White Elephant 2013

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White Elephant 2013

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Another year has passed and samanayrs gather to share company and warmth. A pile of gaily wrapped presents are mounded together in the center of a clearing. Warden of the Desolate Tundra keeps guard over the presents, glaring at any who would sneak a peak.
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I’m running the second annual White Elephant gift game! 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 14 at 5:00 PM Pacific. Twelve players will be randomly selected from all the submitted forms. The game will start Sunday December 15 at 3:00 PM Pacific. Active participation is key so please only sign up if you will be available at 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!

Image Red with a Blue Bow this bold package sits in the middle of the pile.

ImageLavender with an Orange Bow a candy cane is tucked beneath the ribbon of this package.

ImageBlue with a Green Bow the wrapping of this package has an iridescent shimmer.

ImagePurple with a Brown Bow the bow on this package is plush and velvety.

ImageCream with a Purple Bow this pristine package sits near the edge of the pile.

ImageBlue with a Light Blue Bow the wrapping paper has a diamond pattern

ImageGold with a Dark Red Bow this package is leaning to one side.

ImageBright Pink with a Lime Bow the colors of this package are starting to give you a headache

ImageNavy with a White Bow the wrapping of this box was a little sloppy, with far too much tape.

ImageTeal with a Gold Bow the metallic bow shimmers in the sunlight.

ImageSpring Green with a Light Blue Bow one corner of this box is crushed in.

ImageDark Red with an Eggplant Bow the ribbon of this bow waves in the breeze.
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The Results!

1 Red with a Blue Bow CosmicDragon
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2 Lavender with an Orange Bow Jaes
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3 Blue with a Green Bow hardwired
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4 Purple with a Brown Bow Kagari
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5 Cream with a Purple Bow LvSoulFriend
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6 Blue with a Light Blue Bow Kentouma
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7 Gold with a Dark Red Bow Aholland
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8 Bright Pink with a Lime Bow tierasa
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9 Navy with a White Bow Tasmen
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10 Teal with a Gold Bow White Mare of Mabon
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11 Spring Green with a Light Blue Bow Silverdapples
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12 Dark Red with an Eggplant Bow Seren
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Players!

1) Kagari
2) LvSoulFriend
3) White Mare Of Mabon
4) Jaes
5) CosmicDragon
6) tierasa
7) Tasmen
8) hardwired
9) Kentouma
10) SilverDapples
11) Orasteele
12) Aholland

This will be the order in which you play. Please be here promptly tomorrow. Good luck and have fun!

For those of you not selected, feel free to come by at the start. If any of the selected players are not present I will take standby players.

See ya'll tomorrow!
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Got about 30 min to start up. I'll be in and out till then if you have any last minute questions before we begin.
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Good luck everyone :D I'll be watching until the kiddos get up!
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I am here - thanks for running this!
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I'm here, albeit early
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If you end up having a free slot, I'm hanging around! :D
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I am here also! Thank you so much!
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I'm here and ready to go

So excited to find out what's in those little brightly colored boxes
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I'm here! :D
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I'm here, but I'm going to have to run and put my meat in a marinade. :)
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Yay! Happy to see so many eager players :D
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*lurks*

Gonna have to feed the animals soon >> They started howling for dinner at 4:30, an hour and a half early!
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Here we are, signed, sealed and delivered! 8D
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Okay, finally remembered my password and got logged in... I'm here! XD
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I am here!
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Okay. :) All set and ready to go. I love this game!
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Yay glad you made it! I've checked in everyone who has posted so far. At this point I'm still missing Orasteele.

I'm giving them until 5:10 to log in before taking standby players.

Edit: Tasmen and Orasteel I meant
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I'm here to watch or play if there's an empty slot. :)
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Just realized I am at the end of the list. Means I get to be last to pick. Could be good. Could be Really good.
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-peeks in-
Hope you all have fun! :D
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Im here :)
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