Holiday Billiards Gift Exchange
Supplies:
Billiard/Pool Table, Gifts, Up to 15 people
Each guest brings a gifts and once everyone has arrived the gifts are numbered 1 up to 15, based on the number of gifts.
On the pool table, rack up the number of balls as there are gifts. Make sure there is a billiard ball number for each corresponding numbered gift.
Rack the balls that will be used and determine the order of shooting. Pull numbers out of a hat, 1st person breaks the rack, then #2 is next, #3, etc… Each player then shoots at ball of choice (except on the break – if they make more than 1 in the can choose which gift they want to keep) and has to call their shot. If they shoot that ball in, they select the gift with that number.
If they sink the wrong ball, that ball has to be spotted (placed back on the table and you proceed to the next player. After all the balls are off the table and each person has a gift, then you rack the balls again and start a second round. (The Keep or Steal Round) You can keep the same order as the first round or pick the order again.
Now It Gets Interesting!
In order to keep the gift you selected – You must sink your own ball before anyone else does. If someone else sinks you ball they can steal your gift!
Example:
Player #3 has Gift #7
It’s Player #3’s turns, they can choose to try to shoot in the number 7 ball (a hard shot) or shoot in the 2 ball for an easy shot.
If Player #3 shoots in the 7 ball their gift is theirs to keep and if Player #3 chooses the easy shot and shoots in the 2 ball then they trade with the person who has the #2 gift and it is now their gift to keep.
If the shooter does not sink any balls then the next player goes. This continues until the balls have been cleared from the table and everyone has a gift.
Variation:
Increase the competition in round two; open the gifts between round one and round two. Everyone plays differently when they know what the gift is!
Standard Holiday Gift Grab Game Decisions / Variations to change it up a bit.
Select Budget for gift: Up to $5, $10, $20, etc…
When to unwrap? Unwrap after gift selected from the pile or unwrap once everyone has a gift.
Number of gift grabs per turn? Limit to 2, 3 or more
Gift stealing – 3 times and it can no longer be taken or unlimited stealing
Information provided By Robert W.
