Frequently asked questions

No—use the video call your team already knows. The host shares the White Elephant Live board on Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or another platform, and everyone plays together on the call.

Yes. Buy your game now. Add players and party details afterward.

At least four players need to be ready before a game can start. You can buy your game before adding them.

Before game day, each player adds their name, picks a character, shares a link to their gift, and enters a US shipping address. They do it through the link in their invitation.

No. Players use a link in their email to finish setup and return to their party—no password to create or remember.

No account is needed to pay. After checkout, use the secure link sent to your checkout email to access your games and finish setup.

The host shares the board and makes the moves players call out. White Elephant Live keeps track of turns, steals, and who has each gift.

Yes. You’re the host by default, but you can assign someone else to each game. As the purchaser, you keep access and can change the host later.

They can open a mystery gift or steal an available gift from another player. The board shows every unopened gift and makes it clear which gifts can be stolen.

Use Undo to reverse the last move, then carry on.

It depends on your player count and rules. During setup, we recommend settings and show an estimated game length. You can adjust every setting before game day.

Everyone sees which gift they won. We email each gift sender a link to the shipping instructions, so they know who to send their gift to and where.