Friendly Warning:
Public Service Announcement
If you're thinking you might create some giveaways for this train from the Jingle Jam... be aware that those keys are supposed to be redeemed by December 31, and this train doesn't end until December 31 (and then winners have 7 days to redeem).

Hi,

Thank you again for another great year of Steam Gifts

From all the awesome mods to the great people behind the new magazine and beyond

This place keeps growing from strength to strength and while not prefect it is still a place
to come and feel safe and enjoy gaming and friendship

This is where I come in again with my 3rd annual x-mas community train
(we know problems around using the word X-MAS have come up because not everybody has Christmas
but i chose to keep it the same as not to confuse people - if there is strong objection i'll change it)

Here for reference is links to the first to trains I ran:

Train 1 - https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/IIini/community-xmas-train-feel-free-to-join-we-need-more-giveaways-to-be-able-to-continue-thanks
Train 2 - https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/GFu5J/xmas-community-thread-train-2-happy-holidays-enjoy-the-spirit-of-giving

I show these not to brag about what happened before but to inspire and show what kind of games/dlc people included before

Now as i say this you might have seen others do trains and they show the rules of the train and carts (each giveaway linked)
and while this is more of a very super relaxed train there are still rules:

The Rules:

Rule 1 - Must be a Steam key (obvious but i thought i'd say it anyway)
Rule 2 - Level 3 maximum (to allow more people to enter but feel safe in their items going to real accounts)
Rule 3 - Must be invite only (so only people who see this thread can enter the giveaways)
Rule 4 - Important to not start you cart before the 1st of December and ends on 31st of December (anytime that day is fine) but it needs to last the month

Now that I have said this all what do I allow to be part of this train:

Everything and yes everything like the rules say as long as it is a Steam key

That means:
Free games (games given away at places like gleem)
DLC (of any kind it does not matter if you or anyone is giving away the base game)
Games currently in bundles
Games un-bundled
Your own games (as kinda a promotion)
games costing 1p to enter or 50p to enter (or even the rare 0p) or anything in-between
it doesn't matter if it gives full CV, part CV or no CV at all

Also I should say it doesn't matter for two points (which i had brought up to me in the former years trains)

1 - No it doesn't matter if someone is already giving away the game in the train - it doesn't matter if it's already given 1 time or 101 time it is ok to post
And
2 - If you have multi - copies of the same game they can be in the same giveaway or different giveaways (both are ok)

Here is the code for easy cart linking:

Cart #xxx
<<< [Previous]( "previous link" ) ||| BUMP ||| [Next]( "next link" ) >>>
"optional text by creator"

If you need help with linking just ask - also please put the number of the cart because like other years I am going to try
to do them A.S.A.P in blocks of 10 carts

oh and I didn't know where to say this but yes you can make as many carts in one go as you want or spread them out over the month (like I will be doing)

I do also know many of you participate in other Christmas events included CG'S wonderful box/present event (i also add to that) so feel free to save your best for those events and send me the junk carts (joke nothing is truly junk if somebody wants it)

I am posting this early this time so it might be included in to the SG magazine and to let people know to save up giveaways to be able to take part

Thanks and please ask any questions you might have

I will be taking the first cart and any that start before December 1st or end before 31st December (of course i ll take in to count time zones) or are high than level 3 will NOT be allowed (sorry)

All are welcome to join and please remember to have fun and if you can't or don't want to add any carts a bump is also needed to let more people know about this and (I know this is a lol coming from myself) please, please, please enter some giveaways this only works if carts get people ride on them

Thanks again and let's make the train and 2024 - even better

Please and this is important do NOT make fun or bully anyone for the carts they choose to add/donate to the train (if this is found I will de -link your carts and black list you)
This is to be friendly event for the season of giving

Here is cart 1 - https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Fi53g/

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Got a giveaway but the end date is the 24th is that a problem or can we add those as well?

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no sadly not must end 31st

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11 months ago
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thanks again for the earlier additions

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11 months ago
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Man, it sucks all that the keys of the Yogscast Jingle Jam apparently after 31 december they expire

11 months ago
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true i've been trading mine

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11 months ago
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bump to try and get some more carts added

11 months ago
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That is a very looooong train, I hope it won't derail, bump!

11 months ago
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if people keep adding carts it will continue otherwise it won't go much longer

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Bump for 225th

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bump for newest giveaway

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Big choo choo

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bump for newest giveaway

11 months ago
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one more BIG THAN YOU for hitting 250 giveaways - can we make it to 300?

11 months ago
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Bump for that!

11 months ago
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thanks

11 months ago
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I have 125 games to add, but making 125 giveaways is tedious and I'm not in the mood. I can update the description for the train (I have that semi-automated), but first I have to make the gibs.

Is there a tool to make 125 giveaways with the same data (time of ending, level, etc.) giving only the name/store link and the key? I'd prefer NO browser extensions. There's one but it seems to be outdated.

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i have no idea sorry but i don''t really have the answer to this - if i did i would make more than one at a time - i might have already added at least 50+ if not 100+ also - but even if you only added one or two giveaways i would be so grateful

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If you prefer no extensions/userscripts, then maybe you can use a macro recorder to capture your mouse/keyboard clicks to automate filling the new-giveaway form. Just set the browser screen fixed (like maximized), it will make it easier to record coordinates on screen with fixed locations.

There's plenty of free macro recorders, here are some:

The result will be a sequence of recorded actions like, click here, type that, wait X seconds, etc. which you can then replay later multiple times automatically.

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This is a good idea. With so many macro recorders and the amount of repeated work I do daily, I don't know how I don't have one installed and overused already. Thanks!

11 months ago
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one more app to add to the list, I believe starting with Windows 11 Microsoft launched their own automation solution, it's more complex and "professional" oriented:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/power-automate/9nftch6j7fhv

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bump for adding newest cart

11 months ago
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choochoobump

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bumped for newest giveaway

11 months ago
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Have a bump. Happy Xmas all!

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