ENDED

Thank you all for participating in this new idea for a puzzle/event! There were laughter, surprises, anger, and tears! (Lots of them!)
I'm happy to admit that this was a fairly successful event, although I expected more players.

All of you were some kickass hunters/huntresses, and even though you may not have caught me, the success of this event may ensure the possibility of a second one. Of course, in the case where this would happen, multiple things will be reworked, including some of the rules and the "gameplay" (more traps as soon as the event begins, check!).

And so the event ends... for now. The Top 20 contestants will now be invited to a private group to enter the giveaways... right after I double-check a couple of things. Be patient, but let me know if you've been waiting and still aren't invited. :P

Thanks, and congrats to the winners!


Hello lovely Steamgifters.

A while ago, I used to create many somewhat-creative puzzles and events for forum users to enjoy (or hate). I had some pretty crazy and creative puzzle ideas, and also some not so much. In the end, all that counts is that some people have fun solving and completing said giveaway puzzles and events, and gain the satisfaction of knowing that they managed to accomplish a hard and complicated task.

After a while however, one has got to run out of ideas. I was inactive when it comes to puzzles and giveaway events in the past months. In an effort in coming up with something all new and creative, I finally discovered a decent giveaway event that I could organize. Before you ask, no, this isn't a giveaway event where multiple users contribute giveaways. Misleading title? That was the best descriptive title I could come up with. :P


So, what is this all about?

Right. TL;DR.
The rules are simple. Starting today and running through the week to come, forum users will have to "catch" me.
How do you "catch" me, you ask? Easy. Whenever I post a comment on the forum, participants will have to be the first to reply to my comment by saying "Claimed!" or "Caught you!" or "Caught!" or whatever the heck they want - as long as I am aware that you have "claimed" this comment as your "catch". At the end of the week, The top 20 users who have earned the most "catches" will get invited to a private group, which will earn you entry to a giveaway for Payday 2, and a giveaway for Valkyria Chronicles.

I'd appreciate if you comment in the thread to "confirm" your participation in the event, although it is not a requirement.
Below will be a scoreboard with the scores of all participating users. If you claimed one of my comments and it's missing from the table, let me know and I'll verify and add your missing points.


Rules:

Read them or be blacklisted for the duration of the event

  1. You may only claim "catch" on comments I posted AFTER the date and time specified below.
  2. You can only claim comments I posted in other user's threads. Comments and replies in my own threads DOES NOT COUNT.
  3. Comments in any giveaways DOES NOT COUNT. That would be an unfair advantage to people who have me whitelisted.
  4. Participants cannot claim my comment if it has previously been claimed by another player. In the case of a "double-claim", the first reply earns the point.
  5. I will rarely reply to any "claim" replies, but if I do (example, stating rules or pointing out something about the event), it does not count as a "claimable" comment. Pretty much any of my comments mentioning this event will be invalid for a claim.
  6. Do NOT participate if you already own both games. That would suck for other players. (You can enter if you want just one game, though)
  7. Absolutely no cheating. No bots please. (Hear that, Archibot? You're out.)
  8. If a player completely ignores the rules, I maintain the right to kick them out of the game (disregard their entries).
  9. Players who remain tied for a place in the "Top 20" participants list will be picked randomly using random.org.
  10. Cheating can and will result in elimination. Please not that this includes deleting claims, especially on traps (and yes, don't think I can't see you).

Updated

What is being given away?
Payday 2
Valkyria Chronicles

Update - Generous contributions from a SG user:
Heroes of Annihilated Empires
Prime World: Defenders
Eador: Genesis
Hoard Complete Pack
Puzzle Kingdoms
Runespell: Overture
Frozen Synapse Prime
Kaiju-A-GoGo
Cally's Caves 3
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II
The Flock
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded
Gryphon Knight Epic
Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
Our Nation's Miner
Neverending


Blacklisting Verification™
Use this giveaway to tell whether or not you are blacklisted before participating.
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/wJTfX/kung-fu-strike-the-warriors-rise


Duration and Ending Date
The event begins at Midnight between Tuesday, February 16 (UTC) and Wednesday, February 17 (UTC).
The event ends at Midnight between Tuesday, February 23 (UTC) and Wednesday, February 24 (UTC).
Countdown to End of Event

Any claims done before the starting date or past the ending date will not be accounted for.


