White Elephant 2015

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White Elephant 2015

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The stillness of winter is shattered by cheerful voices as samanyr kin from near and far gather in the familiar clearing to await the friendly chaos which will soon ensue. The imposing figure of Warden of the Desolate Tundra stands guard over the gaily wrapped packages, glowering at all who would tamper with them.
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It's time for the fourth annual samanayr White Elephant game! A huge thanks to SilverDapples for running last year's game while I was MIA. And thanks to Sushi and our Guest Artists for providing prizes :D

White Elephants are a popular party game, but of course we’re doing things a little differently on the forums. Sign-ups are open from now until Saturday December 19 at 10:00 PM Pacific. Twelve players will be randomly selected from all the submitted forms. The game will start Sunday December 20th at 2:00 PM Pacific. Based on previous years, the game will likely run about two and a half to three hours. Active participation is key so please only sign up if you will be available durring this time. I will try my best to post a list of players right after signups close.

How the game will be played:
  • Before the game begins I will take a roll-call. If a player is not in attendance I’ll make the call for standby players to take their place.
  • The twelve players will be randomly numbered off and I will post the list of twelve wrapped presents. The first player has their choice of presents from the pile, but they don’t get to unwrap it yet.
  • Once a player has made their selection I will repost the list and successive players will have their choice of presents from the pile or they can steal a present from another player!
  • If a present is stolen from you, you can either steal from a different player (no steal-backs) or chose another present from the pile.
  • A warning though, the wrapping paper is delicate and may tear apart during theft! If this happens the thief receives the contents of the present, it cannot be stolen from them.
  • The game ends when all the presents from the pile have been selected. All the presents will open to reveal their contents!


To enter please PM amazondreamer with the subject “White Elephant”. Forms sent to Sushidragon may get lost.

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[b]Do you understand that active participation is required for this game, and if you are not online and ready to play at the start of the game your spot may be offered to another user?[/b]
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
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The Presents!

ImageGold with a Red Bow This metallic gold paper catches and reflects the light.

ImageMagenta with a Lime Bow The eye smarting colors of this package hum with energy.

Image Chocolate with a Blue Bow The rich brown paper is set off nicely by a silken blue bow.

Image Crimson with a Cream Bow This package has a certain dignified charm to it.

ImageOrange with a Charcoal Bow This sullen package sits near the edge of the pile, half buried in the snow.

Image Silver with a Pink Bow This package looks as though it was wrapped hastily, and there is an overabundance of tape.

Image Purple with a White Bow The long stands of ribbon blow in the breeze.

Image Sky-blue with a Green Bow This package is smaller than most.

Image Slate gray with an Orange Bow One corner of this box is dented in, but the paper is still intact.

Image Lemon Yellow with a Lavender Bow Whoever wrapped this package used cheerful stickers in place of adhesive tape.

Image Aqua with a Purple Bow The plush velvety ribbon on this box curls enticingly.

Image Teal with a Gold Bow With elegant and crisp lines, the extravagant bow has a playful look to it
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Players
1 RikkuGirl
2 CosmicDragon
3 silvermoondragon
4 Operetta
5 Codress
6 FoxyJhai
7 Echos
8 Nighthenge
9 ElvenArcher
10Esperanza
11 Janalee
12 LvSoulFriend

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The Results!

1 Gold with a Red Bow - won by Origami_Dragon
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2 Magenta with a Lime Bow Not Claimed- going to gift-o-rama

3 Chocolate with a Blue Bow won by LvSoulFriend
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4 Crimson with a Cream Bow won by ElvenArcher
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5 Orange with a Charcoal Bow won by CosmicDragon
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6 Silver with a Pink Bow won by Operetta
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7 Purple with a White Bow won by Esperanza
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8 Sky-Blue with a Green Bow won by silvermoondragon
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9 Slate Gray with an Orange Bow won by Nighthenge
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10 Lemon Yellow with a Lavender Bow won by tierasa
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11 Aqua with a Purple Bow won by FoxyJhai
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12 Teal with a Gold Bow won by Janalee
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I'm a little confused about the date for which this will be played, Sunday is the 20th. :oops: Will it be Sunday or Tuesday?
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Sunday the 20th, sorry for the confusion.
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Ah, darn. Okay, thank you!
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Just a reminder, signups end tomorrow night. As of right now I only have 10 players signed up. If there are any open spots after signups close but before the game officially starts, I'll take standby players.

Also- presents are up if you want to have a look and plan your strategy, but no peeking!
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Have fun, everyone. ^^
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Applications are closed, the list for the twelve players has been posted above. The three applicants who were not selected by random.org will have first crack at a standby spot should one of the twelve not be present when the game begins.

The order in which the names are posted is the order in which they will select the presents from the pile and/or steal from each other.

See ya'll tomorrow :mrgreen:
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Hey guys, just about 20 minutes till the game starts. If you're around and want to call off so I can start checking attendance that'd be great. Any last minute questions?
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I'll be here. I am cleaning but I'll be here. :D
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I'm here!
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I'm here! :D
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I'm here. :)
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I'm here!
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Here on Standby.
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I'm here!
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Also here on standby.
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I am here!

*sits back to watch for a bit XD*
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I'm here! ^o^ /yawns
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I'm going to give it till ten after for any stragglers before opening it up to the Standbys. Thanks for your patience guys :)
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Works for me!

Then again, I get to wait til the end, lol XD
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Ok I am still cleaning but I am here hahaha :D
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