Vote on the best gift after your White Elephant swap
White Elephant ends with a table full of opened gifts and an argument about which one was actually the best. Settle it with a ranked vote. As the last gift is opened, add each one to a Rankd with a quick photo and share the link with everyone at the party. People rank every gift from their phones while the stealing is still fresh. Decide up front whether you are ranking best overall or funniest, and make a separate Rankd for each.
- The singing fish plaque
- Heated socks
- Framed photo of the host’s dog
- Hot sauce sampler
- Cat puzzle with way too many pieces
- Lottery scratcher bouquet
Free. Add your own options (these are just examples), then send one link to your group.
Why ranking beats a regular poll here
- Ranking the gifts gives credit to whoever brought the best one, even if it got stolen.
- Photos help people remember gifts that were opened early in the game.
- Private rankings keep it light, since nobody has to say out loud which gift was the dud.
How it works
- Add the question and 3 to 30 options
- Send one private link to the group
- Everyone ranks privately, in about a minute
- You reveal the winner
Tips
- Name gifts by what they are, not who brought them, so the giver stays a mystery until the reveal.
- Make one Rankd for best gift and another for funniest, since they rarely win both.
- Reveal before people head out, while the gifts are still in the room.
Questions
Can people rank the gift they brought?
Yes, each person ranks every gift. Name the gifts by what they are rather than who brought them, so the ranking stays about the gift.
Can people see how I ranked?
No. Each person’s order stays private. Everyone sees the group’s final order and where they personally landed, never anyone else’s individual ranking.
Is it free? Does everyone need the app?
Rankd is free and runs in the browser, so there is nothing to download. Friends open the link from any group chat (iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, email) and rank in about a minute.