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This page includes a list of the best virtual games to play on Zoom.

Zoom games are fun activities played over video call. For example, Lightning Scavenger Hunts, Conference Call Bingo, and Guess Who?. These games tend to involve Zoom features like breakout rooms, white boards, screen sharing and reactions. Usually these games are free or low cost. The purpose of these games is to have fun, relax and do team building at work.

These games are a subcategory of video call games and are useful for virtual game nights and team building online.

This list includes:

• Zoom games for adults
• online games to play on Zoom
• fun games to play on Zoom with coworkers
• Zoom party games for large groups

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So, let’s get started!

List of Zoom games

From scavenger hunts to word games and more, here is a list of fun games to play on Zoom.

1. Lightning Scavenger Hunts ⚡

For Lightning Scavenger Hunts, create a list of items or characteristics. Then, on a Zoom call, challenge your coworkers to gather the items and show them on screen to earn points. You can encourage winners of each round to share stories about the item.

Here is an example of items to find:

• Something red.
• Your favorite mug.
• Whatever is in the pockets of your winter jacket.
• The thing you have had the longest.
• A book that you did not enjoy.
• Your must unusual key chain item.

You can get creative with your hunt; the more obscure the objects the better.

Here are some sample scavenger hunts to start with, and more virtual minute to win it games.

2. Zoom “Conference Call” Bingo

Bingo has a number of advantages for team building on Zoom, including a familiar format, fun game mechanics and the potential for prizes. Your team will love it 🙂

Here is a free Zoom Bingo Board you can use:

To play Bingo games over Zoom, distribute the game board and then encourage your coworkers to track their progress throughout the virtual conference call. The first player to complete a row gets a prize.

Zoom Bingo is a version of Online Team Building Bingo.

3. Zoom Trivia

Zoom Trivia tests your team’s knowledge on a variety of random topics. To play this game, compile a list of trivia questions and answers. Then, split your coworkers into groups, and assign a Zoom breakout room to each one. Each time you pose a question, send groups to their respective breakout room. Whichever team returns with the correct answer first earns a point.

Here are some trivia questions you start with:

And here is an entire guide to doing trivia online.

4. Online Office Games (Popular)

Online Office Games is a series of competitive games and challenges played over Zoom. For example, game types include “Can You Hear Me Now?”, virtual trivia, and rapid Bingo.

The event is 90 minutes and fully facilitated by world class hosts. The entire event is optimized for fun, engagement, and team building. We have run Online Office Games for teams at Google, Amazon and hundreds of other organizations.

Learn more about Online Office Games.

5. Five Things

Five Things is an improv game you can play over Zoom to encourage team building. Here is how to play:

1. Name a topic and a person. That person has 15 seconds to name five specific items within the topic.
2. That player then chooses another topic and player to continue.

For example, you could choose a topic like “aliens” and name your coworker, Peter, to answer. Peter would have 15 seconds to name five aliens, which could be “ALF, Marvin the Martian, Spock, Yoda and Ford Prefect.”

6. Something in Common

Something in Common is one of the best icebreaker games you can play on Zoom. The purpose of the game is to help improve employee engagement by connecting people with similarities.

• For round one, challenge your team members to find the most unique thing they have in common.
• For round two, challenge your team members to find the most unique thing, while excluding physical traits and places.
• For round three, challenge your team members to find the most unique thing in a specific category, like high school.

Pro tip: One of the most powerful Zoom features to support games is breakout rooms. For this game, organize your people into breakout rooms with four or five people each to encourage participation.

Here are more icebreaker games to play with remote teams.

7. Blackout Truth or Dare

Blackout truth or dare is a fun Zoom game hat will help your group become better acquainted. The rules are simple:

1. One player acts as the dare-master.
2. The dare-master calls out dares or truths.
3. Players who do not wish to share must stop their webcam feeds.
4. The dare-master will call on one brave player to respond.

Use this Truth or Dare generator for your prompts:

The game continues for a certain number of rounds, or until only one player remains. Prompts can be personal or silly, and should be safe for work. For example: “change your display name to a childhood nickname,” or “sing Firework by Katy Perry.”

Blackout Truth or Dare is a great Zoom game for large groups. Here are more virtual games for large groups.

