On the eighth (1/8) day, God said, "Let there be Yankee Swap"

As we start to measure the time till the Yankee Swap in hours instead of days, allow us to present to you the Unabridged Official 2009 Yankee Swap rules.  This year we'll be using a slightly different set of rules from swaps of yore, but rest assured we're going to make sure that this swap is better than ever.  Without further ado;

1) Numbers will be drawn at random.  Every person that puts a wrapped gift under the tree gets a single number (#).

2) The person with number 1 (one) selects a wrapped gift first and unwraps said gift.  

3) The person with the next number has two (2) options.  They may either 

a. Select a wrapped gift and unwrap said gift or:

b. Elect to "steal" an unwrapped gift from anyone who has already unwrapped a gift.

In the event your unwrapped gift is "stolen" through the implication of rule 3b (threebee), you must select a new, unwrapped gift from under the tree to unwrap.  

4) The person with the next number now has the two (2) options outlined in rule 3 (three).

5) After the last person in the swap has selected made their choice (outlined in rule three [3]) the person with number one (1) has the option to force a trade of their gift with any other participant's gift.

6) All decisions of the residents of 56 Perry St. (Xanadu) are final, binding and generally not to be fucked with.