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White Elephant

White Elephant

2021·Michael Mihealsick

3 - 8 players
20 - 30 min

From BoardGameGeek

White Elephant is a gift exchange card game, and as might be expected for anyone familiar with a "white elephant" exchange, the gifts are terrible - except if you can complete a collection of them, that is. Each gift is a suit of cards numbered 0-10, and you want the lowest score possible. You collect cards by choosing them from the "gift exchange" in the center of the table or by trading for cards already taken. If you trade, you must place a trade chip in the center of the table, with this chip going to the player who chooses to take all remaining cards from the gift exchange. The round ends once each player has cards in front of them. Aside from having low numbers, you can lower your score by having a collection of gifts as then each gift in the collection has a value of 1 instead of its indicated value. A collection, however, is determined by having a majority of cards in the set, so if others steal cards from you, they might also knock you out of contention for a collection...

White Elephant

Which White Elephant video should I watch?

White Elephant has 4 videos from 1 creator: 2 reviews and 2 unboxings. They date from September to October 2021.

If you like it, try A Place for All My Books, Tidal Blades: Banner Festival, Forsaken and Mountain Goats: Legacy, also by Michael Mihealsick.

All videos

White Elephant Review - with Zee GarciaReview13:50

White Elephant Review - with Zee Garcia

Just Got Played Undressed: White Elephant by Atheris GamesUnboxing3:58

Just Got Played Undressed: White Elephant by Atheris Games

White Elephant Card Game UnboxingUnboxing1:59

White Elephant Card Game Unboxing

White Elephant Board Game ReviewReview8:13

White Elephant Board Game Review

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About White Elephant

From BoardGameGeek:

White Elephant is a gift exchange card game, and as might be expected for anyone familiar with a "white elephant" exchange, the gifts are terrible - except if you can complete a collection of them, that is. Each gift is a suit of cards numbered 0-10, and you want the lowest score possible. You collect cards by choosing them from the "gift exchange" in the center of the table or by trading for cards already taken. If you trade, you must place a trade chip in the center of the table, with this chip going to the player who chooses to take all remaining cards from the gift exchange. The round ends once each player has cards in front of them. Aside from having low numbers, you can lower your score by having a collection of gifts as then each gift in the collection has a value of 1 instead of its indicated value. A collection, however, is determined by having a majority of cards in the set, so if others steal cards from you, they might also knock you out of contention for a collection...

Designer

Michael Mihealsick

Artists

Sebastian Koziner, Rocío Ogñenovich

Publisher

Atheris Games

Categories

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Mechanics

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