Another worldwide classic game that has stood the test of time is “Story Cubes.” There are hundreds of variations of stories available, from simple daily scenarios to extravagant and epic fantasies. The game is open-ended and revolves around a collection of cubes. Each side of a cube has an idea that continues a story, in a chain of events. Scour online resources for some templates, or create your own. Sometimes, the more random, the better!
Another worldwide classic game that has stood the test of time is “Story Cubes.” There are hundreds of variations of stories available, from simple daily scenarios to extravagant and epic fantasies.
The game is open-ended and revolves around a collection of cubes. Each side of a cube has an idea that continues a story, in a chain of events. Scour online resources for some templates, or create your own. Sometimes, the more random, the better!
In this game, teams will have the opportunity to practice some critical thinking and problem solving skills (as well as collaboration). Put people into groups of no more than 8, and give everyone a basket of simple supplies. For example, markers, paper clips, glue, and clay - things you have around the office are fine. Provide each team with a problem and have them use their set of resources to solve it. Obviously this game works better if the resources could actually be applied to the problem, so you might want to suggest something like “Design a new logo” or “build a prototype of a new seasonal product”. Ideally, the group will come up with a few solutions and decide on their favorite, but they may only produce one if everyone is in agreement and timing is tight.
In this game, teams will have the opportunity to practice some critical thinking and problem solving skills (as well as collaboration). Put people into groups of no more than 8, and give everyone a basket of simple supplies. For example, markers, paper clips, glue, and clay - things you have around the office are fine. Provide each team with a problem and have them use their set of resources to solve it.
Obviously this game works better if the resources could actually be applied to the problem, so you might want to suggest something like “Design a new logo” or “build a prototype of a new seasonal product”. Ideally, the group will come up with a few solutions and decide on their favorite, but they may only produce one if everyone is in agreement and timing is tight.
In speed stack showdown, teams race to stack cups into pyramids and then break them down as quickly as possible. It’s a fast-paced, high-energy competition that tests agility, coordination, and the ability to keep cool under pressure!This game is perfect for bringing some excitement into the office and getting everyone moving. Plus, it’s a great way to build team spirit with a little bit of chaos.
In speed stack showdown, teams race to stack cups into pyramids and then break them down as quickly as possible. It’s a fast-paced, high-energy competition that tests agility, coordination, and the ability to keep cool under pressure!
This game is perfect for bringing some excitement into the office and getting everyone moving. Plus, it’s a great way to build team spirit with a little bit of chaos.
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Ever tried to untangle a group of adults? Now’s your chance. In human knots, everyone stands in a circle, crosses hands, and grabs someone else's hand to create a “human knot.” The goal? Work together to untangle without letting go.It’s the perfect mix of awkward handshakes and creative problem-solving, making it an ideal icebreaker. You’ll quickly see who’s a natural leader, who’s patient, and who might need to work on their spatial awareness! This is a great way to bring your team together while sharing a few laughs—perfect for loosening up those office vibes.
Ever tried to untangle a group of adults? Now’s your chance. In human knots, everyone stands in a circle, crosses hands, and grabs someone else's hand to create a “human knot.” The goal? Work together to untangle without letting go.
It’s the perfect mix of awkward handshakes and creative problem-solving, making it an ideal icebreaker. You’ll quickly see who’s a natural leader, who’s patient, and who might need to work on their spatial awareness! This is a great way to bring your team together while sharing a few laughs—perfect for loosening up those office vibes.


We all loved arts and crafts when we were kids, and this game brings out our inner child while encouraging problem-solving and creative thinking.
We all loved arts and crafts when we were kids, and this game brings out our inner child while encouraging problem-solving and creative thinking.
How to play: Split the group into two teams. Make sure you have enough space to place people to be apart or use a sheet to divide the space. Teams work together to construct one-half of a bridge, which will eventually be together. It’s essential for each group not to be able to see the other’s progress. The two groups can communicate verbally to ensure the design will result in a stable, “functioning” bridge.
Materials you’ll need: Construction materials, like newspaper, tape, legos, cardboard, etc. Make sure you have a device for measuring, like tape or a long rule—enough space for teams to work privately.
How many people: Small to mid-sized teams (8-16 people)


Show and Tell is a fun way to start the team building session. Before the meeting starts, ask each person to bring a mascot with them. At the beginning of the meeting, each team member will have a turn at introducing their mascot and explaining why they brought that item with them.
This one probably doesn’t need too much introduction, you’ll probably remember it from school.
Show and Tell is a fun way to start the team building session. Before the meeting starts, ask each person to bring a mascot with them. At the beginning of the meeting, each team member will have a turn at introducing their mascot and explaining why they brought that item with them.

