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December 2021 monthly bonus round - 2,000 Microsoft Rewards points FREE @ Microsoft Store + MORE
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December 2021 monthly bonus round - 2,000 Microsoft Rewards points FREE @ Microsoft Store + MORE

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A new month, a new set of MS Rewards tasks, with an accompanying punchcard via the Rewards app on an Xbox console. Note that you must have an Xbox console for most of these.

1 (any device): Search Bing on any device 5 days.
2 (any device): Complete 3 daily sets (of tasks at rewards.microsoft.com/)
3 (Xbox One or Xbox Series S/X): Earn 3 achievements in any Xbox One or Xbox Series S/X game.
4 (Xbox One or Xbox Series S/X): Complete a weekly set (of tasks on in the Xbox Rewards app)
5 (Xbox One or Xbox Series S/X): Complete the quiz (this relates to backwards compatible games)
6 (Xbox One or Xbox Series S/X): Claim your prizes (bonus points and free sweepstakes entry)


Other Rewards promotions currently available via the Xbox Rewards app on consoles:
- 500 points for unlocking an achievement in one of 10 selected games: Back 4 Blood, Hades, For Honor, The Forgotten City, Cyber Shadow, The Ascent, Psychonauts 2, Scarlet Nexus, Twelve Minutes, Genesis Noire.

Note that that the "Rewards top 10" punchcard is not yet activating correctly - give it time, as this is common at the start of each month. Edit: now working
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Microsoft Rewards Top 10 2021 Favorites Punch Card Rewards Guide on Xbox - Unlock an Achievement

"Unlock an achievement for 500 Microsoft Rewards points. We'll be grabbing one called Tourist within The Forgotten City." - Rewards Hunter
Edited by a community support team member, 2 December 2021
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  1. Sarah7's avatar
    PaulGrimes01/12/2021 12:20

    Is there any gamepass games on PC that run on tired old machines lol


    Yes, there are numerous Game Pass games that run on years old PCs, including Doom (et al), Donut County, Day Of The Tentacle, Full Throttle, Limbo and Solitaire Collection Premium Edition. However, collecting the most points (up to 250 extra per day) requires a multiplayer game; the only one that I've been able to get working on my i3 and successfully crediting points is Age Of Empires. I find that Among Us also runs but didn't award points.

    redmoss01/12/2021 16:50

    Anyone knows an easy way to make up the (keep 7+ friends) for the Xbox iOS …Anyone knows an easy way to make up the (keep 7+ friends) for the Xbox iOS app?


    Just follow some strangers; they don't need to follow you back or be the same people you encounter when playing games for points. (edited)
  2. Deckard2049's avatar
    Who could be bothered with this
  3. cloysterpete's avatar
    Bazallworks01/12/2021 09:03

    12000 points will get you a month of game pass ultimate, which is almost …12000 points will get you a month of game pass ultimate, which is almost what you can earn in a month anyway.Otherwise you can redeem it against credit on the Xbox or Microsoft stores.


    If the goal is to top up your Game Pass Ultimate with points then use your points on Xbox Live Gold, it’s more efficient. Buying Xbox Live Gold three months for 15000 points converts itself into 53 days off Game Pass Ultimate, per months it works out as around 9000 points, buying three months Ultimate directly is 35000, or 11666 points per month.

    I never do any of the rewards that involve buying things and don’t do the weekly quests that are time consuming, if it takes longer than five minutes then I can’t be bothered, despite this the lowest monthly total I’ve ever had was 14001 back in June. More than enough for GamePass and what’s left over I buy all the fancy controllers Microsoft comes out with.

    At the moment I’m getting loads of points from joining an online game on pc, it’s giving me an extra 290 points every day which adds up quickly, I’m surprised they’ve not fixed this yet as it’s clearly not intended as it’s giving the points for linking social accounts etc each day instead of just the once
  4. Bazallworks's avatar
    ohdearohdear01/12/2021 07:10

    What are these points used for?


