I have been on this site for quite some time now, even gave a couple games away. However I have never won a game yet. Is there like a trick to win one, that I don't know of. Or am I just unlucky?

thanks for your time.

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you only entered 500+ GAs. Now go look at number of entries in those. few hundreds if not over a 1000 or 2000 I guess? Noiw do a simple math ;)

If you enter mostly low level public GAs you will wait a long for your 1st win, because there are hundreds/thousands of entries in each and all entrants has the same chance to win. Be active on forums to get whitelists, look for groups, solve puzzles, join forum events and so on. Or wait until you level up quite a lot and only enter higher lvl GAs ;)

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Ahh I see so there no trick to it, just luck. Thank you for the replay and tip. And damn man, you have given away a bunch of games. Thank you for your generosity.

7 years ago
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xD yeah zelghadis is one of the more active members around here xD both in forum and creating gibs for peeps like u and me

7 years ago
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well, depends on what you consider a "trick" ;) Generally there is no direct trick to boost your chances in exact GA. Every entrant in GA has the same chances to win. So if you're in GA with 4 other people you have 20% chance to win, if you are in GA with 99 other ppl you have 1% chance to win, 999 other people 0.1% chance and so on and on ;)

The actual trick is to find GAs that give you bigger chance to win - and these are either high level GAs (for example there are over 800000 lvl 0-1 users and only 1500+ lvl 7+ users, so obviously GAs for lvl7 will have much less entries than for lvl 0), or finding non-public GAs, and it means getting on people whitelists, getting into groups, getting into events, solving puzzles, entering forum-only GAs etc ;) In these GAs you will still have the same chance to win as everyone else, but there will be less people in GA, so your chances will be higher ;)

7 years ago
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how do you tell how many ga's someone else has entered?

7 years ago
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Go here and type their username.

7 years ago
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wow so many neat tricks on here thank you

7 years ago
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click Users ( https://www.steamgifts.com/users ) at the bottom of the page then enter a nickname ;)

For example https://www.steamgifts.com/users/search?q=niceguyjon shows you entered 902 GAs :>

7 years ago
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and i've nearly commented as many times as entered? damn i thought i was commenting on every single one effectively

7 years ago
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you indeed never won (but did some giveaways) I will put you on my whitelist so you have more chances
maybe you can enter some groups?

7 years ago
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wow sweet, thank you so much!

7 years ago
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I've added you to my whitelist too. You might want to check this group out as well: Unlucky 7. I'd also definitely try solving puzzles and enter the trains that are usually running on the forums; that's where most of my wins have come from.

7 years ago
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Wow, Thank you so much !!

7 years ago
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Hell, I'll toss you a whitelist, too, just for not complaining about not winning and generally being a nice fellow.
Look at Yoshi there, setting the example. :P

7 years ago
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Thank you so much and also thanks for giving away so many games!! you are too kind!

7 years ago
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No problem. :)

You're already level 2, which increases your odds by a great deal. The more you give away, the more you level, get invited to some amazing groups, and get added to whitelists. Just keep entering for games you want to win and good luck to you.

It looks like you're on the right path already. :)

7 years ago
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you are a nice guy yoshi xD for some reason i'm also in your whitelist even thou i have no clue why xD

7 years ago
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I think it's a girl/woman.

7 years ago
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i said nice guy due meme related thought i had in mind xD for me all ppl in the interwebs are genderless till i see the face xD and even so only if it's been quite a while since i've been talking to that person xD

7 years ago
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That's why you got your friendly neighborhood Fallen Kal, to inform you of these important details (unless I'm wrong :p).

7 years ago
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thank you and Fallen Kal is right :)
you are indeed on my wl

7 years ago
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xD noted then yoshi... and i know cause i see your wl ga's from time to time but i dont think i actually entered any of those yet xD but again i've been entering like 10 ga's per month for quite a while now xD so no surprise there xD

7 years ago
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You just gotta wait and hope you win

7 years ago
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keep clickin'!

7 years ago
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It's like cookie clicker, except not every one is a win xD

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7 years ago
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Dude how do you think to win anything if you don't subscribe SteamGifts Premium membership?

