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Results here: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_unemployed_members_giveaway/post130


A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun. ~ Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881).

I have been reading a lot lately on the forums about members struggling to find work, or who are about to find themselves out of work. Because I feel so sorry for people in this predicament, honest, hardworking people who in many cases have degrees and/or other achievements who are doing their best to find work but are sadly unable to, despite their best efforts.

Ideally I would offer you a nice beer, but sadly this is not possible over the Internet. So instead I will offer you the next best thing, a game from GOG :). I thought it would be nice to host a giveaway which is only open to those that are unemployed or those that have had confirmation they are about to lose their job. Hopefully a GOG game will help in some way to lift your spirits (if only for a little bit), or at least give you a few hours of enjoyment playing a wonderful game.

Unfortunately I do not have the money to gift you all a game, as much as I would like to, so instead I will offer a lucky winner one of the prizes listed below. If the winner chose option 4 I will pick a second winner from among those that choose option 2 to 4.

The Prizes (any one from the list below):
1. Any $19.99 GOG game of your choice.
2. Any $14.99 GOG game of your choice.
3. Any $9.99 GOG game of your choice.
4. Any $5.99 GOG game of your choice.

Why is there 4 options? Well I was just wondering which one people would pick. I was wondering if people would be humble and pick the lower options or pick the $19.99 option and get a pricier game from their wish list. But please do not let this put you off picking option 1, I am more than happy for some worthy winner to have the $19.99 prize, I was just curious about which would be picked the most.

The Rules:
1. Must be a member since June 2014 with a rep of at least 20.
2. You must be unemployed, or about to become unemployed.
3. State which prize you are interested in ($5.99, $9.99, $14.99 or $19.99 and what game you would like).
4. To give everyone a fair chance you can only enter for yourself.
5. The prize must be redeemed by the winner.
6. The giveaway will end on Thursday 14th at 12:00 GMT to give people a chance to enter.
7. The winner(s) will be chosen randomly, using a manual raffle, not random.org :).

UPDATE:
Thanks to some wonderful and generous members here at GOG, I am able to offer some more prizes in this giveaway. Several kind members have offered to contribute a extra game so I will be able to pick more lucky winners in a weeks time. So far there will be at least 4 extra prizes! Thank you so much for your contributions.

Also, for those people unable to enter, or who want to try their luck on another giveaway as well, I am currently hosting a giveaway <span class="bold">here</span>, and you are more then welcome to enter, and if you're eligible to enter this giveaway then you are still welcome to enter both.

If you know a member of the forum who meets the requirements for this giveaway (unemployed or about to be unemployed) then please feel free to let them know about the giveaway, they are more than welcome to enter.

I have noticed these posts too. Such a good giveaway idea. Well done!

Thanks, (sadly) I'm in.

I would pick Bad Mojo Redux so other can join the giveaway too.
There are other expansive games I want, but I really don't wanna take profit for this generous giveaway and, at the same time, prevent other people to win something.
EDIT: Since trentonlf gift me Bad Mojo Redux, I retire my entry here, so other can win something :) Thanks again ddickinson for the great giveaway :)

Not in but thanks for another nice giveaway! :)

Very nice, I'm not working but also not in.
I hope you can lift someone's spirits a bit.

That's a very kind gesture, but please feel free to go for any of the prizes if you would like. Thank you, if you chance your mind and decide to enter you are more than welcome to.

It's ok this way, thanks :)
Also I really want to try Bad Mojo, is one of those "Oh, I want to play this" games I have on an ideal wishlist from ages :)

Not in but this is a very lovely gesture and a very generous prize :) You are a credit to these forums!

Not proud about this, but I'm unemployed too.

Thank you very much for this GA, but I'm not in.

Ugh, anyone enter except me, so I'm feeling weird. If there won't be additional entries, please don't count mine too, I don't wanna win this way.

I'm glad you are picking a game you really want to play. I was hoping people would pick games they like and want to play rather than an expensive game just for the sake of it (I really don't mind people picking the $19,99 option, as long as it's for games they will enjoy).

Good luck Punished_Snake!
Don't worry about it, especially as you picked a lower tier prize, even if no one else enters you are more than welcome to the prize.

My member has been basically unemployed since our second son was born two years ago... But I have a job, so not in...

Yes, but I'm not feeling right to win because anyone join the giveaway, so please consider my entry only if other users will make an entry too :)

I'm sure there will be others, it's still early days and there is a week or so to go before the giveaway ends. But I appreciate your gesture, I love how kind and generous people are here.

Your entry is now considered, Punished_Snake. :)

I'm in.

Joining the GA. Also not happy to be unemployed. So much of my self esteem is tied up in being a productive member of society... Meh and Ugh.

I'd go for Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky or Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis).