Telltale Secret Santa 4
Jennifer
Moderator
We've held a Secret Santa here at the Telltale forums every year since 2010. It's traditionally run by Ribs and divisionten. But since it didn't look like there'd be one this year, due to the mass migration of a lot of the old users from the forum, I decided to host it this year. I enjoy the tradition and don't want it to end, and these forums could use some holiday cheer.
(Forgive the quick copy/paste of the Telltale Secret Santa 3 post by Ribs last year. He said everything so well, there's no way I could top it.)
Rules:
Games must be gifted through Steam, no exceptions
As with last time, there's no firm maximum, but please don't go overboard with your gifting. Most people only spend between ten and twenty dollars on their gift as a maximum. Also, there's a minimum of $2.50/£2 so we don't get anyone buying Fortix or something silly like that.
You MAY send gag gifts (like BRATZ or THE MAGIC CRAYON something silly, but it DOES NOT COUNT towards your gift. Also, don't send a more expensive gag gift than your real one. It'll probably get regifted anyway)
Also, those who do join must have a post count of 60 or more and joined the forum prior to October 2013. Just trying to keep potential scammers out. 
Sign Ups:
To sign up, please send the email your Steam account is associated with and your Steam name by Private Message via my profile. Then, please post in this thread so I can keep a running list of those who are signing up - you must do both of these before the deadline, so we can get started without a problem as soon as possible! It's highly recommend you simultaneously post your Steam Wishlist in this thread, so the people who are gifting you at least have some idea what kind of game you'd like. The period for entry ends one second before the Steam Holiday Sale begins, and the period to gift ends one second before said sale ends. I'll then try and get everyone's target to them as soon as possible.
As per last year's seemingly very effective strategy, gifts will be sent via proxy to maintain anonymity. I will provide more details when it is time to assign targets.
List of Participants:
Darth Marsden
folklorin
Jennifer
kikyouchanx
Lovescupcakes
nomecopies
ted12
The main rule, as always, is to have a good time! Any questions can either be PM'd to me or asked in the thread itself.
Happy Holidays,
Jennifer
Comments
Ah... I'm actually starting one of these over at Double Fine.
-hides, leaves note-
I discovered the Telltale Secret Santa last year but it was too late, and I promised myself that this year I wouldn't miss it. It's a pity that the old forums (and a lot of the old good people) are gone now, but I won't miss it anyway!
EDIT: Here is my Wishlist, but you can be creative. Only, please, consider that I HATE FPS.
i'd love to join but im a bit tight on money at the moment, maybe next year if there is one.
Hopefully we'll have one next year. Like I said, I really enjoy the tradition, so I'll definitely try to start one next year at least.
I'm going to be a bit strapped for cash myself this year (partly because I'm participating in Double Fine's Secret Santa this year too). You have time before it starts (rumor has it that the Steam Holiday sale will run from December 19th to January 2nd). So if you do decide want to join, don't worry too much about the money. As it says, the minimum is $2.50 (and $5-$10 is pretty standard, I spent somewhere between that myself last year, I believe). It's the thought that counts, after all.
yeah, i'll just see how things go hopefully i will be able to join but it's not very likely.
Hey I still look around here sometimes!
Though you're right there was no plan to hold one this year...
By the way, how can I find Double Fine's Secret Santa? I've searched in DFAF and didn't success. I haven't posted much there anyway, I just read Broken Age updates.
It's only mentioned briefly in the DFAF equivalent to the whatever thread, but it's this Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/doublefinesecretsanta
I'll make an actual thread for it over at the DF forums at the beginning of December, where I'll link to the group and provide more details about how the whole thing'll work. The Steam group's mostly so that it's easier to keep track of everyone.
If you want in, shoot me a PM with your Steam username and I'll send you an invite to the group.
Hey guys! waving
How can I join this awesome game! When do we start?
Hi Ribs, glad to see you're still around.
Any chance of you joining in this year's festivities as a mundy?
Hi folklorin! I see you joined in October, but you only have a post count of 2. As it says above, we usually have an October minimum registration date (which you meet) and a minimum 60 post count requirement (which you don't meet). The reason why we do this is that we want to keep out potential scammers. However, seeing as your posts are non-abusive and non-abrasive, I'm willing to overlook that requirement since we could use some more Secret Santas. I just require that you promise that you'll send a gift through Steam (with a minimum of $2.50) to me so that I can send it to the person who is chosen for you. Please make sure that you do this, since if you don't, I'll have to send a gift myself and you'll be blacklisted from any Secret Santas in the future.
To join, you need to send me a private message via my profile with your Steam username, and I'll send you a friend request so that you can be part of the festivities.
It begins when the Steam Holiday Sale starts and ends when the Steam Holiday sale ends (rumored to be from December 19th to January 2nd).
