White elephant
 

Just a warning. If you're going to play this game, make sure you don't spend more than five dollars on the gift, because you may get something like peanuts, flour, or duct tape in return. :eek::mad::rolleyes:

What happened??
How much did you spend and what did you wind up with??

What is this game? Can someone explain?? :confused:

This game is similar to the Chinese something game... ahhh can't remember what it's called. Everyone brings a wrapped gift that is something they don't want (usually from their house)... they try to be creative and funny. Then everyone draws numbers. Number One gets to pick from all the gifts. Number Two gets to either pick a new gift, or steal Number One's gift. Number Three can either pick a new one, or steal from Numbers One and Two. Get it? Usually a gift can only be stolen three times, so the person who steals it the third time gets to keep it.

The "White Elephant" part has to do with the gift being something that no one would really want.

It is a fun game... A couple weeks ago, my chapter played a version of this at our Christmas party. We called it Dirty Santa- everyone brought lingerie or racy items as their gift.

Hahaha... it's all in innocent fun. We have several "innocents" in our chapter who brought things like lip gloss and picture frames. I brought glitter glue in 16 different colors :D But some of the items at the party would definitely raise a founder's eyebrow :eek:

Having just participated in a white elephant gift exchange this past Friday, I can explain it to you:

First of all, everyone provides a gift within a predetermined limit ($10 max, $15 max, etc). It may be a "serious' one or a gag gift. Then all parties draw a number based on how many are participate (12 participants, 12 numbers).

Now here's where the fun begins:

The person who pulls #1 gets the first gift. The person who pulls #2 gets to pick the second gift OR can take #1's gift and #1 has to pull another gift, but s/he cannot take back the gift #2 has taken away. This goes on down the line until all gifts are received. In other words, it is more advantageous to have a high number b/c you already know what gifts are out there and can choose to take one of those instead of taking the last few under the tree. It has a "Let's Make A Deal" type of ring to it.

Hope this helps.

H*ll no, five dollars max!!!!

Hey Rain Main,

It's funny, how you relate White Elephant to a game show:p

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this reminds me of..
 

the time my Big got a potato, a carrot, a stick of celery, a green bean and an onion. :p

It isn't always items nobody would want. My boyfriend's office did a white elephant exchange last week, and he ended up with a pack of 12 beers from around the world. He was 9th out of 10, so he got to basically steal whatever he wanted...

I'm going to a white elephant tonight - always a good laugh!

My point exactly. I've been saying that for years.