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Edit (4): We're discussing changing the entry requirements in the group right now. We haven't agreed on anything final yet, but for now, we're considering at least 30% finished games won on Steamgifts instead of the current 20%. There will also probably be different requirements for users with a low amount of wins. As soon as we have decided, this topic will be updated, until then, wait a bit with your application if you have finished less than 40% of your won games, and if you have finished less than 5 won games from Steamgifts. The new requirement will probably not be as high as 40%, but if you're at 40+% you should be well above any new limit.

Edit (3): The Dark Souls III giveaway in the group is now over, but there are still a few more giveaways running (and check how few entries the giveaways have, good chances of getting some nice new games to enjoy), including the currently third most wishlisted game on Steamgifts, hopefully they will act as some kind of incentive to join the group. Do you play the games you win, have over 20% of your won games finished, and meet the other requirements (Level 4+, 1.2 or higher sent to won real CV ratio)? Then you should join, the group could still need a few more members! Read the rest of the post on how to join.

Edit (2): This group could really need a few more members, so I'm lowering the entry requirements to Level 4, 1.2 sent:won real CV ratio, but I would also like to see 20% finished won games on Steamgifts instead of 10% before any new applications. So, a bit more relaxed SG-account related requirements, but a higher percentage of finished games.

I'm hoping to add 10 more members to the group.

Edit (1): The group is now live, and a few invites have been sent out. For those of you who haven't joined/applied, if it's any incentive to finally create that BLAEO account, you can check the group giveaway list, in case there's anything there you would enjoy playing.

I'll go through this thread and write some replies later this week.

Original text:

Most of the time (maybe 98% of my giveaways) I'm happy if the winner marks the game as received, and getting a "thank you" is always nice, but sometimes I really hope that certain games I give away will actually get played. These games I've mostly given away through my whitelist, and it's worked fairly well, but inspired by aurorable's "Win, Play, Win more", I've had the idea about a giveaway group with a similar concept. A group wouldn't be as excluding, and would also make it possible for others to easily do giveaways for the same group of people.

This is the first time I've ever made a group, and I don't know how much interest there would be, but I'm hoping for at least 20-30 members.

The plan is, leave this recruitment topic up, hopefully get at least 20 applications, and then get back to it in about a week from creating it, inviting applicants and doing some giveaways for the group. I have a few nice giveaways on their way, and I was planning on doing them for this group instead of my whitelist.

Requirements:
Since this is a group for people playing games won on Steamgifts, the main requirement is to have finished/played some of the games you have won. The more the better, of course. To make it easier for me/future admins of the group to check progress in games won on Steamgifts, a BLAEO membership is required (and yes, I've asked mandrill, BLAEO creator and got an OK for this requirement). It's a very good tool for keeping track of the progress in the games you have won here on Steamgifts, and also works as a support group for those of us with a backlog ;)

When you have a BLAEO account, after doing the initial sort-all-your-games (drag-and-drop, takes 1-3 seconds per game), I would encourage you to do a list/"attack plan" containing at least one game won on Steamgifts. It doesn't need to include all your unplayed wins, or be followed step-by-step, more as a general plan, perhaps just the next 10 games among your won games you want to play, and/or any games you are already currently playing. If you're in the mood for other games, just add them, takes just a few seconds through the BLAEO interface. If you've already been an active BLAEO member since August or earlier, you don't need to have a specific list.

The recruitment to this group won't close anytime soon, so if you still have too many unplayed won games, just start playing them, and note the progress over at BLAEO, and you'll be closer to being able to apply for the group.

As I mentioned earlier, I was hoping that this group would attract like-minded, who also think it's a nice thing to sometimes do giveaways for people who are more likely to actually play the games they win. To make it more likely that the group won't die after the first giveaways I'll do, there will be an initial real CV ratio requirement of 1.5:1, as well as a Level 5 minimum. These might be lowered and even removed in the future, depending on how many giveaways/entrants there will be in the group. Lots of giveaways and low amount of entries means the group could use more members, and the requirements would be lowered.

My plan is to not have any giveaway requirements in the group (only do giveaways when/if you feel like it), but I'll ask the future members for their opinion on this.

Step-by-step application process:

1. Level 4, 1.2 Sent to won real CV ratio (initial requirements, might be lowered further on, read more above), 20% or more finished games from the ones won on Steamgifts. You should also have a public Steam profile, and activated all games won on Steamgifts. (Please also see Edit 4 at the top of the post)
2. Apply for BLAEO here
3. After logging in to BLAEO, sort your Steam Library in the categories
4. Make a list/"attack plan" over at BLAEO (a list containing at least one game won on Steamgits you're playing/plan to play soon). Have you been a n active member of BLAEO since August 2016 or earlier you can skip this step.
5. (If you haven't already) Start playing your won games!
6. Apply in this thread, to help out, you can format the application like this (but using your data instead of mine):

   [BLAEO profile](http://backlog-deepness.rhcloud.com/users/tso184)
   [BLAEO attack plan](http://backlog-deepness.rhcloud.com/lists/rlw8o4l)
   [Real CV Sent](http://www.sgtools.info/sent/tso184/newestfirst): 3633.23
   [Real CV Won](http://www.sgtools.info/won/tso184/newestfirst): 1457.55
   Real CV Ratio: 2.49 (sent/won: 3633.23/1457.55=2.49 in my case, you don't need to add the info inside this parenthesis)

Have fun playing some games, and I hope to see some applications here! If everything goes well you can expect some invitations and giveaways in about a week.

There isn't a set limit for amount/percentage of finished/played games of the ones you've won, but I would like to see at least 10% 20% finished games won from Steamgifts before you make an application. Over 50%? Impressive! Apply at once :)