Aaaaand I think that covers everything! The event will begin a half hour after the creation of this thread. Feel free to ask questions, point out flaws and problems I may have missed, and confirm your participation in the event. Please bump from time to time during the week to allow other potential players to notice the thread.

Hopefully this goes as well as I planned/hope it will.
Cheers!

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Player Points Bonuses Status
combatbeard 12 9 (+1) (+2) = 12 Invite SENT
Sagamuga 12 Invite SENT
windofmemory 9 10 (-1) = 9 Invite SENT
Rashald 8 6 (+2) = 8 Invite SENT
edwintan23 6 5 (+2 -1) = 6 Invite SENT
Elunes 6 Invite SENT
gorok 4 Invite SENT
mrt39 4 Invite SENT
NeverOnline 4 3 (+1) = 4 Invite SENT
MagnificentOne 3 Invite SENT
Rocksus 3 Invite SENT
ambidot 2 Invite SENT
Avenarr 2 3 (-1) = 2 Invite SENT
dingbat 2 Invite SENT
juanitou 2 Invite SENT
Kuzurreesh 2 Invite SENT
shakeebthe1 2 Invite SENT
Tristar 2 Invite SENT
blackiris42 1 Invite SENT
Lemistio 1 Invite SENT
Macky6 1 2 (-1) = 1 Invite SENT
Sooth 1 Invite SENT
TreeB 1 2 (-1) = 1 Invite SENT
vinirockman 1 Invite SENT
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Caught you!

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Caught you!

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Caught you. :)

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It's nice to finally be on the scoreboard. What are those bonuses?

8 years ago
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Bonuses are "trap cards" (or whatever you want to call them) which, for example, will take away a point from your score. There are also bonuses which give two points instead of one.

8 years ago
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Gotcha!

I guess this means I'm participating :D

Well, now that I read the full rules I guess I'm still not in on this... boo!

8 years ago
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Happy Cake Day (:

8 years ago
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ehhh... 9+1+2 = 11... Nope?

8 years ago
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Fixed

8 years ago
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now it reads 10+1+2 = 12... you are messing with me, right? ;)

8 years ago
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Fixed. I'm a confused person. :(

8 years ago
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Oh, sounds fun. :) I've already got payday 2, so good luck to the rest!

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+1!

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Added Valkyria Chronicles to the giveaways.

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Edit: :(

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Please read the rules before participating.

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Added Valkyria Chronicles to the giveaways.

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The event begins at Midnight between Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17.
The event ends at Midnight between Tuesday, February 23 and Wednesday, February 24.

You forgot the timezone I think ^^
EDIT: ah, found it "The event will begin a half hour after the creation of this thread.".

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Fixed! :D

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Sounds like a fun idea! I'd totally participate if I had any interest in Payday 2 :)

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Added Valkyria Chronicles to the giveaways.

8 years ago
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Caught you!

Edit: Oh does these in your own post doesn't count? :( :)

8 years ago
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Stop it. Read the rules and go in the corner for spamming. :(

8 years ago
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Saw that later, sorry :(

8 years ago
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No worries, just read the rules carefully next time. :P

8 years ago
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You could have written it in tl;dr for the lazy ones though :P

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Anyone too lazy to read doesn't deserve to join the event, in my opinion.
Harsh but true. >:D

8 years ago
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Thanks for letting me know, but I own this game already. I'll stalk you anyways and make fun of it in my head ;P

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Good thing I never sleep

8 years ago
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I'm just looking up all the comments now :d

Only one per thread?

