Originally Posted by Zinda

A "Chinese" auction is great. Bring a quilt item (suggest a price limit). Draw a number when you enter the door. All items are wrapped and placed in a general location - usually the center of the room. Person with number 1 gets to chose any gift on the table. Number 2 can take number 1's item or can open a new item. If number 1's gift gets taking, they open a different gift. Number 3 can take Number 1 or 2's item or can open a new item. This goes on until finished. One can not take the same gift back until they have opened another item. (If 3 took 2's gift, 2 can not take it back immediately. If 2's second item is taken, they can take 3's item. One item can only be taken 3 times and it's done being taken, except at the very end. The only person that can take an item from anyone, is number 1. Therefore number 1 can have fun in this exchange, too.