Board Games and Brews - 2025 Holiday Potluck & White Elephant
Overview
You’ll meet new friends through casual board games in a friendly, social vibe—great for relaxed gamers seeking easy, fun connections.
Details
Join us for an evening of fun, food, and friendly competition at our Board Game Bonanza! This isn’t just any game night - we’re adding a twist with a potluck dinner and a white elephant exchange.
6:30 p.m. Potluck Dinner: Bring your favorite dish to share with the group. It could be anything from appetizers to desserts. This is a great opportunity to showcase your cooking skills or share a taste of your culture.
7:30 p.m. - White Elephant Exchange: In the spirit of giving we’re hosting a white elephant gift exchange. Bring a wrapped, unmarked board game (value must be at least $30-40, you may pair multiple gifts to equal the minimum value in which case only one of the gifts must be a board game). You might go home with a treasure! This will be run at 7:30, please show up at least 10-15 minutes before then to participate.
We can’t wait to see you there for a night of delicious food, exciting games, unexpected gifts, and hilarious sweaters. Let the games begin!
White Elephant Gift Exchange Rules:
Each player must bring one wrapped board game to contribute to the pool.
Gifts should be worth at least $30.
We’ll draw numbers to determine the order.
Player 1 will go first, followed by Player 2, and so on.
Player 1 will get a final turn at the end.
On your turn, you may either:
Open a new gift from the pool, or
Steal an already opened gift from another player.
Stealing Rules:
On your turn, you can steal any opened gift.
If your gift is stolen, you have two options:
Steal a gift from someone else.
Choose a new, unopened gift from the pool.
You cannot steal a gift that has already been stolen during the current round.
A maximum of three steals can occur per round.
Example: Sally is number 3 and steals an opened gift from Samuel. Samuel cannot steal back the gift Sally took, so he steals a gift from Mark. Mark cannot steal the gift that Sally or Samuel are holding, so he steals a gift from Jacob. Jacob cannot steal any gift because there have already been three steals this round, so he must choose a new unopened gift. Then, it's number 4's turn.
After everyone has a gift, Player 1 gets one final opportunity to steal.
In the final round, the three-steal limit is suspended, but no gift can be stolen more than once.