That's Not a Hat

To set up the game, deal one gift card face up in front of each player around the table. Take the remaining cards and place them face up in the middle of the table to form the central gift shop draw pile. Make sure all players pay attention to the initial card placements as this forms the starting memory foundation for the game.

The main objective of 'That's Not a Hat' is to successfully pass and receive gifts around the table without making mistakes, ultimately aiming to finish the game with the lowest number of penalty points.

On your turn, the first player draws a new gift from the gift shop, shows it to everyone, flips it over, and passes it to the next player indicated by the arrow on the back of the card. While passing, you must state out loud what the gift is. The receiving player can either accept the gift with a thank you and place it face down, or refuse it if they believe it's misidentified.

Players earn penalty points when they incorrectly identify a gift or when a refusal is proven wrong during challenges. Whichever player makes the mistake takes the card and places it face up in their personal discard pile as a penalty point.

The game comes to an end as soon as any single player accumulates a total of three penalty points. At this point, the player with the lowest score wins the game.