    12000 points will get you a month of game pass ultimate, which is almost what you can earn in a month anyway.

    Otherwise you can redeem it against credit on the Xbox or Microsoft stores.
  5. Womble65's avatar
    ohdearohdear01/12/2021 07:10

    What are these points used for?


    You can exchange points for vouchers to spend at places like Microsoft, cafe nero, Decathlon, New Look, Halfords, TK MAXX and quite a few more.
  6. QueefLedger's avatar
    For the top 10 punch card, If you haven't played 12 minutes boot it up, fill a cup with water and water the plant in the bedroom for easy achievement
  7. andyrig86's avatar
    ohdearohdear02/12/2021 18:44

    How do you get 12k points a month?


    I log into the bing app daily and click the 5 or 6 things on there to get 80-100 points a day. On gamepass, each day, week and month it has quests that consist logging into the gamepass app, playing a gamepass game a day, playing a certain gamepass game and doing other random quests like getting so many points in a game or killing so many enemies or a certain enemy. It makes it quite fun especially if it’s a game that isn’t on your radar and you enjoy it. Monthly points for me normally gets me around 10k plus the daily points and streaks you add on to that just take me over the 12k then I redeem it on the rewards app for a gamepass month pass.
  8. powerbrick's avatar
    Illusionary01/12/2021 02:19

    See my comment in the description - give it time, it'll be fixed before …See my comment in the description - give it time, it'll be fixed before long.


    wasn't fixed last month, people had to email.
  9. PaulGrimes's avatar
    Deckard204901/12/2021 02:44

    Who could be bothered with this


    Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last couple of years , can wrangle 16 - 17,000 points in a slow month
  10. powerbrick's avatar
    Illusionary01/12/2021 02:28

    It was for most, just a (vocal) minority had to email.


    ah, you must work for Microsoft on the rewards program to have access to this information or just speculation.....
  11. robo989's avatar
    PaulGrimes01/12/2021 03:21

    Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last …Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last couple of years , can wrangle 16 - 17,000 points in a slow month


    BS, you cannot.

    PaulGrimes01/12/2021 04:50

    Just doing the basic searches on my mobile and my xbox then doing an …Just doing the basic searches on my mobile and my xbox then doing an achievement a day and I buy a couple of cheap games plus doing all the game pass quests over the month takes about 40 mins a day if you do it right , if I buy new releases and rent / buy films I can get upto 29k in a month but that's a really good monthb


    That's costing you more money.
    Better off saving the money and buying on foreign stores.

    That said, you exaggerating massively. (edited)
  12. JamesBrown-2b3d5.91366's avatar
    RetroCyrus01/12/2021 02:13

    Top 10 punch card not activating for me


    Same as last month it seems
  13. blinx01's avatar
    robo98901/12/2021 06:16

    BS, you cannot.That's costing you more money.Better off saving the money …BS, you cannot.That's costing you more money.Better off saving the money and buying on foreign stores.That said, you exaggerating massively.


    Realistically, I earn about 10-12K MS Reward Points a month without spending a penny if I stay on top of it.
    If you buy digitally and get lucky with a punch-card, you can get +6K points from that.

    I tend to let mine add up and buy collectable stuff like the LE controllers that will hold value.
    Over the last 6 months I had the Space Jam and Forza Horizon 5 LE controllers.
  14. MonkeyMan90's avatar
    Deckard204901/12/2021 02:44

    Who could be bothered with this


    The ones who don't mind putting in a small amount of work to get things like free Xbox series x instead of paying £450
  15. Jase87's avatar
    Illusionary01/12/2021 02:19

    See my comment in the description - give it time, it'll be fixed before …See my comment in the description - give it time, it'll be fixed before long.


    Mine never fixed last month. I had to contact them and they manually gave me 500 pts.. it still showed as incomplete for the rest of the month though.

