Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.

How to play

Each night one of Grýla’s thirteen sons arrives, and his name shows at the top. He tries to take his favourite target: tap the item before the ring closes. If five things are taken, the pantry is lost. Survive the thirteen nights; from the seventh, two items can be attacked at once.

The story behind it

According to Icelandic folklore, the thirteen Yule Lads arrive one a night from 12 December and leave, one a night, after Christmas. The lists vary from region to region, and the game is made up. Read the story in Grýla and the thirteen Yule Lads: Icelandic Christmas has an ogress and thirteen naughty sons.