Couldn't think of a clever title to use, so I just settled with a generic one.

I was originally planning to wait until a few weeks into December, but I caved and bought some of the games in advance because of the deals, so why not get started early?

I have never considered myself to be a "generous" giver. Other than a few build your own humble bundles, I've only been giving away cheap bundle games. With the holiday season incoming, I felt like doing something extra special for the community - so here is my one-time debut at being "generous". I wanted to come up with an original idea, so here's what I concocted.

My motivation for this idea:
1.) This community is amazing loves to spend money on others. This is but a small token of my appreciation towards the community's awesomeness.
2.) I wanted to do something special for the community this holiday season.
3.) If I saved this idea for next year my wallet would murder me in my sleep.

So, without further ado, here's the scoop:
To date, I have 91 93 97 wins on this site. Therefore, I have created 91 93 97 giveaways to "mirror" my amazing journey here on Steam Gifts. Each giveaway will be the same level and same type (group/invite only/public, bundled/non-bundled). However, instead of whitelist giveaways, I have elected to make group giveaways in order to have a wider audience.

I didn't really plan this well enough, so I don't have most of the gifts ready at the moment. I'll be banking on the Steam Holiday Sale to have what I want, so hopefully that will go well. I'll be slowly rolling the gifts throughout the month, so check back occasionally. I apologize for not dropping them all here at once, my planning was pretty terrible. :P

Also, something extra for the people who read.
In the process of preparing for this idea, I made a silly mistake.
If I don't get enough people joining, I'll unlock the thread and make it public.

Please bear in mind The Ten Tummandments:
1.) Thou shalt not complain about group giveaways. (I realize this idea isn't perfect since it doesn't prevent "exclusion". You will most likely not be in all the groups, so do understand that you won't be able to join all the giveaways.)
2.) Thou shalt not complain about being blacklisted.
3.) Thou shalt comment at least once. (I spent a lot of time planning for this event, so please show me a tiny amount of effort as well. Please don't be invisible.)
4.) Thou shalt comment freely. (No special "comment requirements" other than commenting at least once. You are free to spam as much as you'd like.)
5.) Thou shalt visit YunieRozier's giveback thread. (Link!: http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/vf9zl/, Please consider creating a giveback giveaway if you haven't already.)
6.) Honour thy non-bundled wins. (All non-bundled games are either on my wishlist or games that I value highly. Please treat them with respect.)
7.) Thou shalt not regift. (This should be self explanatory).
8.) Thou shalt be patient. (There will be over 100 giveaways. It'll take some time to give out all the gifts. Please be patient and respectful during this period of time.)
9.) Thou shalt mark the gift as received. (There are quite a few level 0 giveaways here, so I'm way out of my comfort zone. Please don't make me regret this.)
10.) Thou shalt have a wonderful holiday season.

One last thing:
If you were on my blacklist: Check again. Merry Christmas. :)

