So you want to create public GAs, but you don't want bots and auto-join scripts to enter? Good. Just post a comment in this thread with a link to an invite-only giveaway. The idea is very simple and is really not different from many (most?) of the other threads in the forum, except that you don't need to invest much time or thought into it. Just post the link in a comment, and you're done :-)

A few additional guidelines:

  • Feel free to obfuscate the link to make it more difficult for bots/scripts to enter. This is completely optional and may not make much of a difference, because the forums are probably not as infested with bots and auto-join scripts as public giveaways (see example).
  • You may use itstoohard.com, sgtools.info or other sites as filters to the link, but do try to keep things easy (for humans) to enter.
  • Don't feel obligated to write anything to accompany the giveaway link. If you have stuff to share beyond just the link, you probably should create a dedicated thread for it. Needless to say, you can also write it here, but it's not required.
  • Cross-posting giveaways your posted in other threads is fine, as long as they are your giveaways.
  • If you want to add a dynamic signature showing the game name, giveaway end date and current number of entries, but without revealing the URL to bots, you can use this tool created by Reforced. It takes the signature created by SG and provides you with a new URL that hides the original giveaway address. Just add it to your comment using the regular format for posting images: ![](URL)
  • Just like public GAs typically have a lot of entries, there's no need to maintain a low number of entries in GAs posted here. If you want to give especially good odds to people who enter and still get CV, you may want to instead consider posting the link here (and then remove it when you have your 5 entries). This is not needed here in this thread. The more (humans) the merrier :-)
  • The best way to bump this thread is by posting a link to your own invite-only giveaway. With that said, if the thread drops from the first page a regular "Bump" would also be appreciated.

I'm trying to find how serious the issue with bots really is. So far the results don't really prove things one way or another. Here are some stats from my latest experiment:

Game: Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Number of giveaways: 5
Period: 3 days

Giveaway # Level Type Number of entries Winner's Sent:Won Reroll needed?
1 Level 0+ Public 891 0:82 No
2 Level 0+ Invite only, direct link 55 4:47 No
3 Level 0+ Invite only, SGTools (no restrictions) 48 6:71 No
4 Level 0+ Invite only, shortened URL, captcha-free 50 1:205 No
5 Level 0+ Invite only, shortened URL with "I'm not a robot" captcha 54 162:86 No

Yet some more stats:

Giveaway game Period Level Type Number of entries Winner's Sent:Won Reroll needed?
Tales from the Void 5 days Level 0+ Public 755 0:37 No
Tales from the Void 5 days Level 0+ Invite only, obfuscated link 183 42:514 No
Hyper Box 4 days Level 0+ Public 554 0:32 No
Hyper Box 4 days Level 0+ Invite only, obfuscated link 193 178:188 No
Ace Combat Assault Horizon 3 days Level 0+ Public 1596 0:28 Yes
Ace Combat Assault Horizon 3 days Level 0+ Invite only, obfuscated link 234 88:107 No
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Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings (lvl 1): http://www.sgtools.info/giveaways/b1dac609-3583-11e7-9500-fa163ee2f826
They Bleed Pixels (lvl 1): http://www.sgtools.info/giveaways/e6164b53-3583-11e7-9500-fa163ee2f826
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition (lvl 2, 2 copies): http://www.sgtools.info/giveaways/ffc047e3-3583-11e7-9500-fa163ee2f826

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Bump! :)

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bumpdinio

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Bump!

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Bump!

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Afternoon bump!

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Bump!

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Anti-bot bump!

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Hello BUMP! :)

(12-4) + A + n + y + (2x2x2) = Dark Raid
Ends: 15.05, 8:30PM

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Generic thanks.

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Bump

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bump!

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I wonder how much guys are here ;) 43mins to GA end :)

WackyMoles (4 Copies)(6P)

http://www.sgtools.info/giveaways/875fe1a3-39b7-11e7-9500-fa163ee2f826

Child Of Ault (4 Copies)(10P)

http://www.sgtools.info/giveaways/ed656960-39b7-11e7-9500-fa163ee2f826

Russian Underground: VR (4 Copies)(6P)

http://www.sgtools.info/giveaways/2776f876-39b8-11e7-9500-fa163ee2f826

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For those who like peace or the idea of giveback (plus know how to use a forum search), a new set of giveaways were posted:

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And how to enter them? Thats just pictures.

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(plus know how to use a forum search)

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http://www.sgtools.info/enterthisbots/97d938e8-3a64-11e7-9500-fa163ee2f826
Bump! To enter the GA, change enterthisbots with giveaways

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Can you please change the site name to something else? I clicked it like it is by accident and there seems to be an actual site "steamgifts.info" that seems shady and redirects you to a page that tries to install some browser extension that is probably malware.

