Hello everyone, it's been a while!

"What is PoP?"

  • PoP stands for Play or Pay. It was created a couple years ago as both a way to help people deal with their massive backlogs and a challenge for those that enjoy playing lots of games.
  • It's quite simple: you join the group and every 3 months (a.k.a. a cycle) you sign up - if you want - and some people will pick some games for you and you'll pick some games for them as well. The more games you beat, the more rewards you get. On the other hand, if you don't manage to finish any games, you create a giveway for the group. In other words, you play or you pay!

"How does it work exactly?"

  • A month before a cycle, a sign up post will appear and you'll have to decide if you wanna participate or not.
  • If you choose to do so, 2 random fellow members will pick 7 games for you (first member picks 4 games, second picks 3). You'll also have to pick 7 games for 2 different people as well!
  • You'll have until the end of the cycle to play at least 2 of them. If you fail to do so, you'll have to create a GA for the group.
  • The more games you play, the more points you get. At the end of the a 3-months cycle, the Top15 people with the most amount of points get invited to a handful of special GAs!

"How do I join?"

Here is our website, in case you wanna check it out!


FAQ

Q: Do I have to play 7 games every cycle?
A: NO! The more the merrier, but just finishing two is enough to complete the "challenge"!

Q: Do I have to participate every cycle?
A: No. You can take a break whenever you want, just don't sign up before the next picking phase starts. However, you must participate in at least, 2 out of 4 cycles in a year.

Q: Why is BLAEO mandatory?
A: It makes picking a LOT easier. As you can see here

Q: Why do I need to have played at least 10% of my wins OR a total of 40 games played?
A: We must see that you're serious into playing your games, not just joining because of GAs.

Our group was inspired by both the old PoP events at Quips/Beardtopia.

2 years ago*

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Do you have a massive backlog? Do you wanna do something about that?

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Of course! I'm joining this group NOW!
I have a massive backlog and I don't care because I like to waste my money!
Playing games in 2021??? pfft I'm here just to idle them for cards!

I need some way to make choosing games to play easier for me so i would like to join your group

1 year ago
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Hey! You need a BLAEO account to participate. You can find a link to BLAEO recruitment in the main post. :)

1 year ago
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1 year ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest!

1 year ago
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I can't get the script to work for me, but I hope my stats are good enough :D

Blao account

1 year ago*
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how to make it a clickable link or a simple word into a link

https://www.steamgifts.com/about/comment-formatting

:)

1 year ago
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thank you :D

1 year ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest!

1 year ago
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Sent you a message with a couple of questions :)

1 year ago
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Hello! Can i join?
MY BLAEO

1 year ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest!

1 year ago
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Hi, I'd like to join the group. Here is my freshly-made BLAEO profile: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/ExcelElmira

1 year ago
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Heya, send me friend request and I'll explain the rest :3

1 year ago
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I'd like to finish more of my wins, and this seems like a good motivation to do so. My BLAEO profile: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/Andrewski

1 year ago
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Hi, looks good to me. Send me a friend request and I'll explain the rest :3

1 year ago
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Hey, I'd like to join. Here's my BLAEO page: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/Jorin Thank you!

1 year ago
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Hi, looks good to me. Send me a friend request and I'll explain the rest :3

1 year ago
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Hello, can i join?
this challenge looks interesting!
BLAEO: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/MrPerry

1 year ago
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Heya, I'd totally like to invite you, but you have to beat/complete at least 10% of your wins beforehand. Give me a poke once you got that? :3

1 year ago
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I still don't know how to use BLAEO very well, but I updated it, check again. I beat Celeste
which is one of my 7 wins, but I didn't know how to use the site KEKW

1 year ago
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Hihi, ok, that changes things. Just change games to beaten/completed once you finished them :3
Send me a friend request and I'll explain the rest xD

1 year ago
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you must participate in at least, 2 out of 4 cycles in a year

I don't have much more than 7 unplayed games left in my Steam library ( here's my BLAEO account for proof ). Does that mean I'd get kicked once I run out of games to play? Would members be allowed to pick a game from my Won't Play list? Would I have to list games I got from other places, like itch.io, just so they have something to pick from?

1 year ago
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Mhm. Last.M and I'll have to talk about this xD

1 year ago
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We haven't reached a point yet on how to proceed if someone has no games left to play, but considering your high amount of "won't play" games, the question arose, if you could have another look at that list and if maybe there really are some games you could play after all :3
Plus you could always only play the minimum amount needed, so you won't run out of games that fast.