8 years ago
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As many as I post. As long as it isn't in my own thread. :P

8 years ago
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Game on...

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Sounds like this would be fun, shame I despise payday 2.

Just to make sure, we can only catch comments yu made before now, because rule 1 says that but the rest of the posts sounds like it's meant towards future comments.

Edit: with Valkyria Chronicles I'd like to play.

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Fixed the rule #1 issue. Thanks!
Added Valkyria Chronicles to the giveaways.

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Can we get a countdown timer? Midnight is different times for different people here.

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Fixed time zone. Will add countdown timer.

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Dang, too many tabs open... I feel dumb! lol

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well in 19-18 minutes time, at 00

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Update
Added Valkyria Chronicles to the giveaways.

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lol was about to ask about rule #1....

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Do NOT participate if you already own the game. That would suck for other players.

T_T no fun for me

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Yaay, then I'm in

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I'm in :)

8 years ago
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hmm... and what if we already own Payday 2? Can we cock-block other users like we used to do during Trivia (K)Nights? Aka we get top20 but don't enter just so a sorry newbie couldn't join the GA? ;p

EDIT: And Own Valkyria Chronicles as well ;p

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Rule number six:
Do NOT participate if you already own the game. That would suck for other players.

There's still Valkyria Chronicles if you don't own it, though. :P

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see EDIT ;p damn - now I'm for the first time ever eager to make a multiaccount ;p

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Aw, too bad. Would be nice if I could make a train, so more chances of not owning all of the games being given away (although that would be pretty hard to achieve in your case, heh).

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Ladies and Gentlemen, five minutes until the event begins.
But who knows, maybe I won't even post on the forum tonight. ;)

8 years ago
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Does it count if I you comment in chat?

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Nope, sorry. :P

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That's okay, I have both games anyway :P

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This is a really great idea. Hope it does go well for you. :)

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I like that! awesome idea as much as mercox did once with an android pacman game contest. man... I loved his event.
not participating this one though... too much involved with my monograph at this moment...

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sounds interesting

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The event has begun. Good luck.

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Caught!

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Read the rules.

8 years ago
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No time for that, must catch the dragon!

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We have our first catch. Congratulations, MagnificentOne.

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you're quite the catch ;)

8 years ago
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I wanted to play ))))))):

8 years ago
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same , i want Valkyria

8 years ago
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you still can, i can't since i own both :p

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+1 As long as you're not here to "cock-block" other players (like zelghadis said), all's good.

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I'm not and I won't of course :p

You better do this a second time or else!

Maybe next time you can give people that already own the game a chance, and if they qualify for the gibs they could choose someone who doesn't own it, his chance since those people only played for the fun :3

For example, if i would qualify by having caught you a lot, and since i own both games, I could tell you who i would like to give 'my opportunity to enter' to, I think that sounds good actually, tell me what you think

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Sounds decent, I like the idea. Not sure if I should do such a massive last minute edit to the rules though. :P
It could be an idea to consider for next time though.

8 years ago
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Do it please

;____;

8 years ago
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I don't think I should... Not for this time at least.
I don't know. I'll think about it. :x

8 years ago
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No worries, then do it next time, let this one be like this :3

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damn it, why did you have to start this by the time i have to go to work soon ? .. i want Valkyria ... :( , hope that you still available after i back home, btw, does the claim apply to this thread only, or to all of the forum ?

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Rule #2: Comments and replies in my own threads DOES NOT COUNT.
And this event runs all week, you'll have your chances. :)

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to be honest, i doubt i can quick enough to see you in the forum jungle, and the different time zone is not helping either. But interesting idea indeed , and have fun with it
BTW, i think you should add "Thread make by other only,Comments and replies in my own threads DOES NOT COUNT." or something like that to make it more clear, i read the rule, but not understand that part a lot at the first glance

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Thank you for the suggestion, I'll do that. ^^

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Nice event,

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cool idea!

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im ready

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