So, what's the best option to unlock the 5$ voucher?
Funny enough, it says I have 17000 tokens from last time, but only shows 83 in my balance.
In the pit stop, where the token balance is, it should say how many tokens you have used this
and previous sale. If the numbers don't add up for you, then I guess it's working about as well as the rest of the event.
To get
tokens, you need
points, and to use the points, you need boost
capacity.
You should be able to get about 4k free boost capacity from activities and participation days. Boost points can be claimed from completing quests (idle a game you have achievements in for 30 minutes. Also some other ones that may include actually playing a game), and the points are then turned to tokens by boosting. Boosting doesn't free up boost capacity: the boosted points will still count towards your max.
In addition to the free boost capacity, you'll still need another 11k capacity, which is gained by using money in Steam: 1 $ is 100 capacity I believe (1 € is 121 capacity). So, if you have no tokens and no boost capacity available, you'll need to use at least 110 $ to get a 5 $ off voucher...
Apparently, to increase their boost capacity, people are buying things when playing CS:GO and listing those in Steam's market to get some of their money back. (I've never played CS:GO, and I'm not going start playing it for this, so I don't know how exactly this works.)
Also, the event is very confusing and things seem to change daily.
Rather than use dozens of monies on games to get a discount when using more monies, I think it's better to just boost daily to get a tiny chance to win the game that's at the top of your wishlist. (Provided your team is in the top three that is.)