8. Codenames

While Codenames is usually an in-person card game, it’s also one of the best online games to play on Zoom. When playing Codenames via Zoom, have one player, who is not a spymaster, share their screen. Then, split participants into either the red or blue team, and designate one person as the spymaster of each team. As players attempt to guess which cards their spymaster hints at, send teams off into breakout rooms, so they can discuss their strategy. Whichever team successfully guesses all cards with their color first, while avoiding the forbidden card, wins the game.

Here is a link to play Codenames online.

9. Desert Island Intelligences

You may have heard of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, which states that people can have different strengths and abilities called intelligences.

Gardner’s eight intelligences are:

1. Visual-spatial
2. Linguistic-verbal
3. Interpersonal
4. Intrapersonal
5. Logical-mathematical
6. Musical
7. Body-kinesthetic
8. Naturalistic

Desert Island Intelligences borrows this theory by pitting eight individuals, each representing a different intelligence, against each other on a desert island. Since the island has limited resources, players vote one intelligence off the island at a time in order of usefulness. Since the definition of usefulness is broad, this game leads to fierce debate among team members. You can facilitate this game with the polling feature on Zoom calls.

Here is a list with more problem solving games.

10. War of the Wizards (New)

War of the Wizards is a collaborative storytelling game with elements of RPGs and escape rooms. Basically, a group of wizards have been at war since ages past; you and your colleagues become the wizards’ minions, gathering resources and magic items to bring the war to a peaceful end.

The game is 90 minutes and played on Zoom with coworkers. Throughout the game, you and your colleagues will develop your stories, take actions, spin the “Chaos Wheel” and work through the results. War of the Wizards is a fun Zoom game that promotes creativity, collaboration and problem solving.

Learn more about War of the Wizards.

11. Guess The Movie

For the movie buffs at your office, Guess That Movie is one of the best Zoom games. Prior to the game starting, curate a YouTube playlist with movie scenes. Then, when playing Guess That Movie, mute all participants and play the movie scene without revealing which film the clip is from. Then, ask the players to submit the name of the movie in Zoom’s chat box. The first person who guesses the film correctly wins the round. Try searching “best movie scenes of all time” or “top movie clips” on YouTube to put together your list.

12. Virtual Rock, Paper, Scissors

Even if your teammates did not grow up playing rock, paper, scissors, the rules are easy enough to explain: scissor cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes scissors. You can give the game a modern update for Zoom by using the reactions feature to answer in place of hand gestures. The key is as follows:

👏 = Paper

👍 = Rock

Teammates cross arms = Scissors

To play, prompt participants with the classic rallying cry, “rock, paper, scissors, shoot!” Teammates will have three seconds to answer. When all players respond, count up the reactions and the majority wins.

13. Virtual Murder Mystery

Most adults love a good murder mystery, and your coworkers can solve an engaging mystery right on Zoom. Players can work in teams and use breakout rooms to swap clues and unravel the case together. A facilitator can guide the game and entertain attendees while moving the story forward.

Learn more about murder mystery games online.

14. Bet on the Crowd

Zoom’s polling feature allows you to ask for attendee opinions and instantly display the results. Bet on the Crowd turns Zoom polls into a fun wagering game. First, participants will vote on a question or series of questions. You can either stick to a two answer format, or allow for up to four answers.

Here are some sample questions:

• Would you prefer to vacation in your own country or travel abroad?
• Cat or dogs?
• Summer or winter?
• Would you rather give up your phone or your car for a month?
• Work at night or in the morning?
• Emails or phone calls?

Before you reveal the responses, ask your teammates to guess which answer will win. Any player who correctly predicts the majority wins the round. You can play multiple games and keep score, awarding a prize to the highest-ranking teammates.

Here is a list of this or that questions you can use as prompts.

15. Trial by Trolley

To play Trial by Trolley, separate your team into two groups with each group assigned to one side of the tracks. After drawing cards, each group places cards with characters onto the track. Once all players have put down their cards, each group debates with the conductor over which side should be run over by the trolley. The group that loses the debate sees all their characters killed, and the game resets for the next round.

This site has a Zoom friendly version of Trial by Trolley.

16. Virtual Werewolf

Virtual Werewolf is the online version of the popular game of deception. To play this game, privately message everyone their role. These roles should include a werewolf, a medic, a hunter, a seer, and villagers. Once everyone knows who they are, gather your coworkers in a Zoom room.

