And here are the white elephant pictures taken on Christmas Eve. Fast becoming a tradition with us (it started only two years ago, evolving from the previous barbaric "agawan" game), this game requires each person to bring ONE white elephant to the party, wrapped in newspaper (to differentiate it from the other legit christmas gifts). A white elephant is anything lying around your house you absolutely don't need or like but is still working or presentable looking - something you feel somebody else might still appreciate. Based on the principle that one man's trash may be another man's treasure... This could be christmas gifts you received which you want to get rid of fast. OR gifts from previous white elephant games. Or your broken TV. Or even a worn out vibrator (which Tita Nilda ended up with two years ago) Anyway, everybody gathers round the table and puts his or her newspaper-wrapped white elephant in the center. A pair of dice is rolled by each, turn by turn going clockwise. Throw EVEN, get a gift from the center. Throw ODD, nothing happens. You throw a DOUBLE, get two gifts from the center. This goes on until ALL the gifts from the center are gone. But wait, those aren't yours yet! Now, each one ceremoniously unwraps the gifts infront of him/her and displays them prominently for all to see (note that some players may have nothing, some may have a mountain infront of them) and the real FUN begins. Set the timer for exactly ten minutes. Throw EVEN - you can reach across the table and GRAB any gift from anyone, throw ODD - nothing. On and on and on.. .clockwise, throw the dice, even number and grab..grab..grab..bastusan na..grab pa rin... At the end of ten minutes, whatever you have infront of you is... YOURS!! That simple! In other words, agawan, pakyawan, gulangan, laro ng barbarian!! No tampu-an allowed! After all, you brought only your trash to the table...
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