Never have I ever forgotten who I drew in Secret Santa.
- Input
- ?categoria=natal
- Expected output
- +1
A strong opener at the office: most people have stared at a crumpled slip of paper in panic. Anyone who has done it scores.
Never Have I Ever
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Christmas Never Have I Ever
Christmas Never Have I Ever is the version where all 71 statements are about the holidays: gift swaps, the big dinner, the tree, the drive to relatives and New Year’s Eve. Whoever is up reads a statement that finishes “Never have I ever...”, and everyone who has done it drops a finger or scores a point. It works with kids and grandparents alike, because nothing in the deck touches drinking, bodies, money or dating.
How to run Christmas Never Have I Ever at a holiday gathering
- Open the game, pick “Christmas and holidays” and add anywhere from 3 to 12 names. Each round draws one statement from a deck of 71 cards, and a card only returns after the other 70 have appeared. In a circle of 6, that is about 12 statements read per person before anything repeats, far more than one dinner can hold. For the classic rule, everybody starts with 5 fingers up and whoever drops the last one is out. To play for points, give 1 point to each person who has done the thing and let the biggest confessor win.
- The statements are written about situations people live through, not about people who get judged for them. Some center on gift swaps: forgetting who you drew, leaving the price tag on a present, getting the same gift from two people. Others cover the dinner table and what is left after it, like eating pie for breakfast or burning the rolls. The rest take in tangled string lights, holiday traffic to relatives, the office party and New Year’s Eve, including sleeping through the ball drop and quitting a resolution before February.
- To warm up the circle, six short statements work well: “Never have I ever written a letter to Santa”, “Never have I ever left cookies and milk out for Santa”, “Never have I ever tangled the Christmas lights so badly that I gave up”, “Never have I ever cried at a holiday movie”, “Never have I ever bought all my gifts on Christmas Eve” and “Never have I ever taken a photo with the mall Santa”. What they share is that nobody comes out looking guilty: the laugh comes from recognizing your own habit.
- To mix generations, let people say “pass” without explaining and open with the gentlest statements, such as having written a letter to Santa. At work, agree up front that this is a game of silly party confessions and that nobody owes the story behind a lowered finger. If a topic gets heavy, skip to the next card instead of pressing on, since there are 71 more where that came from.
Five real statements from the Christmas and holidays category
Never have I ever fallen asleep before the ball dropped.
- Input
- ?categoria=natal
- Expected output
- +1
Sleeping through midnight is the great equalizer of New Year’s Eve, and the group usually has stories about who dozed off first.
Never have I ever regifted a present.
- Input
- ?categoria=natal
- Expected output
- +1
Regifting divides the room into confessors and liars, so expect more laughter than raised hands on this one.
Never have I ever left the tree up until February.
- Input
- ?categoria=natal
- Expected output
- +1
Great for a home crowd, split between people who take it down on New Year’s Day and people who leave it for months.
Never have I ever gone to an office holiday party only for the food.
- Input
- ?categoria=natal
- Expected output
- +1
The most honest card in the deck for a workplace. It lands best once the first round of appetizers has been demolished.
Full game FAQ
Yes. Every prompt is written to be light and appropriate for all audiences, including families and children. There are no improper themes, the focus is fun and good stories.
Frequently asked questions
How many Christmas statements does Never Have I Ever have?
The “Christmas and holidays” category has 71 statements in English. They come up in random order with no repeats until the deck is used up, then the counter resets on its own and a new cycle starts.
Can kids play Christmas Never Have I Ever?
Yes. None of the 71 statements mention drinking, dating, bodies or money. For younger kids, lean on the ones about letters to Santa, trees and advent calendars, and have a grown-up do the reading.
How do I use it at a company holiday party?
Cast the screen or pass the phone around, play in groups of 6 to 8 and cap the round at 15 minutes. Say up front that passing is always allowed and nobody has to explain why they dropped a finger.
Is the score saved, and do I need an account?
There is no sign-up. Players, scores and history stay in this device’s browser only, and you can clear them with the game’s own history button.