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Left-Right Story

Pass the gifts left or right every time the story says so.

Play Left-Right Story

  • Players4–30
  • AgesAll ages
  • DevicesOne device
  • Time10 min
  • Noiselively
  • You needgifts

How to play

  1. Everyone sits in a circle holding a wrapped gift.
  2. The reader reads the story aloud. On every "left", pass your gift left; on every "right", pass it right.
  3. When the story ends, keep the gift you hold.

The deck has 3 cards written for this game: 2 for kids, 1 for the whole family. Pick the youngest player's age and only suitable ones are used.

What the app does for you

The app draws the turn order, tracks who holds which gift and how many times each one has been stolen, and enforces the house rules you pick. Names can be changed and late arrivals added mid-game, and every move can be undone.

Played on one device: a phone, tablet or a laptop on the TV. Nothing to join, and it works offline once the site has loaded.

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