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!
Please, check the rules before applying


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.

3 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!

Just a word : when I first checked this group, my first thought was : I need to play 7 games?????!!! I'll never be able to have enough time.

But you really need to finish only 2. It's witten in the rules, but I somewhat bugged on the 7 games part.

plus the people here are really nice, and you may learn a thing or two about the games in your library .

Consider joining and having fun with us :)

9 months ago
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This right here is endorsed by every other pop member

9 months ago
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I'm interested in joining, if not too late for the last cycle of 2024!
My BLAEO

9 months ago
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In advance (or the admins getting around) it would be great if you'd make separate lists for your games you want for the event, 25 in each game category of:
Short: 2-8 hours
medium: 8-15 hours
long: 15-25 hours
very long: 25+ hours

Plans with how you play. If you rush main games, calculate by main story time (https://howlongtobeat.com/ times). If you do 90-100% completion runs, calculate with main+extra or completionist times.

Feel free to join the discord if you want to chat, get in touch with the people, you have questions or whatever. Link is in the group's discussions forum: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/PoPSG/discussions

9 months ago
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You're absolutely not to late!
Also yes, uhm... what Adam said.
Pls send me a fl on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest \o/

9 months ago
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Sorry, been AFK. Added you on Steam.

9 months ago
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heyy , can I also join? :)
My BLAEO profile

9 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :D

9 months ago
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I'm hoping to join, and to be able to do it in time. As soon as the winner of my first giveaway acknowledges receipt of the key I should become Level 1 ^^;

9 months ago
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Don't forget you need a BLAEO account as well! :)

9 months ago
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Ah, yes, I have one (only need to categorize a few hundred more games now :P)

9 months ago
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I'm Level 1 now, yay!

9 months ago
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Don't forget to link me your BLAEO, if you wanna join. :)

9 months ago*
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Ah, of course, sorry.

My BLAEO

9 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest.

9 months ago
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A friend asked me to join, but I'm still skeptical a bit, since I like to play the games I feel like, not what I'm "told" to play :D. Besides, my OCD regarding having all cheevos for a game before I move on would make this tedious, at least from my point of view.
None of the poll options fits what I'd answer 😂

9 months ago
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I had the same feelings, and I dismissed some nice people suggesting me to join.

But I finally changed my mind out of curiosity, and I discovered games I may not have played by myself or at least not at this time.

Which makes it very interesting is that everyone has different views on videogames. One of my pickers chose a souls like (genre that i don't like). i still had a good time with the game he picked. And you can propose your view of games to the ones you pick for.

Plus you're not the only one wanting to complete your games totally. Many people here have adjusted durations to match a completionist run. You would not be alone.

9 months ago
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What Sword said. And hey you get one free repick, so the scales are always tipped a bit towards you. :)

9 months ago
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I think Sword said it well. I'd just like to add that it's not a hard challenge. You can always make lists or add rules to remove some of your games from being picked in order to accomodate what you want. In the end, it's just a way to motivate people to deal with their backlogs and discover games they have forgotten in their libraries.

9 months ago
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Hello, I’d like to join your group. I started clearing my backlog last year, and joining this group seems like a great way to keep up the momentum.
My BLAEO

9 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :D

9 months ago
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Hey, I'd like to join too!

9 months ago
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9 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :D

9 months ago
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Alright

9 months ago
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Hi there, I'd like to try

BLAEO

9 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :D

9 months ago
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done

9 months ago
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Hey, I would like to join the event!
BLAEO

9 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :D

9 months ago
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Hello! I'd like to join in if possible? Here is my BLAO.

9 months ago
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Hi! Sorry for taking so long to reply!
Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :D

9 months ago
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No worries! Friend request sent! :)

9 months ago
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Just a random bump for how awesome this event is! (and for potentially drawing more eyes to it)

I'm just taking a short break from playing Little Nightmares because someone challenged me and it's so awesome! Thanks to this event and my pickers!

8 months ago
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HYPE BUMP !!!! THE SIGN UP IS OPEN FOR THE NEXT CYCLE !!! THE HYPE IS EXTREME !!!

7 months ago
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LET'S GO PEOPLE, COME SIGN UP FOR POP, IT'S SUPER COOL!!!!

7 months ago
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<3

7 months ago
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7 months ago
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As that guy said. Your hard time to select what games to play will be reduced to 7 titles.