Declare night has fallen, and have everyone close their eyes. During each round, let the werewolf eat someone, the medic attempt to save someone, and the seer guess who the werewolf is. To keep the mystery alive, have the werewolf, the medic, and the seer submit their responses through private message. Then, declare that the sun is rising, and reveal if the werewolf succeeded. Let everyone discuss who they suspect is the werewolf, and vote players out each round. If the werewolf survives until the end, they win.

Here is a step by step guide to play Werewolf online.

17. Robot Training

To play Robot Training, ask one of your colleagues to share their screen. Then, using step-by-step directions, proceed to dictate the steps necessary to complete an action on that screen. For example, ask the player to pull up Microsoft Paint and provide instructions on how to draw a cat. The point of Robot Training is to develop your coworkers’ communication and cooperation skills, which is helpful for team building.

18. Guess Who?

Guess Who? is a Zoom game that challenges players to identify an opponent’s chosen person. For example, a player might ask, “does your person wear glasses?” If the opponent says yes, then the player would eliminate the cards of any non-glasses wearers, and vice versa.

To play Guess Who? on Zoom:

1. Choose a random coworker.
2. Allow all other players to take turns guessing traits.
3. When eliminated, the attendee will stop their webcam, and can continue to play.
4. The game ends when only one person remains, and the turn-taker confirms the identity of the person.

Since you and your coworkers know each other, you do not need to limit guesses to physical traits such as clothes or hair colors. For example, a player may guess, “has your person been with the company for more than ten years?” or “did your person travel abroad this year?” Players should try to confirm the identity in as few questions as possible.

Here are more question games to play with teams.

19. Zoom Pictionary

Pictionary is a classic board game that is easy to adapt for remote teams. To play Pictionary online, you share screens and select the whiteboard app in Zoom. The drawing teammate will receive a prompt: you can use an online Pictionary generator to choose a word. The playing team has one minute to guess the drawing. If the team does not guess before the minute expires, then other teams have a chance to steal.

20. Zoom Charades

Charades is one of the best games to play over Zoom. To start playing Zoom Charades, split players into two teams. Then, use a random charades generator to find a word to act out in front of the camera. Since an important aspect of charades is that players cannot use spoken words to express the prompt, mute participants when it is the player’s turn to act. Whichever team can guess the most prompts correctly wins the game.

Here is a tool to generate random charades ideas.

21. Mystery Singer

If you are familiar with The Masked Singer, then you may already be familiar with this game format. For this game, have multiple participants enter the Zoom call with their video turned off and with an alias as their name. Then, let each competitor cover one minute of a song. At the end of each round, have audience members vote for a favorite singer using Zoom’s polling feature. Once voters narrow down the singer to an absolute favorite, ask the audience to guess who the last surviving singer is.

22. Who Wins the Bracket?

If your team is a fan of tournament brackets, then this game is the one for you. Who Wins the Bracket? seeks to find the ultimate winner of a particular category by pitting representatives of that category against each other until only one winner is left.

Some examples of Who Wins the Bracket? topics are:

• Best snack food
• Best Marvel superhero
• Best Disney prince
• Best cuisine
• Best 90’s song
• Best movie dad

To determine who is the best of each of these categories, set up a tournament bracket. As you proceed further down the brackets, your game will come closer and closer to the final winner.

Here are more workplace competitions you can adapt to play on Zoom.

23. Spot the Difference

Like many kids, I grew up reading the funny papers, and got pretty good at solving spot the difference puzzles. These riddles would show the audience two nearly identical illustrations and challenge viewers to find the variations. You can adapt the game for Zoom meetings with the breakout room feature.

To play:

1. The group will split into teams of two to five people.
2. All teams will have one minute to study the screen before entering breakout rooms.
3. Within breakout rooms, the teams will decide one background object to change.
4. Teams will rejoin the main room.
5. Players will hunt for differences, and make guesses by typing in the chat box.
6. The first player to spot the difference wins a point for the team.

You can play as many rounds as you like. At the end of the game, the team with the most points wins.

Pro tip: Setting ground rules is helpful. For example, the moved object must be at least three inches large. You could also narrow the choices by asking your coworkers who did not make a change to black-out webcams one by one.

24. Read my Lips

Many of us have been in a Zoom meeting when a presenter’s audio cut out or the speaker forgot to take the microphone off mute. Read my lips turns this awkward or frustrating situation into a fun game.

To play, one participant will mute the mic, and then speak a word or phrase. The other players must try to guess the word or phrase correctly. Players have one minute to figure out the message. The turn-taker can also give clues by using the chat box, if necessary.

