{"id":11672,"date":"2019-10-22T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=11672"},"modified":"2023-02-21T12:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:10:03","slug":"why-you-should-use-an-electronic-way-to-draw-names-from-a-hat-elf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/22\/why-you-should-use-an-electronic-way-to-draw-names-from-a-hat-elf\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Use an Electronic Way to Draw Names from a Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Recently, we hosted a barbeque and decided to play horseshoes. We were going to divide teams by drawing names out of a hat, so I volunteered my old trusty White Sox cap. My wife looked at me for a full two seconds before declaring that maybe we\u2019d use a \u201cless comprehensively sweaty\u201d way of picking teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That made sense. And it illuminated something important: when you\u2019re drawing names from an actual hat, you need an actual hat, with all its physical realities and limitations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those limitations become even more stark when you\u2019re organizing a Secret Santa game. Using an actual hat (or any other manual way of drawing names) has some issues. It limits players, lessens the surprise for some people, and means that everyone has to be in the same room at the same time. However, using an electronic way to draw names from a hat removes all those limitations while still building a sense of community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like hats. I have a bunch of them. But the electronic way to draw names from a hat makes things easier and more fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Benefits of an Electronic Way to Draw Names from a Hat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of reasons why I prefer an electronic name draw generator, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Set Exclusions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In any Secret Santa, some people shouldn\u2019t be drawing each other\u2019s names, such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n