7 months ago
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heck it can be just 1 game in 3 months if its a longer one.
although it would be cool if you did more :)

7 months ago
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Hi, i'd like to join please, hopefully in time to slither into the first cycle of 2025.
BLAEO profile
Mostly looking to add some random spice to my endless backlog march.

7 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :)

7 months ago
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Done!

7 months ago
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After a long time organizing my BLAEO lists...
I would like to apply to join the next cycle!
No link for the next cycle yet... but I would like to take the opportunity to leave a bump on the discussion :)

https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/meneldur

6 months ago
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :)

6 months ago
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Friend request sent.
Waiting for further explanations before adding my name to the list :)

6 months ago
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Sorry for taking so long. I'll send you a message later today when I get home.

6 months ago
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This is such a good event! I love it! I am bumping it because I love it so much! I can't wait for the next cycle that begins in January!

SIGN UP IS OPEN!!

6 months ago
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6 months ago*
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need to post in pagywosg to, give it the proper mass effect feel where shephard endorses every shop :)

6 months ago
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This was my evil plan all along :D

6 months ago
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You will join this group for next cycle

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6 months ago
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back to page 1 you go, next cycle starts soon, don't forget to sign up(or do and sign up late so some of us can pick for more peeps!)!

6 months ago
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The cycle has begun early!

6 months ago
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hello, can i ask a few question

do i need to have "You can use Kelnage's Do you even play, bro script" install

and can you explain further about this part "A BLAEO profile. You may request to join BLAEO here"

like just join in the website and do my profile or what?

6 months ago
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Hello! Kelnage's script is not really necessary anymore. We still check requirements though.
BLAEO is website to sort your games, it's necessary because people need to know which of your games you have played or not in order to pick some games for you.
In order to own a BLAEO profile, you need to go to BLAEO's linked thread and ask to be added and they will create your profile which you can then customize and use it to sort your games into categories such as "beaten", "unplayed" or "won't play"
here is my profile, in case you wanna take a look

6 months ago
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so like this then
https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/Specter360

Still need to double check everything there

6 months ago
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Yes. Does that mean you wanna join?

6 months ago
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yes, wanna clean up my backlog but never got the spirit to do it so i like a push for it

How do you apply to join, i accidentally sign in on the website trying to find it

6 months ago*
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Send me a friend request on steam, I'll add you and explain the rest. :)

6 months ago
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i have send it

6 months ago
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New Year, New Cycle! bump!
New opportunities to play what you like. Or to discover hidden gems within your library.

Min Requirement: 2 quick games in 3 months!!!

You can do it!

6 months ago
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6 months ago
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backlog burp!

5 months ago
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Have your backlog gained weight over xmass?
Are you staring hours into library considering what to play?
We can help reduce that to 7 games only! Join today!

Small print: Backlog reduction isn't guarranted, possible side effects: having fun, winning games.

5 months ago
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I would like to join this cycle
My BLEAO

5 months ago
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Alright. So I accept this under the condition, that one of your wins is picked and you play it.
Send me a friend request if this is fine by you, so I can invite you and explain the rest :3

5 months ago
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I'm interested in joining the group.
My BLEAO

5 months ago
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Send me (or Ninglor03) a friend request on steam. I'll invite you and explain the rest

5 months ago
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Hello, I am interested in joining the group. I am still organizing my blaeo profile, but I would like to submit the request to join the group, so there is no rush yet. Here is my profile: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/users/Kouseyz

I have an in-progress list of games I'd be interested in finishing, but it's not finished yet. Also, I would like to make a list divided by the times needed to finish the games.

5 months ago
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I don't think it has been mentioned on the forum here yet, but take a look at BLAEO+. It's a userscript that can help you automatically create lists on BLAEO by time needed to beat the games!

https://github.com/kubikill/blaeo-plus

5 months ago
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Ty for the info i will take a look

5 months ago
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Hey!
Thank you for your interest! We'd love to have you.
You don't yet fullfill our requirements... but! Let's make a deal!
You can join if you'll request to only get wins picked for this cycle!
If that sounds fair to you, pls send me a friend request on steam so I can invite you and explain the rest :3

5 months ago
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Hey sorry i dont understand what means "You can join if you'll request to only get wins picked for this cycle!"

5 months ago
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Normally your pickers can pick any game you add to your blaeo lists. But I demand, that it'll only be wins from SG.
You can add specific rules to the website. Which your pickers should ideally follow xD

5 months ago
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ah ok perfect i understand. I agree with the condition

5 months ago
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This only applies to the current cycle. Every following cycle your complete backlog can be part of your picks!

5 months ago
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