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Steal Duels

Contest a steal with a 30-second challenge.

Play Steal Duels

  • Players4–40
  • Ages6+
  • DevicesOne device
  • Time5–15 min
  • Noiseloud
  • You needhousehold

How to play

  1. Switch on duels in White Elephant. A steal now waits for a duel.
  2. The thief and the holder play one 30-second minute challenge.
  3. The thief keeps the gift only by winning; otherwise they must unwrap or steal something else.

The deck has 16 cards written for this game: 7 for kids, 9 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.

The app runs the timer, the heats and the scoreboard. Hidden timers pick a random stop time that nobody can see, not even the host.

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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