Secret Santa, 4 people
- Input
- derangements de 4
- Expected output
- 9 de 24
Only 9 orders repeat nobody.
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white elephant vs yankee swap vs secret santa
All three are year-end gift swaps, but the draw decides very different things. In Secret Santa it says who gives to whom; in white elephant and Yankee swap it only says who plays first. Picking the right format depends on what the group wants from the night.
Only 9 orders repeat nobody.
About 36.8% of orders qualify.
Any order works, 6! = 720.
The share stays close to 1/e.
With limit 2 and a final swap.
Everyone brings one wrapped gift, players draw numbers for turn order, and on your turn you either open a new gift or steal one that is already open. A player whose gift was stolen then opens a new gift or steals from someone else. The game ends when all gifts are open and no steals remain, and the first player gets a final chance to swap.
In Secret Santa, the draw decides who each person buys for and the gift is delivered in secret. In white elephant, everyone brings an anonymous gift and the draw only sets the order: each person opens a new gift or steals an open one.
Guides treat them as the same format with a regional name. Wikipedia notes that Yankee swap gifts tend to be useful, while white elephant aims to entertain. In the tool, Yankee swap comes with a limit of 2 steals instead of 3.
White elephant usually works better with coworkers who do not know each other well, because nobody has to guess anyone taste and the game becomes conversation. Secret Santa works better in small, close teams where a personal gift makes sense.
You can. The mix described by guides draws names and each person buys for whoever they drew, but after the gifts are opened anyone may steal. Use the J-Kit Secret Santa draw to decide who buys, then run the stealing phase in this tool.
Add at least 2 people to draw the order.