Target group guide
Exclusions for couples & teams – draw fairly without conflicts
Admin registers, creates the group and records the members. Wichtlify creates a private participant link for each person. Before the draw, you can set exclusions, e.g. E.g. couples, teams, households or people sitting next to you. The draw automatically respects these rules (no self-draws, no forbidden pairings).
- Couples/household: A ↔ B mutually exclusive.
- Teams/Departments: Do not assign members of the same unit to each other.
- Individual no-gos: A is not allowed to move C (one-sided).
- Special: teacher ↔ student, mentor ↔ mentee, direct reports.
At a glance
What awaits you on this page
- 1Typical exclusion cases
- 2Best practices
- 3Example configuration
- 4When there is “no solution”.
- 5Practical tips
- 6Admin registers
Practical Guide
Typical exclusion cases
Admin registers, creates the group and records the members. Wichtlify creates a private participant link for each person. Before the draw, you can set exclusions, e.g. E.g. couples, teams, households or people sitting next to you. The draw automatically respects these rules (no self-draws, no forbidden pairings).
Create a group, set a budget/deadline, define rules.
What is important in the implementation
- Couples/household: A ↔ B mutually exclusive.
- Teams/Departments: Do not assign members of the same unit to each other.
- Individual no-gos: A is not allowed to move C (one-sided).
- Special: teacher ↔ student, mentor ↔ mentee, direct reports.
- Think both ways: always exclude pairs A ↔ B.
- Don't overblock groups: Large teams can move “around a corner” (Team A can move Team B, but not inside A).
Best practices
Enter name (email optional). Participants use their private link or their own account.
Exclude couples/teams/households on both sides, add individual no-gos.
Example configuration
Automatic, no self-draw - result can be viewed via the personal link.
More background: Secret Santa rules & templates
When there is “no solution”.
This prevents close relationships from pulling each other - the draw distributes the remaining combinations fairly.
Treat departments as clusters. See office Secret Santa.
Practical tips for teams, colleagues, remote groups
Exclude siblings and people sitting next to you. See Secret Santa School.
Exclude couples/households, activate wish lists. Ideas: gift ideas.
Features that are particularly important for this target group
Link-based entry is particularly important for teams, colleagues and remote groups: an admin person organizes it, participants do not need their own setup.
Wish lists, exclusions and invitation statuses remain centrally visible, meaning that even larger groups can be easily controlled.
Wichtlify Pro
If you need more control: Wichtlify Pro
For larger or recurring rounds, Wichtlify Pro expands the standard process to include Smart Draw, emergency assistant, auto-reminder, admin broadcasts as well as insights and event status.
This allows you to reduce manual effort, react more quickly to changes and keep the group stable despite high dynamics.
FAQ
Who needs to register?
Usually only the organizer. Everyone else can access their assignment and details later through a private link.
Can I set unilateral exclusions?
Exclusions are maintained in the group before the drawing and taken into account in the calculation. This means that conflict constellations are ruled out.
What if the draw is not possible with my rules?
Then the exclusion set is probably too restrictive for the group size. In that case, loosen individual rules or adjust the participant mix.
Ready for the next step?
Start directly on your preferred platform and lead the group to the result without any detours.