25. Story Races

Crafting a story one line at a time is a common team building activity. By using the chat feature on Zoom, you can turn the exercise into a race.

Here is how:

1. Elect one team member as the story master.
2. The story master will begin to tell a tale.
3. At random, the story master will stop to let other attendees add details.
4. The first answer in the chat box becomes part of the story.

The story master can either speak the story or type out the tale in the chat box. The story master also has the power to veto the “first answer” in favor of a more creative option.

Pro tip: Record the meeting or copy and paste the story into a new document.

26. The Counting Game

In this game, your coworkers must count to ten. If any players say a number simultaneously, then you start over at one. Reading body language and making eye contact is more challenging during video meetings, and it is important for adults to learn this skill. Savvy virtual employees can even devise strategies to play the game more effectively.

27. Virtual Musical Chairs

For Virtual Musical Chairs, instead of stealing chairs before the music ends, the last participant left dancing when the music ends loses the round, and wins at life.

To play musical chairs on Zoom, create a Spotify playlist with dance tunes. Once everyone is in the Zoom room, start playing songs, pausing at random and phasing out the last player who is still dancing. As each participant is eliminated, ask them to turn off cameras to help keep track of who is still playing. Keep broadcasting great dance tunes until only the winner is left.

28. Virtual Game Shows

Virtual game shows are a fun game format for Zoom calls. To play these games, you can use online apps, or emulate the experience using slideshows and spreadsheets. The most popular game shows for remote teams are Jeopardy and Family Feud, since they are a good balance of knowing and guessing.

Check our our list of online game show ideas and this guide to playing Jeopardy online.

Final Thoughts

Playing virtual games on Zoom is a fun way to make these meetings more engaging. Especially with adults, these games will help bring joy to the workplace, and support meaningful team building.

You can either plan a dedicated 60 minutes or so to play your games, or include a few quick games at the beginning of your Zoom call as an icebreaker activity.

Next, check our lists of Zoom drinking games, Zoom meeting ideas and this one with dozens of virtual team building activities.

FAQ: Zoom Games

Here are some of the most common questions about playing games over Zoom.

What are Zoom games?

Zoom games are fun activities you can play with friends and coworkers over the video conferencing platform Zoom. These games may include Bingo, Charades and Werewolf. The purpose of these games is to make the meeting more fun and engaging.

What games can you play on Zoom?

Two of the quickest games to play on Zoom are Lightning Scavenger Hunts and Five Fingers. For online scavenger hunts, send your attendees to retrieve items like “your favorite mug” or the “last book you read”. For Five Fingers, everyone puts up five fingers, and the host names life experiences like “made pasta from scratch” or “visited three countries”. Any player that has that life experience puts a finger down.

What are the requirements to play games over Zoom?

For most Zoom games, no special equipment is needed. Anyone with an internet enabled device and decent WiFi should be able to participate. In some cases, you may want to use the breakout rooms feature.

Are Zoom team building games effective for remote engagement?

Yes! Playing games over Zoom is a great way to connect with coworkers and other teammates. You can do a virtual meeting dedicated to these group games, such as a virtual happy hour, or include a quick game at the beginning of your meeting.

What drinking games can you play on Zoom?

Most drinking games that you can play in person also work over Zoom. For example, Around the World, Cheers to the Governor, and even Beer Pong. For Beer Pong, just setup a cup on your desk and shoot ping-pong balls or little balls of paper into it.

What activities can you do on Zoom?

Many activities are Zoom friendly. For example, you can do icebreaker questions, games like Never Have I Ever, and online team building Bingo. Most offline activities that revolve around talking and listening can be adapted to a Zoom format.

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This page includes our list of the best team building games for work.

Team building games are competitive activities that boost productivity and bring your team closer together. For example, murder mysteries, escape games and people Bingo. The purpose of these games is to give your employees time to bond and connect, which helps lead to better communication, job satisfaction and retention.

These games are an offline equivalent of online team building games and virtual team building activities and help boost employee morale.

Specifically, this list includes:

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• corporate team building games
• team building games for the office
• team building games without materials
• indoor team building games for employees
• DIY team building games

So, check out the list!

List of team building games

From games that keep you on your feet to ones that test your knowledge, these surprisingly fun team building games are sure to be a hit at your office.

