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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We have the power to update the “rules”. I would absolutely consider removing the “first person gets last steal” component. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>First, if the first person gets a good gift, they may get theirs stolen and then they have a chance to steal themselves. Second, while they first person gets a chance to steal, the person they steal from is the one who gets screwed here because they have no repercussion at that point. I’d rather have no rule where first person gets to steal last. It’s luck of the draw and they do have a chance as someone can always steal from them and they have chances to steal back throughout the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> barony-bounces@cynnabar.org [mailto:barony-bounces@cynnabar.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Less<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 03, 2012 8:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Anne Stevenson<br><b>Cc:</b> Barony of Cynnabar<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cynnabar] Cynnabar holiday gift exchange (with rules!)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I believe in the past it has been that the last person gets to force a single exchange with any one other person. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've not liked this arrangement, because it gives #1 ultimate power over the game. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-Gregoire.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Anne Stevenson <<a href="mailto:elaine242@gmail.com" target="_blank">elaine242@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Huh, this is a really good question. And I thought I had the answer. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Let me think on it!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-G<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:39 PM, <<a href="mailto:rufquad@comcast.net" target="_blank">rufquad@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>While I have a brain (doesn't happen very often...) I have a question. When Finn first read the rules to me I had another question as well, but it has escaped the steel trap that is my memory these days. Maybe he'll remember what it was.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regarding Note 2, does this person simply trade with someone how does that work? Since at that point everyone has a gift, if s/he steals from someone then s/he ends up with two gifts and the person stolen from has nothing. How does that get worked out?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Margarete<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Shoshana Jackson" <<a href="mailto:shoshigana@yahoo.com" target="_blank">shoshigana@yahoo.com</a>><br><b>To: </b>"Dennis Higgins" <<a href="mailto:mortisfan@comcast.net" target="_blank">mortisfan@comcast.net</a>>, "Barony of Cynnabar" <<a href="mailto:barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">barony@cynnabar.org</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, November 29, 2012 4:42:32 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Cynnabar] Cynnabar holiday gift exchange (with rules!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>YES! I love this game!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=440 style='width:330.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.</span><br><br><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#330000'>-Sarah Vowell</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Dennis Higgins <<a href="mailto:mortisfan@comcast.net" target="_blank">mortisfan@comcast.net</a>><br><b>To:</b> 'Barony of Cynnabar' <<a href="mailto:barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">barony@cynnabar.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:02 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cynnabar] Cynnabar holiday gift exchange (with rules!)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Below is the setup for the traditional rules for the holiday gift exchange. It will happen in place of our regularly scheduled business meeting on Monday, Dec 17<sup>th</sup> (starting at 7:PM).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Garb is <b>highly</b> encouraged (though not required). You may still come and watch/visit if you don’t have a gift, but you won’t be able to be part of the exchange.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:.25in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:.25in'><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to participate, bring a<b> wrapped</b> gift of around $10-ish. Note: No crap stuff from Straum’s basement/house/garage/personage.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:.25in'><p class=MsoNormal>This will in the “Pollyanna” format. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>All presents will be put in a pile in the middle.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>People will draw numbers to see what order people go in. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>A person can either pick a new present from the pile and unwrap it for everyone to see or they can “steal” a previously opened present from another person. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- If a person’s present is stolen, they may either steal from another person or choose to open another gift.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Note: There is a 3 steal limit on any item. That means that it may only be stolen 3 times total for the entire event. So the 3rd person to steal an item cannot have it stolen from them again.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Note 2: The first person who goes does not get a chance to steal at the beginning, so they will have one final chance at the very end to steal.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Barony mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">Barony@cynnabar.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony" target="_blank">http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Barony mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">Barony@cynnabar.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony" target="_blank">http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Barony mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">Barony@cynnabar.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony" target="_blank">http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Barony mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Barony@cynnabar.org">Barony@cynnabar.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony" target="_blank">http://lists.cynnabar.org/listinfo/barony</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>