 Reviews by Tom Vasel, Bruno Faidutti, Scott Nicholson and Greg Schloesser helped create early awareness for "Gift Trap" in the run up to its first holiday season.In 2007 "Gift Trap" won Party Game of the Year in France by Bruno Faidutti and Best New Party Game 2008 and placed in the Games 100 by Games magazine in the USA.In 2009 Gift Trap won the Spiel Des Jahres