1. Murder Mystery Party

For fans of murder mysteries like Knives Out, a murder mystery party is a role-playing team building game. Each team member receives a character to play and the objective is to solve a murder. While some murder mystery hosts make up storylines, if you’re new to murder mystery parties, then opt for pre-made, free murder mystery games. To further incentivize your team, you can also award team members for best costume or acting, and give prizes for members who correctly guess the murderer.

Here is a list of online murdering mystery games.

2. Codenames

Codenames is traditionally an in-person board game. However, there is also an online version that makes for a great team building game for remote teams. At the beginning of the game, everyone can see a series of cards with words on them. The game then divides players into two teams and each team nominates a spymaster. The spymaster’s job is to get their teammates to guess the words marked with their team color. The team that guesses all their cards first wins the game. Codenames is a fun team building game because your team must work together to succeed.

Here is an entire list of team building board games.

3. Productivity Tracker

Productivity Tracker is a team building game for the office that spurs your team’s productivity by holding team members accountable. At the beginning of each week, your team members come up with a simple list of goals to achieve by the end of the week. These goals should be challenging, but not impossible. The winner of this game is the team member who is able to clear their goals for the longest number of consecutive weeks. Productivity Tracker is a great way to enhance productivity at the office because the game teaches team members how to set and follow through on goals. We like adding a prize here, too, to give your remote team an added bonus to strive for!

Here is a list of time tracking tools to help.

4. Online Office Games

Online Office Games is a great corporate team building game for remote teams. For this game, a host will lead your team in a series of competitions that are high-energy team bonding experiences. Since we provide you with these trained hosts, once you sign your team up, you can set aside the pressure of running a team building event and let our host take over. Your team is sure to have a great time!

Curious about whether Online Office Games is right for your remote team? Learn more about Online Office Games.

5. People Bingo

People Bingo is an exciting DIY team building game for learning more about the people you work with. Prior to playing, brainstorm a series of quirky experiences, organize your thoughts on individualized “bingo boards”, and distribute the boards to your team. During the game, players ask each other if they have experienced what is written in the spaces. If a player has had the experience, then that person signs the corresponding space on the asker’s bingo card. Like traditional bingo, the first player who collects enough signatures to form a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line across the board wins the round

Here is a game board you can use, and you can also make your own.

6. The Channel Closing Game

The Channel Closing Game is a game that compels your team to stay organized. Once a month, set a time to challenge your team members to close as many Slack channels as possible. These Slack channels should be ones that your team members rarely or no longer participate in. Ask your team members to keep track of how many channels closed. The person who closes the most Slack channels wins. The Channel Closing Game is a useful team building game because it increases productivity by removing possible distractions from Slack and injects a quick burst of friendly competition into your remote workplace.

Here are more games to play on Slack and the best Slack apps.

7. Two Truths and One Lie

Two Truths and One Lie is another fun way to learn more about your colleagues. Best of all, this game requires no materials! In this game, a team member presents two true statements and one lie. The other members have to guess which statement is the lie. If any of the team members guess correctly, then that person earns a point. However, if no one guesses correctly, then the person who presented the statements wins a point. The winner is the person with the most points by the end of the game.

Here are more quick icebreaker games.

8. Pub-like Trivia

Pub-like Trivia is a stellar corporate team building game that tests your team’s knowledge, even if your workplace does not allow alcohol. First, prepare a list of trivia questions. The best trivia questions span a variety of subjects and are little-known facts. After coming up with your questions, divide players into teams. Teams can privately discuss answers before responding. The team that answers the most questions correctly wins. This is a great game for team bonding because teams need to collaborate and pool knowledge to succeed.

Here is a guide to hosting trivia games.

9. My Superhero Backstory

My Superhero Backstory tests your team’s creativity by having team members invent fun superhero-like origin stories for coworkers. These stories should describe how the team member came to work for your organization and are based on true events. Then, team members vote for the best backstory. My Superhero Backstory is an effective game for teams because it builds your team’s mythology and creates inside jokes that help team members bond.

Here are more fun improv games for groups.

10. ABC Hunt

ABC Hunt is an amusing indoor team building game that gets your virtual team out of their seats. In this game, a host names three random letters of the alphabet and the other team members scramble to find objects beginning with each letter. The person who finds three objects the fastest wins. ABC Hunt is also a versatile DIY team building game, since teams can play it remotely and at the office.

Here is a list with more fun word games to play.

