Santa Claus no Takarabako is a Christmas themed party game released in Japan in 1987 for the Famicom Disk System. There are two modes to play: creating a Christmas card and or playing a few party games with friends. You can play it by yourself but it wasn't designed for that case.
Controls
: Move cursor between options
: Make selection
: Cycle options
: Make selection, cycle options
: Previous screen, cycle options
X'mas Card
The main menu has five options to pick from.
- Message: Type the Christmas message you want to, like the one that is there by default.
- Cycle between the lines with and .
- Cycle between the lines with
- Screen: Change the background music as well as the background image.
- Santa: Draw something else besides the Santa picture that is given.
- Use and to pick any of the four colors.
- Use and to choose between the original Santa or the User's image.
- Move around with to get to the other sections of Santa to alter the image.
- Use
- Run: View the card you have created along with music, message and the animated Santa (or custom image).
- Save: Keep your creation on file for later.
Party Games
These games should be played with more than one person.
Bingo
This isn't really a game here per se. It serves as a number draw for you to play the real Bingo at home. The game seems to do nothing else but draw number after number with no real outcome.
Roulette
As before, this isn't a game. It is just a roulette wheel that turns and shows you if the number is black or red, odd or even, or in the higher or lower ranges of the available numbers (24). You are supposed to bet on a number or range yourself, and just see if you guessed correctly. You are just seeing who in your group wins and who doesn't.
Slot Machine
This is actually a real game. You start with 100 units. Each bet costs 10, and you pull the level with 
. 
and 
reset the game whenever you want or have run out of money. The following are some, but not all winning combinations.
| Reel 1 | Reel 2 | Reel 3 | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY | 10 | ||
| CHERRY | CHERRY | 50 | |
| CHERRY | CHERRY | CHERRY | 100 |
| 7 | 7 | 100 | |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| MELON | MELON | MELON | 200 |
| APPLE | APPLE | APPLE | 300 |
| LEMON | LEMON | LEMON |
Poker Dice
Think of the dice like cards. You can have:
- Pair:
- Three of a kind:
- Four of a kind:
- Five of a kind:
- Full House:
- Straight:
You do not have any money or bets, but you can bet outside of the game or see who rolls the best between a few friends.