Ok, this was only a puzzle if you don't like reading or looking at things before you click on them. :)

There was a HuniePop giveaway behind the smiley link, https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/o0bAU/huniepop ... :) Maybe some people missed it, though... :)

And the other five giveaways each had one extraneous character:
O https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/UMWq4/Oladykiller-in-a-bind
4 https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/xq4CL/4wolfenstein-ii-the-new-colossus
g https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/z4QLg/gobserver
0 https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/O2xKT/0conan-exiles
E https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Zqbng/Elife-is-strange-before-the-storm

Which led everyone who noticed to O4g0E i.e. https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/O4g0E/tacoma - but you didn't want that game anyway, right? Walking is for nerds, let's get back to shooting each other...


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One more Steam sale thread. Blah blah blah.

I took a look at my wishlist on the first day, but it's hard to remember why I wanted most of those games. Guess that's why they are still in my wishlist?

I'll probably buy something out of habit in a couple days, either some of the cheap stuff, or maybe something good so I can feel bad for not playing it... :)

In previous years you could check the Games Under $5 list for hidden gems, but not any more... Looking today, how many of those things are even games? And do ten renamed "UnitZ" count as ten different games, or one, or maybe zero? :)

Hmm... I was intending to try all the "Steam Awards" games I owned, since they are the good ones, right? Somehow it didn't happen. Looks like I even missed a few days of free cards, too.

Oh, I even forgot to vote for HuniePop, and after writing a review to get that stupid badge too. Oops. It's on sale in the Humble Store, but I wouldn't want to get any of that stinky bundle CV. Guess I'll have to give away the other stuff instead. Sigh. :(

Speaking of sighs, I finally installed Civ 6. Bounced off it a few times, then played some more. Mainly it feels like a Civ game, I guess?

When you're having fun in a game, have you ever taken a step back and wondered, hey, why am I playing this? If you've ever played a MMO "for real" you know what I mean... :)

Anyway, somehow Civ 6 felt just like that. I'm sure it's a good game, but I could have played Civ 2 or 4 instead, and used my money for umm, whatever.

So, as usual, this pile of words is to chase away all the lazy people and their auto-giveaway-entering scripts. Words, blah, blah, blah. Oh yeah, isn't there a script to solve puzzles now? I was intending to troll it the next time I made a giveaway, but forgot. Sorry.


Hey, I heard "Only A Northern Song" today. Figured I'd make some giveaways. No reason.

I found a "video" at https://vimeo.com/217614187 but perhaps it's blocked in various regions. Well, you know how the internet works, look around. Or don't, and just click on the FREE STUFF!!!

If you're listening to this song
You may think the chords are going wrong
But they're not
We just wrote them like that

Ladykiller in a Bind

If you're listening late at night
You may think the band are not quite right
But they are
They just play it like that

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

And it doesn't really matter what chords I play
What words I say
Or time of day it is
As it's only a Northern song

>observer_

It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear
What words I pair
Or if my hair is brown
'Cause it's only a Northern song

Conan Exiles

If you think the harmony
Is a little dull and out of key
You're correct
'Cause there's nobody there

Life is Strange: Before the Storm Deluxe Edition

And it's only there's no one there

Nothing At All? Deluxe Maybe Try Reading Edition


Hopefully I'll be too busy playing a game to read anything, so I won't bore you with yet another Steam Sale discussion. But if you have anything interesting to share, that would be nice. I'll try to remember to bump things if nobody else does. :)

Good luck! :)

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Thank you! :)

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Thank you! :)

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Thank you for the great giveaways. I was hesitant on buying CIV 6, might still pick it up if they release a complete pack later on.

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If you're a Civ fan, you've played it before. :) So I suggest waiting... :) And if later you break down and buy it, there should be a nice everything-included package for less than the base game costs now... :)

Thank you! :)

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bump!

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Thank you! :)

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Thanks for the generosity! and Have a happy new years!

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Thank you! :) Hope you have a nice new year too! :)

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Bump for goodies

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Thank you! :)

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Thank you! :)

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Bump, thanks for those giveaways and Happy New Year.

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Thank you, hope you found something interesting in that pile somewhere... :) Good 2018 for you! :)

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hump de bump

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Thank you! :)

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As always, thank you for your giveaways :D

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No problem, thank you too! :)

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Life is Strange is an awesome giveaway. Happy new years ;:)

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I hope it's good enough for the winner to play, some day... :) But you know how these things go, hooray I got some more trading cards to sell... Oh well...

Thank you, hope you have a good 2018! :)

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BUMP!

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Thank you! :)

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bump, thanks and happy new year. :)

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Thank you too, hope it's a good one for you! :)

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cheers and hope you have a great 2018.

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Thank you, hope you get a nice one too! :)

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Bump :3

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Thank you! :)

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Thank you! :)

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A script to solve puzzles? What has science done!? D:
(Also, happy new year!)

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It's here - but I noticed it's not helping with whatever's going on here, though... :) Sucks for the lazy people, I guess... :)

Thank you! :) Hope you get a nice new year! :)

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I'm bookmarking this, I'll be more careful with my future puzzles. Thanks for the info. :)

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Bumping...
I don't like beatles, but Life is Strange is nice. =D
Have a freaking amazing new year. :P

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Don't like Beatles! I've heard such people exist, but thought it was just a story people told to scare their grandchildren... :)

Just kidding... :)

Thank you, hope you have a good new year too! :)

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Awesome! Wish you a happy new year :)
Thanks for all the gibs!
BUMP!

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Thank you too! :) Hope 2018 is a good one for you! :)

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Bump and thank you!!!

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Thank you too! :) !!!! :)

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Happy new year&bump!

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Thank you! :) Hope a nice 2018 is coming for you... :)

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Probably a dumb question. I bought a game I want from the Steam sale. Now, I want to buy a second copy to gift on SG. Steam won't let me buy for myself because I already own it. And when I select the "gift" option, it only lets me gift it to people in my friends list. How do I buy a gift for SG?

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That's not a dumb question at all!

Steam's gifting stuff changed, about a year ago? Currently you can't buy gifts to save in your inventory for later, you have to know who will receive your gift at the time you purchase it, and send it to them right then. And if they don't accept the gift, you get refunded, it doesn't go in your inventory. :(

Which sucks for us at Steamgifts, since we don't know who should get the game until later, i.e. after the sale is over, and the price is back to normal. :(

Some people make shorter time limits on their giveaways, and hope the winner responds before the sale ends. Some people give cheap stuff or bundle leftovers so it doesn't matter...

Many people have switched to buying Steam keys for their giveaways, at reputable places like the Humble Store for one example. Unfortunately, some games are only available on Steam, and some (like recent Ubisoft games) are available elsewhere, but you can only get the Steam version from the Steam store.

The games in my giveaways here, I think, were from the Humble Store, Greenman, Fanatical (the old Bundle Stars, if you remember them). Steam didn't get a single cent of my money. I'm not feeling bad about that. :)

Hope that makes a little sense... :)

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well, have a late bump
not too late at least :D

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Not too late! :) Thank you! :)

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bump! 😺

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Thank you! :)

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Hello, hello! Thanks for the gibs!

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Can't have too many Beatles, thank you too! :)

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