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Here's what to know about the rules of the exchange and how to play. ... EDWIN TAN / Getty Images. When the second player goes, they'll have two options: They can open a new gift, or steal the ...
It's a holiday party game that tears families and friends apart: the White Elephant gift exchange. Perhaps you call it Dirty Santa or some other wacky name, but it's one in the same. The premise ...
The gift-giving season is upon us, which means the return of a controversial holiday game: the White Elephant gift exchange. Whether you call it White Elephant , Yankee Swap or Dirty Santa, the ...
A white elephant gift exchange, [1] Yankee swap [2] or Dirty Santa [3] [nb 1] is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged during Christmas festivities. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers rather than to give or acquire a genuinely valuable or highly sought-after item. [ 3 ]
The word "pollyanna" may also be used colloquially to denote a holiday gift exchange more typically known as Secret Santa, especially in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. [4] At the height of her popularity, Pollyanna was known as "The Glad Girl", and Parker Brothers even created The Glad Game, a board game. [5]
In a typical post, participants are given a list of six names and are asked to send one gift (or book, or bottle of wine) valued at about $10–15 USD to the person at the top of the list. They are then asked to remove the person in the top spot, move the person in the number two spot to the top, add themselves to the number two spot, and ...
Plant Exchange. Christmas is all about green and red. Lean into the former and allow the gifts to be the true life of the party. Ask guests to bring a potted plant—you can either be specific and ...
Gift Trap is a 2006 indie party board game, invented by Nick Kellet (based on an idea inspired by his eldest daughter in 2004). Gift Trap is billed as "The hilarious gift -exchange party game". Gift Trap relies on the players' personal knowledge of each other, requiring the matching of the right gift to the right person.