Here’s a little game I play at home over the December holidays. I call it… 325423

Santa’s Spy 2f2u6t

Santa has a man on the inside, and it’s your job to coordinate his mission. A day or so after your Christmas tree goes up, he’ll deploy in the field, and just before it’s time to clean away the decorations, he’ll return to base with his valuable intel.

The Operative 3156b

I use a 12 inch action figure or, for smaller trees, plastic ninjas, like those plastic army men.

Deployment 272z3y

One night, just after your tree goes up, and while the rest of the house is asleep, sneak over to the tree and hide your operative inside. The goal is for him to remain unseen, so hide him well.
And don’t tell anyone he’s there, because that would be like M saying, “hey everyone, James Bond is a spy.”

Winning 1y2i4j

You win the game if you safely extract the operative before all the decorations get packed away and no one has spotted him.

Losing 1f3h4t

“Daddy, daddy, there’s a ninja in the tree!” Sorry bud, you lose.

Bonus 306062

Up the difficulty by hiding your operatives gear inside Christmas tree decorations. Do this some time after deployment and be sure to remove it when you extract your operative.

Have fun.

Do you have any games you play over the holidays? Let us know in the comments below.