Number Link Level Type Added
1 portal 0 Public 29 Dec 2015
2 Men of War: Assault Squad GOTY 0 Invite 30 Nov 2015
3 Bionic: Commando Rearmed 0 Group 1 Dec 2015
4 dishonored 0 Invite 29 Dec 2015
5 Lost Planet 3 0 3 (Oops!) Public 1 Dec 2015
6 Resident Evil Revelations 2 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
7 STRIDER 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
8 sniper-elite 0 Public 29 Dec 2015
9 Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut 0 Public 1 Dec 2015
10 rogue-legacy 0 Group 29 Dec 2015
11 abyss-odyssey 0 Group 6 Dec 2015
12 Lego: Marvel Super Heroes 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
13 Sir, You Are Being Hunted 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
14 fight-the-dragon 0 Invite 30 Dec 2015
15 coh-2-the-western-front-armies-oberkommando-west 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
16 hatoful-boyfriend 0 Group 6 Dec 2015
17 loren-the-amazon-princess-deluxe-version 0 Group 6 Dec 2015
18 killer-is-dead-nightmare-edition 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
19 goat-simulator 0 Public 30 Dec 2015
20 Total War: ROME II - Caesar in Gaul Campaign 0 Invite 30 Nov 2015
21 Viking: Battle for Asgard 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
22 Lup 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
23 the-dreamatorium-of-dr-magnus-2 0 Public 1 Dec 2015
24 Macabre 0 Public 1 Dec 2015
25 the-banner-saga 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
26 the-escapists 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
27 gunspell-steam-edition 0 Invite 1 Dec 2015
28 enigmatis-2-the-mists-of-ravenwood 0 Public 1 Dec 2015
29 grim-legends-the-forsaken-bride 1 Public 1 Dec 2015
30 age-of-empires-ii-hd 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
31 the-legend-of-korra 0 Public 30 Dec 2015
32 nightmares-from-the-deep-3-davy-jones 1 Invite 1 Dec 2015
33 surgeon-simulator-anniversary-edition 3 Invite 30 Dec 2015
34 time-mysteries-2-the-ancient-spectres 1 Invite 1 Dec 2015
35 time-mysteries-3-the-final-enigma 2 Invite 5 Dec 2015
36 the-cave 3 Public 30 Dec 2015
37 melissa-k-and-the-heart-of-gold-collectors-edition 1 Invite 5 Dec 2015
38 prototype 3 Invite 30 Dec 2015
39 david 4 Invite 5 Dec 2015
40 grid-2 0 Group 6 Dec 2015
41 robin-hood-the-legend-of-sherwood 1 0 (Oops!) Group 6 Dec 2015
42 goodbye-deponia 0 Group 6 Dec 2015
43 dark-souls-prepare-to-die-edition 0 Public 30 Dec 2015
44 batman-arkham-origins 2 Invite 5 Dec 2015
45 alum 1 Invite 5 Dec 2015
46 mount-blade-warband 2 Invite 30 Dec 2015
47 octodad-dadliest-catch 2 Invite 30 Dec 2015
48 stargazer 0 Invite 6 Dec 2015
49 president-for-a-day-corruption 0 Invite 5 Dec 2015
50 president-for-a-day-floodings 0 Invite 5 Dec 2015
51 hektor 0 Invite 5 Dec 2015
52 scribblenauts-unmasked-a-dc-comics-adventure 0 Public 24 Dec 2015
53 transistor 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
54 stalker-call-of-pripyat 0 Group 6 Dec 2015
55 huniepop 0 Group 24 Dec 2015
56 pahelika-revelations-hd 2 Invite 5 Dec 2015
57 psichodelya 2 Invite 5 Dec 2015
58 payday-2 0 Public 30 Dec 2015
59 pahelika-secret-legends 0 Group 5 Dec 2015
60 worms-revolution 1 Invite 5 Dec 2015
61 battleblock-theater 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
62 demonicon 2 Public 5 Dec 2015
63 tales-from-space-mutant-blobs-attack 2 Invite 5 Dec 2015
64 asphyxia 0 Group 5 Dec 2015
65 one-finger-death-punch 2 Invite 5 Dec 2015
66 eidolon 1 Invite 5 Dec 2015
67 crazy-plant-shop 0 Group 7 Dec 2015
68 x-note 0 Group 7 Dec 2015
69 Go! Go! Nippon! My First Trip to Japan 1 Invite 30 Nov 2015
70 Frozen Synapse Prime 3 Public 30 Nov 2015
71 recettear-an-item-shops-tale 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
72 lisa 0 Group 29 Dec 2015
73 dont-starve 6 Public 29 Dec 2015
74 Valiant: Resurrection 1 Invite 30 Nov 2015
75 a-story-about-my-uncle 0 Group 7 Dec 2015
76 save-the-furries 0 Group 7 Dec 2015
77 the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim 0 Group 24 Dec 2015
78 alice-madness-returns 2 Group 29 Dec 2015
78-MY-BAD alice-madness-returns 2 Group 30 Dec 2015
79 tomb-raider 0 Group 24 Dec 2015
80 super-chain-crusher-horizon 3 Invite 5 Dec 2015
81 project-root 6 Public 5 Dec 2015
82 costume-quest-2 0 Group 29 Dec 2015
83 asphyxia 0 Group 7 Dec 2015
84 fallout-4 0 Group 5 Dec 2015
85 max-payne-3 4 Invite 24 Dec 2015
86 insurgency 4 Public 5 Dec 2015
87 divinity-dragon-commander 4 Group 5 Dec 2015
87-REAL la-noire-complete-edition 4 Group 29 Dec 2015
88 grid-2-drift-pack 4 Public 5 Dec 2015
89 Banished 0 Invite 29 Dec 2015
90 hospital-tycoon 1 Public 5 Dec 2015
91 operation-flashpoint-dragon-rising 2 Public 5 Dec 2015
92 contrast 0 Group 5 Dec 2015
93 Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) 0 Invite 29 Dec 2015
94 spelunky 0 Group 30 Dec 2015
95 middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-game-of-the-year-edition 0 Group 24 Dec 2015
96 grim-fandango-remastered 2 Public 29 Dec 2015
97 sniper-elite-3 4 Invite 29 Dec 2015

