Gift Exchange Organiser
Draw names so nobody gets themselves and nobody sees the assignments.
IntermediateWeb appSocial8–16hAI-buildable 4/5no setupworth shipping
Secret Santa with exclusion rules — partners shouldn't draw each other, and the organiser must not see the result. The constrained derangement is a real algorithmic problem, and keeping it secret from the person running it is a nice design constraint.
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Core features · 7
- Add participants with names
- Define exclusion pairs that must not be matched
- Draw assignments so nobody draws themselves
- Each participant sees only their own assignment via a private link
- The organiser cannot see the assignments
- An impossible set of constraints is detected before drawing
- Wishlists can be attached to each participant
The interesting part
- Generating a derangement that satisfies arbitrary exclusions
- Proving no valid assignment exists rather than retrying forever
- Keeping results genuinely hidden from whoever runs it
Once it works
- Add a budget and gift suggestions
- Add a redraw that preserves already-revealed assignments
- Add anonymous questions to your recipient
Suggested stack
reacttypescripttailwindsupabase