11. Pitch Me Your Business

If you want to spark your team’s entrepreneurial spirit, then Pitch Me Your Business is a wonderful game to try. For this game, team members have 15 minutes to come up with a basic business plan for an enterprise. Then, team members will present the business idea to a designated “investor”. The person who dreams up the most intriguing business wins. Pitch Me Your Business is a smart team building game without materials because managers can informally evaluate team leadership and entrepreneurial skills through this game.

12. Remote Work Bingo

Remote Work Bingo is an engaging team building game for remote teams that turns everyday virtual working experiences into something shared and fun. To play Remote Work Bingo, set a length of time that the game will run for. Then, distribute Remote Work Bingo boards to your team. Every time a team member encounters one of the events written on the board, mark it with an “X”. The team member who gets a line of “X”‘s in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row first wins.

Don’t know where to start? Download our free Remote Work Bingo template and learn more about this delightful game.

13. Fancy Dress Day

Fancy Dress Day is an indoor team building game that breaks up the work week’s monotony. Every month, your team appoints a day where everyone comes in dressed to the nines. Then, team members vote on whose sartorial choices are their favorite. The person who receives the most votes is the winner of Fancy Dress Day and gets a reward. Fancy Dress Day is a great team building game because it lets your team express themselves through outfits, while also changing things up every once in a while.

14. Workout Challenge

Inspired by the “See 10, Do 10″ viral Instagram challenge, Workout Challenge is game for teams that encourages your people to invest in physical fitness. Every day, a team member starts by recording a video doing ten push ups and sends it to a group chat, tagging another team member. The tagged team member then has to do ten push ups and tag someone else, and so on and so forth. Anyone who neglects to do ten push ups by the end of the day loses and must buy everyone else a coffee. The Workout Challenge is a fantastic team building game because it keeps your team active. Staying active is especially important since many office jobs require people to sit for long periods of time.

Here is a list of team building workout ideas.

15. Line Game

The Line Game brings teams together by showing colleagues unexpected commonalities. Before initiating the game, create a list of experiences that underscore the commonalities your team members may have, ordering the list from lighthearted to more serious. Then, gather your team and have team members keep track of every experience. At the end of the game, collect your team’s responses and display the results, showing your team how much they have in common.

16. Forensic Sketch Artist

Forensic Sketch Artist is an engaging office game that tests your team’s communication and drawing skills. Split your team into two and set the scene by explaining that a robbery has just occurred. Appoint a forensic sketch artist for each team and name the other team members as witnesses to the robbery. Then, out of view of the sketch artist, show the rest of the team a face created by a random face generator. The witnesses must describe the face to the sketch artist, who must try to recreate the face based on descriptions from the team. The sketch closest to the generated face wins!

17. Guess the Baby

Guess the Baby is a charming game that asks team members to deduce whose baby picture is whose. Before the game begins, ask team members to submit a baby or toddler photo. Then, put the baby pictures up where everyone can see them and have team members submit a form or use post-it notes to record guesses. The team member who correctly names the most baby photos wins. Guess the Baby brings the team together by inviting them to share childhoods with fellow team members.

Here are more connection games to play.

18. Five Clicks Away

Similar to Six Degrees of Separation, Five Clicks Away is an online team building game where team members attempt to connect two seemingly unrelated Wikipedia pages in five clicks. To begin playing, select two topics that seem to have nothing in common, such as BTS and the Battle of Mine Creek. Then, ask your team to use Wikipedia internal links from the first page to navigate to the second. Five Clicks Away is a game that both educates your team on obscure topics and hones your team’s research skills.

19. Ambassadors

Ambassadors is a lively game with no materials required where team members act as ambassadors for foreign countries. After assigning countries to players using a random country generator, each ambassador must describe the assigned country without revealing the country’s name. The winner is the player who guesses the most countries correctly. Ambassadors is a great game for team building because it is educational and requires your team to exercise creative and communication skills.

20. Heads Up!

Heads Up! is an app-based party game that can also be fun at the office. Created by Ellen DeGeneres, you can play Heads Up! with any number of people, which makes it suitable for both large and small teams. First, players select a deck and then a team member holds a phone to their forehead so the screen is facing outward. A word will appear on the screen and the other players will give hints to help the team member with the phone guess what the word is. Heads Up! is an exhilarating teamwork game because it creates a fun situation where your team must work together to triumph.

Here are more hybrid activities you can do.