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Are you serious? Thanks for the heads up!

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Done.

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Oooh, nice one. Bump!

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https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/xxxxZ/go-go-electric-samurai
xxxx is just word "vifon" (google it) without first vowel.
Level 1+ lasts one week.

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czerwony kurczak

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bump!

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Vairon's Wrath: http://store.steampowered.com/app/453320/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/xxXx?/vairons-wrath
Letter 1 and 2 are small case abbreviation of "North America".
Letter 3 appears in word "Letter". Hint: look on code.
? is (letter) number of "x" that actually is "x" in the link. (It is not about amount of "x" in code).
As always, Level 1+ and one week to expire.

Edit: Letter 3 is capital (upper case). There is one letter with upper case in "Letter".
Letter 4 is actually "x".
So the question mark is number of letter, therefore it's 4.

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Thank you & bump!

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I'm afraid I don't get it...

I think it's the third letter that is causing me problems; I tried 4 different letters, all capitals, none work. :/

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Code has 3rd letter as capital X, so letter 3 is also capital.
In "Letter" only L is capital...

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Thanks!

Turns out the problem wasn't with the third letter but with the hint for the ?. I thought it was asking how many times x was in the link, not the position of x.

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i dont get it either-__-

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Updated description.

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thanks for the edit^^

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I don't get it either. Even tried brute forcing the part that I thought was causing problems.

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Updated description.

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I am sure, i miss letter 4...

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I think it's already in the "example link".
Description is updated.

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Nice, this game looks interesting. Thanks for making me aware of it, and for giving away a copy!

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Thanks for the new edited hints. Bump for solved :)

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Bump!

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Fre‎e Game Bump™ [Unlucky 10 Edition]

If you won up to 10 times and gave something back, here's a free key:

Game Fre‎e Key
Bladestar Pass this filter to find the key
  • Please don't take the key if you already own the game or are not interested in it.
  • If you already received a key from me today, please give others a chance.
  • If you to‎ok the key, please activate it on your ac‎count.
  • Note that the taker's email address is visible to anyone who accesses the link. As soon as the taker confirms that they got the key I'll remove the link.

Edit: Another similar drop for the game Zombie Playground is on the Discord thread...

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I did take it. Thanks for the game!

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Enjoy! :-)

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Are you afraid of the things that go bump in the night?

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There's a giveaway right about here →

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This time it's empty. :)

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Fixed now.

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I thought I was just missing something because there was 1 entry ... I wonder how that got there?

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I also posted it in this thread, with the explicit code. That entry was from there.

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Error grabbing image from SteamGifts.

Not sure if it is SG or reforced but I figured I'd notify you bump it

EDIT: and seconds later it's fixed already ...

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Bump!

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Anti-Bot Bump!

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Bump!

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ROT13 ← cf1uY

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wow, that is really cool and clever! i'm bookmarking this. :O

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bump!

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Her Story, bots free :-)

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bubump

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I have room for 2 more level 5s on my whitelist who are interested in an Insurgency key. http://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/Insurgency/
The giveaway ends in 2 hours.

edit: This will also give you access to my Skullgirls and Lethal League giveaways.

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I'm interested in Skullgirls, the GA is still up?

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Nope, sry.

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Np, thanks for the fast reply! :)

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Thanks to Yirg and ESGST, it's much easier to protect from bots! There are also some more giveaways for blue hearts and Playing Appreciated group members!

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Just curious how to open these?

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those particular giveaways are closed (ended), but the link in eminyilmazz's comment (ESGST) is a script that has a feature to reveal "hidden" giveaways such as those & others that were on this page.
looks to me like everything on this page has ended though

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It appears as the star icon if the GA is active?

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correct, the star only shows up if it's still an active giveaway.

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Cool! :D Thank you for explaining this to me!

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no prob. ^^

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Tales of Symphonia

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Bump. :)

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Umm, it is some kind of puzzle, or I just don't know how to enter this?

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Hint ;-)

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I Keep getting 3 ESGST features failed to load: Header Button, Giveaway Panel, Exclusive Giveaways. Check the console for more info., can you help me?

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I suggest you report it in the ESGST thread and have Rafael look into it.

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Thanks! I entered, but now I need to read manuals for it, because now I have error pop-up when I browsing sg. :P

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I suggest you report it in the ESGST thread and have Rafael look into it.

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Its an ESGST exclusive GA.

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Bump!

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