🎁 White Elephant RE-Gift Exchange 🎁

Get ready for a hilarious holiday twist on the classic gift swap! Join us for a White Elephant RE-Gift Exchange, where the only rule is…no new purchases allowed! Bring a quirky, gently used item or that “special” gift that’s been gathering dust—anything goes as long as it’s re-gifted! 🎉

📝 Here’s how it works: Wrap up your re-gift to keep it a surprise, and we’ll take turns unwrapping treasures, with plenty of opportunities to “steal” from each other.

🎄 We are doing this a week after Christmas so that horrid sweater that Aunt Mildred got you - that's a great choice, the DIY underwater origami set that Uncle Bruce got you while drunk at the local craft fair - also awesome.

I mean, WHY did your mother give you a fruit cake in a tin she found on sale at TJ max????

The main rule I impose is that it cannot be used.

😁 Expect laughs, unexpected finds, and maybe even the perfect random gift for someone in the group!

❌ No gift cards or anything bought from the store… do Not spend money on this.

The rules we will follow:

## The Basic White Elephant Rules

Listed below are the basic rules that must be followed for a White Elephant Exchange to be played. There's no deviating from these rules so it's best to be well acquainted with these ones.

**Each Guest Must Bring A Single Present**

Everyone participating in the White Elephant Exchange must ensure they bring one gift with them. Showing up with no gift means that someone will not receive anything, and more than one gift is just overkill.

**Wrap Gifts So That No One Can Guess Content**

It's important that every gift is wrapped and in such a way that people cannot easily guess what lies beneath the paper. In fact, it's encouraged to wrap your gift in a way that makes it look completely different than what it actually is. Perhaps placing your small gift in an oversized box and adding weight to it with a few trusty stones.

**Do Not Swap Gift That Was Just Swapped from You**

Pay attention to this rule because without it your game may never progress. If a player's gift is stolen, then they are not permitted to steal back the same gift immediately. Without this rule there is the potential to have two players in a never-ending swap and that's just no fun.

**Last Opened Gift Ends the Game**

This rule variation motivates players to steal and swap gifts throughout the game, but once the last gift is opened the game comes to an end. This is a great rule to have if you have a group of 20 or more people. Without it, it's likely for your game to drag on for ages with a large group.

**Final Swap for the Lucky First**

If you decide to play with this rule, then the person who picked first will have the opportunity to swap their gift once all gifts have been opened. If you decide not to have any swap or steal rounds, then this will make things a bit fairer for the first person. Who may not have had their gift stolen, therefore making it so they didn't have an opportunity for even one steal.

**Three And Person Out!**

If a player is stolen from three times, the third gift they are swapped is now theirs and they are out of the game. For those who enjoy playing with strategy in their game this can be a useful rule to implement.

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