Welcome to Schenkmachine
Organize your Secret Santa party with ease. Choose between Classic or a Gift swap with a twist for extra fun!
How it works
Create your party
Give your party a name, date and place, and pick a mode.
Add participants
Put everyone on the list. With groups, nobody draws their own housemate.
Share the invitations
Everyone gets a personal link with all the instructions.
Pick your game
Classic
Balthazar buys a gift for Melchior and hands it to Melchior himself.
Gift swap with a twist
Balthazar buys a gift for Melchior, but Caspar hands it to Melchior and pretends he bought it himself. Caspar doesn't know that Balthazar bought the gift, and you'll see that everyone will try to figure out who the real buyer is.
How does it work?How does a gift swap with a twist work?
Every gift involves three people: a buyer, a giver and a receiver. An example with the three kings:
- Balthazar is the buyer. He buys a gift for Melchior and wraps it very well, so nobody can see what is inside.
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On the package, Balthazar writes in neutral handwriting who gives it and who receives it:
CASPAR → MELCHIOR
- The gift distributor picks the package from the pile and hands it to Caspar, the giver. Caspar has no idea what is inside!
- Caspar pretends he bought the gift himself and explains in great detail why it is perfect for Melchior.
- Melchior, the receiver, tries to guess what is inside based on those tips and opens the gift. Nobody knows for sure who really bought it!
Everyone is exactly once a buyer, a giver and a receiver. That is why you need at least 5 participants.