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Both are great, but giving has never giving me problems with my heart, so that wins.

They're both a good feeling.

The first win versus my first giveaway. I must say the win was more of a shock.
"WHAT??? I WON SOMETHINGZ???"

Winning, as surprises are nice.

Definitely both, but giving away a surprise gift to a friend that wants it badly, is priceless.

For me it's giving. I tend to buy my games as I'm a sucker for a good deal. I love doing giveaways cause it's fun. I've also just given games to people because I felt like it. I'm not talking bundle games either.

It's just the whole having fun and making friends. Majority of my friends on Steam I met on SG.

I like giving when the person actually plays the game. When I check their profile a few weeks later to see that they haven't even started up the game I get upset and it makes me not want to give away any more games. This of course doesn't apply to crappy games like my most recent giveaway of Blades of Time.

I've always found giving more gratifying. And, winning is most gratifying when attributable to my abilities, not pure luck.

edit: heh. after reading other posts, I realize you specified "a game". i thought you meant giving & winning in general. :P oh well my answer stands.

I used to find winning more gratifying, but now that I've won so much, I prefer the giving via puzzles side of things. It's supremely entertaining to watch people struggle on my puzzles as I laugh maniacally in the background.

I prefer gifting; feels good to make someone happy.

Sometimes I feel guilty winning, even more so if I don't play right away.

I don't find any of those gratifying.

As it has turned out that almost nobody has actually played any of the games I've given away, I find winning more satisfying. Most of my GAs were just spare HIB keys so I guess it's no wonder, but seeing the ones I personally like being left unplayed makes me upset.

Winning.

Both

In general, it's definitely giving, like even if it's not a giveaway (I find it even more gratifying in fact than giving away a game on SG) because it just feels so awesome when you connect someone with a game that they end up liking. Gave one game to a friend who has now spent closer to 1000 hours in it then 0 hours, and I'm just like wow, I really feel good that I was able to give him something he has enjoyed so much

Born small, now big. Winning!

winning

Both have their ups and downs, but giving definitely wins. Winning games makes me feel too guilty, which is why I stopped entering.

Whenever I win a game, I always feel guilty for possibly not getting around to playing it.

But if I give one away, I feel guilty for not being able to possibly get around to playing it.

winning

yes

I usually win Bundle stuff and such while giving away non bundle games as well. I feel sad and sort of used when I look at my win/estimated win/given away statistics and realize I could buy the games I want instead of gifting here.

I won only 1 game so I can't say that the winning feeling is the 'wooooo-wooo!" for me.
As for gifting, i feel good when I gift, by knowing that someone else will enjoy the game(and that someone is like me, poor or even in a worse condition)

I like giving, but I had a lot of problems with my public giveaways so I stick mostly to private and group giveaways now :( I used to like winning, but I have no luck these days and feel guilty I didn't get to 1-2 games I won before yet, too sick to play for long :(

Everybody likes winning and anybody who says they don't is a liar, I prefer winning myself but it's nice to give games as well. I'll be honest here, SG isn't usually the first place I come to give games away, I try looking at the games Steam page first and if a 'friend' has it on their wishlist I'll send the key to them, then I try FB friends then a forum I frequent and finally here. Don't feel sad about getting sloppy fourths though all you SG'ers :p