I have given away games on reddit in the past. In my experience, this worked best:
Make sure it’s cleared with the moderators.
State in the post how long the giveaway will run (often 1-3 days).
Top-level comments count as entries.
(Optional) Require commenters to follow some simple instruction, like including the word duck, or stating their favorite game.
Accounts with less than X karma are ineligible.
When the time is up, pick a random comment as the winner. Alternatively, have everyone comment a number within a range stated in your post, and the comment that comes closest to the number you had in mind wins.
This gave everyone a fair chance against bots, hoarders, and resellers.
Edit: I never ask people to reveal an off-site account (e.g. their Steam account) because that would create a link between accounts, making them vulnerable to tracking and doxxing. The world needs less of that, not more.
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I have given away games on reddit in the past. In my experience, this worked best:
This gave everyone a fair chance against bots, hoarders, and resellers.
Edit: I never ask people to reveal an off-site account (e.g. their Steam account) because that would create a link between accounts, making them vulnerable to tracking and doxxing. The world needs less of that, not more.
This is mostly what I was thinking, plus some I didn’t think of. so thanks!