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White Elephant Order Generator

Paste your players and get a random turn order. Free, with no sign-up.

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Rules: couples, or who can’t draw whom

One rule per line. “Alex & Jordan” means neither draws the other. “Sam > Taylor” means Sam can’t draw Taylor.

How to get a random White Elephant order

Paste your players’ names, one per line. The tool is already set to Random order. Tap Shuffle and you get a numbered list of turns. Tap again to reshuffle.

Rules for White Elephant (also called Yankee Swap or Dirty Santa) vary from group to group, so agree on them before you start: how many times a gift can be stolen, whether you can steal straight back, and whether the first player gets a final swap. Many groups let the first player swap at the end because they go with the least information, but that’s a house rule, not a standard.

Questions

Do I need an account?
No. Your names stay on your device.

Can it split people into teams too?
Yes. Change “Split by” to number of groups or people per group.

Is this the same as Secret Santa?
No. In Secret Santa each person is assigned one person to buy for. White Elephant is a game where gifts are opened and stolen in turns. For Secret Santa, use the first tab.

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