How to Play Dirty Santa

dianaheather | 5:42 pm | December 4, 2008 | Celebrations.com

Ask five people how to play Dirty Santa, and you will probably hear five different answers. Here is a rundown of basic directions. Feel free to change them as the game goes on!Steps

* Everyone playing the game brings a wrapped gift so there is no indication about what is inside. Place gifts together under the tree or on a table.

* The host writes a number on scrap pieces of paper for every gift and places them in a basket, bowl or hat.

* Each person draws a number. Getting a higher number is actually better because you will have more opened gifts to choose from.

* The person with #1 picks a gift to open from the pile. The person with #2 can choose to open another package or steal the gift from #1. If a gift is stolen, the person who had it then steals from someone else or picks another gift to open.

* The game continues like this until everyone takes a turn opening or stealing a gift. The last person to go can steal from anyone in the game or open the remaining gift.

* Once a gift is stolen three times, it is retired from the game.
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