Does/Has anyone done a White Elephant before?
It seems no matter who I talk to, they've never done or even heard of this game and I feel like I'm the only one who ever has xP
To those who don't know, the White Elephant is a game played for holidays like this. Here's how things go: You need a big group of people to do this like 10 or more for best results, so either do this at a party or with a huge family like I do. Anyways, each person puts one gift they bought in a pile and everyone gathers around it. After deciding a turn order, one person at a time picks out something from the pile, and whatever they get, they're stuck with it. After the first person, every other person can either pick out another present or steal one of the already claimed presents, and to make sure things don't go on forever, each present can only be stolen a certain number of times (usually 3). This goes on until the last present is taken and if the person who went first decides to swap their present with someone else (since they didn't get an option to steal anything since they went first).
The fun is seeing what kind of stupid or useless gifts everyone gets and seeing that one person who gets something that really is genuinely awesome and everyone trying to steal it while also convincing everyone else to take what they got x3 Like one time my family practically fought over this rare video of Empire Strikes Back that was autographed by Frank Oz~ This game is actually a riot~
Anyways tell me if any of you guys ever did this at your holidays or family gatherings. And if not, then maybe you now have something fun to do with your family now~ ;)
To those who don't know, the White Elephant is a game played for holidays like this. Here's how things go: You need a big group of people to do this like 10 or more for best results, so either do this at a party or with a huge family like I do. Anyways, each person puts one gift they bought in a pile and everyone gathers around it. After deciding a turn order, one person at a time picks out something from the pile, and whatever they get, they're stuck with it. After the first person, every other person can either pick out another present or steal one of the already claimed presents, and to make sure things don't go on forever, each present can only be stolen a certain number of times (usually 3). This goes on until the last present is taken and if the person who went first decides to swap their present with someone else (since they didn't get an option to steal anything since they went first).
The fun is seeing what kind of stupid or useless gifts everyone gets and seeing that one person who gets something that really is genuinely awesome and everyone trying to steal it while also convincing everyone else to take what they got x3 Like one time my family practically fought over this rare video of Empire Strikes Back that was autographed by Frank Oz~ This game is actually a riot~
Anyways tell me if any of you guys ever did this at your holidays or family gatherings. And if not, then maybe you now have something fun to do with your family now~ ;)
