how to Play
Dirty Dingo is the game where stealing gifts isn’t rude—it’s required.
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WRAP – Each guest brings 2-3 wrapped, anonymous gifts.
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PICK – When the dealer calls your card, pick a gift.
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UNWRAP – Once all gifts are taken, everyone unwraps and does a quick show & tell.
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STEAL – When your card is called, you can steal a gift. The final card called gets the last laugh—and any gift they want!
Playing is as simple as: Wrap. Pick. Unwrap. Steal.
Our Story
For 5 decades, our family has gathered around a game my grandma called Dirty Bingo. It started innocent enough — little wrapped prizes like pencils and erasers — with the real fun being the “dirty” part: stealing gifts from each other.
As the years rolled on, the tradition evolved. The gifts got bigger (Yeti mugs, bottles of wine) — and much funnier (regifted oddities, and gag gifts my grandma definitely wouldn’t have approved of).
That playful spirit is now Dirty Dingo — a game born from my grandma’s tradition and embodied by a mischievous dingo who loves to steal gifts. It’s a game where stealing is part of the fun, and no two parties are ever the same.
It’s the tradition we still look forward to every year, now reimagined as the perfect party game for friends and family gatherings, office parties, bachelorettes, or even those “what-do-you-get-them?” birthdays — anywhere laughter, mischief, and maybe a few questionable gifts are welcome.
