Christmas in July Invitational White Elephant
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It's snowing presents inside The Pack Rack! This event will have direct invites sent to those that we know have been loyal "Spinsters" to our shop over the past few years.
The general public is invited to attend as well. But only those with DIRECT invites will be given a bonus gift as part of the white elephant exchange and event. These gifts will be marked with shop branding to help identify them as part of the event. These will also be randomly given to those with direct invites, as they show up.
This event will work like any other white elephant exchange. Attendees should bring a wrapped gift of $10-$20 value; preferably of trading card nature--single, pack, etc... At 4:30, attendees will draw #s to see the selection order.
Basic Rules of the event:
Bring a Wrapped Gift: Each player contributes one anonymous, wrapped gift to a central pile.
Draw Numbers: Participants draw numbers to determine the order of play (starting with #1). This will happen at 4:30 promptly
Player #1 Goes First: The first person picks a gift from the pile and unwraps it for everyone to see.
Subsequent Turns: Each following player has two choices:
Unwrap: Pick a new, wrapped gift from the pile.
Steal: Take a gift that has already been opened by another player.
The "Stolen" Loop: If your gift is stolen, you immediately get to either pick a new gift from the pile or steal from someone else (you cannot immediately steal back the gift that was just taken from you).
The Final Swap: Once everyone has a gift, Player #1 usually gets one final opportunity to keep their gift or swap it with any other opened gift. Once this turn is complete; any sealed card product items (packs, boxes, etc... may then be opened)
Common "House Rules" to Keep it Smooth
To prevent the game from lasting forever, many groups use these simplified constraints:
The Three-Steal Limit: A single gift can only be stolen three times. After the third steal, it is "frozen" and stays with its current holder. Organizations like the University of Florida often use these specific caps to keep the event timely.
Turn Limit: A turn officially ends after a maximum of three steals, requiring the next player to pick a new gift from the pile.
One Steal Per Round: A specific gift can only be stolen once in a single round.
For direct invite attendees, they will have the opportunity to gain 2 gifts at any point. During their selection rounds, they may choose to steal another invite gift as their turn or select a second gift from the gift table. This also applies to player # 1's final swap.
Unchosen gifts on the prize table (should there be any) would be gifted to us as the host.
Snacks and refreshments will be provided, FREE of charge. We do kindly ask that those interested promptly reply as "going" so that we be sure to have the right amount available, with minimal waste.
Just another small way, we want to help build and give back to the community that continues to help build us!
The general public is invited to attend as well. But only those with DIRECT invites will be given a bonus gift as part of the white elephant exchange and event. These gifts will be marked with shop branding to help identify them as part of the event. These will also be randomly given to those with direct invites, as they show up.
This event will work like any other white elephant exchange. Attendees should bring a wrapped gift of $10-$20 value; preferably of trading card nature--single, pack, etc... At 4:30, attendees will draw #s to see the selection order.
Basic Rules of the event:
Bring a Wrapped Gift: Each player contributes one anonymous, wrapped gift to a central pile.
Draw Numbers: Participants draw numbers to determine the order of play (starting with #1). This will happen at 4:30 promptly
Player #1 Goes First: The first person picks a gift from the pile and unwraps it for everyone to see.
Subsequent Turns: Each following player has two choices:
Unwrap: Pick a new, wrapped gift from the pile.
Steal: Take a gift that has already been opened by another player.
The "Stolen" Loop: If your gift is stolen, you immediately get to either pick a new gift from the pile or steal from someone else (you cannot immediately steal back the gift that was just taken from you).
The Final Swap: Once everyone has a gift, Player #1 usually gets one final opportunity to keep their gift or swap it with any other opened gift. Once this turn is complete; any sealed card product items (packs, boxes, etc... may then be opened)
Common "House Rules" to Keep it Smooth
To prevent the game from lasting forever, many groups use these simplified constraints:
The Three-Steal Limit: A single gift can only be stolen three times. After the third steal, it is "frozen" and stays with its current holder. Organizations like the University of Florida often use these specific caps to keep the event timely.
Turn Limit: A turn officially ends after a maximum of three steals, requiring the next player to pick a new gift from the pile.
One Steal Per Round: A specific gift can only be stolen once in a single round.
For direct invite attendees, they will have the opportunity to gain 2 gifts at any point. During their selection rounds, they may choose to steal another invite gift as their turn or select a second gift from the gift table. This also applies to player # 1's final swap.
Unchosen gifts on the prize table (should there be any) would be gifted to us as the host.
Snacks and refreshments will be provided, FREE of charge. We do kindly ask that those interested promptly reply as "going" so that we be sure to have the right amount available, with minimal waste.
Just another small way, we want to help build and give back to the community that continues to help build us!
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Where is it happening?
200 W. 1st St; Suite 150, Farmington, MO, United States, Missouri 63640
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