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Make it Home is the family card game that makes it easy to connect and share over the DECK THE HOLIDAYS holiday moments we love to enjoy. Each round gives players a chance to match an CARD GAME imagined family member to a holiday food, tradition, or scenario in the hopes that family member is matched to your cheer card and “comes home” for the holidays. As you play, 3+ talk about the Cheer Cards you’re dealt and the personal memories they inspire. players:

How to make your own make it home card game what you need to play the game You can download this PDF and take it to a print shop, Family Cards: use a home printer, or a digital printing service. 1 32 cards including 6 Black Sheep cards featuring a family member We recommend printing in color on a heavy, white card stock; and some of their most memorable traits. 2 80-pound or higher. Cheer Cards: Cut the cards carefully so they’ll be easier to shuffle 100 cards featuring a holiday food, tradition, or scenario. 3 and handle. Get fancy. Print the back of the cards too and use glue or tape to hold 4 them together. Turning the card game into a homemade gift? Find a container that fits the OBJECT OF THE GAME 5 cards and it will be the perfect present for any game-lover in your family. Collect 4 Family Cards to Make it Home and win the game! how to play

Deal 5 Cheer Cards to every player. The Family Cards and Moving clockwise, the next Host draws a Family Card. 1 remaining Cheer Cards are stacked face down in the middle. 8 Players draw a new Cheer Card to always have 5 in their hand.

2 The player that joins the table last is the first “Host”. 9 Continue the game until someone wins by earning 4 Family Cards.

The Host draws a Family Card from the top of the stack, 3 reads the character traits out loud and places it face up. BEWARE THE BLACK SHEEP Get into character to inspire the players! There are 6 Black Sheep Cards. They’re the family members that you love, despite some undesirable personality quirks. If players win this card, they’ll lose a turn on the next round. The Black Sheep Card does not count toward the four Players pick 1 Cheer Card from their hand they think would 4 be most inviting to the Family Card character and the Host. you need to win. Submit the cheer card that will keep this family member away!

Cheer Cards are played face down and the Host collects and alternate game play 5 shuffles them, so no one knows who played which card. Instead of submitting your Cheer Card anonymously, submit it face up! Each player gets to make their case for why their Cheer Card is the best for that family member by aligning with that character’s traits or creating a story based on the card. Does the family member 6 The Host reads the Cheer Cards out loud and decides remind you of anyone? Possibly the person sitting to your left, or right? Bring your own whose card best matches the Family Card character. twist to it and convince the Host why your Cheer Card should win out.

Whoever has submitted the winning Cheer Card CREATE A HOLIDAY CHEER SCAVENGER HUNT 7 receives the There are so many ways to celebrate the holidays. Get inspired by our Cheer Cards and Family Card. create a holiday scavenger hunt to try a new holiday tradition, food, or experience. 1 of 4

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Makes every gift by hand Brings the tripod for the annual family Moved to Florida with his husband Eats all the yams holiday photo Has a di erent thrifted holiday sweater for Takes their photo on the Falls asleep immediately after dinner all 31 days of December Enthusiastically wears holiday pajamas for beach, every year gift opening Relies on the grandkids for IT support Brings kombucha instead of wine Prefers a Piña Colada over Bakes every year Talks about his latest bird-watching trip Has a soft spot for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Doesn’t miss the snow one bit Puts reindeer ears on the family cat, Luna

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Always worried you’re not getting enough Very proud of his “special” Pigs-in-a- Brings her own lighting with her Once made a 4-story House to eat Blanket recipe Owns a parakeet with its own social media Rumored to have her own carol-singing Hosts the best celebration for Names a new cocktail each year, account troupe Noche Buena “The Tony” Does “styling” Will wrap anything in a Crescent Roll Has a cat in her hands at all times Owns socks with his dog’s face on it Claims her Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls are Took 100 photos of the baby crying in Makes unbelievable Claims to have invented Hockey Hair made from scratch Santa’s lap

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