1 year ago*
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you could play

I mean, I did play them (at least a little bit), and the vast majority of those are perma-free games, many where I just went "the game's free, so I'll give it a chance even though I probably won't like it." You can think of my Won't Play list more as "played, but won't beat" because I use Unfinished for games I want to keep playing. There's only two on there that I didn't play at all, and that was because they didn't work (ArchRobo always crashed after the title screen, and NewHrdGame always got stuck loading forever). EDIT: Oh, I also didn't play Pixel Puzzles Ultimate because that game was added to my library against my will.

This is why I asked about that specifically, because if that's the only workaround, I'll pass on joining the group.

1 year ago
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Mhm, I'm not sure I understand. If it's your "played, but won't beat" list, then you still wouldn't feel like beating them even if ppl challenged you to them or am I wrong? Unless I missunderstood you, it doesn't really seem like an option.

The question for me would be what you want to get out of pop. If you want to join bc you want to get challenged by other members and then play the games, you're at absolutely the right place. Even if it was only for a short while, it would give you that, right? And you could always reapply at some later point once you have enough games again.
For us that's the main reason for PoP. To play. And to take ppl with us on this ride. If you don't feel like that is the right thing for you, than we wish you all the best on your gaming journey. Maybe you'll think differently at some point about being a member :3

1 year ago
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Signup for next cycle is online, see steam group announcement :)

1 year ago
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Signup bump!

1 year ago
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We've recently had a few newcomers who only got there via the website. Sadly you're not a full member that way only. Pls apply here! We are happy to have you \o/

1 year ago
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Hi. Can I join?
Blaeo profile: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/KonTa

1 year ago
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Hey, that looks good to me. Send me a friend request on steam, so I can invite you and explain the rest :3

1 year ago
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Hi,

As discussed requesting to join.
BLAEO

1 year ago
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Yay! Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest \o/

1 year ago
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Bump :)

1 year ago
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Boop :)

1 year ago
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Hi, can I join? Here's my BLAEO: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/seboleq97

1 year ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest :)

1 year ago
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New cycle starting soon-ish bump!

1 year ago
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lets hope I don't regret this decision, requesting to join
BLAEO profile

1 year ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest :)

1 year ago
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Hi!
This is not an entry request, since I don't think I qualify yet and this cycle already having started, but I am interested in joining the group in the future, so I wanted to know if there's an approximate date for which the group will open recruitment for the next cycle?

Edit - Since you can apparently join mid-cycle, here's my entry request for the group as well as my BLAEO.

1 year ago*
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You can join mid-cycle (I joined in the middle of last cycle). 2 people will quickly pick games for you and you can hop right in. Obviously, you'll have less time, but since you want to join, you're likely to be very excited to play games, so it shouldn't be too difficult to play at least 2 of your 7 picks ... 😉

1 year ago
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Well that's great! Lemme edit my original post a bit then.

1 year ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest :)

1 year ago
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Hello, requesting to join
BLAEO
Thank you

1 year ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest :)

1 year ago
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Hi, before I had a laptop with linux and couldn't play much of my library. But today I got my new pc with window and that opens up all of my library, and one of the things I would like to do now is to join this group.
BLAEO

In this comment here I give some more insight in my SG beaten wins

1 year ago*
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest :)

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11 months ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain the rest :)

11 months ago
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sent

11 months ago
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Sign up for new cycle is up on the Steam group page.

New participants are always welcome too! Just write here and add your BLAEO link (please verify that you meet the requirements mentioned in the OP)

11 months ago
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Bump!

11 months ago
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Hi

I'm thinking about joining.
Would you mind taking a look if I would be a good fit?
My BLAEO: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/EleonoraFalcon

11 months ago
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Looks good! You have already sorted your games and have cat pics on your profile. You're gonna feel at home here. xD
Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain how everything works. :)

11 months ago
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Thank you. Friend request sent!

11 months ago
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Hello! I would like to join for more motivation to reduce my pile of shame that I accumulated over the years.
Here is my BLAEO : Kehai

11 months ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain how everything works. :)

11 months ago
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I feel like the threat of financial ruin is exactly what the doctor prescribed as a main motivator. Count me in. BLAEO

11 months ago
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LOL. Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain how everything works when I get back home. :)

11 months ago
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Hello, i would like to try. blaelo

10 months ago
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Send me a friend request and I'll invite you and explain how everything works when I get back home. :)

10 months ago
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