    They still owe me 2000 though as the monthly reward never completed either due to the top 10 glitching. Unfortunately MS haven't acknowledge my request for that...
  16. InkLeach's avatar
    I just cashed in 473k points last night.

    I feel so empty now .
    It's definitely worthwhile, it's free money for playing games.
  17. PaulGrimes's avatar
    robo98904/12/2021 05:13

    Yes it is unrealistic, it's about 12,000 points give or take if you add it …Yes it is unrealistic, it's about 12,000 points give or take if you add it up and average.I've got a similar number as II just did the 500 top 10 for example.This has all been hashed out on Reddit ages ago by people.


    I'll save this post and be back on 31st of December just because I'm petty and take offence to being called a liar over something so silly lol
  19. Baza72's avatar
    Illusionary01/12/2021 02:28

    It was for most, just a (vocal) minority had to email.


    Was never fixed for me. And like many others had to contact Microsoft rewards support to get the points added manually. Guessing I'm going to have to do the same again this month.
  20. curtis392's avatar
    robo98901/12/2021 06:16

    BS, you cannot.That's costing you more money.Better off saving the money …BS, you cannot.That's costing you more money.Better off saving the money and buying on foreign stores.That said, you exaggerating massively.


    It’s not BS at all. I earned 25k points in November without buying anything, but this included the free 6000 on the Battlefield 2042 trial. With the new daily quests on Xbox iOS app that got added just over a week ago, you can get over 20k pointsper month easily. (edited)
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    deleted46841701/12/2021 02:24

    wasn't fixed last month, people had to email.


    It was for most, just a (vocal) minority had to email.
  23. PaulGrimes's avatar
    mrmcdermot01/12/2021 04:14

    Out of curiosity have you got a breakdown of how you earn that on a "slow …Out of curiosity have you got a breakdown of how you earn that on a "slow month"?


    Just doing the basic searches on my mobile and my xbox then doing an achievement a day and I buy a couple of cheap games plus doing all the game pass quests over the month takes about 40 mins a day if you do it right , if I buy new releases and rent / buy films I can get upto 29k in a month but that's a really good monthb
  24. Spooooooooooooon's avatar
    Have had a series X for 3 weeks and got 16,000 points so-far
  25. Jayswa's avatar
    curtis39201/12/2021 07:09

    It’s not BS at all. I earned 25k points in November without buying a …It’s not BS at all. I earned 25k points in November without buying anything, but this included the free 6000 on the Battlefield 2042 trial. With the new daily quests on Xbox iOS app that got added just over a week ago, you can get over 20k pointsper month easily.


    Same. Started 4/5 weeks ago an on 25K.
  26. EmeraldGreen's avatar
    How to Earn Microsoft Rewards Points on Xbox, PC & Mobile - Free Game Pass, Gift Cards, Robux, DLC

    Remember to follow Rewards Hunter on YouTube for weekly videos
  27. TheAmazingNoob's avatar
    mrmcdermot01/12/2021 13:01

    It's not showing on mine but where is it located just so I know, if you …It's not showing on mine but where is it located just so I know, if you have screenshots?


    Firstly, make sure its the Xbox app, not the Xbox Game Pass app. They are two different apps, and ideally you should have both installed anyway, as the XGP app also has quests of its own such as logging into that app once every day, etc.

    Anyway, on the Xbox app, it's the last icon on the right at the bottom of the menu, that one should be for your profile and should display your profile pic as the icon, click on that, and one of the sections inside there is Rewards where the quests are, you claim the points for completing them here also

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  28. pelwl's avatar
    CraigDullaghan01/12/2021 13:28

    This does seem like a bit of an exaggeration.