7 years ago
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I don't know anything about these SteamGifts memberships, unless you mean those "trains" I see sometimes in discussions, and I've managed to win three giveaways now.

So I suppose the answer to your question. Sheer luck and persistence... and a big wishlist also helps.

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don't mind this comment ;) There are no special "premium memberships" - it's just a SG meme. People cry that XYZ win more than them without considering he's solving puzzles, is higher level, is in groups etc, so ppl make fun of OP by saying "well, that;s becaue XYZ paid for Premium Account" ;)

7 years ago
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I'm going to have to learn how to use that puzzle site. Had a bit of an incident with a recent giveaway.

7 years ago
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well, if you want to start solving puzzles, a little shamless advertising: https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/TLR8m/zelgh-magic-guide-to-basic-sg-puzzling-update-april-2016 :D:

7 years ago
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Thanks. Bookmarking that... though what I meant was that I need to learn how to use the jigsaw puzzle thing to link to the giveaways (or to SGTools which then links to the giveaway, not sure how it works yet)

7 years ago
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Curse XYZ for stealing all my wins! I knew something was going on.
Just kidding don't mind me :p Damn that XYZ though, I really hate that guy.

7 years ago
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Actually I've won three giveaways so far, two out of sheer luck (and another that had more copies than entries).

The strange thing is, the ones I won, I don't think I had a .1% chance at winning. I guess it comes down to just simply hopping on and using your points and hoping you get lucky.

7 years ago
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With the help of god, acording to many coments on GAs.

7 years ago
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Yep, first world problems. Because God would ever be interested in helping people to win games. xD

7 years ago
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I'm just an observer. If people said "I hope to win this wthoc" I'd say that with the help of Cthulhu. But it's not like that yet

7 years ago
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Of course, Cthulhu is our true and only savior. ^_^

7 years ago
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There's no trick. Just try to be more lucky. xD And also, the less entries that a giveaway you have entered has, the more chances that you may win. Still, you can even win among thousands of entries or lose when there are only 2 entries. Just like I said, it's a matter of luck. :P

7 years ago
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2.5k entries and 5 won. It all comes down to luck

7 years ago
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Don't worry, you will win eventually :)

7 years ago
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Just keep entering.

As a general rule your chance will be higher if you're a member of a low-population steam group, or on many whitelists, or you enter for high-contributor value giveaways.

It's pure luck.

7 years ago
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SG Premium is the only way, of course! Naw, it's just based on luck. The lower the amount of entries, the higher the chance. But you qualify to join the Unlucky-7. I've been a part of that group for a few weeks now, and I won three games from the group o:

7 years ago
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A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?

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7 years ago
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Now I want to watch that movie again. :X

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I really thought the creator of the AI transferred his son's brain data into a machine when I watched th emovie for the first time.. O_o

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Come on, learn Goddammit.

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Of course there is a secret trick involved!
Hidden, because it is secret. You have to sacrifice goats to bribe the RNGods! Inthe beginning, you nearly will an 1goat per win ratio, later you will need less goats. Other users have suggested one should use virgins instead of goats, but my one and only try did not yield a good result. KEEP USING GOATS!

7 years ago
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lmfao xD

7 years ago
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The only way to win is to not lose

7 years ago
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Try to enter your Level giveaways, what have 1-2 hours remain time only. Open Discussions and enter trains, solve puzzles.

7 years ago
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For me it took about 1500 entered giveaways before I've won the first one. So don't give up

7 years ago
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Dw man, your just like me and many others

7 years ago
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youre a little late...he has won 5 games by now xD

7 years ago
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Damn, I guess I am the only one of my kind

7 years ago
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lmao yea xD, after i made this post a week later i started to win

7 years ago
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Its all luck and also levels. Many people enter thousand GAs before winning one and some lucky guys win many games in same time. What you can do is GA more and reach level 3 at least so you can access higher level GAs with less entries. Also if you are in Whitelists or some groups you get more chances to win. Your rep, luck, friendship and networking gets you there. In the meantime keep on GA.

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yea I made this post a while ago. I am level 4 atm. Trying to get to 5. Its kinda funny, right after I made this post I started to win. Guess I should have made this post a lot earlier xD.

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