Every team's got its hiccups, but conflict resolution is the superhero cape. It saves the day by smoothing things over and turning tense moments into learning experiences. Conflict resolution activity - Role play resolutions: Develop fictional workplace scenarios involving conflicts or disagreements. Pair colleagues and assign each pair a scenario to role-play. Partners take turns assuming the roles of individuals in the conflict and work together to find constructive solutions through communication and negotiation. After role-playing, each pair presents their conflict and proposed resolution to the larger group. This interactive activity hones conflict resolution skills, encourages creative problem-solving and enhances communication strategies.
Every team's got its hiccups, but conflict resolution is the superhero cape. It saves the day by smoothing things over and turning tense moments into learning experiences.
Conflict resolution activity - Role play resolutions:
This interactive activity hones conflict resolution skills, encourages creative problem-solving and enhances communication strategies.
If you want to kick off your virtual team building event with some light-hearted fun, try this!After splitting the group into two teams, each team will be assigned a role. A member of team 1 will start by describing ‘paradise’ in one sentence, using only positive descriptions. Then, a member of team 2 will attempt to ‘ruin paradise’ with a negative sentence.
If you want to kick off your virtual team building event with some light-hearted fun, try this!
After splitting the group into two teams, each team will be assigned a role. A member of team 1 will start by describing ‘paradise’ in one sentence, using only positive descriptions. Then, a member of team 2 will attempt to ‘ruin paradise’ with a negative sentence.
Play continues like this until everybody has added a sentence. A judge then determines which team has won by deciding whether ‘paradise’ has been ‘ruined’ or not.

A relaxing game that helps you boost communication amongst team members. This exercise shows how well team members can listen and follow directions. You only need some paper and tables for people to make their shapes.
A relaxing game that helps you boost communication amongst team members. This exercise shows how well team members can listen and follow directions. You only need some paper and tables for people to make their shapes.
Hand out a sheet of A4 paper to each group member and then instruct them to close their eyes. Everyone must keep their eyes closed while one person reads the instructions to fold and create their piece of origami.
After you’re done instructing them, the whole group opens their eyes and compares their shapes.
Materials you’ll need: A4 Paper, seating areas with tables
How many people: Small to mid-sized teams (8-16 people)

