Meet & Greet Gift Exchange 10-15

Name: Meet & Greet Gift Exchange 10-15
Start: 2024-10-15T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Deck 8 Music Hall

Schedule

Tue Oct 15 2024 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Deck 8 Music Hall | Waltham, MA

A casual meet-up to put faces to names from the Facebook group. You do not have to participate in the gift bag exchange to attend! The gift bag exchange will be “white elephant” style.. Rules will be posted separately. You do not have to participate in the bag exchange to attend!
Rules:
***$20.00 LIMIT
1. Each player brings one gift bag to contribute to a common pool
2. Players draw numbers to determine what order they will go in
3. Players sit in a circle or line where they can see the gift pile
4. The first player selects a gift from the pool and opens it
5. The following players can choose to either pick an unwrapped gift from the pool or steal a previous player’s gift. Anyone who gets their gift stolen in this way can do the same – choose a new gift or steal from someone else.
6. After all players have had a turn, the first player gets a chance to swap the gift he or she is holding for any other opened gift. Anyone whose gift is stolen may steal from someone else (as long as that person hasn’t been stolen from yet). When someone declines to steal a gift, the game comes to an end.
There are lots of different approaches to buying a White Elephant Gift. Here are some characteristics to look for when looking for a gift to bring to your White Elephant Gift Exchange party:
Funny. Funny gifts make the biggest splash at the party but aren’t always the most desirable items for swapping.
Weird. Weird artwork and gadgets are also popular at Christmas gift swaps and are often highly sought after.
Nice. There’s nothing wrong with buying a genuinely nice gift, especially since it has the potential to fuel a lot of competition during the game.
In short, there’s a place for all sorts of different items in a gift exchange. But if there’s one quality that all gifts should have, it’s that they should be interesting.
Cruise-related gifts are encouraged!!