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Secret Santa

Each person is assigned someone to buy a gift for — and only they can see who.

Not available yet

Needs secure accounts so each person sees only their own match. Coming with the backend.

Players
3–200
Time
5–10 min
Host effort
low
Ages
All ages

How you can play it

  • Shared screen
  • Online (own phones) — not on site yet
  • In person

Objective

Give one surprise gift to your assigned person.

Equipment

  • Each participant's own phone

Host preparation

  1. Agree a budget and exchange date.
  2. List any exclusions (e.g. partners).

Rules

  1. Nobody is assigned themselves.
  2. Each person sees only their own recipient.
  3. No silent redraws after reveal.

Example round

Asha draws Ben; only Asha's private link shows this.

Scoring & winning

None.

Winner: —

Ties: —

Variations

  • White elephant swap.

Accessibility

  • Plain-text results.

Safety notes

  • Set a modest budget.