I'm going to be splitting my wishlist in half (as suggested at the Double Fine forums) so that I can do both the Telltale Secret Santa and the Double Fine Secret Santa (I have to actually fill up my wishlist first). I guess I'll post my Telltale wishlist here once I have it split, unless anyone has any objections (since my post will basically just be the games I wish for, and I don't want to fill this topic up needlessly.
If anyone else is doing Double Fine's Secret Santa too, are you planning on doing this too, or do you have a better suggestion? (I've never participated in two Secret Santas at the same time).
I'm hosting the DFSS, so I'm declaring myself a non-participant in the gifting part, since I'll have enough on my plate.
So it's just here.
Since Darth Marsden created a Steam group for the DFSS it could be a possibility to just merge these two Secret Santas on a neutral middle ground over on Steam. I'm not sure how that would work with the guessing who your secret Santa part though. I haven't really thought it through. Just a thought.
All right, I'll play this year as well. PMing my Steam information now.
I like the idea of merging both Secret Santas.
I like that the Double Fine crew have their/own thing going, what with all the new guys joining up. It's a good bonding thing.
Maybe if we're doing one again next year, a cross-over might work. But I just don't feel right doing it now.
I agree with what Darth Marsden said. Plus, although there's a lot of overlap in the people on both forums, it's not universal. There's people who signed up for Telltale's Secret Santa who aren't at the Double Fine forums, or vice-versa.
We've got both running now, so it just wouldn't feel right to combine them after people already signed up. We'll see how they both go this year, and then decide what to do for next year.
Those are good points. If we do a combined Secret Santa next year, it's better if it's announced as such in advance.
My steam wishlist - http://steamcommunity.com/id/datyanderegirl/wishlist
Hacker Evolution is 80% off on Steam at the moment and also in a bundle I think.
Well, crap. I actually dunno if I'll even want those anymore after watching gameplay vids.
Well, I was talking to my mom about this and she wants to join.
So, I'll be bowing out so we'll have an even number of Secret Santas (plus that'll make it easier for me to do the Double Fine secret santa too). There's still a little bit of time left, as the Steam Holiday Sale is rumored to start on December 19th, so if you still want to sign up, by all means feel free. I'll add myself back in if anyone new signs up to keep an even number of Santas. 
Oh, and my mom meets the requirements of sign up date, but not total post count, but I can definitely vouch for her.
Happy Holidays everyone! Thanks for vouching for me honey.
Here's my Steam wishlist.
Words cannot describe just how weird this is.
(Kidding. Maybe.)
Oh, I can think of some much weirder things to write, but I decided to be good. (Darn it!)
Must be awesome knowing your daughter moderates on a forum. My parents aren't cool enough to know about forums or anything besides Facebook.
Anyway, nice to meet you Jennifer's mom. Hope you have a good holiday!
How come you need an even number of Santas? And why aren't you friends with your mom on Steam?
If we didn't have an even number of Santas, someone would have to send and receive two gifts to even it out, I think. If I'm wrong, feel free to correct me. I'd be happy to be wrong in this instance.
Ack, I forgot to accept my mom's friend request. That's embarrassing. 0_0
You don't if you set up a circle of Santas and Santees. Example:
Person A gives to Person B, Person B gives to Person C, Person C gives to Person A.
Oh, yay! Thanks for that. It'll make setting up the Santa chart a lot easier. And, with that, of course, I'm back in.
And the Steam holiday sale has started, so our Secret Santa has started too! I'm sending out private messages with the names of the secret santas now.
And, as a reminder. If I already own a game, let me know by PM here or on Steam. If you put it in your inventory and trade with me, it will go in my inventory so I'll be able to send it to the recipient.
I've found it easier to manage if everyone saves their bought games in their inventory, then starts a chat/trade with you and gifts it to you.
Of course, that's mostly because I already own about 7 billion games on Steam, so... :S
So... is this still a go? Because I've heard nothing from anyone about it...
Didn't you get my PM? o_O
I'll send it again right now. Stupid new forum PM system. -_-
I sent a PM out to everyone. Did anyone else not get theirs?
EDIT: Oh, gee. I see why. I sent the PM to you through your profile, but it sends it to Darth because of the space in your username. That's certainly helpful. >_<
I'll send you a PM through Double Fine's forums instead.
Ooh, My santa picked up, in no particular order
-Frozen Synapse Red
-Indie Game the Movie Special Edition
-Another World 20th Anniversary
-Penny Arcade 4
Thanks a bunch! I can't wait!
Um...how do you check your messages on this new forum?
Alsooooooo, my secret santa gifted me Ys1 and Ys2~ Thanks a bunch Secret Santa!
You can find them by clicking the triangle at the top right of the forum that will bring a drop down box. They're mixed in with your feed (which is a very inefficient and hard to follow system, you might have to click to view more messages at the bottom to find any PMs).
My secret santa must be the actual Santa, I have just received Chaos on Deponia and Goodbye Deponia Premium.
Thank you soooooo much!!! Yay!