ono , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

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.