21. Never Have I Ever

A classic game often played at camp, teams can also play Never Have I Ever at the office. To start, players hold up five fingers. Then, in a circle, players name something that they have never done before. For example, “never have I ever baked banana bread.” Any team member who has had the named experience puts a finger down. The last person still holding up fingers by the end of the game is the winner. Through Never I Have Ever, players learn many interesting and surprising things about your coworkers.

22. No Context Pictures

No Context Pictures is a fun indoor team building game to discover more about your coworkers’ personal lives. Prior to the game, ask your team to submit an eccentric photo with no context. Then, post the photos in a place where everyone on the team can see them. Ask team members to submit short explanations of what is happening in the photos. The person who originally submitted the photo votes on which story they like the most. No Context Pictures is a great team building game because it helps paint a more complete picture of your coworkers by showing a different side of their lives that may not be visible at the workplace.

Here are more problem solving games.

23. Work Limericks

Limericks are a whimsical form of poetry with a distinct rhythm. In Work Limericks, teams use creative muscles to write limericks based on work experiences. After familiarizing your team with guidelines on how to write limericks, give everyone a period of time to compose limericks. Then, have your team vote on which limericks are their favorites. The limerick with the most votes wins. Work Limericks is an excellent game because it lets your team exercise creativity and share creations with others.

24. Secret Gifter

Based on Secret Santa, Secret Gifter is a gift exchange game that you can play any time of the year. Players submit names and receive a subject to buy gifts for. To keep gifts fair and of similar quality, set a price limit and sponsor the purchase as a company. Then, on the designated day, publicly exchange gifts. During the gift exchange, team members guess who their Secret Gifter is. If a team member guesses correctly, then they win! Secret Gifter is a great game because it encourages team members to learn more about each other to buy the perfect gift. Plus, who does not like to receive a fun surprise?

25. Hangman

A game you’ve probably played as a child, Hangman can also be effective for team building. Not only is your team already familiar with the rules, but Hangman also expands your team’s vocabulary and establishes shared references that can be great future conversation starters. Also, Hangman is exceptional for team building because it unites the team by pushing your coworkers to work together to successfully guess the word.

26. Alphabet Chain

Alphabet Chain is a terrific game for teams who wish to increase vocabularies. In this game, your team first settles on a topic. Then, team members must name words that fit in that topic. However, every word proposed needs to begin with the last letter of the previous one. If a team member is unable to think of a suitable word and breaks the chain, then that person must withdraw. The winner of the game is the last person still remaining. Since Alphabet Chain only requires an expansive vocabulary to play, no materials are needed, making it an easy game to start with.

27. Catch the Bugs

For teams with a strong engineering presence, Catch the Bugs is a great office game that bolsters your team’s productivity. To play, your engineers should log the number of fixed bugs at the end of each day in JIRA or your company’s existing project tracking software. At the end of the week, the engineer with the most fixed bugs wins the game and gets a reward. Catch the Bugs is a notable team building game because it fosters your team’s competitive spirit and adds meaning to work.

28. Summer Book Club

If your team would like to join the 53% of Americans who read for fun, then Summer Book Club is an outstanding game for your team to nurture a reading habit together. Every week, your team logs the number of pages read and writes a brief reflection on the contents. At the end of the summer, the team member who reads the most pages wins the game. You can further enhance Summer Book Club’s team building element by setting up a collective team recommended reading list.

Here are lists of books to consider.

29. Guess the Film Buff

Guess the Film Buff is an entertaining game inspired by Guess the Refrigerator. Prior to the game, team members submit photos of DVD or home movie collections. If a team member does not have a physical film collection, then ask them to send a screenshot of their Netflix “My List”. Then, display the film collection pictures in a central location and have team members submit guesses for who the owners are by the end of the day. The person who guesses the most film collections correctly wins. Guess the Film Buff is a great game for teams because your team can learn about each others’ tastes, while also picking up new suggestions on what to watch next.

30. Team Charity Drive

Team Charity Drive is a meaningful game where your team competes together to make the world a better place. Select a charity your company would like to contribute to. Then, set a reasonable donation goal for the company to reach. If your team is able to achieve the goal by the end of the month, then treat your team to celebratory drinks or pizza parties. Team Charity Drive is an unique game because it serves to emphasize your organization’s values and instills the principle of giving back to the community in your team.

Here are ideas for virtual fundraisers you can do.

31. What’s On My Desk?

What’s On My Desk? is an office game where team members test how well they know each other. For this game, request team members submit photos of their desk setup. Once the photos are in, post the pictures in a shared space where everyone can see. Then, ask your team to turn in guesses on whose desk is whose. The person who guesses the most number of desks correctly wins. What’s On My Desk? is a great game because your team can become more familiar with each other through desk memorabilia.