Trusting your colleagues doesn’t just feel good. It also has very practical implications. After all, it means you can count on each other for help; to work together to achieve common goals.The Perfect Square (otherwise known as the “blind square”) game teaches this lesson to your employees and sets in motion the teamwork that’s so pivotal to a successful working environment.
Trusting your colleagues doesn’t just feel good. It also has very practical implications. After all, it means you can count on each other for help; to work together to achieve common goals.
The Perfect Square (otherwise known as the “blind square”) game teaches this lesson to your employees and sets in motion the teamwork that’s so pivotal to a successful working environment.
Here’s how it works:
Get your entire team to stand in a circle and give them a long stretch of rope to hold. Next, put a blindfold on each person. They then have to drop the rope, take a few steps back, and spin around a few times until they’re dizzy.
That’s when the fun really starts!
Their goal is to return to the rope and work together to lay it out in the shape of, you guessed it…a perfect square. You can give them as much time as they need or add some pressure by setting a time limit.
We like this activity for its simplicity, but you can definitely make it harder if your team’s finding it too easy! For example, why not get them to make a star, diamond, or pentagon? It’s sure to keep them occupied a little longer.
What you need:
In the 1960s, there was a really popular game show of this name, and this is a clever variation. There are also various children’s games with the same concept, since it’s essentially a matching game. It offers a fun way to review things like products, taglines, advertising concepts, etc. To begin, create 30 tiles (or papers), and on the back of each write or have an image of a certain thing. The trick is that two of the tiles have the same thing on them - they’re a matching pair. Unlike a memory game where there are several matching pairs, this game has just one pair, while all the other tiles are unique. Have each team member take a turn flipping two tiles. Everyone should pay attention so that they can try to remember what’s underneath. The person who flips two of the same tiles and uncovers the pair wins. This game is also a really good memory-jogger, and you can up the educational ante by having people describe something about what’s on the tile. For example, if a consumer goods company wants to have employees review a new product line, they can show pictures of products only and each person must state what the product is and one selling point about it. Remember, you’ll need a fairly big space, a board or floor to place the tiles, and big enough tiles that everyone can see.
In the 1960s, there was a really popular game show of this name, and this is a clever variation. There are also various children’s games with the same concept, since it’s essentially a matching game. It offers a fun way to review things like products, taglines, advertising concepts, etc. To begin, create 30 tiles (or papers), and on the back of each write or have an image of a certain thing. The trick is that two of the tiles have the same thing on them - they’re a matching pair. Unlike a memory game where there are several matching pairs, this game has just one pair, while all the other tiles are unique. Have each team member take a turn flipping two tiles. Everyone should pay attention so that they can try to remember what’s underneath.
The person who flips two of the same tiles and uncovers the pair wins. This game is also a really good memory-jogger, and you can up the educational ante by having people describe something about what’s on the tile. For example, if a consumer goods company wants to have employees review a new product line, they can show pictures of products only and each person must state what the product is and one selling point about it. Remember, you’ll need a fairly big space, a board or floor to place the tiles, and big enough tiles that everyone can see.
Ask team members to individually envision and design their ideal workspace. Provide art supplies and encourage them to create visual representations of their dream work environment, including furniture and decoration.
Ask team members to individually envision and design their ideal workspace. Provide art supplies and encourage them to create visual representations of their dream work environment, including furniture and decoration.
Materials needed: Art supplies (paper, markers, colored pencils, etc.)
Benefits:
Set a time limit and challenge team members to write a short story, poem, or piece of creative writing within that timeframe. Encourage them to unleash their imagination and explore different genres or styles.
Set a time limit and challenge team members to write a short story, poem, or piece of creative writing within that timeframe. Encourage them to unleash their imagination and explore different genres or styles.
Materials needed: Paper, pens, or laptops
Benefits:
Everyone knows the classic TV phenomenon of Wheel of Fortune. Add your own corporate twist onto it to bring TV show vibes to the event.
Everyone knows the classic TV phenomenon of Wheel of Fortune. Add your own corporate twist onto it to bring TV show vibes to the event.
Giant Connect Four is a strategic and engaging game that promotes critical thinking, decision-making, and friendly competition. It encourages problem-solving skills and provides an opportunity for participants to interact and strategize with each other in a relaxed setting.
Instructions: Set up a giant Connect Four board on a stand. Participants take turns dropping their colored discs into the slots, aiming to get four in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The player who achieves four in a row first wins.
Materials needed: Giant Connect Four board.
Giant Connect Four is a strategic and engaging game that promotes critical thinking, decision-making, and friendly competition. It encourages problem-solving skills and provides an opportunity for participants to interact and strategize with each other in a relaxed setting.
Cool off and blow off some steam with super soaker showdown! Teams engage in a friendly water gun fight, battling it out while dodging sprays and soaking each other. It’s a fun, refreshing way to unleash some energy and enjoy the outdoors.This is perfect for adding a bit of action-packed excitement to a team day out—and there’s nothing like a good water fight to get everyone laughing.
Cool off and blow off some steam with super soaker showdown! Teams engage in a friendly water gun fight, battling it out while dodging sprays and soaking each other. It’s a fun, refreshing way to unleash some energy and enjoy the outdoors.
This is perfect for adding a bit of action-packed excitement to a team day out—and there’s nothing like a good water fight to get everyone laughing.
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Bring a little mystery into your next event with this game. This one can add some comedy, but also become a sort of brain-teaser. It's fun for teams who don’t know each other that well (yet) since you don’t need to really know anything about each other to play. Obviously, as the name suggests, gauge your audience before playing - a game with pretend murder in it might not appeal to all audiences.
Bring a little mystery into your next event with this game. This one can add some comedy, but also become a sort of brain-teaser. It's fun for teams who don’t know each other that well (yet) since you don’t need to really know anything about each other to play. Obviously, as the name suggests, gauge your audience before playing - a game with pretend murder in it might not appeal to all audiences.
With digital playbook, employees create short user manuals or intro videos explaining how they work best—whether it’s preferred meeting times, communication styles, or favorite work snacks. It’s like a cheat sheet for collaborating effectively!This activity helps teams understand each other’s work preferences and habits, which can make remote teamwork smoother and more enjoyable.
With digital playbook, employees create short user manuals or intro videos explaining how they work best—whether it’s preferred meeting times, communication styles, or favorite work snacks. It’s like a cheat sheet for collaborating effectively!
This activity helps teams understand each other’s work preferences and habits, which can make remote teamwork smoother and more enjoyable.
For more fun team-building activities for work that strengthen communication and connection, explore our full guide.
Some of the best improv games for team collaboration are also the simplest. Here’s one that falls into this category, while still helping to a) lighten the mood and b) build the connections that are so fundamental to successful teamwork.
Some of the best improv games for team collaboration are also the simplest. Here’s one that falls into this category, while still helping to a) lighten the mood and b) build the connections that are so fundamental to successful teamwork.
Near and Far asks participants to do 3 things:
They decide in secret who they’ll be sticking close to and who they’ll be avoiding, then set to work! What follows is a fun and fascinating process of trying to accomplish these 2 competing tasks.
The office becomes an ant’s nest, with employees in constant motion, weaving around the room in a bid to dodge some people and stay next to others.
For example, what happens if Person A has picked Person B to stay close to, but Person B chose them as the employee they have to stay away from? A chase ensues! The fact nobody can talk adds another fun element to proceedings.
Near and Far doesn’t just force teammates to adopt creative systems and behaviors to achieve their goals, but it also opens up interesting conversations about group dynamics. Consider debriefing at the end of the task to see how everyone felt about it. What was it like to have to do both things at once? What were their takeaways?
This one's all about sharing stories! In this activity, we'll open up about our real-life workplace conflicts and learn a bunch of cool stuff from each other.
This one's all about sharing stories! In this activity, we'll open up about our real-life workplace conflicts and learn a bunch of cool stuff from each other.
Real-Life Drama: So, imagine this: We're sharing the nitty-gritty details of actual conflicts we've faced at work. No made-up stuff here! That means the lessons we learn are totally relatable to our daily grind.
All Walks of Life: We've got a mixed bag of folks here, from different departments and roles. That means loads of different perspectives. Hearing stories from all angles makes the learning super rich.
Feel the Empathy: When we listen to each other's tales of workplace woe, it's like putting on someone else's shoes (not literally, though). We start to get how our colleagues feel in those tough spots.
For this game, players guess words based on context clues. The pyramid is a collection of six words with three on the bottom, two in the center, and one at the top. To win the game, teams need to guess all of the words within the pyramid within the timeframe you set.
For this game, players guess words based on context clues. The pyramid is a collection of six words with three on the bottom, two in the center, and one at the top. To win the game, teams need to guess all of the words within the pyramid within the timeframe you set.
Before you set the time limit, think about the difficulty of the words you chose. A good rule of thumb is 30 seconds per word (which is 3 minutes total), but you can add or take away time as necessary. This can be a fun group activity, too.
In this engaging team warmup exercise, you have the group imagine the space that you’re in as a map. Their goal is to place themselves where they are from. The first few steps have the most energy, as people try to find relative geographies and move around the space and each other. This game can be played with teams of any size, but it tends to be more fun when people are from more diverse, spread out areas. If everyone is from the same state, simply scale down your map and have everyone stand in the town they’re from.
In this engaging team warmup exercise, you have the group imagine the space that you’re in as a map. Their goal is to place themselves where they are from. The first few steps have the most energy, as people try to find relative geographies and move around the space and each other. This game can be played with teams of any size, but it tends to be more fun when people are from more diverse, spread out areas. If everyone is from the same state, simply scale down your map and have everyone stand in the town they’re from.

