A game within a game for the holiday
A quick little tale ... Last Sunday we had a white elephant gift exchange, which is a game of sorts. People kept calling it "the gift game" or just "the game". I'm not sure it has an actual name, it's too ephemeral a thing. Since it does have a rule set, some choices to make, and obvious gains and losses, it does qualify as a game. Anyway, the rules are simple: some number of people each bring a gift, and numbers are pulled from a "hat" (whatever is convenient). The first player gets to choose a gift and unwrap it. After that, each player has the choice to steal any unwrapped gift or open a new one. When your gift is stolen, you get to open a new one. When a gift is stolen for a third time, it is out of the game and cannot be stolen again. When everyone has had one turn, the first player has a chance to steal any gift, because they did not get that option the first time around. Very simple, and full of laughs. It was surprising how m...