Giveaway progress: 99/97

Incoming bundled games: 0

Incoming non-bundled games: 0

Edit: I originally wanted to keep this thread on the down-low to give people better chances at winning.
After pondering for a bit, I've decided that Christmas should be about sharing, so the more the merrier.
I will now update the thread title with the latest update date and the total number of active giveaways.

Merry Christmas, Steam Gifts!

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I totaly forgot about "Sir, You Are Being Hunted". Saw once in a youtube channel and forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder.

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Tho shalt go straight to heaven for that you have maked the man happy...
Sorry I'm not good at this :D Thanks for giveaways and happy Christmas!

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Thanks for the gas
Bumpy bump

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bump for science!

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Merry christmas from hollad

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Merry Christmas to you as well!

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The idea is incredible, with tons of private effort and work, the community is enriched by people like you <3

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Peanuts compared to what you have contributed. Thank you, necron. :)

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Considering this thread is just one huge giveback, it wouldn't make sense not to link back to your thread.
After all, you started the trend. :) Well, maybe someone started the trend before you, but you made the most impact.

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Thanks for the giveaways and well wishes.

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Thanks for the great giveaways! Might seem like a dumb question, but what group am I to join in order to be allowed in the giveaways?

Happy holidays :D

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Very nice, Tumalu :) Happy Holidays to you!
Poll: 1st option :)

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Bump :)

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Merry incoming Christmas :)

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thank you for all the giveaways. Happy Holydays!

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Merry Christmas!

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How did I miss this xD Sorry, senpai T_T
I swear, I had the same exact idea (giving away games that I won) but I am too lazy to do this. I am glad you aren't :)
Thank you, Sir/Ma'am :P

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No I'm still a big lazy bum. But posting this thread made me committed, so now I have to follow through.

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Merry Christmas, Tumalu. I am too lazy to make such an event!

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I think your head would explode if you had to make 203 giveaways.
My head is already exploding with 92. :)

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Merry Christmas Tumalu!

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Thanks for all these GAs Tumalu. I came across some of them while just browsing GAs and was pretty confused at the numbers and seemingly random game titles. Now that I found the thread it makes sense lol. Merry Christmas!
Out of curiosity, do you enjoy receiving "thanks" comments on your GAs, or no? Not trying to start any argument or anything, I'm just curious since I never really know if I should thank a lot in these big batch GAs. I've been learning certain people's preferences.

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Ah, a very good question. one that I would love to answer in excruciating detail.
Before I begin, I'm just going to say that I'm a very cautious and detail-oriented person, so I will be very skeptical on how comments are worded or the tone that is conveyed.

I welcome thank you comments in my giveaways. If people go above and beyond and repeatedly show me effort I will notice them eventually. I can't guarantee that I'll notice everyone though, since I'm only attentive half of the time. The other half of the time I'm a complete bonehead and fail to take any mental notes.

Usually, I will not respond to generic comments, but I try to respond to as many as I can if I have anything interesting to say. Lately, my brain has not been quite so creative so I haven't been commenting as much. This huge list of giveaways is mostly to blame since it has kept me quite busy over the past month or so.

And if people say the same comment repeatedly in public giveaways, that will definitely raise a red flag. I won't blacklist them, but I'll probably never whitelist them either.

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Merry Christmas! Impressive event... :-o

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Comment as in, comment here? As in, any comment? Really, like this? XD

Happy holidays!

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What a lovely idea. Thanks for giving back and Happy Holidays :)

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Bump for sharing awesome giveaways! :D

Btw, 48:stargazer is not Group but Invite.

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Fixed! Thank you for catching that, I was bound to make more silly mistakes sooner or later. :)

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