prices are on the higher end in Europe so there should be no issues. Good luck anyhow!

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nope, usually, EUR is the most expensive nearly always, Exceptions occurs.

EUR region price is 13,59EUR, UK price converted to EUR: 11,45EUR
That's 15,68% less and I am not 100% sure but only 10% allowed when gifting on steam through different regions.

https://steamdb.info/app/712100/

It is possible that he can't gift it to a EUR region winner.

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My bad. I assumed because 1GBP equals 1.13EUR it would mean the prices are higher in the UK.

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Is there anything I can do now to fix this? or is it too late as the giveaway has already started?

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You can always delete your running giveaways and recreate them. Note that this will cost you a giveaway slot.

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I've deleted a completed a new one, please reapply if you were in the running for the game

https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/toQnf/total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia

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Very nice first giveaway. As a Brit, I have to have this!

The only potential risk you have is that the winner does not accept your friend request before the Steam sale on this title ends (30th Sept). Not everyone is on this site 24/7 and since this is a public giveaway you may get 1000s of entries (depending on giveaway duration - we can't see that until it starts). So you could be in the situation where they accept your request after the sale has ended. This is why very few people give Steam gifts anymore, and rely on third party sites.

Alternatively you can create an Invite only giveaway, and post the link on the forums. Typically you will have better interaction with users on the forums.

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aw man, I didn't think of that, here's hoping an active user wins then hahaha

set a 6 hour time limit so hopefully that helps ensure only people who regularly check will see it

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Well, at least with the region restriction your and the winners timezone should be similar. However as Csontzuzo pointed out above you may not be able to gift to anyone in Europe as the price differential is > 10%. If you that turns out to be true, you will have to request a deletion from support, as they will not grant a re-roll due to incorrect region restrictions.

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Please resubmit on this link, sorry about this, deleted the other one

here is the new one https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/toQnf/total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia

I had to recreate as I made a mistake in listing, I think i've done this right, in essence I will add the winner on steam and gift them the game from the UK steam store

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ACCEPT MY FRIEND REQUEST IF YOU WIN, i WILL BE SENDING REQUEST AND GIFT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF GIVEAWAY ENDING

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I think you are learning a lot on your first giveaway! Whitelisted you for a great GA and making the effort.

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Thank you, for both the advice and the praise, i think this process has made me better appreciate the people who take the time and effort to make so many of these giveaways (to say nothing of the money involved!)

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The majority of giveaways come from bundles, and are people's leftovers. Some better games come from the Humble Monthly subscription, and a few buy games during the sales to giveaway.

There is a very active Deals section of the forums that is worth keeping an eye on if you want to make giveaways but spend less!

Also, if you want to increase your chances of winning, apart from leveling up (which you will do real soon), look at group recruitment especially Unlucky7 and Playing Appreciated.

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Thank you again, I will take a look at these over the weekend

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And it's live!

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Thanks and good luck, I hope it all works out.

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by the way, what happens next? i.e I give the game away and get some points and then what?

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Normal GA creation flow.

  1. Make GA Push(。-ω-🎁-ω-。)Push

  2. Wait for the due date + (o゚・Θ・) + ☕🍪time🍵🍰 +
    2-1. If you have time, you may ask questions to the participants.
    2-2. If you are busy, post a message that you cannot reply immediately and return to the due date.
    2-3. Think about the next time. (´・Θ・`)ooO(🎮💰🥒🛸)

  3. Hand over =͟͟͞͞( っ'Θ')╮ =͟͟͞͞🎁 👨👩👽
    3-1. “Send” GA
    3-2. Check if GA is marked as “received”(about 1week)
    3-3. Consult support if there is a problem
    Probably, if the prize is not delivered successfully, there will be few consultations with other support.😅
    3-4 "received"? ok? 🏁

By the way, points will not increase even if you give a gift.
FAQ https://www.steamgifts.com/about/faq

How many points (P) can I receive?

  1. You will stop receiving points once you reach the maximum of 400 points. At that time, you will need to spend your points on giveaways before receiving more. In the below situations you might exceed the maximum point value.
  2. You manually remove a giveaway entry, and points are refunded.
    A giveaway you entered has been deleted. When this occurs, all users that joined the giveaway will have their points refunded.
  3. You win a game while having other active giveaway entries for that same game. In this case the site will automatically remove those entries to prevent the possibility of you winning the game twice, and the points will be refunded.
  4. Your account is synced after purchasing a Steam game and you have active giveaway entries for that game. The site will automatically remove those active giveaway entries since they're no longer needed, and the points will be refunded.

What are levels, and how can I increase my level?

Levels range from 0-10, with level 0 being the default after registration, and level 10 being the highest level attainable. Levels represent a user's contributions to the community. At their core, they are calculated based on a user's contributor value. When a user creates a giveaway that's received by the winner, their contributor value and level increases. This allows the user to access additional giveaways that are restricted to higher levels. If you mouseover your level in the navigation bar, or the level on your user profile, you'll see a tooltip with the level rounded to 2 decimal places. This will give you a better idea of small increments in level, and when you're about to level up.

Are you looking for a Q&A like this?

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This was helpful thank you, I should make a point of re-reading the rules

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Well before you get the points you have to send the gift first and the winner has to mark the gift as recieved. Then you'll get 40CV, as this game is unbundled, which will get you to level 2 immediately. So you can then enter all giveaways up to lvl 2.

If you have more general questions, I recommend the FAQ's

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Brilliant, thank you

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I'm sorry, I made a mistake in listing I will delete the old one in 10 minutes

here is the new one https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/toQnf/total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia

I had to recreate as I made a mistake in listing, I think i've done this right, in essence I will add the winner on steam and gift them the game from the UK steam store

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ACCEPT MY FRIEND REQUEST IF YOU WIN, i WILL BE SENDING REQUEST AND GIFT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF GIVEAWAY ENDING

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New URL? BUMP(´Θ`*)

Time left ... 5min. lol

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only 43 entrees....I feel kinda bad, the original had 700+

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It may have been good to replace the URL by re-editing from "OPEN" in the upper right.
In any case, I am not eligible for application ...
I hope you'll be lucky.

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I didn't know we could do that....thanks for pointing it out

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so the first one went pretty well after the hiccups and I have started posting a few more, here are another 2 links,

https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/yPiqO/pumped-bmx

https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Ls3pT/californium

I would love to hear your opinions on going invite only, also these keys are from fanatical so is a region lock to steam Europe required? Should i region lock to UK only for future ones (I have a couple more that I won't use)

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