Want to check out some fun video clips on the theme of exchanging gifts? Click here
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AWARDS - GIFTTRAP AWARDED SPIEL DES YAHRE KRITIKERPREIS - A SPECIAL PRIZE FOR PARTY GAME
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Here’s a translated quote direct from the Spiel Des Jahre Judges
“The game picks up the basic idea of assessment games, but combines it with a very personal and therefore emotional theme with a positive connotation: Giving gifts!
Instead of simulating conflict and competition (as is often the case in games) players only get points when they succeed in pleasing others. How great!”
This is without question our most prestigious award. Most North Americans won’t realize just how seriously Germans take their games. The SDJ winner will sell 250k+ units in Germany alone. We haven’t won this award, but a special prize for Party Game from the same jury. The regular SDJ award goes to “strategy” type games. In the gaming world this is the equivalent of an Oscar.
We believe this is the first time a special award has ever been awarded to a party game. It truly is a great honor. (In the serious board gaming world we know us “party gamers” are second class citizens - we know our place). I’m hoping to go to Germany to accept the award in person.
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Click to see GiftTRAP's 20+ awards. GiftTRAP is available in 8 languages globally - another measure of the universal appeal of this uniquely themed game.
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CUSTOMERS KNOW BEST!
Time and again customers have told us GiftTRAP works for groups of mixed age and gender i.e. you can play with adults or kids or both. It works because we all think we know people. Traditionally different ages have demanded different editions of games with age specific content. We all have people skills.
Different gifts mean different things to different people. In the same way GiftTRAP means different thing to different people. What does it mean to you? Tell us!
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Click on the persona to see how this game may connect with you. Don't agree - be sure to let us know.
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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE GIFTS
Just about anything can be expressed as a gift. Your time and attention is as much of a gift as a diamond ring. In creating this game we've had a lot of fun choosing a diverse set of gifts to surprise you. We know they will get your friends and family talking, sharing and discovering your passions. Don't be fooled into thinking a game about exchanging gifts is materialistic. That couldn't be further from the truth. It's true playing could expose your materialism but that's a very different thing. Equally playing could expose your charitable side or the fact that you really do listen and you really are a people person. Tell us what you learned!
Here's a few random gift ideas - not all the gifts are in the printed game.
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Many of the ideas for gifts and the photos used in the game were crowd sourced from people just like you. We're always looking for more gift ideas.
EBOOK
We're compiling an eBook on funny facts about exchanging gifts, social etiquette and a bunch of stuff that show just how crazy this world is. Got anything you want to share
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LISTS
Want to create list of Gift Ideas, then try Listly
TWITTER
Follow us on Twitter as Nick Kellet (the inventor), GiftTRAP (to keep up with GiftTRAP and play our Twitter game) and The Indie Gamers Alliance (a group focusing on promoting the indie game segment of which GiftTRAP is a proud member
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FACEBOOK
The best way to stay in touch with GiftTRAP is to become a Fan on Facebook.
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