32. My Next Meal

If your team is hungry for new recipes to try, then My Next Meal is the activity for you to try. At the beginning of the week, a different member of the team submits a photo of what is inside their refrigerator. Then, other team members present creative recipes using the ingredients seen in the photo. Everyone votes for the best recipe, and the recipe with the most votes wins. My Next Meal reduces the pressures of meal prep and also helps bring team members together through a love of food.

33. Team Film Festival

Has your team ever considered dabbling in low-budget filmmaking? Based on the 48 Hour Film Project, Team Film Festival is a DIY team building game that challenges your team to produce a film in 48 hours. Prior to the festival, split your employees up into filmmaking teams. Reveal the festival’s overall theme and assign genres to each team using a random draw. Give the teams 48 hours to write, shoot, and edit a five-minute film. Then, invite everyone to watch the short films together by holding a film festival. After screening all the films, ask team members to vote for categories such as “Best Film”, “Best Actor”, “Best Actress”, and “Best Screenplay” and give rewards accordingly. Team Film Festival is an amazing team building opportunity because filmmaking is a team activity that requires a lot of planning and cooperation, which are treasured skills in the workplace.

34. Dance Off

Dance Off is a fun game that lets your team express themselves through dance. As the name suggests, the objective of Dance Off is for your team to compete and see who the best dancer is. Create a playlist of danceable tunes and clear a space for your team to move freely. Then, have your team make a circle and begin playing music. Each team member gets a few minutes to show off moves in the center of the circle. Everyone votes for the most impressive dancer, and whoever gets the most votes wins. Dance Off lets your team cut loose and stay active, which is great for stress relief.

35. Plant Babies

With the mental health benefits of plants becoming more well-known, Plant Babies is an office game that encourages your team to grow plants at their desks. For this game, team members should each adopt a plant to care for. Then, as the Plant Babies surpass certain milestones, such as growing to certain heights or developing flowers, team members receive points. The team member who earns the most points by the end of every three-month period wins. Plant Babies invites your team to cultivate nurturing spirits and lets your coworkers create a more enjoyable office environment together.

Closing thoughts on team building games

Team building games are a great way to liven up the workplace and do something fun with your team. And it’s not all fun and games, there are a lot of benefits of team building too.

Next, check out our list of virtual game night ideas, this one with fun question games, and this list of games for large groups.

We have a list of ideas for executive team building and one for outdoor team building too.

FAQ: Team building games

Unsure about what constitutes a team building game or why you should engage in one? Here are some common questions about team building games to help you.

What are team building games?

Team building games are competitions whose main goal is to promote productivity and cultivate friendships between team members. These games are usually low-stakes and focus on fun, and are not cutthroat matches.

What are the benefits of playing team building games?

The benefits of playing team building games include:

• Fostering friendships among team members
• Underscoring company culture
• Bringing out hidden talents
• Driving team cooperation
• Creating shared memories
• Boosting team morale
• Inspiring team productivity
• Strengthening communication
• Honing conflict resolution
• Breaking up the work week monotony
• Encouraging new skill formation
• Stimulating creativity

These benefits are all great reasons why your team should invest in team building games. Not only will your team work better, but your coworkers will also be happier while working.

What are some examples of team building games?

Some examples of team building games are:

• ABC Hunt
• Fancy Dress Day
• Guess the Baby
• No Context Picture
• Team Charity Drive
• What’s On My Desk?
• Team Film Festival

What are the best corporate team building games for the office?

The best corporate team building games for the office are:

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• Murder Mystery Party
• Productivity Tracker
• People Bingo
• Pub-like Trivia
• Pitch Me Your Business
• Workout Challenge
• Forensic Sketch Artist
• Plant Babies

The best corporate team building games for the office are designed to feel like a break from work, and provide opportunities to socialize with your team members. Feel free to alter the rules to better tailor the games for your team.

What team building games can you play without materials?

Need to throw together a quick and easy team building game? Here are some games that you can play without materials:

• Two Truths and One Lie
• Pitch Me Your Business
• Never Have I Ever
• Work Limericks
• Alphabet Chain

These games are simple to put together and do not require a huge amount of commitment to host. Using a laptop and video conferencing service, all these games can also be played remotely with your team.

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