Picture this: a chat where everyone's honest and open. That's open communication! It's like a recipe for trust and harmony, stopping confusion in its tracks and making the team feel like a united front. Be transparent and open in your communication. Share your thoughts, ideas and concerns honestly and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Clear communication helps prevent misunderstandings and promotes trust. Open communication activity - Honest feedback board: Create a physical or digital board labeled "Honest Feedback." Provide sticky notes, pens and markers nearby. Encourage colleagues to anonymously share constructive feedback, ideas, or concerns related to work on the sticky notes and attach them to the board. Designate regular intervals (e.g., weekly or monthly) for team members to review and discuss the submissions collectively. This team building activity promotes transparency, builds trust and establishes a platform for open communication.
Picture this: a chat where everyone's honest and open. That's open communication! It's like a recipe for trust and harmony, stopping confusion in its tracks and making the team feel like a united front.
Be transparent and open in your communication. Share your thoughts, ideas and concerns honestly and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Clear communication helps prevent misunderstandings and promotes trust.
Open communication activity - Honest feedback board:
This team building activity promotes transparency, builds trust and establishes a platform for open communication.

Think you’re good at following directions? This game will test how good you are, testing your communication skills, so you follow the right directions.
Think you’re good at following directions? This game will test how good you are, testing your communication skills, so you follow the right directions.
Pick one person from your team who will pick a game or activity that is complex or hard to follow. After reading the directions out loud to the rest of the group, everyone else will attempt to play the game only based on what the speaker has told them. They will have to work together and communicate to figure out how to play correctly.
Afterward, the leader and team can briefly discuss where there were any communication breakdowns and what could have been improved.
Materials you’ll need: A game with complex directions
How many people: Small to mid-sized teams (8-16 people)