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After announcements at the Jan. 4th membership meeting, we will have a White Elephant Gift Exchange. So, think about what unwanted gift you received from this or a past Christmas to bring.
Here are the rules:
1. Each player brings one wrapped gift to contribute to a common pool. Bring that unwanted gift from Aunt Ruthie or purchase a gift for $10 or less.
2. Players draw numbers to determine what order they will go in.
3. Players sit where they can see the gift pile.
4. The first player selects a gift from the pool and opens it. Make sure everyone can see the gift!
5. The following players can choose to either pick a wrapped gift from the pool or steal a previous player’s gift. Anyone who gets their gift stolen in this way can do the same – choose a new gift or steal from someone else.
To keep things moving along, there are a couple of limits on gift swapping:
• A gift can only be stolen once per turn, which means the player who had a gift stolen from them cannot steal it back during that turn.
• After three swaps, the turn automatically comes to an end.
• Three Swaps and You’re Out. If you get stolen from three times during the game, then
you are out of the game and can no longer be stolen from.
• Three Swaps and the Gift is Out. If a present gets stolen three times, it’s out of the game and the person who holds it gets to walk away with it.
• After all players have had a turn, the first player gets a chance to swap the gift he or she is holding for any other eligible gift.