Gift Swap: White Elephant Game

Running a white elephant gift exchange at your Christmas party? Gift Swap runs the whole game from one phone: it draws the turn order, tells everyone whose turn it is, and keeps count of every steal so nobody argues about the rules or loses track of a gift.

Also known as a Yankee swap, dirty Santa or rob-your-neighbor party, it is the same classic game: everyone brings a wrapped present, players take turns opening a new gift or stealing one that is already open, and gifts that get stolen too often are frozen.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Add the players' names (no accounts, no sign-ups).
2. Pick your house rules.
3. Draw the order with an animated number draw.
4. Pass the phone around, or show the screen on a TV: Gift Swap announces whose turn it is. They open a wrapped gift or steal an opened one.
5. At the end, share a results card with who ended up with what.

FEATURES
- Animated random turn order, fair and fast
- Clear turn screen: "Alex's turn: open a gift or steal"
- Gift unwrapping animation, with a short name and emoji for every gift
- Steal counter on every gift and an ice animation when a gift becomes frozen
- House rules you can change: steal limit (1, 2, 3 or unlimited), no immediate steal-back, and a final swap for the first player
- Optional turn timer (30, 60 or 90 seconds) that never forces a move
- Price limit reminder shown during the game (for example "$25 limit")
- Undo the last move if someone taps the wrong gift
- Shareable results card at the end, and "play again with the same group"
- Works offline. Your game stays on your device

PERFECT FOR
Office Christmas and holiday parties, family Christmas dinners, friends' gift swaps, classrooms, church and club events, and remote teams (share your screen on a video call).

GIFT EXCHANGE RULES, EXPLAINED
In white elephant, players draw numbers and go in order. On your turn you either open a wrapped gift or steal an opened gift from another player, who then takes their turn to open or steal. Most groups let a gift be stolen two or three times before it is frozen and stays with its owner. Some groups add a final swap, so the first player can trade with anyone at the end. Gift Swap lets you choose the version your group likes and enforces it for you.

PARTY PACK (optional one-time purchase)
Gift Swap is free to play with a banner ad on the setup screen and an occasional ad after a finished game. The Party Pack is a single purchase, with no subscription, that removes ads, unlocks the Winter and Ugly sweater looks and removes the player limit (free games support up to 20 players). You can restore it any time from the Party Pack screen.

GOOD TO KNOW
Gift Swap is a helper for gift exchange parties. It has no gambling, no real-money prizes and no payments between players. It does not draw Secret Santa pairs: it runs the open-or-steal game. "White elephant", "Yankee swap" and "dirty Santa" are common names for the same party game. Not affiliated with any brand.

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