Rules

1. Bring a Gift

   Everyone arrives with a wrapped present that fits the host's theme or price cap.

2. Bowling Tourment (Determine Turn Order)

   Turn order will be decided by bowling scores. Turns will go from lowest to highest, with the exception of the winner who will go first.

3. Open the First Gift

   First person unwraps anything they like from the gift pile.

4. Next Player

   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.

   To keep things moving along, there are a couple of limits on gift stealing:

   • A present can only be stolen once per turn, which means players who have a gift stolen from them have to wait to get it back.
   • After three swaps, the turn automatically comes to an end (otherwise things could drag on for a long time).

5. Final Turn

   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. When someone declines to steal a gift, the game comes to an end. Note that during this final round the "one steal per turn" and "three steal" rules don't apply.