    I don't think so. I average 15k a month. Never buy anything. I miss at least 1-2k each month because I don't bother with anything involving games I don't want to play or with hunting achievements each and every day.
  29. RetroCyrus's avatar
    Top 10 punch card not activating for me
  30. WhichWayNow's avatar
    Deckard204901/12/2021 02:44

    Who could be bothered with this


    The same could be said for any rewards system. (edited)
  31. mrmcdermot's avatar
    PaulGrimes01/12/2021 03:21

    Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last …Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last couple of years , can wrangle 16 - 17,000 points in a slow month


    Out of curiosity have you got a breakdown of how you earn that on a "slow month"?
  32. deleted559721's avatar
    From doing daily, weekly and monthly tasks you can get around 12.5k, that's based on a 28 day month and doing all the GP mobile app tasks, Xbox app tasks and daily search/browser activities. It doesn't include things like random punch cards that get thrown up or if someone has a 6k punch card for purchasing a game. It also doesn't include the Console Rewards App weekly streak bonus, which is every 10 weeks after the first ten weeks

    It's not as good as it used to be since family sharing got turned off, where I could get over 20k a month, also the GP app tasks used to be a bit more generous.

    I don't go as hard at it now I don't have a goal for the points. So I'll miss daily achievements and forget streaks, but it's alright.
  33. zombrex's avatar
    Illusionary01/12/2021 02:28

    It was for most, just a (vocal) minority had to email.


    Vast majority you mean
  34. m.ad's avatar
    Deckard204901/12/2021 02:44

    Who could be bothered with this


    Me. Been doing this for a year and just purchased two custom controllers for the kids for Christmas from the Design Lab using the Rewards credit. It quickly adds up!
  35. Apoc64's avatar
    Deckard204901/12/2021 02:44

    Who could be bothered with this


    Anybody who likes free money. Takes no time at all. I only started paying attention in May and already I earned enough to get a free new Xbox controller and I'm up to £30 in Xbox credit again since.
  36. pc2258's avatar
    PaulGrimes01/12/2021 03:21

    Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last …Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last couple of years , can wrangle 16 - 17,000 points in a slow month


    Fair play! Thats what im saving points up for.. got a series x already but want an S for the bedroom. Currently just under 50k points so a looong way to go but it will feel so worth it when i get there.

    InkLeach01/12/2021 08:21

    I just cashed in 473k points last night.I feel so empty now .It's …I just cashed in 473k points last night.I feel so empty now .It's definitely worthwhile, it's free money for playing games.


    Wow! How long did that take you? Did you get a console? (edited)
  37. DaveRetroLondon's avatar
    PaulGrimes01/12/2021 03:21

    Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last …Paid for my xbox series s and a good few digital games over the last couple of years , can wrangle 16 - 17,000 points in a slow month


    Rubbish! I do every quest, search points etc and get around 10k
  38. curtis392's avatar
    silvercondor01/12/2021 10:00

    Daily quests on the Xbox iOS app, you say? I had to be very …Daily quests on the Xbox iOS app, you say? I had to be very explicit in detailing that the 500 wasn’t working, and in turn meant that I couldn’t get the 2,000.They gave me 2,500 pts and a bonus 1,000 goodwill, which was decent of them.”Vocal minority” indeed. This wasn’t a rare occurrence. I wondered if it was related to getting multiple reward points on multiple punch cards for Back 4 Blood.



    Xbox mobile app adds Quests-like Microsoft Rewards Points challenges (trueachievements.com)
    With the bonuses you get around 300 points per day - the "play PC game with friends" one all you have to do is boot up a gamepass game (i use Age of Empires Definitive), join a random multiplayer lobby then leave (edited)
  40. RAGiN_CRiNZ's avatar
    How is this a deal. You have these every month.

    fellermelad01/12/2021 08:05

    Just done the This Or That section and hasn't marked as complete. Why are …Just done the This Or That section and hasn't marked as complete. Why are they so buggy at thr moment? I missed out on last months 2000 points because of the broken Top 10 co op section. Wont be pleased if it happens again.


    Email them. I did and they added the points from last month (edited)
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