The Stealing Game

A day before Christmas, I know most of you are already done with Christmas parties. And when there is a Christmas party, most of the time, there are also exchange gifts.

So, let me introduce you to this stealing game that made our exchange gift very exciting. Lol. It's not really named like that, I just have to come up with something to call it. Well, I do hope you still have parties left where you can apply it, if ever you want to. But if there's none left, you can always apply this next year.

Before anything else, this kind of exchange gift are for those who are 'sport' and won't go mad or sad of they did not get the gifts they want.

Enough with the delay, here's how it goes.

Since, it's not your ordinary exchange gift, there is no draw lots of whom you will give a gift. It's also not like numbering all the gifts and then you got the gift based on the number you'll get.

The only challenge here is that it's really hard to find a gift that is unisex. But I'm telling you, it's really worth it. LOL.

Going back, the thing here is that yes, there is draw lots. You have to make numbers based on how many are the gifts. Suppose, there are 20 of you who joined the exchange gift, then there should be 20 numbers. But no worries about the gifts, you don't have to put number in it.

Everyone will get a number, see what you got and whoever get the number gets to choose a gift first. Yep, number 1 can choose from all the gifts and once he has already chosen, he have to open up the gift for everyone to see.

There comes number 2 who's next on choosing his gift but the twist here is that once he opens his gift and he doesn't really like it or he like the gift that number 1 get, he can steal number 1's gift and swap it for what he got. Did you get it? LOL. That's what I mean when I said that everyone should be sport because stealing of gifts can really happen but that's also what makes it more exciting.

Next is number 3 and same drill. He choose a gift from all the unopened one and if he doesn't like it he can switch his gift either from 1 or 2. The same things happen to everyone until you reach the last number. Funny thing here is that you thought you already got the gift that you want but just a second passed and that gift was already stolen from you.

But wait, there's more! We're just halfway the game.

Number 1 won't be number 1 for nothing. Of course, he got the immunity for once all the numbers were done, the counting goes backwards from the last to the first. Last number will be really at a disadvantage so you wouldn't wish to get that. The first time I got that number, I thought I won the lottery but then they say we have to steal again backwards and that's when I know I'm doomed. LOL

So, as the last number chose his gift, second to the last can now swap his gift... and so on. Until it's number 1's turn to finally get the gift that he wants without anyone stealing it from him since he's the last one to choose.

LOL. I hope you get what I'm saying. I don't know if it looks fun as you read it but it is really fun. It's way more enjoyable if everyone is aggressive stealing the gifts they really want.

If you have exchange gift left, maybe you can give that a try. As for us, we still have 2 more exchange gifts left and I bet it's going to be crazy.

Thanks for reading this far. Wishing y'all a Merry Christmas! :)

Article No. 170
Date: December 24, 2021
By: mary