So, I have been entering for giveaways but is there a way to increase your chances of winning? Any suggestions?

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This.

And: you've entered 5 giveaways so far. Usually it takes about 1000-2000 entries to win something. Unless you're lucky. Or unlucky.

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Without going deeper into probability theory:
these suggestions will increase your chances

  • entering giveaways with a small number of entries
  • consider joining a giveaway group if you fulfill their rules
  • higher level will allow you to enter more and maybe more attractive giveaways (you'll have to make your own giveaways to level up though)
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It helps to be part of a few groups on steam that do regular giveaways.

Making some giveaways yourself, raises your level, and makes available giveaways with fewer entrants.

I mainly enter for games i'm interested in that are in their last hour, and have less than 500 entries. But that means on average, i'll need to enter 500 times to win once.

There's also lots of giveaways posted in the discussion section, that have fewer entries, and thus give you a better chance of a win.

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You've entered 5 giveaways. Did you expect to win every other giveaway? -_-

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👓… The minimum lottery time is "1 hour".
Those will have fewer applicants than a longer lottery time.

You may want to use the Pomodoro Technique once every 50(25) minutes to keep an eye on the screen for a moment after your study or work or game 🎮.⏳

It is easier to win, of course, but you will be happier if you act from the perspective of applying for "something you want to get and play".🎮

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"Giveaways Entered: 5"
Well, there's your problem.

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It can take time. There are people that have won on their first day and people that take months to win anything. It all depends on that RNG.

Or even see if you qualify for the Unlucky 7 group.

But it can take time so don't get too disheartened, Also, think about trying to create a GA or two. Raise your level to enter higher level, as well as some private, GA's. Those often times have a higher chance of winning something.

Have patience, young padawan (sorry, I was DYING to use that one :P ). Patience is a virtue. I should know.

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You need at least 2 months or a certain number of non-free giveaways (7).

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You have just joined the site, and the winning is randomly choosen system-wise. You just have to keep trying persistently. Consequently, the less people join a giveaway, the more chance you have at being rolled as the winner. But dont fool yourself! Joining a giveaway with 10000 entrants means you have roughly 1:10000 chance to win. Your chances are four times better, if you join one with 2500 entrants, but that is still a 1:2500 chance. It is significantly higher relative chance, yet still just a slim absolute chance.
Also, giveaways are often restricted by levels, which you can gain by giving away games yourself. The more giveaways you do, the higher your level gets, you will be eligible for givaways, which, thanks to the level restrictions, are joined by less people as less are even able to join to begin with.
But others already linked the site guide and faq, read them thoroughly!

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Creating some

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to win free giveaways

All giveaways on this site are free- site guidelines prohibit any payments or special actions for entry.

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The best, only guaranteed way of increasing your chances is give away gifts yourself, and increase your level

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I once won a GA because I was the only one that entered. XD

There are a lot of options to find a GA with a lower number of applicants. Puzzle-gated GA's are likely the best chance among publicly accessible giveaways.

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If you want to win, create a giveaway. Or you must be a very lucky. The first is easier ;)

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Thank you for the response. A quick question though. So to create a giveaway, I first need to buy the game from steam? How does that work?

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You can buy the game as a gift from Steam and then give it to someone else, or it is sold as a key on other sites. You can also give the key you bought.

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Most giveaways are from bundles, where several games are sold bundled together for the price of several $. A giveaway creator either already has some of the games in the bundle, and/or doesn't care for some of the games.

An overview of ongoing bundles can be found here:
https://www.steamgifts.com/discussions/deals
Or a summary here:
https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/DmBGz/new-master-list-of-ongoing-steam-bundles

And creating giveaways doesn't increase your chance to win something in itself. But when your SG-profile levels up, you can enter level-restricted giveaways, where the amount of entries is a bit lower, due to most SG-users being level 0, as can be seen here when you scroll down a bit:
https://www.steamgifts.com/stats/community/users

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I've heard that when you enter a giveaway when riding in a hot air balloon you are more likely to win.

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Collect enough might and force the wins to accept you as master.

You seen it in many animes...

With other words, not really much tips besides groups, WL, forum/discussion GAs and such stuff

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I really hate myself for that... have you heard of Epic games store? There you have 100% chance to win.
But you actally lost if you use EGS.

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You forgot to mention GOG who are to give away four free games over the holiday season and should satisfy your moral standards.

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Yeah, I think I noticed that, but I remember EGS do that regularly, they probably aren't even real shop that also sell games lol.
I got some free games on gog and even to EGS, but when I wanted play them, still rather bought another copy on steam as I like all my games on same place and service.
But he seems desperate when after like 10 entered giveaways asked how to win.

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